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15th Oct '12 6:05:29 PM Briguy52748

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15th Oct '12 6:03:49 PM Briguy52748

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*** Carol's "We'll have to wait until Mr. Brady gets home" comment after a delivery truck brings dozens of crates of laundry detergent, the thank you gift for starring in the commercial (Reed suggests she could have called a number printed on the delivery receipt). Reed also suggested Mike, "an adult in business, and capable of understanding contracts," was an idiot for wanting to contact his attorney (although in real-life practice this is not the mark of an idiot but someone wanting to make sure the details are legitimate and legal ... and an actor disappointed with what he opined was a poorly written script).

** "And Now a Word From Our Sponsor," where Carol fails to call a given reference about various matters, saying simply, "We'll have to wait until Mr. Brady gets home." For instance, at the end where a deliveryman brings dozens of crates of laundry detergent to the house, Reed suggests Carol could have looked up a given reference or called a number of the contract for details.

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15th Oct '12 6:05:34 AM Briguy52748

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** "And Now a Word From Our Sponsor": Various aspect, including:
*** The scene where two competing laundry detergents are tested – to decide whether the Bradys will agree to accept the TV commercial offer – which ends with Alice forgetting to write down on a sheet of paper which pile corresponds with which soap (in the sealed envelope). Reed was also irritated by the parents allowing the kids to splash each other with paint, motor oil and so forth, to make their clothes dirty.
*** Mike's inability to make sense of the contract with Skip Farnum Enterprises. Although one could argue that the idea of the line was, "consult your attorney" (to make sure everything is legal), Mike called Mike's comment "nonsense," as "he is an adult in business and therefore capable of understanding contracts."
*** When a truck carrying several cases of laundry soap pulls up, Carol fails to look at the delivery receipt to find a contact number (to verify delivery), simply telling Alice, "We'll have to wait until Mr. Brady gets home."
*** Carol's "We'll have to wait until Mr. Brady gets home" comment after a delivery truck brings dozens of crates of laundry detergent, the thank you gift for starring in the commercial (Reed suggests she could have called a number printed on the delivery receipt). Reed also suggested Mike, "an adult in business, and capable of understanding contracts," was an idiot for wanting to contact his attorney (although in real-life practice this is not the mark of an idiot but someone wanting to make sure the details are legitimate and legal ... and an actor disappointed with what he opined was a poorly written script).

11th Oct '12 5:41:43 PM Briguy52748

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11th Oct '12 9:54:50 AM Briguy52748

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11th Oct '12 9:54:20 AM Briguy52748

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11th Oct '12 9:53:53 AM Briguy52748

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11th Oct '12 9:53:13 AM Briguy52748

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The Brady Bunch TV series shows they're idiots too, thanks to bad scriptwriters (at least in Robert Reed's eyes)

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* WhatAnIdiot/LiveActionTV: Robert Reed, in his scathing critiques of various episodes, often suggested that the characters were not written as reasonably intelligent adults but as complete idiots. Some of those examples follow below, and were published in Barry Williams' book "Growing Up Brady: I Was a Teenaged Greg":
** "The Practical Joker," with particular emphasis on the tag scene, wherein Alice is fooled into thinking a legitimate ink stain on one of her uniforms is a gag stain placed there by Jan; as Alice is pulling what she thinks is the gag stain off, she tears the uniform. Reed suggests that Alice, as reasonably intelligent, should have been able to tell whether the stain was real and that perhaps a pen (with its cap left off) would have been noticed before placing the uniform in the washing machine.
** "And Now a Word From Our Sponsor," where Carol fails to call a given reference about various matters, saying simply, "We'll have to wait until Mr. Brady gets home." For instance, at the end where a deliveryman brings dozens of crates of laundry detergent to the house, Reed suggests Carol could have looked up a given reference or called a number of the contract for details.
** Reed refers to several late Season 5 episodes in his infamous critique of "The Hair-Brained Scheme," including "Two Petes in a Pod." Here, Peter meets Arthur (Christopher Knight in a dual role) at school, and decide to see if they can fool their parents. Reed was irked that even Mike and Carol are fooled by the "faux Peter" due to his exact resemblance, suggesting that even with Peter and Arthur being so identical his parents surely would be able to tell who's who..
** Not mentioned in the critique, but noticeable to fans: Arthur cozies up very closely to Jan when helping her with her homework at the kitchen table, and nobody – neither Jan nor Mike or Carol – even bat an eye about "Peter" showing unusual affection for Jan. Also, only Alice comes remotely close to sensing something is amiss when she notices Arthur's shirt ("Did you change your shirt at school today, Peter?").

11th Oct '12 6:22:24 AM Briguy52748

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* WhatAnIdiot: In ''A Very Brady Sequel'', con man Trevor Thomas is easily able to maneuver his way into the Brady household by the Bradys' unquestioningly accepting his claim that he is indeed Roy Martin, Carol's first husband. For instance, Mike would know who Carol's first husband was and know about what he looked like, but is too addle-brained and preoccupied with his family's minor problems to recognize a genuine threat to his family. Carol would also be able to recognize that "Roy" is an imposter, as even with careful research there are personality quirks, mannerisms, etc., that Thomas would not be able to replicate (even with any reasonable explanation). Carol's daughters also would be able to tell quickly whether "Roy" was who he claimed to be, but yet they all accept him as their biological father. Of course, Thomas easily being able to fool the Bradys provides much of the humor during the first part of the movie. (Incidentally, the only one who does seem to come close to sensing that "Roy" is a con artist is Alice.)

10th Oct '12 6:05:31 PM Briguy52748

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What an Idiot — The Very Brady Sequel

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