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“Brady Bunch” It was a huge hit in the 1970s and continues to be successful in re-runs today, but there was one important detail that the writers never made clear.
The series’ pilot episode revealed that Mike Brady, played by Robert Reed, was a widow, but the show was never designated Florence Henderson The character Carol Brady was a widow or divorced.
“At the basis of the show, there was an overall contradiction in the show’s notion that the network fought. [creator] Sherwood Schwartz came in and that was a premise, but a widow with three sons and three daughters divorced, and felt that the network had created too many problems for the series. “The Real Brady Brothers” Podcast.
Williams said executives felt the details of custody and that the issues that led to the divorce would complicate the premise of the show.
Florence Henderson and Robert Reed are with the kids as Mike and Carol Brady in the pilot episode of “The Brady Bunch.” (Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
“We were playing in a very conservative country, so they wanted Carol to be a widow. Sherwood never changed that, but they agreed to oppose it.
“We were playing in a very conservative country, so they wanted Carol to be a widow. Sherwood never changed that, but they agreed to oppose it.
He added that the show doesn’t portray any of the children adopted by his own eyes; Susan Olsenplaying the youngest daughter, Cindy Brady, noted the fact that the fact that the girl’s last name is Brady implies that they were adopted by their stepfather.
“As you mention, what’s interesting is that they’re leaving it behind. They don’t deal with Mr. Martin for reference,” said Christopher Knight, who played Middle Brother’s Peter and co-hosted the podcast, referring to Carroll’s first husband. “They refer to Mrs. Brady, the former Mrs. Brady, and in this episode we’ll be reviewing it right away with a truly moving scene. [they] Then don’t look at it again or deal with it. ”
Olsen said he thought the boy’s mom would never be mentioned again.
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“Brady Bunch” was run from 1969 to 1974. (CBS via Getty Images)
She said that Carol was, “Three years ago, I thought it was the end of the world, and now it was just the beginning, and you’re saying, ‘Is he dead or did they split up?”
“I felt it was right Divorce or two Personally, “Williams said. Knight added that Schwartz “has left it, so the audience can decide for themselves.”
Knight said he incorporated “attack” into the idea that the brothers never mentioned the fact that they were stepchildren.
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“I thought it was part of a show that really made us fail as kids. I was only 12 years old and I was like, ‘They’re not really my sisters.’
He said the reason for the show’s success was because they didn’t.
“It was all about getting along,” he admitted.
Susan Olsen, who played the youngest daughter, Cindy Brady, noted the fact that the girl’s surname suggests that Brady was adopted by her stepfather. (Getty Images)
“And when you get along, always uploading pictures of your mom and referring to your real mom or birth mom is a wedge issue, a potential wedge issue, so I’ve been completely put aside,” he explained.
Divorce was a troubling issue on television at the time. The series ran from 1969 to 1974.
Mary Richards of Mary Tyler Moore Show, which ran from 1970 to 1977, was also due to get divorced when she decided to move to Minneapolis and work at a local news station, but the show’s network didn’t like the idea.
Alan Burns, co-creator of the show, said Hollywood Reporter In 2017, “We had the idea of having our first divorce on TV. It’s hard to believe, but it was a controversial idea in 1970. Mary loved the idea, and Grant loved the idea.
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He says he has been “summoned” to the CBS executive’s office, and the divorce has been replaced by a broken engagement.
