Maureen McCormick's "unique" diction - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 06-08-2023, 12:06 AM

Did it sound like Maureen on The Brady Bunch often pronounced many things hilariously oddly or pretentiously? Probably the most (in)famous word she pronounced oddly on the show was "school", and Christine Taylor reproduced it in the two Brady Bunch movies from the '90s by always pronouncing it as "skyuul".

There was one particular episode, where the kids decide that they want to pull a prank on Alice by frightening her with a ghost, and Maureen (Marcia) pronounces the word "werewolves" as "wurr-wolves."

Even on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Maureen while cosplaying as Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz, appears to pronounce her dog Toto's name as "Toe-Toe".

rusty spike · 06-08-2023, 01:43 PM

Odd diction occurs when your nose gets clobbered by a football and when you have to wear fake braces for one episode.

TMC · 06-09-2023, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rusty spike

Odd diction occurs when your nose gets clobbered by a football and when you have to wear fake braces for one episode.

Rich3 · 06-09-2023, 07:56 AM

Were wolves pronounced as two words, she would have done it correctly. They probably just didn't notice it in time to correct her.

06-08-2023, 12:06 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,569	Maureen McCormick's "unique" diction Did it sound like Maureen on The Brady Bunch often pronounced many things hilariously oddly or pretentiously? Probably the most (in)famous word she pronounced oddly on the show was "school", and Christine Taylor reproduced it in the two Brady Bunch movies from the '90s by always pronouncing it as "skyuul". There was one particular episode, where the kids decide that they want to pull a prank on Alice by frightening her with a ghost, and Maureen (Marcia) pronounces the word "werewolves" as "wurr-wolves." Even on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Maureen while cosplaying as Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz, appears to pronounce her dog Toto's name as "Toe-Toe".

06-08-2023, 01:43 PM	#2
rusty spike Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 08, 2015 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,124	Odd diction occurs when your nose gets clobbered by a football and when you have to wear fake braces for one episode.

06-09-2023, 07:56 AM	#4
Rich3 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 691	Were wolves pronounced as two words, she would have done it correctly. They probably just didn't notice it in time to correct her.