The Brady Bunch 

The misadventures of a large family united when a widower and a divorcée 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 | housekeeper | large family | architect | 

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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

In the pilot episode (The Honeymoon), there is one scene with little Bobby has put away a picture of his real mother, fearing that his soon to be stepmom would be angry if she saw it. Mike tells Bobby that his fears are unwarranted and that his mother "would have been proud." Some people interpreted this to imply Bobby's mother had died. However, the show never explicitly said one way or the other.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Cindy Brady: I'm not a snitcher; I just tell it like it is.

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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 Free Spirit: The New Secretary (1989)

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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.