Brady, Brady, Brady : The Complete Story of The Brady Bunch As Told by the Father/Son Team Who Really Know

The Brady Bunch is one of the most beloved series to ever grace American television screens. Whether you've been a devoted fan since its inception in the late 1960s, or are a more recent Brady buff thanks to its steady airing in syndication, there is an undeniable shared delight that comes from the simple-natured, humor-filled world of that picture-perfect family. Now, for the first time, the show's famous creator, writer, and producer Sherwood Schwartz and his son, writer and producer Lloyd Schwartz, share with their loyal audience the complete first-hand behind-the-scenes story of The Brady Bunch. From how the show was developed, pitched, greenlighted, cast, produced, and embraced, to ultimately how it changed the TV and cultural landscape of America -- this book really has it all. Sherwood and Lloyd Schwartz carefully and nostalgically recall all the details -- great, small, funny, frustrating, and everything in between -- that came with the show. Taking an exclusive tour of everything Brady, you'll marvel at the stories, take pleasure in more than 50 rare photographs, and transport yourself into the show you love with the insider details you never knew. Contents 5 Foreword 10 Preface 12 Acknowledgements 13 Part 1: The Brady Bunch Is Born 16 1: The Idea 17 2: Writing a Pilot Script 20 3: And Still Writing 25 4: What Now? 30 5: Yours, Mine and Ours and Yours and Mine 37 6: Pushing the Envelope 40 7: ABC Coming to Me 44 8: The Director 46 9: Casting the Kids 48 10: Looking for Mrs. Brady 53 11: Casting Mr. Brady 58 12: Hiring the Housekeeper 62 13: All About Bob 65 14: Production 87 15: Post-Production 90 16: The Theme Song 92 17: Opening Squares 95 18: S.S. Passa Banana 98 19: When You’re a Hit 101 20: And Now for the Rest of the Story 105 Part 2: Making The Brady Bunch 108 21: Why? 109 22: How? 112 23: Getting Started 118 24: And Then 123 25: First Shows 126 26: Floyd and the Bush Fish 131 27: Perspectives 134 28: Kaplutus 139 29: Anybody from The Brady Bunch Can Leave 141 30: Moving Along 144 31: Influences 150 32: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia 153 33: On the Road 155 34: Humphrey Who? 159 35: At the Market 161 36: For a Song 165 37: Boys Meet Girls 168 38: Aloha 171 39: Some Name Things 174 40: Blowing Up 177 41: Jesse James 195 42: Mr. K 198 43: Leaping to Conclusions 200 44: A Nose by Any Other Name 202 45: Misdirected 205 46: Only as Old as You Feel 207 47: Not Learned in Film School 209 48: A Day in the Life of The Brady Bunch 214 49: Grimm Story 218 50: Dutch Treat 220 51: Joe Willie 223 52: You Fit the Suit 225 53: Goats and Bears 227 54: Unraveling 231 55: Beginning of the End/End of the Beginning 234 Part 3: The Brady Legacy 240 56: Dancing as Fast as They Could 241 57: Return of the Bunch 243 58: The Brides 249 59: Broken 251 60: A Christmas Present 255 61: Bradysomething 259 62: Now a Major Motion Picture! 262 63: And Then the Sequel 274 64: Washington in Canada 276 65: Another Reunion 279 66: Musically Speaking 281 Index 286

The Brady Bunch is one of the most beloved series to ever grace American television screens. Whether you’ve been a devoted fan since its inception in the late 1960s, or are a more recent Brady buff thanks to its steady airing in syndication, there is an undeniable shared delight that comes from the simple-natured, humor-filled world of that picture-perfect family.

Now, for the first time, the show’s famous creator, writer, and producer Sherwood Schwartz and his son, writer and producer Lloyd Schwartz, share with their loyal audience the complete first-hand behind-the-scenes story of The Brady Bunch. From how the show was developed, pitched, greenlighted, cast, produced, and embraced, to ultimately how it changed the TV and cultural landscape of America—this book really has it all.

Sherwood and Lloyd Schwartz carefully and nostalgically recall all the details—great, small, funny, frustrating, and everything in between—that came with the show. Taking an exclusive tour of everything Brady, you’ll marvel at the stories, take pleasure in more than 50 rare photographs, and transport yourself into the show you love with the insider details you never knew.

The Brady bunch is born -- Making The Brady bunch -- The Brady legacy.;"Here's the real story ... In 1969, television history changed forever with the debut of The Brady Bunch. Popular but never #1 in its time, the original series ran for five years before being canceled. But soon after the series ended, the legend began. After decades of continuous syndication, spin-off series, fan clubs, unofficial books and novelties, TV documentaries, feature films, and a stage musical, The Brady Bunch is recognized as one of the most beloved television series of all-time. And now, for the first time ever, Sherwood Schwartz (series creator) and his partner and son Lloyd (series producer) tell the whole, true story of how The Brady Bunch came to be, what happened behind the scenes, and all the things that have gone into making the show a legend."--Jacket. "Here's the real story...In 1969, television history changed forever with the debut of The Brady Bunch. Popular but never #1 in its time, the original series ran for five years before being canceled. But soon after the series ended, the legend began. After decades of continuous syndication, spin-off series, fan clubs, unofficial books and novelties, TV documentaries, feature films, and a stage musical, The Brady Bunch is recognized as one of the most beloved television series of all-time. And now, for the first time ever, Sherwood Schwartz (series creator) and his partner and son Lloyd (series producer) tell the whole, true story of how The Brady Bunch came to be, what happened behind the scenes, and all the things that have gone into making the show a legend."--Dust jacket.