The Brady Bunch-related stories
Posted Aug 26th 2009 12:28PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Video, Reality-Free
Pop culture lists that have 100 or more entries, whether it's a list for television, film, music, books, advertising, whatever - are too long. When you list 100 of anything, you're not really getting down to the "best" (or "worst," if that's the theme of the list), you're just giving a list of 100.
Supertremendous.com has their list of the
100 most iconic TV show intros. You can read the first 90, but I wanted to concentrate on
the top ten. That list includes
The Brady Bunch,
The Simpsons,
M*A*S*H,
Knight Rider (???), and
The Twilight Zone, along with the number one pick after the jump. Can you guess it before you click?
Continue reading Here's a list of 100 iconic TV show openings (OK, maybe not 100 ... )
Posted Aug 8th 2009 1:00AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S08E01) Somewhere Sherwood Schwartz was smiling if he watched this season premiere of
Monk. Or else he was calling his attorney to sue for copyright infringement. I think it was more likely the former, because the tribute to
The Brady Bunch was sweet. More on that and the rest of Mr. Monk's return -- for his last season -- after the jump.
Continue reading Monk: Mr. Monk's Favorite Show (season premiere)
Posted Jul 10th 2009 10:29AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: TV Royalty, OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free
It looks like
The Brady Bunch is going to have to replace Jan again. Eve Plumb is
holding out from appearing on a reunion for
The Oprah Winfrey Show in September due to a disagreement with fellow
Brady alum Maureen McCormick. Apparently during a book tour, McCormick "confessed" in jest to a lesbian affair between the two of them that didn't actually happen.
The lesbian concept sounds like something out of
Not The Bradys (warning: link NSFW). Of course, all
Brady fanatics remember how Eve Plumb opted not to appear in the variety show Hell that was
The Brady Bunch Hour from 1976 to 1977. I wonder if they'll get
Geri Reischl to replace her for Oprah.
I wonder if Eve Plumb did, in fact, get upset by McCormick's comments and if so, why? If it were me, I would have said McCormick was kidding and taken it in stride. Maybe she's holding out for more money from Ms. Winfrey?
Posted Jun 22nd 2009 10:08AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Reality-Free
This isn't some random thought I suddenly had this morning, it's actually in response to
AOL Television's list of the 40 best TV shows of the 1970s.
The Odd Couple, one of the great, laugh-out-loud comedies of all-time, comes in at number 21, while
The Brady Bunch comes in at number 15. Sometimes shows can't be judged the same (for example, comedy vs. drama or drama vs. animated), but come on,
The Brady Bunch so far ahead of
The Odd Couple?
I don't think I'm giving anything away by revealing that shows like
The Mary Tyler Moore Show,
M*A*S*H, and
All in the Family are at the top, but there are a few entries that you and your friends can argue about.
Posted Apr 7th 2009 3:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Web, Game Show, Reality-Free
There are a lot of TV show set designs that I love, but I've never really given any thought to how put them together exactly. I used to assume they just drew up plans and/or blueprints with the measurements and all that and then the set designers and the rest of the crew would build the sets. I never once thought they were done this way.
On The Set has pictures of the original dioramas (those little models you might have built for a class back in school, though I never did) made for various shows over the years. These things are great! Check out the
Price is Right set above. The site even has more dioramas from the show, from different angles.
Continue reading The most awesome thing you'll see on the web today: TV show dioramas!
Posted Dec 5th 2008 5:08PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Casting, Reality-Free
Guest stars can be good and guest stars can be not-so-good, but this one sounds like a winner to me. EW's Michael Ausiello has an exclusive report that
Florence Henderson will be on Samantha Who? And if you think Christina Applegate kind of looks like she could be related to Florence, you're not alone.
The Brady Bunch veteran has been cast as Samantha Newly's grandmother, Jean Smart's mama. And if that's not blonde goodness and potential hilarity for you, TVGuide.com has another exclusive;
Christine Ebersole will play Sammy's aunt. In the very same storyline!
Continue reading A Brady and a Broadway blonde check in to Samantha Who?
Posted Dec 4th 2008 8:02AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Awards, Reality-Free
You mean
Bea Arthur wasn't already in the TV Academy Hall of Fame before today? Well, actually, that was Bea's choice. In a very
Maude-like way, she had turned them down. "I said, `So sorry, very nice of you, but I can't possibly accept. There are so many talented people in the business,'" Arthur recalled.
However, she's had a chance to think it over and when asked again, she agreed to become a Hall of Famer, just like Lucille Ball, Johnny Carson and Bill Cosby.
As I wrote previously, the TV Academy Hall of Fame will expand to include Bea Arthur, Merv Griffin, Larry Gelbart (
M*A*S*H), Sherwood Schwartz (
Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch), and ABC executives Thomas Murphy and Daniel B. Burke. On December 9 in Beverly Hills, the awards will be presented.
Continue reading And then there's Maude...in the TV Hall of Fame
Posted Nov 13th 2008 8:01AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free
You can't stop those Wayans brothers when it comes to doing anything for a laugh. Apparently, one of their long time dreams has been a big screen remake of a 1960's sitcom.
They've been working on a script since 2004, but they are saying now that
The Munsters movie is nearly ready to roll. I know, I know, how many times have we seen beloved TV series turned into horrible features? For every good one --
The Brady Bunch -- there's a lemon like
Leave It to Beaver. The Wayans Brothers clearly believe that they have the goods to make
The Munsters like the former rather than the latter.
However, I have to worry about how well they know the material when Shawn Wayans says, "Their characters are still who they were in the '50s. It's just in modern day." Umm, excuse me -- the '50s?
The Munsters premiered in 1964 and ran till 1966; it was set in present day. Didn't the Wayanses notice that?
Continue reading The Wayans brothers take on The Munsters
Posted Oct 13th 2008 1:07PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Celebrities, Reality-Free
Maureen McCormick a.k.a. the Original Marcia Brady
is releasing her very own tell-all book,
Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice, which hits stores tomorrow. It seems that celebrity created for her the usual spiral of drugs and sex and sex-for-drugs as it does for so many other child stars.
I find it interesting how her story contrasts the book released by
Barry "Greg Brady" Williams, which I have read. Williams basically described some awkward situations for himself and some marijuana use but never did he describe any of the Brady kids sinking so low. I recall his last line of the book saying that there "wasn't a bad banana in the Bunch".
I wonder if this inconsistency is going to cause conflict between the two Brady ex-child stars (and former boyfriend and girlfriend). It could lead to an episode of
Celebrity Boxing. Christopher Knight can be the guest referee, if he can
drag himself away from Trivial Pursuit.
Posted Sep 10th 2008 2:01PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Emmys, Reality-Free
One of the highlights of this year's primetime Emmys is going to be musical. That's right, I'm psychic. I've looked into the future and can tell you without equivocation that
Josh Groban singing a medley of TV themes from 60 years of programs will stop the show.
On September 21, the night ABC broadcasts the big anniversary of the
Primetime Emmys, producer Ken Ehrlich has tapped balladeer Groban for a four-minute medley of TV themes. The mind reels with the possibilities of how many memorable melodies he can fit into 240 seconds.
Some choices seem obvious:
Cheers (where everybody knows your name),
The Jeffersons (movin' on up to the big time),
The Beverly Hillbillies (black gold, Texas T),
The Flintstones (they're a modern stone-aged family).
Like I said, the possibilities are vast, and the promise of a something hilarious is sure fire.
Continue reading Emmys to feature Josh Groban's TV theme medley
Posted Aug 5th 2008 6:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Game Show, Reality-Free
This was inevitable, really. Ex-
Brady Bunch star and current reality show favorite
Christopher Knight is going to host a new syndicated version of the board game
Trivial Pursuit.
I have to agree with
Rich Heldenfels when he says this press release for the show is rather odd. It's way too long, the type of bio you get when someone is trying to look more important, more well-rounded than they are. Not that Knight hasn't been around a while, but a list of the TV shows he's done would be enough, instead of saying weird things like "once and forever a Brady!" and "Christopher's successful endeavors beyond showbiz exist in peaceful subordination to his portrayal of Peter and his arguably estimable contribution to American pop culture." Wha? And when talking about the show
TV Road Trip, why is the word "host" in quotes?
Anyway, maybe they'll have celebrity contestants on at some point.
Maybe Peter's mom can be on the show. It bows on September 22.
[via
TV Tattle]
Posted Jul 9th 2008 5:23PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, America's Next Top Model
Of course, by "Mrs. Brady" I mean the woman with Wessonality, Florence Henderson, and by "son" I mean her TV son Christopher Knight, who played pork chops and applesauce-lovin middle kid Peter on The Brady Bunch.
Henderson was speaking at a press conference at the Television Critics Association tour for a new Hallmark Channel movie when she mentioned that she thinks that VH-1 pressured Knight into getting married to America's Next Top Model's Adrianne Curry so they could create buzz and more reality show goodness.
Continue reading Mrs. Brady says that her son's marriage is a sham
Posted May 27th 2008 6:34AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Ask TV Squad, Celebrities
Robbie Rist is one of the most well-known child stars there is. Oddly enough it's not because he got arrested or starred in a reality show about his crazy marriage. He is well-known for his body of work.
Robbie has worked on some of the most popular shows on television including The Brady Bunch, Mary Tyler Moore, Galactica 1980, The Bionic Woman and, of course, the immortal Kidd Video, just to name a few.
Continue reading Stump the King - Child Stars
Posted Apr 18th 2008 3:20PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Awards, Reality-Free
Each year, the Emmys honor the best in current TV. They also recognize the all-time greats. This year Bea Arthur, Larry Gelbart, Merv Griffin, Daniel Burke, Tom Murphy and Sherwood Schwartz
will be entering the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame. Grand choices, in my opinion, with only a minor quibble which I'll mention later.
According to ATAS chairman and CEO John Shaffner , "The Hall of Fame is a special recognition for those who have made significant contributions and have left an indelible mark on the television business." As
Maude in the 1970's and Dorothy on
The Golden Girls in the 1980's (into the '90s) Beatrice Arthur, made her mark. She was more effective on TV than she was in the theater, and she was a dynamo on stage.
Continue reading Maude, Merv & M*A*S*H man entering Emmy Hall of Fame
Posted Mar 28th 2008 11:02AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Web, Interviews
There are six human beings on this planet who will be forever linked by one experience: growing up on the set of
The Brady Bunch. But, of the six actors who played the Brady kids during the show's 1969-74 run, none has embraced the role as consistently and enthusiastically as Barry Williams, who played Greg. Over the years, Williams has been involved in every reunion show (including the ill-fated "dramatic" show
The Bradys in 1990) and has never shied away from discussing the show during interviews. He even wrote a book about the experience, 1992's
Growing Up Brady: I Was a Teenage Greg, where he recounted stories like his crush on co-star Maureen McCormick, his "date" with his TV mom, Florence Henderson, and Robert Reed's constant arguments with the producers. The book was made into a TV movie in 2000.
Now, at 53, Williams has a blog, called
The Greg Brady Project, which debuted in December. There, Williams tells stories about his experiences as an actor over the last 40-plus years while a series of co-writers wax nostalgic about the past, and not necessarily about
The Brady Bunch. I spoke to Williams by phone earlier this month. We talked about the blog, why he's embraced his Greg Brady past more than his co-stars, and what he thinks of some of those co-stars' new projects. The interview is after the jump.
Continue reading Barry Williams: The TV Squad Interview
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