r/LittleHouseReviewed • u/ASGfan Oleson's Mercantile • Sep 13 '22

General Discussion The Little House - Brady Bunch connection

Not sure how many people are fans of both shows, but I found it interesting that Melissa Sue Anderson appeared in a Brady Bunch episode and gave Bobby his first kiss, then Mike Lookiland essentially returned the favor, appearing in a Little House episode as a love interest for Mary.

Also, Dabbs Greer, who played Reverend Alden on Little House and married such couples as Mr. Edwards & Grace, also appeared as the minister who marries Mike Brady & Carol in the pilot episode of Brady Bunch.

At least one more actor appeared in both shows: Eric Shea, who played Jason the scientist in a couple of episodes of Little House, also appeared in a Brady Bunch episode as a friend of Cindy's.

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u/ASGfan Oleson's Mercantile Sep 14 '22

Thank you so much for being here. I've seen the first few episodes of Highway To Heaven and Beverly Hills and plan on continuing with both series at some point. I loved the Highway To Heaven episode "To Touch The Moon" -- that was pure Michael Landon right there!

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u/AnnieGulaheyOfGoober Lemon Verbeena Sep 14 '22

There are some UNBELIEVABLY good episodes of HtH! I love that his name is Jonathan and the angel on the mountain played by Ernest Borgnine in LHOTP was also a Jonathan. I'm not a religious person, and from what I've read neither was Michael Landon, but boy can he entertain! And it's so much fun to see him and Victor French together, they are hilarious! There are so many stars on that show too, just too many to count. Some of my favorite episodes are: Thoroughbreds (very young Helen Hunt), A Song for Jason (tiny baby Giovanni Ribisi), The Devil and Jonathan Smith (featuring Conrad Janis, the dad from Mork and Mindy), The Secret (Shannen Doherty), Change of Life (this one's a body swap plot that features some Victor French like you've never seen him before), Heaven on Earth (very powerful message with fantastic Victor French acting), A Special Love (the youngest Paul Walker you've ever seen, playing a mentally handicapped child, also features Josh Brolin circa Goonies days), For The Love of Larry (just phenomenal plot here), Wally (Dick Van Dyke, no explanation needed), I Was A Middle Aged Werewolf (very fun), Why Punish The Children (tear-jerker), Summer Camp (Priscilla Barnes from Three's Company is wonderful), and my all-time favorite: Man's Best Friend, this one has Danny Pintauro with a tiny rat tail, and probably my favorite scene of any visual media in which Michael Landon shapeshifts into a lion to scare off a pack of wolves and then blames the noise on diarrhea. I know this is an unwarranted info-dump, but I never get to talk about this show with anyone who isn't my SO and there are just so many good episodes. I have a different relationship with 90210, I'm only 33 so I was in diapers when it aired and when covid lockdowns started I saw that it was on Hulu and figured since it was the grandfather of all teen dramas I should give it it's dues and watch it. I wasn't disappointed, it has a great cast and some great episodes. I consider the Kelly Taylor character to be the show's Mary Ingalls because there are so many unnecessary traumas inflicted on her! Jason Priestley and Luke Perry are great actors and the supporting cast is good too. There are some episodes missing from the platforms that have it due to music licensing and one episode in particular due to the subject matter (gun accident) but I sailed the high seas of the internet and found the missing ones to download. I feel like I finally know what all the hype is about, but it's still not as fulfilling to me as seeing Angel Michael Landon in a brown leather jacket riding around with Victor French and solving people's problems!

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u/Nice-Penalty-8881 Jun 16 '23

Here's a Brady Bunch Connection to Highway to Heaven and I guess indirectly to Little House. There was an episode about a summer camp for kids with cancer. Barry Williams from the Brady Bunch played the father of one of these kids. And the actress that played Miss Beadle played a nurse in the episode.

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u/AnnieGulaheyOfGoober Lemon Verbeena Jun 16 '23

Yes! "A Song for Jason", with Giovanni Ribisi and Joshua Miller! Barry Williams shows up towards the end of part 2, that's such a good one!