The New Brady Bunch

The New Brady Bunch is an animated series created by the original creator of the Brady Bunch‘s son, Lloyd Schwartz. It ran from June 17th, 2002 til May 30th, 2009 on Nickelodeon.

Synopsis
America’s favorite family of the 70s are back in the 21st century with a brand new look with more enhanced technology. Step-siblings Greg, Marcia, Peter, Jan, Bobby, Cindy, and their parents Mike and Carol and housekeeper Alice live in the fictional town of Longoria Hillside, California. While they use their imaginations anywhere they go such as the mall, school, and the malt shop.

Main

 * Gregory ”Greg” Brady (voiced by Christopher Daniel Barnes) -  Greg is an Emerald Isles High School student who plays football, plays guitar, surfs, and aspires to be a singer. He is the leader and often self-centered and bossy towards his siblings to the point where he is a jerk.
 * Marcia Denise Brady (voiced by Lacey Chabert) - Marcia  is the oldest Brady daughter. Marcia is portrayed as a mature and popular girl at Emerald Isles High School. Her popularity is an ongoing source of contempt for her younger sister Jan. In this version of the show, she is a big fan of boy bands Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. She is seen as girly and ditzy. She cares for her sister Jan. But hides it.
 * Peterson ”Peter” Brady (voiced by Scott Grimes) - Peter is the clumsiest of the bunch, he sometimes gets overexcited and acts impulsively before thinking. Peter is anything but dull. He may not be too great at fixing bikes or making ice-cream sundaes, but he builds a mean model volcano. He's also a great detective and a pretty good reporter. Peter even proves himself to be a fine actor by playing Benedict Arnold in the school play, a role he later lives to regret. Nevertheless, he is a fun-loving boy. It is revealed that Peter is gay.
 * Janet ”Jan” Brady (voiced by Tara Strong) - Jan is the middle Brady daughter. Storylines which involve Jan often feature her jealousy of her seemingly more popular older sister Marcia, or her awkward position as the middle child. In addition, Jan is insecure about having freckles and wearing glasses, embarrassed about the fact she does not have a boyfriend (she invents a fictional boyfriend named "George Glass" in an effort to save her reputation), She later falls in love with the wealthy Philip Covington.
 * Robert ”Bobby” Brady (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - Bobby is a precocious and often overlooked kid and he is a whimsical dreamer, fantasizing about having various adventurous lifestyles, such as being a race car driver, a cowboy, and an astronaut.
 * Cynthia ”Cindy” Brady (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) - Cindy is a little girl and naive, but occasionally precocious little girl, who was most often seen wearing her hair in corkscrew curls or braids and had a pronounced lisp.
 * Caroline ”Carol” Brady (neé Martin/Tyler) (voiced by ) - Carol is a liberated woman. Although she chooses to be a stay-at-home mom, she is anything but a housewife. She's a freelance writer, a sculptor, a political activist, and a singer. She also organizes plays and PTA events while keeping dinner on the table. Some of her favorite things are a large terra-cotta vase, dangly earrings, and singing in church.
 * Michael ”Mike” Brady (voiced by ) - Mike is a highly qualified and well-respected architect, although he has had his share of failures. Mike was one of the staff architects with his firm.
 * Alice Nelson (voiced by Laraine Newman) - Alice is the Brady Family's housekeeper and friend. She has an ongoing relationship with Sam the butcher, and says multiple times that she wants to marry him. She lives at the Brady House. She is very wisecracking and quirky.

The Vangrees Family
The Brady’s wealthy neighbors consisting of
 * Diana Vangrees (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - The caring and nurturing one out of the family, she is one of Carol’s friends. She spends her time going to the spa.
 * Reginald ”Reggie” Vangrees III (voiced by Frank Welker) - The athletic director of the Longoria Hillside Fitness Center, he usually hangs out with Mike.
 * Preston Vangrees  (voiced by Josh Peck) - The Vangrees’ bratty and spoiled eldest kid.
 * Gretchen Vangrees  (voiced by Olivia Hack) - The eldest of the girls, and is Marcia’s frenemy.
 * Reginald “Reggie” Vangrees IV  (voiced by Debi Derryberry) - The middle child of the Vangrees men. He thinks of being a ninja.
 * Harriet-Marieé Vangrees  (voiced by Elizabeth Daily) - The middle girl of the Vangrees girls, she is Jan‘s best friend and #1 supporter.
 * Liam Vangrees  (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - The youngest kid out of the clan and he is Bobby’s best friend.
 * Vanessa “Nessa” Vangrees  (also voiced by Grey DeLisle) - The baby of the family who is Cindy’s friend. Who likes painting horses and mystical creatures.

The Tyler Family
The Brady’s imperfect neighbors consisting of:
 * Donna-Mae Tyler  (voiced by Dolly Parton) - A head-strong woman from Tennessee who is raising 2 kids. She often is either seen with Carol or with her family
 * William “Billy” Tyler  (voiced by Jess Harnell) - A songwriter who works with the Brady children with recording their songs.
 * Raquelle “Quel” Tyler  (voiced by Lisa Kudrow) - A feisty tomboy who likes to scream at people. She is one of Marcia‘s friends.
 * Daniel “Danny” Tyler  (voiced by Charlie Schlatter) - A rebellious and troubled young kid.

Marcia’s Friends

 * Noreen Valenueva (voiced by Alanna Ubach) - Marcia’s friend who TBD (hinted as lesbian)
 * Wally Logan (voiced by Matthew Lillard) - Marcia’s wacky friend who becomes her boyfriend.
 * Charlie Lawrence (voiced by Justin Long) - Marcia’s nerdy friend who TBD
 * Ashleigh Summers (voiced by Mae Whitman) - A cheery and cheeky girl who likes TBD

Jan’s Friends

 * Amanda Wilcox (voiced by Pamela Adlon Segall) - An aspiring actress who thinks of herself as a beautiful singer.
 * Makayla Andrews (voiced by Kaley Cuoco) - A fashionable girl who is known for making the coolest outfits for the Bradys.
 * Phillip Covington III (voiced by Freddie Prinze, Jr) - A wealthy kid who is cold-hearted and a jerk towards Jan, later warming up to her and dating each other.

Episodes
Main article: List of The New Brady Bunch episodes

Direct to Video specials
Main article: List of The New Brady Bunch specials

Production
After the success of and it’s sequel, Paramount announced that they’ll will be co-producing with its two sister companies Viacom and Nickelodeon to create an animated version of The Brady Bunch. Production started in 1997, with over 90,000+ auditions for the roles of the children, Christine Taylor was offered the role of Marcia, but turned down. In 1999 and 2000, 2 straight to vhs films were made as pilots for the show. They were called “Night on Emerald City” and “Longoria Hillside Gala” both made their theatrical releases with two short films before them from Family Guy and the Simpsons. Night on Emerald City was a box office smash. Unfortunately, Longoria Hillside Gala was critically praised but was a box office bomb. The show began production in 2001.

Animation
The show’s animation for the first 3 seasons, it was out-sourced to Tokyo Movie Shinsha in Japan. Season 4 used StarToons in the USA. And the last two seasons it was AKOM Entertainment in South Korea.