The Partridge Family

In 1970, the Partridge Family was among the top-selling recording acts, not to mention one of the top-rated TV shows of its time. Either way, it made David Cassidy a successful teen idol until the show's cancellation in 1974. The Partridge Family consisted of Shirley Partridge (keyboards, vocals) and her five kids: Keith (lead vocalist and guitar), Laurie (keyboards, vocals), Danny (bass...

My Three Sons

"MY THREE SONS" is the story of a Mid-West Aeronautical Engineer who watches his family grow up. This seemingly innocuous and simple, but effective sitcom, was a huge hit and a cornerstone of television's 'family programming' era in the 1960s. Second next to "The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet" as television's longest running family sitcom, "My Three Sons" was created by former "Leave It To...

Eight is Enough

Based on the book by Thomas Braden, this family drama chronicles the lives of the Bradford family: the father Tom, who worked as a columnist for a Sacramento newspaper); the mother Joan; and their eight children: David, Mary, Joanie, Susan, Nancy, Elizabeth, Tommy, and Nicholas. As anyone from a large family can tell you, get these many different people – related or not – under the same roof,...

Full House

Full House ran for eight seasons and was one of the few primetime sitcoms to have more than 190 episodes. Early in its run, Full House received awful reviews, but it still became a popular favorite, even as it continued to receive not-so-good reviews throughout its run. Set in San Francisco, this is a show about a very loving family headed by Danny Tanner, who became a single...

The Brady Kids

Based on the hit show, The Brady Bunch , the series revolved around the adventures of the six Brady children and their animal friends, Mop Top, their dog; Ping and Pong, two pandas who speak a strange, Chinese-based jibberish; and Marlon, a Mynah bird with magic powers. Their main hangout was the family treehouse (the house, Mike and Carol Brady and Alice, never made an appeance in the...

The Brady Bunch Hour

"The Brady Bunch Hour" began as a 60 minute special titled "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour" produced by Sid and Marty Krofft which aired on ABC on November 28, 1976. The success of this special led to a semi-regular series of which eight additional 60 minute episodes were produced and aired from January to May 1977. None of the installments, known herein as "The Brady Bunch Hour" were ever...

The Brady Brides

The Brady Brides was the second of a long line of revivals centered around the Bradys, the sitcom family from the 1969-1974 ABC series, The Brady Bunch.Marcia Brady and Jan Brady become engaged at the same time--Jan to professor Phillip Covington III and Marcia to toymaker Wally Logan. They get married in a double wedding and then move into a house together, setting the stage for this...

The Bradys

CBS attempted once again to bring the Bradys back. In 1990, Schwartz was asked to write three 2-hour movies related to the bunch, and this ultimately turned into a 2-hour movie with four 1-hour episodes to follow. Maureen McCormick (Marcia) did not return for this series. Her role was recast with Leah Ayres. This show was placed in the Friday night 8 o'clock time-slot, which Schwartz believes...