Barry Williams on the Brady Bunch legacy and gay co-star Robert Reed
24.02.2022 - 17:15
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“There was a lot of genuineness in our show, a chemistry that was unmistakable and real,” says Barry Williams. “We had these soft messages to share with our audiences. And I think they stuck.”Williams is talking about his years as Greg, the eldest of the Brady siblings on the classic sitcom, The Brady Bunch, which ran for five seasons on ABC, from 1969 to 1975.
“As I look back at the show, we really told stories. It wasn’t a joke every three-point-seven seconds. They weren’t those kinds of gags.
They were larger than life and exaggerated situations and real humanity. I think that its core [has been] very relatable for generations.”The show’s impact has been part of America’s cultural landscape for decades, boasting several spin-off series, satirical movies, and even, in 2019, a home renovation show on HGTV. A Very Brady Renovation found the six grown actors who portrayed the kids overseeing a unique renovation of the original Brady house, reshaping its interior into exact replicas of the sitcom’s groovy period sets.“It was the best, most positive, interesting, and pleasurable professional experience I’ve ever had,” beams Williams.
“It was great being together with everybody. And we were together over the course of almost 14 months. We just loved every minute of it.”The HGTV series is the primary reason why Williams was tapped to be a special guest this Saturday, Feb.
26, at the Capital Remodel + Garden Show in Chantilly, Va. Williams says A Very Brady Renovation taught him more about remodeling than he thought he already knew.“I’ve renovated all [my homes] except the one I’m in now,” says the 67-year-old, who currently calls Branson, Missouri home. “And that’s because it came exactly the way that I like it.“But what I
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