History Recap / TheBradyBunchS3E16DoughReMi

* HilarityEnsues: As pointed out in ''Pop Up Brady'', voting twice in an election is illegal.

Of all the six child stars of the Brady Bunch, Barry Williams, Maureen [=McCormick=] and Mike Lookinland (especially the latter one) were very musical, both good vocalists and instrumentalists. On the other hand, Susan Olsen and Eve Plumb were somewhat okay, but Chris Knight was really the worst when it came to singing.

During the early 1970s, family singing groups were very popular. Take Music/ThePartridgeFamily, Music/TheJacksonFive, The Osmonds, Music/TheBeeGees (pre-disco) and the Music/{{Carpenters}} for example. Of course, The Partridge Family, at then airing on ABC, was only fictional, but was based on a real life group - The Cowsills. But it was more popular than The Brady Bunch, which also ran on the ABC - peaking at #26 at Nielsen ratings during the first season and #19 during second season, while Brady Bunch's best was just #34. The Partridge family was a singing family, while the Bradys, with the exception of [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS1E12TheVoiceofChristmas Carol singing "O Come, All Ye Faithful" in the church choir]], [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS2E14WhereTheresSmoke Greg writing and performing his first song, "Till I Met You"]] and [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS2E16TheDrummerBoy Peter, Jan and Cindy singing "Loch Lomond"]], were not in the music business yet. Due to the popularity of the family groups, the writers decided to make the Brady kids into one as well.

And so it's Part One of the Brady Kids musical group in the books. They would sing again later [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS4E16AmateurNite one year later]], this time the famous "Sunshine Day", which probably is the best known of the Brady kids' songs. And then they would tour the country as their singing act, and in the show, they would sing one last time in [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS5E1AdiosJohnnyBravo the Season 5 opener]]. After which, and when the show was cancelled in early 1974, they all went their separate ways. Barry Williams and Maureen McCormick started their own solo careers; Chris Knight was determined to stay out of music business (although he did record an album with Maureen); Eve Plumb, Mike Lookinland and Susan Olsen were going to form their own musical trio called "The Brady Bunch Three" in 1974-1975, backed by the Paramount Records Division, but before they could go on tour, Paramount pulled the plug on it.[[note]]Eve Plumb's father Neely was a record producer, and under him, Eve recorded a single - "How Will It Be"/"The Fortune Cookie Song" in 1971 for RCA Records; and Mike recorded "Love Doesn't Care Who's In It"/"Gum Drop" for Capitol in 1974.[[/note]] But the Bradys did sing once again (without Eve Plumb though) in 1976-1977, as part of The Brady Bunch Hour. This time, Robert Reed, Florence Henderson and Ann B. Davis were also in the music business.

During the early 1970s, family singing groups were very popular. Take Music/ThePartridgeFamily, Music/TheJacksonFive, The Osmonds, Music/TheBeeGees (pre-disco) and the Music/{{Carpenters}} for example. Of course, The Partridge Family, at then airing on ABC, was only fictional, but was based on a real life group - The Cowsills. But it was more popular than The Brady Bunch, which also ran on the ABC - peaking at #26 at Nielsen ratings during the first season and #19 during second season, while Brady Bunch's best was just #34 (not to mention topping the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1970 for three weeks, and overall having 3 Top 10 hits in both USA and England, as well as 5 in Australia. The Partridge family was mostly a musical show, while The Bradys, with the exception of [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS1E12TheVoiceofChristmas Carol singing "O Come, All Ye Faithful" in the Church choir]], [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS2E14WhereTheresSmoke Greg writing and performing his first song, "Till I Met You"]] and [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS2E16TheDrummerBoy Peter, Jan and Cindy singing "Loch Lomond"]], were not in the music business yet. Due to the popularity of the family groups, the writers decided to make the Brady kids into one as well.

* HereWeGoAgain: In the beginning, Greg has locked himself in the boys' room, for he's writing a song to record. When Peter's voice starts to change, he locks himself into the room again, to write another song to accommodate Peter's changing voice.

And so it's Part One of the Brady Kids musical group in the books. They would sing again later [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS4E16AmateurNite one year later]], this time the famous "Sunshine Day", which probably is the best known of the Brady kids' songs. And then they would tour the country as their singing act, and in the show, they would sing one last time in [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS5E1AdiosJohnnyBravo the Season 5 opener]]. After which, and when the show was cancelled in early 1974, they all went their separate ways. Barry Williams and Maureen McCormick started their own solo careers; Chris Knight was determined to stay out of music business (although he did record an album with Maureen); Eve Plumb, Mike Lookinland and Susan Olsen were going to form their own musical trio called "The Brady Bunch Three" in 1974-1975, backed by the Paramount Records Division, but before they could go on tour, Paramount pulled the plug on it.[[note]]In real life, Eve Plumb's father, Neely, was also a record producer, and under him, Eve had recorded a single - "How Will It Be"/"The Fortune Cookie Song" in 1971, for RCA Records; and Mike recorded "Love Doesn't Care Who's In It"/"Gum Drop" for Capitol in 1974.[[/note]] But the Bradys did sing once again (without Eve Plumb though) in 1976-1977, as part of The Brady Bunch Hour. This time, Robert Reed, Florence Henderson and Ann B. Davis were also in the music business.

During the early 1970s, family singing groups were very popular. Take Music/ThePartridgeFamily, Music/TheJacksonFive, The Osmonds, Music/TheBeeGees (pre-disco) and the Music/{{Carpenters}} for example. Of course, The Partridge Family, at then airing on ABC, was only fictional, but was based on a real life group - The Cowsills. But it was more popular than The Brady Bunch, which also ran on the ABC - peaking at #26 at Nielsen ratings during the first season and #19 during second season, while Brady Bunch's best was just #34. The Partridge family was mostly a musical show, while The Bradys, with the exception of [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS1E12TheVoiceofChristmas Carol singing "O Come, All Ye Faithful" in the Church choir]], [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS2E14WhereTheresSmoke Greg writing and performing his first song, "Till I Met You"]] and [[Recap/TheBradyBunchS2E16TheDrummerBoy Peter, Jan and Cindy singing "Loch Lomond"]], were not in the music business yet. Due to the popularity of the family groups, the writers decided to make the Brady kids into one as well.