HGTV’s “A Very Brady Renovation” Is a Grand Celebration of "The Brady Bunch"

The interiors of the Brady home were situated on Stage 5 on the Paramount lot with most of the TV family having no idea where the real house stood or ever stepping foot in it amp160But that all changed after above top to bottom Susan Olsen Cindy Mike Lookinland Bobby Eve Plumb Jan Christopher Knight Peter Maureen McCormick Marcia andamp160Barry Williams Greg collectively signed on for the renovation project amp160The show also marks the first time since 1981amp8217s The Brady Girls Get Married TV movie that resulted in the shortlived spinoff NBC series The Brady Brides that the six original Brady kids have shared the screen in a series amp160While many returned for ABCamp8217s Brady Bunch Variety Hour in 1977 the 1988amp160TV movie A Very Brady Christmas and the sixepisode dramatic series The Bradys on CBS each of those productions lacked one original cast memberWhile A Very Brady Renovation is a joyous and fitting homage to everything Brady a series of losses prevented the entire amp8220familyamp8221 from participatingamp160 We lost Robert Reed Mike Brady in 1992 Ann B Davis housekeeper Alice Nelson in 2014 and Florence Henderson Carol Brady who had been in every Brady incarnation in 2016amp160 However each surviving Brady admitted feeling the presences of their missing castmates during the renovation processamp8220My wife Cara thinks Florence was out there actually helpingamp8221 Christopher Knight shared with MediaVillage during an exclusive interview at a special event last week that found many wideeyedamp160Boomerage reporters exploring every inch of the house they all grew up with amp160amp8220I think she was right amp160We were doing some digital promotion stuff at the house and it hit Maureen hard which got Eve going too amp160Mike helped to build the master bedroom and when it was revealed to all of us just walking through that room hit them hardamp8220The reason is it represents Florence and Bobamp8221 he continued amp160amp8220I realized how we39ve all been altered because of our time with them amp160The room is a fine representation and a really special place so yeah I think Florence probably is doing something amp160It started me thinking how they were the first couple on television allowed to be shown in the same bed amp160They couldn39t have a toilet censorship at the time prevented it yet they could share a bedamp8221amp8220Florence had a huge impact on me throughout my lifeamp8221 Maureen McCormick told meamp160 amp160amp8220So did her family who I39ve always considered my family amp160She had more of an impact on me as an adult than ever amp160I saw her a few days before she passed and still have all these texts from her that I will never ever delete amp160Florence taught me a lot about joyamp160 amp160She lived her life with joy was always gracious and embraced life and people amp160I39m so happy now that Iamp8217ll have those lessons forever amp160I39m thankful and grateful every day for her teaching meamp160 She would have loved thisamp8221amp160 Pictured below top to bottomamp160 Jasmine Roth of Hidden Potential Karen E Laine and Mina Starsiak Hawk of Good Bones Susan Olsen Mike Lookinland Eve Plumb Christopher Knight Maureen McCormick Barry Williams Leanne Ford and Steve Ford of Restored by the Fords Lara Spencer of Flea Market Flip and Drew and Jonathan Scott of Property Brothersamp8220I really do feel that Florence is a part of thisamp8221 Barry Williams said of his TV momamp160 amp8220She was a very strong presence very generous and very supportive to all of us amp160Her daughter was a part of itamp160 Florence Ann B and Bob are all represented in some way When those memories come back and they asked us what happened in various scenes on the original show their presence was really felt amp160There were instances we felt they were with us because when we do a project like this collectively theyamp8217re still with us amp160It39s because we have been together for so many yearsamp8221amp8220Barry is very correct in saying how generous Florence wasamp8221 concurred Susan Olsen amp160amp8220I know she would appreciate how much she is missed amp160Ann B Davis is also missed and I love what Barry and everyone else involved did with Alice39s bedroom amp160To me that39s really poignant amp160There39s an 8x10 of Sherwood Schwartz the showamp8217s creator framed on Aliceamp8217s dresser like he39s the mystery man in her life and I know she really liked him amp160But there39s no picture of Sam the Butcher amp160Allan Melvin who played him should be there or maybe a picture of Magilla Gorilla because Allan voiced himamp8220Oh and Bob Reed should have been there tooamp8221 she added amp160amp8220Even though he hated doing the show he loved the family and would never have not done a reunion amp160He was also super handy amp160That guy did the wallpapering and painting in his own home so he would have gotten his hands dirty amp160Maureen started crying looked at the two chairs in the living room saying amp8216Bob and Florence should be sitting there as Alice walks inamp8217amp8221amp8220Our memories are of the making of the show and not the finished productamp8221 Mike Lookinland said amp160amp8220I remembered Bob behind the kitchen counter joking around and having a good timeamp8221The Brady quotkidsquot weren39t the only ones feeling nostalgic that nightamp160 At one pointamp160during the press event I couldn39t believe where I found myself standingamp160 For all of us the real star of A Very Brady Renovation is the house and the memories it holds for all of usA Very Brady Renovation is telecast Mondays at 9 pm on HGTV Photos courtesy of HGTVClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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