# Goodbye Mrs. Brady (Florence Henderson)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 25, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-mrs-brady-florence-henderson/772959 "2016-11-25T11:11:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-mrs-brady-florence-henderson/772959/1 "2016-11-25T11:11:08Z")

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Florence Henderson, who played Carol Brady, the matriarch of the Brady Family on ABC’s _The Brady Bunch_, died suddenly of heart failure on Thursday at 82. Her death was unexpected. Just this week she attended a taping of _Dancing With the Stars_ to cheer on a performance by Maureen McCormick, who played her TV daughter, Marcia Brady.

> **[Florence Henderson, TV's Carol Brady, dies at 82 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/25/entertainment/florence-henderson-obit/index.html)**
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> She was one of America's moms, a television icon that endured through generations. Florence Henderson, who played Carol Brady on "The Brady Bunch," died Thursday from heart failure at the age of 82.

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-mrs-brady-florence-henderson/772959/2 "2016-11-25T11:31:31Z")

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I didn’t notice there was an earlier thread. Self reported for closure.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-mrs-brady-florence-henderson/772959/3 "2016-11-25T11:32:20Z")

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Aw, shit. More reason to hate this entire year. RIP, Florence.

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-mrs-brady-florence-henderson/772959/4 "2016-11-25T11:33:55Z")

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Link to earlier thread.

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=811926](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=811926)

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-mrs-brady-florence-henderson/772959/5 "2016-11-25T11:38:53Z")

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No doubt she’s dancing happily with Cousin Oliver right now. :o

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-mrs-brady-florence-henderson/772959/6 "2016-11-25T11:44:00Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> No doubt she’s dancing happily with Cousin Oliver right now. :o

😕 Robbie Rist (Cousin Oliver) is alive.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-mrs-brady-florence-henderson/772959/7 "2016-11-25T11:45:28Z")

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> [@cochrane](#):
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> 😕 Robbie Rist (Cousin Oliver) is alive.

I said **Cousin Oliver** , not Robbie Rist. Yeeesh! :smack:

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-mrs-brady-florence-henderson/772959/8 "2016-11-25T11:53:09Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> I said **Cousin Oliver** , not Robbie Rist. Yeeesh! :smack:

I’m still confused. What happened to Cousin Oliver?