A Very Brady Renovation

[Sideshow Spock]

Watched the first couple eps last night. One thing that I never heard an explanation of.. HOW was that house originally chosen as the house to use for exterior shots? There seemed to be no connection between the family that owned it (the same family owned it all these years, right?) and the show producers. Did the show just randomly choose it and then ask the familiar for permission? Or did they not even have to ask?

Just curious.

[Wee67]

Pure speculation, but it was probably chosen by lower level producer based on a description of the family and the show. Go find a house that looks like it belongs to white-collar, middle class family in living an unassuming LA suburb, but could be almost anywhere in America. Site locator drives about 20 minutes from Paramount into Studio City, pulls off the 101 and into the back of a subdivision.

Hey producer, go find me a house that could be lived in by a working-class family in 1950's Milwaukee. Nothing fancy, but like the house your Midwestern parents grew up in. They have 3 kids, but we may just ditch one of them-


No kids, but this couple has a decent doctor's income. They choose to stay in the city, but probably live in a luxury waterfront apartment on the lake. Something easily accessible to downtown via the El.

[PNGwynne]

Oh, Bob Newhart. Great show. When I was a kid watching it with my parents, I thought the Bill Daily character was the same as on Jeannie.

[PNGwynne]

I suppose I need to watch this, though I'm not a Brady fan. I'm fascinated by sitcom exteriors that don't match sets and sets that are architecturally impossible or domestically improbable.

[Wee67]

I suppose I need to watch this, though I'm not a Brady fan. I'm fascinated by sitcom exteriors that don't match sets and sets that are architecturally impossible or domestically improbable.

If you do, you definitely need to watch the first episode. The second was really focused on recreating certain rooms, but the first dealt with how the split-level house's exterior does a terrible job matching the 2-story interior and the very creative ways they address it. ***SPOILER ALER*** it involves drones and digging holes! There are also challenges with the rooms, though, trying to recreate the our point of view in each room.

[PNGwynne]

Thanks for the recommendation!