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From left: Florence Henderson as Carol Brady, Robert Reed as Mike Brady, Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady ... "My eyes were black. I mean, I had two black eyes. My nose was swollen.

From left: Florence Henderson as Carol Brady, Robert Reed as Mike Brady, Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady, Eve Plumb as Jan Brady ... She's fine.'" "My eyes were black. I mean, I had two black eyes.