Marcia Brady, Eight is Enough, Facts of Life, Zapped
Marcia Brady, Eight is Enough, Facts of Life, Zapped
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#1Marcia Brady, Eight is Enough, Facts of Life, Zapped
Posted: 10/15/08 at 11:49am
From La Daily Musto:
I am always riveted when a squeaky clean sitcom star turns out to have spiraled into decay and despair. Who can ever forget that Eight is Enough starlet who found herself escaping the set of snuff films in Korea only to end up selling her body for vials of crack? (I can. What was her name again?)
Anyway, Maureen McCormick is the latest such star to reveal the dark side of the pop-culture glitterdome. Known for playing The Brady Bunch's Marcia Brady--the flaxen-haired Brady that every girl and gay boy wanted to be--McCormick spills it all in her new memoir (see above), and as a result, your image of that plucky bunch with ruddy cheeks and cracking voices will curdle like a bowl of cheese fondue that's been left in the attic since the '70s.
According to the promo materials: "McCormick struggled with anxiety, insecurity, and the weight of a family secret that nearly drove her to the edge of insanity, all while playing the most popular girl on television. She ended up in a decades-long struggle to overcome drug addiction, depression, weight issues, and the seemingly impossible task of living up to Marcia's perfection.
"McCormick unflinchingly reveals it all: Her romance with Barry Williams, the behind the scenes conflicts and jealousies, the heartbreaking death of her onscreen father and friend Robert Reed, her own dysfunctional family, her early dating (including Michael Jackson and Steve Martin), her years of substance abuse, the cocaine binges and drug-fueled parties at the Playboy mansion and the home of Sammy Davis, Jr. with Hollywood's elite, her unwanted pregnancy, her sex-for-drugs one-night-stands, and ultimately how she found the love, support, and faith that helped her triumph over such extreme adversity."
And that's all in the first chapter!
But wait a minute. She "dated" Jacko and somehow still got pregnant? And she eventually resolved all her problems via faith and family? In other words, through the very same values that shot her to hollow fame in the first place and led to her utter decrepitude? Now THAT'S funny.
At least she never had to flee the set of a snuff film.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
Updated On: 10/15/08 at 11:49 AM
blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
#2re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 11:51amMom always said don't smoke a bowl in the house.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#2re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 11:54am
I wonder if the bracelet that almost knocked over the house of cards had a coke spoon on it.
Oh, and who was the EIGHT IS ENOUGH starlet???
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#3re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:01pmAnd I always thought it would be Eve Plumb that would turn to drugs and prostitution.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#4re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:02pmWas it Lani O'Grady?
#5re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:02pmOkay- so when I was in elementary school- I was a big fan of the BB- I even proudly had a BB lunchbox. However, why do I care about what happened to Maureen 35 years ago? What really is the point of this book? It's not even that shocking anymore because I had heard about some of these things. What- did she wait until her daughter was grown before she went public? I just don't understand what purpose this serves- if any. just sayin'
blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#7re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:03pm
"I just don't understand what purpose this serves"
Pay attention. She needs money for drugs.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#8re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:04pmWell, Goth- I guess that would make sense then!
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#9re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:06pmI did just find out the actress who played Joanie was the same age as Betty Buckley. Updated On: 10/15/08 at 12:06 PM
StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#10re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:07pmPhyllis I think you may be right. She did die of a drug overdose (I just googled her)
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Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#11re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:07pm
That's it! I always knew there was something phony about the bitch.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
#12re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:07pm
Lani O'Grady or Susan Richardson? Lani died of a drug overdose, and Susan had her problems.
Adam Rich?
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StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#13re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:09pmI couldn't find anything about Susan Richardson. Off to try again.
KFTC!!!!!
blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
#14re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:09pmI blame Doug, big man on campus.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#15re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:10pm
"the behind the scenes conflicts and jealousies"
Bobby took all the Swedish Blonde Hair Dye.
Greg took all the perm gel.
Cousin Oliver never brushes his teeth.
Lucille Ball was blowing smoke in her face during the Desi Arnaz episode filming.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#16re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:11pmOK I did find something that said there was a rumor that susan was held hostage by filmakers in Korea that tried to kill her. Must have been her.
KFTC!!!!!
#17re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:12pmI blame Thuthan Olthen.
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#18re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:17pm
Susan Richardson had a nervous breakdown in the '90s. She was institutionalized for a while. As of 2000, she "works as a caretaker at a retirement home in Pennsylvania."
So says IMDb.com
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StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#19re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:21pmShe also said she denied the rumors about the kidnapping by the Korean filmakers, but that no one believed her and that's why she couldn't get work.
KFTC!!!!!
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#20re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:22pmPoor Susan. She always seemed so seventies-fresh.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
#21re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:22pmI loved when she married Merle the Pearl!
#22re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:25pm
It was those bangs that the Koreans were hot for! 
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#23re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:27pmYeah, that hairdo was a classic!
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#24re: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was a druggie, druggie, druggie
Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:27pmI met Merle the Pearl last year at a gymnastics meet. Brian Patrick Clark is married to former Olympic gymnast Kathy Johnson. I talked to him about Lani and Betty Buckley. I even told him that I remembered when he was Grant on General Hospital. He was extremely nice! He said he was so sad about Lani and that it was a great priviledge to work with Betty. I don't hink he was expecting anyone to remember him at the arena- let alone remember all those things about him. He said I had a really good memory. I also told him that Kathy was one of my favorite gymnasts growing up. Just thought I'd share.
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