I knew about all of this without reading the books. There was a made-for-TV movie about the behind-the-scene stuff that revealed everything mentioned in this video.
"I killed him." Florence Henderson's answer when asked in an interview about what happened to the Brady girls' father. Now that's my kind of sense of humor. 🤣😅😄
He was the professor that got lost with Gilligan in Brady Bunch sequel. So, did she send him on a trip when she knew there was going to be a bad storm?
All of this is OLD news. Actually Robert showed up on the set for the last episode. It was decided NOT to have security remove him, as it would surely upset the rest of the cast. The 'honesty" that Robert imbued in the Mike Brady character is what helped make the show. He also paid for a trip for the cast to go to England! What a nice fellow he was.
Damn, I thought news from a show that took place in the late 1960's would be current news not OLD news. Have not been this disappointed since I found out WWII took place over 70 years ago :/
I love the Brady Bunch, I’ve watched every episode multiple times , I watched the variety hours, Brady Girls get Married, Brady brides, A very Brady Christmas, Brady 500 where Bobby is a race car and the Brady’s a short lived six episode hour long drama in early 90s which I think can be found on RU-vid. I’m a huge fan of anything Brady bunch.
I already knew those secrets so nothing shocked me! However in the finale episode Greg's hair didn't become orange because of a prank. Bobby didn't expect that to happen so it was just an unfortunate accident!
If I had co-starred with Greg in that episode as one of his friends I would have gave him a suggestion. I would have said he and his siblings could perform a gig at a graduation party. Greg and the rest of the band would be wearing outlandish costumes that would match his accidental hair color.
Florence Henderson was a part of the festivities at the Indy 500, and also rode in the 500 Festival parade the day before the race. Just a year or so before she died, she was in the parade and a boy held a sign that said it was his 8th birthday. She climbed out of the convertible, autographed his sign and kissed his cheek.
Met Maureen McCormick in 1995 when she was trying to make a break into country music. She was very nice and even made a short video for me for my buddies stationed in Japan.
Steven Spielberg was interested in Maureen for Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark but Maureen showed up completely coked up and ruined her audition. Oh what could've been.
@@corianne2099 didn't realize having a husband is the epitome of life for a woman. I would think that as a working actress, having missed out on a role in a major motion picture because she was high on drugs, would be a HUGE disappointment and regret. Especially the part about her being high, given the fact she was an addict at the time. Her marriage, her career, and her addictions are different things and any one of those things going well, does not make up for the other.
There are a lot of shots of the homes exterior that show it clearly as a one story rancher. When we see the interior there is clearly a flight of stairs going up to a second floor of a two story home. Impossible.
I was in high school during this time. I still love the show. I pray the day will come that we learn to encourage & inspire one another to be the best we can be & stop finding fought in one another. Praying for God's help, we ALL need it.🛐😉☦️😇🔯👀💖
I already knew most of this. Good Show. Like a pair of old comfortable shoes. Makes you feel good to wear them or watch in this case. Nothing deep. But that is why people love it. Great escapism!!!
Robert Reed was a terrific actor, but he serves as a reminder of the need to stay in your lane. He was a principal actor in a popular sitcom, but he wasn’t - to my limited knowledge - hired as a writer, producer or director for the series. That meant that his views of what the show should be and what constitutes better and worse comedy were unwanted and out of place. This is a life lesson for many of us - staying in our lane can be hard (and damaging on the ego), but it’s a critical part of working effectively.
I would tend to agree with you. Except that Robert Reed was a Shakespearean actor whose fame as Mike Brady, typecast him, costing him roles that would’ve been more to his skill and preference.
@@michaelmckenna6464 Dimes to doughnuts he took the role because he needed the money. He did the show for how long? The typecasting already happened before the finale.
Part of the reason it remains "popular" is that half-hour shows are a lot easier to air in syndication than hour shows. Or, if you have an hour to fill, run two back-to-back and make it a selling point.
I grew up watching the Brady Bunch in the mid 70s and 80s and I absolutely loved this show!! Never knew there were so many behind-the-scenes romances and despite Robert Reed being gay those kids adored him tremendously!! LOTS of fond memories is all I have of this ICONIC TV show.
I was lil watching this show, I wished I had this family, as a kid of divorce. I feel so bad that Robert Reed had to hide but I can't help but love this show for the family aspect.
I understand why he had to because at the time it would've ruined his career. I've once read that many people had been fired from jobs such as teaching when they were revealed as gay!
The Brady Bunch was one of my favorite shows growing up. It dealt with issues and problems most families with kids experience and how those problems get solved. The entire cast worked perfectly together. Romance between cast members is not unusual as they are together most of the time. Florence and Robert were talented actors and made the perfect mom and dad. I was surprised to hear Robert Reed was married to a woman for five years in the early 60's and has a daughter. Although Reed was Gay, it was a time when being Gay was frowned upon and he kept his private life hidden from the public. Many actors Rock Hudson, that were/are Gay is still often hidden due to prejudices and religious beliefs by many. I've enjoyed The Brady Bunch over the years and is still on cable today. Long live The Brady Bunch ! ! !
@@FactsVerse I couldn't name my favorite one, two, five of fifteen episodes of The Brady Bunch as they were all great, educational, and dealt with issues parents and children deal with every day at home, school, with friends and in real life.
Robert Reed was probably a very likable man considering that the children, being teenagers with that arrogant streak and indestructible mindset that comes with adolescence, not to mention a disrespect towards grownups, never tried to put him on the spot, It was after all the early 1970s and still a dangerous time for an actor to be exposed as gay, especially in a family oriented sitcom.
none of these surprised me, I knew them already. Weird fact: While Robert Reed didn't appear in the last episode, he was there on the set, rumoured to have been grumbling about how outlandish & ridiculous the story was ,
We've heard plenty of stories about scandals on The Brady Bunch set, which stands the reason why both Don Fedderson and Fred MacMurray didn't allow such similar distractions to derail the filming of episodes of My Three Sons. Of course, the Livingston brothers, Stanley and Barry, happen to be friends with The Brady Bunch cast and Maureen McCormick also appeared in the "Ernie the Bluebeard" episode of M3S in 1967, along with Claire Wilcox, before both of them appeared again in the Brady episode, "The Liberation of Marcia Brady", 4 yrs. later!!!
Robert Reed was a perfectionist! He insisted that strawberries had no smell. He insisted on the line that the kitchen looked like strawberry paradise instead of smelling like paradise.
Robert Reed was a perfectionist. He insisted that no southern California residence could have a payphone. Until someone found a loophole and discovered that Santa Monica, California residences could have a payphone!
Not one thing was mentioned in this video that any fan of this show didn’t know. Incidentally, according to Florence Henderson, Robert Reed actually did show up on set for the series final episode, but got into a huge altercation with Sherwood Schwartz over the script and had to be asked to leave the set. When Reed refused, Schwartz had threatened to have security guards remove him, but decided against it because it would’ve negatively affected the kids. Reed, according to Henderson, watched the whole filming of the episode from the wings, fuming the entire time.
Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island we both of my #1 favorite TV shows and remains that way today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew all of this except for the fact that Mike and Susan had a thing for each other?!?! Bobby and Cindy?!?! That I didn't know!! Seems all weird now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish that some how when Robert Reed died, they could have had a movie or something like that showing his funeral with all of them around!! Oh well, too late for that idea now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE that show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember that episode of Monk! They lampooned The Brady Bunch into "The Cooper Clan!" And Monk had to help out this former child star from his favorite show!
Barry Williams' book "Growing up Brady" includes many of these facts, plus a lot more. Written in the 1990s. According to the book, all the kids dated their counterparts. No shortage of amusement in there. Each time I read his book, I found something else to laugh about. Kinda wish I still had the book now.
Robert would go to the bar across the street, get sloshed and meet young boys. He often came back to the set inebriated and bad tempered. That said, he played his part perfectly.
Still love this channel, but not much new here as far as "trivia"! The one point that Reed's suspension from the final episode tarnished as his image as America's "perfect dad" was that it made him look like a jerk for actually allowing a "business trip out of town" as it was said make him actually miss his first born's high school graduation!
I’ll never forget Carol saying that to Gregg, “too bad your father was on a business trip out of town and had to miss it.” Too cringeworthy. Sherwood should’ve just compromised and rewrote the script. It really was a stupid episode. Also, I think it’s true that Robert Reed actually DID show up on the set for the shooting, but created a scene with Schwartz and almost got removed from the set by security. Reed actually stayed off camera and watched the taping, fuming the whole time. This was according to an interview I saw with Florence Henderson.
@@deejay8403 even more cringe worthy of that was the stupid bit in the final lines about "Why don't you turn your attic room into a guest room for your cousin Oliver?!"
Thanks to much viewing of previous stories regarding cast of The Brady's I've learnt all of what was revealed in this episode through other sources. But ya-ll did a nice job. No surprise that Reed chose to keep quiet about his sexual identity, most leading men where either bi or homosexual and it was not popular to be seen as effeminent.
@@brittneyrenea210 I am into birthdays and astrology. I found another celebrity that shares your birthday. Actress Linda Hamilton of the terminator movies. My birthday is June 6. I share my birthday with Robert englund who played freddy krueger in the nightmare on elm street movies. Brittney, stay safe and healthy.
@@brittneyrenea210 thank you for your replies. God bless you. Judging by the moon and the stars, good things are coming your way. By the way , I found another celebrity that shares you r birthday,. Tennis great Serena Williams. Stay safe and healthy.
1- Mike and Susan didn't "make out". It was just a kiddy crush (puppy love) it meant nothing at all. 2- Florence WAS just innocently humoring Barry by having dinner with him. The tabs had no right to take something innocent and blow it WAY out of proportion! She didn't deserve that. 3- The finale. It was suggested that Reed be escorted forcefully off stage by security. Shwartz said "not in front of those kids.". Robert always hated the part but accepted it. He was unable to find SERIOUS roles to play since the morons stereotyped him so he was forever branded Mike Brady. I am shocked beyond belief that he agreed to do the corny variety hour. He must have been very desperate. He was great in the movies, though. Only Florence appeared on the "Brady Brides". It is interesting that it was Jan who followed her "dad's" footsteps and became an architect. Greg? A doctor? Greg. Became a doctor Marsha became a fashion designer Peter became a business man (and married his beautiful boss). In the Christmas episode, Cindy said, if the idiot won't ask you, as the idiot!" Jan became the architect Bobby became a race car driver until his accident which inspired one if the movies Cindy became a radio announcer. Alice got married to Sam the butcher Carol sold real estate.
You mean you couldn't care less. I agree with you that their private lives are none of our business and I don't care either. This channel exploits and disrespects others' privacy.
Love The Brady Bunch & The Brady Bunch movies. I knew all theses "scandals" But I also heard that there was talk about doing one more season without Robert & saying Mike Brady had died. But I feel this was like an urban legend. Lastly like most guys in the last season or so I had many nasty thought on what I'd like to do with & to Marcia when nobody was home !!
Another thing they didn’t touch base was the fact that the final episode in which Reed wasn’t in, would of prevented him from returning had there been a sixth season. There were rumors of a recast with another actor playing Mike Brady.
quitting was what got me for reed My Mother told me about him Being Gay when I was watching the show. I now got the whole story about Barry and Florence, yet did not know about Greg and Marcia
Most of this has been known for sometime; I.e. Greg's crush on Florence with her taking him on one date, and Robert Reed's homosexuality. I wouldn't really call them 'Scandals' rather "Did you Knows" or something to that affect. Robert Reed did a great job playing the father. What T.V. show ever existed with the actor/actresses didn't have some spats with the producer (HELLO MASH AT THE 4077!!)
The episode where Greg's hair was dyed orange wasn't a "prank." Bobby was selling bottles of so-called "hair tonic," and Greg bought one to humor Bobby. As everybody now knows, the stuff turned Greg's hair orange. Whoever wrote the copy for this video needs to do better research.
I always wondered how much they got paid for doing the show. I think I read somewhere that the kids didn’t get any residual money, only the adults did. I wonder if that’s true.
I don't know about "The Brady Bunch" but I remember cast members of "Gilligan's Island" on talk shows saying they were never payed any residuals from syndication Sherwood Schwartz took all that income. Schwartz is reported to have left an estate of $175 million.
Yes If you see The TV Movie of Growing up Brady you even see how he was arguing on the set while it was being filmed and he refused to appear and Sherwood Schwartz said "Alright then if you don't want to appear then you don't have to appear."But the catch was that if there had been a 6th season then he'd have been written out.I read of this beforehand on a Nick@Nite Calendar pad.
I recall an episode about Jessie James one of boys became a fan of Jessie James his father tried to set him straight on this outlaw it was a serious story on the show and actually had someone who knew Jessie James appear on this episode and it dealt with this quite seriously I believe the actor who played Mike was also related to someone who was shot by Jessie James so was revealed later?
Yeah! That was a good one. It went over Bobby's head in the movie, when Jesse James abducted the woman and Bobby thought Jesse James was doing good to give her a ride on his horse!
It’s no shocker that Reed was a closet gay it’s common knowledge especially after he died of aids now walking off on the last episode shocking then again I can get his future roles being a total departure from the Brady role. Robert Reed played some mean characters the one of him in Charlie’s Angels playing the manipulative Glen Stanley that’s certainly a good example
@@minkymott No problem. I suppose as well as any hesitancy Florence may have had about age differences, and maybe not liking him enough in that way, she was probably smart enough to know that if they did that bumping, and the secret nearly inevitably got out eventually, the publicity might not be great for them or the show.
