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 | housekeeper | large family | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

We saw the Brady bathroom many times, but not once did we see a toilet. The popular joke was that the Bradys were so good, clean, and wholesome that didn't even go to the bathroom. The truth was, the network censors wouldn't allow a toilet to be shown, at that time.

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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

Bobby Brady: Mom always says not to play ball in the house!

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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 Bad Movie Beatdown: Mega Piranha (2010)

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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

Corny but fun

My first exposure to The Brady Bunch was at age 7, when I started watching the daily reruns. I don't know why I began to watch it, but what I can tell you is that it was (and still is) an entertaining situation comedy. It's no secret that critics were tough on the show. Sure it's corny, but it's fun to watch, and it has many great moments.

One of the favorite episodes is "Bobby's Hero," in which Bobby idolizes the notorious outlaw Jesse James. It has an interesting theme: you should always be careful who you pick for a hero.

Another favorite of mine is "Fright Night." That's the one where the kids' attempt to scare Alice backfires. In the dark, she smashes Carol's sculpture of Mike, thinking it was an intruder. Carol's important message in this episode: "If you carry a joke too far, someone might get hurt."

I have always associated myself with Peter Brady, because, like him, I'm a middle boy. To me, I'm very much the Peter Brady of my family.