The first time I came to LA, my friend Juan drove me to the Brady Bunch in Studio City. It truly brought a tear to my eye. The only thing is that the then current owner put a cement fence on the lawn so we could not look inside. That former owner owned the house since the show was on the air, and it felt like she would never sell. Sadly, she passed away and her kids decided to sell it.
There was a bidding war for the house and eventually, HGTV bought it last year for $3.5 million. Then seven months ago they invited Susan Olsen, Mike Lookinland, Eve Plumb, Christopher Knight, Maureen McCormack and Barry Williams to look at the old house before they renovated it to look like the one knew. Finally, the wait was over and yesterday was the day where they would get to see the final product.
Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer and the Brady Bunch kids went inside and Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was brought to tears. The house we grew up with and they lived in looked exactly how we all remembered. It is like time stood still for 50 years.
And now I have another tear in my eye. Since Juan and I live a mile from the house, I am going to call him to go see the restored house we know. I wonder who will cry first and the longest. I think it will be a tie.
A Very Brady Renovation begins airing this September on HGTV. Just in time for the show’s 50th anniversary.
