When exactly was the Brady Bunch episode filmed - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 10-23-2024, 08:50 PM

Was it written and filmed before A Very Brady Christmas aired (and got high ratings)? What is the relation of the two? Was the episode allowed because they didn't have high expectations for A Very Brady Christmas? Or was it quickly created because of the success of A Very Brady Christmas?

December 18, 1988 - A Very Brady Christmas airs on CBS.
February 5, 1989 - "A Very Brady Episode" of Day by Day airs on NBC.
May 19, 1989 - Maureen McCormick gives birth to her daughter.
throughout 1989 - CBS/Sherwood Schwartz start developing The Bradys after the success of A Very Brady Christmas.
December 1989 - “work began on” The Bradys.
February 9, 1990 - The Bradys premieres on CBS (and lasted just 6 episodes).
February 17, 1995 - The Brady Bunch Movie is released (Greg is played by Christopher Daniel Barnes who played Ross Harper / Chuck Brady in Day by Day).
August 23, 1996 - A Very Brady Sequel is released (Greg is again played by Christopher Daniel Barnes).

BestTVever · 12-20-2024, 07:24 AM

I would guess A Very Brady Christmas was filmed first and was probably in the works in the summer of 1988. They had to develop a script and bring everyone together. A sitcom is already in motion and a flashback Brady episode that lasted 17 minutes in the Brady house would take much shorter time to film and put together. It also aired a few months after the Brady Christmas. Maybe the success of the Brady Christmas made Day by Day throw together a Brady script. I can see that happening.
I remember the joy to have the Bradys back on TV just months apart.

10-23-2024, 08:50 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,453	When exactly was the Brady Bunch episode filmed Was it written and filmed before A Very Brady Christmas aired (and got high ratings)? What is the relation of the two? Was the episode allowed because they didn't have high expectations for A Very Brady Christmas? Or was it quickly created because of the success of A Very Brady Christmas? December 18, 1988 - A Very Brady Christmas airs on CBS. February 5, 1989 - "A Very Brady Episode" of Day by Day airs on NBC. May 19, 1989 - Maureen McCormick gives birth to her daughter. throughout 1989 - CBS/Sherwood Schwartz start developing The Bradys after the success of A Very Brady Christmas. December 1989 - “work began on” The Bradys. February 9, 1990 - The Bradys premieres on CBS (and lasted just 6 episodes). February 17, 1995 - The Brady Bunch Movie is released (Greg is played by Christopher Daniel Barnes who played Ross Harper / Chuck Brady in Day by Day). August 23, 1996 - A Very Brady Sequel is released (Greg is again played by Christopher Daniel Barnes).

12-20-2024, 07:24 AM	#2
BestTVever Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2021 Location: Miami Posts: 1,874	I would guess A Very Brady Christmas was filmed first and was probably in the works in the summer of 1988. They had to develop a script and bring everyone together. A sitcom is already in motion and a flashback Brady episode that lasted 17 minutes in the Brady house would take much shorter time to film and put together. It also aired a few months after the Brady Christmas. Maybe the success of the Brady Christmas made Day by Day throw together a Brady script. I can see that happening. I remember the joy to have the Bradys back on TV just months apart.