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Mike Brady, a widower with sons Greg, Peter, and Bobby and a wisecracking housekeeper named Alice, married Carol Martin, whose daughters were Marcia, Jan, and Cindy. They all moved into a new home designed by Mike and various family problems ensued. Initially scripts focused on the various family member's attempts to adjust to the new blended family. Later, problems of growing teenagers such as school yard rivalries, dating problems, and household squabbles were explored.
The show is something of a cultural phenomenon, having lasted in the minds of Americans for over 30 years. It is the show in widest syndication with the longest consecutive airing time in history. Since its first show date, an episode of the show has been on TV somewhere in the world every single day. This is despite the fact that The Brady Bunch was not a high-rated show during its first run on television. When the episodes were repeated in syndication, usually in early-afternoon slots so kids could watch them when they returned from school, the ratings were much higher, on par with syndication favorites Gilligan's Island and I Love Lucy.
The teenage talent on the show spun off singing careers as they toured the USA in the 1970s, calling themselves The Brady Bunch Kids.
The house used in exterior shots of the series is located in the San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles, California. The house was only one-story, but a false window was attached to make it look like it had two.
The cast appeared in an opening title sequence in which video head shots were arranged in a three-by-three grid, with each cast member appearing to look at the other cast members. The sequence has been widely imitated and lampooned since:
| Maureen McCormick (Marcia) | Florence Henderson (Carol) | Barry Williams (Greg) |
| Eve Plumb (Jan) | Ann B. DavisAnn Bradford Davis known as Ann B. Davis (born May 5, 1926 in Schenectady, New York) is a television actress. Her first success was as Shultzy in The Bob Cummings Show and she won two Emmy Awards out of four nominations for this role. She also played the (Alice) | Christopher KnightChristopher Knight (born November 7, 1957) is an American actor famous for his role on the TV show The Brady Bunch on which he played the role of Peter from 1969 to 1974. Since then he has made a career primarily out of guest appearances on other televisi (Peter) |
| Susan OlsenSusan Olsen (born August 14, 1961) in Santa Monica, California is an American actress, best known for her role as Cindy Brady on the television sitcom The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974. She was cast in the role when she was just 8 years old and effectivel (Cindy) | Robert ReedThis article is about Robert Reed, the actor. For the Robert Reed the author, see Robert Reed (author). Robert Reed ( October 19, 1932 May 12, 1992) was an American actor. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, Reed studied Shakespeare and was not a comic actor (Mike) | Mike LookinlandMike Lookinland (born December 19, 1960) played Bobby Brady on The Brady Bunch from 1969 1974. In the series Bobby, the youngest boy, had a complex about being short and also not winning a trophy like his brothers and sisters. Bobby even tried to run away (Bobby) |
A variety show called The Brady Bunch Variety Hour was spun-off (Eve Plumb was the only actor who declined to be in the series; the role of Jan was recast with Geri Reischl ) in 1977For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January 1 First woman Episcopal priest ordained January 6 EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious " legionnaire's disease" Januar and was canceled after only a handful of episodes were aired.
A TV reunion movie called The Brady Girls Get Married, and a spin-off sitcom as well as a dramedy were attempted (The Brady Brides and The Bradys, the latter of which Maureen McCormick refused to be a part of. She was replaced in that series with Leah Ayres ). While the reunion movie fueled new interest in the clan, the television shows were not successes and were canceled almost immediately.
A 1995 movie, The Brady Bunch Movie placed the original 1970s sitcom characters, with their 1970s fashion sense and 1970s sitcom family morality, in a contemporary setting, and parodied the resulting culture clash. The resulting movie was successful enough that a reasonably well-received sequel, imaginatively titled A Very Brady Sequel, was produced, which made sly comment on the well-documented real-life sexual tension between some of the teenage cast members of the original TV series. In 2002 there was a made-for-TV movie called The Brady Bunch in the White House which had very bad reviews.
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