The Most Important People Explained

Alt Name:	Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
Runtime:	15 minutes
Starring:	Jimmy Carroll Rita Carroll
Country:	United States
Network:	DuMont

The Most Important People (also known as Mr. and Mrs. Carroll) was a 15-minute musical variety show on the now-defunct 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.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
• 1950-51 United States network television schedule
• List of local children's television series
• Happy's Party (1952–53, originated from WDTV in Pittsburgh)
• Kids and Company (1951–52)
• All About Baby (1953–55, originated from WGN-TV in Chicago)
• Playroom (1948)

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980)
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964)

External links

• The Most Important People at IMDB
• DuMont historical website