Brady Bunch-like Horse Statue 1964

A smaller version of a Brady Bunch-like horse statue on The Danny Thomas Show, 1964

More Brady Bunch Horse

Horse imagery was a big source of midcentury decor, and television certainly reflected that. (Check out other horse statue posts on this site)

Below, The Joey Bishop Show, 1962, featured two huge wall pieces that weren't too dissimilar from the design of The Brady Bunch horse. 

These horse bookends were added to the set in the third season.

This piece was used in only one episode, and would end up in The Petrie living room on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"

The Brady Bunch Horse's Cousin

This horse statue appeared in a number of Paramount TV shows, here in an early episode of Mannix.

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Someone wisely pointed out that some of them have opposite legs raised, suggesting a matched set.  But here, the legs are the same as The Bradys horse.

I am guessing that these were all generic props, that one of them inadvertently made famous by being placed in the center of The Brady Bunch living room.

Brady Bunch Horse on Mannix

This horse appeared in an episode of Mannix in April 1969. It looks like the Bradys famous horse statue, and I wonder if it's the same one taken out of Paramount storage and painted for the Bradys living room in September 1969.

The Brady Girls Room on Mannix

John Karlen

Episode: "Quartet For a Blunt Instrument"

This episode shows Joe Mannix on the Brady kids bathroom set, which also looks structurally intact. 

 

This 1975 episode also featured The Bradys horse statue.  Its interesting to see this set decoration dispersed to another set, and the girls room and bathroom re-wallpapered as The Bradys were now out of production.

A Brady Bunch-ish Horse on Hazel 1961

This design, and overall theme, was so popular on other sets, and in 1960s interior decoration. 

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Screen Gems Recycled Props

The horse statue in Darrin Stephens office also sat on top of The Partridge Family's living room TV

This blue piece moved from The Stephens living room to The Patridge Family home when they renovated their set for their last season in Fall 1973

Brady-ish Horses

Bewitched 1966

My Three Sons 1972

The Beverly Hillbillies 1966

I am guessing all these similar versions of The Brady Bunch horse indicate that they were wide spread, maybe cheaply made props, in line with the equestrian theme that was present in lots of mid-century decor.  

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Brady Bunch Horse Sighting in Larry Tate's Office

Likely this horse statue on "Bewitched" is the same one used in "Bell, Book and Candle", both produced by Columbia. The base is white, while the Bradys horse has a black one.  I am guessing this horse was a somewhat generic industry prop that was mass produced at the time? The recent HGTV Brady House Renovation revealed damage that indicated how cheaply they were made. And there were other versions around, you can see here:         

Other Brady-Like Horses