The Brady's Electrolux

[charles~richard]

I'd love to see more screen shots, or video excerpts, of this Electrolux that Alice is using. It's a Model E, and while the hose is obviously replacement and the nozzle is wrong, it appears that the hose has the correct - and unique to this model - hammertone blue machine-end coupler.

 

[ronni]

Since this thread is mainly about The Brady Bunch, it is fitting to honor the recently-departed Ann Bradford Davis (aka Alice Nelson, the Brady's housekeeper from 1969-1974--almost during the whole run of the teal Electrolux Model 1205).

Davis died today from a subdural hematoma after a fall in her bathroom. Sources close to her say she was in excellent health for an 88-year old woman and her death was a complete shock.


More biographical information at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_B._Davis

 

[beerad]

That hose on the Brady's Lux

Looks verrry long??

 

[thebassetthound]

Did we miss this one....?

RIP Ann B Davis

 

[electromatik]

Farewell Alice... We'll miss you...

I remember the Hoover upright and the blue Lux tank. Wasn't she using another canister in the living room in another episode? I also thought that the other kids used another Lux vacuum to clean Greg's car... Perhaps I'm wrong as it's easy to confuse different shows.

 

[jfalberti]

I remember an episode

Where Carol had to go out of town, and didn't want to leave.  The family and Alice assured her everything would be fine until she got back.  Alice ended up tripping on the kids Chinese Checkers set left on the floor and sprained her ankle.  The doctor ordered her to stay in bed while Mike and the kids tried to run the house., and keep Alice's accident away from Carol. At the end of the episode, when Carol was coming home, they are scrambling to make sure everything is in order and Alice turns around and trips over the Hoover and resprains her ankle.  Mike angrily askes the kids which one left the vacuum in the middle of the floor.  Alice sheepishly raises her hand and waves at him.  Any one else remember this episode?

 

[marks_here]

I remember it very well

I also remember they hardly ever had it turned on. One episode it sounded like an electrolux power nozzel motor, the other one is when she was vacuuming, had it on shag pile, bag was not inflated. That was one of the earlier ones. Also towards the end the kids were vacuuming out the car which looked like they had an eureka upright hose .... Anyway she was part of my childhood growing up and she will be very missed, I try to catch them on MEtv. Take care all! Cheers!!!! Mark D.