Was Mike Brady gay?


Robert Reed was gay in real life but was Mike Brady secretly gay? We never see him and Carol get intimate, so maybe they married each other because they wanted to raise their kids in a two-parent household. It would have been funny if it was revealed that Mike was secretly having an affair with Sam the Butcher.

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WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN STRANGER TO HAVE SEEN A BRADY BUNCH LOVE SCENE.🤔

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This was a family sitcom. They wouldn't show them actually doing "the deed". But they did kiss, and I believe they did turn out the lights and it was alluded to that they were going to do it at least once or twice.

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Turning out the lights to have sex means they had a boring sex life.

Then again, Carol had popped out three kids so no telling how bad her body looked. Maybe in the dark was best.

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They didn't even show a toilet for Pete's sake, they certainly weren't going to show Carol with her ankles behind her ears while Mike was banging her like a Temperance Drum..

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I wonder if that rumor is what got the show canceled.

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No, no one cared if Reed was gay or not. The show had run its course and I think the Schwartz' were just tired of Robert Reed's behavior to limp it along another couple of years (which they could have).

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Schwartz was preparing to go another season with a new Mike Brady when he received news that the show been cancelled.

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Didn't know that. I thought the Schwartz' pulled the plug. Who did they have in mind for the recast??

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For a 60s sitcom, it was rare to see married couples sleeping in the same bed. The Brady’s not only shared a bed, but there were a lot of scenes shot in the parents bed room. That alone lead me to believe that they had a fairly healthy sex life.

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Don't say that. The OP was secretly hoping that he had a shot with Mike.

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You can't have sex with six kids and a maid in the house.

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It was a wholesome sitcom back in the day, so naturally, they're not going to show Mr & Mrs Brady having sex dude

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