The Brady Bunch: Why The Spin-Offs Failed

[@twelve34productions]

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]

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

[@patrickperalta59]

@@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]

@@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]

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

[@MRLUTHOOOR]

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]

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]

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

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

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

[@petewillson205]

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]

@@Superlad945Nobody cares.

[@bigbubba29]

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.

[@g.g.2102]

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]

"Are you a Breck girl?" lol

[@molls127]

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

[@chazarcola7639]

​​​@@molls127 A loving tribute and an extreme parody.

[@melissacooper8724]

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]

They were right about red meat.

[@larryrose20]

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]

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.

[@295g295]

> 23:58

[@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm]

I heard a lot of the park guests were pretty angry because large portions of the park were closed off so they could film. I hope those people got at least partial refunds because they didn't get what they paid for.

[@outoftheforest7652]

I love that. I was too young to go to Kings Island at that time. I was like 5 or 6 ... but I remember all those things like the SKYRIDE but mostly because some patrons got trapped for hours in those things. I don't remember when they took out the Canoe's though.

[@Scrimjer]

Your edits are perfect

[@benjaminlebaron7128]

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]

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

[@CliveStaplesElvis]

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]

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

[@Aminathius]

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

[@SWLinPHX]

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.

[@amcaesar]

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

[@mglasson]

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]

😂😆🤣

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

Or then again why the Brady Bunch will NEVER DIE

[@Drew791]

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

[@atomicabe]

Our pleasure. So glad you liked it!

[@Jay-ate-a-bug]

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]

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

[@SirChubbyBunny]

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]

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.

[@joltjolt5060]

Mandela effect

[@Jay-ate-a-bug]

@@joltjolt5060 Or Drugs, I was smoking a ton of weed when those spin-offs were happening.

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

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

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

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

[@kellyb2586]

Agreed 😁

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@kellyb2586 Ok

[@trinaq]

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]

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

[@dwydeezdundoon]

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

[@atomicabe]

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

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

😅😅😅We never know what to expect from a lot of TV Shows and Movies these Years

[@horrorview]

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!

[@popculturedon]

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.

[@BostonMarcus]

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

[@atomicabe]

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

[@BostonMarcus]

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

[@Mister_Listener]

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

[@BostonMarcus]

@@Mister_Listener for sure!

[@failing_safely]

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

[@atomicabe]

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]

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

[@gregr3720]

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]

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]

@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]

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

[@gregr3720]

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

[@melissacooper8724]

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.

[@oldmanonyoutube]

The Brady Bunch Cinematic Universe.

[@atomicabe]

It's a sprawling universe!

[@kitdraken]

*grabs the spray bottle*

[@deadpan80]

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]

Yes, this is all true.

[@mglasson]

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]

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

[@RobGa66]

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]

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 KZbin interviews.

[@nassauguy48]

@@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]

@@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.

[@davidgoehner7650]

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]

You sound like a Brady EXPERT!! Hugs!!

[@brianbradley769]

That's right. I remember that.

[@candacehicks6494]

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.

[@67psychout]

Natasha Bobo. There's a name you don't hear every day

[@kdogW-iw6oq]

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

[@melissacooper8724]

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]

Indeed it has.

[@zapkvr]

No it has not

[@Tinseltown_talks]

Even though half a decade has passed, people still remember it as a symbol

[@markjamesmeli2520]

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]

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.

[@lowbridge7070]

In the 1970s, my parents split up when i was young. About 5-6 years old. Mother retained custody of us kids. After the split, she turned into this psychotic, abusive monster. As a result, I turned towards watching LOTS of tv as a way to provide myself with escape and comfort from my misery. Out of the many, many tv shows i watched in daily syndicated reruns, the Brady Bunch was (and still is) my number one favorite tv show. The Brady Bunch tv show more than just entertained me. It helped me to preserve what few shreds of sanity I had plus provided me with much needed happiness, laughter, and joy in an otherwise joyless existence. More than once my mother said to my face, "I wish you were never born." Can anyone see Carol Brady saying THAT to any of her 6 kids? Much less multiple times? The Brady family i saw on tv is the family i wished i had. Nice, normal, loving, no abuse, etc. My desire to belong to the Brady Bunch family was so intense, that on more than one occasion, while I slept, I actually dreamed that I was a Brady family member. They are easily the fondest, most happiest dreams I ever had in my lifetime. Dont get me wrong. I had no illusions. I was well aware that the brady bunch wasnt a real life family. Just a bunch of actors playing a part. But at the same time i just knew that the fictional brady family was much more closer to how a family was supposed to behave. And much, much more closer to happy, loving, and normal than my real life family, home, and circumstances.

[@sosojaded]

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!!

[@eph2vv89only1way]

"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

[@sixfootfive6556]

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

[@aveuch]

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

[@Mister_Listener]

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

[@kenharness7430]

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]

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

[@melissacooper8724]

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.

[@chrisrockett5897]

I deadass would've watched Kelly's Kids and didn't have hate for the backdoor pilot like many other people did.

[@davidthomas4489]

I watch the Brady Bunch chronologically, starting with the episodes from the original series, to the Brady girls, get married, the Brady brides, a very Brady Christmas, and finally the Bradys. Then I start all over again. It’s a really neat way to watch this iconic family.

[@atomicabe]

Yes, it's a fun run. And you pick up on so many details that get called back over the years. Like the same priest who married Mike and Carol shows up again for another wedding. The Brady Brides' home includes the horse sculpture -- which is a key prop in A VERY BRADY SEQUEL.

[@trevor2001]

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]

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

[@atomicabe]

good question. I don't know.

[@EastSide-qc5oy]

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

[@Mister_Listener]

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

[@KasumiKenshirou]

@@atomicabe She was on Dana Carvey and David Spade's podcast last July: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnjJdYeAqNBjfdE

[@sticksmcfly]

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]

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]

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.

[@ちゃちゃこ-y2y]

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]

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

[@ちゃちゃこ-y2y]

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

[@pipermccool]

🇺🇸❤🇯🇵 🖖

[@AF_1892]

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.

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

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]

very true, I felt the same way.

[@G.S.Holland]

This was way more enjoyable than I expected it would be

[@Wintersoldier73]

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]

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]

@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]

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

[@EdHelms1]

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]

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

[@atomicabe]

Oh that's an excellent fun fact. Thanks!

[@ponchoman49]

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

[@VelveteenRabbitinRedFern]

Yes, as CHEEZY as it was looking back!

[@joltjolt5060]

I hated the clothes at the time, but now they're cuuute

[@VelveteenRabbitinRedFern]

@@joltjolt5060 I'd like some Bell bottoms.

[@VelveteenRabbitinRedFern]

@@joltjolt5060 I would like some Bell bottoms.

[@CR41489]

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

[@atomicabe]

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

[@markfrost2707]

You forgot to mention Ken became the new sheriff in Mayberry, "Mayberry RFD"

[@ohbrustin]

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

[@atomicabe]

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

[@ohbrustin]

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…

[@kickinbacknyc]

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

[@atomicabe]

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

[@andrewfeldman6418]

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

[@atomicabe]

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

[@xalleem8117]

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

[@ethansloan]

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

[@atomicabe]

Thanks. And welcome!

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

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

[@ajt141]

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

[@atomicabe]

Thanks very much! You made my day.

[@Aster_Risk]

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]

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

[@shannonstewart3516]

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]

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

[@shannonstewart3516]

@@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]

@@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

[@CherokeeBird]

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

[@atomicabe]

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]

I really enjoyed reruns of leave it to beaver.

[@Russkafin]

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!

[@williamtell5039]

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]

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]

I like The Brady Brides

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

I actually enjoyed the Brady Bunch Variety Hour.

[@landreaulover]

@@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]

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

[@anthonycerulli5524]

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

[@mglasson]

Thank you!

[@atomicabe]

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

[@anthonycerulli5524]

@@atomicabe I love it!

[@NeptuneRising70]

A Rockstar played by Martin Mull. I...never thought I'd hear those words in a sentence.

[@atomicabe]

That episode is bonkers. And he's supposed to be a pied piper, so he plays the flute. Very 70s, very Jethro Tull.

[@nostartia]

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.

[@PaulaG43]

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]

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

[@VeronicaV70]

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

[@atomicabe]

Thanks for watching and for the kind words.

[@animalyze7120]

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

[@msr1116]

These days it would be nearly impossible to find any version of Alice. Someone agreeing to be live in, who actually worked a full day, and had an excellent rapport with children of all ages and both genders. Not to mention being loyal, honest and a diplomat as well.

[@maximusprime3459]

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.

[@JDelwynn]

"Hey Bob, it's the 80's and we need cast someone to play a mom. Who do we got?" "Dee Wallace Stone?" "Brilliant, nobody has ever thought of that! Let's do another line Bob!"

[@Mergerie_Smithaton]

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]

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.

[@Oilerpa]

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

[@Asquaredgamereviews]

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

[@atomicabe]

Everybody wins! Thanks for watching.

[@mathieuleader8601]

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]

featuring the Waylon Smithers dancers

[@camerondavila5881]

💛

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

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

[@Pisti846]

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

[@Lisa-je5bb]

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

[@thefonzkiss]

They tried that. The Bradys (1990).

[@QuasarSniffer]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@katespringsteen8220]

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]

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.

[@kuriaki71]

This was an amazing and informative video. Awesome work.

[@caliken10]

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!

[@StephenLewisUniverse]

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]

The Bradyverse works in strange ways...

[@nootnewt9323]

Not sure why this was recommended but I’m not complaining

[@ozzielee9058]

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

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

You guys dove deep into this stuff. I really respect your commitment. And you have way too much free time.

[@atomicabe]

Not so much "free time" but a long time -- from start to finish this video was a year in the making.

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

@@atomicabe It's very impressive. I subscribed.

[@Showman_87]

Here's a fun fact, the Brady Bunch was spoofed once on Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show during the segment "When Bradys Attack." It featured Adam Brody as Greg and Kaitlin Cullum as Jan who both played the same roles in the movie Growing Up Brady

[@atomicabe]

Yes, that was some Paramount Synergy hard at work! I'm sorry we didn't include that parody in the video.

[@MondoMiami]

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]

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

[@MondoMiami]

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

[@molls127]

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

[@TheTVsTim]

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]

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.

[@brianwolters7560]

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

[@atomicabe]

Wow. Thank you!! That means a lot.

[@VidWatcher01]

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

[@theonslaught]

I'm not a big Brady fan and this was excellent. Thank you.

[@atomicabe]

thanks very much, that's cool of you to say.

[@scribblebeck]

The intro to this video is perhaps the strongest I've ever seen on KZbin!

[@atomicabe]

Thank you! That's very cool of you to say.

[@mglasson]

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

[@robrepublic1]

The Brady song and dance routines were Robert Reed's coming out party.

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

Robert Reed once said that he enjoyed being on the Variety Hour.

[@Supermunch2000]

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

[@atomicabe]

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

[@ygstuff4898]

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!

[@JohnZoni]

Forgot that Jerry Houser played Marcia's husband in the 80s Brady movies & spin-offs. Fun fact - he played Dave "Killer" Carlson in "Slap Shot" 🏒

[@atomicabe]

I knew him as "Oscy" in SUMMER OF '42. I really enjoyed his work in the Brady shows. And believe it or not, seeing him in this made me watch SLAP SHOT. I'd never seen it before -- it's great!

[@maximusprime3459]

Wally was hilarious. Dude just couldnt catch a break employment-wise.

[@mglasson]

@@atomicabe 😮

[@mglasson]

@@maximusprime3459 😆Being a toy salesman in the 80s was a tough racket apparently.

[@295g295]

​@@atomicabe Snapshot: Made in Johnstown, Pennsylvania , 1976.

[@jasonws1972]

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

[@robmclean4352]

Fun fact: Former Louisiana Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal took his nickname from Bobby Brady.

[@pamelamays4186]

The girls' cat ran away at the wedding. Never to be mentioned again.

[@jhhone]

I love your videos. I appreciate the quality of your work. Just one thing ... There's another KZbin 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]

thanks for the heads up.

[@michaelhysick6020]

Just wow!!! What an amazing production on all levels. Cant wait to see what else your channel has done. Subscriber gained!!

[@atomicabe]

Thank you for the kind words, you made my day. Hope you enjoy the other videos.

[@Knowr]

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

[@atomicabe]

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

[@winnie2379]

The Brady Bunch visiting Kings Island was the one that was special in our region. The then-new theme park was a really big deal.

[@atomicabe]

A park so special it was visited by the Brady Bunch AND the Partridge Family.

[@thtyeyo]

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

[@atomicabe]

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]

⁠​⁠@@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

[@Filmation77]

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

[@CanalDoSahgo]

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

[@atomicabe]

Very cool to hear. Thanks.

[@mesapysch]

The research and time invested in this video has not gone unnoticed.

[@atomicabe]

thank you! that means a lot.

[@jun6174]

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]

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

[@wasteofspace20]

Brilliant piece, knew absolutely nothing about these spinoffs. Thank you!

[@atomicabe]

Thanks for the kind words. It's greatly appreciated.

[@Klaus666]

Hell yes! More 1 hour videos about sitcoms please!

[@patrickdoherty4527]

Wow, this was a blast! Really great work on this doc.

[@fad23]

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!

[@DizzLexic]

34:25 .. Crazy how much that looks like Jan (Eve Plumb) with her hair on fire in that "Bug" movie. Looks like a good time!! haha

[@atomicabe]

wow, I hadn't noticed that before. But now that you mentioned it, I can't un-see it. ha!