Marcia Brady’s Weird Word: The Brady Bunch Spooky Halloween Secret Revealed!
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. What the hell did she say on the Brady Bunch that will forever change how you look at Halloween (okay, that’s a bit dramatic…but you get it)….
LOS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 1: The opening title and sequence of THE BRADY BUNCH, season 2. Image dated September 1, 1970. Pictured clockwise from top left: Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady, Florence Henderson as Carol Brady, Barry Williams as Greg Brady, Christopher Knight as Peter Brady, Mike Lookinland as Bobby Brady, Robert Reed as Mike Brady, Susan Olsen as Cindy Brady, and Eve Plumb as Jan Brady. Image is a screen grab. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. What the hell did she say on the Brady Bunch that will forever change how you look at Halloween (okay, that’s a bit dramatic…but you get it). Let’s get into it:
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Marcia Brady said what? Listen closely to this Brady Bunch clip
Here’s how it started with Drew Mackie and his tweet:
You didn’t hear it wrong - she said “were-wuf”. I’ve been thinking about it (not too much, but a lot) and maybe she was simply reading it off a script and didn’t recognize the word (hey, I’m trying). And the spelling is “werewolf” - were. Right? Marcia, I’m with you. (even though Mom is obviously judging her in the title sequence)
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Defending Marcia - other misspelled words
According to Google - what is the most commonly searched “how do you spell” search in each state? Does that imply you’re going to spell it wrong? According to that logic tthe most common misspelled word is . . . "beautiful." It's number one in 11 states.
The second most common? "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." It's number one in six states.
The other words that are the most misspelled in at least two states are: résumé . . . sincerely . . . canceled . . . and schedule.
Ready for a spelling test? Marcia can’t be the only one to get picked on about their spelling
You have to decide if these are the correct spellings or not . . .
1. The word "publicly" is spelled P-U-B-L-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
B.S. We added an "A" and an "L" at the end. The correct spelling is P-U-B-L-I-C-L-Y.
2. "Pharaoh" as in an Egyptian pharaoh is spelled F-A-R-A-O-H.
B.S. It starts with "P-H", not "F." The correct spelling is P-H-A-R-A-O-H.
3. "Definitely" is spelled D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y.
Yes: That's definitely the correct spelling. A lot of people think the second "I" is an "A."
4. "Government" is spelled G-O-V-E-R-M-E-N-T.
B.S. There's an "N" after the "R." The correct spelling is G-O-V-E-R-N-M-E-N-T.
5. "Separate" is spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E.
Yes: That's the correct spelling. A lot of people think the first "A" should be an "E".
Bottom line. It’s not Marcia’s fault. I blame the script writers…or Cousin Arnold. Now I need to go listen to Warren Zevon to clear my head.
