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Subject: Re: Question about Robert Reed (a.k.a Mike Brady)
Date: 5 Jul 2006 11:28:29 -0700
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In article <44a3fbe1$0$14810$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net>, Jude
Cormier says...
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>"MULLINERT" <singh_ding_ring@boltblue.com> wrote in message
>news:1151581711.425939.186530@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
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>> Uniblab wrote:
>>> "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote in message
>>> news:u5GdncV807Ok4jzZnZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>> > jhc86@hotmail.com wrote:
>>> >>"MULLINERT" <singh_ding_ring@boltblue.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>>So it's possible that Reed contributed to the show being cancelled?
>>> >>
>>> >>No, the show was canceled due to poor ratings, opposite "Sanford and
>>> >>Son"
>>> >>Everyone's contracts were up and ABC decided it was better off
>>> >>canceling
>>> >>an
>>> >>aging sitcom that was giving it less back in terms of ratings.
>>> >
>>> > Were they opposite of Sanford & Son? I thought they were cancelled
>>> > because
>>> > Norman Lear type shows were coming into fasion.
>>> >
>>> Combination of both - the show generally ranked between #20 and #30 at
>>> its
>>> peak, but once "Sanford" began to pick up steam, ratings for the Bradys
>>> started to taper off. So faced with declining ratings, contracts that had
>>> to
>>> be renegotiated, and a lead actor who was feuding with the producer, ABC
>>> decided to drop the show. Creatively, it probably only would have been
>>> able
>>> to go on for one more year, anyway.
>>
>> One more season with Cousin Oliver? Hells bells!
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>Oliver would have been sent back and Carol would have had twins.
>(From Sherwood's notes on planning a sixth season)
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>Sherwoody actally wanted Carol to have two black babies named Amos & Andy.
The father would have been an unseen guy named Sanford G! Sam da butcher would
have had a heart attack from carrying all those watermellons to the BB
residence.
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