Inspired by the success of "The E! True Hollywood Story," Fox aired "TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals."  "The Brady Bunch" was the final and (presumably most important) segment of the program, which also had behind-the-scenes looks at "The Partridge Family" and "Three's Company."

Fox was able to condense most of the main points about the Bradys into the twenty minute piece.

The show interviewed Barry Williams, Christopher Knight, Eve Plumb, Mike Lookinland, Susan Olsen,  Sherwood and Lloyd Schwartz.  Maureen McCormick refused to participate.  Fox chose to blur her face in pictures and video.  I don't believe Fox was forced to do that, since in other specials about the Bradys, if other actors didn't cooperate, their images were used.  I think Fox didn't want to give McCormick any air time since she didn't cooperate.

The "scandals" in the segment included dating among cast members, the battle for control of the show between the actors and the Schwartzes, the fights between Robert Reed and the producers, and Robert Reed's homosexuality. 

About the dating, most of what was discussed was revealed in Williams' book "Growing Up Brady," (1993).  Barry Williams talked about when he tried to make moves on Maureen McCormick during a cruise on the QE2.  Of course, Williams talked about his crush on his TV mom Florence Henderson, but it's never brought up that Henderson was a happily married woman at the time of their innocent "date."   I guess that doesn't make the story as "good."  Christopher Knight told how shortly after his 16th birthday, he and Eve Plumb were caught making out in his truck while parked on famed Mulholland Drive.  And Susan Olsen and Mike Lookinland recounted their crushes on each other,  including make-out sessions in Tiger's dog house.  

In the matter of the Schwartzes vs. Robert Reed, the Schwartzes were tough on the late actor.  Sherwood Schwartz said that "Robert Reed had no sense of humor" (a tough trait to have as a lead actor in a sitcom). Schwartz told an amusing story about how exacting Reed could be:  there was a scene where Mike was supposed to walk in to the kitchen when Alice and Carol were making strawberry preserves.  He was supposed to say "it smells good."  Instead, Reed went to the encyclopedia and argued that "strawberries don't smell while cooking."  Schwartz also noted how at different times Florence Henderson and Ann B. Davis became exasperated with Reed's behavior.

When Sherwood Schwartz was asked about Reed's homosexuality, Schwartz said Reed "wanted to get caught," by having many one-night stands, and never settling down with one person. 

Producer Lloyd Schwartz went on to say that the only reason that Reed was nice to the kids was because "he was trying to win their love, and that Reed wanted the kids as allies in his battle against the Schwartzes." (I guess they thought he was a "little stinker").

To counter the Schwartzes attack, all the children remembered Reed as a kind man.  Barry Williams even shed a couple of tears on air while talking about the tabloid's treatment of Reed after he died of AIDS complications in 1992.

Susan Olsen was able to dispute the old rumor that she was in an X-rated movie.  She also disclosed that she knew Robert Reed was gay when she was 9-years-old.

The power struggle between the child actors and the Schwartzes toward the end of the series was discussed.  Lawyers for the actors claimed that they were underpaid and deserved a bigger cut of the profits.  Before the battle got huge, the show was canceled. Chris Knight said his mom "was one of the greediest."

Most of the actors looked the same except for Chris Knight who had a strange looking goatee.  Susan Olsen's hair was very long, and Eve Plumb had an approriate 40-something short hair cut.  Mike Lookinland, who did not talk for the E! special in June, looked good.  Barry Williams, who shows up for everything, looked the same.

The special came in fourth place in its time slot behind "Will and Grace" (NBC), two episodes of "Dharma and Greg" (ABC), and "60 Minutes II" (CBS).  However, it beat "The Mike O'Malley Show" at 9:30 (NBC).

The rating for the show was 6.7/10, which means around 6.5 million people watched it.