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==Spin-offs, sequels, and reunions==
Several [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]s, and [[sequel]]s, and reality series to the original series have been made, featuring all or most of the original cast. These include another sitcom, an animated series, a variety show, television films, a dramatic series, a stage play, theatrical films, and a reality series.

===''Kelly's Kids'' / ''Together We Stand'' / ''Nothing Is Easy''===
A final-season ''Brady Bunch'' episode, "[[List of The Brady Bunch episodes#ep109|Kelly's Kids]]", was intended as a pilot for a prospective spin-off series of the same name. [[Ken Berry]] starred as Ken Kelly, a friend and neighbor of the Bradys, who with his wife Kathy ([[Brooke Bundy]]) adopted three orphaned boys of different racial backgrounds. One of the adopted sons was played by Todd Lookinland, the younger brother of Mike Lookinland. While ''Kelly's Kids'' was not subsequently picked up as a full series, producer Sherwood Schwartz reworked the basic premise for the short-lived 1980s sitcom ''[[Together We Stand]]'' starring [[Elliott Gould]] and [[Dee Wallace]].{{sfn|Stoddard |1996|pages=151–152}}

===''The Brady Kids''===
{{Main|The Brady Kids}}
A 22-episode animated [[Saturday morning cartoon]] series, produced by [[Filmation]] and airing on ABC from September 1972 to August 1974, is about the Brady kids having various adventures.<ref>{{cite book |last=Erickson |first=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 1993 |year=1995 |publisher=McFarland |url=https://archive.org/details/televisioncartoo0000eric/page/110/mode/2up?q=brady |isbn=978-0-7864-0029-4 |page=111}}</ref> The family's adults were never seen or mentioned, and the "home" scenes were in a very large, well-appointed tree house. Several animals were regular characters, including two non-English-speaking pandas (Ping and Pong), a talking bird (Merlin) which could do magic, and an ordinary pet dog (Mop Top). The first 17 episodes featured the voices of all six of the original child actors from the show, but Barry Williams and Maureen McCormick were replaced for the last five episodes due to a contract dispute.

===''The Brady Bunch Variety Hour''===
{{Main|The Brady Bunch Hour}}
On November 28, 1976, a one-hour [[television special]] entitled ''The Brady Bunch Variety Hour'' aired on ABC. [[Eve Plumb]] was the only regular cast member from the original show who declined to be in the series and the role of Jan was recast with [[Geri Reischl]].<ref name=stoddard>{{cite book |last=Stoddard |first=Sylvia |title=The Brady Bunch: An Outrageously Funny, Far-Out Guide To America's Favorite TV Family |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cJIKcTeWYxMC&q=brady+bunch+hour |publisher=Macmillan |date=December 15, 1996 |isbn=978-0-3129-6053-7 |page=197}}</ref> Produced by [[Sid and Marty Krofft]], the sibling team behind ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]'', ''[[Donny & Marie (1976 TV series)|Donny and Marie]]'', and other variety shows and children's series of the era, the show was intended to air every fifth week in the same slot as ''[[The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]]'', but ended up being scheduled sporadically throughout the season, leading to inconsistent ratings and its inevitable cancellation.

In 2009, ''Brady Bunch'' cast member Susan Olsen, with Lisa Sutton, published a book, ''[[Love to Love You Bradys]]'', which dissects and celebrates the ''Variety Hour'' as a cult classic.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 31, 2009 |title='Love to You Bradys' exposes troubled set |url=http://www.today.com/id/32597867/ns/today-books/t/love-you-bradys-exposes-troubled-set/ |access-date=April 29, 2013 |work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]}}</ref>

===''The Brady Girls Get Married'' / ''The Brady Brides''===
{{Infobox television
| alt_name             = The Brady Brides
| image                = The Brady Brides.jpg
| caption              =
| genre                = [[Sitcom]]
| creator              = [[Sherwood Schwartz]]<br />[[Lloyd J. Schwartz]]
| writer               = 
| director             = [[Peter Baldwin (director)|Peter Baldwin]]
| starring             = [[Maureen McCormick]]<br />[[Eve Plumb]]<br />[[Jerry Houser]]<br />Ron Kuhlman<br />[[Florence Henderson]]<br />[[Ann B. Davis]]<br />Keland Love
| theme_music_composer = [[Frank De Vol]]
| open_theme            = 
| end_theme             = 
| composer             = 
| executive_producer   = [[Sherwood Schwartz]]<br />[[Lloyd J. Schwartz]]
| producer             = John Thomas Lenox
| editor               = 
| location             = [[Paramount Studios]], Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
| cinematography       = [[Lester Shorr]]
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 1
| num_episodes         = 10
| camera               = 
| runtime              = 25 minutes
| company              = Redwood Productions<br />[[Paramount Television]]
| network              = [[NBC]]<ref>"The Brady Brides (NBC) (1981)".    CTVA.     http://ctva.biz/US/Comedy/BradyBunch_07_(1981)_BradyBrides.htm</ref><ref name="History">{{cite web |last=Winans |first=Wendy |year=2005 |title=History of The Brady Bunch |url=http://www.bradyworld.com/cover/history.htm |website=Brady World}}</ref>
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1981|02|06}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1981|04|17}}
| related              = ''[[The Brady Bunch Hour]]''<br/>''[[A Very Brady Christmas]]''<br/>''The Brady Bunch'' 
}}

A TV reunion film called ''The Brady Girls Get Married'' was produced in 1981. Although scheduled to be shown in its original full-length film format, NBC decided at the last minute to divide it into half-hour segments and show one part a week for three weeks. The fourth week debuted a spin-off sitcom titled ''The Brady Brides'', which carried on from where the reunion film left off. The film featured the entire original cast; this proved to be the only time the entire cast worked together on a single project following the cancellation of the original series (the complete surviving cast also appeared in these official projects together: ''Brady Bunch Home Movies'' from 1995, ''[[The Brady Bunch 35th Anniversary Reunion Special: Still Brady After All These Years]]'' from 2004, as well as various reunion programs in 2019 for the 50th anniversary). The film's opening credits featured the season-one "Grid" and theme song, with the addition of ''The Brady Girls Get Married'' title.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brady World – Episode Guide |url=http://www.bradyworld.com/episodes/brides.htm |access-date=August 11, 2010 |publisher=Bradyworld.com}}</ref> The film shows what the characters had been doing since the original series ended: Mike is still an architect, Carol is a real-estate agent, Greg is a doctor, Marcia is a fashion designer, Peter is in the Air Force, Jan is also an architect, Bobby and Cindy are in college, and Alice has married Sam. Eventually, they all reunite for Marcia and Jan's double wedding.

''The Brady Brides'' features [[Maureen McCormick]] and [[Eve Plumb]] reprising their respective roles as Marcia and Jan Brady. The series begins with Marcia and Jan and their new husbands buying a house and living together. The clashes between Jan's uptight and conservative husband, Phillip Covington III (a college professor in science who is several years older than Jan, played by Ron Kuhlman) and Marcia's tousled and more [[Bohemianism|bohemian]] husband, Wally Logan (a fun-loving salesman for a large toy company, played by [[Jerry Houser]]), were the pivot on which many of the stories were based, not unlike ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]''. [[Florence Henderson]] and [[Ann B. Davis]] also appeared regularly. Ten episodes were aired before the sitcom was cancelled. This was the only Brady show in sitcom form to be filmed in front of a live studio audience. [[Bob Eubanks]] guest-starred as himself in an episode where the two couples appear on ''[[The Newlywed Game]]''.

Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, ''The Brady Girls Get Married'' was rerun on various networks in its original full-length film format.

In 2019, the series was released on DVD for the first time as a part of ''The Brady-est Brady Bunch TV & Movie Collection''.

====Episodes (1981)====
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = The Brady Girls Get Married (Part 1)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|02|06}}
| ShortSummary = Marcia and Jan announce that they are both getting married and plans soon begin for a double wedding.
Note: This was the final time that the original cast of The Brady Bunch was all together.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = The Brady Girls Get Married (Part 2)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|02|13}}
| ShortSummary = Jan and Phillip want a traditional wedding, and Marcia and Wally want a modern wedding.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = The Brady Girls Get Married (Part 3)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|02|20}}
| ShortSummary = The weather spells disaster for an outdoor wedding, so they end up having the ceremony inside the Brady house.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Living Together
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|03|06}}
| ShortSummary = After all the houses they see are too expensive, Marcia, Jan and their husbands decide to share a house.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Gorilla of My Dreams
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|03|13}}
| ShortSummary = Marcia and Jan get some self-defense lessons from their mother, while a thief attempts to burglarize their home.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = The Newlywed Game
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|03|20}}
| ShortSummary = Game-show host [[Bob Eubanks]] asks Marcia and Jan to appear on ''[[The Newlywed Game]]'' with their new husbands.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = The Mom Who Came to Dinner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|03|27}}
| ShortSummary = Carol temporarily moves in with her newly wedded daughters and their husbands while Mike is out of town.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = The Siege
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|04|03}}
| ShortSummary = Wally's guilt over parking tickets causes him to panic when a policeman visits the house, so he decides to impersonate Phillip.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Cool Hand Phil
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|04|10}}
| ShortSummary = Phillip tries to change his image by dressing and acting "hip".
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = A Pretty Boy is Like a Melody
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|04|17}}
| ShortSummary = Marcia is forced to use Wally and Phillip in her fashion show after her models go on strike.
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}}
}}

===''A Very Brady Christmas''===
{{Main|A Very Brady Christmas}}
A second TV reunion film, ''A Very Brady Christmas'', aired in December 1988 on CBS and features most of the regular cast (except [[Susan Olsen]], who was on her honeymoon at the time of filming; the role of Cindy was played by [[Jennifer Runyon]]), as well as three grandchildren, Peter's girlfriend, Valerie, and the spouses of Greg, Marcia, and Jan (Nora, Wally, and Phillip, respectively).<ref>{{cite book |last=Owen |first=Rob |title=Gen X TV: The Brady Bunch to Melrose Place |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NIsAu5PqgqQC&q=very+brady+christmas |publisher=Syracuse University Press |date=March 1, 1997 |isbn=978-0-8156-0443-3 |page=26}}</ref> The [[Nielsen ratings]] for ''A Very Brady Christmas'' were the highest of any television film that season for CBS.<ref>{{cite book |last=Newcomb |first=Horace |title=Encyclopedia of television: A-C, Volume 1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JUzIAgAAQBAJ&q=brady+christmas&pg=PA1661 |publisher=Routledge |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-1351-9479-6 |edition=2 |page=300}}</ref>

===''The Bradys''===
{{Main|The Bradys}}
Due to the success of ''A Very Brady Christmas'', CBS asked ''Brady Bunch'' creator Sherwood Schwartz and son Lloyd to create a new series for the network. According to Lloyd Schwartz, he and his father initially balked at the idea because they felt a new series would harm the Brady franchise. They finally relented because CBS was "desperate for programming". A new series featuring the Brady clan was created entitled ''The Bradys''. All original ''Brady Bunch'' cast members returned for the series, except for [[Maureen McCormick]] (Marcia), who was replaced with [[Leah Ayres]].

As with ''A Very Brady Christmas'', ''The Bradys'' also balanced elements of comedy and drama and featured storylines of a more serious nature than the original series and subsequent spin-offs. Lloyd Schwartz later said he compared ''The Bradys'' to another dramedy of the time, ''[[thirtysomething]]''. The two-hour series premiere episode aired on February 9, 1990, at 9 pm on CBS and initially drew respectable ratings. Subsequent episodes were moved to 8 pm, where ratings quickly declined. Due to the decline, CBS cancelled the series after six episodes.<ref>Schwartz 2010 p. 228</ref>

===''Day by Day'': "A Very Brady Episode"===
The ''[[Day by Day (American TV series)|Day by Day]]'' episode titled "A Very Brady Episode" (February 5, 1989), on NBC, reunited six of the original ''Brady Bunch'' cast members: [[Robert Reed]], [[Florence Henderson]], [[Ann B. Davis]], [[Christopher Knight (actor)|Christopher Knight]], [[Mike Lookinland]] and [[Maureen McCormick]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Day by Day Season 2 Episode 11 A Very Brady Episode |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/day-by-day/a-very-brady-episode-5078/ |access-date=October 23, 2014 |website=[[TV.com]] |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026121505/http://www.tv.com/shows/day-by-day/a-very-brady-episode-5078/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Day by Day Episode Guide 1989 Season 2 - A Very Brady Episode, Episode 11 |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/day-by-day-1989/episode-11-season-2/a-very-brady-episode/200841 |access-date=October 23, 2014 |website=TV Guide}}</ref>

===''Bradymania: A Very Brady Special''===
A one-hour TV special [[retrospective]] of ''The Brady Bunch'' hosted by [[Florence Henderson]] who introduces a montage of various episodes of the original series, and also examines the show's phenomenal after-life, illustrated by clips from spin-offs and other incarnations of the series. Also, cast members [[Christopher Knight (actor)|Christopher Knight]], [[Susan Olsen]], [[Mike Lookinland]], [[Barry Williams (actor)|Barry Williams]], [[Ann B. Davis]], and creator [[Sherwood Schwartz]] reflect on the impact of the show on their lives. Directed by [[Malcolm Leo]], the special was originally broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on May 19, 1993.<ref name="Variety">{{cite magazine |last=Rosenbluth |first=Jean |date=May 19, 1993 |title=Bradymania: A Very Brady Special |url=https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/bradymania-a-very-brady-special-1200432221// |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>

===''A Very Brady Renovation''===
{{Main|A Very Brady Renovation}}
[[Christopher Knight (actor)|Christopher Knight]], [[Mike Lookinland]], [[Maureen McCormick]], [[Susan Olsen]], [[Eve Plumb]], and [[Barry Williams (actor)|Barry Williams]] reunited for the 2019 [[HGTV]] series ''[[A Very Brady Renovation]]'', which follows a full renovation (interior mostly) of the real house, used for the sitcom's exterior shots, into the fictional Brady house.<ref>{{cite web |title='The Brady Bunch' Kids Reunite To Launch HGTV Series That Will Renovate Sitcom's House |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/brady-bunch-reunites-to-launch-hgtv-series-that-will-reunion-hgtv-renovation-a-very-brady-reonvation-1202494148/ |access-date=November 1, 2018 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=November 1, 2018 |first=Erik |last=Pedersen}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Brady Bunch cast reunites at iconic house ahead of HGTV renovation series |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/11/01/the-brady-bunch-reunion-hgtv/ |access-date=November 1, 2018 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How 'The Brady Bunch' Cast Remember Florence Henderson and Robert Reed in HGTV Renovation Series |first=Rosy |last=Cordero |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/brady-bunch-cast-remembered-florence-213502405.html |access-date=March 20, 2022 |website=[[Yahoo!]] Entertainment|date=September 7, 2019 }}</ref>

===''Chopped''===
In conjunction with the Renovation series, in the autumn of 2019, [[The Food Network]] aired two episodes of their program ''[[Chopped (TV series)|Chopped]]'' with the siblings as guest judges. Season 43, episode 3 - "Brady Bunch Bash" features Williams, Plumb, and Lookinland judging meals made from Hawaiian ingredients.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chopped - Brady Bunch Bash |url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/chopped/episodes/brady-bunch-bash |access-date=October 22, 2019 |website=The Food Network}}</ref> Season 43, episode 4 - "A Very Brady Chopped" features McCormick, Knight, and Olsen judging meals from "groovy" ingredients of the '70s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chopped - A Very Brady Chopped |url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/chopped/episodes/a-very-brady-chopped |access-date=October 22, 2019 |website=The Food Network}}</ref>

===''A Very Brady Musical''===
In October 2020, during the global Covid-19 virus pandemic, [[Ogunquit Playhouse]] did a live stream broadcast of ''[[A Very Brady Musical]]'', a brand new musical adventure for the stage created by [[Lloyd J. Schwartz]] (son of Brady Bunch creator [[Sherwood Schwartz]]), Hope Juber (book/lyrics), and [[Laurence Juber]] (music/lyrics) and directed by Richard Israel. It was co-produced by Ogunquit Playhouse, Purple Mountain Productions, and Broadway and Beyond Theatricals. More in the vein of the Brady films, this PG-13 story follows the Brady kids’ misadventures when they come to the mistaken conclusion that Mike and Carol are headed for divorce. After consulting Alice, the kids raise money to pay for marriage counseling, learning valuable lessons along the way, as their respective well-intentioned ideas land them in outrageous trouble. [[Barry Williams (actor)|Barry Williams]] and [[Christopher Knight (actor)|Christopher Knight]] were on hand for a post-show question and answer session on all things Brady.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Very Brady Musical |url=http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/a-very-brady-musical |access-date=October 28, 2020 |website=[[Ogunquit Playhouse]]}}</ref>

===''Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch''===
On June 30, 2021, streaming service [[Paramount+]] celebrated Pride Month with the premiere of a [[Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch|crossover special]] combining ''The Brady Bunch'' and the reality television series ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''. In the crossover event, original ''Brady'' cast members and former ''Drag Race'' competitors come together to recreate a ''Brady Bunch'' episode. [[Christopher Knight (actor)|Christopher Knight]] and [[Mike Lookinland]] reprise their roles of Peter and Bobby Brady, respectively, while the original Greg Brady, [[Barry Williams (actor)|Barry Williams]], switches parts to play family patriarch Mike; Greg Brady is portrayed by [[RuPaul's Drag Race season 6|''Drag Race'' Season 6]] and [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 3|''All Stars 3'']] competitor [[BenDeLaCreme]]. Season 6 winner [[Bianca Del Rio]] fills the role of mother Carol Brady, and daughters Marcia, Jan, and Cindy are portrayed by [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5|''All Stars 5'']] winner [[Shea Couleé]], [[RuPaul's Drag Race season 2|season 2]] and [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 6|''All Stars 6'']] competitor [[Sonique (entertainer)|Kylie Sonique Love]], and [[RuPaul's Drag Race season 13|season 13]] runner-up [[Kandy Muse]], respectively. [[RuPaul's Drag Race season 11|Season 11]] Miss Congeniality [[Nina West]] appears as housekeeper Alice Nelson.<ref name=daniel>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/reviews/drag-race-brady-bunch-crossover-episode-tv-review-1235007421/| title='Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch' Delivers a Satisfying Twist on a Beloved Sitcom: TV Review| date=June 30, 2021| magazine=Variety| first=Daniel| last=D'Addario}}</ref>

The special, which recreates the season two episode "Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?", also contains cameos by ''Drag Race'' judges [[RuPaul]] and [[Michelle Visage]], who appear as employees of a wig shop that Jan patronizes. The original Jan and Cindy Brady, [[Eve Plumb]] and [[Susan Olsen]], also appear as children who are guests at the birthday party.<ref name=daniel/>

===''The Real Brady Bros: Podcast''===
In January 2022, Christopher Knight and Barry Williams published their new podcast The Real Brady Bros. The weekly podcast recaps episodes of ''The Brady Bunch''. Eve Plumb, Susan Olsen and Mike Lookinland have guested to discuss episodes in which they have featured.

=== Unmade revival ===
In October 2024, during a heated Presidential election cycle, [[Susan Olsen]] claimed on a political podcast that due to her right-wing political views, in 2022, a planned Brady Bunch revival, which would have picked up with the Brady Bunch children as adults, was cancelled.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Y-nPdg-NE |title=How Wokeness Killed The Brady Bunch Reboot: An Exclusive Interview w/Susan Olsen (Parts 1 & 2) |date=2024-10-02 |last=#WalkAway Campaign |access-date=2024-10-25 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Olsen alleged that Lloyd J. Schwartz questioned her about her political views, and due to her behavior, the project died in early stages and it was unclear whether even a script had been written. Reportedly, in the series, Cindy was going to be a libertarian podcaster. According to Olsen, the project was "dead in the water".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Zack |last2=Sharf |first2=Michael |date=2024-10-24 |title=CBS Studios Killed 'Brady Bunch' Revival Over Cindy Brady Actor's Hate Speech; She Says Her Political Views Made Her 'Too Dangerous' |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/brady-bunch-revival-killed-cbs-susan-olsen-trump-support-1236189909/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Chris |date=2024-10-24 |title=Cindy Brady's MAGA Views Apparently Killed a 'Brady Bunch' Revival |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/cindy-bradys-maga-views-apparently-killed-a-brady-bunch-revival |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref>