whitefang Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Actress Florence Henderson, "Carol Brady" of the venerable TV show "The Brady Bunch" died Thanksgiving day at age 82 from heart failure. Say what you want about the show, she at least was pleasant to see on it. One TV critic at the time claimed she had..."The most beautiful eyes on television." I don't disagree. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 A whole generation of us latchkey kids who would get home from school at 3:30 and our working parents wouldnt hit the front door until 6 were basically raised by afternoon television. I feel like a family friend has died when one of these 70s tv icons passes. FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 That`s a hard one. `The Brady Bunch` was a silly show I wanted to watch every time it was on. In retrospect I think the casting was really good-in fact aside from Eve Plumb`s music ventures, that was a career best for all the actors. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 The unheralded value of The Brady Bunch: In early 1980s Austin Tx I heard a tape of a nascent rap crew that did a track starting... "This is a story abt 2 rappers..." ...the rest escapes memory but I think the point's made... Brady's was a lame show, even worse than the Monkees BUT they left a trail of bodies & Bradies in they're [yeah, "they're" ! ] wake that haunts us til this day. Then , while he's denying it now, there's a long history of Barry Williams claiming ... All in all, though, Partridge Fambly In A Pear Tree was better .......... d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 BUT Y' KNOW WHAT ELSE ? [video:youtube] So g'bye Flo, y warn't never in the Supremes, was ya ?! d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I never actually watched the show... "the Brady Bunch" was simply not on my radar, at all, in terms of my worldview at the time, or at THIS time, either, LOL. That being said, condolences to her friends and family. A human being is a human being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Either d's joking or he really IS confusing Florence Henderson with Florence Ballard! In retrospect ERIC, you could say we considered "The Brady Bunch" as sort of the "Gilligan's Island" of TV family sitcoms. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 RIP Florence dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 In retrospect ERIC, ld say we considered "The Brady Bunch" as sort of the "Gilligan's Island" of TV family sitcoms. Whitefang No coincidence that both were sherwood schwartz productions. If you didnt like one you arent going to like the other. BTW the episode about johnny bravo and the the jacket was the most insightful inside look at the music business that ive ever seen in any sitcom. Maybe any tv show period. FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Also in retrospect, it WAS the only show at the time, that dealt with blended families in a more positive way. Sure, a lot of the stories and their actions in them seemed drenched in schmaltz, but they left out all the angst laden "acting out" that other presentations at the time(like "After School" specials) gave those kind of stories. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Well as for The Monkees, there were some kool music segments and actual hit songs-I liked some of the music on `The Banana Splits`, but you would never hear it on a radio. Then there`s the Monkeemobile: http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1966-PONTIAC-GTO-MONKEEMOBILE-61181 Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 ??? How'd we get to THE MONKEES? Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Like this... The unheralded value of The Brady Bunch: In early 1980s Austin Tx I heard a tape of a nascent rap crew that did a track starting... "This is a story abt 2 rappers..." ...the rest escapes memory but I think the point's made... Brady's was a lame show, even worse than the Monkees BUT they left a trail of bodies & Bradies in they're [yeah, "they're" ! ] wake that haunts us til this day. Then , while he's denying it now, there's a long history of Barry Williams claiming ... All in all, though, Partridge Fambly In A Pear Tree was better .......... Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Of course you know Davy Jones appeared on the Brady Bunch. It all comes around doesnt it? FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 RIP Florence Henderson... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 Like that other Schwartz program, "The Brady Bunch" also had one of those horny guy debates. You know,..... "Jan or Marcia?"....like they did with "Ginger or Mary Ann?" Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Either d's joking or he really IS confusing Florence Henderson with Florence Ballard! I don't think anyone could make that mistake...but maybe... What I was doon was contrasting a musical Flo w/ a non-musical Flo. Also in retrospect, it WAS the only show at the time, that dealt with blended families in a more positive way. Never saw Diff Strokes, eh ? d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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