jenbrdsly Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 What activities did the Brady kids participate in? Football, band etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmumof5 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I had to ask the kids :lol: Debate club, singing contests, plays, football. Depends on the episode they said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-2-7 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Fom what I remember Greg was in football, Marsha was cheerleading, I think there was an episode where Jan was in some kind of girl scouts. One of them ran for class president - Marsha, I think. That's all I can remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 ! And didn't Greg give up football in favor of photography? I don't think poor Peter got to do much of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi26 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Don't forget the potato sack race in the backyard! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieAnneLevine Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Greg played baseball, thought he was going to go pro after meeting Don Drysdale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Greg was some kind of boy scout knock-off and Marcia was a Sunflower Girl? I think it was. Something like that. because there was the episode where Marcia had to prove girls were just as good as boys by passing the initiation test to get in the fake boy scouts. I recall an episode where Bobby was a pool prodigy, too, but I don't think that went anywhere. Greg went surfing in Hawaii...had he already learned how to do that back home? I can't remember. And, yes, they did a lot of really groovy singing together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieAnneLevine Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Don't forget the potato sack race in the backyard! :lol: Also, ice cream eating contest and quiz show for kids! And who can forget the backyard family play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I remember what Peter did! He was Benedict Arnold in the school play and everyone gave him a hard time about it. Cindy and Bobby tried to set a world record for teeter totting once (they didn't make it) They made a movie about Thanksgiving in the backyard one time. Those Bradys sure were busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieAnneLevine Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I remember what Peter did! He was Benedict Arnold in the school play and everyone gave him a hard time about it. Cindy and Bobby tried to set a world record for teeter totting once (they didn't make it) They made a movie about Thanksgiving in the backyard one time. Those Bradys sure were busy. The author of The Wordy Shipmates (Sarah Vowell) makes an amusing case that we learned more American history from The Brady Bunch than at school. She mentions both the Benedict Arnold and Thanksgiving episodes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara H Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Don't forget Peter and the volcano for the science fair. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk1LKAkwCzc&feature=player_embedded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I seem to remember a never ended rotation of sports and after school clubs that were mentioned in one episode as a plot device, and then never mentioned again. There were fake scouts, and the boys played sports, and I remember a Science Club being mentioned once. All that dabbling with no commitment to anything couldn't have looked good on their college applications. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Library Momma Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 The author of The Wordy Shipmates (Sarah Vowell) makes an amusing case that we learned more American history from The Brady Bunch than at school. She mentions both the Benedict Arnold and Thanksgiving episodes! They also taught us that "A primate takes the size and shape of a monkey a man or any old ape." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 They also taught us that "A primate takes the size and shape of a monkey a man or any old ape." And, of course, that we shouldn't play ball in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Jan was a majorette once. I use to watch the show each week when it was aired. I'm old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Love the Brady Bunch! And love this thread. I highly recommend adding this gem to your family bookshelf: http://www.amazon.com/Bradymania-Everything-Know--And-Anniversary-Edition/dp/1558504184/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348180539&sr=8-1&keywords=bradymania Has all the episode summaries, etc. It's $120 new and $.01 (one cent) used on Amazon Marketplace. :001_smile::001_smile: Of course Greg knew how to SURF and how to (try to) repair clunker cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 This thread is making me laugh! :lol: I loved the Brady Bunch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoy85 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Its still on TV. (re-runs) if you have Analog tv. I forget which channel though. MEtv maybe? If i see it on ill report back. ETA: http://metvnetwork.com/programs.php?showID=1 Its on MEtv Sundays from 11am-1pm. :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Fom what I remember Greg was in football, Marsha was cheerleading, I think there was an episode where Jan was in some kind of girl scouts. One of them ran for class president - Marsha, I think. That's all I can remember. I thought Jan wanted to be in some boy scouts type club? And Greg had to initiate her and make it really really hard. He didn't expect her to make it but she did just under the deadline. Or was that Marsha? Because I remember poor Bobby had to be in a Girl Scouts type club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrub Jay Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 It is still on tv and we TiVo it. My 7 year old DD watches it almost daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbrdsly Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 I was just thinking, "I can be Carol or I can be Alice, but I can't be Carol and Alice at the same time". It's either a clean house, or schlepping the kids around and being a good mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmumof5 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Oh-oh, now that I asked the kids about their activities, they've realized they haven't watched the DVDs in a long time and have asked if they can have a PD day next week so they can Have a Brady Bunch marathon!!!! Hmmmmm......how can I spin this into something educational? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoy85 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I was just thinking, "I can be Carol or I can be Alice, but I can't be Carol and Alice at the same time". It's either a clean house, or schlepping the kids around and being a good mom. That is an AWESOME quote! Im stealing it and putting it on FB. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Fom what I remember Greg was in football, Marsha was cheerleading, I think there was an episode where Jan was in some kind of girl scouts. One of them ran for class president - Marsha, I think. That's all I can remember. Greg and Marcia ran AGAINST each other for school president. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Hmmmmm......how can I spin this into something educational? :D Foreign culture studies? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbrdsly Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 That is an AWESOME quote! Im stealing it and putting it on FB. ;) :) I'm thinking of turning this into a newspaper column. For further proof that I spend way too much time overanalyzing TV, check out: Curious About Curious George, or Star War Moms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I'm trying to remember the episode where Marsha decided to join a whole bunch of clubs at school. One was the yoga club. I can't remember what the others were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elinor Everywhere Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I was just thinking, "I can be Carol or I can be Alice, but I can't be Carol and Alice at the same time". It's either a clean house, or schlepping the kids around and being a good mom. :lol::lol: I LOVE this. I'm thinking a new sign needs to go on the 'fridge. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbrdsly Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Here's the final column I wrote called Alice, you're always welcome. I'll love you to pieces if you post that on Facebook. :tongue_smilie: Thank you everyone for the kick-start to get me started! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elinor Everywhere Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Very fun article! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Excellent article! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbrdsly Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 :) Thank you. And thank you again sooo much for the help. I would have been searching around online for hours trying to figure out the Brady kids extracurriculars. You hive members answered those questions in five minutes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Cindy was going to be the next Shirley Temple so she must have taken dance classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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