133 Fun Facts About The Brady Bunch

What stage name did a talent agency give Greg as a would-be pop star?

Johnny Bravo was the name the agency gave Greg in the season-five episode 'Adios, Johnny Bravo'; he quit when he learned they only wanted him because he fit the suit.

Who played the role of the housekeeper, Alice Nelson?

Ann B. Davis played Alice Nelson for all five seasons; she had already won two Emmy Awards for a 1950s sitcom role before she ever put on Alice's apron in 1969.

How many children were in the blended Brady family?

Mike had three sons and Carol had three daughters, making a total of six children in the blended family.

What was the name of the family's dog?

Tiger was the Bradys' dog, seen mostly in the first season; his doghouse stayed in the backyard for the whole run even after he stopped appearing.

Who was the creator of The Brady Bunch?

Sherwood Schwartz also created the popular sitcom 'Gilligan's Island' and wrote the theme song for both shows.

What was Mike Brady's profession?

Mike Brady was an architect, and he even designed the family's iconic two-story house.

What was the name of Alice's boyfriend, played by Allan Melvin?

Sam Franklin was Alice's boyfriend; Allan Melvin played him in just eight episodes, and the couple finally married in a 1981 reunion TV movie.

In what year did The Brady Bunch originally premiere?

The Brady Bunch premiered on September 26, 1969, in a Friday-night slot, and ran for five seasons.

Which of the Brady children often expressed jealousy of her older sister, Marcia?

Jan Brady's 'Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!' lament became one of the show's most iconic catchphrases, highlighting her middle child struggles.

What was the name of the oldest Brady son?

Greg was the eldest of the Brady boys, often seen navigating teenage life and aspiring to be a musician.

How many seasons did The Brady Bunch originally run?

The series aired for five seasons, from autumn 1969 to spring 1974, before the network declined to order a sixth.

Which actress played Carol Brady?

Florence Henderson played Carol Brady; she came to the sitcom from Broadway musicals and had toured the country as Maria in The Sound of Music before being cast.

What type of house did the Brady family live in?

The Bradys lived in a two-story suburban home Mike designed himself; in one early episode the kids pretended it was haunted to scare off buyers when he considered selling it.

The exterior shots of the Brady house were filmed in which Los Angeles neighbourhood?

The exterior is a real house at 11222 Dilling Street in Studio City; its interior never matched the show until a 2019 television renovation rebuilt it to copy the soundstage sets room for room.

Which song do the Brady kids perform on a TV talent show in "Amateur Nite"?

"It's a Sunshine Day" is the song the kids sing on the talent show in "Amateur Nite"; they were competing for prize money to pay for an engraved anniversary gift Bobby had ordered for Mike and Carol.

Which member of the original cast did not appear in the final episode of the series?

Robert Reed (Mike Brady) refused to appear in the finale, 'The Hair-Brained Scheme', calling its hair-tonic plot inane; Schwartz wrote him out of the episode and planned to drop him had a sixth season been ordered.

What was the name of the animated spin-off series featuring the Brady children?

The Brady Kids cartoon ran on Saturday mornings from 1972 to 1974; all six original child actors voiced themselves at first, though the three eldest were replaced for the final episodes.

Sherwood Schwartz conceived The Brady Bunch after reading a newspaper article about what social trend?

Schwartz was inspired by a Los Angeles Times article stating that "30% of marriages have a child or children from a previous marriage."

What was the name of the youngest Brady daughter?

Cindy, played by Susan Olsen, was the youngest of the girls, known for her lisp and innocence.

Which of these famous musicians made a guest appearance in an episode where Marcia was a big fan?

Davy Jones of The Monkees appeared as himself after Marcia, president of his fan club, rashly promised her classmates he would sing at their school dance.

Which Brady child famously tried to adopt a new personality in the episode "The Personality Kid"?

Peter Brady, feeling unremarkable, tried various personas, including a Humphrey Bogart impression with the memorable line "Pork chops and applesauce."

The Brady house exterior was used for establishing shots, but where were interiors filmed?

Interiors were shot on a Paramount soundstage, Stage 5; the living room and staircase set was so familiar that other Paramount series borrowed it for episodes while the show was in production.

Which of the following spin-off movies featured Marcia and Jan having a double wedding?

The 1981 TV movie 'The Brady Girls Get Married' followed Marcia and Jan as they got married in a double wedding ceremony.

What was the name of the oldest Brady daughter?

Marcia was the eldest Brady daughter; the family's popular overachiever, she ran the school's Davy Jones fan club and joined the boys-only Frontier Scouts to prove girls could keep up.

What is part one of the fourth season's three-part island vacation called?

'Hawaii Bound' opens the three-parter in which Mike's firm sends him to Honolulu; Bobby finds the tiki idol that brings bad luck, and the story continues in 'Pass the Tabu' and 'The Tiki Caves'.

What was the name of the Brady house's original cat, which only appeared in the pilot episode?

Fluffy was the girls' cat in the pilot, where she and the boys' dog chased each other through the wedding reception and into the cake; she was never seen again.

What was the name of the actor who played Greg Brady?

Barry Williams's 1992 memoir became a TV movie, Growing Up Brady, in 2000.

In which episode does Peter's football hit Marcia in the face ('Oh, my nose!')?

In 'The Subject Was Noses' Marcia dumps nice-guy Charley for football star Doug with the line 'something suddenly came up'; after the football swells her nose, Doug uses the same excuse on her.

What type of business did Sam Franklin, Alice's boyfriend, own?

Sam Franklin was known as 'Sam the Butcher' because he owned and operated a local butcher shop.

Which network originally aired The Brady Bunch?

ABC ran all five seasons, starting September 26, 1969, in a Friday-night 8 p.m. slot.

What was Carol Brady's birth surname, from before her first marriage?

Carol was born Carol Ann Tyler; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tyler, are guests at her wedding to Mike in the pilot episode, 'The Honeymoon'.

Which 1988 reunion film brought the grown children home for the holidays?

A Very Brady Christmas aired on CBS in December 1988 and was the highest-rated TV movie of that season; its success led to the short-lived 1990 drama series The Bradys.

Who wrote The Brady Bunch theme with creator Sherwood Schwartz?

Frank De Vol, the show's composer, wrote the theme's music to Sherwood Schwartz's lyrics; the verse spelled out the blended-family premise so new viewers never needed a recap.

What was the name of the youngest Brady son?

Bobby was the youngest of the Brady boys, often involved in whimsical dream sequences.

Which actress played Marcia Brady?

Maureen McCormick's memoir was subtitled 'Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice'.

What was the spin-off in which Marcia and Jan and their new husbands shared a house called?

The Brady Brides ran for ten episodes on NBC in early 1981, picking up after the double wedding with the two newlywed couples sharing one house.

Schwartz wanted Carol to be a divorcee; how did his dispute with ABC end?

ABC preferred a widow and Schwartz a divorcee; the compromise was that her first husband's fate was never revealed, and Schwartz later toyed with bringing him back alive as a device to replace Robert Reed.

Which actor was considered for Mike Brady but deemed too unknown for television?

Gene Hackman was Schwartz's choice for Mike, but he was rejected as too little known to TV audiences; within three years he had won the Best Actor Oscar for The French Connection.

What was the title of Barry Williams' best-selling memoir about his experiences on the show?

Barry Williams, who played Greg Brady, published 'Growing Up Brady: I Was a Teenage Greg' in 1992, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the show.

What fictional school did Greg and Marcia attend?

Greg and Marcia attended Westdale High School; Greg was captain of the Westdale football team, and in the 1995 film an original cast member cameos as a Westdale gym teacher.

Which actress played Jan Brady?

Eve Plumb played Jan, the middle daughter remembered for her struggles in Marcia's shadow.

Which episode reveals Jan's failing eyesight after she rides off on someone else's bicycle?

'The Not-So-Rose-Colored Glasses' aired on Christmas Eve 1971; riding home without her new spectacles, Jan crashes into the framed family portrait meant as an anniversary gift for Mike and Carol.

Which of these was NOT a real-life guest star on the show?

Neil Armstrong never appeared; the other three did: Davy Jones sang at Marcia's dance, Desi Arnaz Jr. turned up after Marcia wrote about him in her diary, and Jackie Coogan played a litigious driver in 'The Fender Benders'.

In 'The Impractical Joker', what is Greg's science-project mouse called?

The mouse was Myron; Jan hides him as a prank, he escapes, and the whole family hunts for him. It was also the last episode to feature Tiger the dog.

Which actor played Peter Brady?

Christopher Knight played the middle Brady son, Peter, sandwiched between Greg and Bobby.

What was the family's last name before Mike and Carol got married, for Carol and her daughters?

Carol and her daughters were the Martins; her first husband's surname is used in the pilot, and the girls went by Brady from the wedding on.

What was the name of the amusement park the Bradys visited in a memorable episode?

Kings Island, near Cincinnati, hosts 'The Cincinnati Kids': Mike is there to present plans to the park's owners, and Jan nearly wrecks the deal by mixing up his tube of blueprints with a poster.

On what date did the series finale air on ABC?

The finale, 'The Hair-Brained Scheme', aired on March 8, 1974; the show had premiered on September 26, 1969, and ran five seasons.

Which episode ranked number 37 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes list in 1997?

'Getting Davy Jones' (season three, episode 12) placed 37th on TV Guide's 1997 list of the 100 greatest episodes; Marcia had promised her classmates the Monkee would sing at their dance.

Which network aired the 2002 TV film 'The Brady Bunch in the White House'?

Fox aired The Brady Bunch in the White House in November 2002; it was the second sequel to the 1995 theatrical film, with Gary Cole and Shelley Long back as Mike and Carol.

Which Canadian filmmaker created the 'multi-dynamic image technique' used in the opening grid?

Christopher Chapman pioneered the multi-dynamic image technique in his 1967 Expo film A Place to Stand, which won the Oscar for best live-action short and inspired the nine-box Brady grid.

Which 1968 film had famously used the same split-screen technique as the opening credits?

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), starring Steve McQueen, popularised the multi-image split screen in its polo and heist sequences a year before the Brady grid debuted.

Where did the opening title sequence rank on TV Guide's 2010 reader poll of top credits?

Readers placed the Brady grid eighth in TV Guide's 2010 ranking of television's top credit sequences; in the grid Carol is top center, Alice dead center and Mike bottom center.

What was the name of Cindy's doll that went missing in season one?

Kitty Karry-All was Cindy's doll; in 'Kitty Karry-All Is Missing' she accuses Bobby of taking it, and the culprit turns out to be Tiger, who had stashed it in his doghouse.

Why did the dog Tiger largely disappear after early episodes?

The first dog died and its replacement misbehaved: the original Tiger was hit by a car during season one, and the untrainable stand-in was quietly written out, though the doghouse stayed in the backyard.

What was the name of the boyfriend Jan invented to seem popular?

Jan invented a boyfriend named George Glass in 'The Not-So-Ugly Duckling' to convince her family she was popular, after her crush Clark Tyson chose Marcia over her.

Who is Mr. Phillips?

Mr. Phillips was Mike's boss at the architectural firm, played by Jack Collins in the early seasons; by season five Mike answers instead to Mr. Matthews, the pool-table-gifting boss of 'The Hustler'.

Where were Cousin Oliver's parents living when he moved in with the Bradys?

Oliver's parents, Carol's brother Jack and his wife, went to South America for Jack's engineering job, so Oliver moved in for the final six episodes of season five.

Which hair colour does the theme song give Carol and her three girls?

The theme's first verse says the three very lovely girls 'all of them had hair of gold, like their mother, the youngest one in curls'.

Which future 'Little House' star gave Bobby his first kiss in 'Never Too Young'?

Melissa Sue Anderson, later Mary Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie, played Millicent, who kisses Bobby in 'Never Too Young'; Bobby then frets that she has exposed him to mumps.

Which Gilligan's Island actor played prospector Zaccariah T. Brown in the Grand Canyon episodes?

Jim Backus, Thurston Howell III on Gilligan's Island, played prospector Zaccariah T. Brown, who locks the Bradys in a ghost-town jail in 'Ghost Town U.S.A.' and drives off in their car.

Which actor starred in 'Kelly's Kids', an episode meant as a spin-off pilot?

Ken Berry played Ken Kelly, a neighbour who adopts three boys of different races in 'Kelly's Kids'; the episode was a backdoor pilot Schwartz later reworked as the 1986 sitcom Together We Stand.

Which comedy legend played the girls' great-aunt Jenny?

Imogene Coca, Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows partner, played eccentric Aunt Jenny; Jan panics on learning she looked just like Jenny as a girl, then discovers how full Jenny's life has been.

Which Dodgers pitcher tried to inject reality into Greg's baseball dreams?

Don Drysdale, a client of Mike's, first flatters Greg's pitching in 'The Dropout', then returns to explain how few players ever reach the majors, and Greg drops his plan to quit school.

Which Hawaiian singer serenaded Cindy in Honolulu?

Don Ho, the 'Tiny Bubbles' singer, appears as himself in the Hawaii three-parter and sings to a thrilled Cindy; the three Hawaii episodes were shot on location in 1972.

Which NASA astronaut signed autographs for Peter and Bobby in 'Out of This World'?

James McDivitt, commander of Gemini 4 and Apollo 9, appears as himself in 'Out of This World'; after meeting him, Peter and Bobby convince themselves they have seen a UFO, really Greg's hoax.

Which football star visits Bobby after Cindy claims he is terminally ill?

Joe Namath played himself in the season-five episode; Deacon Jones appeared separately to encourage Peter's singing.

Which horror icon played Professor Hubert Whitehead, holding the Brady boys hostage in the season-four Hawaii episodes?

Vincent Price appeared in two of the three Hawaii episodes, 'Pass the Tabu' and 'The Tiki Caves'.

Which future Happy Days mom played a doctor treating the girls' measles?

Marion Ross, later Mrs. Cunningham on Happy Days, played Dr. Porter, the girls' physician in 'Is There a Doctor in the House?'; the boys' doctor was Herbert Anderson, Dennis the Menace's TV father.

Which actress played Mike's fussy client Penelope Fletcher in 'The Snooperstar'?

Natalie Schafer, Lovey Howell on Gilligan's Island, played Penelope Fletcher in 'The Snooperstar'; Cindy, convinced she is being scouted, performs a Shirley Temple routine that wins the fussy client over.

Which actress made her screen debut as a cheerleader candidate in 'Greg's Triangle'?

Rita Wilson, then a high-schooler, made her debut as Pat Conway, who beat Marcia for head cheerleader after Greg judged the tryouts; she married Tom Hanks in 1988.

What world record did Bobby and Cindy attempt after being left out of a wedding?

In 'The Teeter-Totter Caper', Bobby and Cindy, told they are too young to attend a family wedding, go for the longest seesaw ride on record to prove they count.

Which 1968 blended-family film's success helped ABC decide to order the series?

Yours, Mine and Ours, the 1968 Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda hit about a widow and widower with eighteen children between them, convinced ABC the blended-family premise would sell, though Schwartz's script predated it.

What was the pilot called when John Rich was hired to direct it?

When John Rich signed on to direct the pilot, the project was titled The Brady Brood; the final name The Brady Bunch came later, before the September 1969 premiere.

Which actress was nearly cast as a 'wacky' Carol before Florence Henderson?

Joyce Bulifant was originally cast as a wackier Carol; when the network wanted a warmer tone, Florence Henderson replaced her, though Eve Plumb had already been chosen partly for resembling Bulifant.

Which group sang the theme song in the first season?

The Peppermint Trolley Company, a pop group from Redlands, California, recorded the first-season theme; from season two the Brady kids themselves took over the vocals.

Which network bought the Brady house in 2018, outbidding Lance Bass?

HGTV paid about $3.5 million for the house in August 2018, topping Lance Bass's bid, then rebuilt the interior to match the soundstage sets for A Very Brady Renovation.

Who bought the Brady house from HGTV in September 2023?

Tina Trahan, wife of former HBO chief Chris Albrecht, paid $3.2 million for the house in September 2023, well under HGTV's $5.5 million asking price, and said she would not live in it.

What address was given for the Brady house?

4222 Clinton Way appears on the package containing Jan's anonymous locket in the first-season episode 'Lost Locket, Found Locket'.

Which other Paramount shows borrowed the Brady interior sets during production?

Mannix and Mission: Impossible, both shooting at Paramount, borrowed the Brady living room and staircase for episodes; Mission: Impossible even kept the Brady furniture in shot.

Which X-Files episode featured a re-creation of the Brady house?

'Sunshine Days', a 2002 ninth-season X-Files episode, centres on a man who telekinetically rebuilds the Brady house inside his own home, with Michael Emerson as the obsessed fan.

Which future film director was assistant director on many episodes?

Alan Rudolph, later the director of Choose Me and Trouble in Mind, worked as an assistant director on the series before becoming Robert Altman's protégé.

Under what German title did the show air on ZDF from 1971?

ZDF aired the show as Drei Mädchen und drei Jungen ('three girls and three boys') from 1971, a title lifted straight from the theme song's premise.

How many episodes did the original series produce?

The series produced 117 episodes over five seasons; it was cancelled in 1974 shortly after passing the 100-episode mark that made it attractive for syndication.

Which 1972 Brady kids album reached No. 108 on the Billboard album chart?

Meet The Brady Bunch, released in 1972, climbed to No. 108 on the Billboard album chart; its companion The Kids from The Brady Bunch came out the same year.

What did Greg buy from his friend Eddie in 'The Wheeler-Dealer'?

Greg buys a used car from his friend Eddie that turns out to be a lemon, then tries to unload it with the same slick patter, until Mike makes him level with the buyer.

What were the names of the two pandas in 'The Brady Kids' cartoon?

The twin pandas were Ping and Pong; the cartoon's other animal regulars were Mop Top the shaggy dog and Marlon, a magical talking mynah bird voiced by Larry Storch.

Which studio produced 'The Brady Kids' cartoon?

Filmation, the studio behind Fat Albert and the animated Star Trek, produced The Brady Kids, 22 episodes that ran on ABC from 1972 to 1974.

Who replaced Eve Plumb as Jan in The Brady Bunch Variety Hour?

Geri Reischl took over Jan when Eve Plumb declined the 1976-77 Variety Hour; fans nicknamed her 'Fake Jan', and she was the only replacement in an otherwise original cast.

Which 2009 book celebrated the Variety Hour as a cult classic?

Love to Love You Bradys (2009), written by Susan Olsen with Ted Nichelson and Lisa Sutton, chronicles the Variety Hour's nine episodes and their kitsch afterlife.

How did NBC air 'The Brady Girls Get Married' in 1981?

NBC aired 'The Brady Girls Get Married' in three weekly half-hour parts in February 1981, using them as the lead-in to The Brady Brides, which continued in the same slot.

What careers do Greg and Jan have in 'The Brady Girls Get Married'?

Doctor and architect are Greg's and Jan's careers in 'The Brady Girls Get Married': Greg is a physician and Jan has joined Mike's architectural firm; Peter turns up on leave from the Air Force.

What are the names of Marcia's and Jan's husbands in the 1981 spin-off?

Wally Logan and Phillip Covington III are the husbands: Marcia married Wally, an easygoing toy salesman, and Jan married Phillip, a fastidious chemistry professor; sharing one house, the mismatched pair played out an Odd Couple dynamic.

Which game show host guest-starred as himself in the 1981 spin-off?

Bob Eubanks appeared as himself hosting The Newlywed Game in a Brady Brides episode in which both Brady couples competed on the show.

Who played Cindy in 'A Very Brady Christmas' while the original actress honeymooned?

Jennifer Runyon stepped in as Cindy because Susan Olsen was on her honeymoon; fans dubbed her 'Christmas Cindy', and Olsen returned for the 1990 series The Bradys.

Which actress replaced Maureen McCormick as Marcia in 'The Bradys'?

Leah Ayres played Marcia in the 1990 series The Bradys after Maureen McCormick declined to return; she was the only substitution among the original cast.

Which sitcom's 1989 episode reunited six Brady cast members?

Day by Day's 1989 episode 'A Very Brady Episode' had teenage Ross dream himself into the Brady household, with Henderson, Reed, Ann B. Davis and the grown Brady boys playing their old roles.

Which Food Network show had the Brady siblings as guest judges in 2019?

Chopped ran two Brady-themed episodes in 2019 to tie in with HGTV's A Very Brady Renovation, with the Brady siblings as guest judges; one round used Hawaiian ingredients, the other 'groovy' 1970s ones.

Which Drag Race star played Carol in the 2021 'Dragging the Classics' special?

Bianca Del Rio played Carol in the 2021 Paramount+ special Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch, which recreated a classic episode with Drag Race queens as the six kids; Barry Williams switched roles to play Mike.

Which episode did the Drag Race crossover recreate?

'Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?', the episode where Jan buys a curly black wig to stand out, was recreated line for line; RuPaul and Michelle Visage cameoed as wig-shop staff.

Who directed 'The Brady Bunch Movie' in 1995?

Betty Thomas, the Hill Street Blues actress turned director, made The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), with Shelley Long and Gary Cole as Carol and Mike.

Which three Monkees cameo in 'The Brady Bunch Movie'?

Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork, three of the four Monkees, appear as judges of the school's 'Search for the Stars' contest, where Davy also sings 'Girl' as Marcia swoons.

What is the name of the conman neighbor in 'The Brady Bunch Movie'?

Larry Dittmeyer, played by Michael McKean, schemes to have the Bradys lose their house so the whole block can be sold for a shopping mall.

How much did the Bradys owe in back taxes in the 1995 movie?

The Bradys owed $20,000 in back taxes, a bill Dittmeyer hoped would force them to sell; the kids enter the 'Search for the Stars' contest to raise the money.

Which trucker character picks up runaway Jan in the movie?

Schultzy, the trucker who gives runaway Jan a ride, is played by Ann B. Davis, and the name is a nod to Schultzy, the 1950s sitcom role that won Davis two Emmys.

Who plays the fake first husband Roy in 'A Very Brady Sequel'?

Tim Matheson plays the impostor Roy Martin in A Very Brady Sequel; he is after the family's kitschy horse statue, which turns out to be worth a fortune.

Which director made her feature debut with 'A Very Brady Sequel'?

Arlene Sanford, a veteran TV director, made her feature debut with A Very Brady Sequel (1996); it took in about $21 million, under half the first film's gross.

Which relative did Robert Reed play in a dual role?

Robert Reed doubled as Judge Hank Brady, Mike's grandfather, in 'You're Never Too Old', while Florence Henderson played Carol's grandmother Connie; the kids scheme to marry the two off.

Which legal drama starred Robert Reed alongside E. G. Marshall from 1961 to 1965?

On The Defenders (1961-65) Reed played Kenneth Preston, junior partner to his father Lawrence, played by E. G. Marshall, in a father-and-son defense practice.

What was Robert Reed's surname at birth?

Robert Reed was born John Robert Rietz Jr. in Highland Park, Illinois, in 1932, and took his stage name when he began acting in the 1950s.

Which 1977 miniseries earned Robert Reed his third Emmy nomination?

Roots (1977) brought Reed his third Emmy nomination, for playing Dr. William Reynolds, Kunta Kinte's second master; his earlier nods came in 1976 for Medical Center and Rich Man, Poor Man.

In which Indiana town was Florence Henderson born?

Florence Henderson was born in Dale, a small town in southern Indiana, in 1934, the youngest of ten children of a tobacco sharecropper.

Florence Henderson originated the title role in which 1954 Broadway musical?

Fanny, the Harold Rome musical, opened in 1954 with Henderson in the title role opposite Ezio Pinza and Walter Slezak and ran 888 performances.

On which 1950s sitcom did Ann B. Davis win two Emmys?

Ann B. Davis won Emmys in 1958 and 1959 as Schultzy, the lovesick secretary on The Bob Cummings Show, also known as Love That Bob.

Whom did Ann B. Davis replace as Princess Winnifred in 'Once Upon a Mattress' in 1960?

Ann B. Davis succeeded Carol Burnett, the original Winnifred, in the closing weeks of Once Upon a Mattress's 1960 Broadway run.

What is the title of Maureen McCormick's 2008 autobiography?

Here's the Story, subtitled Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice, was published in October 2008 and debuted at number four on The New York Times bestseller list.

Which 1976 NBC film cast Eve Plumb as a girl who flees home and works the streets?

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (NBC, 1976) cast Eve Plumb as a 15-year-old who runs away to Hollywood and drifts into prostitution; it spawned the 1977 sequel Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn.

Which other role was Mike Lookinland offered alongside Bobby Brady?

Mike Lookinland was offered Eddie in The Courtship of Eddie's Father at the same time as Bobby Brady; his parents chose the Bradys so he would work alongside other children, and Brandon Cruz took Eddie.

Why was Mike Lookinland's sandy hair dyed dark brown to play Bobby Brady?

To match his TV brothers, Peter and Greg, whose hair was naturally dark brown; hot set lights sometimes made the dye run down his face.

In which Utah town was Mike Lookinland born?

Mike Lookinland was born in Mount Pleasant, a small town in central Utah, on December 19, 1960; he returned to Utah as an adult and made his home in the Salt Lake City area.

Which comedian's program did Schwartz head-write, winning an Emmy in 1961?

Sherwood Schwartz was head writer of Red Skelton's CBS show, sharing the 1961 Emmy for comedy writing; he had started out writing jokes for Bob Hope's radio show in 1939.

Which TV series did Sherwood's nephew Douglas create?

Douglas Schwartz, son of Sherwood's brother Elroy, co-created Baywatch in 1989 with Michael Berk and Gregory Bonann; Elroy himself had been a principal writer on Gilligan's Island.

Which ABC president conceived the Brady variety show after a Donny & Marie reunion?

Fred Silverman, then ABC's programming chief, ordered The Brady Bunch Hour after seeing the cast reunite on Donny & Marie in 1976; the Kroffts produced it with no creative input from Schwartz.

Who played neighbor Jack Merrill, Alice's love interest, on The Brady Bunch Hour?

Rip Taylor, the confetti-throwing comic, played Jack Merrill, the Bradys' neighbor and Alice's new love interest on the 1976-77 Brady Bunch Hour.

Which MTV VJ played Bobby's wife Tracy in 'The Bradys'?

Martha Quinn, one of MTV's original VJs, played Tracy, the young wife who marries Bobby after his racing accident in The Bradys; Jonathan Taylor Thomas played Greg's son Kevin.

Which two ABC TGIF shows beat 'The Bradys' in the ratings?

The Bradys aired Fridays at 8 on CBS against ABC's Full House and Family Matters, the TGIF hour that crushed it; CBS cancelled the show after six episodes in March 1990.

Which trips did Mike and Carol each secretly plan in 'A Very Brady Christmas'?

Greece and Japan were the secret plans: Carol had saved for a trip to Greece and Mike for one to Japan; on discovering the duplicate surprises they spend the money flying the whole family home for Christmas instead.

What career has Bobby secretly taken up in 'A Very Brady Christmas'?

Bobby has quit graduate school to become a race car driver, a secret he hides from Mike and Carol until the holiday gathering; in The Bradys a crash later leaves him paralysed.

Which Ninja Turtle did Cousin Oliver actor Robbie Rist voice in the 1990 film?

Robbie Rist voiced Michelangelo, the nunchaku-swinging party-lover, in the 1990 live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and its two sequels; on screen he had played Ted Baxter's adopted son David on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Which Hanna-Barbera ape did Allan Melvin voice?

Allan Melvin was the voice of Magilla Gorilla, the pet-shop ape nobody would buy, from 1964; he also voiced Drooper the lion on The Banana Splits.

Which Archie Bunker pal did Allan Melvin play on 'All in the Family'?

Allan Melvin played Barney Hefner, Archie's beer-drinking buddy and neighbor, on All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place; he had also been Sergeant Hacker on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

From roughly how many interviews were the six Brady children cast in the summer of 1968?

Schwartz interviewed 264 children in 1968 and kept both a blonde and a brunette set of boys and girls in reserve until Mike and Carol were cast and the hair colours were settled.

Under what name did the Brady kids perform on the talent show in 'Amateur Nite'?

The kids called themselves The Silver Platters in 'Amateur Nite', a nod to the engraved platter Bobby had ordered for Mike and Carol's anniversary; they performed 'It's a Sunshine Day' on the show.