If Three Boys and Three Girls Hated Sharing One Bathroom Why. . - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

PracTz · 06-12-2021, 10:23 AM

Didn't any of them think to use their parents' or Alice's respective bathrooms? Alice especially seemed to have already been awake and fully dressed by the time the kids woke up for school so why didn't any of the kids use one of the (at least) two other bathrooms instead of just sullenly trying to share their one mutual bathroom?

RetroGuy2000 · 06-12-2021, 10:48 AM

I suppose if they really had to go, they would just use a different bathroom, but if you're set up to use one bathroom (with your favorite brand of shampoo, soap, and your personal brushes/combs, which you just know Jan and Marcia must have had), you'll really want to use them over trying to use your parents' stuff.

Times were very different in the 1960s. My mother said that when she was growing up with her three siblings, they not only had to share a bathroom, they had to share a fan across two rooms! I have no idea how that could even work!

stevea · 06-12-2021, 10:54 AM

Picture three boys and three girls battling for one bathroom (with Mike and Carol fighting over theirs) in the morning, all getting ready for school. Putting in another bathroom would be imperative!

RetroGuy2000 · 06-12-2021, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by stevea

Picture three boys and three girls battling for one bathroom (with Mike and Carol fighting over theirs) in the morning, all getting ready for school. Putting in another bathroom would be imperative!

Especially with the amount of time Marcia and Jan were putting into hair care!

stevea · 06-12-2021, 12:59 PM

Particularly in the later seasons--that's a lot of hair! (I could use some if it!!)

Tankeryanker · 06-12-2021, 01:44 PM

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Particularly in the later seasons--that's a lot of hair! (I could use some if it!!)

Do you need hair? I have a ton of it. Send me your address...

PracTz · 06-13-2021, 01:36 AM

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Do you need hair? I have a ton of it. Send me your address...

How about sending it to the Bradys' address?

Then Marcia, Jan, Cindy and Carol would be able to wear wigs and the guys wouldn't have to be worried about them taking as much time in the bathroom!

Bonniegirl · 06-13-2021, 03:10 AM

Things were different back than! And they also had "Jack & Jill " sinks ! Two sinks with a big counter top in the kids bathroom!

And back than basically kids had their shower or bath in the evening or before bed not in the morning!

It was actually very common for a whole big family back than including parents to have/share only one bathroom in the house!

DJM77 · 06-13-2021, 10:57 AM

The Brady kid's bathroom didn't even have a toilet. They would've had to use a different bathroom if they ever wanted to relieve themselves.

RetroGuy2000 · 06-13-2021, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DJM77

The Brady kid's bathroom didn't even have a toilet. They would've had to use a different bathroom if they ever wanted to relieve themselves.

It's true!

stevea · 06-13-2021, 12:38 PM

We heard Bobby flush it once, when he and Peter divided their room. Bobby reminded Peter the bathroom was on his side of the room.

Tankeryanker · 06-13-2021, 06:17 PM

If I was Alice, I would not want the kids in my room. That is mine. Let the great architect build another bathroom or two.

stevea · 06-13-2021, 07:40 PM

There was an episode early on where they were going to move. They should have.

Tankeryanker · 06-13-2021, 09:59 PM

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There was an episode early on where they were going to move. They should have.

I questioned in another thread why Mike built so few bedrooms and bathrooms in the first place. Not a very good architect.

treky · 06-14-2021, 02:03 AM

when I was growing up in the 60s there was 7 of us and we only had 1 bathroom and my parents had one (but they'd let us use it)

06-12-2021, 10:23 AM	#1
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	If Three Boys and Three Girls Hated Sharing One Bathroom Why. . Didn't any of them think to use their parents' or Alice's respective bathrooms? Alice especially seemed to have already been awake and fully dressed by the time the kids woke up for school so why didn't any of the kids use one of the (at least) two other bathrooms instead of just sullenly trying to share their one mutual bathroom?

06-12-2021, 10:48 AM	#2
RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	I suppose if they really had to go, they would just use a different bathroom, but if you're set up to use one bathroom (with your favorite brand of shampoo, soap, and your personal brushes/combs, which you just know Jan and Marcia must have had), you'll really want to use them over trying to use your parents' stuff. Times were very different in the 1960s. My mother said that when she was growing up with her three siblings, they not only had to share a bathroom, they had to share a fan across two rooms! I have no idea how that could even work!
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06-13-2021, 10:57 AM	#9
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,556	The Brady kid's bathroom didn't even have a toilet. They would've had to use a different bathroom if they ever wanted to relieve themselves.
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06-14-2021, 02:03 AM	#15
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	when I was growing up in the 60s there was 7 of us and we only had 1 bathroom and my parents had one (but they'd let us use it)
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06-12-2021, 10:54 AM	#3
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,416	Picture three boys and three girls battling for one bathroom (with Mike and Carol fighting over theirs) in the morning, all getting ready for school. Putting in another bathroom would be imperative!

06-12-2021, 12:59 PM	#5
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,416	Particularly in the later seasons--that's a lot of hair! (I could use some if it!!)

06-13-2021, 03:10 AM	#8
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,515	Things were different back than! And they also had "Jack & Jill " sinks ! Two sinks with a big counter top in the kids bathroom! And back than basically kids had their shower or bath in the evening or before bed not in the morning! It was actually very common for a whole big family back than including parents to have/share only one bathroom in the house!

06-13-2021, 12:38 PM	#11
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,416	We heard Bobby flush it once, when he and Peter divided their room. Bobby reminded Peter the bathroom was on his side of the room.

06-13-2021, 06:17 PM	#12
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,043	If I was Alice, I would not want the kids in my room. That is mine. Let the great architect build another bathroom or two.

06-13-2021, 07:40 PM	#13
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,416	There was an episode early on where they were going to move. They should have.