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08-02-2001, 09:03 PM

What happened to Mike Brady's First wife? How did she die? also what happened to Carol Martin-Brady's First husband and how did he die?

Rubidium · 08-03-2001, 01:35 AM

I don't think they ever mentioned how Mike's first wife died, and I believe Carol was divorced.

MsLulu · 08-04-2001, 12:30 AM

i heard that Carol was supposed to be divorced too. Which makes me wonder, what kind of guy was her first husband? He let Mike adopt the girls and he never came to see them!

TV Guy · 08-14-2001, 12:23 PM

I think the whole divorce thing is crap, made up by Sherwood Schwartz after the fact to somehow make the show seem more relevant (just like he later tried to claim that "Gilligan's Island" is a microcosm of society). Please.

They never mentioned what became of Carol's first husband, but Sherwood at the time led the network to believe that she was widowed, and the press releases and TV Guide listing for the first episode mentioned "a widower with three sons marries a widow with three daughters".

Rubidium · 08-14-2001, 09:13 PM

That's because in 1969 divorce wasn't accepted very well. To the best of my knowledge, he intended Carol to be divorced but didn't mention it so it wouldn't cause any trouble, and everyone just assumed her first husband died (but I could be wrong).

TV Guy · 08-16-2001, 12:43 AM

I've read the same thing, so I don't think you're wrong. But I think it's strange that Sherwood never mentioned the whole idea of divorce until the show had been off the air for almost 20 years, which is why I think he's engaged in a bit of revisionist history.

Macovi · 09-02-2001, 02:59 AM

Carol's first husband, Mr. Martin was suppose to have died. For one, in the very first episode, Alice was telling Mike, "Mrs. Martin is a lovely woman", and in a later episode their was talk of her being a widow.

Johnny be good! · 09-18-2007, 11:53 AM

Right.

sixfingers · 03-20-2010, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macovi

Carol's first husband, Mr. Martin was suppose to have died. For one, in the very first episode, Alice was telling Mike, "Mrs. Martin is a lovely woman", and in a later episode their was talk of her being a widow.

Really? What later episode?

sixfingers · 03-20-2010, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TV Guy

I think the whole divorce thing is crap, made up by Sherwood Schwartz after the fact to somehow make the show seem more relevant (just like he later tried to claim that "Gilligan's Island" is a microcosm of society). Please.

They never mentioned what became of Carol's first husband, but Sherwood at the time led the network to believe that she was widowed, and the press releases and TV Guide listing for the first episode mentioned "a widower with three sons marries a widow with three daughters".

TV guide got a lot of things wrong. They said that the original premise of Full House was about Jesse Cotsopolous moving in with his brother-in-law to help raise his nieces when , in fact, the original premise involved Jesse Cochran. It wasn't until the second season that they changed his name to Cotsopolous.

Also, TV guide claimed that Alice was about a divorced woman raising her son alone when she was actually widowed, not divorced.

As for press releases, you are joking aren't you?

Marvo301 · 03-20-2010, 10:13 PM

I think Carol's first husband and Mike's first wife were abducted by aliens! To be more specific Kaplutians. Perhaps the same Kaplutians that visited the Bunch later in the series. (Checking in on their experiment perhaps?)

Jude The Obscure · 03-21-2010, 07:27 PM

Carol never once described herself as a widow... all she said was " a few years ago I thought it was the end of the world"--which could have very well be meaning a divorce. Yea, Mr Martin must have been some A #1 jerk--divorcing a lovely lady and then abandoning three daughters.

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08-03-2001, 01:35 AM	#2
Rubidium Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: Palm Harbor, FL, USA Posts: 34	I don't think they ever mentioned how Mike's first wife died, and I believe Carol was divorced.

08-04-2001, 12:30 AM	#3
MsLulu Wiggly Mom Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 30, 2001 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 144	i heard that Carol was supposed to be divorced too. Which makes me wonder, what kind of guy was her first husband? He let Mike adopt the girls and he never came to see them!

08-14-2001, 12:23 PM	#4
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	I think the whole divorce thing is crap, made up by Sherwood Schwartz after the fact to somehow make the show seem more relevant (just like he later tried to claim that "Gilligan's Island" is a microcosm of society). Please. They never mentioned what became of Carol's first husband, but Sherwood at the time led the network to believe that she was widowed, and the press releases and TV Guide listing for the first episode mentioned "a widower with three sons marries a widow with three daughters".

08-14-2001, 09:13 PM	#5
Rubidium Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: Palm Harbor, FL, USA Posts: 34	That's because in 1969 divorce wasn't accepted very well. To the best of my knowledge, he intended Carol to be divorced but didn't mention it so it wouldn't cause any trouble, and everyone just assumed her first husband died (but I could be wrong).

08-16-2001, 12:43 AM	#6
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	I've read the same thing, so I don't think you're wrong. But I think it's strange that Sherwood never mentioned the whole idea of divorce until the show had been off the air for almost 20 years, which is why I think he's engaged in a bit of revisionist history.

09-02-2001, 02:59 AM	#7
Macovi Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 01, 2001 Posts: 43	Carol's first husband, Mr. Martin was suppose to have died. For one, in the very first episode, Alice was telling Mike, "Mrs. Martin is a lovely woman", and in a later episode their was talk of her being a widow.

09-18-2007, 11:53 AM	#8
Johnny be good! Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2007 Location: Westland, Michigan Posts: 1,629	Right.

03-21-2010, 07:27 PM	#12
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	Carol never once described herself as a widow... all she said was " a few years ago I thought it was the end of the world"--which could have very well be meaning a divorce. Yea, Mr Martin must have been some A #1 jerk--divorcing a lovely lady and then abandoning three daughters.