Perhaps the most iconic part of the show is the opening theme song, which is sung by the children. Actually, if you were a fan from the beginning, then you’d know that the opening was sung by professional singers in the first season. Things changed (thankfully) in the second season and the Brady children received the coveted role of singing the song themselves.
The lyrics were also changed from the third person to the second person, becoming the quintessential song as we know it today – “The Brady bunch, the Brady bunch, that’s the way we became the Brady bunch.” The creative brains behind the song? Mr. Sherwood Schwartz himself.
Growing Up Fast
If you thought that the Brady kids looked older and more mature in the second episode than they did in the pilot episode, well there’s a reason for that. An entire year went by in between these two episodes.
So no, the kids didn’t just grow up fast overnight. They had 365 days to grow up a bit more and prepare themselves for becoming big TV stars.
The Brady Brood
Sherwood Schwartz had plans to call the show 'The Brady Brood' instead of 'The Brady Bunch'. Why he changed the title is unknown, but we’re sure happy that he did, and we guess he’s probably happy about that too.
Other potential titles were 'The Bradleys' and 'The Bradley Bunch'.
The Original Mike Brady
Before Robert Reed was cast to play Mike Brady, Gene Hackman was supposedly meant to play the patriarch of the Brady bunch. Ultimately, Sherwood Schwartz chose Robert Reed to play the role. At the time of the filming, Hackman wasn’t a big actor.
We are sure that he was bummed out by this missed opportunity, but the actor went on to star in big things, and has won two Academy Awards and four Golden Globes. In the end, it seems as though everybody went home happy.
Home Address
If you were a devoted fan of the Bradys, then you would know their address by heart - 4222 Clinton Way. You might also know that their phone number was 762-0799.
While it was known that the family resided in California, the city they called home was never revealed.