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Susan Olsen<\/strong> earned a large group of fans for her role as Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch, though she admitted she didn’t always think the show was “cool” until she learned that some notable rock stars were fans.<\/p>\n When The Brady Bunch aired its final episode in 1974, Olsen, 64, thought that the show \u201cjumped the shark” with its ending. Additionally, she felt \u201cuncool\u201d and she didn\u2019t feel \u201ccute.\u201d<\/p>\n However, her stance on the show changed years later thanks to the opinions of several rock legends. She recalled meeting some of the Black Crowes members at an MTV event while speaking to People<\/a> in an interview published on Monday, September 1.<\/p>\n \u201cChris Robinson<\/strong> comes to me and he is going, \u2018Our drummer would be in tears if he were here to meet you,\u2019” she recalled of her interaction with the lead singer. \u201cHe said, \u2018He went to see you guys in concert when he was a kid. He has one of those pictures that you guys sold at your concert that says I Saw The Brady Bunch Live In Concert. He’s got it on his wall.\u2019 He then goes, \u2018This is so cool to meet you.\u2019 I’m going, whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait, a rock star is telling me it’s cool to meet me?\u201d<\/p>\n It turns out that the Black Crowes weren’t the only band that helped her realize how “cool” The Brady Bunch was. Olsen told the outlet about her past interaction with the Stone Temple Pilots’ Chester Bennington, who spoke to her about his blended family of six children. During their conversation, he admitted that his family resembled what he saw on the sitcom.<\/p>\n \u201cSebastian Bach<\/strong> set me straight,\u201d Olsen continued of the Skid Row singer. \u201cHe said to me, ‘Dude, you’re a part of people’s childhood, and you\u2019re a good part. How could that ever be bad?\u2019 He\u2019s right. What could ever be bad about that?\u201d<\/p>\n Parade Daily\ud83c\udfac <\/strong>SIGN UP for Parade\u2019s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a> \ud83c\udfac<\/strong><\/p>\n Additionally, she said that her stance on the show changed when she welcomed her son, Michael Markwell<\/strong>, in 1997. Once she became a mother, Olsen started to think about how her fictional parents on the show, Carol Brady and Mike Brady, would have acted in her situation.<\/p>\n \u201cThis show that had been very uncool when it first ended, and I was still trying to be an actress, and I had this show following me around,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201cNow, to me, it’s almost like a gentle guidebook for how to have a happy family. It’s simple, but that’s why it’s been so successful. The simple messages ring true, because they are true.\u201d<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Sep 1, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Susan Olsen earned a large group of fans for her role as Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch, though she admitted she didn’t always think the show was “cool” until she learned that some notable rock stars were fans. 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