The third episode of WandaVision pays tribute to The Brady Bunch in decoration and fashion, but also with the appearance of a very important object.
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Marvel’s WandaVision episode 3, “Now in Color”, now broadcast by Disney +.
Like WandaVision emerged from a black and white backdrop inspired by The Dick Van Dyke Show and Bewitched in a world defined by avocado green, burnt Siena and teak, a student of classical comedies was not needed to recognize the influence of The Brady Bunch in the third episode: If the color scheme and questionable fashion choices weren’t enough, then the iconic staircase was. However, the Marvel Studios series tribute to the story of a lovely lady will bit Deeper.
Appropriately titled “Now in Color”, the episode focuses on Wanda’s sudden (Elizabeth Olsen), and now quickly progressing, pregnancy while she and Vision (Paul Bettany) struggle with impending birth … or births. While Wanda prepares the nursery and tries to hide the baby’s growing belly with coats, a bowl of fruit and finally a vase (a funny nod to the ridiculous extension of TV shows to disguise an actor’s pregnancy in real life), muddled The vision stumbles in the classic “expectant father” mode, which, of course, involves practicing as a diaper on a newborn.
For this, he uses a child’s doll, with which he forms “an understanding”, while Wanda measures his efforts. The speed of vision is the obvious visual gag, but that’s not just any Doll. It’s Kitty Karry-All, Cindy Brady’s beloved doll (or at least a close facsimile).
Immortalized in The Brady Bunch In the episode of the 1st season “Kitty Karry-All Is Missing”, the doll disappears, leading Cindy to blame Bobby, who did not hide that he does not like Kitty because of her presence somehow affects your ability to play kazoo. And, because that’s The Brady Bunch, tensions rise rapidly, resulting in increasing riffs among the six children and, yes, even a mock trial for Bobby. But when Bobby’s kazoo disappears, Cindy becomes the accused. (Spoiler: the real culprit was the family dog, Tiger.)
The toy company Remco in 1969 launched a 19-inch Kitty Karry-All doll whose point of sale, in addition to the Brady Bunch connection, it was apparently the various pockets sewn into her dress. (The colored packaging said: “She has a lot of pockets! A pocket with a comb … A pocket with a scarf … A pocket with a pad and crayons … A pocket with a flower … and a With Beads. “) However, Vision only needed Kitty as a replacement.
But maybe he should have bought two.
Written by Jac Schaeffer and directed by Matt Shakman, WandaVision stars Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch, Paul Bettany as Vision, Randall Park as agent Jimmy Woo, Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau and Kathryn Hahn like Agnes.
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