The Real Brady Bros

The Bros are back for Part 2 of this episode re-watch! Bobby tries to help by posing as Cindy's secret admirer. When Mike wants to expose him, Bobby asks his friend Tommy to reveal himself as the admirer. Cindy initially turns Tommy off with her mature airs, but then when she starts acting her age Tommy expresses true affection for her. Cindy learns that acting grown up does have its disadvantages. Her real secret admirer, however, still has to face the music. This week's episode: "Cindy Brady, Lady" The Brady Bunch S3 E21, originally aired February 18, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Cindy is feeling like a little kid around Marcia and Jan, who are going on dates and getting dressed up. She wants to do all the things her older sisters are doing and tries to act older to get what she wants. This week's episode: "Cindy Brady, Lady" The Brady Bunch S3 E21, originally aired February 18, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

This week: Why is our podcast out of order? How do the Bros connect with their 70s nostalgia? Why didn't Barry use his real last name? Memories of different talk shows and Star Games 1985, and more! It's Q&A #50. Chris, Barry, and Ed are here to answer your fan questions! Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Happy Holidays from us to everyone out there in Brady-land. This Christmas, we revisit the only "real" holiday episode of The Brady Bunch - "The Voice of Christmas". Barry, Chris, and Ed are here to have a new chat before we replay the episode. 'Tis the season for reflection, so the Bros look back at Barry's time with DWTS, the enduring legacy of The Bunch, and the fun of doing this show all year. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

We're back for Part 2! Alice's temporary replacement is Kay, Alice's friend who had a similar experience with another family. Although Kay is very nice, she has no intentions of bonding with the family; instead she just does her job. The kids track down Alice at a restaurant where she now works and convince her to return. This week's episode: "Goodbye, Alice, Hello" The Brady Bunch S4 E10, originally aired November 24, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

An incident with a Frisbee inside the house leads to an antique lamp being broken. The boys ask Alice to keep their secret from their parents, which she vows to do. Alice is caught between her vow to the boys and the fact that she has never lied to Carol. She feels she has no choice but to tell the truth to Carol. Alice believes she has irrecoverably breached the Brady kids' trust. This week's episode: "Goodbye, Alice, Hello" The Brady Bunch S4 E10, originally aired November 24, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Hello out there in Brady land, we are back once again. Chris and Ed are here to revisit the very first episode of this podcast! Sadly, we lost Barry to network television again but we hope to have him back real soon, and we love cheering him on. This week's episode: "Peter and the Wolf" The Brady Bunch S5 E05, originally aired Oct 12, 1973. Greg plans a double date, passing off Peter as his "friend". Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Barry is back with us! This week: Carol is involved in a minor car accident with Marcia, Bobby, and Cindy as passengers. Carol and Harry Duggan, the other driver involved, initially agree to pay for their own damage - but Duggan later files a lawsuit against Carol. The family goes to court to dispute the exaggerated charges. The Brady Bunch S3 E23 "The Fender Bender" originally aired March 10, 1972. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

It's Thanksgiving week, so Chris and Ed are looking back to our past episode recap of the Thanksgiving themed "Un-Underground Movie". We hope you enjoy the new intro while we wait for Barry's triumphant return, and have a happy holiday for you and yours. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

This week: Chris fields some great questions about: Christopher Knight Brands/Home, laugh tracks and live studio audiences, how the studio dealt with all the people at King's Island, and more! It's Q&A #49. Ed and Chris are here to answer your fan questions! Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Barry advances another week on Dancing With the Stars, and he has officially made it further than any other Brady cast member! Ed and Chris are here to have another chat and take a new look back at another episode from the backlog. "Dough Re Mi" - The Brady Bunch S3E16 - Originally aired January 14, 1972. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Barry makes it through another week on Dancing With The Stars! Chris and Ed are here to talk shop, and reintroduce one of our very early pilot episodes from the archive. "A-Camping We Will Go" The Brady Bunch S1E08, originally aired Nov 14, 1969. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

While we continue to cheer on Barry over at Dancing With The Stars, this week Chris and Ed reflect back on one of our earliest recap episodes - with an all new introduction! This week's episode: "A Fistful of Reasons" The Brady Bunch S2 E08 - Originally Aired November 13, 1970. A bully named Buddy Hinton teases Cindy about her lisp. Peter tries to defend Cindy. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Welcome back for the stunning conclusion! Part 2: Bobby tries entering a magazine selling contest to win the trophy and seems to be successful, until Cindy unwittingly reveals that Mike and Carol have asked their friends to buy subscriptions from him, Bobby quits, as he wants to win on his own. He wins a place on the Kartoon King TV show, where he takes part in an ice cream eat-off. Bobby does not win the eat-off, but his siblings throw him a surprise party and give him a first place award for trying the hardest. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E21 "The Winner" originally aired February 26, 1971 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

This week: Eve answers some questions about her Brady memorabilia auction, her favorite roles pre and post Brady Bunch, who was the funniest cast member off-set, what tips she and Chris use to play characters, and more... It's a special Q&A (#48). Ed and Chris are joined by Eve Plumb to answer your fan questions! Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

The Real Brady Bros action cannot be contained! It's another two-parter! We begin this week with a lively discussion about Robert Reed taking up the role of director. Part 1: When Cindy comes home with a first-place jacks-playing trophy, Bobby realizes that he is the only Brady family member with no first-place trophy. He has a dream about hitting home runs in game 7 of the World Series, and decides that he simply *must* win a trophy. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E21 "The Winner" originally aired February 26, 1971 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

This week, we cheer on Barry over at Dancing With The Stars with a very special Super-Fan episode of the Real Brady Bros. Chris and Ed welcome the awesome Mercedes Jane, to talk about going through life with The Brady Bunch and other classic TV, both in real time and in syndication. Enjoy the RBB Super Fan podcast! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Carol is invited to tell her family's story for Tomorrow's Woman Magazine, but the story is rejected for being too realistic. During a second interview, Carol exaggerates her "liberation" in the hopes of getting the article published. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E24 "Tell it Like it Is" originally aired March 19, 1971. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

There was simply too much Brady to be contained this week, so it's a two-parter! As we resume: Beebe visits the Brady home and dictates impossible design specifications, but Mike ultimately loses the deal after the children's interruptions anger Beebe. Mike realizes losing the deal has saved his firm from a nervous breakdown. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E16 "Mike's Horror-Scope" originally aired January 16, 1970 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

This week: Barry tells us about going on Dancing With The Stars, and working with The Wiggles. Chris discusses his upcoming producing projects, the Bros get a visit from a 9 year old super-fan, and more! It's Q&A #47 and once again Barry, Chris, and Ed are here to talk questions. Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

There was simply too much Brady to be contained this week, so it's a two-parter! Carol reads Mike's horoscope, which tells of a strange woman entering his life. Mike is besieged by fussy and eccentric client Beebe Gallini, the head of a cosmetics company, who monopolizes his time, and disrupts family activities. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E16 "Mike's Horror-Scope" originally aired January 16, 1970 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Greg's rival high school quarterback flirts with Marcia to gain access to the Westdale High School football playbook. Greg tries to warn Marcia, and Bobby backs Greg's story when he sees Jerry try to steal it. In the subplot, Carol is paid an unexpected visit by her egotistical high school sweetheart, Tank Gates. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S5 E09 "Quarterback Sneak" originally aired November 9, 1973. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Alice's former high school boyfriend, Mark Millard, shows up wanting to rekindle their romance. However, Mark makes a shady financial offer, so Carol and Mike have a friend from the district attorney's office check him out. When they go to confront Mark, he tries to escape, but hits his head on a frozen leg of lamb, that Sam the Butcher was stopping by to deliver. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E23 "Alice's September Song" originally aired March 12, 1971 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

It's a classic Peter and Greg mess-around! Peter is smitten when Jan brings home her pretty classmate Kerry. Peter is initially shy with Kerry, so he enlists Greg to help with what to say to her. Kerry mistakenly concludes that Greg is the one interested in her. Greg enlists Marcia's help in a ruse to convince Kerry that he is an aggressive womanizer. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S4 E05 "Cyrano de Brady" originally aired October 20, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

This week: Love Boat memories! Did they ever use sets from other shows on the lot? Brady Kids cartoon questions. How do the Bros feel about a Brady prequel? Dating guest stars, and more! It's Q&A #46. Barry, Chris, and Ed are here to talk questions. Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

The Bradys receive a pool table as a thank-you gift from Mike's boss, and Bobby quickly becomes a billiards expert. Bobby shows off his skills during Mike and Carol's cocktail party, soundly beating Mike's boss, who fancies himself the best at pool. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S5 E21 "The Hustler" originally aired March 1, 1974 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Jan is tired of her teachers constantly comparing her to the popular and successful Marcia. She dumps Marcia's awards in the closet and complains that all she hears is "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia". Eventually, she is thrilled to establish her own successful identity by winning an Honor award for an essay she wrote. When she realizes there is a scoring error and she actually came second, Jan grapples with her conscience and considers keeping secret her discovery. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S3 E10 "The Liberation of Marcia Brady" originally aired November 19, 1971 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Marcia decides to make a point about Women's Liberation by declaring that she is joining the Frontier Scouts, an all-male Scouting organization to prove she is more than capable of completing the initiation tasks. Too old to be able to retaliate by joining Marcia's Sunflower Girls, Greg enlists Peter to join in his place. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E19 "The Liberation of Marcia Brady" originally aired February 12, 1971 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Jan's allergies are acting up, so Carol keeps her home from school. Alice and Carol are worried, and Alice fears it might be Mike or one of the boys. When it seems that Jan is allergic to Tiger, the family fear they might have to lose their pet dog, until they discover that she's only allergic to his new flea powder. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E05 "Katchoo" originally aired October 24, 1969 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

The girls and boys fight over books of Trading Stamps. The boys want to redeem them for a rowboat while the girls want a sewing machine. The stamps must be used quickly as the company is going out of business, and attempts to reach a compromise fail. Carol and Mike allow a deciding competition to be held: the building of a house of cards, with the winner to decide. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E15 "54-40 and Fight" originally aired January 9, 1970. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

This week: Over the top outfits. Mike Lookinland's 8x10 headshot. What scenarios made the actors uncomfortable? Did Martin Scorsese steal his movie title from The Brady Bunch? How was the set laid out on the soundstage? And more! It's Q&A #45. Barry, Chris, and Ed are here to talk questions. Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Marcia is anxious about her freshman year of high school. She decides to join every club at school, including the Boosters, a club of conceited girls who administer strict social rules. When Marcia invites the Boosters over, Peter's previously malfunctioning model volcano, erupts, spewing "lava" over everyone. Marcia realizes the humorless Boosters are not the types of girls she wants to socialize with. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S4 E04 "Today, I Am a Freshman" originally aired October 13, 1972. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Just as Mike's boss invites the Brady family for an outing on his boat, Cindy comes down with Tonsillitis. Dr. Howard thinks Cindy's tonsillectomy could be performed after the trip, but then discovers that Carol also has tonsillitis. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E17 "Coming-Out Party" originally aired January 29, 1971. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Marcia gets a job at a local ice cream shop. When her boss Mr. Haskell wants to start taking afternoons off, he puts Marcia in charge and hires Peter, but Peter's chronic slacking and incompetence prompts Marcia to fire him and she in turn hires Jan as a replacement. Eventually, Mr. Haskell realizes he is happier running the shop than he is taking time off, and lets Marcia go, keeping Jan. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S5 E07 "Marcia Gets Creamed " originally aired October 26, 1973. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Mike believes Greg wants to follow in his footsteps to become an architect. Greg does not want to offend Mike by admitting he does not want to, he simply wrote that he did for a school assignment. In the subplot, Cindy wants to be a model, Bobby an astronaut, while Peter and Jan want go into the medical profession and borrow large medical encyclopedias from the library. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S4 E09 "Career Fever" originally aired November 17, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

This week: Weird fan requests. Do people ever call you Greg and Peter? How did this podcast start? The Brady House is for sale, and more! It's Q&A #44. Barry, Chris, and Ed are here to talk questions. Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

The boys are going to Carol with their problems instead of Alice. Thinking that the family no longer needs her, she invents a story about a "sick aunt in Seattle". When Marcia and Jan overhear Alice on the phone to a friend and discover the ruse, they tell their parents. The family devises a plan to get Alice to stay. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E04 "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" originally aired October 17, 1969. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Greg's ego runs amok after a baseball compliment from Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale. Greg decides to dedicate his whole life to the sport and forgoes any thoughts of college. Mike invites Drysdale over to talk about the drawbacks of life on the road, but this backfires. When his team loses, Greg gets blamed and is sobered back to reality. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E01 "The Dropout" originally aired September 25, 1970. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Marcia tearfully frets over her new braces. Then her date cancels, claiming that he must go out of town with his parents to visit a relative. Greg, Mike, and Alice attempt to arrange replacement dates, but a lack of coordination ruins the plan. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E20 "Brace Yourself" originally aired February 13, 1970. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

When her crush on her classmate Clark is unrequited, Jan makes up a fake boyfriend named George Glass. Her parents' suspicions are confirmed when the family's efforts to locate him for a surprise birthday party for Jan are unsuccessful. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S2 E09 "The Not-So-Ugly Duckling" originally aired November 20, 1970. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

This week: Was it a conscious choice for each episode to exist in a vacuum? Memories of Dodger's Stadium Hollywood Stars Night. Do the guys ever get mistaken for the wrong celebrity? Bonus Jimmy Stewart impression from Ed, and more! It's Q&A #43. Barry, Chris, and Ed are here to talk questions. Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Greg tells Bobby that he can do twice as many chin-ups as he can. Bobby demands a contest, with the loser acting as the winner's servant for a week. Bobby wins and soon becomes a tyrant. He invites himself along on Greg's date with Rachel where he is annoying and disruptive. In the subplot, Carol and Mike make a bet of their own. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S3 E18 "The Big Bet" originally aired January 28, 1972. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Greg and Marcia each want to convert the newly cleared attic into their own room. Greg is ultimately given the room as the oldest of the children, but relinquishes it to Marcia after hearing her tearful pleas for privacy from her sisters. An annoyed Bobby and Peter conspire to frustrate Marcia until she gives it up. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S4 E23 "A Room at The Top" originally aired March 23, 1973. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Relations among the kids reach a low after the boys refuse the girls entry to their clubhouse. Mike tries to reason with Carol that men sometimes need a place of their own. In the name of gender equality, Carol and the girls attempt to build their own clubhouse. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E06 "A Clubhouse Is Not a Home" originally aired October 31, 1969. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

This week: Who is the "10th man" on the Brady Bunch? What is the timeline for when Mike married Carol? How did different cast members (and their families) deal with the influx of income as kids? And more! It's Q&A #42. Barry, Chris, and Ed are here to talk questions. Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Bobby and Oliver jump to all sorts of conclusions when Mike is visited by an FBI agent, and is asked to help Sam with a "top secret" project to expand his store. The boys believe Sam is passing information to the Russians when they see him conferring with his landlord about the project, and lock Sam and Gronsky in the meat locker. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S5 E19 "Top Secret" originally aired February 15, 1974 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Susan joins the Bros again for a new re-watch! Bobby becomes upset when Tiger runs away, and the family searches for him. The kids all chip in money for Bobby to buy an ad and offer a reward. After the Brady's scour the neighborhood, Tiger is found at a neighbor's house, having fathered a litter of puppies. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E18 "Tiger! Tiger!" originally aired January 30, 1970. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Marcia has a crush on the family's new dentist, Dr. Stanley Vogel, and mistakenly concludes that a favor, is actually a date. He wants to ask Marcia to babysit his three-year-old child when he takes his wife out. In a subplot, the boys build a motorized go-cart. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S4 E13 - "Love and the Older Man" originally aired January 5, 1973. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Carol and Mike switch roles to see who is better at the other's household chores. Just as Carol tries teaching baseball to her sons, only to give new meaning to the word incompetence, Mike tries to help Marcia with her cooking project in order to earn a cooking badge. This week's episode: The Brady Bunch S1 E24 - "The Grass is Always Greener" originally aired March 13, 1970. Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

This week: What are Barry's memories of being on Three's Company? Did they ever read any of the Brady Bunch paperback novels? Do the Bros still keep in touch with the actors who filled in for Brady characters on various projects? And more! It's Q&A #41. Barry, Chris, and Ed are here to talk questions. Get yours submitted to our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/