Jeff Swanson

Samantha and the Troll - S7-E19

Trivia: The rag doll is played by Diane Murphy (Erin's sister); the troll is played by Felix Silla who also played Cousin It on the Addams Family TV series. (00:11:25)

Jeff Swanson

Season 7 generally

Trivia: The main reason the first few episodes of season 7 were filmed in Salem was because there had been a fire in the kitchen area of the set between seasons 6 and 7; subsequently the set had to be partially rebuilt. This explains the changes in the kitchen in season 7, including a new eating area and the back staircase.

Jeff Swanson

The Hair-Brained Scheme - S5-E22

Trivia: When Bobby considers giving up trying to sell the hair tonic, Carol starts listing names of famous people who didn't quit. The last name she mentions is Carl Mahakian. Bobby says he never heard of him, and Carol says "Because he quit." Carl Mahakian was the show's post-production coordinator. (00:09:50)

Jeff Swanson

The Hair-Brained Scheme - S5-E22

Trivia: "Jan: Call Eve" is written on the small chalkboard. Jan was played by Eve Plumb. (00:01:30)

Jeff Swanson

Out of This World - S5-E16

Trivia: Barry Williams has a Band-Aid on his lip in this episode because he was in a car accident a few days before filming and needed stitches in his lip. (00:05:00)

Jeff Swanson

Out of This World - S5-E16

Trivia: Frank Delfino - who plays one of the Kaplutians in Bobby's dream - utters the line "One small step for spacemen, one giant step for Kaplutians." The line was an ad-lib. (00:14:05)

Jeff Swanson

Miss Popularity - S5-E13

Trivia: "Billy Garst" is frequently mentioned as being the most popular boy in Jan's class. Bill E. Garst was one of the editors on the show.

Jeff Swanson

Trivia: At the auction, "Mrs. McCormick" and "Mrs. Plumb" are mentioned as having contributed to the auction. In the TV series, Maureen McCormick played Marcia and Eve Plumb played Jan.

Jeff Swanson

Snow White and the Seven Bradys - S5-E3

Trivia: The teacher being honored, "Mrs. Whitfield", was played by Frances Whitfield who was the on-set "teacher/legal supervisor/referee" for the kids during the show's run.

Jeff Swanson

You Can't Win 'Em All - S4-E22

Trivia: Edward Knight, who plays the game show host, is the real-life father of Christopher Knight, who plays Peter.

Jeff Swanson

Bobby's Hero - S4-E17

Trivia: During Bobby's dream where the family is killed by Jesse James, Mike Lookinland looks genuinely horrified despite the "cartoon style carnage" that is going on around him. The reason is because just before the scene was filmed, the producer pulled him aside and told him to think of things like his real-life family getting killed, his dog getting run over, etc. He was then "debriefed" afterward. (00:22:15)

Jeff Swanson

Law and Disorder - S4-E14

Trivia: Barry Williams admits to having been stoned when the opening scenes were filmed. Watch as he stumbles over the bicycle pump.)

Jeff Swanson

Greg's Triangle - S4-E11

Trivia: Rita Wilson - who is now married to Tom Hanks - makes her acting debut, playing "Pat" in the cheerleading scenes. (00:18:35)

Jeff Swanson

My Fair Opponent - S3-E22

Trivia: "Colonel Dick Whitfield" got his character name from the real-life husband of Frances Whitfield, the on-set teacher for the Brady kids.

Jeff Swanson

The Show Must Go On?? - S4-E7

Trivia: The man on stage with the young girl is Frank De Vol, who composed the music for the Brady Bunch and many other shows. (00:16:50)

Jeff Swanson

Trivia: Two of the "Sound of Music" kids had guest roles: Nicholas Hammond, who played the oldest son Friedrich, was in "The Subject Was Noses", and Kym Karath, who played the youngest child Gretl, was in "Cyrano de Brady".

Jeff Swanson

Hawaii Bound - S4-E1

Trivia: Greg's surfing accident - which to this day still scares Barry Williams every time he sees it - was nearly left out of the episode because it was deemed "too frightening for the nature of the show". In reality, he was able to turn around at the last minute and while avoiding hitting his head on the exposed coral, his feet became, in his words, "hamburger meat".

Jeff Swanson

Grand Canyon or Bust - S3-E2

Trivia: Alice, upon hearing an Indian phrase, says "That'll come in handy if I ever bump into Tonto." Jay Silverheels - who portrayed Tonto in 220 episodes of "The Lone Ranger", would make a guest appearance in the following episode. (00:18:35)

Jeff Swanson

The Slumber Caper - S2-E3

Trivia: Among the girls at the slumber party are Florence Henderson's daughter Barbara ("Ruthie") and Robert Reed's daughter Carolyn ("Karen"). They interact briefly; during the game of Truth Or Dare, Ruthie is dared to go check on the boys and asks Karen to go with her. In addition, Hope Sherwood ("Jenny") is the daughter of executive producer Sherwood Schwartz.

Jeff Swanson

The Hero - S1-E21

Trivia: Look at the wall behind the girl Peter is on the phone with. As pointed out in the commentary, that is the same wall seen at the head of Mike and Carol's bed. (00:19:55)

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