The Brady Bunch Movie that's the way we all became the Brady bunch." The Brady bunch is the iconic blended family. Modern Family and Modern Families - sophia portelli

From Trope to Truth: Blended Family Dynamics in Modern Cinema

: Characters actively reject biological parentage in favor of the supportive unit they have built themselves.

A significant trend in modern blockbusters is the elevation of "found family" over biological ties. This shift validates the idea that love, not just DNA, creates a family .