Brian Damage
09-21-2011, 09:55 AM
FOX411: You write about how Robert Reed was always complaining about the scripts. Didn’t you ever take him aside and say, ‘Listen we’re doing a sitcom, not Shakespeare.’
-Oh yeah I took him aside a lot. One time we were fighting over a scene. We were running out of time and the whole crew and cast were there. He was arguing and saying, ‘This is such crappy, blah, blah, blah.’ I said, ‘Bob, this is a sitcom.’ Usually I wouldn’t do it in front of the cast but this had been going on now for a while and everyone was getting impatient. I said, ‘Bob, just do the scene, everybody here has a job to do,’ and he said, ‘I didn’t get into this business to have my career ruined by such crap,’ or something like that. So I said, ‘Bob, why don’t you get a new career?’ Well he walked off the set and we did the scene without him which we did a few times but he later apologized. He would always be contrite. I would try to remind him that what we were doing was valid, it was just a different form of entertainment.
FOX411: Why do you think the show is still so popular?
Henderson: All over the world. I get more mail now than I think I did then. It’s absolutely amazing to me. I think especially when the world is in such chaos people gravitate towards something that’s going to give them some hope or make them feel good. I think the family represents a certain safe haven for people and to see a family that has a loving mom and father. It’s something I always wished I had.
FOX411: You’re still in contact with all the kids.
Henderson: Yeah as a matter of fact I heard from Barry the other day. He sent me reviews, he’s appearing in Branson, he’s very talented and he thanked me for inspiring him and paving the way. I thought that was so sweet. I keep in touch with all the kids. I was sad that Chris Knight is getting divorced again.
FOX411: Was that a big surprise, really?
Henderson: No, no it wasn’t. But he’s such a sweet guy. I just want him to be happy.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/09/21/florence-henderson-reveals-embarrassing-std-brady-bunch-secrets-in-new-book/#ixzz1YawSYl5P
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-Oh yeah I took him aside a lot. One time we were fighting over a scene. We were running out of time and the whole crew and cast were there. He was arguing and saying, ‘This is such crappy, blah, blah, blah.’ I said, ‘Bob, this is a sitcom.’ Usually I wouldn’t do it in front of the cast but this had been going on now for a while and everyone was getting impatient. I said, ‘Bob, just do the scene, everybody here has a job to do,’ and he said, ‘I didn’t get into this business to have my career ruined by such crap,’ or something like that. So I said, ‘Bob, why don’t you get a new career?’ Well he walked off the set and we did the scene without him which we did a few times but he later apologized. He would always be contrite. I would try to remind him that what we were doing was valid, it was just a different form of entertainment.
FOX411: Why do you think the show is still so popular?
Henderson: All over the world. I get more mail now than I think I did then. It’s absolutely amazing to me. I think especially when the world is in such chaos people gravitate towards something that’s going to give them some hope or make them feel good. I think the family represents a certain safe haven for people and to see a family that has a loving mom and father. It’s something I always wished I had.
FOX411: You’re still in contact with all the kids.
Henderson: Yeah as a matter of fact I heard from Barry the other day. He sent me reviews, he’s appearing in Branson, he’s very talented and he thanked me for inspiring him and paving the way. I thought that was so sweet. I keep in touch with all the kids. I was sad that Chris Knight is getting divorced again.
FOX411: Was that a big surprise, really?
Henderson: No, no it wasn’t. But he’s such a sweet guy. I just want him to be happy.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/09/21/florence-henderson-reveals-embarrassing-std-brady-bunch-secrets-in-new-book/#ixzz1YawSYl5P
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