Tina Andrews Interview

A nice interview with writer, producer Tina Andrews.  

She talks about The Brady Bunch around 21:37.

She mentions that she was over 18 and could get cast for looking younger than she was.  And, indeed, she is around 5 years older than Maureen McCormick.

Harlequin Wall Decor 1962

The Joey Bishop Show 1962

Guy Marks

Patrick Waltz

Television Set Design Using Raised Platforms

Sets are often given raised platforms as seen below. Usually impractical and unrealistic, but it always adds a nice look and depth to the composition when photographing a set. 

Mannix 1970s

The Fall Guy 1985

The Joey Bishop Show 1963

The Joey Bishop Show 1964

The Andrews Sisters

Here's Lucy 1968

He & She 1967

The oddest, raised room yet.  You could fall off the living room and hurt yourself.

Mannix 1973

Dragnet 1967

So crazy! Walk in the door, and step down one awkward step.

The Brady Bunch certainly made use of platforms on their set. The foyer, and the raised level of their back wall, which held the staircase and Mike's office.

Very 70s Home Set on Mannix

Danny Bonaduce Personal Appearance 1974

The Brockton Fair

Brockton, Massachusetts

The Brady Bunch Set

Looks like an unusually wide shot.  It's interesting to see the exposed top of a set piece and light. I imagine the light was filling in the space behind them and help remove shadows.

Alice and Sam The Butcher

F Troop Cast