TTM Success: Ann B. Davis (Alice!)

This is my favorite TTM success in quite a while. There has been a post or two where I’ve processed my family’s love for The Brady Bunch. We can’t help it. We just love those girls with hair of gold and those three crazy boys who played ball in the house and had a catch with Joe Namath in their astroturf backyard.

We always call my oldest sister “Alice” because she doesn’t really fit into our 3x3 Brady matrix. Someone has to be in the middle, right?

Anyhow, I learned that Ann B. Davis signs TTM, and I decided to write her a letter on my sister’s behalf and ask for an autograph. In about six weeks time, Alice sent this signed photo back for my sister…just in time for her birthday! I know she’ll be surprised by this and hopefully she finds it funny.

Ann B. Davis is incredibly fan friendly, and I appreciate her taking the time to send this photo. Thanks, Alice!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone has a terrific Thanksgiving with their loved ones. It's the first one I'll be spending away from my family, but with the little lady 35.5 weeks pregnant, traveling is just not in the cards this year. No matter, we'll make the best of it and enjoy the day. Have a great day!

Brady Bunch cards!

It seems that a long time ago, movies and TV shows regularly put out trading card sets. I remember heavily collecting GI Joe cards based off the popular cartoon. I also remember dabbling in Dick Tracy cards and Ninja Turtles (the movie) cards.

My family has always been into The Brady Bunch. I can't explain why. However, we can quote the show and movies and pretty much know everything about every episode. It's very nerdy, and all of our significant others bond over the fact that we are all weird and obsessed over the Bradys. They make fun of us, and then we make fun of them for not having an in-depth knowledge of when Alice left the family to go work at the restaurant or when Bobby dyed a bunch of rabbits (and Greg's hair) orange.

Anyways, I recently came across Brady Bunch trading cards. Yes, vintage Brady cards! Amazing. In 1969, Topps released an 88 cards set featuring the Bradys! They actually look a lot like 1955 Bowman - pictures in a woodgrain TV set. See?

Upon doing a little research, these are actually pretty hard to find, as noted by the outrageous eBay prices. Hi-graded singles go for over $100 EACH! On eBay, there is a complete set going for $1299.00! CLICK HERE to check it out. I'm not sure why they are so expensive/rare, I'm guessing not a lot were produced and even fewer exist today (thanks, Capt. Obvious). I'd rather have a '52 Mantle than a '69 Alice, but other Brady enthusiasts may beg to differ.

What about you guys? Have you every come across or seen these cards in person?