Post by Poor Jonathon on May 29, 2006 8:07:30 GMT -5
Browsing eBay I realised thanks to the recent Brady merchandise we've been given a rare glimpse into that staple of the science fiction genre - the parallel universe. We can see that the timeline of this other earth, which I've dubbed Earth-B, deviated from that of our own world shortly after the Bradys' honeymoon. Rather similarly to the disappearance of Carol's first husband no explanation is given for Mike's absence.
Now while the optimist in me would like to think that the Mike of Earth-B was just away on business far more than our own Mike the pessimist has to wonder whether he could really have been working that much. 'The Brady Bunch Guide to Life' which seemingly features the Bradys of Earth-B shows that Mike wasn't with them on the family vacations to Hawaii and the Grand Canyon and he didn't even have the time to spare for the group photograph on the staircase. All evidence seems to suggest that Carol was once again a single mother.
From what is depicted in that same book it appears that life for the Mikeless Bradys of Earth-B unfolded in a rather similar fashion to that of our Bunch so while I could question the importance of Mike's role in the family what I'd really like to know is since Alice has taken over Mike's square if one of the other cast members hadn't signed the rights to their image over who would have replaced them on the Brady grid? Would it have been Sam, Oliver, Tiger or the rank outsider Fluffy?
Now while the optimist in me would like to think that the Mike of Earth-B was just away on business far more than our own Mike the pessimist has to wonder whether he could really have been working that much. 'The Brady Bunch Guide to Life' which seemingly features the Bradys of Earth-B shows that Mike wasn't with them on the family vacations to Hawaii and the Grand Canyon and he didn't even have the time to spare for the group photograph on the staircase. All evidence seems to suggest that Carol was once again a single mother.
From what is depicted in that same book it appears that life for the Mikeless Bradys of Earth-B unfolded in a rather similar fashion to that of our Bunch so while I could question the importance of Mike's role in the family what I'd really like to know is since Alice has taken over Mike's square if one of the other cast members hadn't signed the rights to their image over who would have replaced them on the Brady grid? Would it have been Sam, Oliver, Tiger or the rank outsider Fluffy?