The Real Brady Bros

We have finally arrived. Where it all began. It's season 1, episode 1, and we gave Chris, Barry, Susan, and Mike as long as they wanted to talk about it. Coming in at nearly 90 mins, here's the final rewatch of the main series. From the entire team: thanks for spending your time with us.  "The Honeymoon" The Brady Bunch S1 E01, originally aired September 26, 1969 Mike Brady, an architect and widower with three sons (Greg, Peter and Bobby) marries Carol Ann Martin, a mother with three daughters (Marcia, Jan and Cindy). The newlywed couple goes on a honeymoon, while the children sit at home thinking that their parents have taken sides. To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]   

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025

We are almost there, to the moment you've all been waiting for: The Pilot. BUT before we talk about it, how did this whole thing get started?. Enjoy this very special new episode of The Real Brady Bros with our guests Mike Lookinland and Susan Olsen, as the gang discusses the origins of the cast and the show, and where everyone was in their lives before The Brady Bunch!   To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

The countdown to the pilot recap is almost over! This week we take you all the way back to the start of our podcast, one of our earliest episodes was about the iconic/infamous "football to the nose" plot-line from Season 4. Barry and Chris introduce this trip down memory lane.    This week's episode "The Subject Was Noses " The Brady Bunch S4 E018 - Originally aired February 9, 1973 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025

Pork chops and applesauce! The kid is back. Come with us as we countdown to the pilot, and revisit this classic podcast with a new intro from Chris and Barry.    This week's episode "The Personality Kid" The Brady Bunch S3 E06 - Originally aired October 22, 1971 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros  

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2025

A banger of a Q&A this week! Featuring topics like: Brady airdates and hiatuses, Robert Reed vs Gene Hackman, eating the food during takes, Chris's experience on a Gregg Araki film, jumping the shark, and more!    It's Q&A #60! Get your questions for the next Q&A submitted to Ed on our Facebook page @realbradybros  To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2025

A fresh re-run with a new intro from the Bros this week, for this classic recap from 2022. The countdown to the Pilot is on!  This week's episode "Confessions, Confessions " The Brady Bunch S2E12 - Originally aired December 18, 1970. To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros  

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2025

Marcia succeeds at winning the affections of Harvey Klinger, by learning about Harvey's hobby, collecting bugs. Carol and Mike feel uneasy about this, saying she is too young to 'go steady'. The kids need to be reminded not to grow up too fast.    "Going, Going... Steady" The Brady Bunch S2 E05, originally aired October 23, 1970 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2025

Marcia's new boyfriend, Harvey Klinger, is a nerdy insect collector. The family initially helps Marcia win Harvey's affection, including tutoring her on bugs.   "Going, Going... Steady" The Brady Bunch S2 E05, originally aired October 23, 1970 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2025

Jan crashes her bike into a portrait of the kids intended as a present for Carol. Jan tells the kids the photographer lost the negative, and they have to be photographed again. Mike realizes it is a new photograph because of Jan's glasses. Jan says that it is her fault for not wearing her glasses while riding her bike, and that she sold her bicycle to pay for the replacement portrait.   "The Not-So-Rose-Colored Glasses" The Brady Bunch S3 E13, originally aired December 24, 1971  To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 25 February 2025

Jan accidentally takes someone else's bicycle and her grades are falling. It is learned her eyesight is failing and she needs glasses – which she refuses to wear. She crashes her bike into a portrait of the kids Mike intended as a present for Carol.    "The Not-So-Rose-Colored Glasses" The Brady Bunch S3 E13, originally aired December 24, 1971    To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2025

It's crunch time, and the family is desperately trying to find the missing earrrings. When the truth comes out the family reconstructs the events before Cindy lost the earrings, and find them in the washing machine.   "The Great Earring Caper" The Brady Bunch S4 E20, originally aired March 2, 1973.  To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros  

Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2025

Cindy takes a pair of earrings Carol loaned to Marcia, and loses them. Cindy enlists detective Peter to help find the jewelry before Marcia or Carol find out. The pressure is on when Carol wants to wear them to a costume party.   "The Great Earring Caper" The Brady Bunch S4 E20, originally aired March 2, 1973.  To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros  

Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2025

After winning Most Popular Girl in school, Jan fails to make good on any of the promises she made to get votes. Realizing she is losing her friends, she sets out to right her wrongs. In the subplot, Carol and Mike try to plan a second honeymoon.    "Miss Popularity" The Brady Bunch S5 E13, originally aired December 21, 1973 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros  

Transcribed - Published: 28 January 2025

A return to Q&As! This week: The Bros are safe from the LA fires, Chris gets trapped between some pillows, Barry tells stories about Dicky Roberts & Imogene Coca, not every child star knows each other, and more!    It's Q&A #59! Get your questions for the next Q&A submitted to Ed on our Facebook page @realbradybros  To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 24 January 2025

To win the title of her school's Most Popular Girl competition, Jan makes a host of promises to her friends. She wins the competition but fails to make good on the promises and becomes an insufferable snob.    "Miss Popularity" The Brady Bunch S5 E13, originally aired December 21, 1973 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros  

Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2025

Marcia is in a bind when a nominee drops out and Marcia becomes the other nominee against her protege Molly. She considers dropping out herself until she sees Molly's arrogant new behavior. Molly uses Marcia's campaign speech without acknowledging Marcia for her help, and with it, wins the contest. But, in Brady Bunch fashion, Molly has a change of heart and confesses.   "My Fair Opponent" The Brady Bunch S3 E22, originally aired March 3, 1972 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros  

Transcribed - Published: 14 January 2025

Marcia's "plain-Jane" classmate Molly Webber is nominated for hostess of the school's Banquet Night as a cruel joke by other students. Marcia is angered by this, so she decides to make over Molly to deflate the joke.    "My Fair Opponent" The Brady Bunch S3 E22, originally aired March 3, 1972 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros    

Transcribed - Published: 7 January 2025

We're back for part two! At the cheerleading tryouts, Greg is caught in a dilemma when he must cast the deciding vote; he fears both Jennifer and Marcia will be angered if he does not favor them. To his surprise Marcia is happy; she knows Greg voted honestly. In the subplot, Carol takes up golf with Mike's help.   "Greg's Triangle" The Brady Bunch S4 E11, originally aired December 8, 1972 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 31 December 2024

A very Happy Holidays, and Merry Christmas to everyone out there in Brady-land. As is our tradition, we look back on the only real Brady Bunch Xmas episode. Barry and Chris have recorded a new introduction for the season. Enjoy!    To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 24 December 2024

Greg dates classmate Jennifer Nichols, whom Carol and Mike suspect has an ulterior motive: she and Marcia are both trying out for head cheerleader, and Greg is on the judging committee.   "Greg's Triangle" The Brady Bunch S4 E11, originally aired December 8, 1972 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 17 December 2024

The party-goers believe Jan's new look is her playing a joke, and she runs home in tears. Jan's friends show up to explain no offense was intended: they thought it was a joke because her real hair is so beautiful.    "Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?" The Brady Bunch S2 E15, originally aired January 15, 1971 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2024

Peter and Jan are invited to a party. Jan decides she needs a new look and buys a dark wig to stand out at the party, and separate herself from Marcia.    "Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?" The Brady Bunch S2 E15, originally aired January 15, 1971 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2024

Our special guest this week is Wendy Winans! She is a Brady Bunch super fan, collector, and runs the beloved internet archive and news site of all things related to the show ( www.bradyworld.com ). Wendy is here to chat about the website, answer questions from Chris and Barry, talk about books, and how she met members of the cast. Stay tuned to the end for info about how to enter the Brady Experience sweepstakes - to win a trip to the Brady House in LA.  To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros  

Transcribed - Published: 26 November 2024

Depressed from a lack of attention, Jan's spirits are lifted when she receives a locket from a secret admirer, which she promptly misplaces. The family uses detective skills to figure out how she lost it and who sent the locket in the first place.    "Lost Locket, Found Locket" The Brady Bunch S1 E25, originally aired March 20, 1970 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 19 November 2024

Climbing up into the treehouse for the first time, Bobby slips, falls, and sprains his ankle. Greg starts to suspect Bobby is deliberately feigning prolonged ankle pain to avoid any activity that involves heights, and Mike and Carol notice that when Bobby comes downstairs for dinner, he's not showing any signs of limping. Bobby's fear is finally overcome when Tiger scares his parakeet out the window, and he is forced to rescue it.   "What Goes Up..." The Brady Bunch S2 E11, originally aired December 11, 1970 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2024

Peter and some of his friends have started a club in a treehouse. Bobby wants to join, and Peter convinces them to let him join as a junior member. He pays dues and does menial jobs for them. Climbing up into the treehouse for the first time, Bobby slips, falls, and sprains his ankle.   "What Goes Up..." The Brady Bunch S2 E11, originally aired December 11, 1970 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 5 November 2024

The feud between Peter and Bobby causes Peter to tape a line across the middle of their shared bedroom. To resolve the dispute, Bobby effusively praises Peter for this supposedly heroic, life saving rescue.   "My Brother's Keeper" The Brady Bunch S5 E08, originally aired November 2, 1973 To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]    Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/therealbradybros

Transcribed - Published: 29 October 2024

Bobby saves Peter from being struck by a falling ladder in their backyard. Peter, grateful to Bobby for saving his life, offers to become Bobby's "servant for life". In the subplot, the girls' room is being wallpapered.   "My Brother's Keeper" The Brady Bunch S5 E08, originally aired November 2, 1973 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 22 October 2024

This week: Feeling unloved and unwanted, Bobby decides to run away. He changes his mind when Carol announces her plans to go with him saying: the only "steps" in their family, are the ones used to get to different floors in the house.    "Every Boy Does It Once" The Brady Bunch S1 E10, originally aired December 5, 1969 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2024

Did you ever try to run away as a child? Chris and Barry sure thought about it.  This week: After Bobby watches a TV adaptation of "Cinderella"  Marcia and Jan tease him, then Carol asks for his help in sweeping the chimney. Bobby decides that all stepmothers and stepsisters are evil, and he decides to run away.    "Every Boy Does It Once" The Brady Bunch S1 E10, originally aired December 5, 1969 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 2024

After sorting out problems with the venue, the Brady Bunch decides to have the fundraiser performance in their backyard. When it is discovered Alice has already eaten the "poisoned apples" while rehearsing, Sam and Mike rush to the store in costume.    This week's episode: "Snow White and the Seven Bradys" The Brady Bunch S5 E03, originally aired September 28, 1973 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 1 October 2024

Cindy devises a way to raise money for her favorite teacher, Mrs. Whitfield, as a retirement present. The entire Brady clan will put on a theatre production of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", when they can stop arguing about the roles, that is.    This week's episode: "Snow White and the Seven Bradys" The Brady Bunch S5 E03, originally aired September 28, 1973 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 24 September 2024

This week: Barry talks about working on Dragnet with Jack Webb. Memories include: signing 1000 Lithographs together, roomates during traveling work, birthday celebrations, a history lesson, and more!    It's Q&A #58. Get your questions submitted to Ed on our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 20 September 2024

After first faking an injury to get out of the play, Peter feigns laryngitis to lose the role. Mike convinces him that his behavior is letting everyone down, kind of like the real Benedict Arnold. Peter agrees to be in the play and is praised for his brilliant portrayal of Arnold on his deathbed.    This week's episode: "Everyone Can't Be George Washington" The Brady Bunch S4 E12, originally aired December 22, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 17 September 2024

Peter auditions for the school play intending to get the biggest role: George Washington. His teacher instead casts him as Benedict Arnold claiming it is the more challenging role. Soon, his friends start calling him a "traitor".   This week's episode: "Everyone Can't Be George Washington" The Brady Bunch S4 E12, originally aired December 22, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/        

Transcribed - Published: 10 September 2024

Summer break is almost over! Vincent Price holds the boys captive. Will Mike rescue his sons?? Will we get another happy Brady Bunch ending?? The suspense! The tikis! Enjoy the last episode in our revist to Hawaii.    This week's episode: "The Tiki Caves" The Brady Bunch S4 E03, originally aired October 6, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 3 September 2024

Summer break continues! Greg is reeling from his crash, a spider finds its way in, and the tiki is evil! What's that.... ooooh it's Vincent Price! Enjoy this re-run of Chris' favorite episode.    This week's episode: "Pass the Tabu" The Brady Bunch S4 E02, originally aired September 29, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 27 August 2024

Hey Brady fans, it's time for summer break! What better way to celebrate the summer than to look back at episode 14 of The Real Brady Bros, when Chris and Barry first reflected on the 3 episodes in Hawaii. The guys have a fun new introduction for you before the re-run, enjoy! This week's episode: "Hawaii Bound" The Brady Bunch S4 E01, originally aired September 22, 1972 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 20 August 2024

When Bobby and Cindy tell the family they are trying to break the tetter-totter record, everyone brushes it off until Alice learns that the current record is 124 hours. They get newspaper coverage for their attempt, and Mike and Carol decide to let them continue until they get tired and quit. The whole family learns a lesson about including the smallest among them.    "The Teeter Totter Caper" - The Brady Bunch S3 E14 originally aired December 31, 1971 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 13 August 2024

Bobby and Cindy are excluded from lot of family things for being too young and too small. They decide to show how "important" they are by setting a world record for hours spent on a seesaw.  "The Teeter Totter Caper" - The Brady Bunch S3 E14 originally aired December 31, 1971 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/  

Transcribed - Published: 6 August 2024

Strap in for a very unique episode! Our guest this week is William Keck, an Emmy-nominated TV Producer,  Entertainment Reporter, and Journalist. His new book “When You Step Upon a Star: Cringeworthy Confessions of a Tabloid Bad Boy” is both a memoir of his exploits in Hollywood, and a mea culpa to many celebrities he has reported on. He joins us to talk about crossing paths with the Brady Bunch cast over the years, and the impact the show has had on him as a TV fan.   Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 30 July 2024

This week: Who were the biggest goof-offs on set? What did the Bros do on the weekends? Lloyd Schwartz's Brady Musical, Howard Leeds the man, "Fake Jan" and the Variety Show, Background artists, and more!    It's Q&A #57. Get your questions submitted to Ed on our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 26 July 2024

Greg realizes that the neighbor's cat may get to Myron (the mouse), so he decides to bring him into his bedroom. Jan also knows he brought Myron into the house and thinks it would be funny to hide him. Myron escapes, and after Alice sees a mouse running around the house, she calls in the exterminator. "The Impractical Joker" - The Brady Bunch S2 E13 originally aired January 1, 1971 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 23 July 2024

Jan plays a series of practical jokes all over the house, and everyone is getting annoyed. Meanwhile, Greg brings home a mouse (named Myron) as a science project. The family is mixed about whether they even want a mouse in the house, and they decide to keep it in the garage. "The Impractical Joker" - The Brady Bunch S2 E13 originally aired January 1, 1971 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 16 July 2024

Bobby's kazoo goes missing. He automatically blames Cindy as she was seemingly the only other person around at the time. And like Bobby before her, Cindy pleads innocence. Bobby realizes that Cindy is very sad, and he spends all of his money on a new doll for her, but she will not accept it. Who is the real culprit behind these thefts??   "Kitty Karry-All Is Missing" - The Brady Bunch S1 E07, originally aired November 7, 1969 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 9 July 2024

After Cindy and Bobby get mad at each other, Cindy loses her doll. She accuses Bobby of "doll-napping" and won't believe him when he says he didn't take it. A mock trial is held for Bobby, by the family.    "Kitty Karry-All Is Missing" - The Brady Bunch S1 E07, originally aired November 7, 1969 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 2 July 2024

This week we have a very special guest: Dan Steadman is a director, screenwriter, performer, producer, and Brady Bunch super-fan. Dan co-hosts “Up The Hill” for Big Bear TV, worked on That 70's Show, and has written and directed 18 feature films. With his writing partner Rajeev Sigamoney, Dan also shot a TV Pilot called “The Room”  with Octavia Spencer, Tony Hale, and our very own Christopher Knight. Dan is here to talk about making it in Hollywood and how the TV of his youth shaped his creativity.    Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2024

This week: How did the Bros feel about recording Don Mclean's American Pie? The magic moving items in the Brady backyard. When did Alice start working for Mike? The Towering Inferno, The Bug (1975), and more!    It's Q&A #56. Get your questions submitted to Ed on our Facebook page @realbradybros. Ask away for the next one! Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 21 June 2024

Mike Lookinland is still here with us to close out this recap!  Mike Brady tracks down a relative of one of James' victims to share his story with Bobby. That, plus a nightmare in which Jesse James kills the Bradys during a train robbery, finally gets through to Bobby. "Bobby's Hero" - The Brady Bunch S4 E17, originally aired February 2, 1973 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2024

It's a Bobby featured episode, so what better time to welcome back Mike Lookinland!  This episode: When Mike and Carol learn that Bobby's hero is Jesse James, they set out to teach him the truth about the outlaw. But, when censored movies on TV fail to convince him that James was a villain, the family needs a new plan.    "Bobby's Hero" - The Brady Bunch S4 E17, originally aired February 2, 1973 Advertising Inquiries: https://www.advertisecast.com/

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2024