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ricardo/mertz · 08-27-2002, 11:17 PM

I recently heard that Carol was a divorcee. I always thought Mike and Carol were both widowed. Please help me out here.

boechsner · 08-28-2002, 02:59 AM

No, Carol was not divorced, at least not technically. If Sherwood Schwartz had his way she would have been, but ABC didn't like that aspect so Schwartz left it up in the air. But we do know 100% that Mike is a widower.

Novarro · 10-13-2002, 08:20 PM

The advertising when the show first came on in Australia, definately stated that Carol was a widow. In the wedding scenes when she is talking to her parents what she says about thinking everything had almost ended a few years before sounds very like her husband died.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 10-18-2002, 12:10 AM

Yeah....but now when you watch all the specials on TV...they (the cast) all say that she was TV first divorcee. Ive always felt she was because Bobby still had the pic of his real mother...but girls said nothing about their real father.

Scoobiedoo30 · 10-18-2002, 04:27 PM

No Carol Was Not Divorce But Carol Husband Passed Away
And Mike Wife Passed Away.

Take Care
Aaron The News Repoter

gettoknowsomeone · 01-13-2004, 04:06 AM

I heard that on the 1990 show The Bradys there was going to be an episode where it was going to be established that Carol is an divorcee and the girls would meet their real father but the series was cancelled before they ever got around to it.

The plot for the movie A Very Brady Sequel picks up on this theme.

Regarding Carol's comment in the first pilot episode, the line about everything ending could have been about a divorce.

Vegas Girl · 01-13-2004, 09:35 AM

In one of the Brady movies, her ex-husband comes back.

junecleaver · 01-13-2004, 10:29 PM

i liked that movie! but it was full of goofs.

hawaii five-o · 01-18-2004, 05:26 PM

Actually, Mike was Carol's fourth husband. Each girl was fathered by a husband who eventually died. Sort of like "Bonanza".

James · 01-18-2004, 07:01 PM

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Originally posted by hawaii five-o
Actually, Mike was Carol's fourth husband. Each girl was fathered by a husband who eventually died. Sort of like "Bonanza".

Where in the series did it state that Carol had three different husbands before Mike? I always thought Carol had one husband before "the one day when the lady met this fellow" ("this fellow" referring to Mike, of course!) since her full name was Carol Ann Tyler Martin Brady: her maiden name was Tyler and her first husband was Martin.

If indeed she had three different husbands before Mike, she would have been referred to with seven names in the pilot, as in Carol Ann Tyler Martin (insert second husband here) (insert third husband here) Brady. (That is, assuming her first husband was Martin.)

Just my two cents!

Mijada · 01-18-2004, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by James
Where in the series did it state that Carol had three different husbands before Mike? I always thought Carol had one husband before "the one day when the lady met this fellow" ("this fellow" referring to Mike, of course!) since her full name was Carol Ann Tyler Martin Brady: her maiden name was Tyler and her first husband was Martin.

If indeed she had three different husbands before Mike, she would have been referred to with seven names in the pilot, as in Carol Ann Tyler Martin (insert second husband here) (insert third husband here) Brady. (That is, assuming her first husband was Martin.)

Just my two cents!

I think Hawaii five-o is joking

hawaii five-o · 01-20-2004, 03:58 PM

I was joking. My tongue was firmly planted in my cheek.

vze3t9q9 · 03-07-2004, 06:55 PM

I thought Hawaii was quite humorous.

ricardo/mertz · 03-08-2004, 05:35 PM

So, if Carol was indeed divorced why didn't the girls ever go see their dad?

hawaii five-o · 03-08-2004, 08:29 PM

This is very "Un-Brady" of me to say, but maybe the guy was a big jerk. Maybe he cheated on Carol. Or maybe he beat Carol and the girls. If I had a dad like this, I wouldn't want to see him again or even mention his name.

08-27-2002, 11:17 PM	#1
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08-28-2002, 02:59 AM	#2
boechsner Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 2,212	No, Carol was not divorced, at least not technically. If Sherwood Schwartz had his way she would have been, but ABC didn't like that aspect so Schwartz left it up in the air. But we do know 100% that Mike is a widower.

10-13-2002, 08:20 PM	#3
Novarro Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 02, 2002 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 191	The advertising when the show first came on in Australia, definately stated that Carol was a widow. In the wedding scenes when she is talking to her parents what she says about thinking everything had almost ended a few years before sounds very like her husband died.

01-13-2004, 04:06 AM	#6
gettoknowsomeone Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 19, 2002 Posts: 54	I heard that on the 1990 show The Bradys there was going to be an episode where it was going to be established that Carol is an divorcee and the girls would meet their real father but the series was cancelled before they ever got around to it. The plot for the movie A Very Brady Sequel picks up on this theme. Regarding Carol's comment in the first pilot episode, the line about everything ending could have been about a divorce.

01-13-2004, 09:35 AM	#7
Vegas Girl Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 10, 2003 Posts: 1,339	In one of the Brady movies, her ex-husband comes back.

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junecleaver Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2003 Location: i'm a southerner! :D Posts: 1,298	i liked that movie! but it was full of goofs.

01-18-2004, 05:26 PM	#9
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	Actually, Mike was Carol's fourth husband. Each girl was fathered by a husband who eventually died. Sort of like "Bonanza".

01-20-2004, 03:58 PM	#12
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	I was joking. My tongue was firmly planted in my cheek.

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vze3t9q9 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: ROCKCOVE Posts: 548	I thought Hawaii was quite humorous.

03-08-2004, 05:35 PM	#14
ricardo/mertz Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 454	So, if Carol was indeed divorced why didn't the girls ever go see their dad?

03-08-2004, 08:29 PM	#15
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	This is very "Un-Brady" of me to say, but maybe the guy was a big jerk. Maybe he cheated on Carol. Or maybe he beat Carol and the girls. If I had a dad like this, I wouldn't want to see him again or even mention his name.