City and State??

[treky]

I don't know what city it was, but I seem to remember them mentioning Calif. once or twice.

[Tweety]

There were many California sports references mentioned on the show.

Deacon Jones played for the Los Angeles Rams until 1971, then for the San Diego Chargers until 1973. He made an appearance on the show (when Peter was playing football while singing in the glee club). That episode aired in 1971.

Wes Parker of the Los Angeles Dodgers was dating Greg's math teacher, and promised Greg two tickets to the season opener if Greg managed to bring his math grade up to an "A".

Parker's entire career was spent with the L.A. Dodgers before retiring in 1972. The math episode aired in 1970.

Don Drysdale spent his entire career with the Dodgers, retiring in 1969. The Drysdale episode aired in 1970.

In the episode in which Greg judges the head cheerleader contest, Peter and Bobby are arguing in one scene as to whether Roman Gabriel's passing average was better than Joe Namath's. Gabriel was the L.A. Rams Quarterback.

Although Joe Namath was quarterbacking the New York Jets during the entire run of the Brady Bunch, he appeared in an episode when he was "in town" for the big exhibition game.

Wilt Chamberlain was mentioned 2 or 3 times on the show as well. Chamberlain played for the Los Angeles Lakers from the 68-69 NBA season until his retirement from basketball in 1973. But he lived in L.A. for the rest of his life.

I think it was Chamberlain who signed the basketball given to one of the boys by Aunt Jenny... both Wilt and Aunt Jenny were world travelers, so there's no telling how, where or when they became friends.

Wilt was mentioned as a possible "good role model" for Bobby in the Jesse James episode. And in the Joe Namath episode, one of Bobby's friends said his father was on an elevator with Wilt.

[SKay]

In the Snow White episode, Cindy said she wanted to tell her dad about the play "from Florida" so they had to have been far from Florida.

[James]

Originally Posted by sixfingers

Also in Kelly's Kids they said they were out west and in Dear Libby they said Farmington Illinois was 2000 miles away (an approximation no doubt!).

Actually, I think they said Kingsford, Illinois, as in the charcoal! I do not believe a Kingsford, Illinois, exists in reality--did this escape Robert Reed? There is, however, a Farmington, Illinois, west of Peoria where Highways 116 and 78 meet.

[sixfingers]

Originally Posted by James

Actually, I think they said Kingsford, Illinois, as in the charcoal! I do not believe a Kingsford, Illinois, exists in reality--did this escape Robert Reed? There is, however, a Farmington, Illinois, west of Peoria where Highways 116 and 78 meet.

You're right, it did say Kingsford. Also, I believe it is a fictitious city, like "San Pueblo, CA" where the Partridge family lived.

BTW, did you notice how the newspaper being read by Marcia looked really old and yellowed even though it was supposed to be that day's edition?

[Smartboy]

While we are on the topic of fictional towns and cities, let us give honorable mention to Glanlawn, California where the Kinisky's from "Gimme a Break!" hung their hats!