They did indeed go out of their way to show Marcia and Jan were sexually driven newlyweds. Wally being a nudist vs. Phil's victorian attitude showed how the two couples differed, yet both were supposed to be aimed at...twentysomethings who grew up with the Brady Bunch? Were they fascinated with the girl's sex lives? The older crowd? Kids? I can see why this show failed to find a nitch.
What's disturbing is despite all the sexual innuendo, Marcia and Jan end up acting just as childish as they did as teenagers...sometimes even more so. And despite the rather interesting premise for the show, they ended up really churning out horrid episode plots (like Jan designing the snow lodge for the crusty old woman, who luckily likes the country western "theme" after Marcia and Wally throw a impromptu party. Man that would have been a bad Brady Bunch episode.
To this day I still wonder why they decided on the "Wally" character for Marcia. He doesn't fit her very-well established tastes in men AT ALL. The only thing I can think is that he makes her laugh...
Great, now I have a visual of Wally banging Marcia and it aint pretty. And to think Mickey and Jessica, two of the most vapid children ever, emerged from this union.
Too bad we never got to see the offspring of Jan and Phil. A snobbish child prodigy with complex issues?
reply
share