In the 1970s, The Brady Bunch aired 117 episodes over its five-season run. From the honeymoon-themed series premiere to the unforgettable three-part Hawaii adventure, the show delivered many memorable moments that have stayed with audiences for generations. But according to series star Barry Williams, one episode in particular has earned a special place in viewers’ hearts—and its appeal hasn’t faded in more than 50 years.
The episode, titled “Amateur Hour,” first aired in January 1973 on ABC, and it featured Brady kids Williams, Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight, Eve Plumb, Mike Lookinland and Susan Olsen auditioning for an amateur talent show to win money to pay for a silver platter for their parents’ anniversary. The episode marked the TV debut of the Brady songs “Sunshine Day” and “Keep On.”
In a November 2026 appearance on the Pop Culture Preservation Society podcast, Williams, 72, shared insight into why “Amateur Night” remains a go-to episode for Brady Bunch fans decades later.
“We added music,” he shared. “And that came at a time in show business, you know, when the Osmonds, the Jackson 5, Partridge Family, The Monkees, there were a lot of television families that were celebrating music, and we were introducing it to The Brady Bunch at that time.”
‘Plus, ‘Sunshine Day,’ which is a killer song,” he added. “I mean, it really is a wonderful song, and it’s become by far the most popular song other than the theme song in our show. And it’s relatable to us, as you know, us dressing up and putting together the whole amateur thing and the reason we’re doing it for mom and dad. I mean it’s just quintessential. So sweet.”
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Williams noted that it was “fun” to wear costumes and sing and dance on the ABC comedy series. He also recalled that he brought up The Brady Bunch’s music during his own musical theater show in Branson, Missouri.
“I would have audiences, and you know hundreds of people in my audience,” Williams shared. “And I would say, you know, the difference between The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family? The Brady’s had choreography.”
“Sunshine Day” remains such a thing 53 years later that Williams performed it as a surprise guest at a Smashing Pumpkins show in July. The Brady Bunch star joined the ‘90s alt rockers at the Riviera in Chicago as the crowd sang along to the familiar lyrics.
Speaking at a panel at Philadelphia’s Retro Con in September, Williams revealed that he was personally invited to make the cameo by Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan.
“I said, here’s the thing I don’t want to be introduced,” The Brady Bunch star revealed. “I got four singers to sing, you know, Marcia and Jan’s and Bobby’s parts, four professional backup singers, and I said, ‘Have the band play the intro over and over and the singers will come out.’ I taught them the choreography and…I just walked out and I just went in and sang the song…It was great. It was a lot of fun. And the audience was fantastic.”
Related: Christopher Knight ‘Resented’ Barry Williams for Pushing More Music Into ‘The Brady Bunch’
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