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

Mannix, a detective series that ran from 1967-1975 featured a handful of episodes that were filmed on the Brady set.

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Goofs

The exterior of the house does not match the interior. As you face the front door, the exterior has the second floor only to the left, but walking in the front door, the staircase is to the right.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Oliver: Gee, I'm sorry.

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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 Sports Jeopardy!: Episode #2.38 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Theme from 'The Brady Bunch'
Written by Frank De Vol & Sherwood Schwartz
Sung by The Brady Bunch Kids
Vocal Recordings Supervised by Jackie Mills
(seasons 2-5)

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!!