Susan Olsen & Mike Lookinland - Brady Bunch Hour Interview

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  • This lengthy interview with Susan Olsen and Mike Lookinland was included on the long out of print DVD release of "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour."

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  • @carrotstick1970
    @carrotstick1970 3 роки тому +17

    These two precious souls are a breath of fresh air every single time they are interviewed!

  • @grantkoeller8911
    @grantkoeller8911 3 роки тому +14

    The show meant so much to me!!! Every friday I watched it!

  • @rem2267
    @rem2267 7 років тому +18

    The show meant and still means so much to me. It will always be my favorite sitcom, and so much more.

  • @jerickzane
    @jerickzane 10 років тому +61

    I still love The Brady Bunch.

  • @debrashateri8015
    @debrashateri8015 7 років тому +12

    Susan and Mike are both a few years older than me, but they were both heroes/idols to me. They were so happy in their T.V. family and got along sooooo well. Awesome!

  • @johnnguyen270
    @johnnguyen270 5 років тому +37

    These 2 have known each other since they were 8, or 9! 50 years later Mike and Susan seem like they really are "brother and sister".

    • @Lordmij
      @Lordmij 3 роки тому +1

      They most likely hooked up in real life though, so I wouldn't say that

  • @znrgybalance8703
    @znrgybalance8703 5 років тому +7

    I really enjoyed this conversation between you two. It's fun to reminiscence!

  • @AstralPixie
    @AstralPixie 10 років тому +21

    Great interview. I think that we can all relate to having something in your life that at some points you need to distance yourself from, but at other points you can really embrace. Things can be 'cool' or 'uncool', it doesn't mean anything. I'm glad that the 'kids' all seem to feel fondly about, and appreciate 'being a Brady'... all things considered. Especially the end -- I've not heard Mike Lookinland speak to the Brady experience before.

  • @toddbonin6926
    @toddbonin6926 4 роки тому +6

    I just love these two so much.

  • @newt0830
    @newt0830 9 років тому +49

    great insights by Cindy...........kitty carryall would be proud

    • @Twinklez63
      @Twinklez63 4 роки тому

      She was so cute lol

    • @frankcabanski9409
      @frankcabanski9409 3 роки тому

      LOL out loud. No insight. She was just an actress who played pretend.

    • @Thojouno
      @Thojouno 3 роки тому

      She has an amazing recall!

    • @HaroldAlexis-bb8sd
      @HaroldAlexis-bb8sd 2 місяці тому

      Turns out there really was a Kitty Carryall doll. 🤣🤣

  • @pastortonytumbiolo5944
    @pastortonytumbiolo5944 2 роки тому +10

    They Brady's were a big part of my life when I was a kid. Back then,I wished I was a Brady. I was a lonely kid who was picked on everyday in school. In a small way it felt like the Brady kids were my friends. That show did a lot for me. It was good to have the Brady Bunch show a part of My life. I am now 63 years old and still watch the reruns all the time. I even know each episode by heart.

    • @Msjudibeefl
      @Msjudibeefl 6 місяців тому

      I can very well relate to what you have experienced. It was the same way for me. I was very shy and as a result, not a popular student.

    • @lizzabbott
      @lizzabbott 5 місяців тому +1

      I am now 64 and I loved watching The Brady Bunch on Friday nights. I didn’t have close siblings & The BB was a major comfort to me. In the last couple weeks, I’ve been on a Brady nostalgia kick. It’s comforting me all over again / getting my mind off things.

  • @wendystephenson7173
    @wendystephenson7173 8 місяців тому +2

    Loved watching this show after my fave show The Partridge Family. Excellent line up❤

  • @HaroldAlexis-bb8sd
    @HaroldAlexis-bb8sd 2 місяці тому

    It's so cool to see Susan Olsen & Mike Lookinland I grew up watching the show & still love the reruns. Awesome .

  • @coletanner5193
    @coletanner5193 4 роки тому +12

    I still listen to their songs..Sunshine Day,Time to Change, Keep on Moving..I used to dream I was a Brady kid and the dream was very deep rich colors..they represent caring,happy,fun to be with siblings. Who can forget Cindy freezing on TV..she acted so great in that! Bobby worked hard too and had great scenes. I wander what it would feel like to be loved by millions in the 1970s ,but rejected for parts that weren't even as good as Brady. Barry has really ran with it, but I don't know if I could..it is work!

  • @angelasmith8526
    @angelasmith8526 5 років тому +6

    I love the Brady bunch. I would always watch them

  • @GlobalTubeTruth
    @GlobalTubeTruth 9 років тому +62

    The really odd thing about this interview was that when it was over, Mike and Susan were seen leaving the studio with a young Indian boy, and they were all eating beans from a flashlight.

    • @iiisaiahhh
      @iiisaiahhh 8 років тому +2

      i thought i saw them eating hotdogs from the flash light

    • @faegrrrl
      @faegrrrl 8 років тому +3

      Hahahaaaaa!!!!

    • @enricosanchez894
      @enricosanchez894 7 років тому +6

      GlobalTubeTruth Robert Reed certainly enjoyed Sam's kielbasa.

    • @elizabethroberto7862
      @elizabethroberto7862 7 років тому

      At GlobalTubeTruth................. Your FUNNY!!!! LOL You Ever Thought About Being A Comedy When You Grow Up LOL You MIGHT Actually Get Paid For It! Ha! HA!...................................

    • @skinni_the_P00hBear
      @skinni_the_P00hBear 3 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @elizabethroberto7862
    @elizabethroberto7862 7 років тому +6

    Thanks For Uploading This Video Vinnie Rattole :)............................

  • @pattikate203
    @pattikate203 5 років тому +17

    Cool or not, I own the entire Brady Bunch series on DVD and I never tire of watching those episodes.

    • @bwkeve38
      @bwkeve38 5 років тому +2

      Lady Love same here

    • @tiapanda8824
      @tiapanda8824 5 років тому +2

      That's awesome totally rad

  • @beautifuldreamer3991
    @beautifuldreamer3991 5 років тому +7

    Susan Olsen, your beauty is absolutely incredible.

  • @tiapanda8824
    @tiapanda8824 5 років тому +2

    Wow awesome they look fantastic

  • @judyholiday1794
    @judyholiday1794 5 років тому +15

    I really have enjoyed listening to just Mike and Susan's thoughts about the show and life in general.. Because it seems like they always get talked over when it is the entire cast..

  • @thomasfulmer9638
    @thomasfulmer9638 5 років тому +28

    Susan has such gorgeous hair.. She is so gorgeous in this interview

    • @Lordmij
      @Lordmij 3 роки тому

      She's had the same hair due as long as Brian May from Queen has lol 45+ years

  • @billicoons156
    @billicoons156 Рік тому +1

    I really like watching the Brady bunch alot I have been watching it for a long time

  • @larkpraise
    @larkpraise 8 років тому +33

    I think Mike Lookinland is a great looking guy! He seems really nice and I like the rapport between him and Susan.

  • @quad5186
    @quad5186 9 років тому +18

    When Mike talks of turning down Swiss Family Robinson, he was turning down Irwin Allen, who was the producer of Towering Inferno.

  • @Msjudibeefl
    @Msjudibeefl 6 місяців тому

    I looked forward to your variety shows each time they were on. I was sad to see them go away. All of you look like you were having a great time together! Just remember there are some of us out here who have not experienced what you have and not have ventured into the. Hollywood life. we lived what was "normal "for us at the time. We were just a family of six where both parents worked to make sure we had what we needed.

  • @MrJamieElliot
    @MrJamieElliot 6 років тому +19

    Both Susan Olsen, and Mike Lookinland display intelligence, and brightness about their careers, and Hollywood. Salut du Canada!

  • @podiumguy100
    @podiumguy100 2 роки тому +7

    Mike Lookinland should have gone into stand-up ... he's hilarious

    • @harperstacey9604
      @harperstacey9604 2 роки тому +1

      Mike's younger brother, Todd looking and was also a child actor, too. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

  • @juliecox8694
    @juliecox8694 6 років тому +17

    Love all of everything Brady, including the cheesy Variety show!

    • @JudyCerda
      @JudyCerda 4 роки тому +2

      Me too! Cheesy or not, they are still fun to watch and bring back happy memories.

  • @seannewhouse1943
    @seannewhouse1943 6 років тому +5

    Oh yah, gonna get a copy of Alice's cookbook! Good to see them refurbishing the Brady house into what it was on the series

  • @MsEunice91
    @MsEunice91 5 років тому +2

    I still love to watch the Brady Bunch and even if oldest or youngest..

  • @marybethreynolds9723
    @marybethreynolds9723 4 роки тому +3

    I still watch The Brady Bunch!!!

  • @zombiefulci3301
    @zombiefulci3301 Рік тому

    I can't think of any of the actors as anything else but Bradys. I grew up watching this great show, they are like family. I love these guys

  • @Mitzi73
    @Mitzi73 8 років тому +21

    The BB Variety Hour was a good kind of corny. I liked it!

  • @johnnymfan5065
    @johnnymfan5065 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for sharing this

    • @DiscoMatty79
      @DiscoMatty79 4 роки тому +1

      I love your profile pic. Donna Summer is my favorite singer. Rip

  • @1godonlyone119
    @1godonlyone119 4 роки тому +11

    I was once on a cruise, and I ran into Mike Lookinland on the deck. He was leaning against a railing, one the starboard side of the boat.
    I asked him for his autograph, but he didn't pay any attention to me -- he just kept looking inland.

    • @Stancify
      @Stancify 4 дні тому

      You could have pushed him over the railing and made history!

  • @mirfir
    @mirfir 5 років тому +3

    Great people!

  • @txvoltaire
    @txvoltaire 3 роки тому +3

    "Cindy Brady has an IQ of70!" lmao

  • @seannewhouse1943
    @seannewhouse1943 6 років тому +4

    Laughed my head off when she said she couldn't keep her hands off of tiger. Of course it was a good show ppl spite things too much they had so many scenes that were just hilarious that anyone can relate to

  • @JudyCerda
    @JudyCerda 4 роки тому +3

    They both look really good in this interview! I have seen some photos of Susan and other brady members where they really looked aged and not so good. But in this interview, she looks the way I would expect Cindy Brady to look.

  • @bwkeve38
    @bwkeve38 5 років тому +1

    Watched every episode from the first run and on every episode and every movie on DVD now

  • @jonthomas8569
    @jonthomas8569 5 місяців тому +1

    Susan Olsen has gotten crap in recent years for her politics, but I enjoy her in interviews. She’s very funny and matter of fact about her life and career, and she remembers EVERYTHING from The Brady Bunch. I think I would enjoy meeting her.

  • @kerribraddock4454
    @kerribraddock4454 5 років тому +6

    Being the youngest in my family, I always related to Bobby and Cindy..I also like Peter.

  • @cami42874
    @cami42874 5 років тому +1

    I loved watching the Brady bunch to miss the show

  • @robertcolfack26
    @robertcolfack26 4 роки тому +4

    I always thought Susan had beautiful eyes and a smile.......

  • @BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld
    @BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld 4 роки тому +2

    The two most normal, down to earth of the former Bradys.
    Susan , Mike , and Ann B Davis were all wonderful . The rest of them were on massive Ego Trips.

    • @WingsOfDay
      @WingsOfDay 2 роки тому +1

      ABD: Jesus Freak

    • @travist7777
      @travist7777 Рік тому

      Really? Not a lot of room to put an IXOIC fish sticker on her Porsche...

  • @harleymax01
    @harleymax01 8 років тому +6

    I just watched an episode of celebrity bowling with susan and mike against a couple of the walton kids and man did mike suck. Gutter ball after gutter bowl. Awesome fun stuff to watch! Great memories!

  • @JL-re1rx
    @JL-re1rx 3 роки тому

    THANKS

  • @willieboy8798
    @willieboy8798 5 років тому +2

    shows like this are important ....they show the human struggle of stardom and the trails and tribulations of businesses that many will not be in...we watched our tvs little knowing these problems existed....

  • @CodeBleu724
    @CodeBleu724 2 роки тому +1

    Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster) ended up getting the role in Sid & Marty Kroft's Lidsville. I could see Mike in that role.

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining 8 років тому +1

    I was hoping this was a "shoot" interview about the brady bunch hour. :)

  • @JaimeGibson
    @JaimeGibson Рік тому

    Love both of you! Grew up with you! I'm actually one year younger than Susan!!

  • @louisecrowther1176
    @louisecrowther1176 4 роки тому +1

    I watch all things Brady everyday

  • @Rexerman89
    @Rexerman89 Рік тому

    "Cool interview hearing from the 2 younger Brady kids!"

  • @thomasfulmer9638
    @thomasfulmer9638 5 років тому +16

    I'm still surprised they didn't date when they were older.

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 5 років тому +2

    All of them still look good...

  • @susanb2015
    @susanb2015 5 років тому +1

    This is a very old video people. They are about 58 and 59 now.

  • @nassauguy48
    @nassauguy48 6 років тому +7

    Amazing how Mike Lookinland made the conscious decision as a 13 year old to essentially drop out of acting after (I would say sabotaging) his screen test for Swiss Family Robinson. He obviously did not want the part, preferring the life of a typical eighth grader.

  • @sunlight4169
    @sunlight4169 3 місяці тому

    The DVD came out in 2000 so I am guessing this interview was that far back.

  • @johnjarou2357
    @johnjarou2357 8 років тому +3

    interesting interview.

  • @verywarybear3588
    @verywarybear3588 8 років тому +13

    It's funny how they keep interrupting each other. They do seem like siblings.

    • @jhorton1600
      @jhorton1600 6 років тому +1

      They did grow up together on set.

    • @throwingsparks
      @throwingsparks 5 років тому +1

      Great chemistry with those 2

  • @guidosanchez5695
    @guidosanchez5695 2 роки тому

    Amazin'!

  • @firstnamelastname8060
    @firstnamelastname8060 2 роки тому

    Susan's entire story about "Tiger" was brilliant.

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 5 років тому +4

    He was good in "The Towering Inferno ".

  • @thomasfulmer9638
    @thomasfulmer9638 5 років тому +3

    Michael also got a dressing down from Florence on the Variety show.

    • @TheJpep2424
      @TheJpep2424 5 років тому +1

      It was good advice not a dressing down.

  • @jeffyjohn5673
    @jeffyjohn5673 6 років тому +5

    Yes Bobby was in the Towering Inferno. Cool. Susan is still so cute.

  • @Robster-1970
    @Robster-1970 5 років тому +9

    As much as I loved the show, I feel badly for these people. They are trapped as these characters. Can't be anything else. Everywhere they go, people ask them about events that took place between '69 and '74. Sherwood Schwartz made a fortune off of the syndication. The Brady kids haven't made money off the reruns since the late 70's.

    • @oooh19
      @oooh19 2 роки тому

      I would think they would make money for it now and other related projects like my fair Brady

  • @Flipper85
    @Flipper85 9 років тому +14

    Man...Susan Olson grew up nicely......

  • @DR-mq1vn
    @DR-mq1vn 7 днів тому

    Not having Jan was a big deal to us in the 1970s when this aired. That's all we could talk about! Where's Jan?

  • @KendrickHarrisKenfinity
    @KendrickHarrisKenfinity 3 роки тому

    Here our unstoppable and always clever youngest Brady's are the best to reconnect with, no matter the "variety" of time to change numbers we must reconnect with. Stay safe everyone!

  • @ninademci1500
    @ninademci1500 Рік тому

    Susan and Mike, I watched “The Brady Bunch” as a little kid during the 1970s. I explained to my now deceased foster brother, who had Down’s Syndrome, that all nine of you had real names and got paid to play pretend. He was unable to read because his school didn’t teach him.

  • @pootdaggy2657
    @pootdaggy2657 6 років тому +3

    Oh Susan..Susan Susan Susan......if you only knew.

  • @dmtcb
    @dmtcb 6 років тому +2

    "you blacked it out..." Susan o> lol

  • @XNY556-Apple
    @XNY556-Apple 7 років тому +1

    Nice "Iron Giant" movie poster behind Susan Olsen.

  • @bdchiaccio
    @bdchiaccio 8 років тому +3

    Still so cute! Fun to watch.

  • @lee-lee2418
    @lee-lee2418 3 роки тому

    Does anyone know approx. what year this was?

  • @DeMan59
    @DeMan59 5 місяців тому

    Why does Lookinkand turn every answer into an epic story. Just answer the question.

  • @moemcgovern7345
    @moemcgovern7345 Рік тому

    I really Love Geri. She's always very Gracious to me.

  • @peachydandy2570
    @peachydandy2570 3 роки тому

    How old was Mike Lookinland here? 50? Was this done in 2014? NO WAY!! He looks about HALF that age here? How is that even POSSIBLE?

    • @VinnieRattolle
      @VinnieRattolle  3 роки тому +1

      He was 40 when this was shot.

    • @peachydandy2570
      @peachydandy2570 3 роки тому +1

      @@VinnieRattolle Oh ok. But he still even looks much younger than 40 in this video! He can pass for 25 there....

  • @northvilletunnels
    @northvilletunnels 4 роки тому +1

    That no vacation thing was a lie. 😀

  • @nenabunena
    @nenabunena 5 років тому +1

    Wait Barry Williams had himself emancipated from his parents? Why?

    • @TheJpep2424
      @TheJpep2424 5 років тому +2

      Same reason other people do. To take control of their career from parents that aren't trustworthy.

  • @rebeccahollis263
    @rebeccahollis263 3 роки тому +1

    I say the Brady Bunch at Knott's Berry Farm and Mike Lookinland came right up to where I was at the back of the stage door and we talked and he said any time you are in woodland hills look me up

  • @tracycampbell3060
    @tracycampbell3060 2 роки тому +1

    Mike got to work with Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. Huge movie!!

    • @harperstacey9604
      @harperstacey9604 2 роки тому

      O. J. Simpson and Robert Wagner were also in the movie, too. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

  • @thomasfulmer9638
    @thomasfulmer9638 5 років тому

    Can you tell what year this was?

    • @VinnieRattolle
      @VinnieRattolle  5 років тому +1

      This interview is from the Rhino DVD release in 2000.

    • @thomasfulmer9638
      @thomasfulmer9638 5 років тому

      @@VinnieRattolle release or the actual interview?

    • @VinnieRattolle
      @VinnieRattolle  5 років тому +1

      @@thomasfulmer9638 The disc was released in October 2000, so it was probably shot a few months earlier.

  • @thomasfulmer9638
    @thomasfulmer9638 5 років тому +1

    Showing his blonde hair, he looks like he and Susan could be blood siblings

  • @lynnwright8752
    @lynnwright8752 7 років тому +2

    How could Lookinland not remember doing the show when he wad 16 or 17.

    • @JeepTJWheelin
      @JeepTJWheelin 6 років тому +2

      Drugs and booze.

    • @shyman99
      @shyman99 5 років тому +2

      The show meant nothing to him so no reason to keep it in memory. I can't recall a lot from when I was 16 either and I didn't have the hectic life he had.

    • @nenabunena
      @nenabunena 4 роки тому

      Pacino hardly remembers the 70s according to him and he was in his 30s then

  • @moemcgovern7345
    @moemcgovern7345 Рік тому

    I don't remember H R Puff N Stuff in Philly.

  • @TrumpDesantis-zm3kg
    @TrumpDesantis-zm3kg 3 роки тому

    anyone know the year

  • @mikemichaelmusic09
    @mikemichaelmusic09 4 роки тому +1

    Still got a crush on her.

  • @macsnafu
    @macsnafu 6 років тому +2

    I don't know exactly when this interview was conducted, but Susan Olsen comes across as pretty impressive.
    So...yeah, I watched the show as a kid, even the syndicated re-runs, but I have to admit as an adult that I cringe when it comes on. I guess you can say I have mixed feelings about the show.

  • @thomasfulmer9638
    @thomasfulmer9638 5 років тому +6

    Susan got past it, but here, she clearly is still in love with Michael.

    • @janetdishler3039
      @janetdishler3039 5 років тому +1

      I read she got really jealous because Mike had a crush on Eve when she started to develop!

  • @inthesurf0766
    @inthesurf0766 9 років тому

    is john agar in this?

  • @funzo1159
    @funzo1159 8 років тому +16

    Susan looks a bit smitten with Mike.

  • @thomasfulmer9638
    @thomasfulmer9638 5 років тому +2

    Susan stares at Michael through the whole interview.

  • @cathybranca9490
    @cathybranca9490 5 років тому +2

    Its interesting and I'm glad they all keep up w each other in other words they didn't just say bye 4 ever after the show ended they all kept in touch w each other beside messing w each other. Keep the peace.!!!! They still look very much alike.. lost brother and sister. ( TIGER) THE DOG.... STILL LOVE WATCHING THEM BRADY BUNCH AND CARTOON ONES AND THAT MOVIE. THAT WAS PROBABLE A 5 NOT GOOD. THE SHOW ON TV MUCH BETTER..... SO ARE THEY GOING TO RECREATE THE NEW BRADY BUNCH ON TV???? WHEN?? HOW COME ON THE SHOW THEY NEVER CELEBRATED ANY HOLIDAYS!!?? EASTER/ CHRISTMAS. .VALENTINE...BIRTHDAYS. MOM AND DAD ANNIVERSARY?? CURIOUS. WHY???? THE SILVER PLATERS!!! THE ONLY ANNIVERSARY. CAUSE ITS TIME 2 CHANGE. !! SHA NA NA NA NA NNNNNAAAA. LLLLLAA AWESOME !!@

  • @robertrockwell7581
    @robertrockwell7581 5 років тому +3

    love Susan Olsen she is so good looking.

  • @kshinokevin
    @kshinokevin 6 місяців тому

    Cindy (Susan Olsen) and Bobby Brady (Mike Lookinland)...

  • @magiccheeseball
    @magiccheeseball 4 роки тому +1

    Sad they thought people didn't think it was cool back then, it was one of only shows that had cool kids on it besides the show the partridge family but seems like people would think it's cool you were on any show and got paid, better that mowing yards for 3 bucks like I had to do for money when I was a kid not old enough to work yet

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 5 років тому +7

    Susan (aka, Cindy), looks hot! So gorgeous. 😍😍😍😍

  • @jamesdobson9622
    @jamesdobson9622 4 роки тому

    Bobby Brady ( mike lookinland) age and Susan Olsen