Television's first iconic blended family was The Brady Bunch. With two optimistic parents, six active children, a housekeeper (who was practically considered family), and a shaggy dog, Tiger - this clan was sure to please all ages of weekly TV viewers....
The Brady Days

Television’s first iconic blended family was The Brady Bunch.
With two optimistic parents, six active children, a housekeeper (who was practically considered family), and a shaggy dog, Tiger –
this clan was sure to please all ages of weekly TV viewers.
Several guest stars appeared in random episodes through the years; my top pics being Davy Jones, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Don Ho.
The sitcom’s popularity grew with the birth a self-titled bubblegum musical group producing five albums featuring all the child actors.
And as a grand finale (before reunions & remakes), the Brady Bunch Variety Hour was offshoot from the original series, airing 1976-1977.
HGTV gave fans (and everyone) a huge gift last year with its 7-part series wherein all the Brady “kids” helped renovate the Brady house.
The Brady Days
Wide Open Spaces
Long ago, on a 1,000 square mile ranch far away, lived a father and his three grown sons. These four fellas were generally amiable with one another, the townspeople, sudden strangers, and all of God's creatures. Unless, of course, there was reason to be...
Looking Out for Their Own
Every family is unique. Comparing any two, side by side, will show both likenesses and differences. But the one thing we may all depend upon most in our own family is for those we depend upon most to be consistently dependable. That brings us directly...
Boys Will Be Boys
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Recollections of The Shady Rest
Retro television series' reruns conjure up memories we appreciate more as the years roll by. Petticoat Junction is one of these oldies-but-goodies that holds a special place in my heart, as it does for millions of fans. The numbers of Facebook group followers...
12 Secrets to a Sentimental Christmas
My top 12 secrets for 2020: #1 A tabletop vignette of family mementos, gathered from your keepsakes and arranged on a tray, will sweeten your holiday season. Sweet Groupings #2 Playing vintage music playlists will bring...
What’s in the Toolbox?
Stanley and Craftsman were household names long before any of us were born. Our grandparents may have owned a dovetailed wooden toolbox like the one you see pictured above. Chances are good that our fathers, uncles or big brothers carried a metal one...
The Impassioned Italiana
(Photo credit: Robert Sullivan) "I was growing up, (and) the ugly duckling was turning into a swan. Above all, the desire, the almost physical need to express my emotions, to translate into gestures and words, the feelings I had built up inside, and that I...
Scenes of the Old Sawmill
(Photo credit: Evakonpoika) Stories of North American life don't get any more traditional than those about logging, wood milling, and lumberyards. American Sawmill Lore See how it was done from start to finish 70 yrs ago. The exceptional quality...