A Very Brady Christmas is a 1988 American made-for-television comedy-drama film starring the original cast members of the 1969–1974 sitcom The Brady Bunch, with the exception of Susan Olsen, who was on her honeymoon at the time of filming and replaced by Jennifer Runyon in the role of Cindy. Ron Kuhlman and Jerry Houser both reprised their characters from the short-lived 1981 sitcom The Brady Brides. A Very Brady Christmas premiered on CBS on December 18, 1988 and was the highest-rated television film of 1988.