Cousin Oliver was a late addition to which family sitcom?
When ratings start slipping on a family sitcom, network executives panic and reach for the easiest fix they can think of. Just add a random cute kid. It almost never works, but that doesn't stop TV shows from trying out this exact brand of desperation. Cousin Oliver was a late addition to which family sitcom?
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Correct Answer: The Brady Bunch
(Source)The entire trope of adding a random kid to a dying sitcom is now called "Cousin Oliver Syndrome," which is a rough legacy for a child actor who was just doing his job. "The Brady Bunch" was never a ratings juggernaut, and the network had already decided to cancel the show before Oliver made it to the screen, so I don't get what they thought his Dutch Boy haircut and wire-rimmed glasses would accomplish.
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