The Brady Bunch Factor
Posted August 26th, 2007 by Bob Fell under the category of General+ Increase Font Size | - Decrease Font Size
For those of us who remember Mike and Carol, and Marsha, Marsha, Marsha… they forged a new family out of two existing families and waltz into television history…
Even though the theme song each week reminded us of how this family started, we grew to think of them as one family (after all, such classic moments as the “house of cards” episode really helped them bond).
This place is one big Brady reunion… it doesn’t matter after a while where we all came from, we are family now and we continue to bond together.
As with all families, you get to know each other better than you’ll ever know the neighbors… or even Sam the Butcher.
I sat in the lobby kibitzing with a few people over a surprise they were cooking up for this fall. We never really talk in hushed tones around here, but we were still careful not to be overheard. Just as the big secret was about to be revealed to me, Dorothy came around the corner, not looking at us, but close enough to hear…
She was spotted by the secret holder and he saw the concern in my eyes… he laughed and said… “Oh, don’t worry about Dorothy, she has to be at least five feet closer before she could hear us.”
The off-handed and jovial way he said it instantly brought laughter to my face… “You guys really know each other here don’t you?… even to the point of what someone’s hearing radius is.”
“You have no idea.” was the reply… “We’re family… you get to know each other… it’s what we do… it’s how we know how to help each other.”
Mike and Carol would be so proud… they’d have Alice whip up a great meal to celebrate this Johnny Bravo-esk moment… then we’d all go out and join the Davy Jones fan club… with George Glass…
… we now return you to your regularly scheduled blog…
