This week: Chris fields some great questions about: Christopher Knight Brands/Home, laugh tracks and live studio audiences, how the studio dealt with all the people at King's Island, and more! It's Q&A #49. Ed and Chris are here to answer your fan questions! Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/
Barry advances another week on Dancing With the Stars, and he has officially made it further than any other Brady cast member! Ed and Chris are here to have another chat and take a new look back at another episode from the backlog. "Dough Re Mi" - The Brady Bunch S3E16 - Originally aired January 14, 1972. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/
Barry makes it through another week on Dancing With The Stars! Chris and Ed are here to talk shop, and reintroduce one of our very early pilot episodes from the archive. "A-Camping We Will Go" The Brady Bunch S1E08, originally aired Nov 14, 1969. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/
While we continue to cheer on Barry over at Dancing With The Stars, this week Chris and Ed reflect back on one of our earliest recap episodes - with an all new introduction! This week's episode: "A Fistful of Reasons" The Brady Bunch S2 E08 - Originally Aired November 13, 1970. A bully named Buddy Hinton teases Cindy about her lisp. Peter tries to defend Cindy. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/
Welcome back for the stunning conclusion! Part 2: Bobby tries entering a magazine selling contest to win the trophy and seems to be successful, until Cindy unwittingly reveals that Mike and Carol have asked their friends to buy subscriptions from him, Bobby quits, as he wants to win on his own. He wins a place on the Kartoon King TV show, where he takes part in an ice cream eat-off. Bobby does not win the eat-off, but his siblings throw him a surprise party and give him a first place award for t...
This week: Eve answers some questions about her Brady memorabilia auction, her favorite roles pre and post Brady Bunch, who was the funniest cast member off-set, what tips she and Chris use to play characters, and more... It's a special Q&A (#48). Ed and Chris are joined by Eve Plumb to answer your fan questions! Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/...
The Real Brady Bros action cannot be contained! It's another two-parter! We begin this week with a lively discussion about Robert Reed taking up the role of director. Part 1: When Cindy comes home with a first-place jacks-playing trophy, Bobby realizes that he is the only Brady family member with no first-place trophy. He has a dream about hitting home runs in game 7 of the World Series, and decides that he simply *must* win a trophy. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E21 "The Winner" orig...
This week, we cheer on Barry over at Dancing With The Stars with a very special Super-Fan episode of the Real Brady Bros. Chris and Ed welcome the awesome Mercedes Jane, to talk about going through life with The Brady Bunch and other classic TV, both in real time and in syndication. Enjoy the RBB Super Fan podcast! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/
Carol is invited to tell her family's story for Tomorrow's Woman Magazine , but the story is rejected for being too realistic. During a second interview, Carol exaggerates her "liberation" in the hopes of getting the article published. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E24 "Tell it Like it Is" originally aired March 19, 1971. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/
There was simply too much Brady to be contained this week, so it's a two-parter! As we resume: Beebe visits the Brady home and dictates impossible design specifications, but Mike ultimately loses the deal after the children's interruptions anger Beebe. Mike realizes losing the deal has saved his firm from a nervous breakdown. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E16 "Mike's Horror-Scope" originally aired January 16, 1970 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/...
This week: Barry tells us about going on Dancing With The Stars, and working with The Wiggles. Chris discusses his upcoming producing projects, the Bros get a visit from a 9 year old super-fan, and more! It's Q&A #47 and once again Barry, Chris, and Ed are here to talk questions. Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/
There was simply too much Brady to be contained this week, so it's a two-parter! Carol reads Mike's horoscope, which tells of a strange woman entering his life. Mike is besieged by fussy and eccentric client Beebe Gallini, the head of a cosmetics company, who monopolizes his time, and disrupts family activities. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E16 "Mike's Horror-Scope" originally aired January 16, 1970 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/...
Greg's rival high school quarterback flirts with Marcia to gain access to the Westdale High School football playbook. Greg tries to warn Marcia, and Bobby backs Greg's story when he sees Jerry try to steal it. In the subplot, Carol is paid an unexpected visit by her egotistical high school sweetheart, Tank Gates. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S5 E09 "Quarterback Sneak" originally aired November 9, 1973. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/...
Alice's former high school boyfriend, Mark Millard, shows up wanting to rekindle their romance. However, Mark makes a shady financial offer, so Carol and Mike have a friend from the district attorney's office check him out. When they go to confront Mark, he tries to escape, but hits his head on a frozen leg of lamb, that Sam the Butcher was stopping by to deliver. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E23 "Alice's September Song" originally aired March 12, 1971 Advertising Inquiries: https://w...
It's a classic Peter and Greg mess-around! Peter is smitten when Jan brings home her pretty classmate Kerry. Peter is initially shy with Kerry, so he enlists Greg to help with what to say to her. Kerry mistakenly concludes that Greg is the one interested in her. Greg enlists Marcia's help in a ruse to convince Kerry that he is an aggressive womanizer. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S4 E05 "Cyrano de Brady" originally aired October 20, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.c...
This week: Love Boat memories! Did they ever use sets from other shows on the lot? Brady Kids cartoon questions. How do the Bros feel about a Brady prequel? Dating guest stars, and more! It's Q&A #46. Barry, Chris, and Ed are here to talk questions. Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/
The Bradys receive a pool table as a thank-you gift from Mike's boss, and Bobby quickly becomes a billiards expert. Bobby shows off his skills during Mike and Carol's cocktail party, soundly beating Mike's boss, who fancies himself the best at pool. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S5 E21 "The Hustler" originally aired March 1, 1974 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/
Jan is tired of her teachers constantly comparing her to the popular and successful Marcia. She dumps Marcia's awards in the closet and complains that all she hears is "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia". Eventually, she is thrilled to establish her own successful identity by winning an Honor award for an essay she wrote. When she realizes there is a scoring error and she actually came second, Jan grapples with her conscience and considers keeping secret her discovery. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch ...
Marcia decides to make a point about Women's Liberation by declaring that she is joining the Frontier Scouts, an all-male Scouting organization to prove she is more than capable of completing the initiation tasks. Too old to be able to retaliate by joining Marcia's Sunflower Girls, Greg enlists Peter to join in his place. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E19 "The Liberation of Marcia Brady" originally aired February 12, 1971 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/...
Jan's allergies are acting up, so Carol keeps her home from school. Alice and Carol are worried, and Alice fears it might be Mike or one of the boys. When it seems that Jan is allergic to Tiger, the family fear they might have to lose their pet dog, until they discover that she's only allergic to his new flea powder. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E05 "Katchoo" originally aired October 24, 1969 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/...
The girls and boys fight over books of Trading Stamps. The boys want to redeem them for a rowboat while the girls want a sewing machine. The stamps must be used quickly as the company is going out of business, and attempts to reach a compromise fail. Carol and Mike allow a deciding competition to be held: the building of a house of cards, with the winner to decide. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E15 "54-40 and Fight" originally aired January 9, 1970. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.a...
This week: Over the top outfits. Mike Lookinland's 8x10 headshot. What scenarios made the actors uncomfortable? Did Martin Scorsese steal his movie title from The Brady Bunch? How was the set laid out on the soundstage? And more! It's Q&A #45. Barry, Chris, and Ed are here to talk questions. Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/...
Marcia is anxious about her freshman year of high school. She decides to join every club at school, including the Boosters, a club of conceited girls who administer strict social rules. When Marcia invites the Boosters over, Peter's previously malfunctioning model volcano, erupts, spewing "lava" over everyone. Marcia realizes the humorless Boosters are not the types of girls she wants to socialize with. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S4 E04 "Today, I Am a Freshman" originally aired October...
Just as Mike's boss invites the Brady family for an outing on his boat, Cindy comes down with Tonsillitis. Dr. Howard thinks Cindy's tonsillectomy could be performed after the trip, but then discovers that Carol also has tonsillitis. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E17 "Coming-Out Party" originally aired January 29, 1971. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/
Marcia gets a job at a local ice cream shop. When her boss Mr. Haskell wants to start taking afternoons off, he puts Marcia in charge and hires Peter, but Peter's chronic slacking and incompetence prompts Marcia to fire him and she in turn hires Jan as a replacement. Eventually, Mr. Haskell realizes he is happier running the shop than he is taking time off, and lets Marcia go, keeping Jan. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S5 E07 "Marcia Gets Creamed " originally aired October 26, 1973. Adver...
Mike believes Greg wants to follow in his footsteps to become an architect. Greg does not want to offend Mike by admitting he does not want to, he simply wrote that he did for a school assignment. In the subplot, Cindy wants to be a model, Bobby an astronaut, while Peter and Jan want go into the medical profession and borrow large medical encyclopedias from the library. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S4 E09 "Career Fever" originally aired November 17, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://ww...
This week: Weird fan requests. Do people ever call you Greg and Peter? How did this podcast start? The Brady House is for sale, and more! It's Q&A #44. Barry, Chris, and Ed are here to talk questions. Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/
The boys are going to Carol with their problems instead of Alice. Thinking that the family no longer needs her, she invents a story about a "sick aunt in Seattle". When Marcia and Jan overhear Alice on the phone to a friend and discover the ruse, they tell their parents. The family devises a plan to get Alice to stay. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E04 "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" originally aired October 17, 1969. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/...
Greg's ego runs amok after a baseball compliment from Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale. Greg decides to dedicate his whole life to the sport and forgoes any thoughts of college. Mike invites Drysdale over to talk about the drawbacks of life on the road, but this backfires. When his team loses, Greg gets blamed and is sobered back to reality. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E01 "The Dropout" originally aired September 25, 1970. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/...
Marcia tearfully frets over her new braces. Then her date cancels, claiming that he must go out of town with his parents to visit a relative. Greg, Mike, and Alice attempt to arrange replacement dates, but a lack of coordination ruins the plan. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E20 "Brace Yourself" originally aired February 13, 1970. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/
