"I still get so much fan mail addressed to Carol Brady, and I think a lot of it's through the Net. And I always answer it, if it's legible"
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The intent is partly gracious PR (yes, she reads the mail; yes, she cares), but the subtext is sharper. Henderson is acknowledging the strange afterlife of sitcom identity, where a character becomes a communal reference point and the actor becomes the address. That "still" does a lot of work; it hints at decades of being recognized in grocery stores, at the way nostalgia can freeze a performer in amber.
Then she adds the kicker: "I always answer it, if it's legible". It's funny because it's practical, almost cranky, and it punctures the sentimental sheen of fan devotion. There's also a gentle boundary-setting in that conditional. She'll meet fans halfway, but she's not pretending the relationship is mystical. In a culture that treats celebrities like emotional support objects, Henderson frames the exchange as correspondence: human, courteous, slightly messy, ink-smudged. The joke keeps it light; the subtext keeps it honest.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Henderson, Florence. (2026, January 16). I still get so much fan mail addressed to Carol Brady, and I think a lot of it's through the Net. And I always answer it, if it's legible. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-still-get-so-much-fan-mail-addressed-to-carol-121534/
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Henderson, Florence. "I still get so much fan mail addressed to Carol Brady, and I think a lot of it's through the Net. And I always answer it, if it's legible." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-still-get-so-much-fan-mail-addressed-to-carol-121534/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I still get so much fan mail addressed to Carol Brady, and I think a lot of it's through the Net. And I always answer it, if it's legible." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-still-get-so-much-fan-mail-addressed-to-carol-121534/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.




