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Encyclopedia > A Very Brady Sequel

A Very Brady Sequel is a 1996 comedy film that is a sequel to 1995's The Brady Bunch Movie. Both films are parodies of the classic 1969-1974 television sitcom The Brady Bunch. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Airplane! is considered by some critics to be one of the funniest movies of all time. ... A sequel is a work of fiction in literature, film, and other creative works that is produced after a completed work, and is set in the same universe but at a later time. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brady Bunch Movie is a 1995 comedy film adaptation of the classic 1969-1974 television series The Brady Bunch, produced by Paramount Pictures. ... In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... The Brady Bunch is an American television situation comedy, based around a large blended family. ...

In this sequel, a man claiming to be Carol Brady's long-lost first husband, Roy Martin, shows up at the suburban Brady residence one evening. An impostor, the man is actually determined to steal the Bradys' familiar horse statue, a $20 million ancient Asian artifact. As was the case with the first film, the sequel places the Brady family in the 1970s, with much of the humor coming from their clashes with 1990s cultural values. When Roy's ruse is discovered, he kidnaps Carol and takes her and the artifact to the buyer in Hawaii. Thus the remaining Brady family has to take a family trip to Hawaii to save their mom and make sure that Martin is arrested. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


The film was a moderate box office success, although not as successful as The Brady Bunch Movie. A second sequel, the made-for-television The Brady Bunch in the White House aired in November 2002. The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ... The Brady Bunch Movie is a 1995 comedy film adaptation of the classic 1969-1974 television series The Brady Bunch, produced by Paramount Pictures. ... The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002) is the final film in the trilogy of Brady Bunch films. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

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Cast

The sequel featured the same cast as the 1995 film:

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Trivia

  • The film features a variety of cameos, including RuPaul, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Rosie O'Donnell, David Spade, and David Huddleston.
  • Along with The Brady Bunch, the movie also parodies Gilligan's Island. An alternate storyline is created in which it is implied that Carol's first husband was actually the Professor who had been lost at sea on the Minnow many years ago.
  • The movie also parodies I Dream of Jeannie, suggesting at the very end that Jeannie was Mike's first wife. In fact, Barbara Eden makes a cameo at the end of the film dressed as her famous Jeannie character from the series.
  • Tim Matheson, who played Carol Brady's first husband, and Gary Cole, who played her second husband, would also both appear in the television series The West Wing; Matheson would play Jed Bartlet's first Vice President and Cole would play his second Vice President.
  • The movie parodies the Brady Bunch episode where Jan makes up her boyfriend "George Glass." In the movie, Jan actually finds him.
  • The movie also features an odd romance between Marcia & Greg.
  • The cursed tiki idol from the Brady Bunch hawaian special was featured in the scene of when Roy's tire got flattened.

The film was directed by Arlene Sanford. 2002 Lincoln cent, obverse, proof with cameo Cameo is a method of carving, or an item of jewelry made in this manner. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Zsa Zsa Gabor (born Gábor Sári on February 6, 1917) is a Hungarian-American actress and socialite, who, like her two sisters, is best known for her beauty and wealthy lifestyle. ... Roseann Teresa ODonnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American comedian, talk show host, LGBT advocate, and actress. ... David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, comedian and producer. ... Born in Vinton, Virginia, on September 17, 1930, David Huddleston was briefly an officer in the United States Air Force before beginning his formal education in acting at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. ... The Brady Bunch is an American television situation comedy, based around a large blended family. ... The cast of Gilligans Island. ... I Dream of Jeannie was a popular American sitcom with a fantasy premise. ... Barbara Eden, ca. ... The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast from 1999 to 2006. ... Arlene Sanford is an American film and television director. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
The Brady Bunch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6669 words)
Mike Brady, a widowed architect with sons Greg, Peter, and Bobby and a housekeeper named Alice, married Carol Martin (née Tyler), whose daughters were Marcia, Jan, and Cindy; the daughters take the Brady surname.
The dramedy series The Bradys was produced in late 1989, and premiered on February 6, 1990; Maureen McCormick decided not to participate in this series, and her role of Marcia was filled by Leah Ayres.
Titled A Very Brady Sequel the story of this sequel included a family trip to Hawaii and made sly comment on the well-documented real-life sexual tension between some of the teenage cast members of the original TV series.
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