LOL! I hadn't heard that about what Florence Henderson said. She seems to be a little on the nutcase end of the spectrum. I know that whole cast likes to milk that show for all they can get out of it. I am tired of hearing about the Brady Bunch. You are correct about the Edna Garrett character. He had her dead-on! Like you said, too bad they had to ruin it with the juvenile sleaze.
If I had been writing the script, I would have had The Partridges, down on their luck, approaching MTV for their own reality show. However, they would use the words "fudge" in place of the Ozzie version. Then, the powers-that-be at MTV would come to them and tell them they were just too nice for MTV and the deal is off. It would be a sly commentary as well as comedy.