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Scott D. Pierce: Good heart and syndication turned ‘The Brady Bunch’ into a pop-culture icon

Mike Lookinland was 8 years old when “The Brady Bunch” premiered and he became famous as Bobby, the youngest of the Brady boys. Today, he’s 58, and the longtime Utahn has long since made peace with the fact that he’ll forever be best known as part of an American pop culture phenomenon.

“It doesn’t bother me at all when I’m recognized” as Bobby, Lookinland told The Salt Lake Tribune. “So many people have great memories of the show, that it was part of their lives.”

But why? In a lot of ways, “The Brady Bunch” was nothing special.