| | Robert Reed was a closet homosexual, who never came out to the public during his life time (1932-1992) he never even told his own daughter about the matter until he had AIDS. Florence Henderson found this out for herself when she noticed that Reed was uncomfortable with all the romance scenes, so the two would often practice. After Reed died, Henderson and Barry Williams talked about the matter, saying that Reed being closeted led to him being hot tempered, and feuding with Sherwood Schwartz, which became such a problem, that Reed refused to do the last episode “The Hair-Brained Scheme.” (which was the second episode Reed wasn’t in) Where Greg graduates High School, but after buying Bobby’s hair tonic out of pity, it turns his hair orange. Reed preferred more serious stuff, and it can be argued that he put up with it because he loved the cast. Despite its reputation, Reed preferred ‘The Brady Bunch Variety Hour’ as he could be on the stage singing and dancing. | | Robert Reed was a closet homosexual, who never came out to the public during his life time (1932-1992) he never even told his own daughter about the matter until he had AIDS. Florence Henderson found this out for herself when she noticed that Reed was uncomfortable with all the romance scenes, so the two would often practice. After Reed died, Henderson and Barry Williams talked about the matter, saying that Reed being closeted led to him being hot tempered, and feuding with Sherwood Schwartz, which became such a problem, that Reed refused to do the last episode “The Hair-Brained Scheme.” (which was the second episode Reed wasn’t in) Where Greg graduates High School, but after buying Bobby’s hair tonic out of pity, it turns his hair orange. Reed preferred more serious stuff, and it can be argued that he put up with it because he loved the cast. Despite its reputation, Reed preferred ‘The Brady Bunch Variety Hour’ as he could be on the stage singing and dancing. |
| − | Sherwood Schwartz in the early 1990s spoke about why he kept the show lighthearted rather than following the trends that worked with ‘All In the Family.’ | + | Sherwood Schwartz in the early 1990s spoke about why he kept the show lighthearted rather than following the trends that worked with ''All In the Family''. |
| | "I honestly think I could sit down and write a show tonight that the critics would love, and I know it would be canceled within four weeks … I know what the critics love. We write and produce for people, not for critics." | | "I honestly think I could sit down and write a show tonight that the critics would love, and I know it would be canceled within four weeks … I know what the critics love. We write and produce for people, not for critics." |
| | “A lot of people say television holds up a mirror to life, and that’s why you see all the drug busts and the killings and the seamier side of life … I personally take the view that as a responsible producer, it’s not sufficient to portray only negative role models. I think it’s better to give an alternative. It’s not enough to say ‘no’ to drugs. What do you say ‘yes’ to?” | | “A lot of people say television holds up a mirror to life, and that’s why you see all the drug busts and the killings and the seamier side of life … I personally take the view that as a responsible producer, it’s not sufficient to portray only negative role models. I think it’s better to give an alternative. It’s not enough to say ‘no’ to drugs. What do you say ‘yes’ to?” |
| | + | {{cquote|By 1976, reruns of “The Brady Bunch” actually beat the vice-presidential debate in ratings. At the time of its 30th anniversary, each of the 117 episodes was estimated to have aired more than 100,000 times around the world.<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/12/07/brady-bunch-father-was-a-drunken-diva-behind-the-scenes-of-the-show/</ref>}} |