If you’ve listened to some of our previous episodes, you know we love a TV variety show here at “This Was a Thing.” So to celebrate a truly iconic version of that now-defunct performance format, we’re republishing our episode on “The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.” It’s got it all - singing, dancing, American Flags, fake Jan. What’s not to love? And stay tuned for new episodes coming soon!

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The Bradys are BACK! But this time the whole bunch is singing and dancing! Yes, even Alice.

This week, Ray tells Rob all about “The Brady Bunch Variety Hour” a show that may have been panned back in the 70s, but is loved in 2021, and how The Bradys became America’s first franchised family.

And don’t worry! You don’t just get Mike, Carol, and the kids! No, no! A slew of A-Listers wanted to come along for the ride! You like Tony Randall? He’ll be there! Donny and Marie? Check! Milton Berle? Oh yes! Charo, Lee Majors and even Farrah Fawcett too? There they all are being groovy with Rip Taylor! 

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TEAM

Ray Hebel

Robert W. Schneider

Mark Schroeder

Billy Recce

Daniel Schwartzberg

Gabe Crawford

Natalie DeSavia

WEBSITES

TV Guide’s Worst 50 Shows All Time (#4)

BOOKS

Love to Love You Bradys

ARTICLES

News Clipping from 1976

Retro Junk

VISUAL

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Episode 9

Television Academy Interviews

Music and Sound Effects

“The Brady Bunch” Instrumental

“Happy Bee”

• Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
• Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/