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The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch

How the Canceled Sitcom Became the Beloved Pop Culture Icon We Are Still Talking About Today

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The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch

By: Kimberly Potts
Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
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In celebration of the Brady Bunch's 50th anniversary, TV writer Kimberly Potts writes a Seinfeldia-like definitive history of the show that changed the family sitcom and made an indelible impact on pop culture.

There isn't a person in this country who hasn't heard of The Brady Bunch. Whether it's the show they watched growing up, or the one their parents did - whether adored, or great to poke fun at - The Brady Bunch is unarguably one of the most enduring and inspiring TV shows of our time. It's lived a dozen lives, from its original comedy debut and big-screen movies, to the Emmy-winning TV auteurs it has inspired - everyone from Vince Gilligan to Seth MacFarlane - and promises to live many more.

In The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch, TV and pop culture writer Kimberly Potts will draw upon her deep knowledge of and appreciation for The Brady Bunch and television and pop culture history, as well as her contacts, connections, and experience, to provide an industry insider narrative of The Brady Bunch. With fresh interviews, The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch will examine the show's lasting effects on its audience and take listeners behind the scenes and into the lives of our most beloved characters, all to document why The Brady Bunch was one of the most groundbreaking shows of its time - and why it remains to this day, unforgettable.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Kimberly Potts (P)2019 Grand Central Publishing
Entertainment & Performing Arts Film & TV History & Criticism Popular Culture Social Sciences Comedy

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This is a great chronicle of the Brady Bunch' s longevity, filled with juicy insider tidbits about the shows' strifes and strides. if you want something lighthearted, but informative, you can't go wrong with this nostalgic recap of a show that is as true as apple pie and pork chops...or pork chops and apple sauce.
Fun, fun, fun.

Bradymania is alive and well

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Narrator was a little dull but the stories and Brady memories were worth it. if you grew up on the Bradys is a good listen.

Brady-rific!

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In chapter 4 a Mark Brady is mentioned. Apparently the Brady we never saw or heard of until now. Does anyone have the book? Perhaps a typo in the book. perhaps the reason why we never see a basement is because that is where the hideously deformed Mark Brady resides.

Who is Mark Brady?

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I enjoyed this book even though I am not a big Brady Bunch fan (wasn’t allowed to watch it as a child). I am surprised they didn’t get one of the Brady actors to narrate it, but the narrator they chose did a wonderful job. The analysis of the impact on pop-culture is interesting.

Enjoyable

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I learned a lot of things about the show. There were interesting nuggets about additional shows that I didn't know existed, so I was looking those up online and watching them between the chapters.

everything you wanted to know

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This book was very interesting. The performance however was sort of odd. Several repeated words used that were consistently pronounced strangely by reader that at some point became distracting.

Great content, could have better narration.

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