The Brady Bunch: Why The Spin-Offs Failed

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10 ай бұрын

The Brady Bunch is a staple of American sitcoms -- and the producers tried to expand the Bradyverse with spin-offs, cartoons, albums, a variety show, multiple reunion movies and more. Find out why these projects didn't take off and see the ones that made it to air.
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@twelve34productions 10 ай бұрын

This has to be the best Brady video I've ever watched . Very informative...I learned new stuff and I consider myself a huge Brady fan. Thank you for your hard work!

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed the episode.

@patrickperalta59 10 ай бұрын

@@atomicabe I liked Kelly's Kids a shame it was not picked up for a series...........if I see something I enjoy I do not care if anyone else likes it or not......I've always been different then most people. in cartoons I was a Fan of the Wonder Twins and Scrappy-Doo when most hated both of them.

@patrickperalta59 10 ай бұрын

@@atomicabe Sherwood Schwartz has gone on record that The Brady Bunch Variety Hour with them singing was silly................so the question someone should have asked him......is why was it ok for the Brady Kids to be singing in several episodes of the series yet he didn't like The Brady Bunch Variety Hour. he sounds like a hypocritc.

@Rfk1966 10 ай бұрын

Agree - many bits of info here that I hadn’t heard before.

@MRLUTHOOOR 10 ай бұрын

Miss tickle and tut tut…. Sounds like 2 role play characters you find out your neighbors like to indulge in. But you only, and awkwardly find this out…..after you have dinner with them…….after dinner…..over wine and pot….They try and separate you and your wife……They hang out on the porch drinking wine….you and the husband check out the man cave…. This night ends when you and you wife hurriedly find each other after they “pitch” the idea to you both……You run up to her and say “TUT TUT” and she runs up and says “MS TICKLE” you both say “WTF” and immediately begin leaving

@ttintagel 10 ай бұрын

Robert Reed may have hated the show, but he loved the kids. After his divorce he didn't have the relationship he would have liked with his own daughter, and working with the TV kids filled that gap in his life. He kept coming back for their sake.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Yes, the books I tell similar stories. He really cared about those kids.

@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc 10 ай бұрын

Robert Reed treated all of his TV kids to a trip to England and give them all Super 8 cameras for Christmas.

@petewillson205 10 ай бұрын

I mean Larry Hagman had issues with his show, so did several others, while difficult to work with, you can look at shows like Sliders JDR, demanded better from the writer's on the show, was difficult to work with yet the 1st 2 and a half seasons were better, you'll notice the later reunions with Reed involved, (at this point he's just their to be their easier to work with, without his demands all later versions were awful)

@jamespohl-md2eq 10 ай бұрын

@@Superlad945Nobody cares.

@bigbubba29 10 ай бұрын

He even bought out his own contract just to appear in "The Brady Girls Get Married". He did not want someone else playing Mike Brady to walk the girls down the aisle.

@larryrose20 8 ай бұрын

My favorite Brady Bunch episode is the one where the entire family goes to the amusement park Kings Island, I was at the park during one of the days it was filmed there, It was early 1970's and one hot day! I got to see the Brady sisters waiting around the Eiffel Tower looking hot, bored and tired, A little white plastic rope was all they were sitting behind, They weren't getting much attention from the parks visitors, I can see myself in the crowd chase scenes, as a few of the Brady kids run back to the log flume ride, to get their father's next house or building design they left on the ride, We extras were warned not to look at the cameras, as we were being filmed in the big crowd. Quite a memory from way back when, 😊😊💕💕😊😊💕💕

@atomicabe 8 ай бұрын

That's so cool! You are part of the Brady-verse. Also interesting that the Partridge Family did an episode at King's Island. Today ABC does so many shows at Disney World. There's an episode of BLACK-ISH that's basically an ad for the fast pass.

@amcaesar 10 ай бұрын

This isn't a matter of "Why They Failed" so much as "How Many Times Can They Fail."

@mglasson 10 ай бұрын

It's like that old adage, "If at first you don't succeed, keep on trying until the cast starts dying out and the only thing left is reality TV."

@mglasson 10 ай бұрын

😂😆🤣

@ultravioletpisces3666 3 ай бұрын

Or then again why the Brady Bunch will NEVER DIE

@gregr3720 10 ай бұрын

I like how they renovated the Brady house into the actual Brady house. It turned out great. It should be a pop culture landmark.

@molls127 10 ай бұрын

i hope they take it off the market. or cbs buys it to make it a museum. i'd hate to see it all go to waste

@ASMR-Arboretum 10 ай бұрын

@molls127 The neighbors would hate that. It's in a residential area. It was bad enough before. And they put up with it for the show. But just let people live in peace.

@gregr3720 10 ай бұрын

@@molls127 It would be a big waste. If someone buys it, I'm sure they will mess it up.

@gregr3720 10 ай бұрын

@@ASMR-Arboretum Then they should be used to it. Nobody is disturbing their peace.

@melissacooper8724 10 ай бұрын

I remember that they reused the inside of the Brady house for several episodes of Mannix. And yes I know that Robert Reed did a few episodes on that show too.

@benjaminlebaron7128 10 ай бұрын

I have had a special place in my heart for A Very Brady Christmas since ‘88. I’ll watch it for nostalgia’s sake every now and again.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Totally. I'm sure it was designed to be just that kind of annual tradition movie.

@frelvisbrady 10 ай бұрын

I was in college when it aired, and I was really looking forward to it, but I totally forgot about it on the evening it aired until I randomly walked into the commons room of my dorm, and everybody was in there watching it. I only saw the last 30 minutes of it...something I still mourn.

@Attmay 10 ай бұрын

It was in good company since it came out the same year as *Scrooged* and *Ernest Saves Christmas.*

@Aminathius 9 ай бұрын

It’s a must watch during the holidays for me! ❤

@SWLinPHX 8 ай бұрын

It is probably the best reunion as it was late enough not to be too much cornball slapstick yet didn't try to be "Bradysomething" like the later dramedy series.

@trinaq 10 ай бұрын

I had no idea that there were so many spinoffs to this show, nor that Ke Huy Quan was involved. I grew up on the 1990's movies.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I need to hear what Ke Huy Quan thought of that sitcom.

@dwydeezdundoon 10 ай бұрын

keep up the great shows! back door pilots is amazing!!

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

@@dwydeezdundoon Thanks very much. Glad you like them. There's more videos on the way.

@g.g.2102 10 ай бұрын

I personally love the Brady movie because the 70s family were living in the 90s and felt no need to adapt to the change. I love it thank you for making this ….what a treat.

@lonelyheroine 10 ай бұрын

"Are you a Breck girl?" lol

@molls127 10 ай бұрын

the movies are hilarious but funnier if you've seen the show because it's such an extreme parody

@chazarcola7639 10 ай бұрын

@@molls127 A loving tribute and an extreme parody.

@melissacooper8724 10 ай бұрын

I noticed that both The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel had parodies of episodes of the original series. My favorite was when Marcia got Davy Jones to sing at the school dance! What's really funny is that while the other kids were calling him "Grandpa" the female teachers were swooning over him!

@Attmay 10 ай бұрын

They were right about red meat.

@deadpan80 10 ай бұрын

The funny thing is with the Variety show, Robert Reed - who hated being on the originally show and would constantly butt heads with producers over the ridiculous storylines - really liked being on it. Though he considered himself a serious actor, he relished the opportunity to sing and dance.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Yes, this is all true.

@mglasson 10 ай бұрын

It's one of the things that makes the variety show so amusing.... watching Robert Reed sing and dance his heart out in spite of his lacking talents in both arenas.

@PamelaBellOfficial 6 ай бұрын

@@mglassona lot of gays think they are way more talented than they actually are.

@Drew791 10 ай бұрын

What a massive episode and a massive treat! Thank you so much for all this Brady and 1970s and 80s television history 😃

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Our pleasure. So glad you liked it!

@trevor2001 10 ай бұрын

Melanie Hutsell’s contribution cannot be overlooked, she brought her Jan character from the stage show to SNL, and helped popularize it in the 90s, which helped the movies get made.

@Mister_Listener 10 ай бұрын

Very true!! Also. We need a video about “whatever happened to Melanie Hutsell,”. Right? Where is she now!

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

good question. I don't know.

@EastSide-qc5oy 10 ай бұрын

Very true. She also helped bring us Delta Delta Delta can I help ya help ya help ya?

@Mister_Listener 10 ай бұрын

@@EastSide-qc5oy i loved that bitchy resting face she used to do where she made her front teeth visible when she scowled. Haha.

@KasumiKenshirou Ай бұрын

@@atomicabe She was on Dana Carvey and David Spade's podcast last July: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zq2Wd7d72NGUd6M.html

@LarryLeeMoniz 10 ай бұрын

This is incredible! So hilariously narrated, and so cleverly edited, just a lot of fun to watch. Long Live The Bradys!

@thefantasticretroreviewer3941 9 ай бұрын

20:36, I wanna know what TV Special this is

@kellyb2586 8 ай бұрын

Agreed 😁

@thefantasticretroreviewer3941 8 ай бұрын

@@kellyb2586 Ok

@oldmanonyoutube 10 ай бұрын

The Brady Bunch Cinematic Universe.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

It's a sprawling universe!

@kitdraken 10 ай бұрын

*grabs the spray bottle*

@kdogW-iw6oq 10 ай бұрын

I can’t believe it’s been over 50 years since the first season! Boy has time gone by fast!

@melissacooper8724 10 ай бұрын

Oddly enough, 1969 is also the year my parents got married! I can't believe they've been married for more than 50 years!

@mikebrady1767 10 ай бұрын

Indeed it has.

@popculturedon 10 ай бұрын

I actually watch “A Very Brady Christmas” as part of my Christmas movie lineup every year. And as a 90s kid, “The Brady Bunch Movie” is a stand-by for me.

@bostonbean 10 ай бұрын

I love a Very Brady Christmas and even accept nuCindy as a Brady.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

"nuCindy" sounds better than "Fake Cindy" -- I might start using that nickname instead.

@bostonbean 10 ай бұрын

@@atomicabe Please do! nuCindy isn't fake at all. 😉

@Mister_Listener 10 ай бұрын

@@bostonbean lol we are a bunch of dorks, for sure.

@bostonbean 10 ай бұрын

@@Mister_Listener for sure!

@horrorview 10 ай бұрын

This was absolutely fascinating. LOL. As a kid who grew up on the re-runs during the late 70s (and experienced the awfulness of most of these spin-offs firsthand), I thought I knew everything "Brady", but you dug up some stuff that blew my mind! Great work!

@MrJayateabug 10 ай бұрын

Am I in a different dimension? I grew up watching the Brady Bunch and have never heard of any of these spin-offs until today. I didn't know they existed.

@merricat3025 10 ай бұрын

Me neither. I watched Brady Bunch but I really didn't like them that much. We did not have a lot of choices

@SirChubbyBunny 2 ай бұрын

Same. Apart from the 90s movies and I guess The Bradys (which I only found out about last year or so), I had no ideas these existed and I'm wildly entranced by the sheer idea of the variety show and the animated series being a thing. It's so kitschy and outlandish - and I wish I knew these existed sooner because this is gold star "so bad it's good" content.

@AF_1892 2 күн бұрын

We are in the same dimension, I didn't endure these early spinoffs. Brady Brides? Gag how awful. I was too busy with athletics or school to have time for TV. A theme I carried through my life. You can be a Doctor, street racer, breakdancer and its cool. Daddy drove a winter car across the country for me to have so I didn't wreck the 03 Lightning. It was little sister's car. Early onset dementia and the keys had to be taken.

@RobGa66 10 ай бұрын

This is the first that I’ve heard about Susan Olsen not appearing in ‘A Very Brady Christmas’ because of money issues. I had read (in several sources) at the time that she didn’t come back because she had just gotten married.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

At the time of the movie she said she had wanted to go on her honeymoon and wouldn't do the movie. But in recent years she admitted that she found out two things: first that Maureen and Eve would be paid more because they 'd done The Brady Brides; second that CBS would only do the program if they could get 8 of the 9 cast members. After "Fake Jan" it was acceptable to have one missing Brady. I think she talked about this in some KZfaq interviews.

@nassauguy48 5 ай бұрын

@@atomicabe I like Eve, but she has been so schizophrenic about her association with the show. She has done some of the spinoffs while opting out of others, and at times during interviews, she has gotten upset about being associated only with the Bradys.

@bricaaron3978 3 ай бұрын

@@atomicabe *"But in recent years she admitted that she found out two things: first that Maureen and Eve would be paid more because they 'd done The Brady Brides..."* Which makes perfect sense and is only fair.

@mathieuleader8601 10 ай бұрын

The Simpsons did a great job of spoofing the Brady's variety show in the episode the Simpson's spin-off showcase with the The Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour.

@ChrisCooling 10 ай бұрын

featuring the Waylon Smithers dancers

@camerondavila5881 10 ай бұрын

💛

@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc 9 ай бұрын

There was a fake Lisa in the Simpson Family Variety Hour.

@sticksmcfly 10 ай бұрын

18:38 THANK YOU! In conversations about Saturday morning cartoons, I always bring up the show where a teacher with magical powers draws a door on the chalkboard and she takes her students through it on an adventure and no one can ever remember it. I never knew the name. It's been like that for decades. MISSION: Magic. Finally! Excellent video! And your editing is top notch - very clever.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Nice! So glad this video cleared that up. I know exactly what it's like when a memory is just out of reach. and thanks for the kind words, the editor really outdid himself with this one!

@EdmondDantes224 2 ай бұрын

Funny thing about Mission Magic is I think it came to DVD before the Brady Kids did. I was aware of Mission Magic before ever knowing it was a Brady spinoff.

@melissacooper8724 10 ай бұрын

I think the reason that Kelly's Kids never became a series was because the show was too ahead of it's time. Had the creator waited a few years I believe that Kelly's Kids would have been a hit like Different Strokes and Webster.

@eph2vv89only1way 10 ай бұрын

"No family would do that " Actually, my grandfather remarried 3 years after my birth grandmother passed and brought my mom (age 9) and uncle (age 11) on their honeymoon. Apparently my new grandmother was all for it

@failing_safely 10 ай бұрын

Wow, that was amazing! I can tell you put a lot of effort and love into this video. 👏🏿

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

A year in the making! (Not every day for 365 days, but it's been a long haul with a lot of research. Fortunately, it's sun research.)

@thefantasticretroreviewer3941 9 ай бұрын

@@atomicabe I'm wondering what 20:36 TV Special this is

@sixfootfive6556 10 ай бұрын

I remember watching the Brady Bunch when it first ran. The Variety show is definitely the weirdest of all the spin-offs.

@aveuch 10 ай бұрын

Everyone had a variety show, and networks had hours and hours of airtime to fill.

@Mister_Listener 10 ай бұрын

@@aveuch barbara mandrell’s was the best from the 80’s, after that the genre kind of went away.

@davidgoehner7650 10 ай бұрын

Stunningly comprehensive, with a ... bunch ... of well-thought-out connections among performers between different shows. There might only be 2 things missing in this: #1 - The Brady family members are the only TV characters to not only appear on the same night (Fridays) but also the same TIME SLOT (8 p.m. Eastern/Pacific) on all 3 TV networks. And, #2 - There was another reunion of all 6 Brady kids on an episode of a syndicated weekly celebrity sports competition series called "Star Games" that aired in the early part of 1986.

@Mister_Listener 10 ай бұрын

You sound like a Brady EXPERT!! Hugs!!

@brianbradley769 7 ай бұрын

That's right. I remember that.

@markjamesmeli2520 10 ай бұрын

This is funny, AND informative. I'm right in the age bracket (born in '64) where I remember the tail end of the original series' network run. But, by 1975, in my area anyways, the original series was on Sunday nights in the "almost prime time" slot of 7:30. In short, from 1977 to 1990, the Brady's were always competing with...themselves. If you didn't like it...don't watch it. You'll get another chance. That's kind of why the theatrical reboot was soooooooooo needed. What a blast that was! If you don't mind, I'm going to deny the existence of "The Brady Bunch in the White House:"

@Attmay 10 ай бұрын

Lucille Ball had a similar problem. Though still watched by millions of people, every show she made after *I Love Lucy* was less popular than the one before it. Though she was technically playing different characters, she had to work harder and harder in color to compete with reruns of her former black-and-white self. She could have had another hit in the 1980s if she had adapted her act to the times and her advancing age, but she didn’t.

@G.S.Holland 10 ай бұрын

This was way more enjoyable than I expected it would be

@user-uo3cs6sy7h 10 ай бұрын

I grew up watching this show, and dreamed of living in the States someday. When the dream finally came true after two decades, I felt as if I were in the scenes of Brady Bunch.😁 (from Japan)

@msbigdog1460 9 ай бұрын

Welcome to the USA!! I hope you enjoy living here, we're glad to have you. 👍❤

@user-uo3cs6sy7h 9 ай бұрын

@@msbigdog1460 Thank You. You are so kind.😊❤

@pipermccool 7 ай бұрын

🇺🇸❤🇯🇵 🖖

@AF_1892 2 күн бұрын

Wow. Hope you didn't move to California, but good chance you did. I don't know how your parents explained any discussion topics. I got answers to several questions at once. "Mr Brady likes men in real life". I was shocked. But my dad is similar to Patrick Swayze. All the male characters raised questions.

@sosojaded 10 ай бұрын

I knew about the TV wedding and Christmas movies and the theatrical ones - which I love. All the other things, i had no clue. You did a spectacular job, loved it! I discovered your videos a month ago and became an instant fan. Keep up the great work!!

@Wintersoldier73 10 ай бұрын

Amazing video! I absolutely loved everything about this. My favorite spin-off? A Very Brady Christmas tied with the 2 movies, not that White House one.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, you might be better off skipping the White House one. You wouldn't know it, but the film is directed by Neal Israel, who co-wrote Real Genius, Bachelor Party and the Police Academy movies.

@Wintersoldier73 10 ай бұрын

@atomicabe I love Real Genius & can't remember how old I was, but Bachelor Party & Fast Times at Ridgemont High were the 1st 2 movies I ever watched on cable. And the Police Academy movies, I've watched most of them, but 1 & 2 were my favorite.

@melissacooper8724 10 ай бұрын

I loved both The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel!

@Mergerie_Smithaton 10 ай бұрын

I've watched a bit of The Bradys. I like the idea that it's more serious now that the Brady kids are adults. I wish it wasn't canceled to see where they would have gone with the plotlines. Feels nice to go back and watch shows from different times.

@nassauguy48 5 ай бұрын

It would have been tough, especially when Greg and then Marcia entered college. They were both the "going away to elite school" types, not "commuter" types. Diff'rent Strokes had a big problem with that as Kimberly and Willis grew older. They ultimately became recurring cast members while the show shifted toward Arnold and the little step-brother. I guess that is why the Bradys brought in Cousin Oliver, but that flopped.

@EdHelms1 10 ай бұрын

Great video! I thought I knew a lot about the history of the Brady’s but had no idea about the cartoon connections to WW and Lone Ranger. Jay Silverheels who played Tonto in the Lone Ranger TV show, guest starred on the Brady Bunch as an Indian Chief when they are are the Grand Canyon.

@ttintagel 10 ай бұрын

I came in here to say the same thing! This is a deeper dive than I could ever have expected!

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Oh that's an excellent fun fact. Thanks!

@ponchoman49 8 ай бұрын

The 1970's was an awesome time to be alive!

@VelveteenRabbitinRedFern 12 күн бұрын

Yes, as CHEEZY as it was looking back!

@CR41489 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this great journey through Brady history. 😊

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome -- it was so much fun to research and revisit.

@animalyze7120 8 ай бұрын

Loved all of them but my Favorite in the series will always be Alice the talented and hilarious Ann B. Davis.

@williamtell5039 10 ай бұрын

The Brady Girls Get Married and the Very Brady Christmas did well as one-off movies, at least in terms of ratings. The problem is the networks decided to launch follow up series to them, which no one really wanted.

@Lynn17 10 ай бұрын

Yep. At least The Brady Brides tried to be funny, though, even if there was only so much comedy you could milk from the premise!

@Jamessmith-xk3fh 10 ай бұрын

I like The Brady Brides

@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc 10 ай бұрын

I actually enjoyed the Brady Bunch Variety Hour.

@landreaulover 10 ай бұрын

@@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc I never liked the song and dance segments of any variety show. I guess you either do or don't. Evern Carol Burnett had song and dance -- and I would always get a snack or got to the bathroom.My other beef with the Brady variety show was that the Bradys weren't living in their iconic house -- they had a new set -- but I think only a part of it was shown.

@Mister_Listener 10 ай бұрын

@@landreaulover i agree about the house. It wasnt even a complete set, just temporary looking. Farrah and Lee Majors stayed overnight once!

@StephenLewisUniverse 10 ай бұрын

I have no idea how youtube knew to suggest a video on a franchise ive seen way too much of and have never youtubed a video on but here we are. Cant wait.

@mglasson 10 ай бұрын

The Bradyverse works in strange ways...

@mglasson 10 ай бұрын

In a video full of hilarious commentary, bites and clips, I have many favorites, but the one thing that makes me laugh over and over no matter how many times I see it is the exchange between Mike and Carol Brady, "That's showbiz and coffee! When you're hot you're hot!" "Yeah, and when you're not you're not. I just hope those kids don't get their hopes up too high." @ 28:46

@Russkafin 10 ай бұрын

Your videos are always incredibly well researched and expertly put together, but you guys have outdone yourselves with this one. Some of your finest work, Atomic Abe crew!

@QuasarSniffer 10 ай бұрын

The biggest question on my mind is: did Filmation ever recycle that Archies band performance animation for Star Trek the Animated Series? Just kidding, I've seen every episode, so I already know the answer. More importantly: fantastic video! The pop culture avenues you are able to explore with this series is downright amazing!

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Okay, without googling it I don't know if the Archies ever showed up (as a Klingon band or something) on ST: TAS. Did they? And did you see every episode of Star Trek or every episode of The Archie Show?

@QuasarSniffer 10 ай бұрын

@@atomicabe Haha, it's the Star Trek Animated Series I've seen all the episodes of. There was no re-use of the Archies musical numbers in the series, as it pretty much carried over the tone of the original series in its writing (with some notable exceptions), but just with Filmation's signature limited animation style and the stories compressed from one-hour to half-hour.

@brianwolters7560 10 ай бұрын

This like REALLY GOOD...I mean this...this is why I love KZfaq...one of my favorite videos on KZfaq now...

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Wow. Thank you!! That means a lot.

@andrewfeldman6418 10 ай бұрын

This is so well produced, informative, and edited, especially with all the clips from the spinoffs. Well done!

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

thanks very much. That's wonderful to hear. Really.

@LuminousNews 8 ай бұрын

I remember that pool. Even as a young kid, I thought it was bizarre.

@candacehicks6494 2 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: I was cast as Sally on the show Together We Stand but my lovely agent (sarcasm) sent Natasha Bobo to the filming in error and they just kept her because they couldn't/wouldn't reschedule shooting the show. They cut her lines substantially because she couldn't read yet. I was a year older and reading the script on my own.

@katespringsteen8220 10 ай бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you! This is so well made and a must see for any Brady fan. My favourite new fun fact was the Wonder Woman episode where Eve was being hypnotised by a rock star playing flute music. That is a sentence I never thought I would be typing ! 😅

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

ha! the episode is pretty far out, too. and some people have left a comment that Robert Reed also appeared on an episode of WONDER WOMAN. I've gotta see that one.

@ajt141 8 ай бұрын

The commentary and editing of this doc is top notch and lol funny. Great work!

@atomicabe 8 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! You made my day.

@ohbrustin 8 ай бұрын

This was amazing. The research that was done for this is top notch. As a child of the 70’s, thank you!

@atomicabe 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, I needed to hear this today. Your words mean a lot.

@ohbrustin 8 ай бұрын

I really do appreciate it, and I hope things go well. I haven’t finished the video, so maybe this is in there, but season 3, episode 19 of Mannix (one of the greatest tv theme songs ever, and a good show) uses the Brady house., along with a young Jessica Walter. I do not recall if she asks if this was a Star War…

@VidWatcher01 27 минут бұрын

Watching Carol Brady going "Coochie Coochie Coochie!!" is comedy I never knew I needed.🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

@maximusprime3459 10 ай бұрын

FLASH FACT: The Wondertwins from the "Superfriends" series were based on Donnie and Marie Osmond crossbred with Space Ghost's sidekicks, twins Jan and Jace. Both pairs of twins were even saddled with a pet simian.

@kickinbacknyc 10 ай бұрын

Watching this was so much fun. I remember all of it. Thanks for all your hard work.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome thanks for watching -- and thanks for the kind words!

@shannonstewart3516 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! I grew up with the Brady Bunch, and even saw the stage show when it came to Los Angeles. So many memories....

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Oh that's amazing. Do you remember which episodes they did in the stage show? I would have loved to see that.

@shannonstewart3516 10 ай бұрын

@@atomicabe Yes I do! It was the famous Marcia Brady football to the nose episode. The best part was that they did a parody cover of "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane with all of the cast "getting high" and singing such great lines like "Remember, what Alice said....MAKE YOUR BED! MAKE YOUR BED!"

@shannonstewart3516 10 ай бұрын

@@atomicabe Here is an article I found about when it played in Los Angeles: comforttv.blogspot.com/2013/12/first-barrymores-and-now-bradys-real.html

@xalleem8117 10 ай бұрын

Great presentation 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾classic, timeless amd full of information...thanks for all the hard work....

@fad23 10 ай бұрын

I really only knew of a fraction of this content, a small fraction! I've read a few books but there's so much more!

@Aster_Risk 10 ай бұрын

This video was so much fun!! I really had no clue about the 3rd Brady parody novie. Also, I didn't remember Growing Up Brady being that dramatic when I watched it on TV as a kid. Time for a rewatch.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Both of those movies are included on the big Brady Box set -- it has all the shows (except for the Variety Hour)

@Oilerpa 10 ай бұрын

This is a very in-depth Brady Bunch video. I applaud your sleuthing. You have a new fan and follower

@nostartia 10 ай бұрын

Knowing only the "basic" series because it was broadcasted here in Spain in early 90s when I was a kid, this is truly fascinating. I can't believe that variety show. Having a blast watching this video. Awesome work.

@VeronicaV70 8 ай бұрын

Amazingly detailed, fun and informative awesome retro-ness here. Loved it. Thanks so much for the memories.

@atomicabe 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the kind words.

@ozzielee9058 10 ай бұрын

Wow. So much I didn't know about the iconic Bradys'. So informative. Great job. Thx!

@anthonycerulli5524 10 ай бұрын

This is the most comprehensive Brady video I’ve ever seen! Great job Atomic Abe!

@mglasson 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Thank you -- we wanted to do right by the Brady fans. This video is for fans, by fans.

@anthonycerulli5524 10 ай бұрын

@@atomicabe I love it!

@CherokeeBird 10 ай бұрын

This was great! I was born in '77, so it was reruns for me. 2 episodes a day after school ❤

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Same with me. A steady diet of BRADY BUNCH and GILLIGAN'S ISLAND reruns. (Though I didn't see the black and white episodes.)

@Helmuesi911 10 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed reruns of leave it to beaver.

@kuriaki71 10 ай бұрын

This was an amazing and informative video. Awesome work.

@ethansloan 10 ай бұрын

You just gained a new subscriber. Great research and presentation. I'm gonna fall in love with your channel.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks. And welcome!

@Filmation77 6 ай бұрын

I've been avoiding this video for so long....but this was such a TREAT!

@mygirlwendy1850 8 ай бұрын

This was excellent!! I can't wait to watch your other videos! I'm turning 50 in a couple weeks & you just brought back such wonderful memories!

@atomicabe 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, I hope you like the other videos. This was one so much fun to research -- and spend time in that world. Happy birthday, early. I hope you do something special.

@kenharness7430 8 ай бұрын

I grew up watching the original Brady Bunch and am a little ashamed to say I have seen every single Brady concoction you have listed. I tried to explain the variety show to my wife "No, you don't understand. It's not the actors who played the Bradys, it's the Bradys!"

@atomicabe 8 ай бұрын

No need to feel ashamed. This is part of our TV history. And yeah, it's a funny thing to explain.

@jasonws1972 10 ай бұрын

I couldn’t get enough of this, so fun to watch!

@ygstuff4898 10 ай бұрын

As a kid, I watched the original Brady Bunch series, not regularly. I never realised how many spin-offs & TV movies were made--holy cow! I thought only the 1995 Brady Bunch movies (with Gary Cole and Shelley Long) existed. But looking on IMDB, there is a whole Brady Bunch franchise & eco-system. Wow!

@nathancoleman8413 10 ай бұрын

I do remember the "Kelly's Kids"episode.I did not know until many years later,that it was really a back door pilot to a proposed new series that never got picked up.(5:15)

@Supermunch2000 10 ай бұрын

I don't even remember the last time I smiled for a whole hour. Thanks!

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

That's so nice to hear. Thank you!!

@MondoMiami 10 ай бұрын

This was really well done, and packs more laughs than all the Brady spin-offs combined. Gold star for acknowledging the oft-overlooked Day By Day episode! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! We are big fans of Day by Day here.

@MondoMiami 10 ай бұрын

@@atomicabe All this time I thought I was the only one who watched it. 🤣

@molls127 10 ай бұрын

@@atomicabedo you know where to find it? my dad has been asking me to find it for him lol

@ATMyles 19 күн бұрын

An extraordinarily thorough and entertaining video! So many layers! You’ve earned a new subscriber.

@dw9463 10 ай бұрын

This was great! Going to rewatch/watch some Brady shows! Thank you!

@Klaus666 10 ай бұрын

Hell yes! More 1 hour videos about sitcoms please!

@fad23 10 ай бұрын

I wish I could find more video of the Annoyance production. I've spent time at that theatre in the last few years and can only imagine what it was like back in the days.

@mglasson 10 ай бұрын

You and me both! Very slim pickings in terms of video coverage of that show online.

@julioagua 10 ай бұрын

Such great video! It's nice to see the cast stays together even nowadays!

@markbarret6836 2 ай бұрын

I loved the spin offs, Wally, Phil, Peter's volcano, Phil Packer. ..the list goes on and on.

@atomicabe 2 ай бұрын

Revisiting these spin-offs I was really impressed with Wally. He's fun to watch.

@Pisti846 8 ай бұрын

The Brady's probably should have been a soap opera with a continuing story arc.

@Lisa-je5bb 8 ай бұрын

These are the days of the Brady's lives.....lol

@thefonzkiss 22 күн бұрын

They tried that. The Bradys (1990).

@Knowr 10 ай бұрын

This…this was so epic. Loved every strand of red string on the cork board.❤

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! That's wonderful to hear. It was a labor of groovy love. (cue fireworks)

@marcofreitas3844 9 ай бұрын

Atomic Abe, congratulations on such a thorough research. Excellent work! Hugs from Brazil!

@flairfan4life1 10 ай бұрын

Just a note to say, Thank You!. That was really Great and all that research on the history of the Brady Bunch was wonderful. That was worth my time.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for writing that. It was so much fun to research this video and spend so much time with the Brady family.

@WarriorSmurf 10 ай бұрын

The Wonder Woman design was planned to be used for WW shorts along with Plastic Man and Metamorpho that would have aired alongside the other Filmation DC characters shorts that were already airing (on CBS) but that block was ultimately canceled. Plastic Man would later get a show produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises. Also, Get Smart did get a sequel series in the 1990's that was short-lived.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! There was very little information available about the Wonder Woman plans. This is fantastic. Much obliged. And yes, there was that 90s Get Smart reboot featuring Andy Dick.

@robertrostad3930 10 ай бұрын

You missed the reality show where Barry moves to Brandson Missouri to put on a live show.

@lynbattersby 6 ай бұрын

I ran home from high school, excited to watch The Brady Brides, and was disgusted that the reason Marcia felt compelled to get married was because Mike said no when Philip asked permission to marry Jan. Mike felt that it wouldn't be right for Jan to get married before Marcia. I was outraged. I'm 54 now, but I still remember that scene.

@ultravioletpisces3666 3 ай бұрын

Growing up whenever there was a new Brady Bunch special or reunion show WE WERE THRILLED. I don’t think we cared in the slightest if it was any good or ir not. It was just exciting to see the Brady’s again.

@atomicabe 3 ай бұрын

very true, I felt the same way.

@jun6174 10 ай бұрын

Also, you missed that the actress who played Greg's wife starred in a reboot of her own when she played the grown up version of Gidget in a syndicated series.

@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc 9 ай бұрын

Dean Butler, who played Almanzo Wilder on Little House on the Prairie, appeared as Gidget's husband on the new series.

@caliken10 10 ай бұрын

As a kid in the 70's I watched most of this Brady stuff. I'm from a large family and the boy/girl ratio was split evenly. What a great iceberg!

@estew6764 9 ай бұрын

LOVED this! i learned a lot of things i didn't know. Thank you for sharing this :)

@atomicabe 9 ай бұрын

So glad you dug it. Thanks for the kind words. It was so much fun to do all this Brady research.

@PaulaG43 8 ай бұрын

I love this video! I thought I’d seen just about everything Brady, but I’ve learned of a few things I missed! Thank you!

@atomicabe 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! If you have any information about MOVE IT, please let us know. There's little to no information about it.

@CanalDoSahgo 10 ай бұрын

Excellent video; I only know the Brady bunch on a surface level, but it hooked me from start to finish!

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Very cool to hear. Thanks.

@thtyeyo 10 ай бұрын

i think 1970s style variety shows should come back. I wanna see shit like this on tv.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Nick and Jessica Simpson hosted a tongue-in-cheek campy variety special in 2004, very campy and ironic with guests like Mr. T and Kermit the Frog. Songs, sketches, etc. But very self-aware.

@PamelaBellOfficial 6 ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@atomicabeI watched them on newlyweds and I also watched the Ashlee Simpson show but I don’t think I remember nick and Jessica’s variety hour

@Asquaredgamereviews 10 ай бұрын

I didnt expect to watch an hour and five minute video about the brady bunch today but this is enthralling.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Everybody wins! Thanks for watching.

@TheTVsTim Ай бұрын

I've only recently discovered your channel, and you do excellent work. This may be your best video yet, enough to make me a subscriber. Kudos.

@atomicabe Ай бұрын

Oh, thanks very much. It was so much fun to research this video and the editor came up with some really funny reaction sound-bites and edits. Very glad to hear that you liked it and subscribed. You made my day.

@jhhone 10 ай бұрын

I love your videos. I appreciate the quality of your work. Just one thing ... There's another KZfaq content creator who included clips from "A Very Brady Christmas" and had to reedit his video because Paramount threatened to sue. So just a warning you may encounter some trouble in the future.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

thanks for the heads up.

@GeneralLeeStudios 10 ай бұрын

there were some Dukes Of Hazzard spin offs that I would like to hear more info on. FUN FACT: The Dukes WERE going to return with the 2004/2005 cast and be called NEW BEGINNINGS

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Yes, so much great DUKES media, that is on our roster for upcoming episodes. Like THE BRADY KIDS they had a cartoon going while the live-action show was on.

@melissacooper8724 10 ай бұрын

I remember that The Dukes Of Hazzard had a Saturday cartoon series with the same actors from the live action show doing the voices. It was okay, except that they never ended their race around the world!

@timfurnier7061 10 ай бұрын

Well presented, well researched, and very entertaining! I was only going to watch a little figuring that it was going to be crap, but it was so enjoyable, I couldn't stop watching. This should be on a network.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

This comment made my day. Thank you!

@felicecinque 10 ай бұрын

The research here is mind-blowingly impressive.

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, it was so much fun to research. There are a lot of great books about the Bradys, all very read-able. I liked the one Lloyd and Sherwood Schwartz wrote -- it's full of funny anecdotes. So is the book about Sid & Marty Krofft's shows. We spend a year working on this, so I'm glad to hear it's making a good impression.

@mglasson 10 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@thereisnosanctuary6184 10 ай бұрын

My family was poor, we could only afford to watch The Bradley Bunch, who were our neighbors, with telescopes and binoculars.

@Shishio28 10 ай бұрын

Another great video. I always look forward to your next releases. I cannot believe that the variety hour would be considered that bad, it looked very entertaining

@atomicabe 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! That means a lot. And yeah, the Variety Hour lends itself to clips and montages. But if you watch the full hour of an episode, it's a different experience. I think some episodes can be found on KZfaq or Dailymotion.

@Mister_Listener 10 ай бұрын

Of course we love it, but it was truly awful! The writing and direction were awful, the dance sequences were the best part even though they were often weak. Lol. Worth watching for all the special guest stars and celebs they had each week, for sure.