May 17 - Where are They Now? Wednesday

It time for another edition of Where are They Now? Wednesday. This week we focus on the iconic TV show The Brady Bunch and specifically, the men of the show.

Now we all know the father, Mike Brady (Robert Reed) was an architect. He apparently designed the Brady house with a special closet. He emerged from that closet after the show’s run ended and passed on a few years ago. I always cringe a bit when I hear the lyrics, “Here's the story, Of a man named Brady, Who was busy with three boys of his own.”

But what happened to the rest of the male cast.

Greg Brady (Barry Williams) was on General Hospital for a while and even released some “Johnny Bravo” songs. I’m sure he’s appearing in a nice dinner theatre in south Florida at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, with a matinee on Sunday.

Peter Brady (Christopher Knight) finally completed puberty and recently had a reality TV show on VH-1, My Fair Brady. It showed the “real” life happenings of Christopher and a skank model, Adrianne Curry. Adrianne was right behind Jessica Simpson when they were handing out brains. Too bad Jessica took the last helping.

But what ever happened to Bobby Brady….

Well Bobby (Michael Lookinland) moved to Utah, got married and started a family. He’s busy with two boys of his own. He would have gone on to anonymity if not for a small incident in 1997.

Lookinland was treated for cuts and bruises and booked on drunk-driving charges in 1997 after he lost control of his 1990 Ford Bronco on a highway. His blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.258 percent after the one-car, single-occupant crash--more than three times Utah's 0.08 legal limit. He should have had some of that pork chops and applesauce instead.

Lookinland told police the accident occurred when he looked down to adjust the volume of his radio--attempting to crank the sounds of Johnny Bravo, no doubt--as he approached a curve. He drifted onto the left shoulder of the road, overcorrected his steering, and rolled his vehicle over at least twice. Estimated damage to the blue Bronco: $6,000--or, about 3,000 Bobby Brady allowances.

As for the other Brady men, Allan Melvin played Sam (the Butcher) Franklin on the Brady Bunch and appeared in 8 episodes. Sam owned a butcher shop, but the name of it was never mentioned. Bowling was really the only thing ever mentioned as far as his interests. Oh where have all the good butchers gone. Anyone name a butcher today is on The Sopranos. Allan also provided the voice of the cartoon character Magilla Gorilla.