There should be The Brady Kids Complete Series on DVD's some day. After all when I was 7 I've seen this cartoon reaired on WFLD Chicago, 1982 and on Nickelodeon's Nitck in the Afternoon hosted by Stick Stickly aired from 1995 too 1998 on weekday afternoons during the summer. And I'm trying to fing out when would The Brady Kids Complete Series on DVD's real soon. Thanks.
I used to watch this on Sunday mornings while eating s bowl of Boo Berry. Always wondered why it was just the kids and they didn't include Mr. and Mrs. Brady or Alice?
It's great seeing this again after 35 years - now if someone could put up the music videos The Brady Kids did in the cartoon show. That would be excellent!
What about "It's Time To Change?" And don't forget that Peter and Marcia did a record simply titled "Chris Knight & Maureen McCormick" in 1973 I think.
Peter had a horrible voice, and he knew it. From what I understand, he was the most reluctant of all the kids to begin a singing/recording career. In 1973, he was practically forced to put out a joint "Maureen McCormick/Chris Knight" album (those two were picked because they were the most popular Brady kids) - he was mortified at the sound of his voice, and they had to use every studio trick in the book to get him to sound presentable on the record.
What could you possibly do that would have altered the ABC Network decision to televise this enchanting and whimsical animated cartoon series-like WOW!!!!!???
Why think about it, you would be DEPRIVING hundreds of thousands of children all across America to tune in on Saturday mornings to watch this super GROOVY cartoon!!!!
Weird. I used to love this show as a kid (just because it was so psychedelic and weird), and yet I never consciously took notice of the fact that Jan was the only one to describe herself. I did notice things like the redone opening sequence for the second season, as well as Greg Brady's new voice for that season. (According to IMDB, Marcia and Peter also got new voices, but I didn't notice those. In fact, I didn't learn it until just now)
You're wrong. It's Chris singing. Not only is that his pretty bad singing here, he sang at the live Brady Bunch Kids concerts and also on a single with Maureen McCormick. It's true he didn't like it, and wasn't good at it, but it's him here.
Hal Sutherland did more than direct just this series and Star Trek, mslider. He and his partners, Lou Schiemer and Norm Prescott (1927-2005) co-founded Filmation Studios in the early 1960s and were the creative forces behind so many popular shows such as Superman, Batman, Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids, The Archies, He-Man and many other shows for more than 20 years. In fact, Lou Scheimer has a book coming out this fall called, "Creating The Filmation Generation".
For some reason I just love how Marcia (Maureen) sings the "Greg's the leader and a good man for the job." "The youngest one is BOB." I love how Peter is just another boy, Jan is really groovy and Cindy is a sister. While Marcia's eyes are sparklin' blue and Greg's the leader and the good man for the job. haha. They think they're better than everyone else.
Same with Marcia singing Greg is the leader and a good man for the job. Oh yeah, there was no denying that Greg and Marcia were crushing on each other bad!
I don't even think there were any new cartoons made. Somebody literally painted Marcia and Jan's heads on top of Betty and Veronica's bodies. Same with Greg & Peter/Archie & Reggie.
Paramount would have to have a clearance from D.I.C. enterprises to release it, since they own Filmation. Believe it or not, few animated clips from this cartoon were used in the second Brady Bunch movie.
lol this is too funny, "the youngest one is Bob." This cartoon was on when my mom and her younger sisters were all in middle school, like, 11 and 12. Love how psychedelic they make these cartoons. And they had cartoons for like, every pop group. Jackson 5, Beatles, Monkees, Osmonds, Partridge Family . . .
@markxxx21 There was an episode about where they met up with those pandas. I remember it because they sang "Time to Change" in it, without Peter's voice cracking.
I loved this cartoon. Sure, A Very Brady Sequel had it right, it is totally drug induced (the bird can talk and is also a wizard), but that's what made it so awesome!
If they were actually the same age, and attending Hollywood Performing Arts school circa 2010-ish, they'd be the Victorious bunch. Greg-Beck Marcia-Tori Peter-Andre Jan-Jade Bobby-Robbie Cindy-Cat
I remember that I watched this when I was kid but I didn't remember that the cartoon made the assumption that the viewing audience would have to be high to enjoy it.
They did have parents, and were seen (or heard from) at least once since I clearly remember it. But I think after the first episode the kids were lost in some time machine or something and that's why the parents weren't shown.
"... and lispy Cindy too!" "... There's a boring boy, by the name of Peter, and Bobby's not real bright." OK, I actually liked this cartoon when I was young!
Larry Lee Moniz: Aww, your Cindy quote reminded me of her practicing 'Seven silver swans swam silently seaward" and Buddy Hinton going "Baby talk baby talk, it's a wonder you can walk." Hey, Peter couldn't help it! "I don't have a personality! I'm dull. D-U-L-L."
this cartoon and the Jackson 5 cartoon had some things in common, they both had animal friends like the J5 had that snake and those two mice, the brady kids had that bird,the dog and those two pandas.
@Andrew Plotnick - yes look for it on UA-cam . The cartoon didn't stay on TV long . In fact The Brady kids lasted the longest Then the Jackson 5 Then the osmonds
I wonder how would Mike, Carol and Alice would have looked in animated form if they would have been included in the cartoon series? Or if they would have made at least made a guest appearance?
Strange that of all the cartoons from my childhood, and I was 10-12 when this was on, I don't remember it at all. Never saw it as far as I can remember. I remember The Archies though! I see the dog looks very much like the one from The Archies.
The worst line is "The youngest one is Bob" they never called Bobby Bob on the show or at any time. Way to have to stretch for a rhyme there ha ha. Bob.
Chris Knight couldn't sing, but I'm pretty sure that it was Mike Lookinland (Bobby), singing the line about "Jan, the middle one, who's really groovy."
He couldn't sing all that well. He wasn't hired for the part originally because he could sing well. The kids didn't start singing on the show until the 3rd season.
@TroubleTeam1968 I actually think it's Christopher Knight singing the "Jan is groovy" part. His voice was higher than Eve Plumb's at this point in time!
@ebbowman Multiple factors. Sitcoms often deal with adult situations (by which I mean work, relationship, raising kids) and they don't have any angle to slant for a children's demographic. Secondly, these cartoons were ties ins to network shows. Networks have been wanting to get out of Saturday Morning for years now, as newscasts are more profitable. And lastly, few of them are even that good or add anything to the show to begin with. I'd rather watch original characters in an original show
@Neville6000 That is what my point is. At least 50% aired on TvLand are reality based shows while the rest are just endless reruns of Gun Smoke, Banaza and so forth.
@Plumavision I ABSOULTELY love this comment. It's like today's kids with High School Musical or something. I think it's hilarious to finally find someone who hates this! And you have such a strong opinion on it too. Lol...high five :D
@Lehnerd57 Yep, Filmation knew how save a buck. They used the same "rotoscope" movements in their action shows as well. From Star Trek-all the was to He Man and Blackstarr!
Já me disseram que este desenho nunca existiu!!! Taí a prova!! The Brady Kids!!! Tudo bem que eu era "pitina" quando assistia meu eu tenho uma memória de elefante!!! YES!!!
Olá. Tenho 53 anos. Hoje é 31 de dezembro de 2020. Assisti na Globo lixo na década de 70. Na Band (Bandeirante) em 1980 e na Record em 1982. Ainda sou apaixonado por esse de desenho. Procure no UA-cam *Hard Boys Cartoon*. É no estilo desse .
1972 was a special year for Saturday morning TV,especially with the debut of "THE BRADY KIDS" on ABC,which was launched from "THE SATURDAY SUPERSTAR MOVIE",ABC's animated equivlent to their "MOVIE OF THE WEEK" format,durring that time period. Filmation Associates durring this same season also launched "FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS",which went on to a long CBS run,and also for 1st run syndication in 1983,when Filmation left Saturday mornings,for the syndication market. but with "THE BRADY KIDS",this was the first spin-off,that would eventually become a TV and movie franchise for the studio Paramount,and a new generation of fans! anyone,who watched "A VERY BRADY SEQUEL".Paramount's second Brady Bunch movie in 1996,will remember the brife scene,exploiting the animated BRADY KIDS,although Filmation,which went defunct in 1989,didn't do the animation here,the homage was still very clever,since it was spoofing much of its history. the second movie wasn't as good as Betty Thomas' 1995 "THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE",,but it did accurately use the cartoon version effectively,and brifely!
Betty Thomas was an actress,who worked on NBC's 1981-87 TV series "HILL STREET BLUES" from MTM Enterprises.now 20th Century Fox Television. she got into Movie directing,with stuff like "TROOP BEVERLY HILLS", and even directed "PRIVATE PARTS" for Paramount in 1997,and the "I SPY" movie with Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy in 2002. she directed "THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE" at Paramount in 1994,before its Feb 1995 release.
I like that the girls sing for the boys one at a time in order the same with boys sing for girls. Was a great cartoon I remember on Saturday mornings I was 9 yrs. Old in 1972
I remember there is a scene in this cartoon where they play musical instruments: Greg is on lead guitar/vocals, Jan is on keys, Peter on bass, Cindy on rhythm guitar, Marcia is singing and playing tambourine, and Bobby is on drums.
@TheFrankenstein72: Burn Notice, Supernatural (about to become an anime show), Buffy The Vampire Slayer (almost a show for Fox Kids) Angel,Stargate, Firefly, The X-Files, Babylon 5, Star Trek TNG, Voyager, DS9, Enterprise, the Transformers movies, Tron Legacy (about to have an animated spinoff) Stargate, Stargate Atlantis, Human Target, Hawaii Five-O...there's a surprising lot that could have animated spinoffs.
@Neville6000 Because I have only seen a few episodes of this cartoon and that was when I was only eleven and twelve, I am unable to really agree or disagree with you. However, if I get to get reaquainted with the show in syndication or if I find episodes uploaded onto You Tube or other sites on the Internet, I will get back to you with how I feel.
When I was a kid, Peter Brady was one of the first guys I ever "liked". Thing is, I was so young I didn't know why I "liked" him, or wanted to be with him. I used to just think about being friends with him and playing together, and for some reason I tried to watch every episode of this show! Children really are innocent!
on a serious subject...I often wonder if voice actors for cartoons For "Any Cartoon" don't feel a bit silly or embarassed saying the lines in a script.. Yes it is a job and they do a great job for cartoons. but I wonder if they don't feel embarassed about it....Same could be said for Dialog in a TV show or movie.
Maureen McCormick is the best looking one of the whole show! They said Eve Plumb was pretty like a model and Maureen like Miss. America like Miss America but I could imagine Maureen modeling too! BTW get the great new bio All About Jeffrey Hunter at amazon to read about the popular actor who tried to play Mike Brady!
'See our sisters, they're all quite pretty' Jan is the only kid who describes herself, and Marcia and Greg are the only ones who have compliments for descriptions. Also, the don't give you much time to 'meet the sisters' and 'meet the brothers.' And Peter, Bobby and Cindy would not feel too special.
@Smartboy8877: The concept sucked big monkey balls because of the limitedness of the animation, the ridiculous storyline and supporting characters (the cartoon bird and dog)-I could go on,but I won't. Also, not having the other members of the family (not having Carol & Mike is pure stupidness.)
There should be The Brady Kids Complete Series on DVD's some day. After all when I was 7 I've seen this cartoon reaired on WFLD Chicago, 1982 and on Nickelodeon's Nitck in the Afternoon hosted by Stick Stickly aired from 1995 too 1998 on weekday afternoons during the summer. And I'm trying to fing out when would The Brady Kids Complete Series on DVD's real soon. Thanks.
I used to watch this on Sunday mornings while eating s bowl of Boo Berry. Always wondered why it was just the kids and they didn't include Mr. and Mrs. Brady or Alice?
I think there was an episode where the mom was shown......maybe at the window while they were up in a treehouse?
It's great seeing this again after 35 years - now if someone could put up the music videos The Brady Kids did in the cartoon show. That would be excellent!
What about "It's Time To Change?" And don't forget that Peter and Marcia did a record simply titled "Chris Knight & Maureen McCormick" in 1973 I think.
Jan is pretty groovy
Not as groovy as the pandas. Or the magic... bird.
I allways thought Marcia was the most beautifull one out of the 3 girls.
Peter had a horrible voice, and he knew it. From what I understand, he was the most reluctant of all the kids to begin a singing/recording career. In 1973, he was practically forced to put out a joint "Maureen McCormick/Chris Knight" album (those two were picked because they were the most popular Brady kids) - he was mortified at the sound of his voice, and they had to use every studio trick in the book to get him to sound presentable on the record.
There are just many shows from the past you just can't believe even existed.
O.o I would have loved to have been at the proposal meeting for this.
What could you possibly do that would have altered the ABC Network decision to televise this enchanting and whimsical animated cartoon series-like WOW!!!!!???
Why think about it, you would be DEPRIVING hundreds of thousands of children all across America to tune in on Saturday mornings to watch this super GROOVY cartoon!!!!
And it started out as a saturday superstar movie!
I used to wonder what was up with "Moptop". Why not just use Tiger?
She appeared twice,Barry Williams also did The Dating Game as wll.
Weird. I used to love this show as a kid (just because it was so psychedelic and weird), and yet I never consciously took notice of the fact that Jan was the only one to describe herself.
I did notice things like the redone opening sequence for the second season, as well as Greg Brady's new voice for that season. (According to IMDB, Marcia and Peter also got new voices, but I didn't notice those. In fact, I didn't learn it until just now)
Yeah season 2 they left so they had to change the opening to animated only. No beautiful Marcia showing her eyes a sparkling blue.
Just realized that they all sing about their counterparts, except for Peter, Jan sings about herself, LOL!
JENDALL714 - "The middle one, who's really groovy!"
Sure, Jan. -_-
+JENDALL714 Michael Knight's voice must have been changing ; )
+antonzap Christopher Knight. ;O)
+JENDALL714 No, that's Chris Knight singing.
You're wrong. It's Chris singing. Not only is that his pretty bad singing here, he sang at the live Brady Bunch Kids concerts and also on a single with Maureen McCormick. It's true he didn't like it, and wasn't good at it, but it's him here.
Hal Sutherland did more than direct just this series and Star Trek, mslider. He and his partners, Lou Schiemer and Norm Prescott (1927-2005) co-founded Filmation Studios in the early 1960s and were the creative forces behind so many popular shows such as Superman, Batman, Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids, The Archies, He-Man and many other shows for more than 20 years. In fact, Lou Scheimer has a book coming out this fall called, "Creating The Filmation Generation".
For some reason I just love how Marcia (Maureen) sings the "Greg's the leader and a good man for the job."
"The youngest one is BOB."
I love how Peter is just another boy, Jan is really groovy and Cindy is a sister. While Marcia's eyes are sparklin' blue and Greg's the leader and the good man for the job. haha. They think they're better than everyone else.
I think that's because they had the hots for each other.
its not BOB...Its BOBBY on the show
Stephen R hey are you going to upload that video from your school with the guy dancing to the jarassic park theme?
But Jan IS really groovy
@@lucylucky8028 Bobby was sometimes called Bob on the live action show
I saw this when I was a kid!
I love the opening theme from the Brady Kids because I would love to see the closing credits that ran on ABC from 1972-1974 every saturday morning!
"First there's Marcia, with her eyes a-sparklin' blue"
It sounds like even in the cartoon, Greg wanted Marcia!
Same with Marcia singing Greg is the leader and a good man for the job. Oh yeah, there was no denying that Greg and Marcia were crushing on each other bad!
I wish this would come on dvd. This is from the fourth season opening of the Brady Bunch.
I don't even think there were any new cartoons made. Somebody literally painted Marcia and Jan's heads on top of Betty and Veronica's bodies. Same with Greg & Peter/Archie & Reggie.
Marcia with her eyes a sparklin blue. Lol. Yeah, just wait till you both share the attic room. "Something suddenly came up."
The cartoon versions don't move around and smile at each other?
Paramount would have to have a clearance from D.I.C. enterprises to release it, since they own Filmation. Believe it or not, few animated clips from this cartoon were used in the second Brady Bunch movie.
lol this is too funny, "the youngest one is Bob." This cartoon was on when my mom and her younger sisters were all in middle school, like, 11 and 12. Love how psychedelic they make these cartoons. And they had cartoons for like, every pop group. Jackson 5, Beatles, Monkees, Osmonds, Partridge Family . . .
I have to agree on all accounts. LOL!!! The youngest one is Bob
@markxxx21 There was an episode about where they met up with those pandas. I remember it because they sang "Time to Change" in it, without Peter's voice cracking.
Are you kidding me??? The YOUNGEST one is BOB!?!!??!
The youngest one of the boys, listen to the lyrics. "Now meet their brothers... There's another boy his name is Peter. The youngest one is Bob."
@@radrobd123 There really isn't more to say about him.
I loved this cartoon. Sure, A Very Brady Sequel had it right, it is totally drug induced (the bird can talk and is also a wizard), but that's what made it so awesome!
The only part I remember is the last 4 seconds. I still remember that little Riff from when I was a kid.
"Lookinland"... sounds theme parkish... or maybe like a name for a place where... you know... oh never mind...
If they were actually the same age, and attending Hollywood Performing Arts school circa 2010-ish, they'd be the Victorious bunch.
Greg-Beck
Marcia-Tori
Peter-Andre
Jan-Jade
Bobby-Robbie
Cindy-Cat
Haha yeah
@DoinaSambaFan: It WAS owned by Entertainment Rights LLC; now it's owned by Classic Media (also the owners of half of the Rankin Bass library.)
I remember that I watched this when I was kid but I didn't remember that the cartoon made the assumption that the viewing audience would have to be high to enjoy it.
I wish this would be released on dvd.
They did have parents, and were seen (or heard from) at least once since I clearly remember it. But I think after the first episode the kids were lost in some time machine or something and that's why the parents weren't shown.
Flo Jo? Flossie? I would love to see these episodes! Go to Branson and perform with Barry! We'd flock.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016192060?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_sfl_title_1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
It's coming out on DVD in February 2016.
Jan is really groovy.
Especially, in their last season. Jan got REALLY groovy.
@@jackdull5699
Haha yeah
"... and lispy Cindy too!"
"... There's a boring boy, by the name of Peter, and Bobby's not real bright."
OK, I actually liked this cartoon when I was young!
Larry Lee Moniz: Aww, your Cindy quote reminded me of her practicing 'Seven silver swans swam silently seaward" and Buddy Hinton going "Baby talk baby talk, it's a wonder you can walk."
Hey, Peter couldn't help it! "I don't have a personality! I'm dull. D-U-L-L."
Jan is so groovy
Indeed!,Well LOL anyway!,She is so groovy alright especially on all episodes!
She was THE reason why some of us watched "The Brady Bunch." She was indeed groovy!
Jan was the most realistic character of all the Brady kids.
@@jackdull5699
Oh really??
this cartoon and the Jackson 5 cartoon had some things in common, they both had animal friends like the J5 had that snake and those two mice, the brady kids had that bird,the dog and those two pandas.
U are right after all!,Well LOL anyway,anyhow!,In the 1972-73 Television season they ran together on ABC's Saturday Morning line-up.
Kurt Kauffman yeah and back in that time those were cartoons that had the groovy music!
And then there were the osmonds " one bad apple "
clemmie bell Were the Osmonds ever in a cartoon?
@Andrew Plotnick - yes look for it on UA-cam . The cartoon didn't stay on TV long . In fact
The Brady kids lasted the longest
Then the Jackson 5
Then the osmonds
Bobby was, in fact the youngest of the boys. So they worked that into the theme song the best they could.
One of the more annoying cartoons of the early/mid-1970's--complete with abundant re-use of Archies animation.
I do not think it was ever explained.
This show used to piss me off because I thought the regular old Brady Bunch was coming on and then I had to sit through this suck ass cartoon.
I wonder how would Mike, Carol and Alice would have looked in animated form if they would have been included in the cartoon series? Or if they would have made at least made a guest appearance?
Crap, I actually saw this! Thanks for bringing back the memories.
@debowiec3 But Marcia from the original tv series was very attractive.....can't believe she actually appeared in that 'Dating game' in 1971!!
Strange that of all the cartoons from my childhood, and I was 10-12 when this was on, I don't remember it at all. Never saw it as far as I can remember.
I remember The Archies though! I see the dog looks very much like the one from The Archies.
I remember watching this when i was a kid, but never realized just how bad the opening song is.
@PinkThursdayy I know, it's just not fair...whoever wrote this theme song just didn't do much of a job!
The worst line is "The youngest one is Bob" they never called Bobby Bob on the show or at any time. Way to have to stretch for a rhyme there ha ha. Bob.
Chris Knight couldn't sing, but I'm pretty sure that it was Mike Lookinland (Bobby), singing the line about "Jan, the middle one, who's really groovy."
Why??
what ever happend to the parents?
Jan looks like Meg from Family Guy
Peter never sang a solo in this or the brady bunch
He couldn't sing all that well. He wasn't hired for the part originally because he could sing well. The kids didn't start singing on the show until the 3rd season.
@stardaddyo9 LOL!!!!!!! OH GOSH YES but a fun time to look back and laugh!
This cartoon is how I got involved with the Brady Bunch
nostalga cartoon thoses were the days.
You're right, the days of limited animation.
OH! That's where the helicopter bird thing in the psychedelic scene in "A Very Brady Sequel" came from!
Ok, thanks for that.....wonder what she's doing these days. Never see her on tv?
@TroubleTeam1968
I actually think it's Christopher Knight singing the "Jan is groovy" part. His voice was higher than Eve Plumb's at this point in time!
@ebbowman Multiple factors. Sitcoms often deal with adult situations (by which I mean work, relationship, raising kids) and they don't have any angle to slant for a children's demographic. Secondly, these cartoons were ties ins to network shows. Networks have been wanting to get out of Saturday Morning for years now, as newscasts are more profitable. And lastly, few of them are even that good or add anything to the show to begin with. I'd rather watch original characters in an original show
I can see them singing this
So....
I am imagining that the unsolved crime rate went drastically lower what with all of these 1970s kids in bands becoming detectives type shows
@Neville6000 That is what my point is. At least 50% aired on TvLand are reality based shows while the rest are just endless reruns of Gun Smoke, Banaza and so forth.
I love jeannie she lis a great and magical woman
Moptop looks identical to the Archies' Moptop, except the Brady one is mostly brown
Ping and Pong... a twosome that made Washington, D.C. fall in love with Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling...
John Laszek And if you don't count ying-yang, LOL
China treats their panda bears a lot better than they treat human beings.
An absolutely Nauseating Cartoon!!!
a groovy thene
i wonder if ANY OF THEM STILL get money for this short lived cartoon
I doubt it. Their royalties ran out ages ago.
Does anybody notice that the magical red bird is wearing mickey's hat?
Never thought of that. Very interesting observation.
Now that you mention it... director Hal Sutherland once worked at Disney, so maybe that was a shout out to his former studio?
@Plumavision I ABSOULTELY love this comment. It's like today's kids with High School Musical or something. I think it's hilarious to finally find someone who hates this! And you have such a strong opinion on it too. Lol...high five :D
@ebbowman thank god. can you imagine a burn notice or law and order cartoon?
boy they milked the music for all it's worth. LOL
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Bob and Cindy got hosed in that description
@Lehnerd57 Yep, Filmation knew how save a buck. They used the same "rotoscope" movements in their action shows as well. From Star Trek-all the was to He Man and Blackstarr!
It paid off though.
I remember this cartoon back in the 70's!!!!!!
Holy Crap! My childhood or what?
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Já me disseram que este desenho nunca existiu!!! Taí a prova!! The Brady Kids!!! Tudo bem que eu era "pitina" quando assistia meu eu tenho uma memória de elefante!!! YES!!!
Olá. Tenho 53 anos. Hoje é 31 de dezembro de 2020. Assisti na Globo lixo na década de 70. Na Band (Bandeirante) em 1980 e na Record em 1982.
Ainda sou apaixonado por esse de desenho.
Procure no UA-cam *Hard Boys Cartoon*. É no estilo desse .
Cindy has braids, not curls.:)
1972 was a special year for Saturday morning TV,especially with the debut of
"THE BRADY KIDS" on ABC,which was launched from "THE SATURDAY SUPERSTAR MOVIE",ABC's animated equivlent to their "MOVIE OF THE WEEK"
format,durring that time period. Filmation Associates durring this same season
also launched "FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS",which went on to a long
CBS run,and also for 1st run syndication in 1983,when Filmation left Saturday
mornings,for the syndication market. but with "THE BRADY KIDS",this was the
first spin-off,that would eventually become a TV and movie franchise for the studio
Paramount,and a new generation of fans! anyone,who watched "A VERY BRADY
SEQUEL".Paramount's second Brady Bunch movie in 1996,will remember the brife
scene,exploiting the animated BRADY KIDS,although Filmation,which went defunct
in 1989,didn't do the animation here,the homage was still very clever,since it was spoofing much of its history. the second movie wasn't as good as Betty Thomas'
1995 "THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE",,but it did accurately use the cartoon version
effectively,and brifely!
I understand everything that you wrote except, I am not sure who Betty Thomas is. Care to enlighten me?
Betty Thomas was an actress,who worked on NBC's 1981-87 TV series "HILL STREET BLUES" from MTM Enterprises.now 20th Century Fox Television. she got into Movie directing,with stuff like "TROOP BEVERLY
HILLS", and even directed "PRIVATE PARTS"
for Paramount in 1997,and the "I SPY" movie
with Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy in 2002.
she directed "THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE"
at Paramount in 1994,before its Feb 1995
release.
U are right Joe Hill!,It did alright!
I like that the girls sing for the boys one at a time in order the same with boys sing for girls. Was a great cartoon I remember on Saturday mornings I was 9 yrs. Old in 1972
Loved this!
I remember there is a scene in this cartoon where they play musical instruments: Greg is on lead guitar/vocals, Jan is on keys, Peter on bass, Cindy on rhythm guitar, Marcia is singing and playing tambourine, and Bobby is on drums.
why in the blue hell is this not on dvd
@boohauntedhouse65 Yeah, and how Greg, being the oldest BOY, is automatically the "leader".
@TheFrankenstein72: Burn Notice, Supernatural (about to become an anime show), Buffy The Vampire Slayer (almost a show for Fox Kids) Angel,Stargate, Firefly, The X-Files, Babylon 5, Star Trek TNG, Voyager, DS9, Enterprise, the Transformers movies, Tron Legacy (about to have an animated spinoff) Stargate, Stargate Atlantis, Human Target, Hawaii Five-O...there's a surprising lot that could have animated spinoffs.
Barry Williams (Greg) quit before the series ended
@Neville6000
Because I have only seen a few episodes of this cartoon and that was when I was only eleven and twelve, I am unable to really agree or disagree with you. However, if I get to get reaquainted with the show in syndication or if I find episodes uploaded onto You Tube or other sites on the Internet, I will get back to you with how I feel.
When I was a kid, Peter Brady was one of the first guys I ever "liked". Thing is, I was so young I didn't know why I "liked" him, or wanted to be with him. I used to just think about being friends with him and playing together, and for some reason I tried to watch every episode of this show! Children really are innocent!
on a serious subject...I often wonder if voice actors for cartoons For "Any Cartoon" don't feel a bit silly or embarassed saying the lines in a script.. Yes it is a job and they do a great job for cartoons. but I wonder if they don't feel embarassed about it....Same could be said for Dialog in a TV show or movie.
Maureen McCormick is the best looking one of the whole show! They said Eve Plumb was pretty like a model and Maureen like Miss. America like Miss America but I could imagine Maureen modeling too!
BTW get the great new bio All About Jeffrey Hunter at amazon to read about the popular actor who tried to play Mike Brady!
They never did explain why they no longer had parents.
'See our sisters, they're all quite pretty'
Jan is the only kid who describes herself, and Marcia and Greg are the only ones who have compliments for descriptions.
Also, the don't give you much time to 'meet the sisters' and 'meet the brothers.'
And Peter, Bobby and Cindy would not feel too special.
@Smartboy8877: The concept sucked big monkey balls because of the limitedness of the animation, the ridiculous storyline and supporting characters (the cartoon bird and dog)-I could go on,but I won't. Also, not having the other members of the family (not having Carol & Mike is pure stupidness.)