40 Years Ago Today....The Brady Bunch!

[HardyGirl]

I think it's 2....there's the one the 6 kids share and there's one behind the wall of Mike and Carol's bed....

Isn't there one off the laundry room near Alice's room?

[Wee67]

I think Alice did have her own. AND in "A Very Brady Christmas" they mention a powder room beneath the stairs in the living room.

BTW, Anthony, that carport question was a toughie!

[The Toyroom]

I checked the blueprints I have for the house (seriously, I did blueprints for the house a few years back....interesting story...I sold a poster on ebay and the winner contacted me and asked if she could buy 3 more sets. Her name was Hope Juber. I had a sneaking suspicion so I double-checked her name....her maiden name was Hope Sherwood. As in the daughter of Sherwood Schwartz, the Brady's creator and also the actress who played Greg's girlfriend Rachel in a few episodes. She never let on who she was but I was very pleased the posters ended up in her hands and I'm assuming her dad's and her brother Lloyd's.)

Anyway, I never put down a bathroom for Alice. There is a service porch near there but it was shown a few different ways, so both versions are on the blueprints. The bathroom under the stairs is on there but that was added afterward in the "A Very Brady Christmas"

[Adam West]

Good guesses. I had 3 also. One for the kids, one in the master bedroom, and one off of Alice's room. I don't think it was ever definite, but she was shown walking out of a room with a bathrobe and night cream on her face. One that didn't lead to the kitchen. I can't remember if there was a 2nd door for the wash room or not.

[Adam West]

Here's another semi-toughy.

Greg was considering multiple colleges to attend. What were the names of the colleges that he considered, which one did he end up attending, and what was his ultimate profession?

[Wee67]

I checked the blueprints I have for the house (seriously, I did blueprints for the house a few years back....

Wow, I didn't think that house was actually a possibility. It seemed more like some sort of spacial anomaly. The upstairs rooms seem like they would be over the kitchen and family room. Neither, however. seems deep enough to hold all that space above (the boys room, the girls room, the shared bathroom, the parents room and hallway) not to mention the attic Greg would later move into. Also, the exterior shot is of a single floor home. They put a false window in one area to make it seem like there was a second floor.

[kryptosmaster]

...her maiden name was Hope Sherwood. As in the daughter of Sherwood Schwartz,

Wouldn't her name have been Hope Schwartz, then?
Or was this an "acting name"?

Also, the exterior shot is of a single floor home. They put a false window in one area to make it seem like there was a second floor.

I always assumed it was a Ranch-type house. Never noticed if the exterior shots looked one-story or not.
Rich

[The Toyroom]

Wouldn't her name have been Hope Schwartz, then?
Or was this an "acting name"?

I should have specified...Hope Schwartz is her maiden name and Hope Sherwood is the name she was billed under as an actress.....

[Wee67]

Tha actual house today. A fence was added to keep people off the property and the landscaping is different.-


Where the "window" was added-

[The Toyroom]

Wow, I didn't think that house was actually a possibility. It seemed more like some sort of spacial anomaly.

That's what's fun about looking at them and challenging to design....
....the top floor really doesn't fit with the layout of the bottom floor. Plus, as I mentioned Alice's room and the service porch(es) don't jive with the rest of the house either. And of course, it was done with eyeballing various episodes so it's not done exactly to scale....close though. I'm no architect like Mike Brady....

[ScottA]

I checked the blueprints I have for the house (seriously, I did blueprints for the house a few years back....interesting story...I sold a poster on ebay and the winner contacted me and asked if she could buy 3 more sets. Her name was Hope Juber. I had a sneaking suspicion so I double-checked her name....her maiden name was Hope Sherwood. As in the daughter of Sherwood Schwartz, the Brady's creator and also the actress who played Greg's girlfriend Rachel in a few episodes. She never let on who she was but I was very pleased the posters ended up in her hands and I'm assuming her dad's and her brother Lloyd's.)

Anyway, I never put down a bathroom for Alice. There is a service porch near there but it was shown a few different ways, so both versions are on the blueprints. The bathroom under the stairs is on there but that was added afterward in the "A Very Brady Christmas"

As someone who draws plans for a living I would love to see them some time.

[The Toyroom]

Tha actual house today. A fence was added to keep people off the property and the landscaping is different.-

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_maiVkfU-L6I/SDJRvaOleyI/AAAAAAAAAuw/lCT9SBTVW6o/s400/brady%2Bbunch%2Bhouse.jpg

Where the "window" was added-
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/...9ea0cda66f.jpg

Ya know....the added window makes no sense....it's to the viewer's LEFT of the front door...but when you enter the front door, the 2nd floor stairs are to the viewer's RIGHT.

[Wee67]

....close though. I'm no architect like Mike Brady....

Well, he's either the worst architect ever or he is some sort of wizard/architect who uses magic to create doorways to new dimensions.

[HardyGirl]

So what was the answer to the carport question, anyway?

[ctc]

>So what was the answer to the carport question, anyway?

I THINK it's "the dessicated remains of the original spouses," but I'm not sure....

Don C.