What ever happened to Fluffy the cat and Tiger the dog - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

KJH278 · 02-18-2003, 08:47 PM

Did they ever mention what happened to them, Fluffy was one show and Tiger on a few times

shadowgirl · 02-18-2003, 10:53 PM

stayed with the grandparents, the martins...never moved when carol and the girls moved into the brady home...
as for tiger, tiger only made it through the first season with the bradys...in real life tiger got run over by a bus...allegedly, according to barry williams in his book, "growing up brady"...he said tiger was...well...defecating in the street and was hit by the bus and died...
now, whether or not this is actually true, i can't say...

Cashodeen · 02-19-2003, 01:25 AM

I don't understand the whole Tiger thing other than the fact that he died. I read on tvtome.com that the dog who played Tiger got ran over during the same time they were filming the episode where they think Jan is allergic to him. It said that they had a "faux" Tiger and nailed him to the floor during the scene when the boys were saying goodbye to him. They did this because a quick replacement for the oirginal Tiger wasn't cooroperating. If tvtome.com is accurate, then they must have found a good enough replacement because Tiger is seen in further episodes. Jan's allergy is only episode 5. I still don't understand why they eventually wrote Tiger out.

TV Guy · 02-22-2003, 03:46 PM

From what I understand, it's an absolute pain in the ass to work with animals, and they often don't last long on sitcoms. Simone the dog disappeared from "The Partridge Family" after the first year, too. And I remember when "Valerie" was first on, they had a dog during the first season, but Valerie Harper herself said that it was too difficult to work around the dog, so he was written out.

My theory is that Tiger ate Fluffy between the pilot and the second episode.

Elizabeth B. · 03-01-2003, 11:28 PM

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they had a "faux" Tiger and nailed him to the floor during the scene when the boys were saying goodbye to him.

What the hell?!!!!! Nailed him to the floor? I'll bet the PETA folks went ballistic over THAT one!

James · 03-02-2003, 03:46 PM

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Originally posted by Elizabeth B.
What the hell?!!!!! Nailed him to the floor? I'll bet the PETA folks went ballistic over THAT one!

According to Growing Up Brady the "faux" Tiger was very uncooperative, and the prop guys nailed a dog collar to the floor, which ultimately had the dog's head in it (not necessarily while nailing) to hold him down. It wasn't quite as inhumane as being nailed to the floor.

Check it out under the description to Episode #4, "Katchoo," in the chapter entitled "An Insider's Guide to 'The Brady Bunch'", on pages 185-6.

Elizabeth B. · 03-02-2003, 04:02 PM

Well, I'm glad it's not as bad as I thought!

I couldn't imagine them crucifying Tiger!

That wouldn't be very Brady of them!

02-18-2003, 08:47 PM	#1
KJH278 Member Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2002 Location: IN A APARTMENT Posts: 1,158	What ever happened to Fluffy the cat and Tiger the dog Did they ever mention what happened to them, Fluffy was one show and Tiger on a few times

02-18-2003, 10:53 PM	#2
shadowgirl Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2002 Location: arizona Posts: 24	fluffy... stayed with the grandparents, the martins...never moved when carol and the girls moved into the brady home... as for tiger, tiger only made it through the first season with the bradys...in real life tiger got run over by a bus...allegedly, according to barry williams in his book, "growing up brady"...he said tiger was...well...defecating in the street and was hit by the bus and died... now, whether or not this is actually true, i can't say...

02-19-2003, 01:25 AM	#3
Cashodeen Hi. Forum Star Join Date: Aug 30, 2001 Posts: 11,362	I don't understand the whole Tiger thing other than the fact that he died. I read on tvtome.com that the dog who played Tiger got ran over during the same time they were filming the episode where they think Jan is allergic to him. It said that they had a "faux" Tiger and nailed him to the floor during the scene when the boys were saying goodbye to him. They did this because a quick replacement for the oirginal Tiger wasn't cooroperating. If tvtome.com is accurate, then they must have found a good enough replacement because Tiger is seen in further episodes. Jan's allergy is only episode 5. I still don't understand why they eventually wrote Tiger out.

02-22-2003, 03:46 PM	#4
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	From what I understand, it's an absolute pain in the ass to work with animals, and they often don't last long on sitcoms. Simone the dog disappeared from "The Partridge Family" after the first year, too. And I remember when "Valerie" was first on, they had a dog during the first season, but Valerie Harper herself said that it was too difficult to work around the dog, so he was written out. My theory is that Tiger ate Fluffy between the pilot and the second episode.

03-02-2003, 04:02 PM	#7
Elizabeth B. #1 JAN FAN!!!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 03, 2002 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 165	Well, I'm glad it's not as bad as I thought! I couldn't imagine them crucifying Tiger! That wouldn't be very Brady of them!