The Brady Bunch

An American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1969 to 1974, about architect Mike Brady, his wife Carol, and their six children forming a blended family.

Sherwood Schwartz: An American television writer and producer who created The Brady Bunch and Gilligan’s Island. He created the series and developed its blended-family premise.
Blended family: A family formed when partners bring children from previous relationships into a shared household. The six children come from Carol and Mike’s earlier marriages.
The Brady Kids: An animated television series featuring the Brady children, broadcast from 1972 to 1974. The animated spin-off carried the children into new adventures during the sitcom’s run.
All in the Family: An American sitcom broadcast from 1971 to 1979, centered on the politically contentious Bunker family. Its arguments over social change contrast with the Bradys’ gentler domestic conflicts.
The Brady Bunch house: The Studio City house whose exterior became associated with the Brady family’s fictional home. Its recognizable exterior turned the family’s home into a lasting cultural landmark.
ABC: An American broadcast television network that began operating in 1948. ABC aired the sitcom throughout its original 1969–1974 run.
Situation comedy: A television or radio comedy built around recurring characters and settings across episodes. The Bradys’ household supplies the stable setting for recurring comic plots.
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour: A 1976–1977 variety show featuring the Brady cast in musical and comedy segments. It recast the original ensemble as performers in a musical variety format.
The Partridge Family: An American sitcom about a widowed mother and her children who form a musical group. It also centers on a large family but makes music, rather than remarriage, its premise.
Parody: A creative work that imitates another work or style for comic or critical effect. Later comedy often draws on the show’s earnest tone and recognizable family image.

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Gilligan's IslandRelated: Schwartz's other major sitcom contrasts a domestic setting with Gilligan's remote island.