When Florence Henderson came to the set of ‘The Brady Bunch’ for her screen test, there weren’t any makeup artists on set. So, she popped on over to the studio where ‘Star Trek’ was being filmed and had the makeup artists do her makeup.
She was seated in between William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, who apparently gave the actress the cold shoulder.
Peter Brady
Peter Brady was played by actor Christopher Knight. Years later, he was on the reality TV show, 'My Fair Brady', with Adrianne Curry, who was the first winner of America’s Next Top Model. He proposed to her in the final episode of the show.
The two were married for five years before divorcing. Since his acting career, Knight has become a successful businessman. He has also since remarried to Cara Kokenes.
Not a Real Brunette
Usually, people go blonde, but you don’t often see people choosing to become brunette. Well, Mike Lookinland was blonde before filming 'The Brady Bunch'. As mentioned, it was important for Sherwood to maintain the authenticity of the show and with that, the siblings’ resemblance.
So, Mike had to dye his hair to match the cast’s hair color. You can see that years later, he was back to his natural blonde color.
Surf’s Up Dude
Barry Williams was as athletic off the screen as he was on. In season four, when the family vacations in Hawaii, Barry, who plays Greg Brady, is actually surfing.
In one of the scenes, he really did hurt himself after wiping out near rocks. Filming had to be delayed in order to give him some time to recover.
No Secrets
When you’re spending so many hours filming with people day and night, it’s hard to keep any secrets. Although Robert Reed thought that his sexuality was his own little secret, other cast members were well aware that Reed was hiding something. Florence Henderson, who played his on-screen wife, Carol, noticed that Reed was uncomfortable being romantic with her during filming.
After Reed had finally come out to her, they worked around Reed’s discomfort and would rehearse together off-camera so that when they finally filmed, their relationship would look natural.