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81-399: The series starred the original cast members of The Brady Bunch , with the exception of Eve Plumb , who was replaced by Geri Reischl (popularly called "Fake Jan"). The show began as a 60-minute special titled The Brady Bunch Variety Hour on November 28, 1976. The special garnered high ratings and led to eight additional 60-minute episodes which were produced and aired sporadically under

162-456: A canon lives in a canonry or "canon's house". Other clerical titles have different names for their houses. A parsonage is where the parson of a church resides; a parson is the priest/presbyter of a parish church . A rectory is the residence of an ecclesiastical rector , although the name may also be applied to the home of an academic rector (e.g., a Scottish university rector), or other person with that title. In North American Anglicanism,

243-471: A parish . Clergy houses frequently serve as the administrative office of the local parish, as well as a residence. They are normally located next to, or at least close to, the church their occupant serves. Partly because of the general conservation of churches, many clergy houses have survived and are of historic interest or importance. In the United Kingdom, the 14th-century Alfriston Clergy House

324-523: A book, Love to Love You Bradys , which dissects and celebrates the Variety Hour as a cult classic. A TV reunion film called The Brady Girls Get Married was produced in 1981. Although scheduled to be shown in its original full-length film format, NBC decided at the last minute to divide it into half-hour segments and show one part a week for three weeks. The fourth week debuted a spin-off sitcom titled The Brady Brides , which carried on from where

405-537: A dirty sense of humor and Ann B. Davis is a born-again Christian." The Krofftettes were a dance troupe, who also performed water ballet created by Sid and Marty Krofft as a spin-off of The Ice Vanities, which performed skating routines on their other variety endeavor, Donny & Marie . When ABC programming executive Michael Eisner asked the Kroffts to create a new show for The Brady Bunch , Sid decided that

486-434: A divorcée, but the network objected to this. A compromise was reached whereby Carol's marital status (whether she was divorced or widowed) was never directly revealed. Schwartz shopped the series to the "big three" television networks of the era. ABC , CBS , and NBC all liked the script, but each network wanted changes before they would commit to filming, so Schwartz shelved the project. Although similarities exist between

567-521: A house and living together. The clashes between Jan's uptight and conservative husband, Philip Covington III (a college professor in science who is several years older than Jan, played by Ron Kuhlman) and Marcia's tousled and more bohemian husband, Wally Logan (a fun-loving salesman for a large toy company, played by Jerry Houser ), were the pivot on which many of the stories were based, not unlike The Odd Couple . Florence Henderson and Ann B. Davis also appeared regularly. Ten episodes were aired before

648-545: A popular syndicated staple, especially among children and teenage viewers. The Brady Bunch ' s success in syndication led to several television reunion films and spin-off series: The Brady Bunch Hour (1976–77), The Brady Girls Get Married (1981), The Brady Brides (1981), A Very Brady Christmas (1988), and The Bradys (1990). In 1995, the series was adapted into a satirical comedy theatrical film titled The Brady Bunch Movie , followed by A Very Brady Sequel in 1996. A second sequel, The Brady Bunch in

729-469: A real window where the false one was in the TV show footage). Contemporary establishing shots of the house were filmed with the owner's permission for the 1990 TV series The Bradys . The owner refused to allow Paramount to restore the property to its 1969 look for The Brady Bunch Movie in 1995, so a facade resembling the original home was built around an existing house. The house was put up for sale, for

810-471: A regular comedian on the show, so Rip Taylor was brought aboard to portray the Bradys' realtor, moving man, next-door-neighbor, general Jack-of-all-trades and Alice's boyfriend, Mr. Jack Merrill. Like Reischl, Taylor felt welcomed by the cast—with the exception of Ann B. Davis, who barely spoke to him except when they were doing scenes. Series writer Mike Kagan commented that Rip Taylor is a "salty guy, he's got

891-594: A repackaged version at a lower price, but it does not include the bonus disc that was part of the original complete series release. The TV film A Very Brady Christmas was released as a stand-alone DVD in Region 1 on October 10, 2017. In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the original series, CBS/Paramount released The Brady-est Brady Bunch TV & Movie Collection in Region 1 on June 4, 2019. The collection contains every episode of The Brady Bunch , The Brady Kids , The Brady Brides , and The Bradys , as well as

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972-491: A result of the popular attention it garnered in this sequence, it was referred to in the press as "the Brady Bunch effect". In a 2010 issue of TV Guide , the show's opening title sequence ranked number eight on a list of TV's top-10 credits sequences, as selected by readers. In 1966, following the success of his TV series Gilligan's Island , Sherwood Schwartz conceived the idea for The Brady Bunch after reading in

1053-399: A special effect. The Krofftettes were also forced to smear Vaseline into their scalp so that everything would stay in place while under water. This could only be removed with a recipe of Spic and Span household cleaner along with Joy dishwashing liquid, which turned everyone's hair green. Turbans and other head pieces were then used for the remainder of the series. The Krofftettes were

1134-418: A variety show, television films, a dramatic series, a stage play, theatrical films, and a reality series. A final-season Brady Bunch episode, "Kelly's Kids", was intended as a pilot for a prospective spin-off series of the same name. Ken Berry starred as Ken Kelly, a friend and neighbor of the Bradys, who with his wife Kathy ( Brooke Bundy ) adopted three orphaned boys of different racial backgrounds. One of

1215-461: Is about the Brady kids having various adventures. The family's adults were never seen or mentioned, and the "home" scenes were in a very large, well-appointed tree house. Several animals were regular characters, including two non-English-speaking pandas (Ping and Pong), a talking bird (Merlin) which could do magic, and an ordinary pet dog (Mop Top). The first 17 episodes featured the voices of all six of

1296-475: Is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC . The series revolves around a large blended family of six children, with three boys and three girls. After its cancellation in 1974, the series debuted in syndication in September 1975. Though it was never a ratings hit or a critical success during its original run, the program has since become

1377-509: Is any political commentary , especially regarding the Vietnam War , which was being waged at its largest extent during the height of the series. The regular cast appears in an opening title sequence in which video "headshots" are arranged in a three-by-three grid, with cast members appearing to look around at one another. The sequence used the then-new " multi-dynamic image technique " created by Canadian filmmaker Christopher Chapman ; as

1458-525: Is typically owned and maintained by a church, as a benefit to its clergy . This practice exists in many denominations because of the tendency of clergy to be transferred from one church to another at relatively frequent intervals. Also, in smaller communities, suitable housing is not always available. In addition, such a residence can be supplied in lieu of salary, which may not be able to be provided (especially at smaller congregations). Catholic clergy houses in particular may be lived in by several priests from

1539-534: The Los Angeles Times that "30% of marriages [in the United States] have a child or children from a previous marriage". He set to work on a pilot script for a series tentatively titled Mine and Yours . Schwartz then developed the script to include three children for each parent. While Mike Brady is depicted as being a widower, Schwartz originally wanted the character of Carol Brady to have been

1620-652: The Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award at the 10th Youth in Film Awards . All other awards and nominations for the series have come from the TV Land Awards : During the series' original run, the six Brady kids recorded several albums on Paramount's record label, all credited to "The Brady Bunch". Note that Florence Henderson and Robert Reed did not participate in these recordings, and are not pictured on

1701-408: The 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair , the sequence was created and filmed by Howard A. Anderson Jr. , a visual effects pioneer who worked on the title sequences for many popular television series. The use of this innovation here became so familiar through the sitcom's popularity that it was referred to in the press as the "Brady Bunch effect". The end credits feature an instrumental version of

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1782-771: The 50th anniversary). The film's opening credits featured the season-one "Grid" and theme song, with the addition of The Brady Girls Get Married title. The film shows what the characters had been doing since the original series ended: Mike is still an architect, Carol is a real-estate agent, Greg is a doctor, Marcia is a fashion designer, Peter is in the Air Force, Jan is also an architect, Bobby and Cindy are in college, and Alice has married Sam. Eventually, they all reunite for Marcia and Jan's double wedding. The Brady Brides features Maureen McCormick and Eve Plumb reprising their respective roles as Marcia and Jan Brady. The series begins with Marcia and Jan and their new husbands buying

1863-410: The Brady Bunch stars on numerous occasions, but no one bothered to seek the approval or involvement of Paramount Pictures (the producers and then-property holders of The Brady Bunch ) or Sherwood Schwartz (the series creator). Both parties eventually gave their approval of the new series, mainly as a way to keep interest in the original series. The variety hour was the only Brady project to not have

1944-523: The Brady house were used at least three times for other Paramount TV shows while The Brady Bunch was still in production: twice for Mannix and once for Mission: Impossible . In the case of Mission: Impossible , the Brady furniture was also used. A re-creation of the Brady house was constructed for the X-Files episode " Sunshine Days ", which also revolved around The Brady Bunch . Since its first syndicated airing in September 1975, an episode of

2025-439: The Brady kids took over singing the theme song. In season three, the boys sing the first verse, girls sing the second verse, and all sing together for the third and last verse. In season four, a new version is recorded with the same structure as the season three version, but in season five, the season three version returns. Utilizing Christopher Chapman's " multi-dynamic image technique ", a version of which had famously appeared in

2106-414: The Brady surname. Included in the blended family are Mike's live-in housekeeper , Alice Nelson ( Ann B. Davis ), and the boys' dog, Tiger. (In the pilot episode, the girls also have a pet: a cat named Fluffy who never appears in any other episodes). The setting is a large two-story house designed by Mike, located in a Los Angeles suburb. The show never addressed what happened to Carol's first husband. In

2187-424: The Bradys during the day, swimming sequences were often relegated to late night hours. This required the women to work more than 15 consecutive hours on days they were filming. Other hazards with the swimming pool included props weighed to the bottom, which presented unwelcome obstructions. In addition, the Kroffts decided in one production number to have gas canisters in the pool, which they ignited during filming as

2268-402: The Bradys were a blended family. As described above, the Brady family is shown in a three-by-three grid, tic-tac-toe board-style graphic with Carol in the top center, Alice in the middle block, and Mike in the bottom center. To the right are three blocks with the boys from the oldest on top to the youngest. To the left are three blocks with the girls from the oldest to the youngest. In season two,

2349-489: The Krofftettes were expected to sit on the bottom of the pool floor in various formations. In order to accomplish this, the women had to completely exhale all of their breath so that they would sink in a state of hypoxia . The ABC network would not allow the use of goggles and any unsightly air bubble escaping from a desperate nostril was absolutely forbidden. Because the Krofftettes had double duty as dancers on stage with

2430-482: The Top 30. Beginning in 2017, The TV Ratings Guide began publishing vintage television ratings as they became readily available from old newspaper publishings. Season 4 ratings came from Variety year-end rankings dated May 30, 1973. The Brady Bunch earned steady ratings during its primetime run (but never placed in the top 30 during the five years it aired) and was cancelled in 1974 after five seasons and 117 episodes; it

2511-830: The White House , aired on Fox in November 2002 as a made-for-television film . In 1997, "Getting Davy Jones " (season three, episode 12) was ranked number 37 on TV Guide ' s 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time . The show's enduring popularity has resulted in its widespread recognition as an American cultural icon . Mike Brady ( Robert Reed ), a widowed architect with three sons—Greg ( Barry Williams ), Peter ( Christopher Knight ), and Bobby ( Mike Lookinland )—marries Carol Martin ( Florence Henderson ), who herself has three daughters: Marcia ( Maureen McCormick ), Jan ( Eve Plumb ), and Cindy ( Susan Olsen ). Mike and Carol adopt each other's children and Carol and her daughters take

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2592-468: The act and is a love interest for the Bradys' maid, Alice (her former boyfriend, Sam the Butcher, is never mentioned). Each episode features the obligatory variety show song-and-dance numbers and sketches, as well as a show-within-a-show behind-the-scenes story which takes place in the Bradys' home. The Krofftettes and Water Follies In 1976, ABC president Fred Silverman concocted the idea of reuniting

2673-448: The adopted sons was played by Todd Lookinland, the younger brother of Mike Lookinland. While Kelly's Kids was not subsequently picked up as a full series, producer Sherwood Schwartz reworked the basic premise for the short-lived 1980s sitcom Together We Stand starring Elliott Gould and Dee Wallace . A 22-episode animated Saturday morning cartoon series, produced by Filmation and airing on ABC from September 1972 to August 1974,

2754-454: The album sleeves. While session musicians provided backing, the actors from the series provided their own singing voices (which was not always the case for early 1970s television crossover acts). In addition, Chris Knight & Maureen McCormick issued a duet LP in 1973, and five of the six Brady kids also released solo singles between 1970 and 1974; only Susan Olsen did not. None of the singles from The Brady Bunch, or any single or album from

2835-430: The assorted spin-off acts, ever became hits on any national music charts . The group's 1972 album Meet The Brady Bunch was their only charting release, hitting #108 on Billboard's album charts. Also includes solo singles as indicated. Several spin-offs , and sequels , and reality series to the original series have been made, featuring all or most of the original cast. These include another sitcom, an animated series,

2916-478: The cast of The Brady Bunch on an episode of the Donny & Marie variety show. Florence Henderson, Maureen McCormick, Mike Lookinland, and Susan Olsen were booked and when the show aired on October 8, it was a ratings success, prompting Silverman to begin developing a variety show starring the Brady family. Donny & Marie producers Sid and Marty Krofft agreed to helm the show, as their paths had crossed with

2997-705: The complete collection of episodes in its entirety. It was shown dubbed in Argentina under the name “La tribu Brady”. Paramount Home Entertainment released all five seasons on DVD in Region 1 from 2005 to 2006, before CBS Home Entertainment took over DVD rights to the Paramount Television library (though CBS DVD releases are still distributed by Paramount). Paramount/CBS has released the series on DVD in other countries as well. In April 2007, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment released

3078-413: The complete series box set , which includes the TV films A Very Brady Christmas and "The Brady 500" (an episode of The Bradys ), as well as two episodes of The Brady Kids animated series. The box art for this set features green shag carpeting and 1970s-style wood paneling. 8 years later on April 7, 2015, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment re-released the complete series box set,

3159-453: The father, Schwartz originally cast Bob Holiday , who was well known for portraying Superman in a Broadway musical , but since Holiday had little on-camera experience, network executives overrode Schwartz's decision and gave the role to TV veteran Robert Reed . As the sets were built on Paramount Television stage 5, adjacent to the stage where H.R. Pufnstuf was filmed by Sid and Marty Krofft , who later produced The Brady Bunch Hour ,

3240-588: The films A Very Brady Christmas , The Brady Bunch Movie , A Very Brady Sequel , The Brady Bunch in the White House , and Growing Up Brady . The first two seasons are also available on Region 2 DVD for the UK, with audio in English and subtitle choices in Norwegian , Swedish , Danish , or Finnish . The series has also been released on VHS . Ratings data prior to 1972 is scarce for shows that did not place in

3321-560: The first season, awkward adjustments, accommodations, gender rivalries, and resentments inherent in blended families dominate the storylines. In an early episode, Carol tells Bobby that the only "steps" in their household lead to the second floor (in other words, that the Bradys are not a "stepfamily", only "a family"). Thereafter, episodes focus on typical teen and preteen concerns such as sibling rivalry , puppy love , self-image , character building, responsibility, dating , school grades and getting along in social company. Noticeably absent

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3402-553: The first time as a part of The Brady-est Brady Bunch TV & Movie Collection . Marcia and Jan announce that they are both getting married and plans soon begin for a double wedding. A second TV reunion film, A Very Brady Christmas , aired in December 1988 on CBS and features most of the regular cast (except Susan Olsen , who was on her honeymoon at the time of filming; the role of Cindy was played by Jennifer Runyon ), as well as three grandchildren, Peter's girlfriend, Valerie, and

3483-400: The first time since 1973, in the summer of 2018 with an asking price of $ 1.885 million. Cable network HGTV outbid seven others for it, including NSYNC 's Lance Bass . HGTV has expanded the home for its original series A Very Brady Renovation , with the goal of recreating each of the interior rooms used in the TV series (which had only existed as a Paramount Studios set) while maintaining

3564-450: The first water ballet troupe to be recorded on video tape, which presented its own set of challenges. The Kroffts experimented with an underwater camera, but relied more on large porthole windows in which cameras taped from outside of the pool itself. Cast, crew, and visitors alike were known to visit the stage and observe the young women during rehearsals through these windows, which included Chevy Chase and Paul Shaffer who were working at

3645-675: The first-season episode entitled "Lost Locket, Found Locket", and "Clinton Way" is clearly legible on Marcia's driver permit in the fifth-season episode "The Driver's Seat"). Although no city was ever specified, it was presumed from references to the Los Angeles Dodgers , the Los Angeles Rams , and a Hollywood film studio, among many others, that the Bradys lived in Southern California , most likely Los Angeles or one of its suburbs. The interior sets of

3726-408: The former clergy house is called the "Old Vicarage" or the "Old Rectory". In Scotland, a former clergy house may be known as the "Old Manse". There are a number of more specific terms whose use depends on the rank of the occupant, the denomination, and the locality. Above the parish level, a bishop's house was traditionally called a " Bishop's palace ", a dean 's residence is known as a deanery , and

3807-422: The involvement of Schwartz during production. Although Robert Reed's dissatisfaction with other Brady Bunch incarnations is well-known, he quickly signed on to star in the variety show. Maureen McCormick recalled: "We joked that it was the first time any of us could remember him wanting to do something Brady-related." Barry Williams once wrote: " The Brady Bunch Hour was incredibly bad, but even more incredible

3888-440: The last minute the crew decided to offer her a guest-starring role, which she retained throughout all nine episodes of the series. The producers made a deal which allowed her to be on the set only a few days a week so she could commute to Denver and fulfill her responsibilities to the church. Contrary to popular belief, Eve Plumb was originally slated to appear in the variety hour. She said in her interview from 1976: "I wanted to do

3969-498: The name La famiglia Brady ( The Brady Family ) starting on March 11, 1987. It was later bought by Fininvest, that aired it on Italia 1 from July 9, 1990 and on Canale 5 from January 5, 1991. ITV broadcast the show in a number of United Kingdom regions, including Thames , Granada , Tyne Tees , Grampian and Ulster from 1975 to 1982. Streaming The Brady Bunch is also available through video-on-demand services Hulu and Paramount+ , although neither streamer offers

4050-549: The next best thing to ice would be a gigantic swimming pool, inspired by Esther Williams movies of the 1940s and 1950s. On October 25, 1976, the Kroffts held auditions for the group with choreographer Joe Cassini in the ABC headquarters at 1313 North Vine Street in Hollywood. There, they met Charkie Phillips, a classically trained dancer from Florida and competitive swimmer with an extensive background in synchronized swimming. Phillips

4131-506: The omitted episodes would not premiere before 1997 on Comedy & Co. In Italy, under a RAI-Paramount deal, eight episodes were broadcast on Programma Nazionale (today RAI 1) from April 27 to June 15, 1973 under the name Album di famiglia . In the late-70s, it would be shown again in Italian dub on Swiss and Istrian networks. Years later, RAI bought the distribution rights again, and the show began airing on Rai 1 and later Rai 3 under

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4212-463: The opening and closing numbers and comedy sketches. Knight later said that it did not work that way "and I learned one of life's lessons—always get it in writing!" Mike Lookinland was uncomfortable dancing and had no desire to do the show, so he demanded twice the salary he was offered in hopes that the producers would be forced to recast his role. To his surprise, this resulted in an increased salary for each cast member. Even then, he did not want to do

4293-401: The original child actors from the show, but Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick, and Christopher Knight were replaced for the last five episodes due to a contract dispute. On November 28, 1976, a one-hour television special entitled The Brady Bunch Variety Hour aired on ABC. Eve Plumb was the only regular cast member from the original show who declined to be in the series and the role of Jan

4374-446: The original exterior look from the street, and to make it fully habitable (unlike the sets made on Paramount soundstage #5). The six actors who played the TV children, and who also actively participated in the 2018/19 renovation, posed for a photo in front on November 1 the same year. In May 2023, it was announced that HGTV was selling the house for $ 5.5 million. The house was bought on September 11, 2023 by media executive Tina Trahan,

4455-604: The production crew prepared the backyard of a home in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles , as the exterior location for the chaotic backyard wedding scene. Filming of the pilot began on Friday, October 4, 1968, and lasted eight days. The theme song, written by Schwartz and Frank De Vol , and originally arranged, sung, and performed by Paul Parrish, Lois Fletcher, and John Beland under the name the Peppermint Trolley Company , quickly communicated to audiences that

4536-468: The reunion film left off. The film featured the entire original cast; this proved to be the only time the entire cast worked together on a single project following the cancellation of the original series (the complete surviving cast also appeared in these official projects together: Brady Bunch Home Movies from 1995, The Brady Bunch 35th Anniversary Reunion Special: Still Brady After All These Years from 2004, as well as various reunion programs in 2019 for

4617-400: The role only one day before rehearsals began. Reischl's costars made her feel at home (Robert Reed told her it felt like she had always been a part of the Brady family, and she developed a lasting friendship with Susan Olsen), but because of the recasting, Reischl was later dubbed "Fake Jan", a moniker which she has openly embraced. After the pilot was shot, producers decided that they needed

4698-519: The same slot as The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries , but was scheduled sporadically throughout the season, leading to inconsistent ratings. A promo was often shown with Reed and Henderson stating, " The Brady Bunch Variety Hour won't be seen this week, but we will be back again soon." The first and fourth episodes were released on VHS and DVD in the United States in 2000 by Rhino Entertainment . The Brady Bunch The Brady Bunch

4779-411: The series and two 1968 theatrical release films, United Artists' Yours, Mine and Ours (starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball ) and CBS 's With Six You Get Eggroll (starring Brian Keith and Doris Day ), the original script for The Brady Bunch predated the scripts for both of these films. Nonetheless, the outstanding success of Yours, Mine and Ours ( the 11th-highest-grossing film of 1968 )

4860-487: The shortened title The Brady Bunch Hour from January 23 to May 25, 1977. Later Brady Bunch revival series and TV reunion movies do not include or mention the show's events. When the family is chosen to star in a new variety series for ABC , Mike Brady gives up his architectural career and moves his family into a beach-side home somewhere in Southern California . In addition to the Brady clan, next-door-neighbor Jack Merrill ( Rip Taylor ) frequently finds his way into

4941-475: The show and often skipped the rehearsals, until one day Florence Henderson found him in the parking lot and reminded him that they were all doing their job and "if his heart wasn't in it, neither should he be". Ann B. Davis had left Hollywood in 1974 and was working as a volunteer in a clergy house in Denver, Colorado when the series was hurried into production. Originally, no one thought to include Davis, but at

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5022-481: The show but there was a built-in option for thirteen more shows and possibly five years". Plumb agreed to appear in five of the thirteen planned episodes, but when the network demanded that it was all-or-nothing, she backed out of the project. In late October 1976, producers scrambled to find a replacement and met with over 1500 hopefuls, eventually settling on Geri Reischl to fill the void. Reischl, who had extensive singing experience, auditioned several times and landed

5103-801: The show every Sunday morning promoted as the "Brady Bunch Brunch". MeTV's sister network Catchy Comedy airs the show weekday mornings. International In West Germany , the show premiered on ZDF under the name Drei Mädchen und drei Jungen ("Three Girls and Three Boys") on August 8, 1971, with episode six "A Clubhouse Is Not a Home", and was shown on Sunday afternoons until halfway through Season 4, culminating with episode 77 "Cyrano De Brady" on October 5, 1974. Some episodes were omitted. From 1984 to 1998, reruns would sporadically occur on Sat.1 . The later reunion show, "The Brady Girls Get Married/The Brady Brides" would be broadcast on ZDF as Eine Reizende Familie ("A Lovely Family") from October 18, 1984, to January 10, 1985. The second half of Season 4, Season 5 and

5184-482: The show has been broadcast somewhere in the United States and abroad every day of the year. Episodes were also shown on ABC Daytime from July 9, 1973, to April 18, 1975, and from June 30 to August 29, 1975, at 11:30 a.m. EST/10:30 CST. The show aired on TBS starting in the 1980s until 1997, Nickelodeon (as part of the Nick at Nite block in 1995 for a special event, and again from 1998 to 2003 and briefly during

5265-438: The sides of the tank to ease filming underwater. When the pool was first filled, early taping tests were unsuccessful. Assistant director Rick Locke commented that "it looked like milk". The pool was then filled with 50,000 US gallons (190,000 L; 42,000 imp gal) of Sparkletts bottled water, chlorinated and filter and pump facilities added outside the studio. Both the swimmers and stage crew faced many challenges with

5346-412: The sitcom was cancelled. This was the only Brady show in sitcom form to be filmed in front of a live studio audience. Bob Eubanks guest-starred as himself in an episode where the two couples appear on The Newlywed Game . Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, The Brady Girls Get Married was rerun on various networks in its original full-length film format. In 2019, the series was released on DVD for

5427-460: The spouses of Greg, Marcia, and Jan (Nora, Wally, and Phillip, respectively). The Nielsen ratings for A Very Brady Christmas were the highest of any television film that season for CBS. Clergy house A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of a given religion. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse , parsonage , rectory , or vicarage . A clergy house

5508-528: The spring of 2012), Noggin (as part of The N block from March to April 2004), TV Land from 2002 to 2015, Nick Jr. Channel (as part of the NickMom block from 2012 to 2013), and Hallmark Channel from January to June 2013 and again starting September 5–30, 2016. U.S. Since its national launch in 2010, the Weigel Broadcasting –owned classic-TV network MeTV has aired a weekly block of

5589-410: The studio on a television special. According to Shaffer, Chase would cut production meetings short so that everyone could go watch the Krofftettes. Apart from the first episode, the production crew were very resistant to the expense of doing multiple takes, even allowing bloopers to appear in the finished episodes rather than re-shooting the sequences. The show was intended to air every fifth week in

5670-431: The swimming pool during production. Because the pool was located next door to the ice rink for Donny & Marie on Stage 1, the Krofftettes entered and exited the water in frigid air temperatures while rehearsing for the pilot episode. This caused steam to rise out of the water. Attempts to equalize the temperature of both the water and air then turned the pool into a warm bath. Unlike traditional synchronized swimming,

5751-548: The theme song's third verse. In season one, it was recorded by the Peppermint Trolley Company. From season two on, the theme was recorded in-house by Paramount musicians. The house built in 1959, by Harry M. Londelius Jr. , and used in exterior shots, is located in Studio City , within the city limits of Los Angeles. It originally bore little relation to the interior of the Bradys' on-screen home, but

5832-402: The wife of former HBO chief executive Chris Albrecht and a longtime fan of the show, for $ 3.2 million. She said she will leave the house as is and not renovate nor update it, and no one will be living in the house, and plans to use it for charity events and fundraisers. In the series, the address of the house was given as 4222 Clinton Way (as read aloud by Carol from an arriving package in

5913-497: The young entertainer featured solos and elaborate dance routines. Maureen McCormick was excited at the prospect of singing and working with the Krofft brothers; and Susan Olsen loved the idea of doing Saturday Night Live -type skits. Christopher Knight had turned his back on the entertainment industry and was aware of his own singing/dancing limitations, but he agreed to do the show when he was promised that his work would be limited to

5994-406: Was a factor in ABC's decision to order episodes for the series. After receiving a commitment for 13 weeks of television shows from ABC in 1968, Schwartz hired film and television director John Rich to direct the pilot, then called "The Brady Brood", cast the six children from 264 interviews during that summer, and hired the actors to play the mother, father, and housekeeper roles. For the part of

6075-408: Was cancelled shortly after the series crossed the minimum threshold for syndication . At that point in the storyline, Greg graduated from high school and was about to enroll in college. The Brady Bunch was not an award-winning show at the time of its original broadcast in the 1970s. The series and its cast and crew were not nominated for an award until 1989, when Barry Williams was honored with

6156-591: Was gutted and renovated in 2018 to match the layout of the soundstage sets. According to a 1994 article in the Los Angeles Times , the San Fernando Valley house was built in 1959 and selected as the Brady residence because series creator Schwartz felt it looked like a home where an architect would live. A false window was attached to the front's A-frame section to give the illusion that it had two full stories (the 2018/19 renovation installed

6237-458: Was lousy and the show itself was worse. His inner Dorothy had found her calling." Florence Henderson, the only cast member with real experience singing and dancing, was leery of the project but also agreed to appear, so the producers then set their sights on reuniting the Brady kids. Barry Williams was working on Broadway when he got a call from Marty Krofft, who pitched the show as "The Barry Williams Variety Hour with The Brady Bunch", promising

6318-505: Was recast with Geri Reischl . Produced by Sid and Marty Krofft , the sibling team behind H.R. Pufnstuf , Donny and Marie , and other variety shows and children's series of the era, the show was intended to air every fifth week in the same slot as The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries , but ended up being scheduled sporadically throughout the season, leading to inconsistent ratings and its inevitable cancellation. In 2009, Brady Bunch cast member Susan Olsen, with Lisa Sutton, published

6399-590: Was selected to help Cassini choose dancers who could also handle the rigors of synchronised swimming. The series was taped on Stage 2 at KTLA Studios in Los Angeles. The first episode was taped over three days beginning Monday, November 22, completing just days before its air date that Thanksgiving Sunday. The 47,756 US gallons (180,780 L) 45 by 25 feet (13.7 m × 7.6 m), 68 inches (1.7 m) deep pool arrived in sections that were bolted together and made watertight. The pool included windows along

6480-445: Was the fact that Robert Reed (who you'd expect would be foaming at the mouth about this mess) really enjoyed being on it." When Williams asked him why, Reed said: "I've studied voice and dancing. I'm terrible at both, and it proved to be true, but when Sid and Marty met with me, they described the whole thing in very positive terms and I thought, 'What fun! This'll be a hoot!'" Quipped McCormick, "He sang and danced without caring that he

6561-632: Was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust . It was purchased in a state of near ruin in 1896 for £10, the vicarage having moved elsewhere long before. In some countries where the clergy houses were often rather grand, many of them have now been sold off by the churches and replaced by more modest properties. Numerous clergy houses have been acquired by families for use as private homes. Others have been adapted as offices or used for various civic functions. In many villages in England,

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