TheBradyBunch"isaclassicsituationcomedythathasbecomeacornerstoneofpopularculture.MikeBrady,awidowedarchitectwiththreeboys(ranginginagefrom7to13)marriesCarolMartin,asingleyoungmotherwiththreeyounggirls(ages6through12)thereasonforherbeingsinglewasneverexplained.Thecoupleandtheirformerly-separatefamiliesbecomeoneclose-knit,unitedfamily.Thefamilysharedafour-bedroomhouseinanunnamedsuburbofLosAngeles,ofwhichMikedesigned.OthermembersoftheBradyfamilywasMike'shousekeeper,AliceNelson,whonowservedasthefamily'shousekeeperandTiger,theboys'belovedpooch.Onoccassion,Alice'sboyfriend,SamFranklin,alocalmeatbutcher,wasseen.Storiesrevolvedaroundfamilyunityandsiblingrivalry,dating,misunderstandings,familyvacations(includingthosetoGrandCanyonandHawaii)andgrowingup.Onoccassion,remarksrelevanttothe"realworld"werecovertlythrownin,butnevertrulyimpactedtheinnocent,carefreecharmoftheseries.Thestorieschangedasthechildrengrewintoteen-agers(bythefinalseason,thechildrenrangedinagefrom12to18)in1974,Carol'syoungnephew,Oliver,becameaguestattheBradyhome.WrittenbyBrianRathjen