History Series / BradyBunchSpinOffs

* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Cindy's plot point is that she can't make her parents acknowledge that she's an adult just like her brothers and sisters. Despite being a college student, they tell her to come home (instead of asking like they did for everyone else) and even seat her at the kids' table with her niece and nephews.

* BleachedUnderpants: The content of the telefilm is considerably toned down from the book (which was criticized for its rather salacious focus on the romantic escapades of the Brady kids), which is not surprising given that it aired on network television and depicts characters (if not actors) who are underage:
** Creator/MikeLookinland and Creator/SusanOlsen, by Olsen's own admission, had ''repeated'' makeout sessions in Tiger's doghouse, and both participants were equally enthusiastic about this. In the movie (where Lookinland is played by his own son and Lookinland himself is involved behind the camera) this is changed into a (deliberately) awkward scene of some very chaste pecking, with Olsen shown to be very reluctant. However, when Lookinland got older, his interests shifted towards Eve Plumb.
** Both Barry Williams and Creator/ChristopherKnight have an entire chapter apiece in the book about attempting to score with Creator/MaureenMcCormick and Creator/EvePlumb respectively (both were unsuccessful). For obvious reasons these are completely omitted in the telefilm.
** Ironically the gay subtext of several vignettes in the book, which were not made explicit as Creator/RobertReedActor had not yet come out of the closet (and indeed was only outed after his death), are played up in the telefilm, including the awkwardness of Reed and Creator/FlorenceHenderson shooting "bedroom" scenes, and Reed's frustration with his circumstances stemming in part from his closeted homosexuality.

''The Brady Bunch Variety Hour'' (shortened to ''The Brady Bunch Hour'' after the pilot episode) was an ABC show from 1976-1977 that had the family move to New York and produce their own VarietyShow. Yes, the cast hosted the show in-character as the Brady family. It might be the most infamous spin off, not just of ''The Brady Bunch'' but of ''any'' TV series. It lasted nine episodes.

* ExpositoryThemeTune: A [[RearrangeTheSong rearranged version]] of the ''Brady Bunch'' theme song. "It's a new life for two girls named Brady/who have left the Bunch to make it on their own." Also wedding bells sound with "That's the way they both became [[TitleDrop The Brady Brides]]."

* ChristmasSongs: During the dramatic climax, while the Bradys are waiting to find out if [[spoiler:Mike will be recovered alive from the collapsing building]], Cindy randomly recalls the ChristmasEpisode in which she asked SantaClaus to restore Carol's voice in time for her to sing in church on Christmas. This leads to a group sing-along of "O Come All Ye Faithful." [[spoiler:Mike hears them and is able to follow the sound to an escape route.]]

** Ironically the gay subtext of several vignettes in the book, which were not made explicit as Creator/RobertReedActor had not yet come out of the closet (and indeed was only outed after his death), are played up in the telefilm, including the awkwardness of Reed and Crearor/FlorenceHenderson shooting "bedroom" scenes, and Reed's frustration with his circumstances stemming in part from his closeted homosexuality.

* ChromaKey: The special has green-screened backgrounds, which actually disappear at the end.

* CastingGag: In ''The Brady Bunch Movie'', Creator/{{Rupaul}} portrayed guidance counselor Mrs. Cummings, who instigates a '90s update of "Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?" by suggesting that a makeover for Jan could help the teen cope with MiddleChildSyndrome. In this special, he replaces Marcia Wallace as the clerk who sells a new wig to Jan.

In this 2021 Creator/ParamountPlus special, cast members from ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' and the original ''Brady Bunch'' TV show teamed up to reenact the episode "[[Recap/TheBradyBunchS2E15WillTheRealJanBradyPleaseStandUp Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?]]," in which Jan purchases a brunette wig to help distinguish herself from her golden-haired sisters.

** Barry Williams as Mike Brady.
** Eve Plumb and Susan Olsen as Lucy and Margie.

* AgeCut: The opening flips the Brady Kids' squares to reveal the actors as adults.[[note]]Since Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, and Florence Henderson all passed away before this project began, Reed's and Henderson's squares FadeToBlack instead, and Davis doesn't appear at all.[[/note]]

* OhNoNotAgain: The commercial for the "shag carpet" premiere has a microphone fly in slow-motion towards Maureen [=McCormick=]'s nose, previously "bruised" when the Brady boys' football infamously hit Marcia in the face. As Maureen gives a SlowNo, she ducks out of the microphone's way, resulting in a Property Brother's nose getting bruised instead.

** Barry Williams and ''Brady Bunch'' creator/producer Sherwood Schwartz in the film's bookend sequences.

** Mike Lookinland and Susan Olsen, by Olsen's own admission, had ''repeated'' makeout sessions in Tiger's doghouse, and both participants were equally enthusiastic about this. In the movie (where Lookinland is played by his own son and Lookinland himself is involved behind the camera) this is changed into a (deliberately) awkward scene of some very chaste pecking, with Olsen shown to be very reluctant. However, when Lookinland got older, his interests shifted towards Eve Plumb.
** Both Barry Williams and Chris Knight have an entire chapter apiece in the book about attempting to score with Maureen [=McCormick=] and Eve Plumb respectively (both were unsuccessful). For obvious reasons these are completely omitted in the telefilm.
** Ironically the gay subtext of several vignettes in the book, which were not made explicit as Robert Reed had not yet come out of the closet (and indeed was only outed after his death), are played up in the telefilm, including the awkwardness of Reed and Florence Henderson shooting "bedroom" scenes, and Reed's frustration with his circumstances stemming in part from his closeted homosexuality.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Ann B. Davis, when it came to having to work with Rip Taylor. In a later memoir by Susan Olsen, it was contended that Davis absolutely did not like Taylor (due to the very adult content of his stand-up comedy act) and refused to even so much as acknowledge him other than what was needed for the show. Taylor, who was a fan of Davis beforehand, was puzzled at her attitude toward him and for the rest of her life, Davis refused to talk about working on the show.

* HollywoodToneDeaf: As a group. That said, most of the cast had legitimate singing talent. Florence Henderson had been in many Broadway musicals. Barry Williams did musical theater after ''The Brady Bunch''. Maureen [=McCormick=] had released a few solo singles alongside all the Brady Kids albums. Geri Reischl had been on tour as backing vocalist. Robert Reed had done a little musical theater pre-''Brady Bunch'', and Susan Olsen had some musical abilities. Even Ann B. Davis (in her few solos) did a laudable job. Mike Lookinland was both an excellent vocalist and instrumentalist, but had two left feet when it came to dancing, which was the main reason he didn't want to do this show. Chris Knight, however, did a laughably bad cover (with Collette, one of the Krofft puppets) of "Sing" (yes, the ''Series/SesameStreet'' song that also was done by The Carpenters); by his own admission, he is not a singer. Ironically, the Brady kid with the most musical experience was Creator/EvePlumb, whose father, Neely Plumb, was a saxophonist, RecordProducer, and label executive.

* CastingGag: In ''The Brady Bunch Movie'', Creator/RuPaul portrayed guidance counselor Mrs. Cummings, who instigates a '90s update of "Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?" by suggesting that a makeover for Jan could help the teen cope with MiddleChildSyndrome. In this special, she replaces Marcia Wallace as the clerk who sells a new wig to Jan.
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* {{Crossover}}: Between ''Series/PropertyBrothers'', ''Series/GoodBones'', ''Series/RestoredByTheFords'', ''Series/HiddenPotential'', and ''Series/FleaMarketFlip''.

* RearrangeTheSong: The ExpositoryThemeTune provides yet another update of the ''Brady Bunch'' theme.

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* HollywoodToneDeaf: As a group. That said, most of the cast had legitimate singing talent. Florence Henderson had been in many Broadway musicals. Barry Williams did musical theater after ''The Brady Bunch''. Maureen [=McCormick=] had released a few solo singles alongside all the Brady Kids albums. Geri Reischl had been on tour as backing vocalist. Robert Reed had done a little musical theater pre-''Brady Bunch'', and Susan Olsen had some musical abilities. Even Ann B. Davis (in her few solos) did a laudable job. Mike Lookinland was both an excellent vocalist and instrumentalist, but had two left feet when it came to dancing, which was the main reason he didn't want to do this show. Chris Knight, however, did a laughably bad cover (with Collette, one of the Krofft puppets) of "Sing" (yes, the ''Series/SesameStreet'' song that also was done by The Carpenters); by his own admission, he is not a singer. Ironically, the Brady kid with the most musical experience was Eve Plumb, whose father, Neely Plumb, was a saxophonist, RecordProducer, and label executive.

* HappyHolidaysDress: Marcia's young daughter Jessica wear a red Christmas dress.

''The Brady Bunch Variety Hour'' (shortened to ''The Brady Bunch Hour'' after the pilot episode) was an ABC show from 1976-1977 that had the family move to New York and produce their own VarietyShow. Yes, the cast hosted the show in-character as the Brady family. It might be the most infamous spin off. It lasted nine episodes.

* RealityEnsues:
** The Paramount sets lacked ceilings, toilets, and showers, but the real house boasts them by necessity.
** Adding an attic to the split-level house requires a new roofline, so Greg's bedroom goes in the rec room instead.

-->"Here's the story of the family Brady/A man mom and dad with all their children grown."

-->"Here's the story of the family Brady/A man and wife whose kids are all now grown."

** Mike Lookinland and Susan Olsen, by Olsen's own admission, had ''repeated'' makeout sessions in Tiger's doghouse, and both participants were equally enthusiastic about this. In the movie (where Lookinland is played by his own son and Lookinland himself is involved behind the camera) this is changed into a (deliberately) awkward scene of some very chaste pecking, with Olsen shown to be very reluctant.

[[caption-width-right:343:[[Series/That70sShow Who the hell gave those people an entire hour?]]]]

* RemakeCameo: Mike Lookinland (Bobby) as a cameraman. TruthInTelevision as he did indeed work behind the camera after the show ended.

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