The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch was a television situation comedy that ran on ABC from 1969 to 1974. Starring Robert Reed and Florence Henderson, the show was about a large blended family.

References

• Kermit the Frog mentions Florence Henderson's role on the show as a mother of six (and her offstage role as a mother of four) when introducing her number, "Elusive Butterfly" on episode 107 of The Muppet Show.

• Sesame Street spoofed the theme song in 1996 as "Telly's Lunch."

• Sesame Street also parodied the theme with a song insert, "The Braid-y Bunch," about girls who love to braid their hair. (EKA: Episode 3357)

• The Big Bad Wolf sings a song about his family in the song "Bad Wolf," with his family displayed on screen in a nod to the layout of The Brady Bunch opening credits.

• The Aliens in the Family episode "A Very Brody Tweeznax" takes its name from the 1988 special A Very Brady Christmas.

• On Dinosaurs, the Dinosaur TV show "Way Too Complicated" borrows from the opening sequence of The Brady Bunch.

• When Fozzie confuses Tony Gonzalez for Tom Brady in a PSA for the ESPYs, he says he loved him in The Brady Bunch.

• The trailer for the Sesame Street special When You Wish Upon a Pickle includes a visual reference to The Brady Bunch opening sequence.

Trivia

• The Brady's dog Tiger was ranked number fifty in Animal Planet's 50 Greatest TV Animals, which included Big Bird and Kermit.

Connections

• Richard Belzer played an LAPD Detective in A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
• Edgar Bergen appeared as himself in The Brady Bunch Hour (1977)
• Milton Berle appeared as himself in The Brady Bunch Hour (1977)
• Bruce Bilson directed several episodes of the original series and The Bradys.
• Imogene Coca played Aunt Jenny in "Jan's Aunt Jenny" (1972)
• Micky Dolenz played himself in The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
• Nicholas Hammond played Doug Simpson in the episode "The Subject Was Noses" (1973)
• Christopher Knight played Peter Brady
• Rich Little appeared as himself in The Brady Bunch Hour (1977)
• Michael McKean played Larry Dittmeyer in The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
• Joe Namath played himself in "Mail Order Hero" (1973)
• Rosie O'Donnell played herself in A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
• Stuart Pankin played Frank in The Brady Girls Get Married (1981)
• Vincent Price played Professor Hubert Whitehead in two episodes
• Tony Randall appeared on The Brady Bunch Hour (1976)
• Robbie Rist played Cousin Oliver in the final six episodes of The Brady Bunch
• Brian Tochi played Tommy in the episode "What Goes Up" (1970)
• Paul Williams appeared as himself in The Brady Bunch Hour (1977)
• Rita Wilson played Pat Conway in the episode "Greg's Triangle" (1972)