The Brady Bunch
To Move or Not to Move
TV Flash files “To Move or Not to Move” as hour 23 of 117 in the TV Flash guide — The Brady Bunch (1969–1974) on ABC, season 1, episode 23, aired 1970-03-06, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E23: listed hour 23 of 117 in the The Brady Bunch guide, hour 23 of 25 in season 1. It aired 1970-03-06 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Possible Dream” (S01E22). Next is “The Grass is Always Greener” (S01E24).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
As the boys and girls start bickering about having to share the cramped bathroom and other things around the house, Mike takes it as a sign to move into a bigger house. However, when he shares the news with the kids, they decide they don't want to move and decide to take some drastic measures to show Mike and Carol how much they want to stay where they currently live.
Viewer FAQ
Where does To Move or Not to Move sit in the The Brady Bunch guide?
S01E23 is listed hour 23 of 117 — hour 23 of 25 in season 1, season 1 episode 23.
When did The Brady Bunch S01E23 air?
To Move or Not to Move aired 1970-03-06 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
The theme song is the map: three sons, three daughters, Alice, the staircase. Early episodes sell the blend; you do not need later movies to meet the household.
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Why this series still plays
The Brady Bunch arrived in 1969 as Sherwood Schwartz's blended-family machine — six kids, two parents, Alice, and a staircase that became architecture as branding. Florence Henderson and Robert Reed keep the household civil while the kids turn sibling logistics into syndication folklore. Theme-song world-building, plus the origin of every later stepfamily sitcom's smile.
The staircase is the brand. *The Brady Bunch* arrived in 1969 as Sherwood Schwartz's blended-family machine — six kids, two parents, Alice, architecture as branding. Florence Henderson and Robert Reed keep the household civil on ABC while Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick, and the rest of the brood turn sibling logistics into syndication folklore. Ann B. Davis's Alice is the extra parent. Theme-song world-building did the oral history. Schwartz's second high-concept hit after *Gilligan's Island* premiered…
Filed against
- Robert Reed as Mike Brady
Robert Reed's Mike Brady kept The Brady Bunch civil — Sherwood Schwartz's blended-family machine arriving in 1969, six kids, Alice, a staircase that became architecture as branding. Florence Henderson across the landing. TV Flash files…
- Florence Henderson as Carol Brady
Florence Henderson kept the staircase civil as Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch — Sherwood Schwartz's blended-family machine, six kids, Alice, architecture as branding. 1969 domestic engineering that syndication never let age out. TV Flash…
- Barry Williams as Greg Brady
Barry Williams’s Greg Brady sat at the top of The Brady Bunch staircase — Sherwood Schwartz’s 1969 blended-family machine, six kids, two parents, Alice, architecture as branding, Florence Henderson and Robert Reed keeping the household…
- Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady
Maureen McCormick owned the staircase as Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch — Sherwood Schwartz’s blended-family machine, six kids, two parents, Alice, architecture as branding. Florence Henderson and Robert Reed keep the household civil…
- Ann B. Davis as Alice Nelson
Ann B. Davis’s Alice Nelson kept The Brady Bunch civil — six kids, two parents, a staircase that became architecture as branding, Florence Henderson and Robert Reed holding the household while sibling logistics turned into syndication…