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Ireneparalegal · 05-28-2008, 01:34 AM

In season 6 she seemed so tanned.

On top of that, her eyebrows were pretty dark and her hair was lightened so much.

Jude The Obscure · 05-28-2008, 01:39 AM

Season six?

You mean, Season Five

Anyways, Jan had uh,....."outgrown" Marcia by then and when I was little, I swore Jan was now being played by a new actress!

Ireneparalegal · 05-28-2008, 05:42 PM

Duh! thank you for clarifying that. You know last night we were dealing with something that was a pain.

LOL at your comment abt Jan. Had she changed that much in your eyes?

I was so shocked at Marcia's appearance myself. I was like, "Wow she looks darker and her hair is so much lighter." That Marcia could easily fit in nowadays with all that fake orange tan going on and the highlighting of hair.

Jude The Obscure · 05-28-2008, 07:48 PM

The girls were often going braless by the 5th season, so like, uhm, yea

Tweety · 05-28-2008, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

...LOL at your comment abt Jan. Had she changed that much in your eyes?

I was so shocked at Marcia's appearance myself. I was like, "Wow she looks darker and her hair is so much lighter." That Marcia could easily fit in nowadays with all that fake orange tan going on and the highlighting of hair.

I know that I couldn't believe what a "fox" Jan turned into for season 5.

I remember watching season 5 during its run, and I remember thinking that not only did Jan turn into this incredible babe, but I also thought that something was different about Marcia, and I actually thought that Marcia did not look as good as she did in season 4...

I think that the combination of the really blond hair, the deep, deep tan and the really dark eyebrows was not really that great of a look for Marcia... I thought she was much prettier in season 4.

But yeah, today Marcia would fit right in, wouldn't even be noticed. But back then, she did stick out like a sore thumb...

Don't get me wrong, she was definitely pretty enough to pull it off, I just thought it was not a natural look for her at all, and I always considered Marcia to be a natural beauty.

Ireneparalegal · 05-28-2008, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tweety

I know that I couldn't believe what a "fox" Jan turned into for season 5.

I remember watching season 5 during its run, and I remember thinking that not only did Jan turn into this incredible babe, but I also thought that something was different about Marcia, and I actually thought that Marcia did not look as good as she did in season 4...

I think that the combination of the really blond hair, the deep, deep tan and the really dark eyebrows was not really that great of a look for Marcia... I thought she was much prettier in season 4.

But yeah, today Marcia would fit right in, wouldn't even be noticed. But back then, she did stick out like a sore thumb...

Don't get me wrong, she was definitely pretty enough to pull it off, I just thought it was not a natural look for her at all, and I always considered Marcia to be a natural beauty.

Jude...

you would notice the girls not wearing bras.

Tweety you said it. Jan had turned into such a beauty. Goes to show you can't judge how someone appears as a young child.

Marcia did stick out like a sore thumb. I remember watching the new season and wondering what had happened to Marcia's looks. She wasn't ugly but the change was so dramatic it made it so obvious something was different and she was not at all natural like before.

Tweety · 05-29-2008, 05:32 AM

I hadn't thought of this angle before, but Eve and Maureen were very good friends in real life. Which probably means that Maureen could see what Eve was turning into that summer.

I wonder if Maureen's dramatic change might have been a result of trying to "keep up" with Eve. I'm sure Maureen had always been the most popular female member of the cast, and had always been seen as the prettier one up to that time (although I think that in the first couple of seasons, Jan was totally adorable).

I don't know where Maureen would have gotten the idea that what she did was an improvement.... but I can't think of anything else that would explain her undergoing such a dramatic change.

Of course, maybe I'm reading too much into what happened...maybe Maureen just wanted a different look... but heck, part of the fun of being a Brady Bunch fan is taking what we know about the characters, plus what relatively little we know about the actors, and coming up with wacky theories like this one to "explain" what happened and why.

Jude The Obscure · 05-29-2008, 02:28 PM

Actually, Irene, it was Maureen and Eve themselves who admitted to trying to get by braless as much as possible.......so after finding that out..I had to check out their stories

And as Eve got older, it was harder for her to get away with it

catlover79 · 05-29-2008, 03:59 PM

One thing I find very ironic is that Eve ended up playing a nun several years later in Irwin Allen's The Night the Bridge Fell Down! Of course, she cussed in that film, too.

Ireneparalegal · 05-29-2008, 04:02 PM

Eve also appeared in FACTS OF LIFE as Blair's sister who was going to become...A NUN!

I remember her movie on ABC about being a teen hooker. I think it was Dawn: Portrait of a teenage runaway. Something like that.

catlover79 · 05-29-2008, 04:04 PM

She was either a nun or a hooker - no middle ground!!!

Ireneparalegal · 05-29-2008, 04:07 PM

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She was either a nun or a hooker - no middle ground!!!

tdr · 05-29-2008, 05:36 PM

ALL or NUN?

Tweety · 05-29-2008, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Eve also appeared in FACTS OF LIFE as Blair's sister who was going to become...A NUN!

I remember her movie on ABC about being a teen hooker. I think it was Dawn: Portrait of a teenage runaway. Something like that.

Yup, that's the one...Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)... and of course, she became a hooker. The ratings for the TV-Movie were probably the highest of the year among my classmates... we ALL watched it!

The year before, Linda Blair made a movie called "Sarah T: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic".

Ireneparalegal · 05-29-2008, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Tweety

Yup, that's the one...Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)... and of course, she became a hooker. The ratings for the TV-Movie were probably the highest of the year among my classmates... we ALL watched it!

The year before, Linda Blair made a movie called "Sarah T: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic".

I remember all the hullabaloo over Eve's movie. Remember this was the 70's so movies like that, even though it is tame compared to what is shown now, back then it was such an eye-opener. It also starred Leigh McCloskey who later appeared on DALLAS.

My fave movie of Linda Blair's was actually BORN INNOCENT. That movie also caused an uproar when it showed a scene of her being raped by her fellow inmates at a juvenile detention center. I recall a copy cat crime that occurred here in our city to a girl by a bunch of other girls. The movie was blamed for that crime and ever since then, that scene was edited out of any future runs. As a matter of fact, I haven't seen that movie IN YEARS. I guess if it was shown now, it would not raise an eyebrow.

05-28-2008, 01:34 AM	#1
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05-29-2008, 03:59 PM	#9
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05-28-2008, 01:39 AM	#2
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	Season six? You mean, Season Five Anyways, Jan had uh,....."outgrown" Marcia by then and when I was little, I swore Jan was now being played by a new actress!

05-28-2008, 05:42 PM	#3
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,689	Duh! thank you for clarifying that. You know last night we were dealing with something that was a pain. LOL at your comment abt Jan. Had she changed that much in your eyes? I was so shocked at Marcia's appearance myself. I was like, "Wow she looks darker and her hair is so much lighter." That Marcia could easily fit in nowadays with all that fake orange tan going on and the highlighting of hair.

05-28-2008, 07:48 PM	#4
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	The girls were often going braless by the 5th season, so like, uhm, yea

05-29-2008, 05:32 AM	#7
Tweety Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 6,804	I hadn't thought of this angle before, but Eve and Maureen were very good friends in real life. Which probably means that Maureen could see what Eve was turning into that summer. I wonder if Maureen's dramatic change might have been a result of trying to "keep up" with Eve. I'm sure Maureen had always been the most popular female member of the cast, and had always been seen as the prettier one up to that time (although I think that in the first couple of seasons, Jan was totally adorable). I don't know where Maureen would have gotten the idea that what she did was an improvement.... but I can't think of anything else that would explain her undergoing such a dramatic change. Of course, maybe I'm reading too much into what happened...maybe Maureen just wanted a different look... but heck, part of the fun of being a Brady Bunch fan is taking what we know about the characters, plus what relatively little we know about the actors, and coming up with wacky theories like this one to "explain" what happened and why.

05-29-2008, 02:28 PM	#8
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	Actually, Irene, it was Maureen and Eve themselves who admitted to trying to get by braless as much as possible.......so after finding that out..I had to check out their stories And as Eve got older, it was harder for her to get away with it

05-29-2008, 04:02 PM	#10
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,689	Eve also appeared in FACTS OF LIFE as Blair's sister who was going to become...A NUN! I remember her movie on ABC about being a teen hooker. I think it was Dawn: Portrait of a teenage runaway. Something like that.

05-29-2008, 04:04 PM	#11
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	She was either a nun or a hooker - no middle ground!!!

05-29-2008, 05:36 PM	#13
tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	ALL or NUN?