‘Brady Bunch’ kids reveal why the fate of Carol's first husband was never mentioned

"The Brady Bunch" was a huge hit in the 1970s, and it continues to enjoy success in reruns today, but there was one important detail the writers never clarified. 

The pilot episode of the series made it clear that Mike Brady, played by Robert Reed, had been widowed, but the show never specified if Florence Henderson's character, Carol Brady, had been widowed or divorced.

"There was a whole discrepancy in the basis of the show, in the concept of the show that the network fought [creator] Sherwood Schwartz on...