In the San Fernando Valley of California, there is a very famous American home and landmark – the split-level suburban home that housed one of television's most beloved families, the Brady Bunch. The home, used for the exterior views of the Brady home, is not a true two-story structure. The interior set was already being constructed when this home was chosen as the representative view of the Brady house. Only on television and film can we have a house that cannot contain the supposed interior floor plan. A fake window was added to house to give it the appearance of a true second story.

The Brady's famous and very beige, ranch-style home first appeared in the second episode of the Brady Bunch in 1969. The typical 70s era home that is the Brady's appeared in almost all of the 115 episodes that completed the rest of the television series. Television viewers saw the Brady's house from a several canned angles during each show. The private home was selected for use on the series because it symbolized California living. Here are the plans for the house that Mike Brady built. As you can see, it was not really built for 8 people, a housekeeper and a dog.

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