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KayEn78 · 11-29-2025, 05:41 PM

In the Father of the Year episode, what does Mr. Brady say when he arrives to find the local TV film crew in his living room? To me, it sounds like one of the following:

"What the devil is going on here?"

"What the Sam Hill is going on here?"

"What the hell is going on here?"

For years, I've often wondered...

-Kristi

opus · 11-29-2025, 05:52 PM

I think it’s “What the devil is going on here?"

Here it is for easy listening and double checking. About a minute into the video

https://youtu.be/MntNRe56M2w?si=w6qppfyDa-XvPdS3

Bonniegirl · 11-29-2025, 06:15 PM

I think devil. It sounds like hell, but not in 1969 - 70 , would never say hell on a family TV show back than.

Dude111 · 11-29-2025, 06:37 PM

Ya Mike wouldnt say HELL

opus · 11-29-2025, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Dude111

Ya Mike wouldnt say HELL

Nope. He’d much rather invoke Satan.

KayEn78 · 11-29-2025, 06:45 PM

Yes, that makes perfect sense...they would not have allowed the use of the work "hell" on a family sitcom back then. Part of me thought something may have gotten past the censors, but now that I've listened to it a few times, it sounds like "devil".

Thank you for the quick replies, Opus and BonnieGirl. I realize I could've looked this up myself, but I am blind and use speech-reading software that makes it difficult to navigate pages (like this one, for instance.) The software doesn't always behave! It took me forever to post this thread and this reply. LOL!

I've been listening to The Brady Bunch DVDs for the past couple of weeks. I grew up with TBB and had some vision back then. So, I do recall quite a bit. I knew someone here would know the answer to my question. Thanks, again!

BestTVever · 11-30-2025, 04:03 PM

They had to censor Robert Reed in the episode Sgt Emma. At the very end when Alice is blowing the whistle waking up the family Mike Brady is on the top of the steps and says the F word. You can hear the gap in sound. They censored him instead of making him do the line over.

He says: Alice...its 6 o'clock in the f****** morning. Small clue into the tensions on the set.

Here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96HHr7bb4rQ

Rich3 · 11-30-2025, 07:51 PM

Closed caption shows it as Devil. Interesting line!

Dude111 · 12-01-2025, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BestTVever

He says: Alice...its 6 o'clock in the f****** morning. Small clue into the tensions on the set.

Hehehe Ill have to listen close!!

TheLittleFaerie · 12-02-2025, 09:58 AM

For YEARS I thought the word "prostitute" was in the Jesse James episode, but it was actually "prospector" lol

Bonniegirl · 12-02-2025, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheLittleFaerie

For YEARS I thought the word "prostitute" was in the Jesse James episode, but it was actually "prospector" lol

Dude111 · 12-02-2025, 02:59 PM

Hehe

11-29-2025, 05:41 PM	#1
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11-29-2025, 05:52 PM	#2
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,137	I think it’s “What the devil is going on here?" Here it is for easy listening and double checking. About a minute into the video https://youtu.be/MntNRe56M2w?si=w6qppfyDa-XvPdS3

11-29-2025, 06:15 PM	#3
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,465	I think devil. It sounds like hell, but not in 1969 - 70 , would never say hell on a family TV show back than.

11-29-2025, 06:37 PM	#4
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,610	Ya Mike wouldnt say HELL

11-29-2025, 06:45 PM	#6
KayEn78 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 23, 2002 Location: Rolling Meadows, Illinois Posts: 201	Yes, that makes perfect sense...they would not have allowed the use of the work "hell" on a family sitcom back then. Part of me thought something may have gotten past the censors, but now that I've listened to it a few times, it sounds like "devil". Thank you for the quick replies, Opus and BonnieGirl. I realize I could've looked this up myself, but I am blind and use speech-reading software that makes it difficult to navigate pages (like this one, for instance.) The software doesn't always behave! It took me forever to post this thread and this reply. LOL! I've been listening to The Brady Bunch DVDs for the past couple of weeks. I grew up with TBB and had some vision back then. So, I do recall quite a bit. I knew someone here would know the answer to my question. Thanks, again!

11-30-2025, 04:03 PM	#7
BestTVever Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2021 Location: Miami Posts: 1,879	They had to censor Robert Reed in the episode Sgt Emma. At the very end when Alice is blowing the whistle waking up the family Mike Brady is on the top of the steps and says the F word. You can hear the gap in sound. They censored him instead of making him do the line over. He says: Alice...its 6 o'clock in the f****** morning. Small clue into the tensions on the set. Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96HHr7bb4rQ

11-30-2025, 07:51 PM	#8
Rich3 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 688	Closed caption shows it as Devil. Interesting line!

12-02-2025, 09:58 AM	#10
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,945	For YEARS I thought the word "prostitute" was in the Jesse James episode, but it was actually "prospector" lol

12-02-2025, 02:59 PM	#12
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,610	Hehe