"The Brady Bunch" (1969) TV series 1969-1974

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Creator:

Sherwood Schwartz

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

26 September 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

The misadventures of a large family united when two widowed people married.

Plot Keywords:

Housekeeper | Boy | Architect | Large Family | Girl

Awards:

7 wins & 11 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 18	1:00 PM	TVLAND	Hawaii Bound	#4.1
Sat. July 18	1:30 PM	TVLAND	Pass the Tabu	#4.2

Cast

Florence Henderson	...	Carol Brady / ... (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Ann B. Davis	...	Alice Nelson / ... (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Barry Williams	...	Greg Brady (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Maureen McCormick	...	Marcia Brady (116 episodes, 1969-1974)
Eve Plumb	...	Jan Brady (116 episodes, 1969-1974)
Susan Olsen	...	Cindy Brady (116 episodes, 1969-1974)
Christopher Knight	...	Peter Brady / ... (116 episodes, 1969-1974)
Mike Lookinland	...	Bobby Brady (116 episodes, 1969-1974)
Robert Reed	...	Mike Brady / ... (115 episodes, 1969-1974)

Also Known As:

"The Brady Brood" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (117 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Canada:G (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

11222 Dilling Street, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

Sherwood Schwartz's technique for auditioning child actors was to set out a bunch of toys on his desk, then during the interview see if the child paid attention to him or was distracted by the toys. If the toys went unheeded, Schwartz knew the child had the concentration needed to work on a television series.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the episode where Marsha has a crush on the bug boy, Alice tells Mike to come to dinner before his pot roast gets cold. A moment before, she had brought a very large bowl of spaghetti and meatballs to the table.

Quotes:

Marcia Brady: From now on, I'm beautiful and noble; I'm Juliet!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Josh Brolin/Adele (#34.5)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Theme from 'The Brady Bunch'

Why do so many make fun of this wonderful show?

I have very strong feelings about this show and have always wanted to put them into words, so here goes. I dearly love the Brady Bunch and have watched it all my life, I have seen every episode several times and still enjoy it as much as ever. WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE MAKE FUN OF THIS SHOW WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? What do people have against a simple, innocent show thats corny but makes you laugh and feel good? Look at the trash they have on tv today! You hear language on TV that you used to just hear in R rated movies, you see characters that are as likeable as poisonous snakes! The Brady Bunch was good clean fun for the whole family to enjoy. When the Brady Bunch first came on the air in 1969, our country was torn apart as in no other time since the Cival War. The Vietnam War was going on, Nixon was in the White House, you had the Manson Murders and Kent State and later Watergate. You had people burning the flag and draft cards and spitting on soldiers. Then along came this simple wonderful show that showed a good loving family who were happy and solved their problems through the power of love and togetherness. What a wonderful message! Is it any wonder so many loved this show! People criticized the Bradys for not tackling realistic social issues, but I think they missed the point. Its true this show didn't portray life as it was, but it did show it the way we would like it to be. For one half hour a week people could forget the horror they saw in life and on the news and just imagine that there was a better world beyond this one where the biggest problems were Marcia hogging the bathroom and Jan worrying that her glasses made her look silly. I say thank God for the Bradys and I would say that considering the shape our world is in today we need them now more then ever.