Ann B. Davis, best known as the ever-chipper live-in housekeeper Alice Nelson on the highly rated ABC series The Brady Bunch, has died in San Antonio, CNN reported. She was 88.

I am sad about this. True 88 is a good age but the thought of Alice not living here anymore is just sad.

I used to watch the reruns of The Brady Bunch when they were on TBS. I haven't watched much in recent years, as the trashy behavior of much of the cast soured me and I felt like the whole "this show was so terrible and campy" thing became overplayed, but Alice was a great character. Davis was a great actress, with a comic range we only got glimpses of as Alice.

Her dual role here was one of my favorite episodes. She played Alice's drill sergeant cousin.

http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_brady_bunch/video/1890996270/sergeant-emma

I used to watch the reruns of The Brady Bunch when they were on TBS. I haven't watched much in recent years, as the trashy behavior of much of the cast soured me and I felt like the whole "this show was so terrible and campy" thing became overplayed, but Alice was a great character. Davis was a great actress, with a comic range we only got glimpses of as Alice.

Her dual role here was one of my favorite episodes. She played Alice's drill sergeant cousin.

http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_brady_bunch/video/1890996270/sergeant-emma

That episode actually made me laugh at one point, it was definitely one of the better ones. I hope TV Land or someone runs a marathon in her honor.

MeTV will be airing 4 special Brady Bunch episodes and a Love Boat episode as a tribute to Ann B. Davis this Sunday, June 8th, starting at 12pm / 11c.


http://metvnetwork.com/monitor/ann-b-davis-1926-2014

Edited June 2, 201411 yr by DAMfan

TV Land tweeted that they will be airing a marathon in honor of Ann and Alice on Saturday.