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Scoobiedoo30 · 08-21-2007, 01:34 AM

I have always wonder if they had a 6 season of The Brady Bunch would you think that Robert Reed would be apart of season 6.

Mr. Television · 08-21-2007, 01:37 AM

I think their was a good chance that he was going to be gone. I don't know if they would have killed him off or replaced him though. In the end I think it was good the show ended when it did.

Scoobiedoo30 · 08-21-2007, 01:40 AM

why was Robert Redd not in the Series Finale anyway I do not really know what happen can someone please let me know what happen.

Smartboy · 08-21-2007, 03:26 AM

The fact that Robert Reed did not appear in the series fanily was because he thought that the plot was too ridiculous. If you remember the main theme of the episode was the fact that both Bobby and Cindy attempted to be millionaires. Bobby's attempt was through selling some sort of hair tonic door to door and Cindy's was through raising rabits. The problem with Bobby's hair tonic was that it turned people's hair "orange"! After spending a whole day knocking on doors and not making a single sail, Bobby expressed anger at himself by saying "I could't sell a bag of peanuts to a starving eliphant"! Feeling sorry for Bobby, Greg buys a bottle. This is where the excitement "really" starts! Luckily, Mrs. Brady's hairdresser manages to get Greg's hair back to normal before high school graduation that night. Good old Robbie thought that the whole plot was stuped and refused to have any part of it! At one point, he was reported to have said, "This is Gilligan's Island in the Suberbs"!

Scoobiedoo30 · 08-21-2007, 02:13 PM

I sure wish that there was a season 6 of The Brady Bunch

Dr. Thong · 08-21-2007, 07:19 PM

According to Barry Williams' book, Growing Up Brady, the producers were either going to have Mike Brady die off camera or send him on a very long business trip. Either way, Sherwood Schwartz was tired of dealing with Robert (not "Robbie") Reed and had enough.

The show ran for five years. It had run its course. They were already resorting to bringing in a younger kid (Cousin Oliver) because the youngest kids were getting "old". It has thrived in syndication ever since.

friendcarr · 08-21-2007, 07:24 PM

i think they would have got a new actor for him, but someone who actually looked like him. i just dont think they would have killed him off, and if they got rid of Mr. Brady period then i think they would have had him moved somewhere else and got a new job. :\ - something like that.

Dr. Thong · 08-22-2007, 05:15 PM

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i think they would have got a new actor for him, but someone who actually looked like him. i just dont think they would have killed him off, and if they got rid of Mr. Brady period then i think they would have had him moved somewhere else and got a new job. :\ - something like that.

It's not inconceivable they would have recast the part, but I don't think it would have worked. It usually doesn't when they replace an actor in a lead role. It's probably just as well the show ended when it did.

friendcarr · 08-22-2007, 08:30 PM

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It's not inconceivable they would have recast the part, but I don't think it would have worked. It usually doesn't when they replace an actor in a lead role. It's probably just as well the show ended when it did.

yes, but he said if there was a season 6.

Smartboy · 08-26-2007, 08:43 PM

I know that it seems like this topic has been exhusted, but I would really like to point out a couple more things. In the first place, I have read and heard quite a bit about the problems that Sherwood Shwartz had with Robert Reed. By the end of it, Robert had developed a "very" rebellous attitude! This is one of the reasons why the show came to an end. By the way, when Barry Williams wrote his book (which is the source of a "lot" of this information) Robert Reed was still living and the fact that he was gay had not quite become public knowledge yet. As far as the poster who corrected me for calling Robert Reed "Robbie" I would like you to know that I only wrote that out of facisousness. It was an attempt to present shock and humor. One time I read a novel in which the author referred to the queen of England as "Betty". If you will notice, in my paragraph, I only used the name "Robbie" once. I am well aware that the name that the public knows him as is "Robert" Reed. Finaly, there is one thing that I mentioned in my last post that was "not" covered in Barry's book. This was the term "Gilliman's Island in the Suberbs". This is what Robert described the episode about the hair tonic as. Although the book talked quite a bit about his dislike of and refusel to be in that episode, it was not until after I read the book that I learned about him having made that remark.

Dr. Thong · 08-27-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Smartboy

I know that it seems like this topic has been exhusted, but I would really like to point out a couple more things. In the first place, I have read and heard quite a bit about the problems that Sherwood Shwartz had with Robert Reed. By the end of it, Robert had developed a "very" rebellous attitude! This is one of the reasons why the show came to an end. By the way, when Barry Williams wrote his book (which is the source of a "lot" of this information) Robert Reed was still living and the fact that he was gay had not quite become public knowledge yet. As far as the poster who corrected me for calling Robert Reed "Robbie" I would like you to know that I only wrote that out of facisousness. It was an attempt to present shock and humor. One time I read a novel in which the author referred to the queen of England as "Betty". If you will notice, in my paragraph, I only used the name "Robbie" once. I am well aware that the name that the public knows him as is "Robert" Reed. Finaly, there is one thing that I mentioned in my last post that was "not" covered in Barry's book. This was the term "Gilliman's Island in the Suberbs". This is what Robert described the episode about the hair tonic as. Although the book talked quite a bit about his dislike of and refusel to be in that episode, it was not until after I read the book that I learned about him having made that remark.

My reply was tongue-in-cheek. I responded the way that Robert Reed might have. From what I've read, Reed took himself very seriously as an actor. He had this love/hate relationship with Mike Brady. He dismissed the show as crap, yet was quick to participate in all the reunion shows and specials before his death. He did have a warm spot for the kids in real life and he'd be damned if anyone else would play Mike Brady! Weird, but actors can be a strange lot sometimes.

Johnny be good! · 08-27-2007, 07:42 PM

They can replace him now. Face it, Bob Reed is dead, but Mike Brady is not.

TV Guy · 09-13-2007, 07:26 PM

Schwartz may have wanted to get rid of him, but there's no way of knowing if ABC would have let him. We'll never really know what would have happened.

Johnny be good! · 09-16-2007, 12:17 PM

That's for sure.

08-21-2007, 01:34 AM	#1
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08-21-2007, 01:37 AM	#2
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08-21-2007, 03:26 AM	#4
Smartboy Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 06, 2007 Location: South Orange, NJ Posts: 4,231	Gilligan The fact that Robert Reed did not appear in the series fanily was because he thought that the plot was too ridiculous. If you remember the main theme of the episode was the fact that both Bobby and Cindy attempted to be millionaires. Bobby's attempt was through selling some sort of hair tonic door to door and Cindy's was through raising rabits. The problem with Bobby's hair tonic was that it turned people's hair "orange"! After spending a whole day knocking on doors and not making a single sail, Bobby expressed anger at himself by saying "I could't sell a bag of peanuts to a starving eliphant"! Feeling sorry for Bobby, Greg buys a bottle. This is where the excitement "really" starts! Luckily, Mrs. Brady's hairdresser manages to get Greg's hair back to normal before high school graduation that night. Good old Robbie thought that the whole plot was stuped and refused to have any part of it! At one point, he was reported to have said, "This is Gilligan's Island in the Suberbs"!

08-21-2007, 07:19 PM	#6
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	According to Barry Williams' book, Growing Up Brady, the producers were either going to have Mike Brady die off camera or send him on a very long business trip. Either way, Sherwood Schwartz was tired of dealing with Robert (not "Robbie") Reed and had enough. The show ran for five years. It had run its course. They were already resorting to bringing in a younger kid (Cousin Oliver) because the youngest kids were getting "old". It has thrived in syndication ever since.
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08-26-2007, 08:43 PM	#10
Smartboy Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 06, 2007 Location: South Orange, NJ Posts: 4,231	Suberb I know that it seems like this topic has been exhusted, but I would really like to point out a couple more things. In the first place, I have read and heard quite a bit about the problems that Sherwood Shwartz had with Robert Reed. By the end of it, Robert had developed a "very" rebellous attitude! This is one of the reasons why the show came to an end. By the way, when Barry Williams wrote his book (which is the source of a "lot" of this information) Robert Reed was still living and the fact that he was gay had not quite become public knowledge yet. As far as the poster who corrected me for calling Robert Reed "Robbie" I would like you to know that I only wrote that out of facisousness. It was an attempt to present shock and humor. One time I read a novel in which the author referred to the queen of England as "Betty". If you will notice, in my paragraph, I only used the name "Robbie" once. I am well aware that the name that the public knows him as is "Robert" Reed. Finaly, there is one thing that I mentioned in my last post that was "not" covered in Barry's book. This was the term "Gilliman's Island in the Suberbs". This is what Robert described the episode about the hair tonic as. Although the book talked quite a bit about his dislike of and refusel to be in that episode, it was not until after I read the book that I learned about him having made that remark.

08-21-2007, 01:40 AM	#3
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	why was Robert Redd not in the Series Finale anyway I do not really know what happen can someone please let me know what happen.

08-21-2007, 02:13 PM	#5
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	I sure wish that there was a season 6 of The Brady Bunch

08-21-2007, 07:24 PM	#7
friendcarr Dallas Cowboys 6-1 Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 04, 2007 Location: kansas Posts: 382	i think they would have got a new actor for him, but someone who actually looked like him. i just dont think they would have killed him off, and if they got rid of Mr. Brady period then i think they would have had him moved somewhere else and got a new job. :\ - something like that.

08-27-2007, 07:42 PM	#12
Johnny be good! Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2007 Location: Westland, Michigan Posts: 1,629	They can replace him now. Face it, Bob Reed is dead, but Mike Brady is not.

09-13-2007, 07:26 PM	#13
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Schwartz may have wanted to get rid of him, but there's no way of knowing if ABC would have let him. We'll never really know what would have happened.

09-16-2007, 12:17 PM	#14
Johnny be good! Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2007 Location: Westland, Michigan Posts: 1,629	That's for sure.