From the Feb. 8, 1969, edition of Variety


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Paramount Television touts the completion of the pilot for ABC’s “The Brady Bunch”, a show destined to run for 1,000 years in syndication.

Creator Sherwood Schwartz was once dubbed “Robin Hood’s rabbi” by a fellow comedy writer.








Talent Ads (1969-70)


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The talent reps for the young stars of “The Brady Bunch” wanted to make sure Daily Variety readers knew their names.

Susan Olsen (aka Cindy) was first out of the gate with an ad that ran Oct. 10, 1969. Eve Plumb (Jan) followed two weeks later on Oct 24, 1969.

Mike Lookinland (Bobby) came in on Dec. 5, 1969, followed by Maureen McCormick (Marcia) on Dec. 12, 1969. Christopher Knight highlighted his work in a big episode for Peter Brady in the Feb. 20, 1970, edition.

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