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Yong Fang · 11-10-2012, 10:51 AM

That's the question, since all of them now are over 50. How many of them had children in the first place?

nancy77 · 11-10-2012, 11:28 PM

Barry Williams has 1 child born in 2003
Christopher Knight has no kids
Mike Lookinland has 2 sons born in 1990 and 1993
Maureen McCormick has a daughter born 1989
Eve Plumb has no kids
Susan Olsen has 1 son born 1996

PrettyinPink55 · 11-10-2012, 11:52 PM

For some reason I always thought Eve Plumb had kids.

catlover79 · 11-11-2012, 02:21 AM

Actually, Barry has two kids. His baby daughter was born earlier this year. To my knowledge, none of the "Brady Kids" are grandparents yet.

nancy77 · 11-11-2012, 09:49 AM

catlover79 i had forgot about that thanks for posting it

catlover79 · 11-11-2012, 02:44 PM

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catlover79 i had forgot about that thanks for posting it

No problem!!!

sixfingers · 11-11-2012, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PrettyinPink55

For some reason I always thought Eve Plumb had kids.

She has played a mother on several occasions.

PrettyinPink55 · 11-12-2012, 12:14 AM

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She has played a mother on several occasions.

Maybe that's why I thought that. She seemed motherly.

TV_on_the_Porch · 11-12-2012, 12:34 AM

Mike Lookinland could certainly play a grandfather, sorry to say. The years have been far less kind to the youngest Brady boy than to his brothers.

catlover79 · 11-12-2012, 01:40 AM

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Mike Lookinland could certainly play a grandfather, sorry to say. The years have been far less kind to the youngest Brady boy than to his brothers.

He did have an alcohol problem years ago and was busted for DUI in 1997. I'm pretty sure he said he's been sober ever since, but alcohol can really age a person.

catlover79 · 11-12-2012, 01:50 AM

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She has played a mother on several occasions.

Yeah, she played the mother in the Fudge TV-series in the mid-90s, which was based on the Judy Blume series. It aired Saturday mornings on ABC. The grandmother was played by - you guessed it - Florence Henderson!!!

Yong Fang · 11-12-2012, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by nancy77

Barry Williams has 1 child born in 2003
Christopher Knight has no kids
Mike Lookinland has 2 sons born in 1990 and 1993
Maureen McCormick has a daughter born 1989
Eve Plumb has no kids
Susan Olsen has 1 son born 1996

Barry Williams( b.September 30, 1954) has been married twice, the first wife for two years and the second wife from 1999 to 2005. Barry is someone who loves what he is doing on the stage and probably should have been a bigger star instead of being typecast.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Williams

Christopher Knight (b. November 7, 1957) has been married three times, with none of the relationships lasting more than five years. His last wife he married in 2006 and by the next year, he and wife number three were on Dr. Phil's show about their failing relationship...which failed. Knight more or less quit show business outside the Bradys and became a businessman with computer software of some kind. More than likely now the wealthiest of the three boys probably of all the actors, although all of them have seemed to be living comfortable lives.

Knight is the only Brady to be divorced three times. He may have not wanted children since he is active in an organization called Zero Population Growth and that maybe he did not want any children which may have caused friction with his spouses. Or not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Knight_(actor)

Mike Lookinland (December 19, 1960) has been married to the same woman since 1987. He lives in Utah and is a member of the Mormons. However, in 1997, he was arrested for DUI, so he must be a "Jack Mormon". I thought he was a television cameraman for a local television station, but his Wiki bio does not mention that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lookinland

The three boys has had 6 wives, with Williams and Knight having 5 of the wives.

Maureen McCormick (b.August 5, 1956) has surprisingly been married once to a man for 27 years. She has publically stated (I think she wrote a book) that she was off the rails for many years, doing coke, partying, and was going down a very Dana Plato way (and blowing an audition with Steven Speilberg for a role in Raiders of the Lost Ark, which would have possibly made her an A lister), but she turned it around.

http://www.answers.com/topic/maureen-mccormick

Eve Plumb (b.April 29, 1958) has been married twice and the first of the kids to marry and divorce. She has been married to her second husband for the past 15 years. To me, she seemed to be the most "serious actress' of the kids and the one who was the most active in breaking out of the Jan typecast into a professional career with some success.

http://www.answers.com/topic/eve-plumb

Susan Olsen (b. August 14, 1961) has been married twice, once in the late 80's and the second husband from 1995-2004.

http://www.answers.com/topic/susan-olsen

The three girls have had five husbands. So, the six actors who played the children have had 11 different spouses, but have only produced five children, with three of the children in their 20's. Only McCormick and Lookinland have only been married once, the other four have been through a divorce.

Although McCormick went off the rails in her 20's and Lookinland had a DUI (that's serious, but once in a lifetime can be forgiven.), they all have seemed to have turned out just fine.

The three boys are older than their respective three girls. (Barry Williams-Maureen McCormick, Eve Plumb-Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland-Susan Olsen). Williams is the oldest at 58 years old, and Olsen is the youngest at 51.)

All of the Brady Bunch kids are older than President Barack Obama except for Olsen who was born in the same month 10 days later. Since I knew that they were all in their 50's, I thought that one of them might be grandparents by now.

catlover79 · 11-12-2012, 01:24 PM

Ironic that the six "kids" only have five children between them, because Flo Henderson and Bob Reed had five children between them!! Bob Reed has one daughter from an early marriage, and Flo has four kids from her first husband.

Mike Lookinland now has his own custom countertop business in Salt Lake City and I think he gave up his life with the camera in order to do that. He's been involved in this line of work for the past few years.

http://www.concreteconstruction.net/...ookinland.aspx

IllinoisTVFan · 11-12-2012, 05:10 PM

I could be wrong, but I believe both Knight and Plumb stated they didn't want kids. As I recall Knight had (or was planning to have)a vasectomy. Interestingly Susan Olsen was on her honeymoon when a Very Brady Christmas was filmed and why apparently she didn't do the role.

It's actually not that surprising though that none are grandparents yet because people are marrying and having kids later than years ago.

PrettyinPink55 · 11-12-2012, 11:33 PM

I LOVED "The Fudge" books by Judy Blume and remember watching the show as a kid on Saturday mornings!! I thought it was great!!

I think Mike Lookinland was a cameraman for one of my favorite shows, "Everwood."

I remember Christopher Knight in that horrible VH1 reality series where he got married to that model he met on "The Surreal Life," I think.

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nancy77 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 11, 2007 Location: tennessee Posts: 89	Barry Williams has 1 child born in 2003 Christopher Knight has no kids Mike Lookinland has 2 sons born in 1990 and 1993 Maureen McCormick has a daughter born 1989 Eve Plumb has no kids Susan Olsen has 1 son born 1996

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nancy77 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 11, 2007 Location: tennessee Posts: 89	catlover79 i had forgot about that thanks for posting it

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TV_on_the_Porch anything good on? Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 879	Mike Lookinland could certainly play a grandfather, sorry to say. The years have been far less kind to the youngest Brady boy than to his brothers.

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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Ironic that the six "kids" only have five children between them, because Flo Henderson and Bob Reed had five children between them!! Bob Reed has one daughter from an early marriage, and Flo has four kids from her first husband. Mike Lookinland now has his own custom countertop business in Salt Lake City and I think he gave up his life with the camera in order to do that. He's been involved in this line of work for the past few years. http://www.concreteconstruction.net/...ookinland.aspx

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IllinoisTVFan Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 22, 2011 Location: South of Chicago Posts: 4,072	I could be wrong, but I believe both Knight and Plumb stated they didn't want kids. As I recall Knight had (or was planning to have)a vasectomy. Interestingly Susan Olsen was on her honeymoon when a Very Brady Christmas was filmed and why apparently she didn't do the role. It's actually not that surprising though that none are grandparents yet because people are marrying and having kids later than years ago.

11-12-2012, 11:33 PM	#15
PrettyinPink55 Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 24,601	I LOVED "The Fudge" books by Judy Blume and remember watching the show as a kid on Saturday mornings!! I thought it was great!! I think Mike Lookinland was a cameraman for one of my favorite shows, "Everwood." I remember Christopher Knight in that horrible VH1 reality series where he got married to that model he met on "The Surreal Life," I think.