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The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch opening "grid", season one
Format Sitcom
Created by Sherwood Schwartz
Starring Robert Reed
Florence Henderson
Barry Williams
Maureen McCormick
Christopher Knight
Eve Plumb
Mike Lookinland
Susan Olsen
Ann B. Davis
Opening theme The Brady Bunch Theme
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sherwood Charles Schwartz (born November 14 1916) is an American television producer. Robert Reed ( October 19, 1932 &ndash May 12, 1992) was an Emmy Award -nominated American stage and Television Florence Agnes Henderson (born February 14, 1934) is an American actress and singer perhaps best known for playing the role of Carol Brady in the Television Barry William Blenkhorn (born September 30, 1954) known professionally as Barry Williams, is an American Actor best known for his Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress reality show participant and recording artist Christopher Anton Knight (born November 7, 1957) is an American actor best known for playing Peter Brady on the 1970s series Not to be confused with Eve's Plum, the rock group Eve Aline Plumb (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress Michael Paul "Mike" Lookinland (born December 19, 1960) is an American Actor. Susan Marie Olsen (born August 14, 1961) is an American Television actress. Ann Bradford Davis (born May 3 1926) Davis attended Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Ambridge Pennsylvania, in the early 1990s The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons 5
No.  of episodes 117
Production
Producer(s) A Sherwood Schwartz Production
In Associaton With Paramount Television
Running time approx. Paramount Television was an American Television production / distribution Company that was active from December 1967 to January 23:00 (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run September 26, 1969 – March 8, 1974
External links
IMDb profile

The Brady Bunch is an American television situation comedy based around a large blended family. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The show originally aired from September 26, 1969 to August 30, 1974 on the ABC network and was subsequently syndicated around the world. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.

Contents

Overview

Origins

Sherwood Schwartz, creator of the series, conceived the idea for the series after reading an article in the Los Angeles Times that said "40% of marriages [in the United States] had a child or children from [a] previous marriage. Sherwood Charles Schwartz (born November 14 1916) is an American television producer. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed The United States of America —commonly referred to as the NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** "

Despite the similarities between the series and the 1968 theatrical release Yours, Mine and Ours starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, the original script for The Brady Bunch (which was titled Yours and Mine at that early stage) predated the script for the film. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yours Mine and Ours is a 1968 Film, directed by Melville Shavelson and starring Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda and Van Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and Lucille Ball (August 6 1911 – April 26 1989 was an American comedienne, film television stage and radio Actress, model, film However, the success of the film was likely a factor in the network ordering the series.

Plot

Mike Brady (Robert Reed), a widowed architect with sons Greg (Barry Williams), Peter (Christopher Knight) and Bobby (Mike Lookinland), married Carol Martin (née Tyler) (Florence Henderson), whose daughters were Marcia (Maureen McCormick), Jan (Eve Plumb) and Cindy (Susan Olsen). Robert Reed ( October 19, 1932 &ndash May 12, 1992) was an Emmy Award -nominated American stage and Television WIDOW is a full-length Album recorded by British rock band Ritual released in 1983 An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Barry William Blenkhorn (born September 30, 1954) known professionally as Barry Williams, is an American Actor best known for his Christopher Anton Knight (born November 7, 1957) is an American actor best known for playing Peter Brady on the 1970s series Michael Paul "Mike" Lookinland (born December 19, 1960) is an American Actor. Florence Agnes Henderson (born February 14, 1934) is an American actress and singer perhaps best known for playing the role of Carol Brady in the Television Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress reality show participant and recording artist Not to be confused with Eve's Plum, the rock group Eve Aline Plumb (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress Susan Marie Olsen (born August 14, 1961) is an American Television actress. The daughters took the Brady surname. Schwartz wanted Carol to have been a divorcée. The network objected to this, but a compromise was reached whereby no mention was made of the circumstances in which Carol's first marriage ended, but many assume she was widowed. The newly-formed juvenile sextet, parents Carol and Mike, Mike's live-in housekeeper Alice (Ann B. Davis), and the boys' dog Tiger settled into a large, suburban home designed by Mike. The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. Ann Bradford Davis (born May 3 1926) Davis attended Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Ambridge Pennsylvania, in the early 1990s South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California.

Often erroneously cited as the first series to show a "blended" family (two series which debuted in the 1950s, Make Room For Daddy and Bonanza, had step-siblings and half-siblings respectively), it came at a time when divorce and remarriage in America was seeing a surge. The Danny Thomas Show (known as Make Room for Daddy during the first four seasons is a Sitcom which ran from 1953 to 1957 Bonanza is an American television series that ran on NBC from September 12 1959 to January 16 1973 Episodes in the first season chronicled the family learning to adjust to its new circumstances and become a unit, as well as typical childhood problems such as dating, rivalries and family squabbles and the fact that their house had two bedrooms for six children.

Subtle references to larger social problems occasionally found their way into the dialogue from time to time. In one social-issue episode, season two's "The Liberation of Marcia Brady," Marcia explores the oppression of the Brady women and sets out to prove a girl can do anything a boy can. Very special episode is an Advertising term originally used in American Television commercials to refer to an Episode of a The boys find this very upsetting and Peter finds himself joining the Sunflower Girls, Marcia's club, in hopes of making her back down from her 'bad idea'.

Mike did much of his architectural work in an office/design studio within the house, an apparent way of lending some realism to the way in which sitcom dads seem to be almost always at home while nonetheless earning a good living. In the episodes where he was shown in his away-from-home office, he often came home from work about the same time the children got home from school.

The theme song penned by Schwartz quickly communicated to audiences that the Bradys were a blended family, though the situation largely was deemphasized from the second season on with a few exceptions. Two episodes from the third season, "Not So Rose Colored Glasses" and "Jan's Aunt Jenny", mention that Mike and Carol had been married for three years. In "Kelly's Kids," reference was made to the Bradys' adoptions ("Either way, you adopted three boys and you adopted three girls, right?") when their neighbors, the Kellys, adopted three boys of different races.

Original run and subsequent success

Further information: List of The Brady Bunch episodes

In 1971, due to the success of the Brady's ABC Friday night companion show The Partridge Family (about a musical family), some episodes began to feature the Brady Kids as a singing group. This article is a list of episodes of the 1969&ndash1974 ABC Situation comedy, The Brady Bunch. The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career Though only a handful of shows actually featured them singing and performing ("Doe-Ri-Me" in the third season, "Amateur Nite" in the fourth and "Johnny Bravo" in the fifth), the Brady Bunch began to release albums. Though they never charted as high as the Partridges, the cast began touring the United States during the summer hiatus from the show, headlining as The Kids from the Brady Bunch. Although only Barry Williams and Maureen McCormick stayed in the music business as adults, Christopher Knight readily admits he felt he could not sing and recalls having great anxiety about performing live on stage with the cast. Barry William Blenkhorn (born September 30, 1954) known professionally as Barry Williams, is an American Actor best known for his Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress reality show participant and recording artist Christopher Anton Knight (born November 7, 1957) is an American actor best known for playing Peter Brady on the 1970s series

The Brady Bunch never achieved high ratings during its primetime run (never placing in the top 25 during the five years it aired) and was canceled in 1974 when Greg graduated from high school and was about to enroll in college. Despite its less-than-stellar primetime ratings and having won no awards, the show would become a true cultural phenomenon, having lasted in the minds of Americans and in syndication for nearly four decades. The series has spawned several sequel series on the "big 3" U. S. networks, two made-for-theater and three made-for-TV movies, a touring stage show and countless specials and documentaries on both network and cable TV.

Since its first airing in syndication in September 1975, an episode of the show has been broadcast somewhere in the United States and abroad every single day of every single year through at least 2007. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Reruns were also shown on ABC in the daytime from July 9, 1973 to August 29, 1975, at 11:30 a. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. m. Eastern/10:30 Central. The run was interrupted only once, between April 21 and June 27, 1975, when ABC ran a short-lived game show, Blankety Blanks, in that time slot. Not to be confused with the Australian game show with the same name hosted by Graham Kennedy, or with the British game show Blankety Blank, both of which

When the episodes were repeated in syndication, they usually appeared every weekday in late-afternoon or early-evening slots on local stations. The Prime Time Access Rule (PTAR was instituted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC to restrict the amount of network programming that local Television stations This enabled children to watch the episodes when they came home from school, making the program widely popular and giving it iconic status among those who were too young to have seen the series during its prime time run. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland The show's longevity in the public mind largely owes to that phenomenon, which was a unique aberration from the traditional norm of a previously-run network program being sold to stations as schedule filler between network programming blocs.

According to Schwartz, the reason the show has become a part of Americana despite the fact that there have been other shows that ran longer, rated higher and were critically acclaimed is that the episodes were written from the standpoint of the children and addressed situations that children could understand (such as girl trouble, sibling rivalry and meeting famous people such as a rock star or baseball player). The Bradys also comprised a harmonious family (compared to the likes of the Bunkers, the Bundys, the Simpsons, etc. All in the Family is an American Situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12 1971 to April . . ), though they did run into problems occasionally when one of the children did not cooperate with his or her parents or the other children. In fact, anticipating the likelihood that some children might "act out" some plotlines, the producers had a form letter they sent to children who wrote stating their desires to run away from their own families and live with the Bradys. It has also been noted that the Bradys, while not wealthy, lived well by the middle-class standards of the early 1970s, having a live-in housekeeper and taking frequent trips.

TV Land

The show presently airs on the TV Land cable network every morning at 4:30AM Eastern. TV Land (originally Nick at Nite's TV Land) is an American Cable television network launched April 29, 1996.

Cast

Main article: Characters of The Brady Bunch

The regular cast appeared in an opening title sequence in which video head shots were arranged in a three-by-three grid, with each cast member appearing to look at the other cast members. The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. The sequence has been widely imitated and lampooned since.

Marcia Brady
Maureen McCormick		 Carol Brady
Florence Henderson		 Greg Brady
Barry Williams
Jan Brady
Eve Plumb		 Alice Nelson
Ann B. Davis		 Peter Brady
Christopher Knight
Cindy Brady
Susan Olsen		 Mike Brady
Robert Reed		 Bobby Brady
Mike Lookinland

A recurring character was Alice's boyfriend, Sam Franklin (Allan Melvin), the owner of a local butcher shop. The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress reality show participant and recording artist The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. Florence Agnes Henderson (born February 14, 1934) is an American actress and singer perhaps best known for playing the role of Carol Brady in the Television The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. Barry William Blenkhorn (born September 30, 1954) known professionally as Barry Williams, is an American Actor best known for his The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. Not to be confused with Eve's Plum, the rock group Eve Aline Plumb (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. Ann Bradford Davis (born May 3 1926) Davis attended Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Ambridge Pennsylvania, in the early 1990s The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. Christopher Anton Knight (born November 7, 1957) is an American actor best known for playing Peter Brady on the 1970s series The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. Susan Marie Olsen (born August 14, 1961) is an American Television actress. The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. Robert Reed ( October 19, 1932 &ndash May 12, 1992) was an Emmy Award -nominated American stage and Television The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. Michael Paul "Mike" Lookinland (born December 19, 1960) is an American Actor. Allan Melvin ( February 18, 1923 - January 17, 2008) was an American Character actor who appeared in several television A butcher is someone who prepares various Meats and other related goods for sale (By the time of The Brady Girls Get Married, a made-for-TV movie in 1981, Alice and Sam were married. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 ) Sam is incorrectly perceived to have appeared in many of the show's episodes. While he is frequently mentioned in dialogue and Alice occasionally went out on dates with him when she wasn't needed around the house, Sam actually appears in only eight episodes, although his appearances span the show's five seasons.

Although many actors who become type-cast into the roles they played on a particular series sometimes resent this, it is exactly the opposite with the actors and actresses who played on the Brady Bunch series. Recently on a TV Land documentary, the actors revealed that they all remain close friends, and most have remained in regular contact with one another. On several episodes of Christopher Knight's reality show series, My Fair Brady, Florence Henderson made guest appearances, and gave advice on Chris' ongoing relationship issues. My Fair Brady is a celebrity Reality television show on VH1 that follows Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on Florence Agnes Henderson (born February 14, 1934) is an American actress and singer perhaps best known for playing the role of Carol Brady in the Television Knight also invited Barry Williams, Susan Olsen, and Mike Lookinland to a wedding party, during which most of his time was spent hanging out with them, away from the party, and he stated that it was important that his fiance accept that his Brady Bunch friends are an important part of his life. Barry William Blenkhorn (born September 30, 1954) known professionally as Barry Williams, is an American Actor best known for his Susan Marie Olsen (born August 14, 1961) is an American Television actress. Michael Paul "Mike" Lookinland (born December 19, 1960) is an American Actor.

Cousin Oliver

Robbie Rist as Cousin Oliver
Robbie Rist as Cousin Oliver

In 1974 during the show's final season, the producers decided to add a younger character, Cousin Oliver (Robbie Rist), since the Brady children were now all 12 or older (Barry Williams was 19 during the show's final season) and a lot of the fifth season was aimed towards Greg going to college. The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. Robert Anthony Rist (born April 4, 1964) is an American Actor. Barry William Blenkhorn (born September 30, 1954) known professionally as Barry Williams, is an American Actor best known for his In the episode in which Oliver was introduced ("Welcome Aboard"), Carol explains that her brother—Jack Tyler, Oliver's father—took a four-month engineering assignment in a South American jungle where there would be no schools. He was taking his wife, Pauline, with him and Oliver couldn't go.

At first, the Brady kids think that accident-prone Oliver is a "jinx," and this discussion is overheard by Oliver. Oliver later tells Mike what he heard, and Mike sits down with the kids for a discussion about the importance of making Oliver feel welcome in their family because, like it or not, Oliver was staying. The kids express their concerns that Oliver is the reason they keep getting into trouble, but Mike assures them that these are merely accidents. The kids promise their father to try harder to be nice to Oliver and make him feel like he belongs and, true to their word, they do try to include Oliver more. Oliver overcomes his accident-prone life when the Brady kids, along with Alice and their mother, Carol, get to guest star in a movie because they had Oliver with them. The movie roles were a prize given to a person in line for the studio tour, which was the last member of their group. If Oliver were not with them, the people behind them would have won. Oliver is overjoyed.

Oliver appeared in the series' last six episodes; ratings were not boosted enough to keep the show from being canceled. (This also parallels The Partridge Family, which brought in a younger character named "Ricky" for six episodes of its final season that same year, in an unsuccessful attempt to revitalize the show. The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career Similarly, Eight Is Enough brought in Ralph Macchio to play cousin Jeremy in the final season, Growing Pains introduced young Leonardo DiCaprio as homeless boy Luke in its final season, and The Cosby Show cast Raven Symone as Olivia. Eight Is Enough is an American Television Comedy-drama series which ran on ABC from March 15, 1977 until Ralph George Macchio (born November 4, 1961) is an American [[actor]] of Italian ancestry Growing Pains is an American Television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from 1985 to 1992 Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. The Cosby Show is an American television Situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, first airing on September 20, 1984 Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman (born December 10 1985 known professionally as Raven-Symoné or Raven, is an American actress and R&B ) Because of this, Cousin Oliver is sometimes jokingly referred to as the character who "killed The Brady Bunch" and is sometimes viewed as the reason for the show "jumping the shark," though, realistically, the show had run its course and would have ended regardless, due to the mediocre ratings and tensions between the producers and Reed (see below). Jumping the shark is a Colloquialism used by TV Critics and fans to denote that point in a TV show or movie series' history where the plot veers The Brady Bunch is an American Television Situation comedy based around a large blended family. Rist also played Ted and Georgette Baxter's son on the last year of the Mary Tyler Moore Show, but the child actor has never been seriously blamed for causing its demise. The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American Television sitcom created by James L

"Cousin Oliver" has become television slang for a new character (especially a cute kid) introduced late into a show's run to boost interest and ratings, particularly when the show features child actors who have grown beyond the age of cuteness.

The Bradys' dog, Tiger

The dog that played Tiger was hit by a car and killed early in the first season. Tiger was a Mixed-breed dog performer owned by Lou Scumacher and trained by Joe Hornok When a replacement dog proved problematic, the producers decided the dog would only appear when essential to the plot. Tiger appeared in about half the episodes in the first season and about half a dozen episodes in the second season. The dog last appeared in "What Goes Up," which aired in 1971, and was not shown or mentioned again.

According to Barry Williams, the doghouse remained visible in the backyard set because it was used to cover holes in the artificial turf caused by a falling stage light.

In The Brady Bunch Movie, after Carol tells Mike "Go get 'em, tiger" she remarks to herself, "Tiger. The Brady Bunch Movie is a 1995 comedy Film adaptation of the 1969 - 1974 television series The Brady Bunch . . Tiger. . . whatever happened to that dog?"

At the end of A Very Brady Sequel, a dog runs through the yard where a party is occurring. A Very Brady Sequel is a 1996 Comedy film and Sequel to 1995 's The Brady Bunch Movie. Cindy and Bobby turn to each other and say "Tiger?" Cousin Oliver chases the dog offscreen, which is followed by the sound of an unseen car crash. Cindy and Bobby seem unfazed.

The series pilot contained the only appearance of Fluffy, a cat that belonged to Carol's girls prior to her marriage to Mike. No explanation was given for the cat's absence in subsequent episodes.

The Brady house

The house used in exterior shots, which bears little relation to the interior design of the Bradys' home, is located at 11222 Dilling Street, North Hollywood, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West According to a 1994 article in the Los Angeles Times, the San Fernando Valley house was built in 1959 and selected as the Brady residence because series creator Schwartz felt it looked like a home where an architect would live. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed The San Fernando Valley or The Valley is an urbanized Valley located in the north-western section of the city of Los Angeles California, United States The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The real house is a small single-story ranch home. Ranch-style houses (also American Ranch, California Ranch, Rambler or Rancher) is an American domestic Architectural style (although A false window was attached to the front's A-frame section to give the illusion it had two full stories during filming of the series' many establishing shots, all of which took place before the program debuted. A-frame is an interior style of house with steeply-angled sides (roofline that meet at the top in the shape of the letter A and a ceiling that is open to the top rafters In Film and Television, an establishing shot sets up or "establishes" a scene's setting and/or its participants

The address of the house in the series was given as 4222 Clinton Way (or Avenue). Although no city ever was specified, it was presumed from references to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Rams, and a Hollywood movie studio, among many others, that the Bradys lived in Southern California, most likely Los Angeles or one of its suburbs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U In the 2002 TV movie The Brady Bunch in the White House, Cindy's map and Mike's speech state that the family lived in Santa Monica, California. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

In the years since the show first aired, those who have owned the house have had problems with visitors who trespassed on the property to peep into the windows, or who came to the front door asking to see the fictional Bradys. As a result, the property has been extensively re-landscaped, so someone casually driving by most likely would not recognize it as the house shown in the TV show. For many fans, however, it is indeed still recognizable as the Brady house.

Contemporary establishing shots of the house were filmed with the owner's permission for the 1990 TV series The Bradys. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The owner refused to restore the property to its 1969 look for The Brady Bunch Movie in 1995, so a façade resembling the original home was built around an existing house. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Brady Bunch Movie is a 1995 comedy Film adaptation of the 1969 - 1974 television series The Brady Bunch Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 A facade or façade (fəˈsɑːd is generally one side of the exterior of a Building, especially the front but also sometimes the sides and rear

Spin-offs and sequels

Several sequels to the original series were made, featuring all or most of the original cast.

The Brady Bunch Hour

Main article: The Brady Bunch Hour

A variety show called The Brady Bunch Hour was spun-off in 1977. The Brady Bunch Hour was a television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft, which aired on ABC between 1976 to 1977 The year 1977 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1977. It was canceled after only nine episodes. Eve Plumb was the only regular cast member from the series who declined to be in the series and the role of Jan was recast with Geri Reischl. Not to be confused with Eve's Plum, the rock group Eve Aline Plumb (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress Geri Reischl (born on December 31, 1959 in Bellflower California) is the only daughter of Herbert and Wanda Reischl The entire cast took part in sketches and musical numbers, including the very non-musical Reed and Davis (in one memorable bit, a game-for-anything Reed even appeared in drag as Carmen Miranda). Carmen Miranda, pron. 'kaɾme͂j mi'rɐ͂dɐ (February 9 1909 – August 5 1955 birth name Maria do Carmo Produced by Sid and Marty Krofft, the sibling team behind H.R. Pufnstuf, Donny and Marie and other glitzy variety shows and children's series of the era, this show was an infamous disaster that has been much parodied since and enjoys an avid cult following. Sid and Marty Krofft are a sibling team of prolific television producers who were influential in children's television and variety show programs particularly throughout the 1970s and early HR Pufnstuf is a children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States. The show was intended to air every fifth week in the same slot as The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, but ended up scheduled sporadically throughout the season, leading to very inconsistent ratings, since fans could not remember when it was on or more likely saw a promo with Mike and Carol stating "The Brady Bunch Hour won't be seen this week, but we will back again soon". The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (retitled The Hardy Boys Mysteries for season three is a television series which aired for three seasons

The Brady Girls Get Married / The Brady Brides

A TV reunion movie called The Brady Girls Get Married and a spin-off sitcom were produced in 1981 and aired on NBC. The year 1981 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1981. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The reunion movie featured the entire original cast; this would prove to be the only time the entire cast worked together on a single project following the cancellation of the original series. The ensuing series (titled The Brady Brides) featured Maureen McCormick (Marcia) and Eve Plumb (Jan) in regular roles. The series had Marcia and Jan both married and both couples living together. The clashes between Jan's uptight husband, Phillip Covington III (a college professor who was several years older than Jan), and Marcia's slob of a partner, Wally Logan (played by Jerry Houser) (a salesman who could never seem to keep a job), were the pivot on which many of the stories were based. Jerry Houser (born July 14, 1952 in Los Angeles California, U Ten episodes were aired before the sitcom was canceled. [1]

Bob Eubanks guest starred in this show as himself in the episode where the two couples appear on The Newlywed Game. Robert Leland "Bob" Eubanks (born January 8, 1938) is a well-known American Radio, Game show host and Television The Newlywed Game was an American television Game show where newly-married couples answered questions to find out how well the husband and wife knew

A Very Brady Christmas

Main article: A Very Brady Christmas

A second TV reunion movie A Very Brady Christmas featured all the regular cast (except Susan Olsen; the role of Cindy was played by Jennifer Runyon), as well as three grandchildren, Peter's girlfriend and the spouses of Greg, Marcia and Jan (Nora, Wally and Phillip, respectively). A Very Brady Christmas is a 1988 Television movie based on the television series The Brady Bunch, featuring all of the original actors Jennifer Runyon (born April 1, 1960) is an American actress She is known for guest appearances or secondary characters in various Sitcoms and

Mike is still an architect and Jan has followed in his footsteps to become one herself; Carol is a realtor; Greg is a physician; Marcia is a stay-at-home mom; Peter works in an office; Cindy is in her last year of college; Bobby was in graduate school studying for business but dropped out to drive race cars.

After a series of pratfalls to get the family together, everyone comes home harboring various secrets (e. g. , Jan and Phillip are considering separation; Wally is out of work again, having lost his job in a merger at his toy company; Greg's wife Nora wants to spend Christmas with her family; Cindy felt pressured to come home in lieu of a skiing trip with her college friends; Peter feels inferior to his girlfriend, who is also his boss; and Bobby hasn't revealed his leaving graduate school for a racing career). Alice, meanwhile, temporarily moves back in with Mike and Carol after her husband, Sam, runs off with another woman. (Allan Melvin did not reprise the role; he had retired from acting and was replaced in a single scene by Lewis Arquette. Allan Melvin ( February 18, 1923 - January 17, 2008) was an American Character actor who appeared in several television Lewis Michael Arquette ( December 14 1935 – February 10 2001) was an American Film Actor, writer )

Even Mike has problems: Contractor Ted Roberts, wanting to save money on a downtown office complex project (at 34th St. and Oak) where Mike is the architect, demands that he redesign the building to omit important safety specifications. Mike advises against it and causes his firm to lose Roberts' services. On Christmas Day, the building crumbles, and Roberts, unable to contact anyone at the new firm he hired, must rely on Mike to find what caused the building's structure to become unstable. While inside, the building continues to crumble, trapping Mike and two security guards inside. Of course, everyone turns out to be okay, and Alice and Sam reunite.

The movie, which aired on CBS in December 1988 to high ratings, renewed interest in the Brady clan and set out the current careers and family situations which were continued in The Bradys. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network.

The fact that this movie aired on CBS gave the Bradys a rare feat: the original show and reunions aired on all of the "big 3" networks — ABC, CBS and NBC.

The Bradys

Main article: The Bradys

The dramedy series The Bradys was produced in 1989 and premiered on February 6, 1990. The Bradys is a six-episode American Television Drama that aired on CBS in 1990 Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio The year 1990 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1990. Maureen McCormick was pregnant at the time and decided not to participate in this series; the role of Marcia was filled by Leah Ayres. Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress reality show participant and recording artist Leah Ayres (born May 28, 1957) is an American actress who played Valerie Bryson on the daytime serial The Edge of Night, in the early 1980s CBS was struggling at this time and decided that the original "Brady 500" tv-movie be the first episode of an hour-long series. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network.

With this short-lived series came a brand new opening sequence and theme song. The visual still featured the familiar blue squares of the original series and reunions (with the exception of the variety hour); then they all divide and move off-screen in different directions, with current episodic clips with the actors' names on the box they contain and a clip (from the Brady Bunch 1969 opening) of each actor superimposed in the back of a colored backdrop as a full clip opens up afterwards. Florence Henderson and Robert Reed appear side to side, the rest of the cast appear solo. After the last cast member (which is Mike Lookinland's "Bobby") is seen the familiar squares move back on screen with Ann B. Davis appearing in her spot; her clip blinks out and the squares divide staying on screen this time with the title appearing in the familiar title area (Alice's space). Reed again was a difficult presence on the set. Had the series been renewed, Mike Brady would have been killed off and Peter took his councilman seat. The producers wrote a script but never had to shoot it.

The theme music used an instrumental version for the (CBS) network run and a lyrical version for reruns. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The theme lyrics no longer featured the "That's the way we all became The Brady Bunch" lyrics, and the theme was no longer sung by The Brady Kids — it was performed by the Brady mom Florence Henderson.

TV critics dubbed this thirtysomething-style dramedy "Bradysomething". Thirtysomething is an American Television drama about a group of Baby boomers in their thirties

Specials, documentaries, and other revivals

The Brady Bunch has met with a remarkable amount of television coverage, although most of this did not happen until the series had been off the network for more than 20 years.

Robert Reed vs. the producers

Robert Reed became increasingly jaded about appearing in the series, as he felt that his Shakespearean training would mean nothing if he became typecast in the "Mr. Brady" role. He frequently fought with producers to make changes in the show's scripts in order to remove what he felt were unbelievable scenes or dialogue. Despite his battles, he was allowed to direct several episodes, "The Winner" and "The Big Little Man" (1971), "How To Succeed In Business" and "Getting Greg's Goat" (1973). Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.

Reed did not appear in a 1972 episode, "Goodbye Alice Hello," although his absence from this episode was never explained. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. By the final season, his arguments with the producers led to his absence from the series finale, "The Hair-Brained Scheme", because he believed a key plot point - a boy selling hair tonic and his older brother getting orange hair when he uses what turns out to be a non-FDA approved substance - was too implausible to be believed. In addition to "The Hair-Brained Scheme," Barry Williams' autobiography, Growing Up Brady, contains two of Reed's negative critiques of the episodes "The Impractical Joker" and "And Now a Word From Our Sponsor" (1971). Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Williams cites in his autobiography the likelihood that Reed's character would have been killed off had The Brady Bunch been renewed for a sixth season.

Trivial Mentions

The Brady Bunch has been mentioned trivially or in passing many times in a wide variety of contexts, both during its run and afterwards; for reference, some of places and people that have mentioned it are listed below, along with the context in which they mentioned it.

Episodes

Main article: List of The Brady Bunch episodes
Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 25 September 26, 1969 March 20, 1970
Season 2 24 September 27, 1970 March 20, 1971
Season 3 23 September 17, 1971 March 10, 1972
Season 4 23 September 22, 1972 March 23, 1973
Season 5 22 September 14, 1973 March 8, 1974

DVD releases

Paramount Home Entertainment released all five seasons (and a complete collection of the series) of The Brady Bunch on DVD in Region 1 from 2005 to 2007. This article is a list of episodes of the 1969&ndash1974 ABC Situation comedy, The Brady Bunch. This article is a list of episodes of the 1969&ndash1974 ABC Situation comedy, The Brady Bunch. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is a list of episodes of the 1969&ndash1974 ABC Situation comedy, The Brady Bunch. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. This article is a list of episodes of the 1969&ndash1974 ABC Situation comedy, The Brady Bunch. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is a list of episodes of the 1969&ndash1974 ABC Situation comedy, The Brady Bunch. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. This article is a list of episodes of the 1969&ndash1974 ABC Situation comedy, The Brady Bunch. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played The DVDs have since been released in other countries.

DVD name Number of
episodes		 Release date
The Complete First Season 25 March 1, 2005
The Complete Second Season 24 July 26, 2005
The Complete Third Season 23 September 13, 2005
The Complete Fourth Season 23 November 1, 2005
The Complete Fifth Season 22 March 7, 2006
The Complete Series 117 (with extras) April 3, 2007

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Brady World - Episode Guide
  2. ^ The Brady Bunch: Here’s the Story, of a Brand New Musical
  3. ^ The Brady Bunch Episode Index: Fifth Season
  4. ^ Claudia Jennings Bio - Claudia Jennings Biography - Claudia Jennings Stories
  5. ^ Website of the Day: Human Calendar | Human Calendar, Website of the Day | geeksugar - Technology, Gadgets, & How Tos

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