Carol Brady
Carol Brady in a publicity still from season 4 of The Brady Bunch.
Seasons/Episodes	5 seasons from 1969-1974, 117 episodes
Birthname	Carol Ann Tyler
Location	Swampscott, Massachusetts, U.S.
Relatives	Marcia, Jan, and Cindy Brady (daughters) Greg, Peter, and Bobby Brady (stepsons)
Spouses	Mr. Martin (presumably ex-husband, rarely alluded to in series) Mike Brady (1969-present, presumably)
Character played by	Florence Henderson

Carol Ann Tyler Martin Brady was the mother of the Brady Family. She married Mike Brady in 1969. She is portrayed by Florence Henderson is the wife of Mike Brady. At the beginning of the pilot, her last name is Martin from her first marriage, during which she had had three daughters. She gains three stepsons when she marries Mike Brady. Carol enjoys singing in the church choir, and with her daughter Marcia in the high school Family Frolic Talent Show. In one episode where Cindy is bullied due to her lisping problem, Carol confesses that she too overcame a lisp while growing up in Swampscott, Massachusetts.

Character descriptionEdit

During the original Brady Bunch series, Carol is a stay-at-home mother. In the reunion movies and shows, Carol is a real-estate agent and converts the boys' old room into her home office.

Past marriageEdit

How Carol's previous marriage ended (i.e. due to a death or divorce) is not mentioned. Creator and Executive Producer Sherwood Schwartz had originally intended for Carol to be a divorcee, however ABC refused to allow that detail mentioned on air. Sherwood Schwartz later wished to use her divorce to his advantage, and wanted to use Carol's previous husband as a mechanism to replace Robert Reed on the show should the show enter its sixth season. The show was canceled before Schwartz could execute his plan.