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GentlemanJim · 01-06-2021, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

One of the other habits that "time capsules" the Brady Bunch is the use of celebrity guest stars as themselves. That did that about half-a-dozen times. Beaver, I think, did it just once with Don Drysdale. Is that right?

Don't forget "Duke Hathaway".

(albeit in a role, not as himself)

MichaelMartinD · 01-06-2021, 12:27 PM

That list of characters shows that LITB had a rich story world, a sign of the care that went into the writing of the show.

Tankeryanker · 01-06-2021, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by stevea

Correct. A few others appeared, but in roles.

And one of those appearances on BB, Davy Jones, got us an absolutely horrible song at the end.

Its not horrible at all. Lots of fans for it.
Girl, look what you've done to me, me, and my whole world...

GentlemanJim · 01-06-2021, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

If everyone wanted out with the old and in with the new by the time they got to the BB then that might be one of the reasons it looks so much more modern to me.

It wasn't "just color" that was so noticeable, imo. It was also in how they were being used.

You had guys like Peter Max making their livings off of selling visual concepts that were unheard of 10 years prior. So, the colors used in the stripes on BB clothing (or wallpaper) never would have been used in the same combinations in the 1950s. That contributed to the overall mix.

GentlemanJim · 01-06-2021, 12:46 PM

I wonder if Ward would have "approved" if they had found a Lava Lamp in the boys bedroom?

My intuition tells me that it would have been a belabored approval, if at all.
And such was the actual case with a lot of the "mod" culture being sold to the american public at the time.

You were hard sold, ....you didn't dare risk appearing "out of date", so you accepted it.

GentlemanJim · 01-06-2021, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

Its not horrible at all. Lots of fans for it.
Girl, look what you've done to me, me, and my whole world...

I enjoyed the guest appearance of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart on I Dream of Jeannie a bit more than I did Davey on BB.

stevea · 01-06-2021, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

Don't forget "Duke Hathaway".

(albeit in a role, not as himself)

That modest, unassuming fellow appeared twice. Tommy Ivo, I think--on Father Knows Best, he played an opposite personality in an early episode (the guest star in that one was Duke Snider).

stevea · 01-06-2021, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

I enjoyed the guest appearance of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart on I Dream of Jeannie a bit more than I did Davey on BB.

Absolutely! They also appeared on Bewitched, singing Serena's ("Pandora Spocks") song. As opposed to Jones' song on BB, "I'll Blow You a Kiss in the Wind" was a good song...

GentlemanJim · 01-06-2021, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by stevea

That modest, unassuming fellow appeared twice. Tommy Ivo, I think--on Father Knows Best, he played an opposite personality in an early episode (the guest star in that one was Duke Snider).

Tommy Ivo was more famous as "the drag racer who had been on TV" than he was as "The TV star who drag races". At my age I can just barely recall my first exposure to him being "OH really? this guy has been on TV too?"

Clearly, Ward had no problems with his sons hanging around with "TV Tommy Ivo".
I do have to wonder how Ward might react to the carpet-bombing commercials we are shown for Ru Paul's dragraces?

Torgo · 01-06-2021, 01:48 PM

When we hear the screech of Duke's wheels as he leaves, Ward should have said "That kid drives like Tommy Ivo."

The first time I saw Ivo was as his Duke character, I was born in '70, and didn't start seeing Beaver re runs until the 80s. But I started learning who he was when I saw him appear as himself in the 1959 movie Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow

Tankeryanker · 01-06-2021, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by PracTz

Six years between LITB and the BB is roughly the time that Cindy Brady came to be. So one might wonder had June given birth to a baby girl c.1963 and had it kept going, would it have been more like BB in 1969?

Or would she be more like Kitten from FKB?

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Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,057	When we hear the screech of Duke's wheels as he leaves, Ward should have said "That kid drives like Tommy Ivo." The first time I saw Ivo was as his Duke character, I was born in '70, and didn't start seeing Beaver re runs until the 80s. But I started learning who he was when I saw him appear as himself in the 1959 movie Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow
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MichaelMartinD Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 23, 2013 Posts: 580	That list of characters shows that LITB had a rich story world, a sign of the care that went into the writing of the show.

01-06-2021, 12:46 PM	#20
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	I wonder if Ward would have "approved" if they had found a Lava Lamp in the boys bedroom? My intuition tells me that it would have been a belabored approval, if at all. And such was the actual case with a lot of the "mod" culture being sold to the american public at the time. You were hard sold, ....you didn't dare risk appearing "out of date", so you accepted it.