Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Cousin Oliver was a late addition to which family sitcom?"
...Cousin Oliver was introduced during the final season of The Brady Bunch as a last-ditch effort to inject new energy into the series after ratings began to slip and the original child cast grew older. Played by Robbie Rist, the character was meant to recreate the show’s early charm but instead became an example of an ill-received late addition. His legacy lives on through the phrase “Cousin Oliver Syndrome,” now used to describe sitcoms that awkwardly add a young child character in hopes of extending their run—often with the opposite effect.
