HGTV just spent the last year renovating the inside of the house whose exterior was used on The Brady Bunch. For the last 49 years, the inside did not match the outside. Now thanks to them it does. Beginning in September, we will see how they did that on A Very Brady Renovation.
While it is nice to see the final product on TV, what about in person? HGTV is not only giving one person that chance, but they are also letting them stay there for 6 nights with six of their loved ones. Not only that, they will fly you out here, give you a tour of LA and $25,000 shopping money.
What do you have to do to win? From now until September 11th, you need to make the most creative :30-:90-second video that tells us why they deserve to win the groovy prize. HGTV will pick the best 9 videos and we get to vote for who is the Bradiest one of them all between September 30th to October 11th. One winner will be selected and the other 8 will get a $500.
If you win, then can I be one of your 6 friends? My friend asked me why I always drive by The Brady Bunch house. It is because when I was a kid, I was a Cindy who wanted to be Marsha. When I got braces, I was like if Marsha Marsha Marsha could survive with them, then I could too. The Bradys were the family we all wanted to be part of when we were growing up. Until we learned that the Partridges were having way more fun. I know I am not the only feels that way.
Barry Williams’ son Brandon is the same age his dad was when he was on The Brady Bunch, and the 16-year-old looks exactly like Greg Brady. If they made another Brady Bunch movie to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the beloved family sitcom, he could totally play the role. What teen would not want to be Johnny Bravo? It is the grooviest role to have ever graced our TV screens.
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.
Last year, HGTV bought the exterior of the Brady Bunch house in Studio City, so that they can convert the inside to look like the one we know and love. They asked the network’s biggest stars like the Property Brothers to help them out. Although, they can only do so much.
They need 12 more hands to finish the job. Thus, they also need the hands of Cindy, Bobby, Jan, Peter, Marcia and Greg to get dirty too in their old home. On Friday, not only did Susan Olsen and Mike Lookinland get their paws all messed up, their faces were also covered with paint and not as in makeup.
Proving that even though they are nearing 60, they are still the kids we fell in love with from the beloved sitcom.
Which makes me even more excited for A Very Brady Renovation that debut in September. The same much the classic show turns the big 5-0!
As you have heard, HGTV is renovating the Brady Bunch house and making it look like the one we knew. There is just a slight problem. How do you find items from the 1969, fifty years later? You ask the fans to help you. That is exactly what they are doing.
Therefore, HGTV listed a bunch of the items they need and they are asking if you have them. If you do, then I am sure you want to get rid of them. Not only for a greater cause but also because let’s be real, they are ugly.
