The Brady Bunch: Welcome AboardABC
January 25, 1974
Sitcom
DVD
B-
The last Brady script from Al Schwartz and Larry Rhine introduces Cousin Oliver (Robbie Rist) son of Jack and Pauline, one of whom is Carol's sibling. I may as well say that I actually liked Oliver and I don't think he jinxed the show (which was slowly declining anyway). I know that many people of my generation feel differently, but I liked that Oliver was close to my age (especially in the beginning of syndication), and I always enjoyed spotting Rist in other projects. And he has more personality than the Kelly Kids. That said, I do find it amusing that Oliver got a category named after him on the Jump the Shark website, even if there are more egregious examples of the "add a little kid to the show" syndrome. (Scrappy Doo springs to mind.) Note, the family seems thrilled about the idea of Carol being pregnant, which would've been an interesting sixth-season development.
Truck Driver #1 Dick Winslow previously was Mark Winters. The Keystone Cop is Snag Werris's fourth Brady role. Judd Laurance, who plays the Director, would be a Technician in Rescue from Gilligan's Island.
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