You're Fired! The Ep That Got Robert Reed Thrown Off The Brady Bunch

Omg! From the first time I saw Cousin Oliver, I thought he looked just like John Denver too. 😂😂😂

Gilligans Island wasn't a failure. It's well known that it was cancelled because the network President's wife was a big Gunsmoke fan, and they ditched Gilligan to save Gunsmoke. It actually still had respectable ratings when it got the axe.

"Cousin Oliver" is on a par with "Jumping the shark"...

I met Robert Reed when I was a child when he came to do community theatre in Warren Ohio, "The Kenley Players". The performers would sit at a table at the shows end and sign autographs, and he playfully asked me "let me see who else you got", and started flipping through my little book. He was as nice and as handsome as could be. So, I don't necessarily believe that he was a good guy to his child coworkers for ulterior motives. Kudos to him for caring so much about the script and to the product that he appeared in though.

I don't agree with Lloyd's assessment that Reed's relationship with the kids was just a power play, he maintained contact and friendship with them long after the show ended

Mike Brady was my TV Father growing up in a household where my real father left us when I was 5. I watched him every week, and years later, regardless of him being gay or a mean old man, love him just the same.

Reed forgot the strength of “The Brady Bunch” and “Gilligan’s Island” was its silliness and farce. People watched them to have a fun escape from reality.

How could Reed expect anything serious from the man who created Gilligan's Island? Hated Cousin Oliver!

Barry Williams had a great remark about Reed. "Bob is the type of actor who if he got booed off the stage while reading Shakespeare, his response would be "hey, don't blame me, I didn't write this sh*t."

"The REAL story." I never trust hearing those words because NO ONE knows the real truth because each person has their own version.

Reed was wrong! The Brady Bunch is loved by millions and a classic and still a sensation in 2024!!!!

My husband and I grew up watching the Brady Bunch, in fact we were both previously married with two kids each and likened our new family dynamic as a mini Brady Bunch. We even took family photo's of each of us plus 3 of our parents, all dressed in 70's attire with blue background and framed it just like the opening when they family is in the tic tac toe squares looking at each other lol. The show was a leader of its time depicting a blended family with its trials abd tribulations as they navigated new lives with each other. It was wholesome and light-hearted and always shared a life lesson with its young viewers. It gave us a view of a stable, supportive, loving family albeit chaotic at times, nevertheless expected under the circumstances and of that of a large blended family. After school kids of the 70's could immerse in family life with this show especially if they grew up with something less. Much like watching Friends in the 90's gave ppl friends they could be a part of for a little while. Robert Reed was an excellent father figure and extremely handsome and masculine ironically, he played his role beautifully...the dad everyone wanted. It was a shame that a classical, refined actor such as himself didnt recognize the huge impact he would have on young generations then and after, even likely still to this day in reruns. Alice was terrific too, loveable, funny and wise. Every character played their roles perfectly. An awesome,wholesome family show, something that is sadly missing in these times ever since. ❤

We will always be grateful for Mike, Robert Reed, Brady. Warts and all!

I have to say this: I agree with Robert Reed. The final episode of 'The Brady Bunch,' with Bobby dying Greg's hair orange was completely ridiculous. It was one of 2 episodes of the show that I was really embarrassed by (the other one was when Marcia had a crush on her dentist). You know what would have been a great way to have wrapped up the series? If in the final episode, they had Alice & Sam get married.

Those too young to remember, originally The Brady Bunch never had good ratings. When it was cancelled, ratings were pretty low. The show became a huge hit in reruns to young audiences / later generations.

Hahaha 😂 I always thought that Oliver had that John Denver look. 🤣

I loved the scene in the movie where Greg and Marsha are arguing and suddenly realize they are not actually related. THAT was one of the most real scenes in the movie. 😏

As a 70s kid, I grew up on reruns of The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island. I loved both shows, and still do... I'm sentimental that way. I don't care about the 50 year old drama... just the characters I grew to love... ...especially Carol. 😂

Gene Hackman dodged a bullet there.

To me Robert Reed wanted to be taken seriously as an actor and must have felt that this show was making him into a joke. I've heard that he only agreed to do the show because he didn't think it would make it past pilot. I'm glad it didn't hurt his career though. I've seen a few of his performances in movies and TV and I always appreciated him as an actor.