Where did cousin Oliver sleep?

[Charles Knox]

Originally Posted by stevea

In the old TV Sets - Fantasy Blueprints of Classic TV Homes book, there is a service porch or area next to the laundry area--the door to it is next to the dryer. The only times I recall we see the laundry is when the Bradys are searching for the earring Cindy shouldn't have had, and when Bobby was washing his dirty clothes after looking for the lost cat.

On the second floor there are three bedrooms, and on either floor nothing is designated as a guest room. Maybe Alice has to sleep on the couch so her room can be the guest room.

Did Alice live with them, or did she have her own groovy pad for those times she wanted to be alone with Sam?

[stevea]

Alice was supposedly a live in housekeeper. If Sam got fresh she locked him in the butcher fridge to cool off.

[TheLittleFaerie]

Originally Posted by stevea

Are we saying at that point, Bobby had Greg's bed? I do remember that he had that side of the bedroom after the tape went down. He flushed the toilet to kind of show the advantage, but I'd think Peter would have had that non-bunk bed after Greg moved to the attic.

Greg probably took his bed to the attic, and Peter and Bobby just separated their bunk beds, and Bobby just moved his to Greg's old spot. I assume bunkbeds can be separated, I'm not totally sure.

But I always thought Peter was pretty nice to give Bobby the lower bunk, I would have a horror about rolling out of a top bunk bed, plus it would be a pain climbing the ladder all the time

[BestTVever]

Originally Posted by TheLittleFaerie

Greg probably took his bed to the attic, and Peter and Bobby just separated their bunk beds, and Bobby just moved his to Greg's old spot. I assume bunkbeds can be separated, I'm not totally sure.

But I always thought Peter was pretty nice to give Bobby the lower bunk, I would have a horror about rolling out of a top bunk bed, plus it would be a pain climbing the ladder all the time

Many young boys prefer the upper bunk. The whole idea of climbing a ladder and sleeping off the ground has an appeal to young boys.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by BestTVever

Many young boys prefer the upper bunk. The whole idea of climbing a ladder and sleeping off the ground has an appeal to young boys.

Until they fall out of bed lol!

Beaver slept in the upper bunk.

[rusty spike]

Some bunk beds can be separated as there is a hole or notch where a pin keeps the bed posts from slipping off. Some beds had a removal rail which could be secured to keep a person from errantly rolling off the bed.

I slept on the top bunk and I was always afraid of rolling off the bed at night.

[TheLittleFaerie]

Originally Posted by BestTVever

Many young boys prefer the upper bunk. The whole idea of climbing a ladder and sleeping off the ground has an appeal to young boys.

Bobby was scared of high places though, I wonder if that's the reason he got the lower one. I used to think sleeping in a top bunk would be fun, at first, but I think after a while of having to climb the ladder up and down EVERYTIME just to get in and out of bed, even for trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night, would get old.

[TheLittleFaerie]

Originally Posted by rusty spike

Some bunk beds can be separated as there is a hole or notch where a pin keeps the bed posts from slipping off. Some beds had a removal rail which could be secured to keep a person from errantly rolling off the bed.

I slept on the top bunk and I was always afraid of rolling off the bed at night.

I've only been around one pair of bunk beds, and the top bunk had a small railing around the side that would supposedly keep someone from rolling out

[BestTVever]

I knew my memory was correct. Today I am watching Miss Popularity and Jan is in the boy's bedroom and Bobby is laying on his bed reading a comic book. This is why I said earlier that Bobby was on the bed against the wall and when Oliver came, Oliver took the top bunk when he moved in. So there are various episodes that show Bobby sleeping in that bed. However the one episode when Peter and Bobby have a fight Peter is on the bed against the wall cracking walnuts and Bobby is on the other side.
Strange little trivia question and shows the director was not concerned with continuity in the show.

[TheLittleFaerie]

Originally Posted by BestTVever

I knew my memory was correct. Today I am watching Miss Popularity and Jan is in the boy's bedroom and Bobby is laying on his bed reading a comic book. This is why I said earlier that Bobby was on the bed against the wall and when Oliver came, Oliver took the top bunk when he moved in. So there are various episodes that show Bobby sleeping in that bed. However the one episode when Peter and Bobby have a fight Peter is on the bed against the wall cracking walnuts and Bobby is on the other side.
Strange little trivia question and shows the director was not concerned with continuity in the show.

Maybe Peter and Bobby switched up sometimes lol Or maybe they were having trouble deciding where they wanted to sleep and were just trying things out, but I thought officially Bobby took over Greg's former space

[BestTVever]

Originally Posted by TheLittleFaerie

Maybe Peter and Bobby switched up sometimes lol Or maybe they were having trouble deciding where they wanted to sleep and were just trying things out, but I thought officially Bobby took over Greg's former space

In the episode Welcome Aboard and Miss Popularity we see Peter took Greg's spot. In Snooperstar and Welcome Aboard we see Oliver on the top bunk and Bobby in the bottom bunk where he always was since the beginning. But the episode with the fight for some reason probably for ease of filming Peter is now on the other side right before Oliver arrives and it switches back.

[BestTVever]

Originally Posted by TheLittleFaerie

I still say that house had a guest room SOMEWHERE. They did have guests over the series like the grandparents, and aunt Jenny, etc.... Marcia just FREELY invited the grandparents over, so I feel there had to be a designated place for visitors to sleep. Even if we can't see the guest room, I think it's like the toilet in the kids' bathroom, it's THERE even if we can't see it lol

I know someone said Aunt Jenny slept in the girls' room, but HOW? Did one of them sleep in the floor and give Jenny their bed? Did Jenny sleep in the floor? Those beds were so tiny, I can't imagine 2 people sleeping in one comfortably

In my mind there is possibly a guest room in that area behind the staircase where the guest bathroom is.

I was watching the last episode "Hair brained scheme" today and the last words of the episode and of the entire series is about a guest room. Not only do we never see a guest room but Oliver comments that there is no guest room.
In the end when they all come through the front door after Greg's graduation, Peter asks Greg if he decided which college he was going to. Greg wont commit claiming he will have to wait to see who gets his room. Oliver then says, "I have a great idea, how about turning it into a guest room." Marcia or Peter asks, "Who will be our guest?" And Oliver says "I will." Then they sort of get annoyed with Oliver and Oliver replies "It as just a suggestion" And then they all laugh.

We do see Oliver sleeping or in the top bunk in Welcome Aboard, The Hustler, and The Snooperstar.

[Bachu]

Originally Posted by rusty spike

Some beds had a removal rail which could be secured to keep a person from errantly rolling off the bed.

I slept on the top bunk and I was always afraid of rolling off the bed at night.

At the start of the series, there was a rail to stop Peter falling out. After an episode or two it vanished. Or rather they placed it behind the side of Bobbys bed where his feet would go.

In Everyone Can't Be George Washington it is visible when Peter 'hurts' his foot.

In A Room at the Top it is in the corner when Bobby and Peter drag the mattress back into their room.