Editing The Brady Bunch (section)

===Theme song and credits sequence===
The theme song, written by Schwartz and [[Frank De Vol]], and originally arranged, sung, and performed by Paul Parrish, Lois Fletcher, and John Beland under the name the [[Peppermint Trolley Company]], quickly communicated to audiences that the Bradys were a blended family.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Biography of the Peppermint Trolley Company |url=http://www.dannyfaragher.com/bio/the-peppermint-trolley-company/ |website=Danny Faragher}}</ref> As described above, the Brady family is shown in a three-by-three grid, tic-tac-toe board-style graphic with Carol in the top center, Alice in the middle block, and Mike in the bottom center. To the right are three blocks with the boys from the oldest on top to the youngest. To the left are three blocks with the girls from the oldest to the youngest. In season two, the Brady kids took over singing the theme song. In season three, the boys sing the first verse, girls sing the second verse, and all sing together for the third and last verse. In season four, a new version is recorded with the same structure as the season three version, but in season five, the season three version returns. Utilizing [[Christopher Chapman|Christopher Chapman's]] "[[multi-dynamic image technique]]", a version of which had famously appeared in the 1968 film ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'', the sequence was created and filmed by [[Howard A. Anderson Jr.]], a visual effects pioneer who worked on the title sequences for many popular television series.<ref name="archive">{{Cite web |title=Howard Anderson, Jr. Interview |url=http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/howard-anderson-jr# |access-date=2015-10-30 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Archive of American Television}}</ref> The use of this innovation here became so familiar through the sitcom's popularity that it was referred to in the press as the "Brady Bunch effect".<ref name="theglobeandmail.com"/><ref name=etan/> 

The end credits feature an instrumental version of the theme song's third verse. In season one, it was recorded by the Peppermint Trolley Company. From season two on, the theme was recorded in-house by Paramount musicians.