# The Bradys in the White House **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 25, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582 "2002-11-25T02:35:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/1 "2002-11-25T02:35:29Z")
I was looking through this weeks TV schedule and found a blurb about a new Brady movie that will be shown on Fox next Friday. The blurb states that the plot runs thus: Mike Brady becomes the Vice President. (WTF?? How in the hell does an architect become the VP?) Anyway, the President dies or something and Mr. Brady becomes the President. Then, during a fight about Marcia’s slumber party, it is found out that an asteroid is going to hit the earth. Now my question, is this a parody like ‘The Bradys’ movie which was really funny or is this a true ‘Brady’ movie? If it is the second _someone_ really needs to be fired. Slee ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/2 "2002-11-25T02:36:42Z")
Whoa! Must see the terror! I must!1 I MUST!!! The ring has nothing on this movie! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/3 "2002-11-25T02:37:12Z")
This is a joke, right? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/4 "2002-11-25T02:39:25Z")
Omg, it isn’t. [q]FOX MOVIE SPECIAL: THE BRADY BUNCH IN THE WHITE HOUSE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE ALL-NEW MOVIE ‘THE BRADY BUNCH IN THE WHITE HOUSE’ ON FRI NOV. 29 ON FOX In an entirely new installment of the successful feature franchise, the blissfully ignorant Bradys are propelled into the national spotlight as America’s First Family. Once in power, Mike and his new Vice President (and First Lady) Carol are faced with the awesome responsibilities of leading the Free World, which include warding off the nefarious plotting of an evil House Speaker who wants the Presidency for himself and planning a slumber party for Marcia and 20 of her friends. The Brady kids must also adjust to life in the White House: Greg falls hard for an attractive intern, Jan is haunted by the disembodied voice of Abraham Lincoln, and Cindy learns that she shouldn’t “tattle” on her family to reporters in the World Premiere of the movie THE BRADY BUNCH IN THE WHITE HOUSE Friday, Nov. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (FM- 0309) (TV-PG) Cast: Gary Cole as Mike Brady; Shelley Long as Carol Brady; Chad Doreck as Greg Brady, Blake Foster as Peter Brady; Max Morrow as Bobby Brady, Autumn Reeser as Marcia Brady, Ashely Drane as Jan Brady, Sofia Vassilieva as Cindy Brady, and Tannis Burnett as Alice. (READER’S NOTE: FIREFLY and JOHN DOE are pre-empted this one night only) [/q] Taken from: [http://www.fox.com/schedule/](http://www.fox.com/schedule/) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/5 "2002-11-25T02:50:46Z")
The folks at Fox obviously ran roughshod over the constitutional provision that the President and Vice-President can’t be from the same state. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/6 "2002-11-25T03:09:43Z")
> [@](#): > > Now my question, is this a parody like ‘The Bradys’ movie… Gary Cole & Shelly Long’s involvement suggest an association with the parody movies. > [@](#): > > …or is this a true ‘Brady’ movie? Do you think anyone could even _fathom_ a Brady movie in present time without turning the irony up to 11? **Mr Moto** , that’s [not a biggee](http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States): > [@](#): > > What the Constitution provides is that if the candidates for President and Vice- President come from the same state, the electors from that state could not vote for both. This might result in the vice-presidential candidate receiving insufficiently many electoral votes for election even if the presidential candidate is elected.) In practice the second requirement is easily circumvented by having the Vice-President change the state of residency as was done by Dick Cheney who changed his legal residency from Texas to Wyoming in order to serve as Vice President for George W. Bush. Or did you just “whoosh” me? ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/7 "2002-11-25T03:46:33Z")
**Larry Mudd** , I think it is a parody but you never know. There are some really stupid shows that get put on TV these days. The blurb I read didn’t have enough information to figure out if this was a parody or not. Slee ---
**Author:** ![Philosophocles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Philosophocles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philosophocles)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/8 "2002-11-25T05:29:06Z")
Either way, it couldn’t possibly be as bad as the Brady Bunch Hour (variety show). ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/9 "2002-11-25T05:42:33Z")
If Mike Brady gets into the White House, then the terrorists have already won. (If not, they deserve to!) ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/10 "2002-11-25T06:02:16Z")
Nah, it’s the same bunch(!) from the last two movies. 🙂 Oughta be worth a chuckle. Incidentally, I was in Sears today, and I kept hearing myself say this line: “Put on your Sunday best, kids, we’re going to Sears!” ---
**Author:** ![D-bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@D-bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D-bear)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/11 "2002-11-29T23:30:08Z")
It’s on tonight! Wanna bet it’s gonna be a train wreck? Did Shelly long do a deal with the Devil and paybacks comming early? ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/12 "2002-11-30T00:09:18Z")
> [@](#): > > Did Shelly long do a deal with the Devil and paybacks comming early? No. He collected the second she left _Cheers_. ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/13 "2002-11-30T01:58:08Z")
Hey guys it’s on FOX so you shouldn’t be the least bit surprised. ---
**Author:** ![Philosophocles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Philosophocles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philosophocles)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/14 "2002-11-30T02:39:20Z")
It’s good to see that Shelley Long has finally found the serious, culturally meaningful work for which she left Cheers. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/15 "2002-11-30T03:03:53Z")
Well, it was either that or infomercials. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/16 "2002-11-30T03:53:30Z")
Considering that Robert Reed is pushing up daisies, I doubt it’s serious. I’m having fun imagining the sub plot of the Secret Service trying to keep Jan from offing Marcia. Or a SS agent taking a football intended for Marcia’s nose. And of course, they’ll serve Pork Chops and Apple Sauce at a state dinner for the Israeli Prime Minister. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/17 "2002-11-30T04:17:50Z")
The best part was Greg putting the moves on Marcia with the line… “We’re not \*really \* brother and sister.” Ewwwwwww ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/18 "2002-11-30T05:52:13Z")
What a stinker! Wasted my life and once again Fox has taken precious moments from it! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/19 "2002-11-30T06:31:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ranger \* > \*\*Considering that Robert Reed is pushing up daisies, I doubt it’s serious. > > I’m having fun imagining the sub plot of the Secret Service trying to keep Jan from offing Marcia. Or a SS agent taking a football intended for Marcia’s nose. And of course, they’ll serve Pork Chops and Apple Sauce at a state dinner for the Israeli Prime Minister. \*\* \*_Featuring Sam the Butcher as the Secretary of Agriculture._ ---
**Author:** ![Flowerchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@Flowerchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flowerchild)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582/20 "2002-11-30T16:39:28Z")
After watching the movie last night,I thought it was pretty funny. especially when marcia goes :“Oh no! they cant cancel my slumber party,I was going to invite Chelsea Clinton and the Bush twins,everybody knows how much they like to party”: Ha!😃 🆒 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bradys-in-the-white-house/138582.md?page=2)