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The entire Brady family manages to overcome personal obstacles to spend a happy holiday together.The entire Brady family manages to overcome personal obstacles to spend a happy holiday together.The entire Brady family manages to overcome personal obstacles to spend a happy holiday together.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Mike Lookinland
- Bobby Brady
- (as Michael Lookinland)
G.W. Lee
- Mickey Logan
- (as G. W. Lee)
F.J. O'Neil
- Mr. Prescott
- (as F. J. O'Neil)
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- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaSusan Olsen (Cindy) was the only original cast member not to appear in the movie, because she decided to go on her honeymoon in Jamaica. She also found out that Paramount only had to deliver on five of the six "kids," and wanted to pay Olsen the least, which was all the more reason for her to turn down the film.
- GoofsWhen Alice opens the Brady's front door, the dead bolt is in the lock position, but still opens without her unlocking it first.
- Quotes
[Mickey slides down the handrail for the stairs]
Mike Brady: Mickey, do you want to see your next Christmas?
Mickey Logan: Yes.
Mike Brady: DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN.
Mickey Logan: Deal!
Mike Brady: Okay!
- ConnectionsEdited from The Brady Bunch: The Voice of Christmas (1969)
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The lack of a laugh track on this, even though it's a feature length movie, made it a LOT less enjoyable. As most here, I've seen every episode of the Brady Bunch and loved it! It was nice to see almost the entire cast back in action, but the plot and some characters **cough** Marcia's little butt hole kid, Mickey **cough** left a lot to be desired. Part of what made the Brady Bunch sitcom special was its lighthearted and comical approach to more complex problems in life, but the tone of this movie is kind of a downer. Sure, the ending ties everything together, but it has little of the charm that made the sitcom so enjoyable. I realize that the kids are adults and now have adult problems, but it was a jarring change of style and pace from what we are used to seeing.
Back to the lack of a laugh track; The movie relied heavily on quirky expressions by Alice and one liners from Carol and Mike that would normally result in thunderous laughter from the laugh track. Instead, we are treated with awkward silence and pause from the other cast members. This could be forgiven if it was once or twice, but it happened a lot. Definitely questioning Sherwood Schwarz' decision making on nixing the laugh track and making it so dramatic.
One final complaint. If you are going to make the movie dramatic, at least take the time to roll out the problems and allow for a little conflict to occur to spice it up. The films spends the first 30-45 minutes unloading all the problems of each kid and their respective spouse, which are interesting. The problem is that the problems are quickly and neatly solved with hardly any conflict, which was a bit boring. I think this could have been pretty good as a limited TV series so that the problems could be given a little more depth and character development.
I am more than likely over analyzing a made for TV movie which serves as nothing more than a reunion episode, BUT I really enjoyed the sitcom and was hoping for more from this.
Back to the lack of a laugh track; The movie relied heavily on quirky expressions by Alice and one liners from Carol and Mike that would normally result in thunderous laughter from the laugh track. Instead, we are treated with awkward silence and pause from the other cast members. This could be forgiven if it was once or twice, but it happened a lot. Definitely questioning Sherwood Schwarz' decision making on nixing the laugh track and making it so dramatic.
One final complaint. If you are going to make the movie dramatic, at least take the time to roll out the problems and allow for a little conflict to occur to spice it up. The films spends the first 30-45 minutes unloading all the problems of each kid and their respective spouse, which are interesting. The problem is that the problems are quickly and neatly solved with hardly any conflict, which was a bit boring. I think this could have been pretty good as a limited TV series so that the problems could be given a little more depth and character development.
I am more than likely over analyzing a made for TV movie which serves as nothing more than a reunion episode, BUT I really enjoyed the sitcom and was hoping for more from this.
- jackbanister16
- Nov 29, 2020
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- Рождество в семействе Брэйди
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- 15434 Sutton Street, Sherman Oaks, California, USA(Mr. Prescott's house)
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