And it proved that even five decades afterThe Brady Bunch’s premiere the series was still a pop-culture touchstone.
The project onA Very Brady Renovationwould be no ordinary reno, mind you.
According to theLos Angeles Times, between 30 and 50 fans visit the home each day.
He added, “There are positives and negatives.”
Of course, it wouldn’t be long until HGTV bought the house to use forA Very Brady Renovation.
After putting in an offer, the NSYNC startook to Twitterto reveal it had been accepted.
“This is going to be a fun project!”
he tweeted, earning a reply from Marcia Brady herself.
“tweetedBrady Bunchstar Maureen McCormick.
“May all your problems from here on out always be solved in a half hour!”
While Bass assumed the deal was done, that wasn’t the case.
“How can I compete with a billion-dollar corporate entity?”
he wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post, as reported byEntertainment Weekly.
“You may have heard that the house from the iconic series was recently on the market in California.
“As soon as the home came on the market, HGTV wanted it.
We then blew those buyers out of the water with our counter, which we upped considerably.”
So that’s how HGTV snagged the house forA Very Brady Renovation.
“I had a little insider knowledge and I really wanted to [buy it].”
“I’ve heard that everybody’s house prices have gone up in the neighborhood,” McCormick said.
“Which [makes sense].
I would like to live in that neighborhood, right?”
It is certain to be a trip down memory lane.”
And it’s the 50th anniversary [of the premiere],” Mike Lookinland toldVariety.
“It’s almost by divine guidance or something,” marveled Susan Olsen.
“I was interested because it was a different take onBrady,'” explained Eve Plumb.
“We’ve seen an incredible response fromBrady Bunchfans across social media since we first announced the series.
Now, we need their help to get the renovation of the house just right.”
Londelius died in 1960, and he wouldn’t live to see his home become a cultural touchstone.
“I thought it was absolutely impossible.”
And it turned out that both of those things are true."
“It’s just a picture,” Barry Williams toldCNN.
“A picture thatThe Brady Bunchhad seen never in person.”
In fact, Christopher Knight hadn’t actually laid eyes on the building until 1998.
“I was told where it was and I just drove by,” he toldEntertainment Weekly.
“And I lived really close by, too.”
As it turned out, the cast had far less of a connection to the house than viewers did.
It’s for sale.'"
That’s like putting a wrecking ball into the American family.'"
We’d guess the stars' feelings toward the house grew after starring in HGTV’sA Very Brady Renovation.
While fans had hoped HGTV would offer tours to the general public, that seemed unlikely.
“It’s in a residential area.
“We’re making plans,” she said, according toUSA Today.
“We don’t have a set plan yet, but watch this space.”
