Between this, The Starwars Holiday Special and the Krofft shows, my generation has certainly seen more than our share of insanity. Funny thing though? I wouldnt trade the experience for anything. It made my childhood memorable. Im glad they post these things as they are hard as hell to explain :)
The funny thing is that the witch is supposed to be yellow, at least according to the books, so they actually got something right. Not that I justify this show's existence or anything.
I thought it was the WINKIES that were supposed to be yellow in the book......but either way my theory is the reason they didn't choose yellow for the movie is it might have looked like jaundice!
@@CoopyKat You're right, it was the Winkies. If you're talking about the MGM movie, they changed the Munchkin Country from having the favorite color blue into a place with every color in-- or indeed over-- the rainbow. The Winkies were changed completely from small, timid, yellow people to towering, fearsome, green people.
As much as many of you may laugh at the Brady Bunch Variety Hour,how bad could it have been if the Simpsons did a parody of it.Robert Reed(R.I.P.)actually felt much more at home on here than the original series because he could sing and dance,much like he used to on Broadway prior to the Brady Bunch's debut in 1969.He was formally trained,after all.
OH MY GOD!!! My two favorite things in the world are the BRADY'S and THE WIZARD OF OZ!! This is so fabulous!! Maureen is so cute in her little dress and bows in her hair. This video is Brady/Oz Brilliant!!
Now how I recall 1st seeing this very skit from the very 1st episode of which was coined "The Brady Bunch Hour." & was the 2nd episode in all while the 1st episode of which also served as the pilot episode was called "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour." of which premiered on Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend of 1976. Also Yes Of course Rest in Peace Ann B. Davis each of these Variety Shows she was on as one of their Guest Stars While on The Brady Bunch;The Brady Girls get Married a.k.a. The Brady Brides;A Very Brady Christmas;and The Bradys she was the center square star and even though in The Bradys it faded quicker after showing her. Truly Ste
I remember this when it was first telecast....never thought I would see it again. Definitely bizarre, the closest thing that compares today is "Family Guy...Surfin' Bird"
Why did they have Rip Taylor instead of Bobby as the Cowardly Lion? And my favorite part is that Alice's crystal ball is really an umbrella--couldn't they at least spring for a really crystal ball?!
Mike Lookingland (and Susan Olsen) was still young enough to be subject to the child labor laws, so he was limited on how much time he could work per day. His time limit was probably all used up rehearsing the group songs.
Another reason on why I was a Partridge family fan growing up..I must have had my licence then and out having fun. I never ever saw this and glad I didn't..lol
This is like an acid trip Brady Bunch does Wizzard of Oz in a disco car wash Those dancers dressed as car wash sponges. The crystal ball is an umbrella. Who the hell made the set and costumes LOL
@Wild1995 What's wrong with the costumes? Or do you mean the backup dancers' costumes? The Oz gear is spot on. It may have been designed by Bob Mackie; at least the Lion suit looks like the one Mackie put Paul Williams in when he played the Lion in Donny & Marie's "Oz" takeoff. As for the brolly, it is canonical; the Wicked Witch of the West did carry an umbrella. Okay, it wasn't clear plastic and she didn't use it for scrying, but she did have one.
Soooooo.......a mash up of The Wizard of Oz and the Careash movie? Produced by the guys who brought you H.R. Pufnstuf?? Yep, those guys were puffin’ some wild ass stuff
I was trying to figure out who the lion was. It’s definitely not Bobby or Mike or Sam. I was guessing it might have been one of them since Greg is the scarecrow and Peter is the tin man, but he doesn’t look or sound like any of them.
@@homespunhomefragrance5659 Allan Melvin who played Sam was not in this show. Rip Taylor played the Brady's landlord and Alice's love interest. However, their personalities clashed, and they would not speak to each other off of the set.
I remember as a kid watching this. To this day it haunts me. I can STILL hear them sing "Car Wash" in my head! I just turned up the audio for a few seconds and then started screaming. HORRIFYING!!!
I remember seeing one episode of it and turning it off after 10 minutes. I can't imagine how anyone but the most diehard of Brady fans would have tuned in for it.
Too glitzy kitschy Sid n’ Marty Krofft style 70s disco era good fun to be missed!! You gotta be a really jaded miserable soul not be able to just take this for what it is and not be somewhat entertained by it…🤩🎶❤️
When the heck was this variety hour on? What years and what station? This must have been on the early cable television channels back in the day when not too many people had cable yet because I don't recall it ever being mentioned. The sad truth is, I probably would have liked it back then.
Mandela Effect? Well, My mom grew up with this show and I saw a few reruns as a kid of this as well, it was horrible and I can see why nobody would want to remember this, Im sure it ruined the brady bunch for everyone and we wanted to forget it. After the show was cancelled it was considered a total fail, Marsha was on drugs at the time as well, they never aired the show again not even for a reruin. So I can assure you this was never a part of the Mandella Effect. The government didnt plant the memories of this show in my head. If you watch the comedy BradyBunchMovies, they parody the variety show over and over, those werent Mandella Effect either. So be still folks, this really happened.
*MayorMayer* It's curious that you say 'they never aired the show again, not even for a rerun', but earlier had said "My mom grew up with this show and I saw a few reruns as a kid of this as well". Bizarre. Were there reruns or not?
No TV network reruns a failed show. Think about it, the ratings were so low that you lost money on it. Why in the hell would you re-run it to lose even more?
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The odd thing is that you'd think neither the Scarecrow nor the Tin Woodman would be too comfortable in a car wash.
And don’t cats hate water?
This is the suburban version of "The Wiz".
It simply doesn't get any worse.
Unfortunately it does. Pink Lady and Jeff, anyone?
It was like 1975..cmon now.. now, they're all just happy meal toys😅
I never would have believed this existed unless I saw it. I may not still believe it.
These are the things nightmares are made of.
Only road Maureen was on at that stage was the white line freeway .. sniiiiiiifff😂
Thank you for posting these!!!
This is funny . I love how Alice the witch was sing ' they are going to a " a moment of pause " to a car wash " I love that line
LOL tell me about it! I lose it everytime.
Geeez that car wash segment was excruciatingly long
Between this, The Starwars Holiday Special and the Krofft shows, my generation has certainly seen more than our share of insanity. Funny thing though? I wouldnt trade the experience for anything. It made my childhood memorable. Im glad they post these things as they are hard as hell to explain :)
Even weirder: Rolling Stone magazine's 10th anniversary special from 1977.
It's simple: people in the 1970's knew how to have FUN! It's a lost art now, it seems.
@@MaskedMan66 Yeah I miss the days when people had a sense of humor. Movies like Blazing Saddles couldn't be made now.
@@whtxombi4955 Can you just imagine the hissy fits from the SJWs!?? LOL
@@MaskedMan66 No doubt there would be wide spread rioting.
I've never seen this skit before...and sadly now I will never be the same again.
I think the snow is awesome
The first time I ever heard the song, "Car Wash", I immediatly thought it would be so much better if Rip Taylor covered it.
When I see Rip Taylor, two things come to mind - I'm about to see something very corny, and there's bound to be a whole lot of confetti!
Wow....I actually heard my brain cells screaming in pain at this.
This "show" came about after the Brady Bunch kids made an appearance on Donny & Marie and it "went well." And then..........THIS happened. : O
so if you ever wanted a reason to hate Donny & Marie just show them this.
Rest in Peace, Ann B. Davis.
How can she after this?
@@LanceABoyle ?
The funny thing is that the witch is supposed to be yellow, at least according to the books, so they actually got something right. Not that I justify this show's existence or anything.
I thought it was the WINKIES that were supposed to be yellow in the book......but either way my theory is the reason they didn't choose yellow for the movie is it might have looked like jaundice!
The WWW isn't described as being yellow. And shows like this are for fun, and therefore need no justification.
@@CoopyKat You're right, it was the Winkies. If you're talking about the MGM movie, they changed the Munchkin Country from having the favorite color blue into a place with every color in-- or indeed over-- the rainbow. The Winkies were changed completely from small, timid, yellow people to towering, fearsome, green people.
I just finished watching this, and I...don't feel well
Take 2 Quaaludes and wash it down with a bottle of Vodka. That's how they got through it in the 70's.
This is amazing! The Brady Bunch doing the Wizard of Oz & disco ??!! I love it!
Maureen McCormick(SP?) playing Marcia is one of the most beautiful women in the world!!!
She was an underrated hottie of the 1970's. I guess because people remembered her as a child in the early years of The Brady Bunch.
As much as many of you may laugh at the Brady Bunch Variety Hour,how bad could it have been if the Simpsons did a parody of it.Robert Reed(R.I.P.)actually felt much more at home on here than the original series because he could sing and dance,much like he used to on Broadway prior to the Brady Bunch's debut in 1969.He was formally trained,after all.
This show was cheesy but it's not like today's music or pop culture is that great.
After seeing this, I soiled myself.
daniel w.walsh I admire your restraint in waiting til the end
I did too but I also spewed and peed my pants.
Warning: Do NOT watch this on Klonopin!
this was on TV? I do not remember this- thank God !!!! I hope they were on a continual magic bus all thorugh this
I actually like this one
I think someone slipped lsd into my coffee
This was very painful to watch. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
It was so bizarre. But Ann B. Davis always came off the best.
Yes, Bobby and the other girls wisely chose to sit this one out!
@@kele5181 It probably wasn't their choice as to which ones they were in on.
I can die now. Ive seen everything.
Oh, never say you've seen everything! You'll be wrong every time.
Whoever came up with the Witch design was on acid...
It was designed by 3 time Emmy winner Pete Menefee, that man is brilliant. To come up with stuff this insane he has to know what he's doing.
I'll have what she's having!
They gave Alice a new costume instead of having her wear the maid outfit.
The older I get, the younger Alice looks.
Did this disappear and surface 40 years after the Star Wars Holiday Special?
Sid and Marty Krofft designed it! (No, seriously they were head of design and producers on the show LOL)
I think that this skit was very entertaining. The Brady Bunch Variety Hour was pretty cool. Long live the 70's!!!!!!!!
Fabulous camp! Only the Wicked Witch couldn't love it!
Man this is rough
All these negative comments. This is just for fun - it's not meant to be world changing ....
Maybe that's how come they couldn't afford to buy Alice a real crystal ball!
I freakin' love this!
OH MY GOD!!! My two favorite things in the world are the BRADY'S and THE WIZARD OF OZ!! This is so fabulous!! Maureen is so cute in her little dress and bows in her hair. This video is Brady/Oz Brilliant!!
Did Rip Taylor live on the set of this show?
Now how I recall 1st seeing this very skit from the very 1st episode of which was coined "The Brady Bunch Hour." & was the 2nd episode in all while the 1st episode of which also served as the pilot episode was called "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour." of which premiered on Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend of 1976.
Also Yes Of course Rest in Peace Ann B. Davis each of these Variety Shows she was on as one of their Guest Stars While on The Brady Bunch;The Brady Girls get Married a.k.a. The Brady Brides;A Very Brady Christmas;and The Bradys she was the center square star and even though in The Bradys it faded quicker after showing her.
Truly Ste
Anything with wakka-chikka-wakka is cool in my book :)
STOP PULLING ON MY HAT WITH THAT STRING!!
Some of the show's dancers were stacked. I bet Mr. Brady hit on them.
Oh, wait......
That's where Rip Taylor came in
mandela effect.
That parallel world of ours .... Sucks balls !!!
what the hell happened here?
drugs,lots of drugs
Jason Grannell lol
For them....the only way to sing this classic was to make it as cheesy as possible. After all....they're the Brady's.
WORKING AT THE CAR WASH (wizard of oz edition) a true masterpiece
I thought the musical number of car wash was just awful. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
I remember that episode and that Donny and Marie Oz skit they did
All six Brady bunch kids are still alive. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
I remember this when it was first telecast....never thought I would see it again. Definitely bizarre, the closest thing that compares today is "Family Guy...Surfin' Bird"
I want to know whose idea it was to marry the Bradys, Oz and CAR WASH?!!! Wow!
It’s Genius!
Rip Taylor as the Lion and Barry as the Scarecrow were cool! And yeah, Peter was the Tin Man. Chris Knight that is.
This is like the exact opposite of The Wiz!
People were on a lot of drugs in the 1970s.
wow..we were all on Acid back then huh?
i always thought that alice looked like the witch from the wizard of oz
Why did they have Rip Taylor instead of Bobby as the Cowardly Lion?
And my favorite part is that Alice's crystal ball is really an umbrella--couldn't they at least spring for a really crystal ball?!
If you notice her whole set is made of umbrellas-an interesting nod to the book
Perhaps because Bobby was basically charisma free at this point?
Mike Lookingland (and Susan Olsen) was still young enough to be subject to the child labor laws, so he was limited on how much time he could work per day. His time limit was probably all used up rehearsing the group songs.
Another reason on why I was a Partridge family fan growing up..I must have had my licence then and out having fun. I never ever saw this and glad I didn't..lol
So creative !
the brady bunch, wizard of oz and a car wash as a musical? those are some dosed-out writers.. LSD anyone?
All that I Can Say Is "This Is a Perfect Example Of Classic American Television" Love It and Remember It!!!!!!!!!!!!
Am I having an acid flashback?
is there any medication known to mankind that will help me to unsee this?!?
WTF did I just watch and why didn't I stop?
Good Lord!! They even managed to suck all the life and soul out of "Car Wash". haha
They sucked the life of every song that they sang on this awful variety show. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
It was a lot easier to entertain in the 70s.
I can't finish it .......
oh my gosh i remember this
This is like an acid trip
Brady Bunch does Wizzard of Oz in a disco car wash
Those dancers dressed as car wash sponges. The crystal ball is an umbrella. Who the hell made the set and costumes LOL
LOL
@Wild1995 What's wrong with the costumes? Or do you mean the backup dancers' costumes? The Oz gear is spot on. It may have been designed by Bob Mackie; at least the Lion suit looks like the one Mackie put Paul Williams in when he played the Lion in Donny & Marie's "Oz" takeoff.
As for the brolly, it is canonical; the Wicked Witch of the West did carry an umbrella. Okay, it wasn't clear plastic and she didn't use it for scrying, but she did have one.
Soooooo.......a mash up of The Wizard of Oz and the Careash movie? Produced by the guys who brought you H.R. Pufnstuf?? Yep, those guys were puffin’ some wild ass stuff
The lion HAS to be Rip Taylor!
I was trying to figure out who the lion was. It’s definitely not Bobby or Mike or Sam. I was guessing it might have been one of them since Greg is the scarecrow and Peter is the tin man, but he doesn’t look or sound like any of them.
@@homespunhomefragrance5659 Allan Melvin who played Sam was not in this show. Rip Taylor played the Brady's landlord and Alice's love interest. However, their personalities clashed, and they would not speak to each other off of the set.
Holy Crap!
yes
RussNo1 LOL
Why is there blood coming from my ears and nose????
I remember as a kid watching this. To this day it haunts me. I can STILL hear them sing "Car Wash" in my head! I just turned up the audio for a few seconds and then started screaming. HORRIFYING!!!
wow....there are no words........I always wondered what if you crossed the brady's with the wizard of oz and a lousy 70's song
Biggest surprise here: Rip Taylor is *really* funky!
Is this HR Puffinstuff?
No, but it was produced by the Sid and Marty Kroft
My mom and dad used to watch that show. They hated it.
I remember seeing one episode of it and turning it off after 10 minutes. I can't imagine how anyone but the most diehard of Brady fans would have tuned in for it.
No wonder Marcia was always stoned during these
Interesting use of soap 🧼 suds, just when it was getting good, somebody pulled the 🔌 plug.
Is Alice wearing the same coat she wore in the episode where Jan put a fake ink blot on her coat?
I was entertained.
Than you
Dang Marcia was a hot Dorothy. Marcia/Maureen was just HOT!!!
The funny thing is that the Witch is supposed to be yellow-themed in the original book. So they at least got that right...
Well she seems 2 look more like the Wicked Witch of the South cuz Quadling Country's color is red ❤
Hmm, no wonder he sang soprano.
Too glitzy kitschy Sid n’ Marty Krofft style 70s disco era good fun to be missed!! You gotta be a really jaded miserable soul not be able to just take this for what it is and not be somewhat entertained by it…🤩🎶❤️
When the heck was this variety hour on? What years and what station? This must have been on the early cable television channels back in the day when not too many people had cable yet because I don't recall it ever being mentioned. The sad truth is, I probably would have liked it back then.
It was on ABC in the spring of 1977.
It ran once a month and lasted eight episodes
Weird bunch, if you ask me....
Maureen has a sexy singing voice.
This is much, much worse than I remembered it. I couldn't be happier to see it again.
@revenge1999 That makes it a special video.It does not get any better than this
Rock and roll 🎙 🎸 🎹 🎷 🎤 🎧 Brady Bunch
Wannabe rock stars. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
i feel bad for them now hahaha
Mandela Effect? Well, My mom grew up with this show and I saw a few reruns as a kid of this as well, it was horrible and I can see why nobody would want to remember this, Im sure it ruined the brady bunch for everyone and we wanted to forget it. After the show was cancelled it was considered a total fail, Marsha was on drugs at the time as well, they never aired the show again not even for a reruin. So I can assure you this was never a part of the Mandella Effect. The government didnt plant the memories of this show in my head. If you watch the comedy BradyBunchMovies, they parody the variety show over and over, those werent Mandella Effect either. So be still folks, this really happened.
When I say I myself saw reruns, I mean we had this on VHS. Just to clear that up. I dont work for the elite or the Illuminati people
*MayorMayer*
It's curious that you say 'they never aired the show again, not even for a rerun', but earlier had said "My mom grew up with this show and I saw a few reruns as a kid of this as well".
Bizarre. Were there reruns or not?
No TV network reruns a failed show. Think about it, the ratings were so low that you lost money on it. Why in the hell would you re-run it to lose even more?
Great new bio (All About Jeffrey Hunter) at amazon! It's about the man who tried to play Mike Brady!
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I know greg is the scarecrow but who is the tin man and lion