Editing The Brady Bunch (section)

===''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>