Thank you for sharing this nice memory and introduction of "Brady Bunch" I believe that was popular in America, it is really depend where you live and what people there watch. To tell the truth I have never heard about that series, but seeing the trailer, it reminded me a nice family show that you really can watch with the people from all generations.
Reading your post, that made me laugh too, because when I asked myself what the people who me and my friends and family members know it is legendary "Sponge Bob". Actually I started to watch it because of our son who is now 15 but was about 3 when first saw comics and then first cartoon series that usually last about 10-15 min. So it was instead of reading a book before go to sleep. Because of that we learnt all the inhabitants of Bikini bottom from the early beginning till the newest and I must say there are many things from real life, really good, nice jokes and the characters are brilliant. In Germany couple of years ago, there were two CD Hit Parade with SpongeBob adn his friends they did remake of Hit songs with texts passing to Bikini Bottom life. I love it. What about you, are you any fan of SpongeBob?
Oh yeah many of my students are bonded together because of Sponge Bob.