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** For those who aren't kosher with the idea of a PG13 comedy movie offing a dog and a child for laughs, take heart that if the producers really wanted to drive that joke home (no pun intended), you would've heard a screech AND a thump.
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** For those who aren't kosher with the idea of a PG13 comedy movie offing [[spoiler:offing a dog and a child for laughs, take heart that if the producers really wanted to drive that joke home (no pun intended), you would've heard a screech AND a thump.]]
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** For those who aren't kosher with the idea of a PG13 comedy movie offing a dog and a child for laughs, take heart that if the producers really wanted to drive that joke home (no pun intended), you would've heard a screech AND a thump.
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* TakeThatScrappy: In ''A Very Brady Sequel'', [[spoiler:after Bobby and Cindy unsuccessfully stop CousinOliver from running out into the street after Tiger, they hear a car screech, but just shrug their shoulders and continue eating.]]
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* TakeThatScrappy: In ''A Very Brady Sequel'', [[spoiler:after Bobby and Cindy unsuccessfully stop unsuccessfuly stops CousinOliver from running out into the street after Tiger, they he and Cindy hear a car screech, but screech. Instead of checking for an accident, Bobby and Cindy just shrug their shoulders and continue eating.]]
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* TakeThatScrappy: In ''A Very Brady Sequel'', [[spoiler:after Bobby and Cindy unsuccessfully stop CousinOliver from running out into the street after Tiger, they hear a car screech, but just shrug their shoulders and continue eating.]]
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* HollywoodHomely: Jan and occasionally Peter, but it's almost always all in their heads.
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* HollywoodHomely: Jan and occasionally Peter, but it's almost always all in their heads.
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** Straight example of RealitySubtext: In "Tiger! Tiger!", Bobby worries the titular pooch may have been hit by a car...which was exactly the fate of the original Tiger's actor much earlier in the season.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment / RealitySubtext: During Oliver's official introduction, his clumsiness causes so many accidents around the house that he's convinced he's a jinx. It was played for comic relief and mild angst, but it's not so funny when you remember the series was cancelled shortly after the addition of the character.
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* [[WhatAnIdiot/LiveActionTV What an Idiot]]: 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":
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*** 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."
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*** 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 Reed called Mike's comment "nonsense," as "he is an adult in business and therefore capable of understanding contracts."
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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.
** "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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*** 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).\n\n\n\n** "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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** "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).
*** 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).
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** 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 bats 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?").
*** 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 bats 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?").
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** 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..
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*** 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 bats 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?").
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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":
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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?").
** "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?").
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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' accepting his claim that he is indeed Roy Martin, Carol's first husband, without asking questions. For instance, Mike would know who Carol's first husband was and know about what he looked like, but is so addle-brained he fails to ask questions. Carol would also be able to pick up on the personality quirks of "Roy," or remember his voice immediately, but fails to do so. 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. Roy easily being able to fool the Bradys provides much of the humor during the first part of the movie. (As does Alice catching on to "Roy," as she is the only one who seems close to being able to sense that he is not who he claims to be.)
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* [[WhatAnIdiot]]: 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, without asking questions. husband. For instance, Mike would know who Carol's first husband was and know about what he looked like, but is so too addle-brained he fails and preoccupied with his family's minor problems to ask questions. recognize a genuine threat to his family. Carol would also be able to pick up on the recognize that "Roy" is an imposter, as even with careful research there are personality quirks of "Roy," or remember his voice immediately, but fails quirks, mannerisms, etc., that Thomas would not be able to do so.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. Roy Of course, Thomas easily being able to fool the Bradys provides much of the humor during the first part of the movie. (As does Alice catching on to "Roy," as she is (Incidentally, the only one who seems does seem to come close to being able to sense sensing that he "Roy" is not who he claims to be.)
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* HilariousInHindsight: The actor who plays Greg was on a sitcom in the Eighties and one episode they did was a Brady Bunch themed episode.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The Christopher Daniel Barnes, the actor who plays Greg Greg, was on a sitcom in the Eighties TheEighties called ''Day by Day,'' and one episode they did his character was a obsessed with ''The Brady Bunch themed episode.Bunch.'' In one episode, he even dreams he's a seventh Brady sibling named Chuck. Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Robert Reed, Christopher Knight, and Mike Lookinland all made appearances as their old characters. Good thing it was AllJustADream, because "Chuck" soon realizes he's doomed to live the same wacky situations over and over again in reruns.
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* LesYay: Maureen [=McCormick=]'s autobiography also says/claims/admits that there was some attraction between Maureen and Eve Plumb
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Brady Kids performing "Good Time Music" while flying a plane to Hawaii in ''A Very Brady Sequel''.
* {{Sequelitis}}: ''The Brady Bunch in the White House'' is unanimously considered less funny than ''The Brady Bunch Movie'' and ''A Very Brady Sequel''.
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** What about "Porkchopsh, and appleshaush."
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* ''{{NightmareFuel}}'': The tarantula in the Hawaii episodes, as well as the music that plays during Bobby's dream when he sees the UFO.
* [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously Took The Bad Show Seriously]]: Robert Reed, by all accounts.
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* ''{{NightmareFuel}}'': The tarantula in the Hawaii episodes, as well as the music that plays during Bobby's dream when he sees the UFO.
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* CharacterDerailment: The movies to ridiculous levels. In one of them, Jan is shown as having apparently been driven to voice-hearing levels of crazy and Marsha is practically TooDumbToLive.
