About the Brady Bunch reference...
Mean Mr. Mustard
TheSnorks1 <thesn...@aol.com> wrote in article
<19970512015...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
> A lot of people were mentioning the Brady Bunch reference so here it is:
> In the late 70s right after all the original episodes became popular in
> syndication, there was a new idea for a show with the Bradys. It was
> called the Brady Bunch Hour. Only Eve Plumb aka Jan didn't want to be in
> it so they recast her. The show was modeled after "Donnie and Marie" and
> only lasted a few episodes. A lot of my friends didn't get that joke. I
> think tonight's episode may not be so funny if you didn't understand all
> the references to other spinoffs and tv shows.
This is true. However, the Simpsons have long been saturizing past movies
and TV shows, just not any where near as blatant as the one today...funny
episode...
TheSnorks1
RAVasquez
God...I remember that thing. And "Donnie and Marie." I suppose you could
think of America's brief flirtation with comedy/variety hours in the '70s
was our equivalent to Japanese Mr. Sparkle-type weirdness--some peculiar
home-bred pop surrealism. All I know is that OFF's variety show was like
some horrible, hilarious train wreck--you couldn't take your eyes off it.
While we're on variety shows, let's just say that Marge's awkward attempt
to insert an anti-war message in the "I Want Candy" number is a reference
to the "Smothers Brothers" show. The Smothers would do that sort of thing
all the time. (And isn't it interesting that Lisa wouldn't take part in a
phony political number. There's just no pleasing that kid...)
---Robert Vasquez
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It's a wonderful life.
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Progbear
: God...I remember that thing. And "Donnie and Marie." I suppose you could
: think of America's brief flirtation with comedy/variety hours in the
'70s
: was our equivalent to Japanese Mr. Sparkle-type weirdness--some peculiar
: home-bred pop surrealism.
A lot of that has to do with Sid & Marty Krofft, the masterminds
behind both shows, as well as "Pink Lady And Jeff" and acid-drenched
Saturday morning kiddie shows like "H.R. Pufnstuf", "The Bugaloos" and
"Electra Woman & Dyna Girl". I think it explains a lot about why our
generation is the way it is. They have a lot to answer for.
MIKE
Clownboy78
In article <19970512015...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
thesn...@aol.com (TheSnorks1) writes:
>A lot of people were mentioning the Brady Bunch reference so here it is:
>In the late 70s right after all the original episodes became popular in
>syndication, there was a new idea for a show with the Bradys. It was
>called the Brady Bunch Hour. Only Eve Plumb aka Jan didn't want to be in
>it so they recast her. The show was modeled after "Donnie and Marie" and
>only lasted a few episodes. A lot of my friends didn't get that joke. I
>think tonight's episode may not be so funny if you didn't understand all
>the references to other spinoffs and tv shows.
>
and rava...@aol.com (RAVasquez) replied:
>
>While we're on variety shows, let's just say that Marge's awkward attempt
>to insert an anti-war message in the "I Want Candy" number is a reference
>to the "Smothers Brothers" show. The Smothers would do that sort of thing
>all the time. (And isn't it interesting that Lisa wouldn't take part in a
>phony political number. There's just no pleasing that kid...)
That spin-off preview was a parody of all the best late '60's-'70's
variety shows. Those two were in there, but the dialogue between Marge
and Homer was very similar to the type of interaction between Sonny and
Cher, and the inbetween scenes (Capt. McAlliter and the judge especially)
were ripped from Laugh-in. I too agree that if you didn't pick these
ideas up, you would've been lost thinking "what the hell was that?" But I
thought it was one of the funniest scenes this season, if not in a couple
years. They've STILL got it!
"That up there, that's Jerry the Cowboy. And those stars that look like a
dipper, that's Reggie...the Cowboy."
Eric Eggleston
Clown...@aol.com