Comments on: The Brady Basement

By: Samuel

Samuel — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:05:56 +0000

I would say that I agree with most of this list though one I would have to take out is the one where Emma visits… this is possibly one of my favourite, I’m not sure why, maybe it’s because I like the (albeit unrealistic) collision of this person with the sweetness of the rest of the family. Which episode would I replace it with? Definitely the one where the brady family performs snow-white. Why? IDK I just never have like this episode from when I was a kid

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:21:28 +0000

I like “Getting Greg’s Goat” too. Totally fun screwball stuff.

By: Megan W

Megan W — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:36:38 +0000

i think sometime people get real real weird and old like you are 70 somethin sheesh!

By: David H.

David H. — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:44:06 +0000

I’ve always liked “Getting Greg’s Goat.” It was a classic “Noises Off”-style farce, and Robert Reed did a great job directing the episode, which I imagine was a more complicated job here than on most Brady adventures. Plus, where else can you see Mrs. Kravitz in the Brady residence?

By: Bradypalooza

Bradypalooza — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:33:46 +0000

I’d like to add “Getting Greg’s Goat” and “The Hair-Brained Scheme.” I can only imagine what Barry was feeling shooting those two shows.

By: David H.

David H. — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:03:54 +0000

Oliver wasn’t annoying as much as he was unnecessary. Ricky Segall grated on my nerves a lot more. His “songs” were bad enough- worse were the reaction shots of usually intelligent characters like Shirley and Laurie, laughing uproariously at his performances.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:26:07 +0000

One more thing. I know that Oliver takes a lot of heat but in my opinion, I don’t think he did any lasting damage to the series. After all, he was only on for six episodes.

Compare and contrast him to Ricky Segall on the final season of “The Partridge Family.” I watched a show the other day in which David Cassidy (one of the all-time great pop voices) was forced to listen to the little moppet sing an entire song. Cassidy was visibly squirming. Now, you never saw anything THAT uncomfortable in any of the Oliver episodes!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:47:54 +0000

Great job, guys!

I’ve watched these episodes so many times and I never get tired of them. To be honest, I think the only THREE in my Brady Basement would be:

1) You’re Never Too Old: I love Robert Reed and Florence Henderson to death but the two of them as GREAT-grandparents? They couldn’t have played parents or even grandparents? That’s a stretch, even in the Brady universe.

2) Kelly’s Kids: Not enough Bradys! Watching this one is like being in the Twilight Zone. Very weird.

3) Out Of This World: Just because I’ve always thought those little aliens are too creepy.

By: David H.

David H. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:54:46 +0000

I forgot that line- but you’re right! Another highlight. This is also the only episode to offer a clear view of Maureen’s belly button, after she covered it up so carefully in the Hawaii shows. Not that this figured into my top 6 ranking, but it didn’t hurt, either.

By: Bob Hunt

Bob Hunt — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:21:51 +0000

David: Thanks for your thoughtful “Brady Six” and “Brady Basement” lists (nicely annotated, too!). I agree with all of it. BTW, regarding your “Brady Six” faves, “Love and the Older Man” also includes one of the all-time great lines, as Jan tries to gently break the truth about Dr. Stanley Vogel to Marcia: “He has a wife, kids…maybe even a dog.” Beautifully deadpan delivery from Eve Plumb.