When I first saw the Brady Bunch Variety Hour I thought that Jan was being played by Eve Plumb. Nick at Nite kepy talking about a fake Jan but I really did not take notice until I saw her name in the credits and took real notice. I thought she was an excellent replacement for Jan if it was really necessary to replace her. Leah Aryes("Marcia" :The Brady's) and Jennifer Runyon("Cindy": A Very Brady Christmas") unfortunately did not do the predecesors justice as far as resmblance or similarities goes. Geri Reishel was a good replacement and a pretty good singer. Opinions, Anyone?

Wow -- I really disagree. Not only does Geri Reichl look nothing like Eve Plumb (aside from the blonde hair), but she's a gratingly horrific actress as well.

Here's a link to pictures of Geri from the variety hour, because I'm curious to see if anyone else thinks she looks like Eve.

http://www.bradyhour.com/bbhour.html

Wow -- I really disagree. Not only does Geri Reichl look nothing like Eve Plumb (aside from the blonde hair), but she's a gratingly horrific actress as well.

Here's a link to pictures of Geri from the variety hour, because I'm curious to see if anyone else thinks she looks like Eve.

http://www.bradyhour.com/bbhour.html
I agree, I don't think they look a like at all.

In the pictures she doesn't totally look like Eve Plumb. Her hair is darker, much like that of "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" :D in the later years.

For me she does resemble Eve. Leah Ayers and Jennifer Runyon look nothing like Marcia and Jan. Becky #2 on Roseanne had a few resemblances to Lecy Goranson but their personalities were different.

no way i dont think they look alike at all!!

I am really in the minority. IT SUCKS! LOL.

When I first saw the Brady Bunch Variety Hour I thought that Jan was being played by Eve Plumb. Nick at Nite kepy talking about a fake Jan but I really did not take notice until I saw her name in the credits and took real notice. I thought she was an excellent replacement for Jan if it was really necessary to replace her. Leah Aryes("Marcia" :The Brady's) and Jennifer Runyon("Cindy": A Very Brady Christmas") unfortunately did not do the predecesors justice as far as resmblance or similarities goes. Geri Reishel was a good replacement and a pretty good singer. Opinions, Anyone?


At the time I thought she looked younger than Cindy, but she was actually about the same age as Eve Plumb.

And they really, really don't resemble each other TODAY!! :lol:

I don't see a resemblance either. To me, Geri Reischl looks more like Maureen McCormick than Eve Plumb, but I digress.

Sorry Thomas, I never thought they resembled each other. I was so shocked when I first seen Geri and thought, "She looks nothing like Jan." :eek:

Sorry Thomas, I never thought they resembled each other. I was so shocked when I first seen Geri and thought, "She looks nothing like Jan." :eek:


That's probably part of the reason why The Brady Bunch Variety Hour never TOOK OFF-lol

i dont think she looks anything like eve but at least from what ive read she has a good sense of humor about being labeled fake jan

That's probably part of the reason why The Brady Bunch Variety Hour never TOOK OFF-lol

Fake Jan + ill-conceived premise = Bad show.

And we can't blame Sherwood Schwartz for this one, either. Although he did agree to let Sid & Marty Krofft produce this abomination. I guess they figured it was working for Donny & Marie Osmond, so why not the Bradys?

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Geri Reischl looked like a valley girl to me, whereas Eve Plumb looked more earthy.

Fake Jan + ill-conceived premise = Bad show.

And we can't blame Sherwood Schwartz for this one, either. Although he did agree to let Sid & Marty Krofft produce this abomination. I guess they figured it was working for Donny & Marie Osmond, so why not the Bradys?

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Geri Reischl looked like a valley girl to me, whereas Eve Plumb looked more earthy.


I think I remember hearing that the idea for the Variety Show came from the Bradys appearing on the Donny and Marie Show

Sorry Thomas, I never thought they resembled each other. I was so shocked when I first seen Geri and thought, "She looks nothing like Jan." :eek:


I thought she looked all the world like her and I still do. I am still in the minority. Freakin' deep sigh.....

Yea Jan was really my first TV crush and when I first saw the Brady Bunch Variety Hour..I said That's not her. :lol: Needless to say I didn't watch too many episodes of it.

Like Steve Urkell says: :Sheep! You are aaaalll sheeeep! LOL.

I think I remember hearing that the idea for the Variety Show came from the Bradys appearing on the Donny and Marie Show

You are correct!

Looks aside, I'm glad Geri's attitude is nothing like Eve Plumb's!

You are correct!


Now since I'm the TV researcher, I need to find out if the REAL EVE PLUMB appeared on Donny and Marie-lo

No, she didn't........the only Brady members who appeared were Florence, Maureen, Susan and Mike.

Looks aside, I'm glad Geri's attitude is nothing like Eve Plumb's!


That I agree with! Jan whined occasionaly on the series but on the variety hour she was chronic complainer.

That I agree with! Jan whined occasionaly on the series but on the variety hour she was chronic complainer.

Well, you can't blame her, really. How would you like being Fake Jan?

Well, you can't blame her, really. How would you like being Fake Jan?
Sometimes a fake thing can be a good thing, especially if you have the wrong man. ;)

I thought she looked all the world like her and I still do. I am still in the minority. Freakin' deep sigh.....
Sorry, but I have to agree with the rest. I don't think she looked a thing like Eve Plumb, I could tell from the first episode.

Sometimes a fake thing can be a good thing, especially if you have the wrong man. ;)

Oooh-kay!

Well, being a gay little boy, I instinctively knew there was something "off" about Geri's hairstyle.

I mean, it WAS 1976, after all.

No woman or teenaged girl in her right MIND would have been caught DEAD in that earlier 70's, all-one-length, parted-down-the-middle, prairie mother look.

Look at Maureen, even Susan. Both have layered, feathered bobs that were all the rage at the time, continuing well throughout the 80's, until the Big Bleached Perm look and scrunchy hair accessories came along.

It's almost as if they kept or made Geri wear the hairstyle because they thought it would make her look more like Eve.

Didn't work.

Well, being a gay little boy, I instinctively knew there was something "off" about Geri's hairstyle.

I mean, it WAS 1976, after all.

No woman or teenaged girl in her right MIND would have been caught DEAD in that earlier 70's, all-one-length, parted-down-the-middle, prairie mother look.

Look at Maureen, even Susan. Both have layered, feathered bobs that were all the rage at the time, continuing well throughout the 80's, until the Big Bleached Perm look and scrunchy hair accessories came along.

It's almost as if they kept or made Geri wear the hairstyle because they thought it would make her look more like Eve.

Didn't work.
:lol: :lol:

..Look at Maureen, even Susan. Both have layered, feathered bobs ....


Whew! For a second, I thought you wrote something else! Had to do a double take on that one.

For me she does resemble Eve. Leah Ayers and Jennifer Runyon look nothing like Marcia and Jan. ....


I know that post is from 2005, but of course, Jennifer Runyon played Cindy, not Jan, in "A Very Brady Christmas".

Jennifer was the hottest "fake Brady" in history

That I agree with! Jan whined occasionaly on the series but on the variety hour she was chronic complainer.


I'm not talking about the characters........i'm talking about the real life people. Geri has wonderfully embraced her pop culture status and relishes meeting with fans and such.......as for as Eve goes....nuf said.

I'm not talking about the characters........i'm talking about the real life people. Geri has wonderfully embraced her pop culture status and relishes meeting with fans and such.......as for as Eve goes....nuf said.

Her website is awesome and so much fun to browse...http://www.gerireischl.com/... She really seems to enjoy being "Fake Jan"! What a cool gal.

I have bumped my topic. LOL. I know there are some people that do not like the fact that fake Jan came on the scene but she did her job and did it well. I love her voice. As someone stated on youtube, she could really "belt out a tune" and to me she was a performer with dancing and all. I didn't like the constant complaining they had her do in the first episode of the show.

I know there are still some that don't agree with the face that I said that she looks like Eve but she does in my opinion. She did the job and if I was someone that did not watch the Brady clan regularly, I would have mistook one for the other like when I was younger. I did not know there was a "fake Jan" untill NAN advertised it.

It's cool that you like Geri. Obviously a talented actress and singer, but she'll always be "Fake Jan." You can never top the originals.

Funny how there were never any fake Brady boys. They apparently needed the work.

It's cool that you like Geri. Obviously a talented actress and singer, but she'll always be "Fake Jan." You can never top the originals.

Funny how there were never any fake Brady boys. They apparently needed the work.

But Geri is THE ORIGINAL Fake Jan!

More specifically, she's the original "fake"! Before there was fake Marcia, fake Cindy and fake Becky, there was "fake Jan", and really fake sounds the most hilarious with Jan. And The Simpsons spoof, featuring Fake Jan bought this whole phenomenon to a new level!

But Geri is THE ORIGINAL Fake Jan!

True.

So what does that make Jennifer Elise Cox from The Brady Bunch Movie?

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s57/thx11386969696969/jennifer-elise-cox-a.jpg

She wouldn't be Fake Jan #2 because technically, that movie was a "remake," although I always saw it as more of a spoof.

True.

So what does that make Jennifer Elise Cox from The Brady Bunch Movie?

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s57/thx11386969696969/jennifer-elise-cox-a.jpg

She wouldn't be Fake Jan #2 because technically, that movie was a "remake," although I always saw it as more of a spoof.


Oh, if were going to talk about The Brady Bunch Movie kids, wow, Christine Taylor, I swear sometimes I think I'm seeing the original Marcia! Jennifer Elise Cox was excellent too, but her portrayal was more comical. And, I agree they don't fall in to the "fake" category.

Oh, if were going to talk about The Brady Bunch Movie kids, wow, Christine Taylor, I swear sometimes I think I'm seeing the original Marcia! Jennifer Elise Cox was excellent too, but her portrayal was more comical. And, I agree they don't fall in to the "fake" category.

Christine Taylor. Oh man, is Ben Stiller a lucky man!!

Christine Taylor. Oh man, is Ben Stiller a lucky man!!
She was also hilarious in one of my all-time favorite movies, The Wedding Singer. :D Speaking of the Brady Bunch Movie actors, Gary Cole was AMAZING. He did the PERFECT parody of Robert Reed's Mike. He was my favorite character in the movies. :cool: :D

She was also hilarious in one of my all-time favorite movies, The Wedding Singer. :D Speaking of the Brady Bunch Movie actors, Gary Cole was AMAZING. He did the PERFECT parody of Robert Reed's Mike. He was my favorite character in the movies. :cool: :D

He also played a great role in the cult movie Office Space.

Monika, if you haven't seen Office Space, rent it tout suite! I think you'll like it. At the very least, you'll be going "Yeah, we're gonna need you to come in on Saturday. Yeah, that'd be great..."

He also played a great role in the cult movie Office Space.

Monika, if you haven't seen Office Space, rent it tout suite! I think you'll like it. At the very least, you'll be going "Yeah, we're gonna need you to come in on Saturday. Yeah, that'd be great..."
Oh gosh, Office Space. :lol: I've got to hand it to Michael Bolton for being such a good sport. I understand he's actually signed fans' DVDs of the movie. :cool: :D

I thought that Robert Reed was maybe a little larger in the chest than Gary Cole, but otherwise I agree that his portrayal as the movie Mike was spot on!

Christine Taylor is a very pretty lady and again casting was remarkable.

True.

So what does that make Jennifer Elise Cox from The Brady Bunch Movie?

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s57/thx11386969696969/jennifer-elise-cox-a.jpg

She wouldn't be Fake Jan #2 because technically, that movie was a "remake," although I always saw it as more of a spoof.

We would call her the "original motion picture Jan". :lol:

We would call her the "original motion picture Jan". :lol:


Yeah, and there is yet another "Jan" in The Brady Bunch in the White House!

Christine Taylor. Oh man, is Ben Stiller a lucky man!!


Thats interesting, I didn't know Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor were together. Are they married?

Yeah, and there is yet another "Jan" in The Brady Bunch in the White House!

Okay, this thread's getting way too complex. :eek: :eek:

There is only one true Jan -- As soon as I can remember the actress's name, I'll tell you who it is.

Okay, this thread's getting way too complex. :eek: :eek:

There is only one true Jan -- As soon as I can remember the actress's name, I'll tell you who it is.
Her name is Eve Plumb.

I always knew right from the start that she wasn't the original Jan Brady.

Her name is Eve Plumb.

No, that's not it.

I've ordered Susan Olsen's book about the Brady Bunch Variety Hour from Amazon.ca. So when it arrives I will look at the pictures and then I will be able to give a valid opinion of how much Geri looked like Eve.

The two Jans:

Both pretty girls, but they don't look alike at all.

Eve has a more earthy look to her.

Yeah, I always thought Geri looked more like Maureen than Eve, but that may be just me.

Thats interesting, I didn't know Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor were together. Are they married?

Yes, and Christine Taylor made 1 guest appearance on Seinfeld, which featured her future father-in-law, Jerry Stiller, though he didn't appear in her episode (The Van Buren Boys).

I think she's a little similar and I really have no problem with replacements. Geri is an excellent singer and not a bad actress, I thought Jennifer Runyon looked like Susan Olsen and Leah Ayres wasn't a bad Marcia, she just didn't look like Maureen McCormick. I always thought Geri, Jennifer and Leah should have been a part of "Brady Bunch" Reunion Specials.

Onto other recasts in other shows, I think Lecy Goranson and Sarah Chalke are fine, but I prefer Sarah.

There's also the recasts on the old primetime show "Dynasty" in which all four Carrington children were re-casted at some point.

And Margaret Michaels replaced Victoria Principal on "Dallas".

Recasts are more common on Dramas, than Sitcoms.

I thought Geri looked like Eve. I started a topic like this on the boards years back but others did not agree. I thought she resembled Eve and I still do.