A Tribute Marcia, Jan, Cindy. Greg, Peter, Bobby. Carol. Mike. Alice. If only you knew how you-the Brady Bunch-have touched the life of a generation. Every episode that allowed us to share your life had a valuable lesson, but more powerful was the example you set throughout all your shows. Sure, there were the worthy lessons like, "Don't play ball in the house," or "Braces aren't important; it's what's inside," or "Don't make promises you can't keep." The lesson which stands out the most, after years of watching you, didn't come from any one show. Rather, it came from all 112 episodes together. The lesson: "No matter what, it will all work out in the end." Sure you were able to have every issue explored and completely wrapped up within a thirty minute window. But skewing the timeline is part of the magic of TV, we all know that. In the reality of you Bradys, it sometimes took two or three days to work through a problem. Solutions were sometimes difficult to come by, and sometimes right before your eyes. Sometimes they came to you naturally, and sometimes through the wisdom of Dad. There is a Brady formula to problem solving. The formula was never spelled out on Alice's chalk board in the kitchen, but it came from watching your lives over and over again. Life is a sunshine day, and everybody's happy. But then there's a problem, which is quite possibly the worst thing that could ever happen. Then you pop the big question, "What am I going to do?" That's followed by a little brainstorming. Maybe a kid meeting. Maybe you gather the guys from school. As a last resort, you stumble out of bed and go to Carol knitting on the sofa and Mike reading the paper. Through the process of developing a plan, you realize the problem is not as big as you originally thought, and there are more important things in life, however it's still a problem and you need to address it. You put your plan into action. Sometimes it means swallowing your pride. Sometimes it means admitting you were wrong. And sometimes it means doing something you don't like. But in the end, life goes on, and it all works out. Not only have you shared this lesson with my generation and two more generations of children through syndication, but you've provided us inspiration to implement the Brady Problem Solving Technique in our lives. From everything in the imaginable, like a broken nose, or having two dates on the same night, to the unimaginable, like promising Davy Jones to the prom, or getting Mean Joe Green's autograph, you have presented an array of life problems, action plans, and solutions from which three generations have been able to gloat inspiration from. Even today, when life gets tough, the words "What would the Bradys do?" echo in my mind. Immediately, I am reminded to slow down, and take a moment to think it through, brainstorm options, and develop a plan. And when there is doubt, I think of how the Bradys would do it: with honesty, integrity, holding their head up high. Marcia, Jan, Cindy. Greg, Peter, Bobby. Carol. Mike. Alice. You're an inspiration to us all.