The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002)

I would like to know why the producers, screen writers, casting directors or who EVER put this piece of junk together made the movie without all the original cast members?? I am a sentimental schmuck who loved the TV series and loved the first 2 movies. At least in the first two movies the kids LOOKED like the kids from the series.. Sadly in this one they don't.. And even though I knew that, I thought I would give this movie a go just to see if they made up for it in the writing etc.. I should have saved my money.. The writing was poor and nothing of the TV series' quirkiness made it into this movie at all. The only way you could tell it was based on the show was the title of the movie!! For those who haven't seen it... I recommend you don't bother..And for a Brady movie fan to say that... that is saying something..

Whoever came up with the idea for this TV movie should be slapped a few times.Gary Cole and Shelley Long reprise their roles as Carol and Mike Brady in the "third" installment to the Brady Bunch spoof series.The first two films, which were theatrically released in the 90s, were pathetic, stupid, seriously overacted, but hilarious. This time around, though, all roles accept for Mike and Carol were recast, and the child actors have little talent.In this installment, Bobby finds a 67 million dollar winning lottery ticket. The Bradys try to find the owner of this ticket (they apparently don't live by the "finders, keepers" creed), and somehow Mike gets elected as President of the United States. Meanwhile, Greg Brady has fallen for a Whitehouse employee who is working to bring the Brady family down, and Carol becomes vice-president to the horror of Congress.A downright horrible TV movie that shouldn't have been made.

The storyline was absurd, as was the wardrobe, but a few of Alice's scenes kept it semi-watchable for me. Some minor spoilers may follow here. The story was your run of the mill Brady ordeal, but it got out of hand once Carol was chosen by Mike to be Vice President, which is of course illegal. The first lady, or man, cannot be the second in command. Putting that aside, the bits with the kids were lame. Although Jan's insanity was entertaining. The rest of them were bland. It was interesting though when Greg asked Marcia how she would feel if the two of them had to jumpstart the human civilization and then she lunged to kiss him. Disturbing stuff there. The end of the movie was rushed and had almost nothing to do with the plot leading up to it. Alice was the highlight of the show though. I suggest she lead in the next Brady movie.

The entire premise behind the "New" Brady movies has pretty much been run into the ground. Yes, they are clueless. Yes, they are from an age that never actually existed. Yes, we can all see the references to old Brady episodes sprinkled throughout the movie. (Mikes plans in the tube, the broken vase from playing ball in the house, Jan jealous of Marcia, etc., etc.) but it is just not funny the third time around. Mike becomes president because of his insistence of finding out who owns a lottery ticket Bobby found. Hilarity is supposed to ensue when the evil of Washington takes on the blissful naive goodness of the Brady's. It's just one joke though. It is funny a couple of times, but mostly it is the theatrical movies scripts put into a cheap White House set. Nothing new here, except the kids that play the Brady children.