The Brady Bunch 

The misadventures of a large family united when a widower and a widow marry.

Creator:

Sherwood Schwartz

Stars:

Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis

8 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
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

Storyline

The marriage of architect Mike Brady and homemaker Carol Martin née Tyler will be the second for both. They have the issue of blending their two already large families, Mike who has three children and Carol who has three children. One additional issue is that the Brady household was testosterone laden with Mike's children being three boys - Greg, Peter and Bobby - and the Martin household was estrogen laden with Carol's children being three girls - Marcia, Jan and Cindy. The six children not only have their usual issues in growing from children to teenagers, and in this situation in getting used to a new parent and new siblings, but also interacting with new siblings whose mentality generally reflects their specific gender, which more often than not is totally foreign to them. Mike and Carol also have the new roles of parent to daughters and sons respectively. Add to the mix the girls' cat Fluffy, the boys' dog Tiger, and Mike's longtime housekeeper Alice, and the collective new Brady...

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Plot Keywords:

1970s | 1960s | family character name in series title | three sons | three daughters | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a recent Fox News interview, TV actress Kathy Garver, who played Cissy Davis for five years on the sitcom classic Family Affair (1966); discussed her new autobiography, Surviving Cissy. In the interview Garver called out Sherwood Schwartz for ripping off the Cindy Brady character from Buffy Davis, on Family Affair. "If you watch that show (the Brady Bunch) you see Susan Olsen dressed up just like Anissa Jones was on our show, (wearing a mini dress and sporting two mini blond pig tails), carrying around a doll all the time, just like Anissa did. (On Family Affair it was Miss Beazely, on Brady Bunch it was Kitty Carry-All). And she (Susan Oleson) has gone on tv shows and has admitted they were trying to copy the success of our show with that character." The interview can be viewed online.

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Goofs

Mike Brady is shown to be an employee (not even a partner) in his architectural firm. That means unless he was paid substantial bonuses, his salary by 1970s standards would be far too low to support the costs of a live-in maid like Alice. This becomes even more apparent when the series makes it clear that Carol Brady does not work and thus Mike's income is the only thing supporting nine people, including himself.

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Quotes

[Carol walks into Mike's den to show off her new ensemble for their weekend vacation at a dude ranch]
Carol Ann Brady: What are you going to wear, Mike?
Michael 'Mike' Brady: Oh I don't know... my cowboy boots...
Carol Ann Brady: [in her best John Wayne impression] Well ya better wear somethin' else, or you're gonna get arrested!
Michael 'Mike' Brady: Not to mention sunburn!

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Crazy Credits

The nine cast members are shown in a tic-tac-toe format, with the actors turning their heads to look each other.

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Alternate Versions

In 2001, VH1 aired a series of episodes with information bubbles on the screen in the style of _"Pop Up Video" (1996)_. These episodes were collectively identified under the title "Pop-Up Brady".

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Connections

Spoofed in Eminem: E (2000)

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Soundtracks

Theme from 'The Brady Bunch'
Written by Frank De Vol & Sherwood Schwartz
Sung by The Peppermint Trolley Company
(season 1)

User Reviews

Moronic, yet brilliant

I looooooolve The Brady Bunch! Say what you will about them, they still rule! On a personal note, I'm in love with Mike Brady. I want to be miraculously transported into one of the earlier episodes (when Mike's hair is still straight) and steal him away from Carol. Not only are they THE most perfect family, but Mr. Brady is the perfect father, husband, man. He's charming and can solve a difficult and complicated problem by saying a just a few words to the kids. He never gets mad, and even though they live in the seventies, he doesn't have one sexist bone is his body. He's simply wonderful. Even though Greg is closest to my age, I want to marry his father. The Brady Bunch rules, and Mike Brady is da man!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Brady Brood

Filming Locations:

Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television, Redwood Productions, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (117 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3