Thursday, March 17, 2016

The Brady Kids: Frankincense

The Brady Kids: Frankincense
ABC
September 8, 1973
Cartoon
DVD
C+

The short second season begins with new credits (showcasing the kids playing instruments, and omitting the live-action footage) and half the kids replaced by new voice actors: Keith Sutherland (then credited as David E. Smith [is he related to Hal Sutherland?], as Peter) and Lane (Greg) and Erika (Marcia) Scheimer.  The one for Greg particularly stands out as a rough transition, since L. Scheimer has a sort of mid-'70s "dude voice."  The title has nothing to do with Christmas, but instead is a reference to the Frankenstein-like doctor who is trying to make a robot that he can play cards with but, thanks to Marlon's interference, instead creates twenty one-foot robots who like to eat jewels.  The song, still with the singing voices of Williams, McCormick, and perhaps Knight, is "We'll Always Be Friends."

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