Who Was The Worst "Fake Brady Girl"?? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Dr. Thong · 04-01-2005, 10:17 PM

With the exception of The Brady Brides, all of the Brady reunions have always had one of the original girls missing from the cast.

Of the three, who do you think was the worst??

snl75 · 04-01-2005, 11:56 PM

i voted leah ayers im not going to really bash her here but she just didnt have any of the same oualties that maureen mccormick had i dont have to explain to any brady fan what those qualties are but just as clayton moore will always be the lone ranger maureen mccormick will always be the only true marcia marcia marcia

TV Guy · 04-02-2005, 01:17 PM

Tough one. Jennifer Runyeon was clearly the best of the replacements, because she fit Cindy's cute personality (and she was HOT). Geri Reischl was a horrendous "actress", but Leah Ayres had the biggest shoes to fill (as Marcia was clearly the most important Brady girl). Reischl's presence was less disruptive simply because McCormack was present. I guess I would say Resichl was worse, but McCormack's absence in the Bradys hurt the most.

Tweety · 04-02-2005, 02:26 PM

I agree with TV Guy that Jennifer (fake Cindy) was easily the best of the three fake Brady girls (and she WAS hot).

Fake Jan was bad, but no worse than the variety show as a whole. And she was pretty, but boy, did she look out of place there.

But definitely, fake Marcia was the worst. As much as I loved Eve Plumb as Jan, I think that Marcia was probably the one Brady girl that absolutely, positively, HAD to be there. Maureen just could NOT be replaced.

S. Schwartz probably would have been better off trying to pull a "Cosby"...i.e. have Leah Ayres just materialize out of nowhere (think "Sondra") as a fourth daughter that none of us had ever seen, and act as if nothing unusual happened. (they could have called HER "Phoebee").

And they could then refer to Marcia as being "on a trip" or something, instead of trying to flat out replace her.

T-Greg · 04-04-2005, 01:38 PM

I wonder what Jennifer Runton's been up to? She hasn't appeared in anything since the 1992 movie, Carnisaur. That also made me think of the hotties from "Eight is Enough", Elizabeth (Connie Needham) and Nancy (Dianne Kay). Same thing. Both married with children and out of acting for years.

T-Greg · 04-04-2005, 01:39 PM

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I wonder what Jennifer Runton's been up to? She hasn't appeared in anything since the 1992 movie, Carnisaur. That also made me think of the hotties from "Eight is Enough", Elizabeth (Connie Needham) and Nancy (Dianne Kay). Same thing. Both married with children and out of acting for years.

OOPs... Jennifer Runyon

TV Guy · 04-04-2005, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by T-Greg

I wonder what Jennifer Runton's been up to? She hasn't appeared in anything since the 1992 movie, Carnisaur. That also made me think of the hotties from "Eight is Enough", Elizabeth (Connie Needham) and Nancy (Dianne Kay). Same thing. Both married with children and out of acting for years.

There is a tenous "Brady"-"Eight is Enough" connection. Kimberly Beck, who played Nancy in the "EIE" pilot, was in the "Marcia Gets Creamed" episode, playing a girl who came into the ice cream parlor with Marcia's boyfriend, Jeff. Beck was replaced by Dianne Kay after the "EIE" pilot because she supposedly looked "too old".

falc04 · 04-05-2005, 11:12 AM

Leah Ayres - The episode where she played an alcoholic was the low point for the 'Brady' franchise.

Skywalker · 05-29-2005, 04:30 AM

Jennifer Runyon

Dr. Thong · 05-29-2005, 12:26 PM

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Jennifer Runyon

Actually, I thought she was the best one. At least she showed some life. I think Susan Olsen regrets not doing A Very Brady Christmas - the ratings for that special were huge and her marriage didn't pan out. She didn't do the movie because she was going on her honeymoon.

Mr. Television · 05-29-2005, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Otter

Jennifer Runyon

Jennifer Runyon.

At least she was hot.

The worst Brady replacement was Geri Reischl because their was only one Jan Brady and she didn't come close to being it. She couldn't act.

Skywalker · 05-30-2005, 12:16 AM

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Jennifer Runyon.

At least she was hot.

The worst Brady replacement was Geri Reischl because their was only one Jan Brady and she didn't come close to being it. She couldn't act.

I liked her on Charles in Charge, but I remember watching A Very Brady Christmas years ago and I thought "that's not Cindy". I never saw the variety show and I don't remember the Bradys so I can't compare.

Skywalker · 05-30-2005, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

Actually, I thought she was the best one. At least she showed some life. I think Susan Olsen regrets not doing A Very Brady Christmas - the ratings for that special were huge and her marriage didn't pan out. She didn't do the movie because she was going on her honeymoon.

Oh. I didn't know that.

Mr. Television · 05-30-2005, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Otter

I liked her on Charles in Charge, but I remember watching A Very Brady Christmas years ago and I thought "that's not Cindy". I never saw the variety show and I don't remember the Bradys so I can't compare.

The Brady Bunch Hour was a horrible show-probably the worst of the sequels. It just didn't make since. Mike gave up his job as an architect so that the family could star in a variety show. That happens every day.

Maybe it'll be on DVD someday.

Dr. Thong · 05-30-2005, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Nighthawk

The Brady Bunch Hour was a horrible show-probably the worst of the sequels. It just didn't make since. Mike gave up his job as an architect so that the family could star in a variety show. That happens every day.

Maybe it'll be on DVD someday.

It's been on DVD for a while....at least a couple of episodes, anyway:

Available at amazon, with an interview with Susan Olsen and Mike Lookinland. I rented it from netflix and it's even worse than you remember.

View Poll Results: Who Was The Worst "Fake Brady Girl"??
Geri Reischl (Fake Jan from "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour")	5	35.71%
Jennifer Runyon (Fake Cindy from "A Very Brady Christmas")	3	21.43%
Leah Ayres (Fake Marcia from "The Bradys")	6	42.86%
Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll

04-01-2005, 10:17 PM	#1
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04-01-2005, 11:56 PM	#2
snl75 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2004 Location: in the formen basement watching snl Posts: 1,377	i voted leah ayers im not going to really bash her here but she just didnt have any of the same oualties that maureen mccormick had i dont have to explain to any brady fan what those qualties are but just as clayton moore will always be the lone ranger maureen mccormick will always be the only true marcia marcia marcia

04-02-2005, 01:17 PM	#3
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Tough one. Jennifer Runyeon was clearly the best of the replacements, because she fit Cindy's cute personality (and she was HOT). Geri Reischl was a horrendous "actress", but Leah Ayres had the biggest shoes to fill (as Marcia was clearly the most important Brady girl). Reischl's presence was less disruptive simply because McCormack was present. I guess I would say Resichl was worse, but McCormack's absence in the Bradys hurt the most.

04-02-2005, 02:26 PM	#4
Tweety Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 6,804	I agree with TV Guy that Jennifer (fake Cindy) was easily the best of the three fake Brady girls (and she WAS hot). Fake Jan was bad, but no worse than the variety show as a whole. And she was pretty, but boy, did she look out of place there. But definitely, fake Marcia was the worst. As much as I loved Eve Plumb as Jan, I think that Marcia was probably the one Brady girl that absolutely, positively, HAD to be there. Maureen just could NOT be replaced. S. Schwartz probably would have been better off trying to pull a "Cosby"...i.e. have Leah Ayres just materialize out of nowhere (think "Sondra") as a fourth daughter that none of us had ever seen, and act as if nothing unusual happened. (they could have called HER "Phoebee"). And they could then refer to Marcia as being "on a trip" or something, instead of trying to flat out replace her.

04-04-2005, 01:38 PM	#5
T-Greg Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,711	I wonder what Jennifer Runton's been up to? She hasn't appeared in anything since the 1992 movie, Carnisaur. That also made me think of the hotties from "Eight is Enough", Elizabeth (Connie Needham) and Nancy (Dianne Kay). Same thing. Both married with children and out of acting for years.

04-05-2005, 11:12 AM	#8
falc04 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 12, 2004 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 161	Leah Ayres - The episode where she played an alcoholic was the low point for the 'Brady' franchise.

05-29-2005, 04:30 AM	#9
Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,204	Jennifer Runyon