I remember being intrigued at the time about what it must be like
to have a mouthful of metal and to go around with them on. In this
episode, Marsha did everything she could to hide her tin grin, until
her boyfriend ended up having to get a metal mouth as well.
Interestingly, though, there were other members of the Brady Bunch that also got braces later, like Bobby, but there was apparently no fuss over their orthodontia.
There was also an episode of The Partridge Family where Lori Partridge got braces, and she was just as distressed by having to wear them.
There was also an episode of The Partridge Family where Lori Partridge got braces, and she was just as distressed by having to wear them.
But one of the most memorable '70s appearances of braces was in the
1977 Disney flick Freaky Friday, with Jodie
Foster. At the very beginning of the movie, Jodie flashes a glaring
tin grin at herself in the mirror. She wears braces through a large
part of the movie, before getting them taken off.
As with Marsha's braces, Foster's were apparently fakes, but they sure looked like typical '70s era mouthful of braces.
As with Marsha's braces, Foster's were apparently fakes, but they sure looked like typical '70s era mouthful of braces.
“Can ALF Replace Braces?”
ReplyDeleteDid you ever see the Brady Bunch Episode when Mike's boss gives him a pool table, and Bobby continually practices? When the boss comes over for dinner, and plays against Bobby, he wagers a pack of gum and ends up owing Bobby 256 packs. He should not have been chewing gum!
ReplyDeleteThey didn't seem to even acknowledge Bobby's braces. Just Marsha's (which were actually just a prop).
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