15 Surprising Facts About the Brady Bunch

13. Mike Brady Almost Got Killed Off

Robert Reed, who played Mike Brady, was a respected actor and often felt the Brady Bunch material was trite and beneath him. He was supposedly so difficult that Sherman considered killing him off at once point but decided against it. We’re glad he lived, as we all needed his Brady wisdom.

14. They Left Many Mistakes in the Final Cuts

When they were shooting the show, they really didn’t anticipate its popularity, so they didn’t correct a lot of shooting mistakes and continuity errors in the early years. Things like driving the wrong car or someone switching hairstyles in the middle of a scene were left in. These days it’s fun for fans to try and spot the flubs.

15. The Show Attempted a Backdoor Pilot

During the last season of the show, they introduced another neighborhood family with the hopes that a new pilot would get picked up with them as the main characters. The family had three adopted children…all of different races. One of the kids was played by Mike Lookinland’s lookalike brother. Did they think nobody would see the resemblance? Kelly’s Kids did not, however, get the green light – although the plot of interracial adoptions has since been done several times over.