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I don't have all of the facts with me right now, but my best (albeit somewhat vague) answer would be that Reed died of colon failure that was somehow related to HIV.

I think it was actually colon cancer rather than just failure, but I'll have to check on that.

Didn't he die of aids? Or that one of those urban legends we love to belive Along with the classic Aligators in the sewer and spider eggs in bubble yum?

While Robert Reed did have HIV, he died of colon cancer. The death certificate only says HIV and not AIDS on it.

How did he contract HIV? Dirty needle?

How did he contract HIV? Dirty needle?


More like dirty boyfriend.

Are you trying to say that Robert Reid was gay? That's ridiculous! It's my understanding that the man had women virtually throwing themselves at him.

They were throwing themselves at him alright. He wasn't catching them, I'll tell you that.

That's for sure!! :lol:



Yes - of course Robert Reed was gay - it's widely known and if you don't believe us, google it for yourself!!

Plenty of gay men have women throwing themselves at them! Rock Hudson, Freddie Mercury, Elton John, George Michael, Nureyve (sp?) - doesn't mean the guys want them too.

Besides, Reed was still in the closet during his Brady Bunch days. He played a gender bender though on Medical Center around the same time.

Yes - of course Robert Reed was gay - it's widely known and if you don't believe us, google it for yourself!!

Plenty of gay men have women throwing themselves at them! .
yup, its true, Dad Brady was gay, and as Cathie says , lots of gay men have women throwing themselves at them...or as I always say, "You know IM straight; Im too ugly to be gay!!!" :p

haven't you ever seen some of those brady interviews with the cast in the last 10 years they openly discuss it they all knew he was gay but he was in the closet during the production of the show.

Plenty of gay men have women throwing themselves at them! Rock Hudson, Freddie Mercury, Elton John, George Michael, Nureyve (sp?) - doesn't mean the guys want them too.

don't forget Liberace and Richard Chamberlian (Dr. Kildare, The Thorn Birds).

Millions and millions of women loves them too.

haven't you ever seen some of those brady interviews with the cast in the last 10 years they openly discuss it they all knew he was gay but he was in the closet during the production of the show.

I can't watch the Brady Bunch anymore. I no longer see a family show when I watch it. The father was gay, thier are stories that came out of the oldest son Greg/Barry Williams daiting/banging the mom and then dumping her for the oldest sister, and the stories that Cindy later did porno movies. There was a rumor about Peter too, but I forget. I don't know how much of it is rumor or is true, but it makes watching the show a different experiance when you know what was probably going on after filming.

I think the only normal one was the housekeeper, the butcher and Jan. Everyone else was into something freaky.

that whole show was complete fantasy no kids in any family are as goody goody as the bradys were as for the cast well what can you say

I can't watch the Brady Bunch anymore. I no longer see a family show when I watch it. The father was gay, thier are stories that came out of the oldest son Greg/Barry Williams daiting/banging the mom and then dumping her for the oldest sister, and the stories that Cindy later did porno movies. There was a rumor about Peter too, but I forget. I don't know how much of it is rumor or is true, but it makes watching the show a different experiance when you know what was probably going on after filming.

I think the only normal one was the housekeeper, the butcher and Jan. Everyone else was into something freaky.
Well, for starters, WHAT does an actors life have to do with the character they play? Acting isnt real life. But, as far as those rumours go, Barry did go on a kind of date with Florence, but they just had an innocent kiss...and the actress who played Cindy did not do porn, this is a rediculous fabrication along the lines of "Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen"< This is patently untrue, Disney is burried across from his old Hyperion street Studio in a cemetary in California

They were throwing themselves at him alright. He wasn't catching them, I'll tell you that.


:lol:

I can't watch the Brady Bunch anymore. I no longer see a family show when I watch it. The father was gay, thier are stories that came out of the oldest son Greg/Barry Williams daiting/banging the mom and then dumping her for the oldest sister, and the stories that Cindy later did porno movies. There was a rumor about Peter too, but I forget. I don't know how much of it is rumor or is true, but it makes watching the show a different experiance when you know what was probably going on after filming.

I think the only normal one was the housekeeper, the butcher and Jan. Everyone else was into something freaky.

barry and florence went one a date, they kissed! :O omg shocker! worse has happened. he hardly dumped florence for maureen.

Yes, Robert was indeed gay. It should also be noted, however, that he was married for two years back in the 1950s and had a daughter, Karen.

barry and florence went one a date, they kissed! :O omg shocker! worse has happened. he hardly dumped florence for maureen.

He was 15 or 16 at the time, and she must have been close to 40 years old. There was something on TV a while back that said they did more than just kiss, some statement that "he became a man in her trailer/dressing room". Why would an old woman want to date a child???

Jenny McCarthy should have tried to get the anwser when she did that special on TV Land. I saw Barry when I was in college. He was doing a comedy show and touring different schools. He made a joke about having his cake and eating it too. :eek:

He was 15 or 16 at the time, and she must have been close to 40 years old. There was something on TV a while back that said they did more than just kiss, some statement that "he became a man in her trailer/dressing room". Why would an old woman want to date a child???

Jenny McCarthy should have tried to get the anwser when she did that special on TV Land. I saw Barry when I was in college. He was doing a comedy show and touring different schools. He made a joke about having his cake and eating it too. :eek:


Nothing happened... barry took her to dinner and maybe kissed her, but that was it... Florence said many times in interviews over the years that she thougth it was 'cute' for Barry to do that...

Nowadays, Barry and Florence have fun with that 'date' and talk about it in ways to try to make people infer that something more than dinner happened that night... but it's done for the benefit of the audience's imaginations. Florence doesn't date kids.

Jenny McCarthy is really not the tough-as-nails journalist that a lot of people make her out to be. :) Also, the entire "Still Brady After All These Years" Special was entirely (100%) scripted. No spontaneity allowed. In that special, Florence didn't actually say that anything happend (between her and Barry), all she said was something along the lines of "if Demi Moore can date a 20 something..." to which Barry replied "you go girl"... That was done for the live and TV Land audiences, nothing more...

...thier are stories that came out of the oldest son Greg/Barry Williams daiting/banging the mom and then dumping her for the oldest sister,

and the stories that Cindy later did porno movies. There was a rumor about Peter too, but I forget. I don't know how much of it is rumor or is true, but it makes watching the show a different experiance when you know what was probably going on after filming.

I think the only normal one was the housekeeper, the butcher and Jan. Everyone else was into something freaky.


The National Enquirer called, they want to know if you're renewing your subscription...

You make it sound as if actual incest was taking place. None of the cast members are actually related in real life. Barry and Flo went on one date, no banging took place.

Greg and Maureen did date a little bit, not much...same with Chris Knight and Eve Plumb...

Mike Lookinland and Susan Olsen were attracted to each other, and did 'make out' a bit when they could get away with it... however, Mike apparently sort of lost interest in Susan (from a girlfriend standpoint) when Eve Plumb blossomed.

The fact is, they were all way too good friends with each other to risk screwing things up by dating...

Cindy was not in pornos - http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/07/20/brady/ it appears that a look-alike or name-alike was in an "adult" movie, and someone out there thought it was actually our Cindy. It was not...

Reed was gay, but he never allowed his other life to interfere with his (truly remarkable) performance as Mike Brady. And he always treated his fellow cast members with the utmost love and respect (even thought he disagreed with Sherwood Schwarz on a lot of issues).

The National Enquirer called, they want to know if you're renewing your subscription....
:rofl:

Mike Brady gay??? Come on people! This urban legend has to rank up there with Gilligan (Bob Denver) doing scenes while stoned or Elvis Pressley's daughter marrying Michael Jackson. Posters claim to have seen "an interview in the past" where cast members spoke of Mr. Brady's homogayness, but when it comes to offering actual proof they're unable to do so. Besides, to a lot of people, "gay" simply means "happy". That's probably where this misunderstanding is coming from.

Mike Brady gay??? Come on people! This urban legend has to rank up there with Gilligan (Bob Denver) doing scenes while stoned or Elvis Pressley's daughter marrying Michael Jackson. Posters claim to have seen "an interview in the past" where cast members spoke of Mr. Brady's homogayness, but when it comes to offering actual proof they're unable to do so. Besides, to a lot of people, "gay" simply means "happy". That's probably where this misunderstanding is coming from.
Ummm no one SAID Mike Brady was gay, but the actor who played him WAS, is that so hard to understand? :rolleyes:
What kind of proof do you want, pics of him kissing men? Somehow , I think youre in denial, or just seeing how many people you can make post this info until we all get tired of it :lol:

http://robert-reed.biography.ms/ < Here Nipsy, read this

I think the only normal one was the housekeeper, the butcher and Jan. Everyone else was into something freaky.
What an ASS!

Not only was Robert Reed gay, but I heard that Ann B. Davis was, as well, and my gaydar (yes, I'm gay, too) strongly indicates that Eve Plumb is a closeted lesbian.

And speaking of gaydar, I think it's telling "Magnum" is really "F-A-G-num."

Get a life, dude!

REAL families have gays in them!

Mykel

Thanks for the link, Mikado. If it's true I'm devastated, totally devastated. :shocked

its true, but, if its any help, Rob Reed was a good man , loved by anyone who knew him, incl the "Brady Kids"

Really, I'm surprised that some didn't know that he was gay. I didn't until all of the tabloids came out on him. Now I WAS shocked when I first heard it. As for the show itself I never would've known. He played his character great!!! The cast even said themselves that they knew, so we shouldn't feel bad anymore.

Poor Nipsy, I hope hes not a Bewitched fan....nearly everyone on that show was gay, he'll have a stroke!!! :lol:

Poor Nipsy, I hope hes not a Bewitched fan....nearly everyone on that show was gay, he'll have a stroke!!!
Come on Mikado. It was blatantly obvious that most of the Bewitched cast "played for the same team" (Seinfeld reference), but Mike Brady really had me fooled. I had no idea that he (apparently) lived such a degenerate lifestyle off the set.

Who let the homophobe in here??

its true, but, if its any help, Rob Reed was a good man , loved by anyone who knew him, incl the "Brady Kids"


This is very, very true! Robert Reed loved everyone of the cast members of the B Bunch... one summer he even took the entire cast (at his expense) to England via a cruise ship (must have been on the QE or QE II)... he did that because he wanted them to experience live theater performances (Shakespeare I believe) in London. Even today, the kids talk about the great memories they have of that trip.

He also bought each of the kids movie cameras for that trip, which they all thought was great. "Bobby" especially, who today is a cameraman himself (T.V. Series "Everwood").

You can tell that he loved the kids even by the way he acted with them in scenes from the show...he was one of the most 'authentic' TV fathers in history, the chemistry he had with all of the kids was incredible, especially in one-on-one scenes.

When the kids found out that he was dying, he avoided seeing any of the kids because he did not want them to rememeber him in that condition. I think that only Florence Henderson (and maybe Ann B.Davis, I'm not sure) actaully saw him in the final days/weeks of his life.

Now that I mentioned that, I'm not 100% positive about it, but I think that Susan Olsen tried to see him near the end, and was actually turned away because Reed did not want her to see him in his condition....maybe someone else out there can elaborate on this point? I do seem to remember hearing that Reed called Florence Henderson and asked HER to break the news to 'the kids'. He really, really wanted the kids to remember him as he was, not as he ended up...I'm sure he would have loved to see each of the kids to tell them goodbye, but he avoided them for their sakes, even though they were, of course, all adults by that time (1992).

IMHO, Reed may have been one of the top two fathers in TV History (and certainly in Sitcom history) in terms of his performance on the show...I think Hugh Beaumont and Reed were the two best ever sitcom dads.

This is very, very true! Robert Reed loved everyone of the cast members of the B Bunch... one summer he even took the entire cast (at his expense) to England via a cruise ship (must have been on the QE or QE II)... he did that because he wanted them to experience live theater performances (Shakespeare I believe) in London. Even today, the kids talk about the great memories they have of that trip.

He also bought each of the kids movie cameras for that trip, which they all thought was great. "Bobby" especially, who today is a cameraman himself (T.V. Series "Everwood").

You can tell that he loved the kids even by the way he acted with them in scenes from the show...he was one of the most 'authentic' TV fathers in history, the chemistry he had with all of the kids was incredible, especially in one-on-one scenes.

When the kids found out that he was dying, he avoided seeing any of the kids because he did not want them to rememeber him in that condition. I think that only Florence Henderson (and maybe Ann B.Davis, I'm not sure) actaully saw him in the final days/weeks of his life.

Now that I mentioned that, I'm not 100% positive about it, but I think that Susan Olsen tried to see him near the end, and was actually turned away because Reed did not want her to see him in his condition....maybe someone else out there can elaborate on this point? I do seem to remember hearing that Reed called Florence Henderson and asked HER to break the news to 'the kids'. He really, really wanted the kids to remember him as he was, not as he ended up...I'm sure he would have loved to see each of the kids to tell them goodbye, but he avoided them for their sakes, even though they were, of course, all adults by that time (1992).

IMHO, Reed may have been one of the top two fathers in TV History (and certainly in Sitcom history) in terms of his performance on the show...I think Hugh Beaumont and Reed were the two best ever sitcom dads.

Actually, it's not true that the TV kids were turned away while he was on his death bed. In fact, Reed's eldest TV son, Barry Williams, helped make the arrangements for Reed's memorial service, and saw Reed the day before he died. "I got to tell him three things," he said. "that things were good in my life in part because of what I learned from him, that I appreciated our friendship, and that I loved him."

It was a shock to everyone when they first heard it, but trust me, it was major news at the time. In fact, I remember on one of the many talk show appearances Florence Henderson saying that Reed had told her that she would get him "excited" sometimes when they did their kissing scenes together. She said she appreciated him saying that, in light of how he later became.

It's also true that he had been married, and his daughter appeared briefly in the episode where Marcia has a slumber party. Florence Henderson's daughter was the girl who was dared to go upstairs to spy on the boys, and Reed's daughter was the girl who would not go up there with her.

The cast members had nothing but positive things to say about Reed after his death.

I was bummed when I heard that he died. I was in college at the time and heard the news while I was watching TV at my girlfriends dorm.

If anyone has seen Reed on the Defenders, you will see what a great actor he really was. He did an excellent job as Mike Brady and knowing his personal life doesn't taint my enjoyment of the series. If you see any of the old Defenders shows, you can see why he took things a little too serious perhaps on the B-Bunch. When you look at the first season of the show, there is a more 'serious' tone (I'm using that word liberally) in many of the story lines and they get away from that as the series went on. I could see his point about the 'reality' aspect of the show but I think it would also rob us all of so many episodes that are now part of television legend. After all, its just a TV show.

He just seemed from everything I've read about him like a really good guy.

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From what I know about Robert Reed's death is that he died from complications from AIDS, the same disease that also took the lives of Larry Riley, Amanda Blake, Muppet performer Richard Hunt, Ray Sharkey and the list goes on. No matter how we look at it, he left this world too early.

Well, for starters, WHAT does an actors life have to do with the character they play? Acting isnt real life. But, as far as those rumours go, Barry did go on a kind of date with Florence, but they just had an innocent kiss...and the actress who played Cindy did not do porn, this is a rediculous fabrication along the lines of "Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen"< This is patently untrue, Disney is burried across from his old Hyperion street Studio in a cemetary in California

Actually, Walt was cremated and his ashes? I forgot if they were buried or put in a mausoleum.

Mike Brady gay??? Come on people! This urban legend has to rank up there with Gilligan (Bob Denver) doing scenes while stoned or Elvis Pressley's daughter marrying Michael Jackson. Posters claim to have seen "an interview in the past" where cast members spoke of Mr. Brady's homogayness, but when it comes to offering actual proof they're unable to do so. Besides, to a lot of people, "gay" simply means "happy". That's probably where this misunderstanding is coming from.

Okay, seeing that this is an old thread, I'll make my response brief bc I'm sure others expressed themselves.

Nipsey, I hope that you're just messing w/ us bc if you're not, then you need to quit sniffing the white out. If you really didn't know, no offense.

RR was gay. He was a major closet case, but was gay. How you could have missed all the coverage about the HIV and his sexual orientation being plastered on the Nat'l Enquirer and other trash mags after he died in 1992, I don't know.

No one said Mike Brady was gay, just RR. Just bc the actor is gay does not make THE CHARACTER THE ACTOR/ESS PLAYING GAY.

I admit, when I watched the Brady Brides on YT recently, his being gay crossed my mind. However, I then remembered that I was watching The Brady Bunch, not Robert Reed's life and enjoyed the characters.

Robert Reed was who he was and his loss was a great one. Nuff said

I would just like to say that I am another one who has been watching the "Brady Brides" on "You Tube" and getting a lot of enjoyment out of it! Oh the memories!

I would just like to say that I am another one who has been watching the "Brady Brides" on "You Tube" and getting a lot of enjoyment out of it! Oh the memories!

I've kinda watched 'The Bradys' but had no sound cause it would wake my mom up.

I don't think I can watch 'The Bradys'.

I would just like to say that I am another one who has been watching the "Brady Brides" on "You Tube" and getting a lot of enjoyment out of it! Oh the memories!

Yay....I'm not the only one! I remember catching these on the Family Channel years ago, so when I saw them on You Tube I was excited. These eps were much better than The Bradys.

TB could have been successful, but SS forgot when it comes to drama, you have to make it character driven, not plot driven. You also can't forget the humor!

Back to the BB. My favorite ep out of all of them has got to be A Pretty Boy is Like a Melody. Wally kissing up to Marcia w/ that huge bouquet while she's like "no" in that baby tone was too funny....although I laughed my head off in the movie when Wally danced like a dork in the apron.

What? Some of the caSt of Bewitched was gay ?

I've kinda watched 'The Bradys' but had no sound cause it would wake my mom up.

I don't think I can watch 'The Bradys'.

That's why I wear my ear buds whenever I watch Brady Brides on You Tube.

I would just like to say that I am another one who has been watching the "Brady Brides" on "You Tube" and getting a lot of enjoyment out of it! Oh the memories!

Which one is your fave, Smartboy?

Everyone who remembers The Brady Brides, which one is your fave? (For a refresher, someone posted all eps and the movie on You Tube)

Yay....I'm not the only one! I remember catching these on the Family Channel years ago, so when I saw them on You Tube I was excited. These eps were much better than The Bradys.

TB could have been successful, but SS forgot when it comes to drama, you have to make it character driven, not plot driven. You also can't forget the humor!

Back to the BB. My favorite ep out of all of them has got to be A Pretty Boy is Like a Melody. Wally kissing up to Marcia w/ that huge bouquet while she's like "no" in that baby tone was too funny....although I laughed my head off in the movie when Wally danced like a dork in the apron.

Harry was somewhat pointless in BB, but he was funny in that episode

Which one is your fave, Smartboy?

Everyone who remembers The Brady Brides, which one is your fave? (For a refresher, someone posted all eps and the movie on You Tube)

If I had to pick of fave, I guess I would have to go with the "Newlywed Game". I thought that I lot of the incidents in that were quite amusing!

The Newlywed Game was easily the funniest episode of Brides.
"Breasts and Thighs, Bob! Breast and Thighs!" :lol:
There was potential that the show could get better from that episode as evidence..........sadly NBC squashed it.

The Newlywed Game was easily the funniest episode of Brides.
"Breasts and Thighs, Bob! Breast and Thighs!" :lol:
There was potential that the show could get better from that episode as evidence..........sadly NBC squashed it.

NBC's schedule sucked at that time. If it was given time to grow and scripts given a chance to improve as they were at that time, it would have succeeded.

What? Some of the caSt of Bewitched was gay ?
Yup, a partial list:
The second Darrin, Maurice, Dr Bombay, Endora (mind you, that one seems to be disputed) and Uncle Arthur were all played by gay actors (I know there were more, but, thats just for example)

my Gaydar picked up NONE of those !!!!!

Yup, a partial list:
The second Darrin, Maurice, Dr Bombay, Endora (mind you, that one seems to be disputed) and Uncle Arthur were all played by gay actors (I know there were more, but, thats just for example)

When was it ever proven that Paul Lynn was gay? I've heard rumors, but considred the souce (my next door neighbor who supposedly knew his hair stylist!).

I don't think anyone can ever really dispute Paul Lynde as gay.
Now, another one, I heard, that kinda shocked me was the actor who played Abner Kravitz!! And oh yea, Erin Murphy's sister, Dianne (who shared the role of Tabitha in the third season, and then later worked as a far off double) is a lesbian.

While we are on the topic of who is gay, I would like to write about someone whom I have read various schools of thought about. This person who I am discussing is Anne Ramsay who played Lisa Stemple from "Mad About You". Does anyone out there know anything about her?

I don't think anyone can ever really dispute Paul Lynde as gay.
Now, another one, I heard, that kinda shocked me was the actor who played Abner Kravitz!! And oh yea, Erin Murphy's sister, Dianne (who shared the role of Tabitha in the third season, and then later worked as a far off double) is a lesbian.
oh yeah, i forgot that 1 of the 2 Murphy sisters was gay