# What inconsistancies in TV bug you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inconsistancies-in-tv-bug-you/241771 "2004-04-24T05:14:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inconsistancies-in-tv-bug-you/241771/41 "2004-04-27T02:23:09Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > There was an episode of _The Brady Bunch_ in which Carol stated “I think Peter gets [his talent] from my side of the family”, which would demonstrate either a short memory or lack of understanding of genetics. I believe she was referring to Greg during his short stint in the hip rock act The Banana Convention. From what I understand, they really got it together and wailed and bent the gig outta shape. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inconsistancies-in-tv-bug-you/241771/42 "2004-04-27T02:57:33Z")
> [@interface2x](#): > > From what I understand, they really got it together and wailed and bent the gig outta shape. Are you talking about Greg and his back-up singers or Greg & Mrs. Brady? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inconsistancies-in-tv-bug-you/241771/43 "2004-04-27T04:23:07Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Are you talking about Greg and his back-up singers or Greg & Mrs. Brady? Another comment on TV houses: not only do all houses have full basements and attics, but both basements and attics are much neater than my living room (which isn’t saying a lot, admittedly, but there are rarely cobwebs, mildew and dust as with most of the attics I’ve seen). ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inconsistancies-in-tv-bug-you/241771/44 "2004-04-27T11:43:38Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Another comment on TV houses: not only do all houses have full basements and attics, but both basements and attics are much neater than my living room (which isn’t saying a lot, admittedly, but there are rarely cobwebs, mildew and dust as with most of the attics I’ve seen). They also always have two staircases, one in the living room and one in the kitchen. The attics are always huge attics (accessible by a regular stairway, never by a pull-down stair thing or ladder), that you can stand up in and walk around, and full of neat old treasures, including that old portrait of a long-lost Great Aunt or Uncle who looks just like a character on the show. ---
**Author:** ![RAWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@RAWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWDuke)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inconsistancies-in-tv-bug-you/241771/45 "2004-04-27T13:12:37Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Plus, how many times did they celebrate Christmas in the two years they were in Korea? And, where did they get those pop-top beer cans? In 1951? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inconsistancies-in-tv-bug-you/241771/46 "2004-04-27T13:16:40Z")
[I’ve set up a site to chastize TV and film shows for bad bondage scenes.](http://www.jollyroper.com/halloshame/index.html) ---
**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:** [April 27, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inconsistancies-in-tv-bug-you/241771/47 "2004-04-27T13:39:37Z")
I cannot stand the use of “age-inappropriate” music in a TV show, commercial, etc. 30 year-olds, unless drunk (or acting so), do _not_ groove to '60s pop songs while driving their new SUV. Period. ---
**Author:** ![Mystery\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Mystery\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mystery_Dog)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inconsistancies-in-tv-bug-you/241771/48 "2004-04-27T13:48:29Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > They also always have two staircases, one in the living room and one in the kitchen. The attics are always huge attics (accessible by a regular stairway, never by a pull-down stair thing or ladder), that you can stand up in and walk around, and full of neat old treasures, including that old portrait of a long-lost Great Aunt or Uncle who looks just like a character on the show. Speaking of attics, there was at least one early episode of “The Brady Bunch” where Carol mentioned that none of the kids could make a bedroom out of the attic because it was too small to stand up in. This was completely forgotten in the later episodes where Greg made the attic his bedroom. Another MASH anachronism: Radar was occasionally seen reading Marvel comic books from the early 1960’s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inconsistancies-in-tv-bug-you/241771.md?page=2)