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| When the movie first aired, it was the highest rated ] of the season with a 25.1 rating and a 39 share<ref name=toronto>{{cite news |title=Brady reunion a ratings gift for CBS |page = C.3 |first=|last= |newspaper=] |date=December 21, 1988 |accessdate= 2011-11-30|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/474449861.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+21%2C+1988&author=AP&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Brady+reunion+a+ratings+gift+for+CBS&pqatl=google}}</ref> but ultimately finished as the second highest rated tv movie of the season.<ref name=times>{{cite news |title='Brady' movie rerun promotes new movie |page = C.3 |first=Jon |last= Burlingame|newspaper=] |date=December 22, 1989 |accessdate= 2011-11-30|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eEgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1iQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6659,5721502&dq=very-brady-christmas&hl=en}}</ref> Thanks in large part to the movie's success,<ref name=Star-News>{{cite news |title=Feel-good family returns |page = 5D |first=Faye|last=Zuckerman |newspaper=] |date=February 9, 1990 |accessdate= 2011-11-30|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xkhOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5BMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7148,3940002&dq=very-brady-christmas&hl=en}}</ref><ref name=philly>{{cite news |title='BRADYS' ARE BACK WITH A BIGGER BUNCH |page = D01 |first=|last= |newspaper=] |date=February 9, 1990 |accessdate= 2011-11-30|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB29FF09E2818D6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref> CBS and Sherwood Schwartz created a new television series in 1990, '']'', based on the characters' adult lives; only six episodes were produced.<ref name=times/> However, since the tone of the new series dealt with adult issues the former Brady kids had to deal with, it was nicknamed "Brady-something", after the TV Show '']'' which dealt with similar issues.<ref name=Deseret>{{cite news |title=A VERY BRADY BUNCH `BRADYSOMETHING' |page = |first=|last= |newspaper=] |date=February 9, 1990 |accessdate= 2011-11-30|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F35FCFC4404C172&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref> | When the movie first aired, it was the highest rated ] of the season with a 25.1 rating and a 39 share<ref name=toronto>{{cite news |title=Brady reunion a ratings gift for CBS |page = C.3 |first=|last= |newspaper=] |date=December 21, 1988 |accessdate= 2011-11-30|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/474449861.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+21%2C+1988&author=AP&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Brady+reunion+a+ratings+gift+for+CBS&pqatl=google}}</ref> but ultimately finished as the second highest rated tv movie of the season.<ref name=times>{{cite news |title='Brady' movie rerun promotes new movie |page = C.3 |first=Jon |last= Burlingame|newspaper=] |date=December 22, 1989 |accessdate= 2011-11-30|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eEgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1iQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6659,5721502&dq=very-brady-christmas&hl=en}}</ref> Thanks in large part to the movie's success,<ref name=Star-News>{{cite news |title=Feel-good family returns |page = 5D |first=Faye|last=Zuckerman |newspaper=] |date=February 9, 1990 |accessdate= 2011-11-30|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xkhOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5BMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7148,3940002&dq=very-brady-christmas&hl=en}}</ref><ref name=philly>{{cite news |title='BRADYS' ARE BACK WITH A BIGGER BUNCH |page = D01 |first=|last= |newspaper=] |date=February 9, 1990 |accessdate= 2011-11-30|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB29FF09E2818D6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref> CBS and Sherwood Schwartz created a new television series in 1990, '']'', based on the characters' adult lives; only six episodes were produced.<ref name=times/> However, since the tone of the new series dealt with adult issues the former Brady kids had to deal with, it was nicknamed "Brady-something", after the TV Show '']'' which dealt with similar issues.<ref name=Deseret>{{cite news |title=A VERY BRADY BUNCH `BRADYSOMETHING' |page = |first=|last= |newspaper=] |date=February 9, 1990 |accessdate= 2011-11-30|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F35FCFC4404C172&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref> | ||
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After ''The Bradys'' was cancelled, two theatrical films were made later in the 1990s: '']'' in 1995, and '']'' in 1996. A second sequel - '']'' - aried as a TV movie on ] in 2002. | ||
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1988 American film| A Very Brady Christmas | |
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| Directed by | Peter Baldwin |
| Written by | Sherwood Schwartz Lloyd J. Schwartz |
| Produced by | Barry M. Berg Lloyd J. Schwartz |
| Starring | Robert Reed Florence Henderson Ann B. Davis Barry Williams Maureen McCormick Christopher Knight Eve Plumb Mike Lookinland Jennifer Runyon |
| Cinematography | Isidore Mankofsky |
| Music by | Laurence Juber |
| Distributed by | CBS |
| Release date | December 18, 1988 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Very Brady Christmas is a 1988 movie based on the television series The Brady Bunch, featuring all of the original actors who appeared in the series except Susan Olsen who was on her honeymoon when the film was being made; Jennifer Runyon took her place as Cindy. Also missing from the original cast was Allan Melvin who was the original Sam the butcher.
Synopsis
Mike and Carol Brady have a savings account, which both spouses planned to use to bankroll a vacation for the other; Carol wanted to take Mike to Greece, while Mike wanted to treat Carol to a trip to Japan. When they realize their ideas collide, they use the money to try to reunite the entire family for Christmas by paying for airline tickets for their children, grandchildren and their children's spouses.
However, all of the Brady kids are facing personal obstacles that might keep them from enjoying the festivities: Greg's wife Nora is spending Christmas with her family. Peter is sexually involved with his boss Valerie and his inferior position and salary is affecting his self-confidence. Bobby has dropped out of college to become a race car driver but has not revealed this to his parents. Marcia's husband Wally was fired from his job at a toy company, Jan is separating from her husband Phillip and Cindy is fighting for her independence since she is the youngest and still gets treated like the baby of the family. Cindy is currently a college undergraduate and in an issue similar to Bobby's, Cindy lies to her parents about overwhelming college student issues, when in actuality she plans to go skiing in Aspen with her roommates.
Even their former housekeeper Alice is dealing with a serious issue: her husband Sam has recently left her for another woman. Through each child deciding to spend the holiday and eventually opening up about their issues, Mike and Carol are able to help them out. However, the family's Christmas dinner is disrupted when Mike learns that a ruthless businessman he designed a building for has cut corners, resulting in the building collapsing and trapping two security guards inside. Mike manages to free the trapped employees, but an aftershock results in Mike getting trapped in rubble himself.
In the end, Mike gets out of the debris after Carol and the entire family sings "O Come All Ye Faithful". After returning home, the family's dinner is again interrupted, this time by a man at the door dressed as Santa Claus. The kids ask where his bag of presents is, but he tells them that he only has one present, for Alice; it turns out to be Sam, in disguise, who has seen the error of his ways and pleads for Alice's forgiveness. After she takes Sam back, the family invites him to stay for dinner, and the film ends with everyone singing a chorus of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".
Credits
- Robert Reed as Mike Brady
- Florence Henderson as Carol Brady
- Ann B. Davis as Alice Franklin
- Barry Williams as Greg Brady
- Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady Logan
- Christopher Knight as Peter Brady
- Eve Plumb as Jan Brady Covington
- Mike Lookinland as Bobby Brady
- Jennifer Runyon as Cindy Brady
- Lewis Arquette as Sam Franklin (Alice's husband)
- Caryn Richman as Nora Brady (Greg's wife)
- Jerry Houser as Wally Logan (Marcia's husband)
- Carol Huston as Valerie Baxton (Peter's fiancée)
- Ron Kuhlman as Phillip Covington (Jan's husband)
Impact
When the movie first aired, it was the highest rated tv movie of the season with a 25.1 rating and a 39 share but ultimately finished as the second highest rated tv movie of the season. Thanks in large part to the movie's success, CBS and Sherwood Schwartz created a new television series in 1990, The Bradys, based on the characters' adult lives; only six episodes were produced. However, since the tone of the new series dealt with adult issues the former Brady kids had to deal with, it was nicknamed "Brady-something", after the TV Show Thirtysomething which dealt with similar issues.
After The Bradys was cancelled, two theatrical films were made later in the 1990s: The Brady Bunch Movie in 1995, and A Very Brady Sequel in 1996. A second sequel - The Brady Bunch in the White House - aried as a TV movie on FOX in 2002.
Video release
The film was released on VHS by Paramount Home Video in 1993 and was included as a bonus feature on The Brady Bunch: The Complete Series DVD box set in 2006. It is unknown if it will be released on DVD or Blu-ray on its own.
See also
References
- "Brady reunion a ratings gift for CBS". Toronto Star. December 21, 1988. p. C.3. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon (December 22, 1989). "'Brady' movie rerun promotes new movie". Times-News. p. C.3. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- Zuckerman, Faye (February 9, 1990). "Feel-good family returns". Star-News. p. 5D. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- "'BRADYS' ARE BACK WITH A BIGGER BUNCH". Philadelphia Inquirer. February 9, 1990. p. D01. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- "A VERY BRADY BUNCH `BRADYSOMETHING'". Deseret News. February 9, 1990. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
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