The Bradys was a one-hour melodramatic program that aired on CBS-TV in 1990. It was a revival of the early 1970s ABC-TV sitcom series The Brady Bunch (1969–1974), and was about the trials and tribulations of the extended Brady family some 15 years after the end of the earlier series. It followed two earlier short-lived spin-off/continuation series: ABC-TV's The Brady Bunch Hour (1976-77) and NBC-TV's The Brady Bridesa (1981).
About "The Bradys: series
The Brady’s series came about as the result of the ratings and critical success of the 1988 television movie A Very Brady Christmas. All of the original cast members of the original Brady Bunch returned, except for Maureen McCormick (Marcia), who was replaced with Leah Ayres The show also incorporated cast members from The Brady Brides, who portrayed their roles from the earlier series.
Unlike the original 30-minute sitcom, The Brady’s was an hour long and featured far more serious plotlines. Among them:
Family patriarch Mike begins a political career.
Bobby's budding car-racing career ends abruptly in the first episode after an accident leaves him a paraplegic
Peter breaks up with his fiancée, to whom he became engaged in A Very Brady Christmas and was dating the abusive daughter of Mike's political rival.
Jan and Phillip, unable to conceive children of their own, adopt a Korean girl.
Stay-at-home mother Marcia battles alcoholism while Wally loses yet another in a series of jobs, the latest being Mike's campaign manager. Wally and Marcia, who along with their two children have been forced to move in with Mike and Carol, eventually decide to open their own catering business to support their family.
Radio host Cindy begins a romantic interest with her boss, a widower more than 10 years her senior who has two children.
