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gregrob · 03-21-2007, 10:08 AM

I watched the reruns of this cartoon in the late 70s when I wasn't old enough to know how hokey it was. The kids on their own in a treehouse with a magic myna bird and pet koala bears (Ping and Pong). Each show had them performing a song like The Partridge Family and had hokey plots involving Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Lone Ranger. I wouldn't mind seeing it again for pure nostalgia purpose.

nancy77 · 03-21-2007, 12:18 PM

i have them on dvd

Scoobiedoo30 · 03-21-2007, 05:37 PM

I remember watching The Brady Kids on TV Land

HelloLarry · 04-06-2007, 02:31 AM

I have them on DVD as well and while the animation is cheap, they do have their charm, mostly in the fact that the kids do all the voices.

While its not the first thing on the shelf that I'd grab to watch, I'll pop one in once in a while. Didn't they use a lot of the animation from the Archie's cartoons?

mykel · 04-06-2007, 01:25 PM

Oh, I noticed that, too, almost like the animators traced the original "Archies" musical animations, so you get, like, Marcia playing keyboards and bobbing her head up and down exactly like Veronica, while Greg is on guitar, swishing his head side to side exactly like Archie.

How cheap is THAT?

TJL · 04-06-2007, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mykel

Oh, I noticed that, too, almost like the animators traced the original "Archies" musical animations, so you get, like, Marcia playing keyboards and bobbing her head up and down exactly like Veronica, while Greg is on guitar, swishing his head side to side exactly like Archie.

How cheap is THAT?

Yeah, filmation was all about cost cutting. They used the same shots over and over in all their cartoons.

Tweety · 04-07-2007, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by mykel

Oh, I noticed that, too, almost like the animators traced the original "Archies" musical animations, so you get, like, Marcia playing keyboards and bobbing her head up and down exactly like Veronica, while Greg is on guitar, swishing his head side to side exactly like Archie.

How cheap is THAT?

LOL, it doesn't get any cheaper!

Also, when I saw a clip of them "playing" a song, it looked to me like Cindy was about 2 feet tall...she was about up to Greg's kneecap in height... (she could have used the attic room, even back when it was "2 and 1/2 feet tall").

I never watched the cartoon when it was on... I was 14 when the BB went off the air, and I wasn't interested in seeing them in cartoon form. And I think I made the right decision, the cartoons just look stupid...what with the panda bears and the magic bird and all...

TJL · 04-07-2007, 11:44 AM

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the cartoons just look stupid...what with the panda bears and the magic bird and all...

Not to mention the Panda Bears spoke in some sort of gibberish that was suppoosed to be Chinese I guess - which probably wouldn't be considered very PC nowadays.

Scoobiedoo30 · 04-07-2007, 02:35 PM

I sure do wish The rady Kids was on Boomerang Network dont yall

Rich3 · 04-08-2007, 09:16 AM

Ha. That does sound cheap. But what do you expect from the groovy 70's, the era of bubblegum rock?

comedyfreak · 04-10-2007, 02:29 PM

I liked it even though it was a bit hokie.

sixfingers · 03-14-2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by gregrob

I watched the reruns of this cartoon in the late 70s when I wasn't old enough to know how hokey it was. The kids on their own in a treehouse with a magic myna bird and pet koala bears (Ping and Pong). Each show had them performing a song like The Partridge Family and had hokey plots involving Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Lone Ranger. I wouldn't mind seeing it again for pure nostalgia purpose.

Ah yes, they had "Mop top" along with "Ping and Pong the Pandas", it seems logical to me that if a Panda could talk it would speak the language of the people in the country it came from, just as parrots speak the language spoken around them.

Of course, it the Pandas were born or raised in the United States then logically they would speak English

angiefan · 03-14-2010, 06:21 PM

I do. I want it to be on dvd so bad,so I can see Wonder Woman and Superman episodes.I would love to have seen Diana Prince spin into Wonder Woman.

sixfingers · 06-26-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TJL

Not to mention the Panda Bears spoke in some sort of gibberish that was suppoosed to be Chinese I guess - which probably wouldn't be considered very PC nowadays.

I don't see what the big deal is. If Pandas talked they would probably speak Chinese, just as Balaam's Ass spoke Hebrew!

Smartboy · 06-26-2010, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by sixfingers

I don't see what the big deal is. If Pandas talked they would probably speak Chinese, just as Balaam's Ass spoke Hebrew!

I do not know what Balaam's Ass is. An explanation would be very appreciated!

03-21-2007, 10:08 AM	#1
gregrob Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 13, 2002 Posts: 130	Anybody remember the "The Brady Kids"? I watched the reruns of this cartoon in the late 70s when I wasn't old enough to know how hokey it was. The kids on their own in a treehouse with a magic myna bird and pet koala bears (Ping and Pong). Each show had them performing a song like The Partridge Family and had hokey plots involving Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Lone Ranger. I wouldn't mind seeing it again for pure nostalgia purpose.

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angiefan happy labor day! Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 15, 2006 Location: grand blanc,michigan Posts: 618	Anybody remember the Brady Kids? I do. I want it to be on dvd so bad,so I can see Wonder Woman and Superman episodes.I would love to have seen Diana Prince spin into Wonder Woman.

03-21-2007, 12:18 PM	#2
nancy77 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 11, 2007 Location: tennessee Posts: 89	i have them on dvd

04-06-2007, 02:31 AM	#4
HelloLarry Meathead Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 273	I have them on DVD as well and while the animation is cheap, they do have their charm, mostly in the fact that the kids do all the voices. While its not the first thing on the shelf that I'd grab to watch, I'll pop one in once in a while. Didn't they use a lot of the animation from the Archie's cartoons?

04-06-2007, 01:25 PM	#5
mykel Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 28, 2005 Posts: 177	Oh, I noticed that, too, almost like the animators traced the original "Archies" musical animations, so you get, like, Marcia playing keyboards and bobbing her head up and down exactly like Veronica, while Greg is on guitar, swishing his head side to side exactly like Archie. How cheap is THAT?

04-07-2007, 02:35 PM	#9
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	I sure do wish The rady Kids was on Boomerang Network dont yall

04-08-2007, 09:16 AM	#10
Rich3 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 688	Ha. That does sound cheap. But what do you expect from the groovy 70's, the era of bubblegum rock?