"The Brady Bunch" (1969) TV series 1969-1974

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Creator:

Sherwood Schwartz
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

26 September 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

The misadventures of a large family united when two widowed people married.

Plot Keywords:

Housekeeper | Architect | Large Family | Brady Bunch | Sibling Rivalry

Awards:

7 wins & 11 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 16	2:00 AM	TVLAND	Bobby's Hero	#4.17
Mon. Nov. 16	2:30 AM	TVLAND	The Subject Was Noses	#4.18

Cast

Florence Henderson	...	Carol Brady / ... (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Ann B. Davis	...	Alice Nelson / ... (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Barry Williams	...	Greg Brady (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Maureen McCormick	...	Marcia Brady (116 episodes, 1969-1974)
Eve Plumb	...	Jan Brady (116 episodes, 1969-1974)
Susan Olsen	...	Cindy Brady (116 episodes, 1969-1974)
Christopher Knight	...	Peter Brady / ... (116 episodes, 1969-1974)
Mike Lookinland	...	Bobby Brady (116 episodes, 1969-1974)
Robert Reed	...	Mike Brady / ... (115 episodes, 1969-1974)

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Series Directed by
Oscar Rudolph		(27 episodes, 1969-1971)
Jack Arnold		(15 episodes, 1970-1974)
Hal Cooper		(8 episodes, 1970-1973)
John Rich		(7 episodes, 1969)
Peter Baldwin		(7 episodes, 1970-1974)
Leslie H. Martinson		(6 episodes, 1970-1973)
Russ Mayberry		(6 episodes, 1970-1971)
Richard Michaels		(6 episodes, 1972-1974)
Robert Reed		(4 episodes, 1971-1973)
Jerry London		(4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Bruce Bilson		(4 episodes, 1973-1974)
George Cahan		(3 episodes, 1969-1970)
Jack Donohue		(3 episodes, 1972-1973)
George Tyne		(3 episodes, 1972-1973)
David Alexander		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Allen Baron		(2 episodes, 1972)

Series Writing credits
Sherwood Schwartz		(59 episodes, 1969-1974)
Al Schwartz		(14 episodes, 1969-1974)
Bill Freedman		(11 episodes, 1969-1974)
Elroy Schwartz		(9 episodes, 1969-1973)
Tam Spiva		(9 episodes, 1970-1973)
Ben Gershman		(8 episodes, 1970-1974)
Larry Rhine		(8 episodes, 1972-1974)
David P. Harmon		(6 episodes, 1970-1972)
Skip Webster		(5 episodes, 1969-1972)
Sam Locke		(5 episodes, 1970-1974)
Milton Pascal		(5 episodes, 1970-1974)
Brad Radnitz		(4 episodes, 1970-1972)
Bruce Howard		(4 episodes, 1970-1971)
Michael Morris		(4 episodes, 1971-1973)
Harry Winkler		(4 episodes, 1972-1974)
Ruth Brooks Flippen		(3 episodes, 1969-1970)
Paul West		(3 episodes, 1969-1970)
William Raynor		(3 episodes, 1970-1973)
Myles Wilder		(3 episodes, 1970-1973)
Burt Styler		(3 episodes, 1970-1972)
Charles Hoffman		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Albert E. Lewin		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Ben Starr		(3 episodes, 1971-1973)
Martin Ragaway		(3 episodes, 1973)
Lois Hire		(2 episodes, 1969-1973)
Joanna Lee		(2 episodes, 1969-1973)
Phil Leslie		(2 episodes, 1971)
Alfred Lewis Levitt		(2 episodes, 1971)
Helen Levitt		(2 episodes, 1971)

Series Produced by
Sherwood Schwartz	....	executive producer / producer (59 episodes, 1969-1974)
Howard Leeds	....	producer (34 episodes, 1971-1974)
Lloyd J. Schwartz	....	associate producer / producer (34 episodes, 1971-1974)
David Whorf	....	associate producer (24 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Original Music by
Frank De Vol		(60 episodes, 1969-1974)

Series Cinematography by
Robert G. Hager		(34 episodes, 1971-1974)
Lester Shorr		(21 episodes, 1969-1970)
Dale Deverman		(5 episodes, 1970)

Series Film Editing by
Marshall Neilan Jr.		(28 episodes, 1969-1974)
Bill E. Garst		(20 episodes, 1970-1973)
Frank Capacchione		(9 episodes, 1969-1970)
Bernard Matis		(4 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Casting by
Mike Hanks		(40 episodes, 1969-1972)
Edward R. Morse		(8 episodes, 1972)
Betty Martin		(6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Pat Harris		(5 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Art Direction by
Jack De Shields		(30 episodes, 1971-1973)
William L. Campbell		(24 episodes, 1969-1970)
Monty Elliott		(5 episodes, 1973-1974)
John M. Elliott		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)

Series Set Decoration by
Anthony D. Nealis		(27 episodes, 1969-1974)
Dorcy Howard		(23 episodes, 1971-1972)
Pierre Ludlum		(6 episodes, 1969)
William F. Calvert		(3 episodes, 1972)

Series Makeup Department
Jan Van Uchelen	....	hair stylist (49 episodes, 1969-1971)
Sharleen Rassi	....	key hair stylist (46 episodes, 1971-1973)

Series Production Management
Sam Strangis	....	production manager: Paramount Television / vice president of production: Paramount Television (54 episodes, 1969-1973)
Ted Leonard	....	executive production manager: Paramount Television (48 episodes, 1969-1972)
Edward K. Milkis	....	post-production supervisor: Paramount Television (47 episodes, 1969-1972)
Ralph W. Nelson	....	unit production manager (27 episodes, 1971-1973)
Douglas S. Cramer	....	executive vice president in charge of production (25 episodes, 1969-1970)
James Nicholson	....	unit production manager (24 episodes, 1969-1970)
William Cairncross	....	post-production supervisor: Paramount Television (6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Mike Salamunovich	....	unit production manager (5 episodes, 1973-1974)
Wally Samson	....	unit production manager / unit manager (3 episodes, 1969-1972)
James H. Brown	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 1970)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan Rudolph	....	assistant director (11 episodes, 1971-1972)
Norman August	....	assistant director (10 episodes, 1969-1970)
Clancy Herne	....	assistant director (10 episodes, 1969-1970)
Bill Green	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 1972)
William McGarry	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1972-1973)
John Morrison	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1973-1974)
Robert Birnbaum	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1969)
Morris R. Abrams	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1971)
Ray E. Taylor	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Norm Gray	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1972)

Series Art Department
Bill Ross	....	supervising art director: Paramount Television (54 episodes, 1969-1973)

Series Sound Department
William Andrews	....	sound effects editor / supervising sound effects editor (29 episodes, 1971-1973)
Carl Daniels	....	sound mixer (24 episodes, 1969-1970)
James R. Wright	....	sound mixer (24 episodes, 1970-1972)
Doug Grindstaff	....	supervising sound effects editor / sound effects editor (15 episodes, 1969-1970)
Wallace R. Bearden	....	sound mixer (11 episodes, 1972-1974)
Tony Garber	....	sound effects editor / sound editor (10 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Owen Marsh	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1972-1973)
Curtis Foster	....	lamp operator (unknown episodes, 1973)
John M. Hennessy	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Millie Gusse	....	casting supervisor: Paramount Television / casting supervisor (59 episodes, 1969-1974)

Series Editorial Department
Carl Mahakian	....	post-production coordinator (59 episodes, 1969-1974)

Series Music Department
Frank De Vol	....	composer: theme music (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Sherwood Schwartz	....	composer: theme music (117 episodes, 1969-1974)
Kenyon Hopkins	....	music supervisor (31 episodes, 1971-1973)
Jack Lowry	....	music editor (27 episodes, 1970-1972)
The Peppermint Trolley Company	....	music performers: title song (25 episodes, 1969-1970)
Leith Stevens	....	music supervisor (25 episodes, 1969-1970)
Richard Lapham	....	music editor (24 episodes, 1969-1970)
Jay Alfred Smith	....	music editor (5 episodes, 1973-1974)
Al Friede	....	music editor (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Pete King	....	musical cues (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Tam Spiva	....	script editor (27 episodes, 1971-1973)
Thomas D. Tannenbaum	....	senior vice president in charge of production (23 episodes, 1971-1972)
Ruth Brooks Flippen	....	script editor (16 episodes, 1969-1970)
Bruce Lansbury	....	vice president: creative affairs (11 episodes, 1972-1974)
Charles Hoffman	....	script editor (10 episodes, 1970-1971)
Jack Sonntag	....	production executive (5 episodes, 1973-1974)
Skip Webster	....	script consultant (5 episodes, 1973-1974)
Douglas S. Cramer	....	executive vice president in charge of production (unknown episodes)
Ray Reese	....	choreographer (unknown episodes)
Joe Seiter	....	choreographer (unknown episodes)
Lee Sollenberger	....	animal trainer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Paramount Television (as Paramount Pictures Corporation)
• Redwood Productions (in association with)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Distributors

• Paramount Television (1975-2005) (worldwide) (TV)
• CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006) (USA) (TV)
• CBS Paramount International Television (2004) (non-USA) (TV)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1969-1974) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Other Companies

• Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP)  acknowledgment (as AMPTP)
• Chrysler Corporation  Chrysler vehicles furnished by (1969-1974)
• General Mills  original sponsor
• General Motors  Chevrolet vehicles furnished by (1970-1971, 1972-1974) (as General Motors Corporation)
• Glen Glenn Sound  sound recording
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• Mattel  original sponsor
• Paramount Studios  filmed at

Also Known As:

The Brady Brood (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (117 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Canada:G (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

11222 Dilling Street, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

Sherwood Schwartz's technique for auditioning child actors was to set out a bunch of toys on his desk, then during the interview see if the child paid attention to him or was distracted by the toys. If the toys went unheeded, Schwartz knew the child had the concentration needed to work on a television series.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the episode where Marsha has a crush on the bug boy, Alice tells Mike to come to dinner before his pot roast gets cold. A moment before, she had brought a very large bowl of spaghetti and meatballs to the table.

Quotes:

Carol Ann Brady: Jan, I think you may need glasses.
Jan Brady: Glasses! Oh, no, mom! Not glasses! They'll make me look absolutely positively goofy!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Daria: Daria! (#3.1)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Theme from 'The Brady Bunch'

One of my favorite sitcoms in the 1970's!!!a cult classic!!

This is one of my favorite shows from the 1970's.You know the words, the people , the outragous situations! I love the Brady Bunch because I could often relate to the problems the brady bunch faced!I am the 8 of 11 children. So I could easliy relate to them . Of course the show was not without controveries. Most of the brady bunch actors have gone to other things!my favorite brady are florence hendersen (mom brady ) and barry williams. Of course I love all the brady bunch actors!!If you can relate to this show , you will love the videos and reruns!!BTW, this show is now reaching cult status!!Pretty cool for a OK family show from the 1970's!!It also was made into two big screen movies in the 1990's!!