Looking at the TV we loved as kids through an adult lens
In our last Season 1 episode, we discuss two of our favorite Brady Bunch episodes and some other stuff as we wrap up the series. It’s not good bye, though, just see you later. Season two begins July 15! And it’ll be solid, man.
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And it all comes to a close for the Man Named Brady and his bunch. In the final episode of the original series, The Hair-Brained Scheme, Bobby’s get-rich-quick-scheme hair tonic turns Greg’s hair orange the day before his high school graduation. On top of it, Cindy tries to jump on the get rich bandwagon with a really disturbing subplot about breeding rabbits. And where’s Mike to dispense fatherly wisdom? Nowhere to be found, as his creative battle with the Schwartz family comes to an ugly little end. Season 5, Episode 22 of The Brady Bunch.
We go deep into the issues between the Schwartz guys and Robert Reed in our next-to-the-last episode of our own Season 1. Because, after all, there’s a little Bob Reed in all of us, isn’t there? Or at least in the two of us.
After our final episode on the Brady Bunch in two weeks, stay tuned for Season 2, covering The Mod Squad, dropping June 3. The original TV show, NOT any silly movie or anything that came after.
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If you’re interested in checking out Maureen’s mystery novels, click here. [You can also ask your local book store or library to order them if that’s your preference – they’re available through Ingram as well].
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Mike’s boss Mr. Matthews (Yes! we know it used to be Mr. Phillips! Don’t worry, we cover that) sends him a pool table for doing such a great job on the Whitley project. Bobby becomes a pool shark. What could possibly go wrong? We discuss The Hustler, Season 5, Episode 21, of The Brady Bunch. Jim Backus – Thurston Howell III — makes a special guest appearance.
Also, looking for a cool Groovy Tube T-shirt, or another cool shirt designed by GT cohost Rebecca Milliken? Check out her Bonfire shirt site, by clicking here.
If you’re interested in checking out Maureen’s mystery novels, click here. [You can also ask your local book store or library to order them if that’s your preference – they’re available through Ingram as well].
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Good old-fashioned Brady trickery is back with a vengeance in Season 5, Episode 20, “Snooperstar.” Marcia decides to teach Cindy a lesson for snooping, in what’s probably the most humiliating episode of misused and underused Susan Olsen’s career. The only upside? A guess visit from Natalie Schaefer, aka Lovey, Mrs. Thurston Howell III, as yet another one of Mike’s rich, entitled and crazy female clients. As you can imagine, we have a lot to say.
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Yes, folks, it’s the episode everyone’s been waiting for! The introduction of Cousin Oliver. He gets on a motorcycle and jumps over a shark tank. Actually, the cute little tyke doesn’t, but you get what we’re saying. Season 5, Episode 17 of The Brady Bunch: Welcome Aboard.
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Are Alice and Sam eloping?!!! Or did Marcia and Jan just overhear one end of part of a teleophone conversation and leap to a wild assumption? What do you think?
We continue discussing Season 5 of the The Brady Bunch with The Elopement.
[Sorry this is late! Massive storm in Groovy Headquarters land resulted in four-day power outage, but we’re back and ready to rock].
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The Bradys go on a road trip! To Kings Island amusement park in Cincinnati! What could possibly go wrong?
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Hey! We’re back after four years off! In this episode we talk about Quarterback Sneak, Season 5, Episode 9 of The Brady Bunch. The kids learn all about honesty, that football is better than love and that anything is better with two cakes.
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It’s been a while. Something suddenlty came up. But now, Groovy Tube is coming back. We will drop Season 1, Episode 20 on Monday, Nov. 6, continuing with The Brady Bunch. Listen for more details!
Thanks for waiting! We missed you, too.
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It’s the story of a lovely lady and a man named Brady… who like to pit the boys against the girls, play mind games with the kids, put a pay phone in the house and tell off Santa Claus. And WHAT does every boy do once?
On Episode 2 we cover Brady Bunch season 1, episodes 7 through 12: Kitty Karry-All is Missing, A Camping We Will Go, Sorry Right Number, Every Boy Does it Once, Vote for Brady, The Voice of Christmas
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