Did you guys catch the original unaired Brady Bunch pilot that aired
on BET tonight? It was pretty much the same as the pilot we've seen,
except the maid is played by Esther Rolle from Good Times, and instead
of Alice, her name is LaKeisha! There's a scene at the reception
where Tiger is let out of Mike's car and LaKeisha says "Lissen here
Tygah! You gits yo hairy be-hine back to dat car o you gonna go home
in an am-boo-lance!" There are other minor changes such as the wedding
cake as watermelon filling. I'm not sure what the filling was in the
aired pilot, probably Mike wanted a fruitcake filling.
Oh, and LaKeisha had a young grandson Tyrone (played by a young Todd
Bridges) who slept with her in the maid's quarters. I'm sure if this
formula would have taken off, the hijinks would have been outstanding.
Did anybody else catch this? Am I missing anything?
I don't think the pilot was aired uncut because BET needed more time
to play Girls Gone Wild commercials over and over.
Dave
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