Real 'Brady Bunch' House Gets Groovy Reno With Help From The Cast

STUDIO CITY, CA — The record number of fans who tuned into watch all six Brady kids reunited for HGTV’s premiere of “A Very Brady Renovation” Monday got to see something they never actually saw on the “Brady Bunch” — the Brady kids in the real Brady House.

The home in Studio City served as the iconic exterior for the Brady Bunch house in the sitcom that ran from 1969 to 1974, but the interior scenes were always shot on a studio lot. Still, the house, dubbed the second-most photographed home in America behind the White House, has been attracting fans and pilgrimages for decades. So when the mid-century home hit the market for the first time in 50 years, HGTV shelled out $3.5 million for the home to win a bidding war with NSYNC's Lance Bass.

And the network reunited all six Brady actors to help renovate the home as a perfect replica of the “Brady Bunch” set. The nostalgic project struck a nerve with generations that grew up watching the show, and the premiere of “A Very Brady Renovation” became the highest-rated season premiere in HGTV history.

“This house, the front of it, was on our show — the rest of it was not,” said Eve Plumb, who played middle sister Jan on the beloved sitcom.

“We never worked here,” said Christopher Knight (Bobby). “I never knew where this house was here,” he said as he and his castmates gathered to enter the home for the first time on the premiere episode.

“And going into the house is odd,” added Barry Williams, who played Greg, the eldest of the Brady kids.

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The actors joined a lineup of HGTV stars to demo the interior of the home and painstakingly recreate the famed interior including the iconic floating staircase, the unforgettable orange-and-green kitchen, and the kids Jack-n-Jill bathroom.

The renovation will continue in a four-part series expected to be HGTV’s breakout hit this year.
It’s little wonder the network has no plans to sell the house after the show airs.

“We knew A Very Brady Renovation would exceed every expectation,” said Jane Latman, president, HGTV. “The Brady Bunch is a pop culture phenomenon with incredible appeal, so we expect viewers to return week after week to watch how HGTV renovated and replicated the real Brady Bunch house.”

The network paid about twice the listing price to get the house in 2018. Listed at $1,885,000, the two-bedroom home is situated in Studio City's Colfax Meadows. According to records, Violet and George McCallister bought the house $61,000 in 1973 when the "Brady Bunch" was still airing. HGTV expects to keep the house for specials and corporate events, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"We could be sitting on a gold mine," said Kathleen Finch, Chief Lifestyle Brands Officer for Discovery, which owns HGTV. "We can't decide until the show is done and America has seen the house again.