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Davester713 · 07-08-2001, 01:04 PM

Does anyone remember the really cool N@N Brady Bunch marathon in 1995 that was a week long abnd had on the Variety Hour, Brady brides,metc, when the first Brady Bunch movie came out? I remember thinking that marathon was really cool. I also liked the N@N spoof of the Civil War called: Brady, an American Chronicle. I remember I taped it like 10 times when I went on vacation cuz I didn't know if it would be something different.

ficlopri · 07-08-2001, 04:16 PM

I remember that marathon. It was very well done. I still loved the Brady Bunch in those days, it was only after I read the mistake-filled Growing Up Brady book by Barry Williams that I began to hate the Brady Bunch.

TVLanFan · 07-09-2001, 10:03 AM

Yes, absolutely remember it...and it was very well done! Brady:An American Chronicle was hysterical! For anyone who missed it, make sure you go out of your way to catch it if it ever airs again...it was done in the style of Ken Burns' wonderful documentaries on Baseball, The Civil War, etc...

The Brady chronicles featured such "chapters" as "The Battle of Clark Tyson". I loved the "phychologist" who talked about how, when Marcia got braces, Mike and Carol went out of their way to tell Marcia that "Looks don't matter". Then, when Jan has a crush on Clark Tyson, the psychologist points out that, all of a sudden, Mike and Carol realize that "looks really do matter". And so they dress Jan up real pretty in order to attract Clark. And, since Clark falls for her like a ton of bricks when he sees her all made up, Jan now realizes that "By golly, it IS looks that are important, not what kind of person you are", which contradicts Mike and Carol's advice to Marcia about her braces.

Another "chapter" dealt with Cindy being allowed to ask only ONE parent to the school play in which she was to play the fairy princess...they had some old guy on there saying "...but nobody asks the REAL questions...namely, 'What sort of school IS this? What sort of pea-pickers would give each child only ONE TICKET EACH?'"

It was a fabulous special!! I have it on tape (somewhere)...now I gotta look for it and watch it again!

TV Guy · 07-10-2001, 06:26 PM

Totally agreed - "Brady: An American Chronicle" was a riot!

Rubidium · 07-21-2001, 12:55 AM

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I remember that marathon. It was very well done. I still loved the Brady Bunch in those days, it was only after I read the mistake-filled Growing Up Brady book by Barry Williams that I began to hate the Brady Bunch.

If you were a REAL fan of the Brady Bunch, one book wouldn't make you hate them. In fact, I think every post you've made here is about GUB. I bet you've spent hundreds of hours reading GUB multiple times just looking for mistakes so you could run here and complain like a five year-old. IMHO, you need a life. You're obsessing over this book and always complaining. If you think the book is so bad, why don't you write your own? Then WE can sit here and count all of the errors YOU make...

[This message has been edited by Rubidium (edited 07-21-2001).]

Shindigger · 07-23-2001, 12:14 AM

AMEN!
Why is this guy obssessing about this book? And why in so many different posts? Is it now required for celebrities to remember every dopey detail from situations that occurred some 30-odd years ago? Good grief, I can't even recall what I had for lunch yesterday!

Give it rest!

Shindigger · 07-23-2001, 12:17 AM

oh oh, I made a mistake in the spelling of "obsessing." Shall I expect a barrage of complaints now?

Robert Tilton · 07-23-2001, 04:59 AM

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Originally posted by Rubidium:
If you were a REAL fan of the Brady Bunch, one book wouldn't make you hate them. In fact, I think every post you've made here is about GUB. I bet you've spent hundreds of hours reading GUB multiple times just looking for mistakes so you could run here and complain like a five year-old. IMHO, you need a life. You're obsessing over this book and always complaining. If you think the book is so bad, why don't you write your own? Then WE can sit here and count all of the errors YOU make...

[This message has been edited by Rubidium (edited 07-21-2001).]

Yep he's got this thing for GUB all right.

You oughta see some of the posts in the alt.tv.brady-bunch group ; they make the GUB dude tame by comparison. Oh well that's Usenet

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Johnny be good! · 09-18-2007, 11:42 AM

I have Brady:An American Chronicle on homemade DVD.

friendcarr · 09-18-2007, 06:53 PM

i love the 48 hour marathons on tv land.

sixfingers · 03-20-2010, 09:58 PM

[QUOTE=Rubidium]If you were a REAL fan of the Brady Bunch, one book wouldn't make you hate them. In fact, I think every post you've made here is about GUB. I bet you've spent hundreds of hours reading GUB multiple times just looking for mistakes so you could run here and complain like a five year-old. IMHO, you need a life. You're obsessing over this book and always complaining. If you think the book is so bad, why don't you write your own? Then WE can sit here and count all of the errors YOU make...
... /QUOTE]

At least two dozen threads have been started on the topic of mistakes in GUB. All it really proves is that Barry Williams is human and some people don't have a life!

J T · 11-07-2012, 10:02 PM

Bump for my (personal) discovery of An American Chronicle on youtube tonight! I saw this when it originally aired in '95 and that was the one and only time. Throughout the years I've thought about it occasionally and would randomly search for it online (never realizing what the name of the show was). Never being able to find it, I started to think I was just imagining its existence....

The voice of the narrator belongs to George Page, one of my favorite documentary voices of all time.

lindawesti9 · 12-13-2012, 03:41 AM

Voice of the narrator was good. The good old days

07-08-2001, 01:04 PM	#1
Davester713 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 25, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 138	Does anyone remember? Does anyone remember the really cool N@N Brady Bunch marathon in 1995 that was a week long abnd had on the Variety Hour, Brady brides,metc, when the first Brady Bunch movie came out? I remember thinking that marathon was really cool. I also liked the N@N spoof of the Civil War called: Brady, an American Chronicle. I remember I taped it like 10 times when I went on vacation cuz I didn't know if it would be something different.

09-18-2007, 06:53 PM	#10
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07-08-2001, 04:16 PM	#2
ficlopri Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 27, 2001 Location: Methuen, Ma.USA Posts: 659	I remember that marathon. It was very well done. I still loved the Brady Bunch in those days, it was only after I read the mistake-filled Growing Up Brady book by Barry Williams that I began to hate the Brady Bunch.

07-09-2001, 10:03 AM	#3
TVLanFan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 31, 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 199	Yes, absolutely remember it...and it was very well done! Brady:An American Chronicle was hysterical! For anyone who missed it, make sure you go out of your way to catch it if it ever airs again...it was done in the style of Ken Burns' wonderful documentaries on Baseball, The Civil War, etc... The Brady chronicles featured such "chapters" as "The Battle of Clark Tyson". I loved the "phychologist" who talked about how, when Marcia got braces, Mike and Carol went out of their way to tell Marcia that "Looks don't matter". Then, when Jan has a crush on Clark Tyson, the psychologist points out that, all of a sudden, Mike and Carol realize that "looks really do matter". And so they dress Jan up real pretty in order to attract Clark. And, since Clark falls for her like a ton of bricks when he sees her all made up, Jan now realizes that "By golly, it IS looks that are important, not what kind of person you are", which contradicts Mike and Carol's advice to Marcia about her braces. Another "chapter" dealt with Cindy being allowed to ask only ONE parent to the school play in which she was to play the fairy princess...they had some old guy on there saying "...but nobody asks the REAL questions...namely, 'What sort of school IS this? What sort of pea-pickers would give each child only ONE TICKET EACH?'" It was a fabulous special!! I have it on tape (somewhere)...now I gotta look for it and watch it again!

07-10-2001, 06:26 PM	#4
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Totally agreed - "Brady: An American Chronicle" was a riot!

07-23-2001, 12:14 AM	#6
Shindigger Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 20, 2001 Posts: 79	AMEN! Why is this guy obssessing about this book? And why in so many different posts? Is it now required for celebrities to remember every dopey detail from situations that occurred some 30-odd years ago? Good grief, I can't even recall what I had for lunch yesterday! Give it rest!

07-23-2001, 12:17 AM	#7
Shindigger Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 20, 2001 Posts: 79	oh oh, I made a mistake in the spelling of "obsessing." Shall I expect a barrage of complaints now?

09-18-2007, 11:42 AM	#9
Johnny be good! Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2007 Location: Westland, Michigan Posts: 1,629	I have Brady:An American Chronicle on homemade DVD.

03-20-2010, 09:58 PM	#11
sixfingers John Alan Elson Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2008 Location: Sacramento Posts: 1,491	[QUOTE=Rubidium]If you were a REAL fan of the Brady Bunch, one book wouldn't make you hate them. In fact, I think every post you've made here is about GUB. I bet you've spent hundreds of hours reading GUB multiple times just looking for mistakes so you could run here and complain like a five year-old. IMHO, you need a life. You're obsessing over this book and always complaining. If you think the book is so bad, why don't you write your own? Then WE can sit here and count all of the errors YOU make... ... /QUOTE] At least two dozen threads have been started on the topic of mistakes in GUB. All it really proves is that Barry Williams is human and some people don't have a life!

11-07-2012, 10:02 PM	#12
J T Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 30, 2012 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 9	Bump for my (personal) discovery of An American Chronicle on youtube tonight! I saw this when it originally aired in '95 and that was the one and only time. Throughout the years I've thought about it occasionally and would randomly search for it online (never realizing what the name of the show was). Never being able to find it, I started to think I was just imagining its existence.... The voice of the narrator belongs to George Page, one of my favorite documentary voices of all time.

12-13-2012, 03:41 AM	#13
lindawesti9 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 13, 2012 Posts: 6	Voice of the narrator was good. The good old days