The Brady Bunch is a TV sitcom that started 40 years ago. The show was created when Sherwood Schwartz found that 20 to 30 percent families had at least one child from previous marriage. With this in mind, he wrote a 30 minute pilot episode. Where a widow with 3 daughters marries a widower with 3 sons and they all end up going to the honeymoon together.
When it came to choosing the cast, the creators think it would be a lot easier if the kids had the same hair color as their parents. The problem started when the casting of the kids started first, so, in order to back up their plan they have to have 3 blonde girls, 3 blonde boys, 3 brunette girls and 3 brunette boys.
Carol's role was meant to be performed by Joyce Bulifant from Mary Tyler Moore Show. But when Florence Henderson auditioned, she nailed her screen test. So Florence ended up getting the role consequently, it means that girls were going to be blonde. Some people think it would be much better if the girls were brunettes. Since they think, brunettes seem naughty.
The Academy Award winning legend, Gene Hackman has been chosen to depict the part of the architect father Mike Brady. Paramount Studios did not agree to this, thinking that Hackman was not known in that time and wouldn't have performed on TV. It's really probable that Mr. Hackman could have dodged a bullet on this choice. Therefore the role ended up with Robert Reed, who didn't like the part. He had been auditioning for Paramount Studios for 3 different shows and this was his least favored. He had numerous arguments with the show around the years so he didn't show up on the final episode.
The Brady Bunch was one of the last shows to feature fun around the house, comedy situations, full of children, and middle class parent. All these smiling faces lived in a four bedroom house in LA suburbs. The Brady Bunch plot revolves around family camping trips, children getting along and competition for the family point. There was one time, when their Dad placed a payphone and not to forget the war in the bathroom.
During the beginning of the Brady Bunch television show, the children's age ranged by 7 to 14 years of age. The eldest son, Greg played by Barry Williams turned into a teenage idol. During 1971 he has been receiving six thousand five hundred fan letters per week. Barry, with the others chose to take their TV screen achievements into recording careers in 70's but without notable achievements. Enjoy a replay of the Brady Bunch TV series now. And enjoy the family wit which made this show a hit 40 years back.
When it came to choosing the cast, the creators think it would be a lot easier if the kids had the same hair color as their parents. The problem started when the casting of the kids started first, so, in order to back up their plan they have to have 3 blonde girls, 3 blonde boys, 3 brunette girls and 3 brunette boys.
Carol's role was meant to be performed by Joyce Bulifant from Mary Tyler Moore Show. But when Florence Henderson auditioned, she nailed her screen test. So Florence ended up getting the role consequently, it means that girls were going to be blonde. Some people think it would be much better if the girls were brunettes. Since they think, brunettes seem naughty.
The Academy Award winning legend, Gene Hackman has been chosen to depict the part of the architect father Mike Brady. Paramount Studios did not agree to this, thinking that Hackman was not known in that time and wouldn't have performed on TV. It's really probable that Mr. Hackman could have dodged a bullet on this choice. Therefore the role ended up with Robert Reed, who didn't like the part. He had been auditioning for Paramount Studios for 3 different shows and this was his least favored. He had numerous arguments with the show around the years so he didn't show up on the final episode.
The Brady Bunch was one of the last shows to feature fun around the house, comedy situations, full of children, and middle class parent. All these smiling faces lived in a four bedroom house in LA suburbs. The Brady Bunch plot revolves around family camping trips, children getting along and competition for the family point. There was one time, when their Dad placed a payphone and not to forget the war in the bathroom.
During the beginning of the Brady Bunch television show, the children's age ranged by 7 to 14 years of age. The eldest son, Greg played by Barry Williams turned into a teenage idol. During 1971 he has been receiving six thousand five hundred fan letters per week. Barry, with the others chose to take their TV screen achievements into recording careers in 70's but without notable achievements. Enjoy a replay of the Brady Bunch TV series now. And enjoy the family wit which made this show a hit 40 years back.
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Enjoy a replay of The Brady Bunch TV shows today. And watch a family comedy that made this show a success 4 decades back.