Growing Up Brady (the TV movie)

Is this the one with dog faced Kaley Cuoco as Marcia? Maureen McCormick may not have been a perfect ten, but she was very pretty and exemplified a certain kind of 70s all American beauty. Cuoco must have been putting out in exchange for getting work, she’s dreadful looking and can’t act her way out of a wet paper bag - even now.

R1, every time I see it I’m shocked that they got someone so averagely attractive to play the supposedly drop dead gorgeous Maureen. The lower half of Kaley’s face hadn’t grown in yet and she does look very homely at this time. She’s much better looking now, but was never Maureen’s equal in looks.

I’m forever going to see her as “dog face” from now on when I watch this mess.

Cuoco as Marcia

And yet Barry Williams clearly had some say with casting, as gorgeous Adam Brody played Greg. Meanwhile Cuoco isn’t even attractive enough for Jan.

R3, the ultimate butter face…

R4, Jesus Christ how did she make it into the room to even audition for the role?!

During the scene when they all introduce themselves in the dark room (why?) the actress who plays Jan does this annoying thing where she does this little mouth gesture and half assed wave to try and act cute but it just looks stupid.

Adam Brody seemed mortified by it when asked a few years ago and also seemed to imply that Barry Williams was full of shit.

This thread is starting to piss me off.

R8 My god he’s even better looking now.

R9, go back to the pound, bitch.

I love that Marcia later bearded for Henry Cavill when they dated for five days and were already buying groceries together! Awwwww!

Kaley Cuoco has a face for radio, that’s for sure. Barry must have been pissed at poor Mo McCormick to do that to her.

Do they show Marsha sucking off gaffers and sound guys for eight balls?

Maureen once told the story of offering Susan Dey a little toot of powder at a party, assuming she’d be game - but that Dey was appalled, telling her to “get some help” and immediately storming off. Susan Dey has had a stick up her ass for 50 years. Maureen sounds like she was a good time in the 70s.

R12 I remember that. It was when the Superman movie came out ten years ago. So random. And so short-lived.

R4 God, I had such a huge crush on Adam Brody in the 2000s. I still think it was unbelievable that he played a friendless dork on THE O.C. People who look like him and possess his charm always have a line of people wanting to be their friend or more.

Based on the pic at r4 Cuoco would have been better cast as one of the unfortunate-looking girls at Marcia Brady's slumber party

Does anyone remember that article where the Brady movie kids said that Florence Henderson was an absolute cunt to Shelley Long?

R18 Ironic, considering Long is known for being one of the cuntiest cunts who ever cunted. Maybe Flo had heard this.

R19 Henriette Mantel, who played Alice in the movies, often talks about how Shelley Long thought Henriette was her maid in real life, bossing her around and asking her to fetch coffee. Eventually, producers had to pull Long aside and let her know that Henriette was, in fact, her colleague, and not her employee. Henriette still jokes that if the acting roles dry up, she always has a job waiting for her at Shelley Long’s house - scrubbing the toilets.

R18 Wow..

Hack: During the second movie, Shelley would do these warm-up vocal exercises before every take that sounded like this: ca-caw, ca-caw, ca-caw! Before every take, even if she didn’t have a line. One day, she did them and somebody off-camera, a crew guy, did it back. She lost her shit.

Sutera: Some singers do honey and tea. Shelley makes bird sounds.

That was a great read, r18! Thanks so much for sharing

There's only room for ONE Carol Brady on this set, bitch!

Christine Taylor looked so much like Maureen. It was uncanny. She got Maureen's weird accent (California?) down.

Adam Brody and Christopher Daniel Barnes were both way hotter than Barry.

R24 Incredible casting (even if I think Christine Taylor is actually a little more attractive than Maureen McCormick). The Brady movies, alongside The Addams Family movies, have no right being as enjoyable as they are.

Kaley Cuoco isn't ugly per se. But she's just that hot blonde girl with a nice set of tits and ass. Her whole career is playing bimbos (8 Simple Rules and Big Bang Theory). She's more of a Britney and Xtina slutty type.

Maureen and Christine embody some of that sweet and athletic innocent California girl next door. Despite Maureen being a promiscuous coke head behind the scenes

I also love they cast a 12 year old to play Cindy in the movies. It looked so ridiculous when Susan was in puberty and still made to look and act like she was an 8 year old. The movies made it hilarious by having Cindy seem developmentally slow.

R27 She may have nice T&A but she has a face like a slapped backside. Nothing like the Maureen (or Christine).

Lick it

R29 I agree. That's enough for straight men. Blonde with a nice body doesn't matter if face is busted.

Right r31. For straights, the body carries the face. For gays, the face carries the body.

Out of the OG cast. I thought Chris Knight and Maureen McCormick were the best looking. Eve got really pretty towards the end. I never thought Barry was cute. Of course Robert Reed may have bitchy and miserable but he was a DILF before the tragic perm.

Growing up with my swollen clit

R33 Maureen was gorgeous during the last few seasons in particular, when she had matured a bit and had the really long hair. She had a Peggy Lipton vibe and looked like she could have made the leap to actual starlet, had the drugs not derailed her. However, I was surprised to see that she wasn’t all that beautiful a few years later on the infamous variety show. She had shorter hair and looked pretty ordinary. Fake Jan (Geri Reischl) was better looking. I guess the substance abuse issues meant her beauty was relatively short lived.

This girl (Autumn Reeser?) also made a terrible Marcia. It didn’t help that she was so obviously a brunette in a bad wig. That said, Christine Taylor is a tough act to follow.

And why is Alice emaciated?

Why is a middle age yenta playing Jan, r36?

I would let the Greg Brady at r37 inside me QUITE deeply!

R39 That’s gorgeous, gay Chad Doreck, who is still *quite* a dish.

I have worked with Christine before. She's very real, friendly and sweet. I didn't get the "actress" vibe from her, just a normal person. She’s always happy to talk Brady and do Marcia lines.

Ben was also there once. He was very quiet. I heard not nice things about him, so I did nothing but shook his hand and introduced myself. He seemed OK with that.

R41 She seemed lovely on Kelly and Mark last month. She said she’s a lifelong Brady stan and has made it in her mission in life to befriend Maureen (despite mostly getting the cold shoulder from her for the last 25 years).

Thanks, r40. Anywhere to see Doreck's dork?

R35 Maureen always reminded me of young Cybill Shepherd.

I watched both Brady Bunch movies again the other day. Both are funny but the first one is scathingly brilliant.

R45 Of all the television shows to be updated for the big screen The Brady Bunch Movie is one of the best with its brilliant idea of placing the corny Brady family, who seem to be still living in the 60s, into a modern setting and thus giving us a fun counterpoint to the 1990s grunge era. The casting in this movie is also pretty spectacular with Gary Cole giving those bizarre and rambling advice speeches, while Taylor looks so much like the original Marcia that it's downright spooky. Then we have those great easter eggs and callbacks to the series "pork chops and applesauce" as well as the whole Jan psychotic break which just adds to the film's bizarre and unique feel.

It ages so well too because it ultimately becomes a time capsule of the 90s and how they viewed the 70s. Sort of like Back to the Future, both eras are retro.

I just showed this movie to my 15 yr old niece. She and I quote it all the time now. "But Jan, you don't have any friends.” “Marcia Brady is harder to get into than a Pearl Jam concert.”

The first film was pretty incredible.

Love when Marcia and Jan try to be models posing to the Charlie's Angels theme.

Then Marcia asks that girl who she has modeled for and the chick replies, "Guess (jeans)."

Then Marcia goes, "Levi's? Wrangler? ...Osh Kosh B'gosh!"

"Are you a Breck girl?"

And Marcia and Jan doing various poses to the Charlie's Angels theme. Plus, the photographer (David Leisure) saying Marcia could be a model if she cut her hair, emaciated herself and got a boob job. "*slapping him* Cut my hair?!"

Is no one going to mention Jean Smart? Wasn't she in the movie?

“Yes, Greg?”

[quote]Is no one going to mention Jean Smart? Wasn't she in the movie?

She's one of my favorite parts of the movie, r51. I think that was the first time I saw her in anything after Designing Women and was shocked how different she was from Charlene. She and Michael McKean are both great

Love how OP’s thread on that forgettable TV movie has just devolved into a Brady Bunch Movie appreciation thread. It speaks to the film’s brilliance.

Remember when cutie pie Thindy turned out to be racist, homophobic, schizoid white trash? Good times.

The producers of the movie knew r55

Christine hosts a podcast all about the 90s, and she convened a Brady movie reunion. They all said Shelly (who wasn’t there) was a total asshole.

[quote]They all said Shelly (who wasn’t there) was a total asshole.

ca-caw!

Maureen should have looked to Jennifer Aniston as her model for career superstardom. Become more iconic, untouchable and legendary (AMERICA’S SWEETHEART) and make great romcoms and sitcoms that capitalize on the girl next door appeal and white bread hotness.

What should she have used R59, her crystal ball or her tarot cards?

R59 is on more coke than Maureen.

R60 how do you mean?

How do I mean r62? Maureen wrapped TBB in 1974. Aniston didn’t take off until the late 90s. What do you think I mean?

R63 I’m sure they mean Christine.

AVBS is one of those sequels that’s genuinely better than the first - it feels more timeless while still making fun of the 70s. The first one mocked the 70s in contrast to the mid-90s grunge era but now that time is really dated today so it makes it feel a bit moldy; whereas the sequel feels much fresher over time because it gives a more general idea of the 90s being more modern than the early 70s.

R53- I love her and her accent. She makes everything she is a part of better.

[quote] [R27] She may have nice T&A but she has a face like a slapped backside. Nothing like the Maureen (or Christine).

This truly demented opinion (Maureen is a beauty — HA! — but Kaley is a dog — HA!), and the manner in which it is repeatedly and passionately advanced, is what I love the most about the DL.

Maureen was a former child star, I think it was more difficult back then for child stars to become adult stars unless they had some special quality like Jodie Foster or Kurt Russell. Jennifer Aniston is not really an apt comparison here, I think Jen is more of the Farrah of her day, her hairstyle and not wearing a brea made her a big 90s icon and fucking hot guys like Brad Pitt.

R67; stfu please. You honestly think it’s not a general consensus that Maureen was very pretty and Kaley looked homely? It’s hilarious because she was cast as this dynamite beauty whose pussy Barry chases for five years and she was even less attractive than Jan.

That’s an issue, hon.

Growing Up Horny

I watched it on YouTube last night. Soooo cheesy. The kid who played Bobby had to be the real Bobby's son; they looked identical.

Now I want to go back and watch "The Real Live Brady Bunch" — there's a very rough tape of the original production on YouTube. Sarah Thyre and Melanie Hutsell are so perfect as Marcia and Jan that the audience is howling every time they make entrances. With Andy Richter as Mike and Jane Lynch as Carol.

You legitimately think Kaley Cuoco’s face is as attractive as Maureen McCormick’s, R67? Have you considered lasik?

What a ridiculous thing to be so foot stompy over, r72.

Not at all R73, I just find her to be genuinely unattractive while Maureen was a solid 8. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

If I remember, not long before this TV movie, Barry Williams did an updated version of Growing Up Brady, It included his thoughts on the Brady Bunch movies. He was okay with the first one, and very much hated A Very Brady Sequel. The way I'm remembering it was that he got huffy about the Greg and Marcia subplot, which seem really out of character considering how much he dined out on having wanted to do Maureen.

Also, it's kinda interesting that both Barry and David Cassidy's books included accounts about their relationships with costars that are more than a little embarassing in hindsight. It would be like if Kaley Cuoco (see what I'm doing here?) came out with a book and took the attitude of "Well, Johnny and I *could* have fucked, but ..."

She and Johnny did fuck for years, r76

For someone who was so "above" the Brady scripts, Robert Reed never turned down a chance/check to play Mike Brady. The awful variety show, the Brady Brides, the Brady Christmas movie, the hourlong Bradys series.

All three of the girls didn't come back at various points for various reasons, but Mr. Man of the Theatah always was willing and available.

And it isn't as if Reed was doing spectacular work in critically acclaimed productions in between Brady gigs, was it? Let's see, he was the airline pilot in SST Death Flight, a family man who can't stop making obscene phonecalls in another '70s cheesefest, made a guest appearance on the execrable Galactica 1980, and was a vampire in an episode of Fantasy Island, among other dross.

It's not as if he were playing Richard III for Joe Papp.

[quote] Maureen once told the story of offering Susan Dey a little toot of powder at a party, assuming she’d be game - but that Dey was appalled, telling her to “get some help” and immediately storming off. Susan Dey has had a stick up her ass for 50 years. Maureen sounds like she was a good time in the 70s.

As she details in her memoir, Maureen had a serious drug problem by the end of the Seventies. She would sometimes have sex in order to get drugs.

I don't think Susan Dey was the one with the problem there.

Reed ALSO received three Emmy nominations in the 70s for esteemed tv projects like Roots, Rich Man Poor Man and Medical Center, so he had the best career out of all of them after the show ended. I’ve heard he wanted to try variety programming, as a challenge as an actor, which lured him to do the horrible Brady Bunch hour. Plus he loved the kids, Florence and Ann, so this, combined with a nice payday, and I’m sure there wasn’t much arm twisting to get him to do Brady related things. And with age, he probably realized, as an actor, you don’t turn down money for doing an easy role like Mike Brady with people you genuinely liked. You can’t be doing Shakespeare in the park all the time.

[quote]She would sometimes have sex in order to get drugs

Anyone on DL wanna cast the first stone?

Just imagine if they continued onto the sixth season and killed off Mike Brady and made Carol a widow...

R83 they probably would’ve recast the part. The show couldn’t have continued with Carol as a widow. It was definitely a MOTHER FATHER type family show. We all know what happened with Good Times when Amos was fired. Straight down the shitter.

[quote]Just imagine if they continued onto the sixth season and killed off Mike Brady and made Carol a widow...

That was the plan with the 1990s show THE BRADYS, too. It was an hourlong drama but Reed felt the scripts weren't up to par again. So Sherwood Schwartz planned to kill off Mike, which at least would fit better in a drama, but the ratings were so low the show was pulled.

It's pretty dreary — fake Marcia becomes an alcoholic and is cured all in one episode, Bobby becomes a quadriplegic, etc.

Greg Brady was on Mission:Impossible this evening and I saw him in Pippin. I feel so connected to this thread right now.

R86, you inspired me to go looking for information about Williams’ Pippen performance.

Wasn’t Reed on a short-loved, but acclaimed drama with Michael Learned? I think it was called Nurse, but maybe I’m confusing it with Medical Center.

Thanks for someone reminding me about the incredible 1990’s bore fest, The Brady’s which lasted like a month.

Why the fuck was Leah Ayres cast as Marcia? She’s not even a fucking blonde. I did enjoy her embarrassing herself pretending to be drunk for an episode. At least if Maureen played her then she could act it well given how knee deep she was in substances to forget her career had turned to shit.

R88, you’re remembering correctly.

Michael Learned and Robert Reed starred in the series which ran for 2 seasons (1981-1982). Season 1 consisted of only 6 episodes. Learned was nominated for a Best Actress Emmy twice, winning for season 2.

I always found it so weird that the tip off for Florence H that Bob Reed was gay was that he felt uncomfortable kissing her. This was an actor who I’m sure had done plenty of kissing scenes with women in film and stage and was married to a woman for a time. It didn’t make him hard, but I can’t imagine he couldn’t make it look convincing.

Or was her ego that big that she couldn’t imagine a man wouldn’t delight in drenching her?

*french-ing her, I meant to say.

I thought Bob and Florence had great chemistry and made a hot couple. They seemed fond of each other in real life. Did Flo suspect Ann was gay too?

Christine Taylor & her "Hey Dude" (Nickelodeon) co-star David Lascher host a fun podcast called "Hey Dude...The '90s Called!"

One of their early episodes was a Brady Bunch Movie reunion (minus Shelley Long, Gary Cole & Jessie Lee Sofer). It covers much of the same ground as the VICE article at R18, but it's a really great listen! (and they drag on Shelley some more).

Someone told me Barry Williams is an uber conservative deplorable these days. Can anyone confirm?

I listened to that podcast; it was mildly interesting. ALL the actors who played the Brady kids describe Shelley Long as "a pain in the ass," but they don't go into why. The actress who played Alice also played Shelley's maid on another project and said Shelley tried to order her around on the set. They also said the original Brady cast didn't and doesn't like them much.

The casting process took months. Apparently everyone knew Christine Taylor was Marcia from the start and the rest of the kids were assembled around her

[quote]They also said the original Brady cast didn't and doesn't like them much.

How come?

I remember the promos for the movies included the original Brady kids interacting with their film counterparts.

R97 The movie cast refer to themselves as the “red headed stepchildren” of the Brady universe. They seem to indicate that the OG cast resents them for what they perceived as making fun of them.

It’s too bad the movies weren’t made after Mo’s bombshell memoir came out. We could have had jokes about long trips to the bathroom, itchy nose etc.

R90 — thanks for the post!

R89 - I agree that Leah Ayres wasn’t the best choice for Marcia, but she was definitely blond on Edge of Night, and I think she was blond in other appearances too.

Also on the pod: Gary Cole had never seen BB before and didn't like it when he had to watch it. He told one of the kids he could only get through three episodes at a time.

When they reconvened for the sequel, one of the kids said "Hi, Gary!" and he replied "Money money!"

The girls all thought he was hot.

And the kids made some paltry amount for the movie + sequel. If memory serves they were signed up for a three picture deal, so weren’t able to renegotiate for the second film. A case of history repeating itself considering the OG cast made next to nothing too.

R95: Barry & Chris Knight have a podcast called "The Real Brady Bros" which I have enjoyed as someone raised on the Brady Bunch.

While I don't think Barry comes across *quite* as out-there/deplorable/MAGAt as Susan Olsen (they don't talk politics on the podcast)...yeah, he comes across as a Republican.

That doesn't surprise me in the least, given that he was raised in 1960s-1970s Pacific Palisades. Every kid I ever met from the Palisades (1970s-80s) were from conservative, Republican families...the whole Riviera Country Club crowd.

Maureen was pregnant and had her baby during the duration of the filming of The Bradys, and she didn’t want anytime away from her newborn. She probably thought it would go on longer than it did, so she declined the show. Interesting that the Brady Brides movie is the only Brady project with all the original actors.

Are the OG Brady kids pissed that their '90s reboot was canceled after six episodes but the two movies (not including them) were successful at the box office not long after?

On the podcast at r94, Henriette Mantel who played Alice in the movies specified it's the hardcore fans of the Brady Bunch sitcom who treat the movie cast as red-headed stepchildren not the cast. The actor who played Peter in the movies said Christopher Knight has always been cool to him and Christine Taylor said Maureen McCormick has communicated with Ben Stiller on twitter about Christine's portrayal (Taylor isn't on social media.)

I imagine Eve Plumb hates that the movies gave renewed life to the show and focused on Jan being psychotic. And in Barry's autobiography he seemed miffed that the movies portrayed Greg as a dork with no success with the ladies. He probably prefers to cater to the fans of the sitcom who want to fuck him (vomit)

R42 The idea that this famous, successful actress - who is married to a huge movie star - can’t get a call back from washed up Maureen fucking McCormick of all people is kind of hilarious.

I don’t buy it R107. Maybe years ago. But the movie cast is arguably more recognizable than the original cast these days. Marcia and Jan in particular are Gen Z icons thanks to all the memes, “Sure Jan” etc. Just like everyone knows Christina Ricci is Wednesday but people would be hard pressed to name original Wednesday.

Eve Plumb despises the movies, and openly admitted she refuses to even watch them. I think she resents the characterization of Jan as some kind of loony nut job.

R104 Awe jesus, gross. That’s him on my shit list, then.

Eve Plumb sounds like a blast...

Eve Plumb is not bitter, dammit!

Eve is a no nonsense broad and probably finds the constant talk about something she did 50 years ago inexplicable and tedious. That said, she continues to profit so she could stand to be a little more good humored. You could tell it took everything she had to sit through that Brady renovation show. But, y’know… cha ching.

Barry & Chris talk about their reaction to the Brady Bunch Movie in this Q&A (starting at 3:28 ). They didn't think it was mean-spirited; they thought it was clever (but didn't particularly care for the sequel).

R113 it says that was in 1995, so the year the first movie came out.

I wonder if she was bitter that it was a hit?

Eve is constantly pushing her ugly coffee mugs on Facebook.

Here's a less bitter but still somewhat passive-aggressive interview with Eve on Wendy Williams.

R116 She probably resented that it made the show a topic of conversation again. As I recall, she was trying to make a go of it off Broadway and was most likely clinging onto a kernel of hope that the show would fade away as time went on, and eventually people would stop asking her about it and take her seriously for her work on stage. The movies brought it all to the fore again. I can imagine it was infuriating for her.

Eve and Maureen were the only two cast members who refused to film cameos for the movies, as well.

Eve is actually a decent artist. My husband and I found two signed lithographs at a gallery in LA - very simple, of palm trees in front of brightly colored buildings - but charming and well done. Imagine my surprise to see “Eve Plumb” scrawled in the corners. Of course we had to buy them, and if I recall they were affordable at $60 or $80 a pop.

A few years later I happened to see her at another artist’s exhibition in Santa Monica, and when I approached her she looked visibly nervous and exasperated, obviously assuming I was a Brady fan. When I proceeded to show her photos of our framed lithographs and ask about her art, she visibly lit up and couldn’t have been more charming or engaged. I ended up talking with her for about 20 minutes and came away with a newfound sense of respect for this intelligent, creative lady.

Fun few minutes talking with Susan about the Maureen Eve feud, and Eve’s being sick of being associated with Jan. Eve probably has softened a little bit on the entire BB thing. She seemed to be having some fun in the BB renovation show, but of course money talks. Susan says appreciate Eve for her paintings, but she’s always going to be Jan until her grave. Hopefully she’s made some kind of peace with it.

R121 Christ all she’s missing is a Coors Light and a menthol cigarette.

I like Eve. Several years ago, she donated the bedroom door from her childhood home (which is covered with 1970s stickers) to the Valley Relics Museum.

R123 Very cool. Like Susan says in the video above, Eve deserves to move on and leave Jan behind if that’s her choice. I don’t think it makes her a sourpuss or a curmudgeon. I’d hate constantly talking about something I did in junior high.

Aging and life experience have clearly mellowed Our Eve. She was on Sherri a couple months ago and talked about creating a Brady themed mug.

Maureen is frequently at the same quilt shop in the Valley as my mother. They’ve even worked together on quilting projects. Mom didn’t watch TBB so has no connection to Mo, other than to say she does a sloppy running stitch.

Maureen McCormick does a sloppy stitch

[quote]other than to say she does a sloppy running stitch.

I knew there was a reason that I disliked her.

During the 2020 election, Barry like a lot of MAGA/trump tweets, and then even more so during that “big lie” period between the election and inauguration. Sadly, he seems to be right there alongside Olsen.

R129 Even more reason to love Eve. She’s a staunch liberal. I wonder how she tolerates interacting with Barry and Susan.

She just thinks green, R130.

[quote]Even more reason to love Eve. She’s a staunch liberal.

So is Maureen.

Makes sense R132. Dems love coke. Just look at what they found in the White House. Deplorables favor meth, and opiates.

What about Christopher Knight? He can’t be too liberal if he agreed to a podcast with MAGA Williams.

[quote]Even more reason to love Eve. She’s a staunch liberal.

Mindy Cohn posted a picture of her and Eve in New York a while back. If I remember, they'd just had lunch and were going to an art museum.

They looked like what they seem to be: liberal ladies of a certain age enjoying a day in Manhattan.

I picture Eve's thought bubble whenever confronted by Brady fans is pretty much William Shatner's 'get a life!' speech from SNL.

[quote] What about Christopher Knight? He can’t be too liberal if he agreed to a podcast with MAGA Williams.

In November 2007, Chris said he was a Libertarian -- and was leaning toward voting for Obama (at the writing of the linked article). What does it matter if he agrees with Barry's political views or not? They aren't discussing politics/current events. They're discussing the fucking plots of Brady Bunch episodes & sharing their memories of filming them.

Interesting that he calls Susan Olsen a “strident liberal” R137. You’d never know it now. Sad that the cesspool of social media and Facebook fear mongering sent her so far in the other direction.

I couldn’t personally work one on one with someone who I knew harbored such ignorant, hateful beliefs R137. Even in a group context, it would be challenging. I feel for Eve (and Maureen, though she seems a little less substantive and soulful). Some of the things Olsen has professed are downright evil.

Christopher Knight is still such a hot daddy, even now with the extra padding. If he was riding my ass and that beefy belly slammed up against me while he was doing it I would shoot my load 20 feet out of sheer excitement.

Didn't you say the same thing about Jon Hamm?

So R141. Both mouthwatering silver daddies

R139 to R140 is the most DL transition ever.

I remember in the 2000s, Chris Knight was on one of the seasons of THE SURREAL LIFE, alongside supermodels Marcus Schenkenberg and Adrianne Curry, who the producers were hoping would hook up and heat up the show à la MTV's REAL WORLD, but Curry was smitten by middle-aged Knight and pursued him instead.

I didn't blame her. I'm an '80s baby, so to me THE BRADY BUNCH was the '90s movie cast, but watching SURREAL LIFE, I too developed a crush on Knight. He's so cute and likable.

R144 - I think they married, we’re on a few other reality shows, and later divorced.

Re: Eve Plumb - I doubt she earns too much connected to the Brady franchise, maybe she earned for the renovation show, but o doubt she’s receiving much else from the Brady-verse.

Chris Knight has remarried again - to his 4th wife Cara. They wed in 2016. This is his longest marriage to date.

Fun Fact, for those preoccupied with the Brady-cast's political leanings:

Florence Henderson sang the National Anthem at the 1973 inauguration of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley (which was protested by some Neo-Nazi groups, across the street from City Hall):

Unfortunately, there are no photos (or clips) of her singing, however, she's pretty easy to spot at 0:54-0:58 in the link. At the bottom of the screen, pale-yellow dress....she does a little head toss, as she stands to applaud Mayor Bradley (to get her bangs out of her eyes?). She was seated right behind Bradley's daughters for the ceremony.

Well, good thing for you R139 that it's not your "problem". And I don't think Eve or Maureen need your sympathy...they seem capable of dealing with any political differences (publicly) with their castmates, for "the greater good"/their long-time relationships, at this point. Eve has guested on Barry & Chris's podcast (and they constantly promote her wares). Does that make Eve "less liberal" in light of that?

You queens need to chill about the Trump supporting Brady’s. Who gives a shit? They have no power. You sound like the fucking idiots on Tumblr.

This is the annoying thing the actress playing Eve does when she introduces herself:

[quote]Mindy Cohn posted a picture of her and Eve in New York a while back. If I remember, they'd just had lunch and were going to an art museum.

R135: And here they are in Santa Monica last week.

Mindy Cohn has always been one of the ugliest human beings. I’m shocked she was ever allowed on camera. She makes me wanna be even more gay.

I just watched the first movie on Prime and forgot how fucking funny it was!

"Don't bend over, Mr. Brady!"

The gay couple hanging on each other as the neighbors all decide to stay.

The big ending with the boxes where Peter's latina teacher is wearing nothing but her bra and cradling him to her chest.

Mike & Carol in the bottom box and he mimes pouring Wesson oil on his dick!

Eve looks great at r151. I wasn't a fan of the super short bleached hair she was sporting during the HGTV project. Looks much more natural here.

I like Mindy but not a fan of the super short bangs.

I don't know if it was in his book or in an interview but I recall Barry Williams saying he refused to audition for parts after The Brady Bunch ended. If a director or producer asked him to audition, he would say "turn on the tv to see what I can do". WTF. He thought spending his teenage years saying "Hi mom, what's for dinner", "Bobby, cut it out" and "I'm going to the library" made him some kind of superstar? Hollywood sure does breed a special kind of delusional narcissism and no wonder so many child actors turned out so messed up.

I’d imagine Maureen and Barry both expected to become big stars. And I get it, especially in the case of Maureen. I can only imagine how much the people surrounding them must have been blowing up their egos at the time.

I saw Maureen McCormick at Von’s in Studio City a few weeks ago. She still has that same Marsha face, and was smiling and chatting with the checkout girl. Seems like a nice normal broad.

Did you see her in the back alley picking up an extra little treat after she had finished her grocery shopping, R157?

R158=Eve Plumb

Susan Olsen looks like something out of Deliverance, or some backwoods Florida swamp. Like she has a pet gator named Spike and a penchant for klan rallies.