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:

groovy fashion | motherhood | fatherhood | stepfather stepdaughter relationship | stepmother stepson relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eve Plumb, Chris Knight and Barry Williams all alumnai of the real 70s sitcom all starred on the feaux 70s sitcom That 70s Show. Eve played Jackie's mom Pam, a successful businesswoman. And Chris and Barry played a gay couple who moved in next door to the Formans!

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Goofs

Considering that Brady's have six children, including two already in adolescence when the series begins and Mike is an architect, no reason is given why they didn't purchase a much larger home. After all, they are apparently wealthy enough to employ a live-in maid, take expensive vacations and not to have Carol work. The series attempts to tackle this later with Greg getting an attic room of his own. However, why this wasn't done in the first place is never explained; nor is why they don't on an addition or even consider a larger dwelling as time went by.

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Quotes

Jan Brady: Well, all day long at school I hear how great Marcia is at this or how wonderful Marcia did that! Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

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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

Referenced in The Wonder Years: Faith (1990)

User Reviews

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!!

Details

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)