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Mr. Television · 05-31-2005, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

It's been on DVD for a while....at least a couple of episodes, anyway:

Available at amazon, with an interview with Susan Olsen and Mike Lookinland. I rented it from netflix and it's even worse than you remember.

They'll Release Anything.

Dr. Thong · 05-31-2005, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Nighthawk

They'll Release Anything.

Yep. If they thought a The Brady Bunch Hour: The Complete Series DVD would sell, they'd put it out there.

Even scarier...someone would buy it.

Flying Dutchman · 06-07-2005, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Nighthawk

The Brady Bunch Hour was a horrible show-probably the worst of the sequels. It just didn't make since. Mike gave up his job as an architect so that the family could star in a variety show. That happens every day.

Maybe it'll be on DVD someday.

Maby the Brady bunch variety hour was not very good but cindy sure looked great didnt she?

And I dont know who was the worst marcia replacement but I do know who was the best and that was christine taylor wow did she have marcia pegged and you have to admit she even gave maureen a run for her money on the looks.

Dr. Thong · 06-08-2005, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman

Maby the Brady bunch variety hour was not very good but cindy sure looked great didnt she?

And I dont know who was the worst marcia replacement but I do know who was the best and that was christine taylor wow did she have marcia pegged and you have to admit she even gave maureen a run for her money on the looks.

I wouldn't view Christine Taylor as a "replacement," as she was in a remake, not a sequel. But yes, she was indeed the next best thing to Maureen. She's still pretty hot.

erin05 · 06-09-2005, 01:27 AM

haha yes i watched the movie after i watched the episodes, and the resemblance is spooky lol! it wulda been weird watching that if you were maureen lol, they said somehting like that on still brady lol. i noticed she flicked her hair like maureen did lol

catlover79 · 06-24-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

Yep. If they thought a The Brady Bunch Hour: The Complete Series DVD would sell, they'd put it out there.

Even scarier...someone would buy it.

The whole series will probably be released soon - Susan Olsen has co-authored a coffee table book about the variety show (no, I'm not making that up), so I would not be surprised if the DVD comes out in conjunction with that. As for worst Brady girl, I'll have to say Leah Ayres - no offense to her because Marcia was written so poorly. Maureen backed out because she'd recently given birth, she was dealing with depression, and she said the script was awful (per her autobiography).

Supposedly (per the imdb, so take it with a grain of salt) the role of Jan in the variety hour came between Geri Reischl and Kathy Richards. Kathy Richards would later get married, go by her married name of Hilton and have a daughter named Paris.

It would be fun if someone could get Leah Ayres, Geri Reischl and Jennifer Runyon together for a photo shoot or something. Leah Ayres (who now goes by her married name of Kalish) retired from acting and last I heard, became a teacher. Jennifer Runyon also retired from acting and married a guy who was a coach at Concordia College in Irvine, CA. Geri Reischl was out of the business for a long time but is now coming back into the limelight.

Interesting links:

http://www.lovetoloveyoubradys.com/ (the coffee table book)

http://www.gerireischl.com/

http://www.imaginazium.com/ (Leah Ayres Kalish's website)

McGillicuddy · 06-25-2009, 10:16 AM

FAKE JAN!!!!! You can't take away Geri Reischel's legacy! Long live Fake Jan!

ThomasE · 07-02-2009, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

Yep. If they thought a The Brady Bunch Hour: The Complete Series DVD would sell, they'd put it out there.

Even scarier...someone would buy it.

Why, yes. Yes I would.

My vote goes to Leah. Her acting was fine but as another character. She could not fill Marcia's shoes. When I was younger, I actually though Geri was Eve Plumb on the Brady Variety show. I liked her although she was whiney from time to time.

Torgo · 07-02-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Supposedly (per the imdb, so take it with a grain of salt) the role of Jan in the variety hour came between Geri Reischl and Kathy Richards. Kathy Richards would later get married, go by her married name of Hilton and have a daughter named Paris.

Stephen King couldn't write a story that scary. Especially the ending.

catlover79 · 07-02-2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

Stephen King couldn't write a story that scary. Especially the ending.

OUCH.

jehobden · 07-02-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

It would be fun if someone could get Leah Ayres, Geri Reischl and Jennifer Runyon together for a photo shoot or something. Leah Ayres (who now goes by her married name of Kalish) retired from acting and last I heard, became a teacher. Jennifer Runyon also retired from acting and married a guy who was a coach at Concordia College in Irvine, CA. Geri Reischl was out of the business for a long time but is now coming back into the limelight.

That would be an ideal teaming for an award presentation for a future TV Land Awards show: Fake Marcia, Fake Jan, and Fake Cindy!

catlover79 · 07-02-2009, 07:16 PM

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That would be an ideal teaming for an award presentation for a future TV Land Awards show: Fake Marcia, Fake Jan, and Fake Cindy!

Yes, someone should arrange this!! I think it would be awesome.

Tweety · 07-02-2009, 07:18 PM

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Yes, someone should arrange this!! I think it would be awesome.

lol, that would be great. I never watch award shows (of any kind), but if I knew that TV Land arranged to have the three fake Brady girls in some sort of guest appearance, I'd watch it.

catlover79 · 07-02-2009, 07:37 PM

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lol, that would be great. I never watch award shows (of any kind), but if I knew that TV Land arranged to have the three fake Brady girls in some sort of guest appearance, I'd watch it.

Or a talk show appearance - I'd watch it!!

Susan Olsen once said on her Facebook page that she and her son randomly ran into Jennifer Runyon and her kids at a Burger King one day. The ladies hugged and chatted for awhile. Susan also said that she thinks Jennifer is a lot prettier than her. I think they're both beautiful. Geri Reischl has said on her website she's never met or spoken to Eve Plumb. Have no idea about Maureen McCormick and Leah Ayres.

Tweety · 07-02-2009, 08:16 PM

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Or a talk show appearance - I'd watch it!!

Susan Olsen once said on her Facebook page that she and her son randomly ran into Jennifer Runyon and her kids at a Burger King one day. The ladies hugged and chatted for awhile. Susan also said that she thinks Jennifer is a lot prettier than her. I think they're both beautiful. Geri Reischl has said on her website she's never met or spoken to Eve Plumb. Have no idea about Maureen McCormick and Leah Ayres.

Cool... Jennifer was very pretty. She was the best looking fake Brady girl lol

Since Susan was nowhere around when "A Very Brady Christmas" was filmed, it's quite possible that fake Cindy might never have met real Cindy, except maybe in a chance encounter such as they had. Same with the two Jans. If the two Jans ever met, it would be only by accident.

View Poll Results: Who Was The Worst "Fake Brady Girl"??
Geri Reischl (Fake Jan from "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour")	5	35.71%
Jennifer Runyon (Fake Cindy from "A Very Brady Christmas")	3	21.43%
Leah Ayres (Fake Marcia from "The Bradys")	6	42.86%
Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll

06-09-2005, 01:27 AM	#20
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06-25-2009, 10:16 AM	#22
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	FAKE JAN!!!!! You can't take away Geri Reischel's legacy! Long live Fake Jan!
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