The Most Important People

*The Most Important People*
The Most Important People
Also known as	Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
Presented by	Jimmy Carroll; Rita Carroll
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	15 minutes
Original release
Network	DuMont
Release	October 18, 1950 –; April 13, 1951

The Most Important People (also known as Mr. and Mrs. Carroll) is a 15-minute musical variety show on the DuMont Television Network, hosted by orchestra leader Jimmy Carroll (1913–1972) and his wife Rita Carroll. The show aired Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30pm EST from October 18, 1950, to April 13, 1951. The title referred to babies, since the sponsor was Gerber's Baby Food.

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.

References

↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 922. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved February 18, 2026.

Bibliography

David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8

External links

[brooks-1] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 922. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved February 18, 2026.

The Most Important People

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