Behind-the-Scenes Facts About ‘The Brady Bunch’

Published on 08/28/2017
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A very Brady post indeed, we’re about to dig into one of the greatest family shows ever to grace our screens – The Brady Bunch. For five seasons, we watched the Brady parents and their six children overcome various challenges about life, love, and family. So here’s a story, or rather some juicy facts, about The Brady Bunch, an American cultural icon.

Simple Math

So let’s just dive right in, shall we? The Brady Bunch was inspired by simple math. Quite the statement to make but here’s the explanation: in 1965, Sherwood Schwartz read in The Los Angeles Times that “30% of marriages [in the United States] have a child or children from a previous marriage.”

Simple Math

Simple Math

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