It seems like many of the costumes were just different fabrics cut from the same patterns. Where Robert Reed would always have the two-piece suit, Florence Henderson, the dress with spaghetti straps and the other kids in the jumpsuits. I guess that made it easier and cheaper.
There was a lot more stuff on TV besides this in 1977. Actually this show only came on once a month. It was so bad that most people didn't even know about it. I remember we caught an episode of it by accident and after 10 minutes had to change the channel and everybody felt like they had to take a shower.
we had the that same nauseating orange colour shag carpeting in our basement rumpus room back in the 70,s with an avocado bar another 70,s staple color.
@Danny Gillingham Yeah, man, they reminded me of Campbell's chicken noodle-Os soup, which I loved when I was a kid (actually, when this show ran) Do they even have that soup anymore?
Wouldn't it had been cool if all of them would have fell into the pool. That might have boosted the shows ratings so the show could have survived a couple more episodes. lol... would loved to had seen Alice in a swim suit.
I know what you mean. Robert Reed looks like he'd rather be getting his teeth pulled without an anesthetic than be on that stage. To me he looked so uncomfortable up there. Florence Henderson looked right at home, but she did lots of plays and could sing. New Jan, Geri Reischl, could sing, but was a horrible actress. So just watch it for the corn and laugh.
I think part of the problem with this show (I know it had many problems) was the fact that the stars were still pretending to be a family, giving the whole thing a sort of phoniness.
OMG! What's with the cheerios in the background?!! Never seen anything tackier. Sid and Marty Kroft must've been stoned, drunk, or high off their asses to incorporate cheerios as part of this number. Fruit loops or lucky charms would've been more colorful with the awful sets. Little wonder why the BBH was voted one of the worst shows ever.
They're the life preservers that the choreographed water ballet team were using. Not that it makes it any better. What an awful background! Like, what's going on here?
@@swistedfilmsnow I get the connection of what was an attempt to tie the number it into the low rent synchronized swimming. As for that synchronized swimming, I can't imagine how the women at the bottom of the pool could have held their breaths long enough to raise the one woman up and then have her dive back down. I guess that's the magic of television.
It must have been hard to do those musical numbers with all that lame choreography and weird costumes. Luckily for them, I don't think they actually had an audience in the studio. Shows with an audience generally pan back and forth to show audience reaction. But, you never see an audience here. With this show, there are just endless bursts of canned applause and laughter.
There was no live audience. However, if you look at a lot of the names behind this show, they are actually pretty big and had a lot of success both before and after this with many big name shows. I think the problem was the concept, the lame scripts, the pointless thing with the swimmers and let's face it the cast of The Brady Bunch with the exception of Florence Henderson was not remotely capable of carrying a show like this. This show is evidence that Sid and Marty Kroft were obviously not able to effectively make the leap from children's programming where they had been very successful to adult prime time programming. Ironically, with some slight retooling, this show might have been successful on Saturday mornings.
Sid & Marty Krofft had a hit with the Donny & Marie variety show, which featured an ice rink on the set. When the Kroffts and network decided to give the Bradys their own copycat show the "logical" equivalent was a pool, with synchronized swimmer/dancers.
Were the Brady's ever on stage at the same time as the swimmers? This is proof that anything sid and marty Croft touched turned into a turd. God this show was awful
Alice... wh-wh-what kind of mushrooms did you put in the casserole again?
...featuring costumes from the Lawrence Welk Show...
Prime American talent
You know it's the 70s when you see all that orange...😆🍊🍊🍊🥕🥕🥕
I can’t stop watching this
It is not possible to "get ready" for this.
chloroform maybe?
only if you jump out a window.
I just can't get enough of them!
It seems like many of the costumes were just different fabrics cut from the same patterns. Where Robert Reed would always have the two-piece suit, Florence Henderson, the dress with spaghetti straps and the other kids in the jumpsuits. I guess that made it easier and cheaper.
Robert Reed is trying his damndest to hang on to all of this 😂
Growing up in the 70’s and watching my fav show, The Brady Bunch…why didn’t I know about their variety show?!
its one of the final seals that will start the end of the world.
Because you were incredibly lucky.
It would have been hilarious if Bruce (Jaws) came flying out of the water at the Bradys. :P
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1977: Watched because nothing else was on.
2024: Watched for Florence Henderson.
There was a lot more stuff on TV besides this in 1977. Actually this show only came on once a month. It was so bad that most people didn't even know about it. I remember we caught an episode of it by accident and after 10 minutes had to change the channel and everybody felt like they had to take a shower.
The 70s - before irony was invented
big fan of Jan 2.
we had the that same nauseating orange colour shag carpeting in our basement rumpus room back in the 70,s with an avocado bar another 70,s staple color.
We had burnt orange counter tops, (like Carol) and green shag carpet! Burn't orange carpet in the family room with paneling.
Same thing I was thinking the only place you would see that color is in shag carpeting
Some people back then actually had an orange rug like that on the wall of all places.
This is beyond groovy!
good lord -- what color is Mr. Brady's pants? too ugly to be yellow, too ugly to be orange. only in the 70s did that color exist.
Blast from Past. Thank you for posting.
I feel like I want to get drunk after seeing this. 😂
Well Maureen McCormick was high on Coke during this.
The set with the nice pool is awesome. The number is high energy and the swimmers provide good visuals.
When I'm mad at my kids I force them to watch this.
Good lord man! Does your cruelty know no bounds?!
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They should probably play this in prison on a continuous loop, 24/7 as I believe it may be effective in reducing recidivism.
I think I may call out sick tomorrow.
Ha!
Those look like Onion Rings in the background lmao
Lol, first thing that they all reminded me of were {uh oh} spaghettios lol
@Danny Gillingham Yeah, man, they reminded me of Campbell's chicken noodle-Os soup, which I loved when I was a kid (actually, when this show ran) Do they even have that soup anymore?
donuts
Looks like someone took some inner tubes and had them spray painted at Earl Scheib.
Astounding!
Florence Henderson resembled adult film actress Juliet "Aunt Peg" Anderson.
...............I was not ready for this
This video features swimmin wimmen.
Wouldn't it had been cool if all of them would have fell into the pool. That might have boosted the shows ratings so the show could have survived a couple more episodes. lol... would loved to had seen Alice in a swim suit.
This is one of the worst things I've ever seen, yet, cannot pry my eyes from it.
Get ready, because here they come. lol
I wasn't ready for this song🤣🤣🤣
my eyes they are bleeding
I know what you mean. Robert Reed looks like he'd rather be getting his teeth pulled without an anesthetic than be on that stage. To me he looked so uncomfortable up there. Florence Henderson looked right at home, but she did lots of plays and could sing. New Jan, Geri Reischl, could sing, but was a horrible actress. So just watch it for the corn and laugh.
@@scootergurl Robert was one of the few to actually love the show. He hated doing the sitcom but the awful variety show he loved. Bizzare.
are those donuts in the background?
I think part of the problem with this show (I know it had many problems) was the fact that the stars were still pretending to be a family, giving the whole thing a sort of phoniness.
I dont know which is worse, Greg's dancing or Fake Jan's vibrato.😅
Wow! Like a train wreck, it's awful but you have to look at it.
Excuse me, I gotta go listen to the Temptations
I feel ready for a lot of alcohol.
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worst 76 trombones imaginable
This was bad, cringey, awful, but yet hilarious, and you just can't help to watch even a little bit of it.
@pelicanus11 Bullshit, it's outta sight.
The audience is easily pleased!
I don't think they have a real audience. I think it is canned laughter and applause. A real audience would not have stayed a full hour.
….. because it’s a machine that plays clapping tracks!
@@foomoo1088I really enjoyed The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.
There was no live audience.
LOL! Probably had the same costumer!
I don't think the LW show featured any hits from Motown, though. Goes to show just how whitebread that show was.
That's not Eve Plumb.
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I'm not getting the glued Cheerios theme
I wonder what the Brady Kids think about those orange outfits.
When you're being paid, you put it on.
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@@ronhammett6394 spoken like a true professional.
I threw up my orange juice
APPLAUSE APPLAUSE APPLAUSE APPLAUSE APPLAUSE APPLAUSE APPLAUSE APPLAUSE APPLAU
The musical numbers were really not bad, especially given the times. It was the "comedy" sketches that made this show such a dumpster fire.
Musical numbers that were performed by only two out of eight that could sing and dance well. That would be Florence Henderson and fake Jan.
Are those giant Cheerios in the back?
OMG! What's with the cheerios in the background?!! Never seen anything tackier. Sid and Marty Kroft must've been stoned, drunk, or high off their asses to incorporate cheerios as part of this number. Fruit loops or lucky charms would've been more colorful with the awful sets. Little wonder why the BBH was voted one of the worst shows ever.
The pool should've been filled with milk.
It appears so.
They're the life preservers that the choreographed water ballet team were using. Not that it makes it any better. What an awful background! Like, what's going on here?
@@swistedfilmsnow I get the connection of what was an attempt to tie the number it into the low rent synchronized swimming.
As for that synchronized swimming, I can't imagine how the women at the bottom of the pool could have held their breaths long enough to raise the one woman up and then have her dive back down. I guess that's the magic of television.
I feel ready to puke.
Ha!
Truly a show biz TRAIN WRECK… but you get sucked in in its cheesyness, truly bad singing, and the worst dancing that makes me look good…. I like it!
The sad thing is that the band here's pretty good. Wiypth some quality vocalists & better rearrangement this cover could be an incredibly fun one.
Spencer Petunia it is a good band
It must have been hard to do those musical numbers with all that lame choreography and weird costumes. Luckily for them, I don't think they actually had an audience in the studio. Shows with an audience generally pan back and forth to show audience reaction. But, you never see an audience here. With this show, there are just endless bursts of canned applause and laughter.
Oh well now the magic is just ruined! Thanks, Mr. Ruiner of Magic! I can never trust TV again! *SOB*
no way in hell there was an audience for this pile of garbage. There's just a teamster scratching his ass off camera.
I think the audience reaction would have been exactly what mine was - Mouth open, aghast, thinking WTF the entire time
There was no live audience. However, if you look at a lot of the names behind this show, they are actually pretty big and had a lot of success both before and after this with many big name shows.
I think the problem was the concept, the lame scripts, the pointless thing with the swimmers and let's face it the cast of The Brady Bunch with the exception of Florence Henderson was not remotely capable of carrying a show like this.
This show is evidence that Sid and Marty Kroft were obviously not able to effectively make the leap from children's programming where they had been very successful to adult prime time programming. Ironically, with some slight retooling, this show might have been successful on Saturday mornings.
Would some please explain how "The Brady Bunch" segued into this garbage? Thanks.
Paychecks....
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WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THAT POOL? WHY IS IT THERE? I have such a headache.
Sid & Marty Krofft had a hit with the Donny & Marie variety show, which featured an ice rink on the set. When the Kroffts and network decided to give the Bradys their own copycat show the "logical" equivalent was a pool, with synchronized swimmer/dancers.
Omg I can’t un watch that
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Greg could sing a bit & the Jan replacement seemed like she'd had training but the rest of rhem had no musical talent whatsoever
So Mr Brady's outfit matches with the girls???
I got my liquor ready so I can watch this crap
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I would get ready for Florence… a sexy and beautiful woman…this show however was a train wrec
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Just so awful! Why did they do it?! 😂
Were the Brady's ever on stage at the same time as the swimmers? This is proof that anything sid and marty Croft touched turned into a turd. God this show was awful
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