Brady Bunch house on the market for first time in four decades

The home featured in the opening and closing scenes of The Brady Bunch has been put up for sale for the first time in more than four decades.

Records show George and Violet McCallister bought the two-bedroom, three-bathroom split-level home in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1973 for US$61,000.

The owners died, and their children are selling the property.

Real estate agent Ernie Carswell told the Los Angeles Times the house has been updated and upgraded, but the interior layout does not resemble what was featured on the show, which ran from 1969 to 1974. Interior scenes were shot in a studio.

Mr Carswell said a rock-wall fireplace, wood-paneled walls and floral wallpaper were vintage touches of what homes looked like in the 1970s.

He said he expected to see overwhelming interest in the property.

“We’re preparing for an avalanche,” Mr Carsell told the newspaper. “Emails, telephone calls — we may see upwards of 500 calls a day.”

The agent says the home attracts 30 to 50 visitors a day and even has its own listing on review forum Yelp.