The Brady Bunch in the White House

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name = The Brady Bunch in the White House


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director = Neal Israel
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starring = Shelley Long
Gary Cole
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released = flagicon|USA November 29, 2002
runtime = 100 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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preceded_by = "A Very Brady Sequel"
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imdb_id = 0303794

"The Brady Bunch in the White House" is a 2002 TV movie. It is the second sequel to the "The Brady Bunch Movie" (1995), following "A Very Brady Sequel" (1996). It was directed by Neal Israel and written by Lloyd J. Schwartz and Hope Juber, based upon characters originally developed by Sherwood Schwartz for the 1970s television series "The Brady Bunch".

It was produced by Paramount Television for the Fox television network and first aired in November 2002. The film was rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America.

Selected cast members

* Shelley Long .... Carol Brady
* Gary Cole .... Mike Brady
* Tannis Burnett .... Alice Nelson
* Chad Doreck .... Greg Brady
* Autumn Reeser .... Marcia Brady
* Blake Foster .... Peter Brady
* Ashley Drane .... Jan Brady
* Max Morrow .... Bobby Brady
* Sofia Vassilieva .... Cindy Brady
* Reagan Pasternak .... Veronica Dotwebb
* Alex Appel .... Summer
* Daniel Fathers .... Priest
* Timm Zemanek .... NASA Advisor
* Sasha Ormond .... Alice's friend

Storyline

The President of the United States of America abandons his post, thus leaving his staff to come up with a wholesome, all-American replacement: the Bradys. Mike Brady is appointed as President, and Carol Brady becomes the first female Vice President, and the new "First Family" moves into the White House. Along the way, a giant asteroid is heading for earth and Bobby finds a winning lottery ticket, that Mike insists must be returned to its rightful owner. Greg has a fling with Veronica, and writes her a song (small excerpt) "Veronica, Veronica, Veronica, Veronica, Veronica, Veronica, Veronica, Veronica."

While the political party affiliation of the fictional First Family is never mentioned, several bits of dialogue in the film seen to suggest that the Bradys are Republicans and that Mike Brady supports several of the domestic policies of then-President George W. Bush.

Recurring events from the show

* Peter breaks a vase while playing ball in the house - "Confessions, Confessions"

Reception and aftermath

Some critics felt that this television movie lacked the creative wit and humor of the two feature films. [ [http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/bradyBunchinwhitehouse.php dvdverdict] ]

Several more TV-movies were planned, including "A Very Brady Shipwreck" where the Bradys land on Gilligan's Island, among others. Due to low ratings, all future plans were scrapped.Fact|date=September 2007

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0303794
* [http://www.who.com/who/daily/20010924/brady-film.html Preview of the Television Movie]