"The Brady Bunch" (1969) TV series 1969-1974

Creator:

Sherwood Schwartz
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

26 September 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

The misadventures of a large family united when two widowed people married.

Plot Keywords:

Housekeeper | Architect | Large Family | Growing Up | Suburb

Awards:

7 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Robert Reed	...	Mike Brady / ... (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Florence Henderson	...	Carol Brady / ... (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Ann B. Davis	...	Alice Nelson / ... (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Maureen McCormick	...	Marcia Brady (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Eve Plumb	...	Jan Brady (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Susan Olsen	...	Cindy Brady / ... (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Barry Williams	...	Greg Brady (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Christopher Knight	...	Peter Brady / ... (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Mike Lookinland	...	Bobby Brady (117 episodes, 1969-1974)

Series Directed by
Oscar Rudolph		(27 episodes, 1969-1971)
Jack Arnold		(15 episodes, 1970-1974)
Hal Cooper		(8 episodes, 1970-1973)
John Rich		(7 episodes, 1969)
Peter Baldwin		(7 episodes, 1970-1974)
Leslie H. Martinson		(6 episodes, 1970-1973)
Russ Mayberry		(6 episodes, 1970-1971)
Richard Michaels		(6 episodes, 1972-1974)
Robert Reed		(4 episodes, 1971-1973)
Jerry London		(4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Bruce Bilson		(4 episodes, 1973-1974)
George Cahan		(3 episodes, 1969-1970)
Jack Donohue		(3 episodes, 1972-1973)
George Tyne		(3 episodes, 1972-1973)
David Alexander		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Allen Baron		(2 episodes, 1972)

Series Writing credits
Sherwood Schwartz		(102 episodes, 1969-1974)
Al Schwartz		(14 episodes, 1969-1974)
Bill Freedman		(11 episodes, 1969-1974)
Elroy Schwartz		(9 episodes, 1969-1973)
Tam Spiva		(9 episodes, 1970-1973)
Ben Gershman		(8 episodes, 1970-1974)
Larry Rhine		(8 episodes, 1972-1974)
David P. Harmon		(6 episodes, 1970-1972)
Skip Webster		(5 episodes, 1969-1972)
Sam Locke		(5 episodes, 1970-1974)
Milton Pascal		(5 episodes, 1970-1974)
Brad Radnitz		(4 episodes, 1970-1972)
Bruce Howard		(4 episodes, 1970-1971)
Michael Morris		(4 episodes, 1971-1973)
Harry Winkler		(4 episodes, 1972-1974)
Ruth Brooks Flippen		(3 episodes, 1969-1970)
Paul West		(3 episodes, 1969-1970)
William Raynor		(3 episodes, 1970-1973)
Myles Wilder		(3 episodes, 1970-1973)
Burt Styler		(3 episodes, 1970-1972)
Charles Hoffman		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Albert E. Lewin		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Ben Starr		(3 episodes, 1971-1973)
Martin Ragaway		(3 episodes, 1973)
Lois Hire		(2 episodes, 1969-1973)
Joanna Lee		(2 episodes, 1969-1973)
Phil Leslie		(2 episodes, 1971)
Alfred Lewis Levitt		(2 episodes, 1971)
Helen Levitt		(2 episodes, 1971)

Series Produced by
Sherwood Schwartz	....	executive producer / producer (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Howard Leeds	....	producer (92 episodes, 1970-1974)
Lloyd J. Schwartz	....	associate producer / producer (81 episodes, 1970-1974)
David Whorf	....	associate producer (24 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Original Music by
Frank De Vol		(117 episodes, 1969-1974)

Series Cinematography by
Robert G. Hager		(77 episodes, 1970-1974)
Lester Shorr		(22 episodes, 1969-1970)
Dale Deverman		(5 episodes, 1970)

Series Film Editing by
Marshall Neilan Jr.		(50 episodes, 1969-1974)
Bill E. Garst		(31 episodes, 1970-1974)
Frank Capacchione		(9 episodes, 1969-1970)
Bernard Matis		(4 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Casting by
Mike Hanks		(56 episodes, 1969-1972)
Betty Martin		(17 episodes, 1972-1973)
Pat Harris		(14 episodes, 1973-1974)
Edward R. Morse		(8 episodes, 1972)

Series Art Direction by
Jack De Shields		(40 episodes, 1971-1973)
William L. Campbell		(24 episodes, 1969-1970)
John M. Elliott		(24 episodes, 1970-1971)
Monty Elliott		(14 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Set Decoration by
Anthony D. Nealis		(62 episodes, 1969-1974)
Dorcy Howard		(23 episodes, 1971-1972)
William F. Calvert		(10 episodes, 1972-1973)
Pierre Ludlum		(6 episodes, 1969)

Series Makeup Department
Jan Van Uchelen	....	hair stylist (48 episodes, 1969-1971)
Sharleen Rassi	....	key hair stylist (45 episodes, 1971-1973)
Bertha French	....	hair stylist (12 episodes, 1969)

Series Production Management
Sam Strangis	....	production manager: Paramount Television / vice president of production: Paramount Television / ... (89 episodes, 1969-1973)
Ted Leonard	....	executive production manager: Paramount Television / executive production manager (72 episodes, 1969-1972)
Edward K. Milkis	....	post-production supervisor: Paramount Television / post-production supervisor (71 episodes, 1969-1972)
Douglas S. Cramer	....	executive vice president in charge of production (49 episodes, 1969-1971)
Ralph W. Nelson	....	unit production manager (38 episodes, 1971-1973)
James Nicholson	....	unit production manager (37 episodes, 1969-1971)
Thomas D. Tannenbaum	....	senior vice president in charge of production (23 episodes, 1971-1972)
William Cairncross	....	post-production supervisor: Paramount Television / post-production supervisor (21 episodes, 1972-1974)
Mike Salamunovich	....	unit production manager (14 episodes, 1973-1974)
James H. Brown	....	unit production manager (12 episodes, 1970-1971)
Jack Sonntag	....	production executive (10 episodes, 1973-1974)
Wally Samson	....	unit production manager / unit manager (3 episodes, 1969-1972)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Morrison	....	assistant director (14 episodes, 1973-1974)
Jack Gertsman	....	assistant director (12 episodes, 1970-1971)
Alan Rudolph	....	assistant director (11 episodes, 1971-1972)
William McGarry	....	assistant director (11 episodes, 1972-1973)
Norman August	....	assistant director (10 episodes, 1969-1970)
Clancy Herne	....	assistant director (10 episodes, 1969-1970)
Morris R. Abrams	....	assistant director (8 episodes, 1971)
Ray Taylor Jr.	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 1971-1973)
Bill Green	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 1972)
Robert Birnbaum	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1969)
Norm Gray	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1972)

Series Art Department
Bill Ross	....	supervising art director: Paramount Television (89 episodes, 1969-1973)

Series Sound Department
James Nelson	....	supervising sound editor (49 episodes, 1969-1971)
James R. Wright	....	sound mixer (47 episodes, 1970-1972)
William M. Andrews	....	supervising sound effects editor / sound effects editor (40 episodes, 1971-1973)
Doug Grindstaff	....	sound effects editor / supervising sound effects editor (38 episodes, 1969-1971)
Wallace R. Bearden	....	sound mixer (26 episodes, 1972-1974)
Carl Daniels	....	sound mixer (24 episodes, 1969-1970)
Tony Garber	....	sound effects editor / sound editor (10 episodes, 1969-1970)
Jim Ford	....	sound mixer (5 episodes, 1974)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Owen Marsh	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1972-1973)
Curtis Foster	....	lamp operator (unknown episodes, 1973)
John M. Hennessy	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Millie Gusse	....	casting supervisor: Paramount Television / casting supervisor (102 episodes, 1969-1974)

Series Editorial Department
Carl Mahakian	....	post-production coordinator (92 episodes, 1969-1974)
Donald R. Rode	....	post-production coordinator (12 episodes, 1970-1971)

Series Music Department
Frank De Vol	....	composer: theme music (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Sherwood Schwartz	....	composer: theme music (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
The Brady Bunch Kids	....	performer: theme song (92 episodes, 1970-1974)
Kenyon Hopkins	....	music supervisor (63 episodes, 1970-1973)
Jack Lowry	....	music editor (52 episodes, 1970-1972)
Leith Stevens	....	music supervisor (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
The Peppermint Trolley Company	....	music performers: title song (25 episodes, 1969-1970)
Richard Lapham	....	music editor (24 episodes, 1969-1970)
Jay Alfred Smith	....	music editor (14 episodes, 1973-1974)
Al Friede	....	music editor (11 episodes, 1972-1973)
Pete King	....	musical cues (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Tam Spiva	....	script editor (50 episodes, 1970-1973)
Bruce Lansbury	....	vice president: creative affairs (31 episodes, 1972-1974)
Charles Hoffman	....	script editor (21 episodes, 1970-1971)
Ruth Brooks Flippen	....	script editor (16 episodes, 1969-1970)
Skip Webster	....	script consultant (14 episodes, 1973-1974)
Lloyd J. Schwartz	....	production associate (11 episodes, 1970-1971)
Ray Reese	....	choreographer (unknown episodes)
Joe Seiter	....	choreographer (unknown episodes)
Lee Sollenberger	....	animal trainer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Paramount Television (as Paramount Pictures Corporation)
• Redwood Productions (in association with)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Distributors

• Paramount Television (1975-2005) (worldwide) (TV)
• CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006) (USA) (TV)
• CBS Paramount International Television (2004) (non-USA) (TV)
• Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2012) (Germany) (DVD) (season one)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1969-1974) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Antena 3 Televisión (1995) (Spain) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (complete first season)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (complete fourth season)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (complete second season)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (complete third season)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (complete fifth season)

Other Companies

• Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP)  acknowledgment (as AMPTP)
• Chrysler Corporation  Chrysler vehicles furnished by (1969-1974)
• General Mills  original sponsor
• General Motors  Chevrolet vehicles furnished by (1970-1971, 1972-1974) (as General Motors Corporation)
• Glen Glenn Sound Company  sound recording
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• Mattel  original sponsor
• Paramount Studios  filmed at

Also Known As:

"Pop-Up Brady" - USA (reissue title)

Runtime:

30 min (117 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | USA:TV-G | Canada:G (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

11222 Dilling Street, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

A scene in the pilot makes it clear Mike's first wife had died, making him a widower, but the status of Carol's first marriage was kept a secret. Creator, Sherwood Schwartz maintains Carol was divorced from her first husband, but nothing about it was mentioned on the series. At that time, divorce was a subject matter that was still considered largely taboo for television, particularly a series aimed at family audiences.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Each time the front of the Brady house is shown as though it were "evening", the same shot is used for "daytime". The evening shot of the house is only darkened. The same shadow that can be seen in the daytime shot in the lower right corner (caused by the roof) is seen on the evening shot.

Quotes:

Alice Nelson:If there's anything I can't stand, it's a perfect kid. And SIX of 'em, yecch!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gimme a Break!: Julie's First Love (#1.9)" (1982)

Soundtrack:

Theme from 'The Brady Bunch'

One of my favorite sitcoms in the 1970's!!!a cult classic!!

This is one of my favorite shows from the 1970's.You know the words, the people , the outragous situations! I love the Brady Bunch because I could often relate to the problems the brady bunch faced!I am the 8 of 11 children. So I could easliy relate to them . Of course the show was not without controveries. Most of the brady bunch actors have gone to other things!my favorite brady are florence hendersen (mom brady ) and barry williams. Of course I love all the brady bunch actors!!If you can relate to this show , you will love the videos and reruns!!BTW, this show is now reaching cult status!!Pretty cool for a OK family show from the 1970's!!It also was made into two big screen movies in the 1990's!!