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jon123 · 12-01-2002, 05:45 AM

After 30 years, tonight we finally discovered that the Bradys live in Santa Monica (until they went to Washington in this movie). The original series was extremely vague about their location, implying, but never stating directly, that they lived in a Los Angeles suburb. The subsequent movies did say they lived somewhere in the LA area and this movie finally said exactly what town they live in. Not that important, I guess, but as a lifelong socal resident it was nice to see that bit of trivia cleared up.

Mysty Eyes · 12-01-2002, 01:43 PM

Well... Yeah, I noticed that too. I live in Santa Monica. There aren't too many houses that style here; it's too spread out. Houses here have a tendency to be less "wide" than the Brady house. By that I mean, that instead of showing three sections of the house from the street, you see two sections. The houses tend to use more land behind the front section, or go to multiple stories. I dunno quite how to describe it.

(I know, I know... the Brady house was two-story. But that was just on the inside; the outside front 2nd-story window is fake.)

It could be Venice/Culver City, but the house is too new for those locations, and they too have a tendency to be less wide. The plot of land is too flat to be in hilly Pacific Palisades.

It's more likely to be in the San Fernando Valley somewhere.

Oh well.

jon123 · 12-01-2002, 02:49 PM

The actual Brady house that is shown from the outside is in Studio City and of course there is no actual 4222 Clinton Ave. in Santa Monica, but remember, this is bradyland!

Mysty Eyes · 12-01-2002, 09:22 PM

Yeah, yeah, I know... all things are possible in Bradyland.

But it just kinda bugs me when a show names a community as their location, but has no true characteristics of the city. Watching the show never once made me think of a westside community. I always thought of the Valley.

Other shows that claimed to be in Santa Monica or other westside communities managed to portray the environment well enough. For instance, Three's Company was very true to S.M. and Saved By The Bell had a good feel for the westside. I think I recall S.M. being mentioned once or twice in that show, but I always pictured Pacific Palisades. But, westside is westside.

Bradys: very much a "Valley" feel for me.

Hmm... it's hard to imagine the Brady's being next door neighbors to Jack and Janet and Chrissy/Cindy/Teri.

jon123 · 12-01-2002, 10:59 PM

I can relate to your point. I ditched the valley years ago for Long Beach. I always thought the Bradys were either in the valley or Orange County until Marcia said she was "Miss Santa Monica". But being out of step with the neighbors would seem to be consistent with the newer movie versions anyway.

James · 12-02-2002, 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by jon123
The actual Brady house that is shown from the outside is in Studio City and of course there is no actual 4222 Clinton Ave. in Santa Monica, but remember, this is bradyland!

I thought the Bradys' house was at 4222 Clinton Way.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 12-03-2002, 02:13 AM

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Originally posted by James

I thought the Bradys' house was at 4222 Clinton Way.

It was lol.

But yea.. as soon as I heard Santa Monica, I was like..what???? Haha. Cause in the sequel Mike went to the LAPD.

jon123 · 12-03-2002, 12:26 PM

In that movie Mike didn't know what decade he was in so he can be forgiven for forgetting what city he lives in.

jon123 · 12-03-2002, 03:59 PM

Also, Santa Monica boundary is the ocean on one side and LA on three sides and many people who live in Santa Monica work in LA so they have to deal with the LAPD all the time, so Mike still could have made the LAPD comment even though he lived in Santa Monica.

jehobden · 04-09-2014, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jon123

I can relate to your point. I ditched the valley years ago for Long Beach. I always thought the Bradys were either in the valley or Orange County until Marcia said she was "Miss Santa Monica". But being out of step with the neighbors would seem to be consistent with the newer movie versions anyway.

When did Marcia ever say she was "Miss Santa Monica"? I don't recall hearing that in any episode.

Sherwood Schwartz did, however, state in his book Brady Brady Brady (cowritten w/ son Lloyd) that the Bradys did live in Santa Monica in order to shut up Robert Reed once. It seems that Mr. Reed thought it was unrealistic that a residential home could have a pay telephone (in Season 1's "Sorry, Right Number"), but S. Schwartz did his research and found that homes in Santa Monica could in fact have pay phones. Mr. Reed apparently found out this fact on his own as well, and as soon as S. Schwartz told him that the Bradys lived in Santa Monica, he said "Never mind!" and called off his complaint about this plot element.

Marvo301 · 04-10-2014, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by James

I thought the Bradys' house was at 4222 Clinton Way.

The street the Brady'slive on was referred to as Clinton Way in some episodes and Clinton Avenue in others.

Loves Old Tv · 04-10-2014, 11:01 PM

This thread is twelve years old--not likely to get answers from the same people.

Bonniegirl · 07-10-2014, 07:53 PM

I always thought they lived in the San Fernando valley. Encino or Sherman Oaks to be exact! I live out here and driving down Ventura Blvd. around Encino and Sherman Oaks really has a Brady Bunch feel to it! Plus Marsha and esp. Jan really had the Valley girl accent! Also in the 60's and 70's the San Fernando Valley was a big deal. It was new, and suburban, beautiful homes. It was like the ideal place for upper middle class families to live.

90skid4ever · 07-10-2014, 09:23 PM

What bugs me is that the house is supposed to be 2 stories plus an attic! From the looks of it outside, it is a one story house... and what is that room on the top of the stairs?

TVFactFan · 07-10-2014, 09:59 PM

Not sure why I thought they lived in Indianapolis

12-01-2002, 05:45 AM	#1
jon123 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Temecula Valley, CA Posts: 395	The Bradys live in Santa Monica! After 30 years, tonight we finally discovered that the Bradys live in Santa Monica (until they went to Washington in this movie). The original series was extremely vague about their location, implying, but never stating directly, that they lived in a Los Angeles suburb. The subsequent movies did say they lived somewhere in the LA area and this movie finally said exactly what town they live in. Not that important, I guess, but as a lifelong socal resident it was nice to see that bit of trivia cleared up.

07-10-2014, 07:53 PM	#13
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,457	The Brady's live in Santa Monica I always thought they lived in the San Fernando valley. Encino or Sherman Oaks to be exact! I live out here and driving down Ventura Blvd. around Encino and Sherman Oaks really has a Brady Bunch feel to it! Plus Marsha and esp. Jan really had the Valley girl accent! Also in the 60's and 70's the San Fernando Valley was a big deal. It was new, and suburban, beautiful homes. It was like the ideal place for upper middle class families to live.
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07-10-2014, 09:23 PM	#14
90skid4ever Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 03, 2014 Posts: 84	What bugs me is that the house is supposed to be 2 stories plus an attic! From the looks of it outside, it is a one story house... and what is that room on the top of the stairs?
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12-01-2002, 01:43 PM	#2
Mysty Eyes Dreaming... Senior Member Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 1,144	Well... Yeah, I noticed that too. I live in Santa Monica. There aren't too many houses that style here; it's too spread out. Houses here have a tendency to be less "wide" than the Brady house. By that I mean, that instead of showing three sections of the house from the street, you see two sections. The houses tend to use more land behind the front section, or go to multiple stories. I dunno quite how to describe it. (I know, I know... the Brady house was two-story. But that was just on the inside; the outside front 2nd-story window is fake.) It could be Venice/Culver City, but the house is too new for those locations, and they too have a tendency to be less wide. The plot of land is too flat to be in hilly Pacific Palisades. It's more likely to be in the San Fernando Valley somewhere. Oh well.

12-01-2002, 02:49 PM	#3
jon123 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Temecula Valley, CA Posts: 395	The actual Brady house that is shown from the outside is in Studio City and of course there is no actual 4222 Clinton Ave. in Santa Monica, but remember, this is bradyland!

12-01-2002, 09:22 PM	#4
Mysty Eyes Dreaming... Senior Member Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 1,144	Yeah, yeah, I know... all things are possible in Bradyland. But it just kinda bugs me when a show names a community as their location, but has no true characteristics of the city. Watching the show never once made me think of a westside community. I always thought of the Valley. Other shows that claimed to be in Santa Monica or other westside communities managed to portray the environment well enough. For instance, Three's Company was very true to S.M. and Saved By The Bell had a good feel for the westside. I think I recall S.M. being mentioned once or twice in that show, but I always pictured Pacific Palisades. But, westside is westside. Bradys: very much a "Valley" feel for me. Hmm... it's hard to imagine the Brady's being next door neighbors to Jack and Janet and Chrissy/Cindy/Teri.

12-01-2002, 10:59 PM	#5
jon123 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Temecula Valley, CA Posts: 395	I can relate to your point. I ditched the valley years ago for Long Beach. I always thought the Bradys were either in the valley or Orange County until Marcia said she was "Miss Santa Monica". But being out of step with the neighbors would seem to be consistent with the newer movie versions anyway.

12-03-2002, 12:26 PM	#8
jon123 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Temecula Valley, CA Posts: 395	In that movie Mike didn't know what decade he was in so he can be forgiven for forgetting what city he lives in.

12-03-2002, 03:59 PM	#9
jon123 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Temecula Valley, CA Posts: 395	Also, Santa Monica boundary is the ocean on one side and LA on three sides and many people who live in Santa Monica work in LA so they have to deal with the LAPD all the time, so Mike still could have made the LAPD comment even though he lived in Santa Monica.

04-10-2014, 11:01 PM	#12
Loves Old Tv Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 27, 2008 Posts: 49	This thread is twelve years old--not likely to get answers from the same people.

07-10-2014, 09:59 PM	#15
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,982	Not sure why I thought they lived in Indianapolis