What inspired The Brady Bunch?

A newspaper statistic sparked ‘The Brady Bunch’ “I know exactly what inspired that show. It was just a four-line filler piece in the Los Angeles Times. Just a statistic. It said that year, 1965, 31 percent of all marriages involved people who had a child or children from a previous marriage.

Did the Brady Bunch have a spinoff?

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Did the Brady Bunch date each other?

Real hookups did take place on ‘The Brady Bunch’ They were clearly attracted to one another, and their flirty vibes even threw off the filming of some scenes that didn’t seem appropriate for a brother and sister. The pair ended up sharing a kiss, but their relationship never grew into anything very serious.

Which was not a Brady Bunch spin-off project?

Shortly after The Brady Bunch ended, most of the cast channeled their musical interests into The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976-1977). 1981 brought The Brady Brides, the only spin-off project to star the entire original cast with no replacements.

What does the Brady Bunch house look like in a Very Brady?

The Brady Bunch house got a totally new look for the 1980s in the TV movie A Very Brady Christmas. In the movie, the woodwork, walls, and furniture were pale and pastel. In the movie, which is streaming on Hulu, the kids are grown and gone, and some of them have families of their own.

Why did the Brady Bunch threaten to sue the makers?

When the television show, The Brady Bunch (1969) was in the beginning phases of production, the makers of “Yours, Mine and Ours” threatened to sue claiming that the concept was too similar to their own.

Is the movie Yours Mine and Ours a true story?

The classic 1968 movie Yours, Mine & Ours was the real-life story about a large blended family. Henry Fonda was Frank Beardsley, a widower with 10 children, and Lucille Ball played Helen, a widow with 8 of her own.

How did the Brady Bunch get so popular for so long?

It was re-arranged and re-recorded by the cast each year. “The Brady Bunch” never cracked the Top 30 in the ratings during its 5-year run. Sherwood Schwartz believed the show has had staying power because they wrote the episodes from the viewpoints of the children.