document_title: List of The Brady Bunch episodes

question_text: what was the last episode of brady bunch

text: List of The Brady Bunch episodes

text: Series overview[edit]

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Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Time slot (ET)

First aired
Last aired

1
1969–70
25
September 26, 1969 (1969-09-26)
March 20, 1970 (1970-03-20)
Friday at 8:00 PM

2
1970–71
24
September 25, 1970 (1970-09-25)
March 19, 1971 (1971-03-19)
Friday at 7:30 PM

3
1971–72
23
September 17, 1971 (1971-09-17)
March 10, 1972 (1972-03-10)
Friday at 8:00 PM

4
1972–73
23
September 22, 1972 (1972-09-22)
March 23, 1973 (1973-03-23)

5
1973–74
22
September 14, 1973 (1973-09-14)
March 8, 1974 (1974-03-08)

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Season 1 (1969–70)[edit]

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1
1
"The Honeymoon"
John Rich
Sherwood Schwartz
September 26, 1969 (1969-09-26)
000

Michael Paul Brady, an architect and widower with three sons (Greg, Peter and Bobby) marries Carol Ann Martin, a mother with three daughters (Marcia, Jan and Cindy). Mike and Carol's backyard wedding turns to chaos when the boys' dog, Tiger, chases the girls' cat, Fluffy. Mike and Carol admonish their children, yelling at them to go catch their pets. The newlywed couple goes on a honeymoon later that day, while the children sit at home thinking that their parents hate them. While on their honeymoon, Mike and Carol realize that they were too hard on their children, and they decide to bring them along on the honeymoon. They also bring along housekeeper Alice, Tiger, and Fluffy.
Notes: This was the pilot episode for The Brady Bunch, filmed in late 1968. This is the only episode where Christopher Knight is credited as "Chris Knight". It is Fluffy's only appearance in the series. Mike, Alice and the Brady boys live in a different house than that seen in the rest of the series. Also, this is the first out of two episodes not to have an epilogue/closing joke (the other being season 4's "Greg Gets Grounded").
Guest stars: J. Pat O'Malley as Henry Tyler, Joan Tompkins as Mrs. Tyler, and Dabbs Greer as The Minister

2
2
"Dear Libby"
John Rich
Lois Hire
October 3, 1969 (1969-10-03)
002

The kids worry when a published letter to the "Dear Libby" advice column from "Harried and Hopeless" mirrors the Bradys' new living situation. Thinking one of their parents wrote the letter the kids stay on their best behavior to ensure a harmonious domestic situation. Elizabeth "Dear Libby" Carter (Jo De Winter) visits the Brady home explaining she received seven similar letters from the same address: they are from "Kitty Karry-All" (Cindy), "Feeling Awful" (Bobby), "Desperately Worried" (Marcia), "Down in the Mouth" (Peter), "Real Frantic" (Jan), "Guilt Complex" (Greg), and "Innocent Bystander" (Alice). Libby explains that the "Harried and Hopeless" letter originated from someone else, 2,000 miles away. Mike admits he also wrote a letter to "Dear Libby", but never sent it. Carol admits she did the same.

3
3
"Eenie, Meenie, Mommy, Daddy"
John Rich
Joanna Lee
October 10, 1969 (1969-10-10)
005

Cindy is starring in the school play The Frog Prince as the fairy princess. She is very excited at the thought of her entire family watching her in the play, then is heartbroken when she discovers that she can only bring one parent, and she has much difficulty picking between Mike and Carol. This is resolved by the whole family being allowed to sit through a dress rehearsal.
Guest stars: Marjorie Stamp as Mrs. Engstrom, Tracy Reed as Miss Sherry Marlowe, Brian Forster as the elf

4
4
"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
John Rich
Paul West
October 17, 1969 (1969-10-17)
006

Alice discovers that the children are going to Carol with their problems instead of her. Thinking that the family no longer needs her, she invents a story about a "sick aunt in Seattle". When Marcia and Jan overhear Alice on the phone to a friend and discover the ruse, they tell their parents. The family devises a plan to get Alice to stay and are successful.

5
5
"Katchoo"
John Rich
William Cowley
October 24, 1969 (1969-10-24)
004

Jan's allergies are acting up, so Carol keeps her home from school. Alice and Carol are worried, and Alice fears it might be Mike or one of the boys. When it seems that Jan is allergic to Tiger, the family fear they might have to lose their pet dog, until they discover that she's only allergic to his new flea powder.

6
6
"A Clubhouse Is Not a Home"
John Rich
Skip Webster
October 31, 1969 (1969-10-31)
001

Interpersonal relations among the kids reach a low after the boys refuse the girls entry to their clubhouse. Mike tries to reason with Carol that men sometimes need a place of their own. In the name of gender equality, Carol and the girls attempt to build their own clubhouse. They do a shoddy construction job and Cindy is nearly injured. Mike and the boys rebuild the clubhouse but the boys' clubhouse suddenly collapses: Bobby had pulled out the nails from the boys' clubhouse to finish the girls' clubhouse.
Guest stars: June Foray as Sandra (voice only; uncredited), Hans Conried as Lance (voice only; uncredited)
Note: This was the second episode filmed.

7
7
"Kitty Karry-All Is Missing"
John Rich
Al Schwartz & Bill Freedman
November 7, 1969 (1969-11-07)
003

After Cindy and Bobby get mad at each other, Cindy loses her doll. She accuses Bobby of "doll-napping" and won't believe him when he promises he didn't take it. This causes a rift between boys (who believe Bobby is innocent) and girls (who believe Bobby is guilty). A mock trial is held for Bobby, during which Jan suddenly votes Bobby as innocent (against Marcia's expectations) and Peter votes Bobby as guilty (against Greg's expectations), which then causes a rift between Marcia and Jan and between Greg and Peter. Next, Bobby's kazoo goes missing, and he retaliates by blaming Cindy for stealing it. Bobby realizes that Cindy is very sad, and he spends all of his money on a new doll for her, but she will not accept it. After it goes missing too, the clues then lead to the real culprit: Tiger.

8
8
"A-Camping We Will Go"
Oscar Rudolph
Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart
November 14, 1969 (1969-11-14)
012

Mike and the boys have gone camping once a year for several years and Carol and Mike insist on a camping trip for all the family. The girls do not want to participate, and the boys do not want them along either. The family trip starts out a failure, but things improve.

9
9
"Sorry, Right Number"
George Cahan
Ruth Brooks Flippen
November 21, 1969 (1969-11-21)
009

A huge phone bill prompts Mike to have a pay telephone installed to teach the kids a lesson in financial responsibility. His plan nearly backfires when he is forced to use the payphone to close a deal.
Note: This is the first appearance of Allan Melvin as the recurring role of Sam Franklin.
Guest star: Howard Culver as Mr. Crawford

10
10
"Every Boy Does It Once"
Oscar Rudolph
Lois Peyser & Arnold Peyser
December 5, 1969 (1969-12-05)
014

After Bobby watches a television adaptation of "Cinderella," older stepsisters Marcia and Jan tease him, then Carol asks for his help in sweeping the chimney. Bobby reasons that what he just saw on TV was correct: All stepmothers and stepsisters are evil. Feeling unloved and unwanted, he decides to run away.
Guest stars: Michael Lerner as Johnny, Larry McCormick as the TV announcer (voice only)

11
11
"Vote for Brady"
David Alexander
Elroy Schwartz
December 12, 1969 (1969-12-12)
013

Marcia and Greg compete for class president. Partisanship overtakes the household, prompting Mike to step in and lecture the kids about unity. Greg takes this talk very seriously, particularly when his campaign manager Rusty (Stephen Liss) suggests stirring up rumors about Marcia. Greg rejects Rusty's suggestion and fires him. Marcia overhears this and realizes Greg has integrity and a sense of fair play, and decides to concede to Greg. Also, Cindy wins the position of crossing guard for a week, upsetting Bobby.

12
12
"The Voice of Christmas"
Oscar Rudolph
John Fenton Murray
December 19, 1969 (1969-12-19)
015

In the show's only Christmas episode, Carol comes down with laryngitis and may not be able to sing at the holiday service. Cindy asks a department-store Santa Claus (Hal Smith) for a miracle. The older children are also depressed by Carol's illness, prompting Alice to remind them of the true meaning of the holiday.
Featured Song: O Come All Ye Faithful sung by Florence Henderson. It was later featured in 1988 TV movie A Very Brady Christmas, sung by the whole family.

13
13
"Is There a Doctor in the House?"
Oscar Rudolph
Ruth Brooks Flippen
December 26, 1969 (1969-12-26)
010

All six children have the measles. Carol calls the girls' usual doctor, a woman (Marion Ross), while Mike has called the boys' doctor, a man (Herbert Anderson). The girls prefer their usual doctor, and the boys prefer theirs. They come to the conclusion that they can use both doctors, and it turns out that both doctors have decided to combine their practices.

14
14
"Father of the Year"
George Cahan
Skip Webster
January 2, 1970 (1970-01-02)
007

Marcia nominates Mike as "Father of the Year" in a newspaper contest, but her attempts to keep this secret results in several misunderstandings. She is first asked to do a few extra chores for being caught in Mike's den (past bedtime) where she is writing her letter for the contest. After not doing them to continue writing the secret entry, she is grounded for a week. Then when she sees the deadline for entry for the contest was the next day, she sneaks out to mail the letter. When she is caught outside well past her bedtime she is grounded from going with the family on a ski trip which was being planned in the subplot. Things are resolved when Mike is presented with the "Father of the Year" plaque and informed of how he won.

15
15
"54-40 and Fight"
Oscar Rudolph
Burt Styler
January 9, 1970 (1970-01-09)
011

The girls and boys fight over 94 books of trading stamps; the boys want to redeem them for a rowboat while the girls want a sewing machine. The stamps must be used quickly as the trading stamp company is going out of business, and attempts to reach a compromise fail. Carol and Mike allow a deciding competition to be held: the building of a house of cards, with the winner to decide. The girls win, but their sense of compromise wins out and they buy a portable color television set.
Guest star: Herb Vigran as Harry

16
16
"Mike's Horror-Scope"
David Alexander
Ruth Brooks Flippen
January 16, 1970 (1970-01-16)
016

Carol reads Mike's horoscope, which tells of a strange woman entering his life. Mike is besieged by fussy and eccentric client Beebe Gallini (Abbe Lane), the head of a cosmetics company, who monopolizes his time, which disrupts family activities. Beebe visits the Brady home and dictates impossible design specifications, but Mike ultimately loses the deal after the children's interruptions anger Beebe. Mike realizes losing the deal has saved his firm from a nervous breakdown.
Guest star: Joe Ross as Duane Cartwright (uncredited)

17
17
"The Undergraduate"
Oscar Rudolph
David P. Harmon
January 23, 1970 (1970-01-23)
018

Greg seems to be having trouble with math. Mike and Carol discover that Greg's "math trouble" is actually him having a crush on his math teacher, Miss Linda O'Hara (Gigi Perreau). The situation is resolved when Miss O'Hara's fiancée, Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team's first base player Wes Parker, promises Greg two tickets to the next season's opener if Greg promises to get an A in math.

18
18
"Tiger! Tiger!"
Herb Wallerstein
Elroy Schwartz
January 30, 1970 (1970-01-30)
020

Bobby becomes upset when Tiger runs away, and the family searches for him. The kids all chip in money for Bobby to buy an ad and offer a reward. After the Brady's scour the neighborhood, Tiger is found at a neighbor's house, having fathered a litter of puppies.
Guest stars: Maggie Malooly as Mrs. Simpson, Gary Grimes as the young man

19
19
"The Big Sprain"
Russ Mayberry
Tam Spiva
February 6, 1970 (1970-02-06)
021

While Carol is away caring for her sick Aunt Mary, Alice sprains her ankle after slipping on some Chinese Checkers left out by the kids. As punishment, the kids are all pressed into service to perform all the household chores. Things do not go so well at first, but improve markedly as the kids learn to cooperate.

20
20
"Brace Yourself"
Oscar Rudolph
Brad Radnitz
February 13, 1970 (1970-02-13)
020

Marcia tearfully frets "I'm ugly, ugly, ugly!" over her new braces. Then her date Alan Anthony (Mike Robertson) cancels, claiming that he must go out of town with his parents to visit a relative. Greg, Mike, and Alice attempt to arrange replacement dates, but a lack of coordination ruins the plan. Then just before the night of the dance, Alan arrives ... showing off his new braces (which he had fitted after an accident with his bicycle).
Guest stars: Jerry Levreau as Harold Reynolds, Brian Nash as Joey Michaelson, John Daniels as Eddie the delivery courier, Molly Dodd as the sales clerk

21
21
"The Hero"
Oscar Rudolph
Elroy Schwartz
February 20, 1970 (1970-02-20)
022

Peter learns a lesson in heroism and humility after being written up as "Hero of the Month" in the local newspaper for saving a young girl's life during an accident at Driscoll's Toy Shop. Peter is so enamored with his heroics that throws himself a congratulatory party. He is humbled when no one shows up.
Guest stars: Dani Nolan as Mrs. Spencer, Melanie Baker as Tina Spencer, Dave Morick as Earl Hopkins, Randy Lane as Steve, Susan Joyce as Jennifer, Iler Rasmussen as Jason, Joe Conley as the delivery courier

22
22
"The Possible Dream"
Oscar Rudolph
Al Schwartz & Bill Freedman
February 27, 1970 (1970-02-27)
024

Now thanks to Cindy, Marcia's diary gets mixed in with books for a charity drive, leading the family on a frantic search. Marcia's worried someone will find out she has a crush on Desi Arnaz, Jr. To cheer Marcia up, Alice contacts Lucille Ball's housekeeper and requests that the young Arnaz pay Marcia a visit.
Guest stars: Gordon Jump as Mr. Collins, Jonathan Hole as Mr. Thackery, Pat Patterson as the collection courier

23
23
"To Move or Not to Move"
Oscar Rudolph
Paul West
March 6, 1970 (1970-03-06)
018

Mike considers selling the Bradys' undersized house when the children complain about a lack of room. However, the kids have second thoughts and pretend to be ghosts in order to scare off would-be buyers. The kids' efforts succeed, while Mike realizes how much the kids like the current home, even with the lack of space.
Guest stars: Fran Ryan as Mrs. Hunsaker, C. Lindsay Workman as Mr. Bertram Grossman

24
24
"The Grass Is Always Greener"
George Cahan
David P. Harmon
March 13, 1970 (1970-03-13)
008

Carol and Mike switch roles to see who is better at the other's household chores. Just as Carol tries teaching baseball to her sons, only to give new meaning to the word incompetence, Mike tries to help Marcia with her cooking project in order to earn a Girl Scouts cooking badge, only to be the victim of several accidents in the kitchen.
Note: During the filming of this episode, Robert Reed took issue with Sherwood Schwartz's direction to slip on an egg.[1]

25
25
"Lost Locket, Found Locket"
Norman Abbott
Charles Hoffman
March 20, 1970 (1970-03-20)
023

Depressed from a lack of attention, Jan's spirits are lifted when she receives a locket from a secret admirer. But not only can't she discover who sent it, she suddenly loses it. She uses her detective skills to find it, and Alice reveals that she sent the locket; she was a middle child and often felt left out too.

text: Season 2 (1970–71)[edit]

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26
1
"The Dropout"
Peter Baldwin
Ben Gershman
September 25, 1970 (1970-09-25)
026

Greg's ego runs amok after a compliment from Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team pitcher Don Drysdale. When Greg decides to dedicate his whole life to the sport, Mike invites Drysdale over to talk about the drawbacks of life on the road, making sure Greg overhears. However, it only convinces Greg more that he is the next big thing. It takes a 12-run shelling in his Pony League game to knock Greg back to reality.

27
2
"The Babysitters"
Oscar Rudolph
Bruce Howard
October 2, 1970 (1970-10-02)
027

With Alice out of town visiting a relative Greg and Marcia convince Mike and Carol that they can babysit Peter, Jan, Bobby and Cindy. Carol and Mike go out to a fancy restaurant and eventually both of them agree they need to go check on the kids. Meanwhile, the kids are doing fine. Then when Carol and Mike get home, Mike trips on a bike in the backyard. Marcia and Greg hear it and call the police worried that it may be a burglar. When the police arrive, Carol and Mike explain what had happened, while the kids watch through the window. Later, Carol and Mike go out to a movie and leave Greg and Marcia in charge.
Guest stars: Gil Stuart as the maitre d', Jerry Jones as a police officer (a second officer is uncredited)

28
3
"The Slumber Caper"
Oscar Rudolph
Tam Spiva
October 9, 1970 (1970-10-09)
030

Marcia is accused by the school principal J. P. Randolph (E.G. Marshall) of drawing an unflattering picture of her English teacher Mrs Denton. Mike and Carol believe Marcia's claim she merely copied a portrait of George Washington and never wrote Denton's name on the picture. They allow Marcia to have her planned slumber party, but she still has to serve a week's detention at school. Marcia becomes convinced her best friend Jenny was the guilty party and "uninvites" her. Greg and his brothers conspire to disrupt the party and place itching powder in the girls' sleeping bags. While the girls clean up, Marcia's friend Paula (Chris Charney) admits she took the drawing and added the insulting remark. Marcia re-invites Jenny to the party.
Guest stars: Hope Sherwood (daughter of Sherwood Schwartz) as Jenny Wilton, Barbara Bernstein (daughter of Florence Henderson) as Ruthie, and Carolyn Reed (daughter of Robert Reed) as Karen.
Note: This episode reunites E. G. Marshall (who played Lawrence Preston) with Robert Reed (who played Kenneth Preston) from their former television series The Defenders from 1961 to 1965.

29
4
"The Un-Underground Movie"
Jack Arnold
Albert E. Lewin
October 16, 1970 (1970-10-16)
029

Greg plans to make a documentary film about the first Thanksgiving for a school project, starring the Bradys and Alice. The family becomes too much for Greg because of their constant complaining, but later they realize how hard they had been on Greg. They apologize and promise to do whatever Greg says, and the movie is finally made.

30
5
"Going, Going... Steady"
Oscar Rudolph
David P. Harmon
October 23, 1970 (1970-10-23)
025

Marcia's new boyfriend Harvey Klinger is a nerdy insect collector. The family initially helps Marcia win Harvey's affection, including tutoring her on bugs. When Marcia succeeds, Carol and Mike feel uneasy about Marcia starting to "go steady".

31
6
"Call Me Irresponsible"
Hal Cooper
Bruce Howard
October 30, 1970 (1970-10-30)
033

Greg wants money to buy a new car so Mike hires him as an office assistant at his architectural firm. Greg is fired on the first day after losing important blueprints at a newsstand. Mike convinces Ed Phillips to give Greg another chance, and Greg is rehired. He loses a second set of plans, but manages to find them.
Notes: Jack Collins begins a season-two recurring role as Ed Phillips. Susan Olsen (Cindy) does not appear in this episode.
Guest stars: Annette Ferra as Randy Peterson, Bob Peoples as Mr. Peterson, William "Billy" Benedict as the newsstand vendor, Barbara Morrison as the drama coach, Gordon Jump as the mechanic

32
7
"The Treasure of Sierra Avenue"
Oscar Rudolph
Gwen Bagni & Paul Dubov
November 6, 1970 (1970-11-06)
028

The boys discover a wallet containing $1,100 in a vacant lot. The girls want a share of the money but the boys refuse, causing tension between the groups. Mike and Carol tell the kids that they must turn the wallet in to the police. In the process, the boys learn that honesty and integrity are more important in life than "finders keepers".
Guest star: Victor Kilian as Mr. Stoner

33
8
"A Fistful of Reasons"
Oscar Rudolph
Tam Spiva
November 13, 1970 (1970-11-13)
035

A bully named Buddy Hinton teases Cindy about her lisp ("Baby talk, baby talk. It's a wonder you can walk."). Peter tries to defend Cindy, but backs out of a fight with Buddy, and Buddy tells everyone at school that Peter is "chicken". Mike tells Peter to reason with Buddy, but instead Peter ends up with a black eye. Mike and Carol try to talk to Buddy's parents, but both realize that they're twice as bad as their son. Mike tells Peter that he can defend himself and Cindy if Buddy teases again. The next day, Peter and Cindy are again teased by Buddy, but this time Peter punches him, which knocks Buddy's tooth out. Cindy starts to tease Buddy, but Peter stops her. He tells her that the teasing hurt them, so it must hurt Buddy, too.
Guest stars: Russell Schulman as Buddy Hinton, Paul Sorensen as Ralph Hinton, Ceil Cabot as Mrs. Hinton
Note: Eve Plumb (Jan) does not appear in this episode.

34
9
"The Not-So-Ugly Duckling"
Irving J. Moore
Paul West
November 20, 1970 (1970-11-20)
038

When her crush on classmate Clark Tyson is unrequited, Jan makes up a new boyfriend, "George Glass". Her parents' suspicions are confirmed when the family's efforts to locate "George Glass" for a surprise party for Jan are unsuccessful. Carol realizes that Jan's tomboyish clothing is the reason Clark is not really interested in her. Clark and Jan later hit it off, and "George" is a part of Jan's past.

35
10
"The Tattle-Tale"
Russ Mayberry
Sam Locke & Milton Pascal
December 4, 1970 (1970-12-04)
032

Cindy's constant tattling is becoming a problem, and her siblings start to avoid her. Things reach a head after Cindy tells Sam that Alice was hugging the mailman (John Wheeler) and Sam misinterprets it, causing tension between Alice and Sam. (Alice was just very happy that a package came, which was part of the subplot where Alice was entering many contests and finally won one of them. She won a stereo system which was put in the family room and the first record the Bradys acquired was the best of Gilbert & Sullivan).
Note: Christopher Knight (Peter) does not appear in this episode.

36
11
"What Goes Up..."
Leslie H. Martinson
William Raynor & Myles Wilder
December 11, 1970 (1970-12-11)
036

Bobby convinces Peter to let him into the treehouse. After he falls from the treehouse, Bobby becomes scared of heights, which the family tries to help him overcome. Bobby's fear is cured when he is forced to rescue his pet parakeet.
Guest stars: Brian Tochi as Tommy, Sean Kelly as Tim, Jimmy Bracken as Jimmy
Notes: Maureen McCormick (Marcia) does not appear in this episode. In the trampoline scene Carol calls Peter by his portrayer's name 'Chris', and Greg calls Jan by her portrayer's name 'Eve'.[3]

37
12
"Confessions, Confessions"
Russ Mayberry
Brad Radnitz
December 18, 1970 (1970-12-18)
031

Peter fears he will be grounded and miss an upcoming camping trip after breaking Carol's vase while playing ball in the house. (In his dream sequence, the ball repeatedly breaks the vase with different visual effects, and Peter's and Bobby's voices are repeatedly heard, "Mom's favorite vase." "She always says, 'Don't play ball in the house.'")[4] All of the other kids conspire to cover up what Peter has done, and assist in gluing the vase together. The damage nevertheless comes to light when water trickles between the vase's glued cracks and onto the dinner table.[5] All of the Brady kids, except Peter, confess. The parents realize what has happened and decree that Peter must decide the kids' punishments, and take Peter shopping for a new lantern for his camping trip, hoping he will confess. Instead, Peter wants the lantern. His conscience finally catches up with him and he admits to breaking the vase, voluntarily decides not to go camping, and does all of the chores he had handed out to the others as punishment.

38
13
"The Impractical Joker"
Oscar Rudolph
Burt Styler
January 1, 1971 (1971-01-01)
034

Jan starts playing practical jokes, one of which results in the escape of Greg's science project mouse, Myron.
Note: This episode sparked an argument between Reed and Schwartz over Mike's dialogue with the mouse.[3]

39
14
"Where There's Smoke"
Oscar Rudolph
David P. Harmon
January 8, 1971 (1971-01-08)
041

Greg is coerced by friend Tommy to smoke. Cindy and Jan see this and the news gets back to Mike and Carol. They challenge Greg who insists he didn't like it and won't smoke again. Later Carol sees a packet of cigarettes fall from Greg's jacket and he can't understand how they got there. Tommy's mother, who runs an anti-smoking committee, removes Carol from it because of this. Alice realizes that the jacket with the cigarettes was not Greg's; his has a repaired tear. It is Tommy's jacket, and they were Tommy's cigarettes. Tommy tries to switch the jackets. Greg forces Tommy to admit the truth to Mike and Carol, and Tommy's mother overhears.
Guest stars: Bobby Cramer as Johnny, Gary Marsh as Phil, Craig Hundley as Tommy Johnson, Marie Denn as Mrs. Johnson
Note: This is the first episode where Greg plays guitar and sings. The song is "Till I Met You", which Barry Williams co-wrote.[3]

40
15
"Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?"
Peter Baldwin
Bill Freedman & Al Schwartz
January 15, 1971 (1971-01-15)
042

Peter and Jan are invited to a party. Peter is reluctant to attend. Jan decides she needs a new look and buys a dark wig to stand out at the party. The plan fails when party-goers believe the ridiculous new look is Jan playing a joke, and she runs home in tears. Jan's friends show up to explain no offense was intended: they thought it was a joke because Jan's real hair is so beautiful.
Guest stars: Marcia Wallace as wig store sales assistant, Pamelyn Ferdin as Lucy Winters, Karen Foulkes as Margie Whipple

41
16
"The Drummer Boy"
Oscar Rudolph
Tom & Helen August
January 22, 1971 (1971-01-22)
040

Bobby is depressed after being rejected from joining the Glee Club, so Mike suggests a musical instrument. He chooses the drums, but his talentless efforts drive the family and the neighbors crazy. Peter is relentlessly teased because he plays football and sings for the Glee Club. Just as he is about to quit the Glee Club, he and the other football players learn a lesson from Los Angeles Rams defensive end Deacon Jones.
Guest stars: Bart LaRue as the coach, Jimmy Bracken as Larry, Pierre Williams as Jimmy, Dennis McDougal as Freddy

42
17
"Coming-Out Party"
Oscar Rudolph
Alfred Lewis Levitt & Helen Levitt
January 29, 1971 (1971-01-29)
037

Just as Mike's boss Ed Phillips (Jack Collins) invites the Brady family for an outing on his boat, Cindy comes down with tonsillitis. Dr. Howard (John Howard) thinks Cindy's tonsillectomy could be performed after the trip, but then discovers that Carol also has tonsillitis. Mike decides to postpone the trip, but it gets canceled when Carol inadvertently insults Mr. Phillips. The confusion is later resolved and the family goes on the trip.
Note: Mike Lookinland (Bobby) does not appear in this episode.

43
18
"Our Son, the Man"
Jack Arnold
Albert E. Lewin
February 5, 1971 (1971-02-05)
043

Greg tries too hard to act like an older teenager: he wants his own room and tries acting too mature for his age at school attempting to pick up an older girl. He gets Mike's den as a room since the attic is too small. Greg refuses to participate in family activities such as planning the annual family camping trip. He soon realizes that he has much growing up to do.
Note: Carol suggests they make Greg's room in the attic but Mike says that would only work if Greg were only two and a half feet tall, meaning it was too small. A later episode shows the family cleaning the attic and it is large enough to become a bedroom.
Guest stars: Julie Cobb as the young lady, and Chris Beaumont as the young man

44
19
"The Liberation of Marcia Brady"
Russ Mayberry
Charles Hoffman
February 12, 1971 (1971-02-12)
044

At school, Marcia is approached by a television news reporter Ken Jones (playing himself in a cameo) doing a story on the women's liberation movement. Greg watches the news report and tries to rebut his sister's comments. Marcia decides to make a point by declaring that she is joining the Frontier Scouts, an all-male Scouting organization to prove she is more than capable of completing the initiation tasks. Too old to be able to retaliate by joining Marcia's Sunflower Girls, Greg enlists Peter to join in his place. While Peter's attempt to sell cookies wilts under his gross embarrassment, Marcia proves she is well suited to join the Frontier Scouts by passing all the tests. Marcia ultimately does not join, she just wanted to make her point known.

45
20
"Lights Out"
Oscar Rudolph
Bruce Howard
February 19, 1971 (1971-02-19)
045

Cindy develops a fear of the dark after seeing a magician's "disappearing lady" act at a party. Peter helps Cindy deal with her fear by asking her to be his assistant for a magic act at his school's upcoming talent show. The whole thing is nearly undermined when Bobby plays a cruel joke on his sister, but Cindy shows courage when she learns that Peter's new assistant, Jan, hurt herself in gym class.

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21
"The Winner"
Robert Reed
Elroy Schwartz
February 26, 1971 (1971-02-26)
046

When Cindy comes home with a first-place jacks-playing trophy, Bobby realizes that he is the only Brady family member with no first-place trophy. He first tries entering a magazine selling contest and seems to be successful, until Cindy unwittingly reveals that Mike and Carol have asked their friends to buy subscriptions from him, Bobby quits, as he wants to win a trophy on his own. He wins a place on the Kartoon King (Hal Smith) TV show, where he takes part in an ice cream eat-off. Bobby does not win the eat-off, but his siblings throw him a surprise party and give him a first place award for trying the hardest.

47
22
"Double Parked"
Jack Arnold
Skip Webster
March 5, 1971 (1971-03-05)
047

Carol leads the family in campaigning against city hall to save their neighborhood park. However, battle lines are drawn when the park may be the site of a new courthouse Mike is designing. The Bradys argue over the fate of the park. When Mike's boss Ed Phillips (Jack Collins) confronts him, he saves the day when his design moves the courthouse to a new site.
Guest stars: Carolyn Stellar as Greg's school teacher, Jackie Coogan as the man

48
23
"Alice's September Song"
Oscar Rudolph
Elroy Schwartz
March 12, 1971 (1971-03-12)
048

Alice's dashing former sweetheart, Mark Millard (Stephen Dunne), shows up at the Brady doorstep wanting to rekindle their romance. However, Mark only wants to get back with Alice to lure her into a fraudulent scheme. The Bradys discover his ruse and convince Alice of his true motivations.

49
24
"Tell it Like it Is"
Terry Becker
Charles Hoffman
March 19, 1971 (1971-03-19)
039

Carol is invited to tell her family's story for Tomorrow's Woman Magazine, but the story is rejected for being too realistic. During a second interview, Carol exaggerates her "liberation" in the hopes of getting the article published. The truth about Carol's exaggeration is revealed when the editors visit the Brady home.
Guest star: Richard Simmons as Mr. Delafield.

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1
"Ghost Town U.S.A."
Oscar Rudolph
Howard Leeds
September 17, 1971 (1971-09-17)
049

The family travel to the Grand Canyon for their third annual camping trip. On the way, they stop at a ghost town for the night. There they are confronted by an old prospector, Zachariah T. Brown (Jim Backus) who fears they plan to steal his gold, and locks them in an old jail cell. The family free themselves but Zachariah has taken their car. Peter and Mike go out to search for Zachariah and the car.
Note: Part 1 of a three-part episode, filmed entirely on set and in rural towns outside of Los Angeles.

51
2
"Grand Canyon or Bust"
Oscar Rudolph
Tam Spiva
September 24, 1971 (1971-09-24)
050

The family, stranded in the ghost town, seeks help by starting a signal fire. Zachariah (Jim Backus) returns with Peter, Mike, and the car. Mike has convinced Zachariah they are not stealing his claim. The family heads to the Grand Canyon. There, they ride mules down into the canyon, and Cindy and Bobby notice a Native American boy. They follow him, but get lost. The others frantically search for Cindy and Bobby.
Note: Part 2 of a three-part episode, mostly filmed on location at the Grand Canyon.

52
3
"The Brady Braves"
Oscar Rudolph
Tam Spiva
October 1, 1971 (1971-10-01)
051

Bobby and Cindy are found. Mike comes to Jimmy's aid; he had run away believing his grandfather Chief Eagle Cloud (Jay Silverheels) would scoff at his ambition to become an astronaut. Mike convinces him to talk to his grandfather. Chief Eagle Cloud turns out to be proud of his grandson's ambition, and he invites the Bradys to participate in a ceremony making them honorary members of his tribe, and they each receive an Indian name: Big Eagle of Large Nest/Mike, Yellow Flower with Many Petals/Carol, Stalking Wolf/Greg, Middle Buffalo and Sleeping Lizard/Peter, Wandering Blossom/Cindy, Little Bear Who Loses Way/Bobby, Dove of Morning Light/Jan, Willow Dancing in Wind/Marcia, Squaw in Waiting/Alice.
Note: Part 3 of a three-part episode, filmed entirely on location at the Grand Canyon

53
4
"The Wheeler-Dealer"
Jack Arnold
Bill Freedman & Ben Gershman
October 8, 1971 (1971-10-08)
053

Greg learns the principle of Caveat Emptor when he gets his driver's license and buys his first car, a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, from a slick-talking friend. But all the restoration in the world can't change the fact the car is a lemon. Greg plans on selling the car to a gullible friend, but has a change of heart and sells it for junk instead.
Guest stars: Chris Beaumont as Eddie, and Charles Martin Smith as Ronnie

54
5
"My Sister, Benedict Arnold"
Hal Cooper
Elroy Schwartz
October 15, 1971 (1971-10-15)
058

Greg is furious at Marcia for dating his school rival, Warren Mulaney (Gary Rist), because Warren knocked Greg out of first string on the basketball team. After a date with Warren, Marcia decides to not date him again, partially to keep peace with Greg. However, when Greg demands Marcia not see him again, she invites him home to spite Greg. To retaliate, Greg brings home Marcia's rival, Kathy Lawrence (Sheri Cowart), who bumped Marcia out of cheerleading tryouts. Marcia and Greg then clash over the situation, and Mike admonishes them for using Kathy and Warren to make a point. When Greg and Marcia tries to find them to apologize, they find out that Warren and Kathy have befriended each other and left together. In a subplot; Alice, Peter, Cindy and Bobby work on the dunking machine for the school carnival, each one of them taking an intentional or accidental turn at getting dunked.

55
6
"The Personality Kid"
Oscar Rudolph
Ben Starr
October 22, 1971 (1971-10-22)
054

Peter is told he has no personality and takes it to heart. He tries to create a new personality, forcing different personae including an impersonation of Humphrey Bogart as Joe (repeating the family's dinner menu "pork chops and applesauce" in a Bogart like voice). None of the impersonations go over well so Peter buys a joke book. When he tries the jokes at his party everyone knows the punchlines. While trying to keep his party afloat, Bobby and Cindy—who in the subplot are on a safety drill campaign—call a surprise fire drill, forcing everyone to leave the house.

56
7
"Juliet is the Sun"
Jack Arnold
Brad Radnitz
October 29, 1971 (1971-10-29)
052

Marcia wins the lead female role of Juliet Capulet in the school production of Romeo and Juliet opposite Harold Axelrod (Randy Caseas) as Romeo Montague. Peter and Jan are cast as palace guards, and rehearse their brief roles repeatedly. Marcia had auditioned for the part of the nurse and feels that she is not good enough for the lead female role. The family makes an effort to encourage Marcia, but her ego grows and she becomes unmanageable. Marcia is heartbroken when her diva-like behavior results in her dismissal from the play. At the last minute, when the girl cast as Juliet's mother Lady Capulet gets the mumps, a contrite Marcia asks to be given the role and promises she will act in a professional and courteous manner. Features the Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet.

57
8
"And Now a Word From Our Sponsor"
Peter Baldwin
Albert E. Lewin
November 5, 1971 (1971-11-05)
059

The Bradys are hired by a hip director, Skip Farnum (Paul Winchell), to star in a television commercial for laundry detergent, due to their unaffected manner. The detergent is not the family's current brand, but a comparison test shows the new detergent as superior so the family agrees to do the commercial. They take advice from acting teacher Myrna Carter (Bonnie Boland), but as a result their acting is forced. Skip is appalled and fires the Bradys, remarking that the acting methods remind him of a "terrible" actress they worked with: Myrna Carter. As compensation the family receives 2,000 boxes of laundry detergent.
Note: Robert Reed wrote a four-page memo complaining about Sherwood Schwartz and the character of Skip Farnum, but he did like Paul Winchell's acting.[3]

58
9
"The Private Ear"
Hal Cooper
Michael Morris
November 12, 1971 (1971-11-12)
058

Using Mike's tape recorder, Peter eavesdrops on his siblings' conversations, leading to arguments between them. Mike counsels Peter on his behavior and considers the matter settled, but Greg and Marcia take things into their own hands for revenge, and discuss a surprise party for Peter ensuring he overhears. Mike and Carol learn of this and sabotage the revenge by throwing an actual surprise party for Peter.

59
10
"Her Sister's Shadow"
Russ Mayberry
Al Schwartz & Phil Leslie (teleplay), Al Schwartz & Ray Singer (story)
November 19, 1971 (1971-11-19)
055

Jan is tired of her teachers constantly comparing her to the popular and successful Marcia. She dumps Marcia's awards in the closet and complains that all she hears is "Marcia this, Marcia that... Marcia, Marcia, Marcia." Jan is thrilled to establish her own successful identity by winning an Honor award for an essay she wrote. When she realizes there is a scoring error and she actually came second, Jan grapples with her conscience and considers keeping secret her discovery. At assembly with her parents in attendance and minutes before the presentation, Jan reveals her discovery to her teacher. The teacher's presentation depicts Jan as gracious and mature for revealing the error.

60
11
"Click"
Oscar Rudolph
Alfred Lewis Levitt & Helen Levitt
(as Tom & Helen August)
November 26, 1971 (1971-11-26)
060

Greg becomes a member of the Westdale High School football team. Mike supports the idea, but Carol fears Greg will get hurt. Greg is indeed injured in a scrimmage so he turns to photography. Greg realizes his importance when he snaps a photo of a bad call on the field. Bobby also takes up photography for the subplot.
Guest stars: Elvera Roussel as Linette Carter, Bart LaRue as the coach

61
12
"Getting Davy Jones"
Oscar Rudolph
Phil Leslie & Al Schwartz
December 10, 1971 (1971-12-10)
063

Marcia, president of her school's Davy Jones fan club, hastily promises she can get him to sing at her school's upcoming dance on the strength of Jones' letter saying he would do her a favor. Marcia scrambles to contact Jones to ask him to appear. After unsuccessful attempts at the local TV station and at his hotel, Marcia's appeal to Davy's manager convinces him to make an appearance. Davy realizes he cannot go back on his word.
Guest stars: Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Robbins, Tina Andrews as Doreen, Whitney Rydbeck as Page, Kimberly Beck as Laura, and Britt Leach as the recordings manager. The actors who play the receptionist and the audio technician are uncredited
Notes: This was Davy Jones' first televised appearance after the end of The Monkees;[6] his song featured in this episode, "Girl", was also used as the theme to the Paramount picture Star Spangled Girl, which was released in theaters the same month as this episode's original broadcast. In 1997, TV Guide ranked the episode number 37 on its '100 Greatest Episodes of All Time' list.[7]

62
13
"The Not-So-Rose-Colored Glasses"
Leslie H. Martinson
Bruce Howard
December 24, 1971 (1971-12-24)
061

Jan accidentally takes someone else's bicycle and her grades are falling. It is learned her eyesight is failing and she needs glasses – which she refuses to wear. She bicycles without her glasses, but crashes her bike destroying the portrait of the kids Mike intended as an anniversary present for Carol. Jan tells the kids the photographer lost the negative and they have to be photographed again for the replacement portrait. Mike realizes it is a new photograph – Jan wears her glasses in the new portrait. Jan says she was not wearing her glasses at the time of her accident and that she sold her bicycle to pay for the replacement portrait. In the subplot, Carol and Mike are trying to hide anniversary presents from each other.
Guest star: Robert Nadder as Gregory Gaylord

63
14
"The Teeter-Totter Caper"
Russ Mayberry
Joel Kane & Jack Lloyd
December 31, 1971 (1971-12-31)
056

When they are not invited to Carol's cousin's wedding and asked to stay out of the way of their older siblings' activities, Bobby and Cindy decide to show how "important" they are by setting a world's record for most hours on a seesaw. They get newspaper coverage for their attempt, which ultimately fails when they fall asleep short of the record. They then learn that they set a record for kids around their age. The older siblings realize the attention-craving Bobby and Cindy indeed have their place in the family and are worthy of respect. In the subplot, the older Bradys are planning for the wedding.

64
15
"Big Little Man"
Robert Reed
Skip Webster
January 7, 1972 (1972-01-07)
062

Bobby is self-conscious about his diminutive height. Greg, in the subplot, gets a job at Sam's butcher shop to save for a surfboard. The girls' attempts to convince Bobby he is growing do not help, but Bobby learns the value of being small when he locks himself and Greg in Sam's meat locker.

65
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"Dough Re Mi"
Allen Baron
Ben Starr
January 14, 1972 (1972-01-14)
064

Greg needs $150 to cut a record. To get the money Greg forms a singing group with his siblings, but Peter's voice begins to break. Greg comes up with a new song to accommodate the breaking voice. Two songs are featured: "We Can Make the World a Whole Lot Brighter" and "Time to Change".

66
17
"Jan's Aunt Jenny"
Hal Cooper
Michael Morris
January 21, 1972 (1972-01-21)
066

Jan discovers an old photograph of a child that looks just like her. Carol explains it is Aunt Jenny (Imogene Coca) and describes her to Jan. Jan is anxious to meet her great-aunt, but changes her attitude on seeing a current photo of Jenny. Jan worries she will resemble the old and eccentric-looking Jenny at that age. Jan's doubt is placated when she meets Aunt Jenny, a fun-loving Auntie Mame-type, and realizes her beauty within. The subplot has the Bradys cleaning junk from the attic and Mike attempting to restore an old record player.

67
18
"The Big Bet"
Earl Bellamy
Elroy Schwartz
January 28, 1972 (1972-01-28)
065

Greg comments to a pesky Bobby that he can do twice as many chin-ups as he can. Greg did not mean anything by it, but Bobby demands a contest, with the loser acting as the winner's servant for a week. Bobby wins and soon becomes a tyrant. He invites himself along on Greg's date with Rachel (Hope Sherwood). Bobby is annoying and disruptive through the date, and through his intentionally silly antics rips the soft top of Mike's convertible, leaving himself with a large debt to Mike for the repairs. In the subplot, Carol and Mike attend a high-school reunion with a bet of their own.

68
19
"The Power of the Press"
Jack Arnold
Ben Gershman & Bill Freedman
February 4, 1972 (1972-02-04)
068

Peter joins his school newspaper and becomes popular when his classmates see themselves mentioned in print. Peter writes a flattering piece on his officious science teacher Mr. Price (Milton Parsons), hoping it will help him gain a better grade. After the test Peter admits what he has done to Mr. Price, not realizing that he has read the piece – standard procedure when staff are mentioned in the paper. They both learn something from the discussion.

69
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"Sergeant Emma"
Jack Arnold
Harry Winkler
February 11, 1972 (1972-02-11)
069

When Alice goes on a week's vacation, she invites her identical cousin Emma (Ann B. Davis), a former Army WAC, to care for the household. Emma starts the Brady kids on a rigid schedule of exercise and work. When Mike and Carol approach Emma to commend her for teaching discipline to the kids, Emma decides that they too should join the sessions. Everyone can't wait until Alice returns from her vacation, and a "welcome home" party intended for Alice is misconstrued by Emma as the Bradys' show of appreciation.

70
21
"Cindy Brady, Lady"
Hal Cooper
Al Schwartz & Larry Rhine
February 18, 1972 (1972-02-18)
067

When she can't do what her older sisters can, Cindy decides to act more mature than her age. Bobby tries to help by posing as a secret admirer; when Mike wants to expose him, Bobby asks his friend Tommy (Eric Shea) to reveal himself as the admirer. Cindy initially turns Tommy off with her mature airs, but then when she starts acting her age Tommy expresses true affection for her.

71
22
"My Fair Opponent"
Peter Baldwin
Bernie Kahn
March 3, 1972 (1972-03-03)
071

Marcia's plain and awkward classmate Molly Webber (Debi Storm) is nominated for hostess of the school's Banquet Night as a cruel joke by other students. Marcia is angered by this, so decides to make over Molly to deflate the joke. Marcia is in a bind when a nominee drops out and Marcia becomes the other nominee. She considers dropping out herself until experiencing Molly's arrogant new behavior. Molly uses Marcia's campaign speech without acknowledging Marcia for her help, and with it, wins the contest. Molly has a change of heart and confesses.

72
23
"The Fender Benders"
Allen Baron
David P. Harmon
March 10, 1972 (1972-03-10)
070

Carol is involved in a minor car accident with Marcia, Bobby, and Cindy as passengers. Carol and Harry Duggan (Jackie Coogan), the other driver involved, initially agree to pay for their own damage. Duggan later files a lawsuit against Carol, claiming the accident was due to her reckless driving and that he was injured as a result. Carol goes to court to dispute the exaggerated charges, and wins with a big assist from Mike.
Guest stars: Robert Emhardt as the judge

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"Hawaii Bound"
Jack Arnold
Tam Spiva
September 22, 1972 (1972-09-22)
072

Mike is sent to Hawaii to check on a construction project, and his firm allows him to take the family and Alice along. The family then enjoys a tour of Hawaii before Mike visits the jobsite. When Bobby joins his father on the tour of the construction project, he stumbles upon an ancient tiki; which, according to an old Hawaiian legend, brings bad luck to anyone who touches it. The Brady boys laugh at the curse and blow it off as superstition, but then start to think differently when Greg has a surfing accident. During their sightseeing tour of Hawaii, the Bradys learn about the history and legend of Pearl Harbor, and Cindy is pleased to have legendary Hawaiian crooner Don Ho and Sam Kapu serenade her.
Note: This is Part 1 of three parts, filmed mostly on location in Hawaii
Guest Stars: David "Lippy" Espinda as Mr. Hanalei, Patrick Adiarte as David

74
2
"Pass the Tabu"
Jack Arnold
Tam Spiva
September 29, 1972 (1972-09-29)
073

The tiki apparently brings continued bad luck to the family: Greg is reeling from his surfing crash, a wall ornament hanging in the boys' hotel room falls and almost hits Bobby, and a tarantula finds its way into their room and nearly bites Peter. Bobby tries to get rid of the tiki, but it is returned to him by an unknowing Jan. The boys then learn that the idol must be discarded at an ancient burial ground in order for the curse to be removed.
Guest star: Vincent Price as Professor Hubert Whitehead

75
3
"The Tiki Caves"
Jack Arnold
Tam Spiva
October 6, 1972 (1972-10-06)
074

An archaeologist, believing the boys have come to steal his latest "find", holds them captive on the burial grounds where they are directed to return the tiki. After the girls reveal their siblings' whereabouts, Mike rescues his sons, then convinces the professor that they have no intention of claiming credit for finding the burial grounds. A Hawaiian party wraps up the Bradys' latest vacation.

76
4
"Today, I Am a Freshman"
Hal Cooper
Myles Wilder
October 13, 1972 (1972-10-13)
075

Marcia is anxious about her freshman year of high school, and Mike asks Greg to introduce his sister around. Marcia decides to join every club at school, including the Boosters, a club of conceited girls who administer strict social rules. When Marcia invites the Boosters over for her interview, Peter's previously malfunctioning science project model volcano, which is the subplot, finally erupts, spewing "lava" over Marcia and the outraged Boosters. Marcia breaks into laughter and realizes the humorless Boosters are not the types of girls she wants to socialize with.

77
5
"Cyrano de Brady"
Hal Cooper
Skip Webster
October 20, 1972 (1972-10-20)
076

Peter is smitten when Jan brings home her pretty classmate Kerry Hathaway (Kym Karath). Peter is shy with Kerry, so he enlists Greg to help with what to say to Kerry. Kerry mistakenly concludes that Greg is the one interested in her, which causes friction between Greg and Peter. To make it up to Peter, Greg enlists Marcia's help in a play-act to convince Kerry that he is an aggressive, womanizing playboy so she will lose interest in him. Peter arrives home and, unaware of the plan, tells Kerry that "Debbie" (Marcia) is their sister, and that it was an act. Peter's honesty wins Kerry's love.

78
6
"Fright Night"
Jerry London
Brad Radnitz
October 27, 1972 (1972-10-27)
077

After being spooked by the boys one night, the girls work on their own method of revenge. Once the score is evened, Mike calls for an end to the pranks. Regardless, the kids team up to scare Alice, after she claims to be afraid of nothing. Mike and Carol arrive home early and break up the scheme, but Alice arrives on the scene. Panicked, Alice smashes the bust of Mike that Carol made for an art contest, which was the subplot, thinking it is the head of a burglar. Carol and Mike come down hard on the kids and suspend the kids' allowances for two weeks, pointing out that their actions could have resulted in tragedy.

79
7
"The Show Must Go On??"
Jack Donohue
Harry Winkler
November 3, 1972 (1972-11-03)
081

Greg and Marcia each enlist their parents to perform with them in the Westdale High School's talent revue, Family Night Frolics. Carol and Marcia perform the featured song "Together (Wherever We Go)" from the musical Gypsy, and Greg and Mike do a reading of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's The Day is Done. The reading is a unique interpretation complete with visual gags, bad puns, and a rubber chicken. In the subplot, Alice and Sam (Allan Melvin) break up, but solve their differences during the talent revue.
Guest star: Bonnie Ludeka as Muriel

80
8
"Jan, the Only Child"
Roger Duchowny
Ralph Goodman & Al Schwartz
November 10, 1972 (1972-11-10)
080

Jan complains about the lack of privacy and personal space, and declares she wants to become an only child. Her angered siblings teach her a lesson; they grant her wish by ignoring her and staying out of her way. Meanwhile in the subplot, the family plans a square dance at a Hoedown party, and Alice and Carol compete by making strawberry preserves for the dance.
Note: This episode caused an argument on-set between Robert Reed and Sherwood Schwartz over lines in the script.[1]

81
9
"Career Fever"
Jerry London
Adele Styler & Burt Styler
November 17, 1972 (1972-11-17)
078

Mike mistakenly believes Greg wants to follow in his father's footsteps to become an architect. Greg does not want to offend Mike by admitting he does not want to become an architect, he merely wrote that he did for a school assignment. Greg creates ridiculous designs to show he will never make it as an architect. In the subplot, Cindy wants to be a model, Bobby an astronaut, while Peter and Jan want go into the medical profession and borrow large medical encyclopedias from the library. Peter mistakenly concludes that he has contracted a rare disease, but he has misread the encyclopedia.

82
10
"Goodbye, Alice, Hello"
George Tyne
Milt Rosen
November 24, 1972 (1972-11-24)
083

A series of misunderstandings leads Alice to believe she has irreparably breached the Brady kids' trust, prompting her resignation. Alice's temporary replacement is Kay (Mary Treen), Alice's friend who had a similar unpleasant experience with another family. Although Kay is very nice, she has no intentions of bonding with the family; instead she does her job. The kids, with help from Kay, track down Alice at a restaurant where she now works and convince her to return.
Notes: Robert Reed does not appear in this episode. This episode includes the scene of Bobby and Cindy wanting to go skinny dipping at a new neighbor's pool.

83
11
"Greg's Triangle"
Richard Michaels
Bill Freedman & Ben Gershman
December 8, 1972 (1972-12-08)
086

Greg dates classmate Jennifer Nichols (Tannis G. Montgomery), whom Carol and Mike suspect has an ulterior motive: she and Marcia are trying out for head cheerleader, and Greg is on the judging committee. At the tryout, Greg is caught in a dilemma when he must cast the deciding vote; he fears both Jennifer and Marcia will be angered if he does not favor them. Ultimately he selects Pat Conway (Rita Wilson) because he thought she was the best cheerleader. To his surprise Marcia is happy; she knows Greg voted honestly. But Jennifer dumps Greg, and he realizes she was using him to win his vote. In the subplot, Carol takes up golf with Mike's help.
Note: Although Carol is learning how to play golf, it is revealed in the first season episode "Vote For Brady" that she has a set of clubs and used to play golf all the time.

84
12
"Everyone Can't Be George Washington"
Richard Michaels
Sam Locke & Milton Pascal
December 22, 1972 (1972-12-22)
085

Peter auditions for the role of George Washington in the school play, but is cast as Benedict Arnold instead. When friends start teasing him as a "traitor", Peter feigns laryngitis to lose the role, but Mike convinces him his behavior in letting everyone down was the same as the real Benedict Arnold. Peter agrees to be in the play and is praised for his brilliant portrayal of Arnold.
Guest star: Sara Seegar as Miss Bailey

85
13
"Love and the Older Man"
Richard Michaels
Sam Locke & Milton Pascal
January 5, 1973 (1973-01-05)
084

Marcia has a crush on the family's new dentist, Dr. Stanley Vogel (Don Brit Reid), and mistakenly concludes that a favor he plans to ask of her is to date him. He actually wants to ask Marcia to babysit his three-year-old child when he takes his wife out. In a subplot, the boys build a motorized go-cart.

86
14
"Law and Disorder"
Hal Cooper
Elroy Schwartz
January 12, 1973 (1973-01-12)
079

Bobby learns about power, discretion, and responsibility when he is named safety monitor at school (involuntarily). His classmates avoid him, and when he writes up Cindy for running in the hallway and gets her a detention, she gets mad at him. Bobby still abuses his power and writes people up for minor infractions, including his older siblings. Bobby learns his lesson when he breaks the rules himself to save a classmate's cat from an abandoned house. In the subplot other family members restore an old sailboat.
Note: Barry Williams admitted to being stoned in the scene where he is pumping up the bike tire.[3]

87
15
"Greg Gets Grounded"
Jack Arnold
Elroy Schwartz
January 19, 1973 (1973-01-19)
089

Mike prohibits Greg from driving the family car for a week after Bobby describes his near-accident on the freeway. Greg then borrows a car from his friend George Thompson to buy tickets to a rock concert before they sell out. When Greg's parents call him on it, he states that he was complying with the letter of the punishment, by not driving "the family car". Greg is grounded from leaving home for ten days, except for school. Greg convinces his parents to abolish the punishment on the condition he does everything by "his exact words". They make Greg fulfill all his commitments to the letter, to teach him a lesson. In the subplot, Peter and Bobby train their pet frogs for a frog jumping contest.
Note: This is the second of two episodes to not have an epilogue, after the pilot episode "The Honeymoon".

88
16
"Amateur Nite"
Jack Arnold
Sam Locke & Milton Pascal
January 26, 1973 (1973-01-26)
092

Jan's misunderstanding of the price for the engraving of a silver platter they intend to give their parents as an anniversary gift leaves the kids scrambling for cash. To raise the funds they participate in television talent show as "The Silver Platters".
Guest stars: Steve Dunne (in his second appearance, having previously played Mark Millard on season two's "Alice's September Song") as Pete Sterne, Robert Nadder as Alfred Baily, and Harold Peary as Mr. Goodbody.
Featured songs: "It's a Sunshine Day" and "Keep On", sung by the Brady Kids

89
17
"Bobby's Hero"
Leslie H. Martinson
Michael Morris
February 2, 1973 (1973-02-02)
087

When Mike and Carol learn that Bobby's hero is Jesse James, they set out to teach him the truth about the outlaw. When books and censored movies on TV suggest to Bobby that James was not a villain, Mike tracks down a relative of one of James' victims to share his story with Bobby. That, plus a nightmare in which Jesse James kills the Bradys during a train robbery, finally gets through to Bobby. Meanwhile, Mike has to write a speech about ancient architecture for modern buildings for a convention.
Guest stars: Burt Mustin as Jethroe Collins, Gordon DeVol as Jesse James

90
18
"The Subject Was Noses"
Jack Arnold
Larry Rhine & Al Schwartz
February 9, 1973 (1973-02-09)
090

Marcia is asked out by popular school hunk Doug Simpson (Nicholas Hammond). Marcia is so taken aback by the gesture that she instantly accepts the date without realizing that she has a date with Charley (Stuart Getz), the nice but average joe son of a wallpaper salesman, for the same night, creating a conflict. So taking Greg's advice, Marcia breaks her date with Charley, using the excuse "something suddenly came up." Later, when Peter's wildly-thrown football hits Marcia's nose, causing it to swell and bruise ("Oh, my nose!"), Doug breaks their date, using the same excuse. After Marcia's nose quickly heals, Doug asks her out again. Marcia rejects him, admits to Charley what she did, and reaccepts the date with him. When Marcia returns home, she reveals to Mike and Carol that during the date she and Charley crossed paths with Doug and, after Doug teases Charley and Marcia, they get into a fight, resulting in a swollen nose for Doug. In a subplot, Mike and Carol mull over what wallpaper pattern to decorate their bedroom with.
Guest stars: Lisa Eilbacher as Vicki
In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode at the bottom of its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[8]

91
19
"How to Succeed in Business?"
Robert Reed
Gene Thompson
February 23, 1973 (1973-02-23)
091

Peter gets his first job as a bicycle mechanic. His painfully slow process repairing a bicycle irritates his boss, Mr. Martinelli (Jay Novello). Martinelli fires him for his plodding pace; he explains that Peter is "very nice" but just not "mechanically inclined". Peter keeps the truth from his family and takes refuge in the park until Carol and Mike visit the shop to purchase bicycles. They console Peter; Mike explains that he has lost jobs.

92
20
"The Great Earring Caper"
Leslie H. Martinson
Larry Rhine & Al Schwartz
March 2, 1973 (1973-03-02)
088

Cindy takes a pair of earrings Carol loaned to Marcia, and loses them. Cindy enlists budding detective Peter to help find the jewelry before Marcia or Carol find out. The pressure is on when Carol wants to wear them to a costume party (the planning of which is the subplot) where she and Mike plan to dress as Antony and Cleopatra. When the truth comes out the family reconstructs the events before Cindy lost the earrings, and find them in the washing machine – damaged.

93
21
"You're Never Too Old"
Bruce Bilson
Ben Gershman & Bill Freedman
March 9, 1973 (1973-03-09)
093

The kids try to set up the girls' matrilineal great-grandmother, Grandma Connie Hutchins (Florence Henderson), and the boys' patrilineal great-grandfather, Grandpa Hank Brady (Robert Reed), after the two come for a visit. While Grandma is a real "swinger", Grandpa is a real "stick in the mud". After some problems, Grandma Hutchins finally wins over Grandpa Brady, and the two elope in Las Vegas.

94
22
"You Can't Win Them All"
Jack Donohue
Lois Hire
March 16, 1973 (1973-03-16)
082

Bobby and Cindy vie for a spot on a kids' television quiz show Question the Kids with host Monty Marshall (Edward Knight, Christopher Knight's father). Cindy earns her spot, and gains a huge ego as a result, but blanks when the cameras start rolling. In the subplot, Mike and Carol plan a barbecue dinner party which becomes a Mexican feast and then a smorgasbord, changing dates several times without a resolution.

95
23
"A Room at the Top"
Lloyd J. Schwartz
William Raynor & Myles Wilder
March 23, 1973 (1973-03-23)
094

Greg and Marcia each want to convert the newly cleared attic into their own room. Greg is ultimately given the room as the oldest of the children, but relinquishes it to Marcia after hearing her tearful pleas for privacy from her sisters. An annoyed Bobby and Peter— wanting to keep their room to themselves—conspire to frustrate Marcia enough to have her relinquish the room. Marcia initially accuses Greg of the shenanigans, but they soon realize what is happening. Marcia reasons she will have her opportunity to take the room when Greg leaves for college so gives him the room.
Guest star: Chris Beaumont as Hank Carter
Note: In "Our Son, the Man" in season two, Mike tells Carol that the attic would be suitable for Greg if only he were two and a half feet tall.

text: Season 5 (1973–74)[edit]

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96
1
"Adios, Johnny Bravo"
Jerry London
Joanna Lee
September 14, 1973 (1973-09-14)
098

After the Brady kids perform a song together, slick-talking talent scout Tami Cutler (Claudia Jennings) wants to sign Greg to a solo recording contract and make him over into a singer named Johnny Bravo. Greg alienates his siblings in pursuing this, and upsets his parents when he announces plans to postpone college. Greg anticipates solo stardom, but when he discovers his recordings have been electronically "sweetened", confronts Tami. Tami and her associate admit they liked Greg only because he "fit the suit", prompting Greg to walk out.
Guest stars: Jeff Davis as Hal Barton, Paul Cavonis as Buddy Berkman
Featured songs: "You've Got To Be In Love To Love a Love Song", "Good Time Music"

97
2
"Mail Order Hero"
Bruce Bilson
Martin Ragaway
September 21, 1973 (1973-09-21)
096

Discovering the New York Jets will be playing in town, Bobby boasts to his friends that he personally knows their quarterback Joe Namath. When Bobby's friends demand he back his words, Cindy secretly helps to arrange Namath's visit, by writing the star quarterback and claiming that Bobby is deathly ill. Bobby learns of Cindy's plan only when Namath comes to visit and plays along, but Mike and Carol catch on to the plan. Meanwhile, Jan is learning first aid in the subplot.

98
3
"Snow White and the Seven Bradys"
Bruce Bilson
Ben Starr
September 28, 1973 (1973-09-28)
095

At Cindy's behest the family and Sam (Allan Melvin) put on a backyard theater production of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" to raise funds for a retirement gift for Cindy's popular teacher Mrs. Whitfield (Frances Whitfield). When it is discovered Alice has already eaten the "poisoned apple" while rehearsing, Sam and Mike rush to the store (in costume) to buy an apple. Sam receives a parking fine, and the policeman says they must have a permit to host the production. A permit is granted on short notice allowing the show to go on.
Note: The cast of the production is 'Snow White' played by Carol, 'Prince Charming' played by Mike, 'Dopey' played by Sam, 'Doc' played by Greg, 'Sneezy' played by Peter, 'Sleepy' played by Marcia, 'Happy' played by Jan, 'Bashful' played by Bobby, 'Grumpy' played by Cindy, and 'the wicked queen' played by Alice.

99
4
"Never Too Young"
Richard Michaels
Larry Rhine & Al Schwartz
October 5, 1973 (1973-10-05)
099

After defending one of Cindy's friends at school, Bobby receives his first kiss. However, his new girlfriend Millicent (Melissa Sue Anderson) warns him that she may have the mumps. Bobby is worried he may jeopardize the Roaring Twenties party, which is the subplot, being organized by the family, by infecting everyone. However, it is a false alarm, and the party proceeds as planned.

100
5
"Peter and the Wolf"
Leslie H. Martinson
Tam Spiva
October 12, 1973 (1973-10-12)
100

Greg's date Sandra (Cindi Crosby) cancels when her cousin Linda (Linda Gibboney) visits from out of town. Wanting to salvage the date, Greg plans a double date. When no one wants to pair up with Linda, he turns to Peter, passing him off as a "friend" in his high school class named "Phil Packer". Linda and Sandra discover Greg's ruse but do not let on, and hatch a plan of revenge at a pizza parlor. In the subplot, Carol and Mike – on Jan's and Marcia's recommendations for great pizza – are entertaining a conservative client Juan Calderon and his wife Maria there. Sandra and Linda's revenge almost jeopardizes Mike's deal.

101
6
"Getting Greg's Goat"
Robert Reed
Sam Locke & Milton Pascal
October 19, 1973 (1973-10-19)
101

Greg is involved in the heist of a rival school's mascot (a goat named Raquel) in retaliation for the stealing of Westdale's mascot (a bear cub). Greg hides Raquel in his attic room, but this leads to a series of misunderstandings (most notably Mike thinking that Greg is keeping a girl in his room). Mike finds out about Raquel and suggests to Greg to set up a secret exchange of mascots with the other school. A last minute P.T.A. meeting at the Brady house ruins their plans, and they must hide Raquel from the group. They are eventually caught, and Greg's vice principal Mr. Binkley orders Greg to write a 5,000-word report on mascot stealing.
Guest stars: Sandra Gould as Mrs. Gould, Margarita Cordova as the PTA member, George D. Wallace as Mr. Binkley

102
7
"Marcia Gets Creamed"
Peter Baldwin
Bill Freedman & Ben Gershman
October 26, 1973 (1973-10-26)
104

Marcia gets a job at a local ice cream shop, while Peter is distraught that he can't find a job. When her boss Mr. Haskell (Henry Corden) wants to start taking afternoons off, he puts Marcia in charge and hires Peter. However, Peter's chronic slacking and incompetence prompts Marcia to fire him and she in turn hires Jan as a replacement. Meanwhile, Marcia's job keeps her too busy for her boyfriend Jeff, who--in retaliation--stops at the shop with another girl to make Marcia jealous. Marcia, angered by the stunt, squirts them with whipped cream. Mr. Haskell then realizes that he is much happier running the shop than he is taking afternoons off, and lets Marcia go, keeping the harder-working Jan. This puts Marcia at odds with Jan, but at least she now has plenty of time for Jeff. Peter then surprises everyone by getting a new job at a pizza parlor. In a subplot, Alice and Mike struggle with their willpower to keep a strict diet.
Guest stars: Michael Gray as Jeff, Kimberly Beck as Jeff's unnamed replacement date.

103
8
"My Brother's Keeper"
Ross Bowman
Michael Morris
November 2, 1973 (1973-11-02)
105

Bobby saves Peter from being struck by a falling ladder in their backyard. Peter, grateful to Bobby for saving his life, offers to become Bobby's "servant for life". Bobby takes advantage of the situation, forcing Peter to do all Bobby's chores. Peter soon regrets his offer, and breaks the pledge. The feud between Peter and Bobby causes Peter to tape a line across the middle of their shared bedroom; Bobby emphasizes that the bathroom is on his side by going in and flushing the toilet. Bobby is later accidentally locked in their bedroom closet; Peter arrives and opens the door, rescuing him. To resolve the dispute, Bobby effusively praises Peter for this supposedly heroic, life saving rescue. In the subplot, the girls' room is being wallpapered.
Inaccuracy note: Although the Brady residence supposedly has no toilets, one is heard being flushed for the only time in this episode.

104
9
"Quarterback Sneak"
Peter Baldwin
Bill Freedman & Ben Gershman
November 9, 1973 (1973-11-09)
103

Greg's rival high school quarterback Jerry Rogers (Chris Beaumont) feigns interest in Marcia, but only to gain access to the Westdale High School football team's playbook. Greg tries to warn a lovestruck Marcia about Jerry, much to her angered disbelief, and Bobby backs Greg's story when he sees Jerry try to steal the playbook. Greg then devises a phony playbook and convinces Marcia to invite Jerry over for a visit. Marcia then discovers Jerry's true intentions and becomes crushed. Mike then informs Greg that his deception was just as dishonest as Jerry's stealing the playbook, which prompts Greg to call Jerry to right the wrongs, although Jerry doesn't believe him. It is then revealed that during the game, Jerry's coach learns that he stole the phony playbook and benches him early in the game, allowing Westdale to win easy, 20-7. In the subplot, Carol is paid an unexpected visit by her egotistical high school sweetheart, Tank Gates (Denny Miller).

105
10
"Try, Try Again"
George Tyne
Larry Rhine & Al Schwartz
November 16, 1973 (1973-11-16)
106

When she finds she simply has no talent as a ballet dancer, Jan tries to find something she is good at. She tries tap dancing and acting, but fails at both. However, while "acting" as a painter, one of Jan's teachers (Judy Landon) realizes her artistic talent, and Jan finds her niche as a painter. In a subplot, Mike cooks a gourmet dinner for the family.
Note: Coincidentally, Eve Plumb now has a second career as a painter.

106
11
"The Cincinnati Kids"
Leslie H. Martinson
Larry Rhine & Al Schwartz
November 23, 1973 (1973-11-23)
102

The Bradys travel to Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio, near Cincinnati, where Mike's company hopes to win the contract to build an addition. The hopes are jeopardized when Jan unknowingly walks off with the plans, leaving Mike with her poster of Yogi Bear. The family furiously scrambles to retrace their steps. Jan finds the sketches and the family rushes the plans to Mike and the park's board of directors before the 1 p.m. deadline.
Guest stars: Hilary Thompson as Marge, Bob Hoffman as the attendant, L. Jeffery Schwartz as the bear
Note: This episode was filmed on location at the then-new Kings Island amusement park 25 miles north of Cincinnati, Ohio.

107
12
"The Elopement"
Jerry London
Harry Winkler
December 7, 1973 (1973-12-07)
097

When Jan and Marcia overhear Alice and Sam discussing elopement, they mistakenly believe they plan to elope. The family prepares a wedding reception, while Carol begins interviewing a replacement housekeeper for Alice's honeymoon. Sam (Allan Melvin) and Alice were actually discussing a cousin's elopement, and reveal the misunderstanding at the reception. In the subplot, Bobby is trying to learn to play the organ on an old portable.
Note: At the end of the episode Alice announces to Carol and Mike that she and Sam are engaged. There is no subsequent mention of a wedding in the series. In the 1988 sequel A Very Brady Christmas Alice and Sam have been married

108
13
"Miss Popularity"
Jack Donohue
Martin Ragaway
December 21, 1973 (1973-12-21)
109

To win the title of her school's Most Popular Girl competition, Jan makes a host of promises to her friends. She wins the competition but fails to make good on the promises and becomes an insufferable snob. Realizing she is losing her friends, Jan sets out to right her wrongs. Meanwhile Carol and Mike try to plan a second honeymoon.
Guest stars: Jerelyn Fields as Shirley, Darryl Seman as Herman

109
14
"Kelly's Kids"
Richard Michaels
Sherwood Schwartz
January 4, 1974 (1974-01-04)
107

Ken (Ken Berry) and Kathy Kelly (Brooke Bundy), friends of Carol and Mike, plan to adopt a boy named Matt (Todd Lookinland [Mike Lookinland's brother]) from a local orphanage. By chance they also adopt Matt's two best friends: Dwayne (William Attmore II), an African American and Steve (Carey Wong), who is Asian, much to the chagrin of the Kelly family's bigoted neighbor Mrs. Payne (Molly Dodd).
Notes: This is the only episode other than the pilot episode, "The Honeymoon", credited to Sherwood Schwartz. It is a backdoor pilot for a planned series that was never produced. Sherwood Schwartz used the concept for Together We Stand in 1986, which would later relaunch as Nothing Is Easy in 1987.[1]

110
15
"The Driver's Seat"
Jack Arnold
George Tibbles
January 11, 1974 (1974-01-11)
108

After a nervous non-start at her first driver's examination, Marcia gets her license on her second try, and is soon engaged in a debate with Greg over which gender has the better driving abilities. To put their argument to rest, Mike creates a driving course for them both to run. Greg gets over-anxious and loses to Marcia. In the end, Bobby and Cindy attempt to make a similar contest in bike-riding, but after seeing Greg suffering, Bobby backs out of it. In the subplot, Jan is preparing for a crucial debate on her debate team. Nervous about presenting in front of people, Mike gives her the advice to picture them in their underwear.
Guest star: Herb Vigran as the examiner

111
16
"Out of This World"
Peter Baldwin
Larry Rhine & Al Schwartz
January 18, 1974 (1974-01-18)
110

After meeting astronaut Brigadier General James McDivitt, Bobby and Peter are convinced that they have seen a UFO hover above their backyard then disappear, but it is only Greg playing a practical joke on them. Bobby and Peter tell the family and everyone at school about the "UFO". No one at school believes them so they seek proof by camping in the yard with a camera. The "UFO" reappears as they both start taking photos. Bobby later dreams about a UFO landing in the backyard with space aliens Herlo (Frank Delfino) and Shim (Sadie Delfino) emerging and interacting with him. Mike shows the developed "UFO" photos to the Air Force who send Captain James McGregor (James Flavin) of the local police force to investigate. Greg is forced to admit to the truth and loses use of the car for the weekend as punishment.
Note: Frank Delfino had previously been Mike Lookinland's stunt double, Sadie Delfino had previously been Susan Olsen's stunt double, before the kids grew too big. The obvious cut on Greg's lip, explained as a shaving accident in this episode, was actually the result of a traffic accident Barry Williams was involved in.[1]

112
17
"Welcome Aboard"
Richard Michaels
Larry Rhine & Al Schwartz
January 25, 1974 (1974-01-25)
112

Carol's nephew, Oliver (Robbie Rist), comes to live with the Bradys while his parents are in South America. He nearly wears out his welcome when he is involved in a series of minor accidents in his eagerness to help out. Oliver is convinced he is a jinx until his presence wins the family an award during a visit to a movie studio. Their prize is an appearance in a 1920s-style slapstick movie.

113
18
"Two Petes in a Pod"
Richard Michaels
Sam Locke & Milton Pascal
February 8, 1974 (1974-02-08)
111

Peter meets Arthur Owens (Christopher Knight), an exact "double" of his with glasses, at school after making a date with a girl named Michelle (Kathy O'Dare). When Arthur makes a date with Pamela (Denise Nickerson) (a niece of Mike's boss Ed Phillips) while masquerading as Peter as a gag, Peter must enlist Arthur's help to avoid breaking either date. Carol and Mike catch on, but Pamela is actually attracted to Arthur, and Michelle is finally attracted to Peter.

114
19
"Top Secret"
Bernard Wiesen
Howard Ostroff
February 15, 1974 (1974-02-15)
115

Bobby and Oliver (Robbie Rist) jump to all sorts of conclusions when Mike is visited by Fred Sanders (Don Fenwick), an FBI agent (to get security clearances for a government project), and subsequently is asked to help Sam with a "top secret" project to expand his store. The boys believe Sam is passing information to the Russians when they see him conferring with his landlord, Mr. Gronsky (Lew Palter), about the project, and lock Sam and Gronsky in the meat locker. Mike is able to free the two and everything is cleared up. Meanwhile Sam's request of Mike to draw plans for a "top secret" project lead Alice, Carol, Marcia, Jan and Cindy to assume that he is about to ask Alice to marry him, and that Mike is designing a home for them.
Note: This is Allan Melvin's final appearance as Sam Franklin.

115
20
"The Snooperstar"
Bruce Bilson
Harry Winkler
February 22, 1974 (1974-02-22)
113

To teach Cindy a lesson about reading her diary without permission, Marcia teases her by creating fake entries, with some help from Jan, about a Hollywood agent planning to discover Cindy and make her into the next Shirley Temple. Cindy becomes convinced that Mike's fussy client Penelope Fletcher (Natalie Schafer) is the talent scout, and Marcia can't talk Cindy out of this notion. Cindy shocks Mike with her impromptu Shirley Temple performance for Penelope, but Penelope is charmed by the act, ensuring that he will get the contract.

116
21
"The Hustler"
Michael Kane
Bill Freedman & Ben Gershman
March 1, 1974 (1974-03-01)
114

The Bradys receive a pool table as a thank-you gift from Mike's boss, and Bobby quickly becomes a billiards expert. Bobby shows off his skills during Mike and Carol's cocktail party, soundly beating Mike's boss. The Bradys decide that, as nice as the gift is, they have no room for the pool table and give it to charity.
Guest star: Jim Backus as Harry Matthews

117
22
"The Hair-Brained Scheme"
Jack Arnold
Charles Stewart
March 8, 1974 (1974-03-08)
116

In the series finale, Bobby is convinced he can get rich by selling Neat & Natural Hair Tonic. He sells Greg a container, which turns Greg's hair bright orange on the eve of his high-school commencement. This necessitates a trip to the local beauty parlor, where Greg swallows his ego and re-dyes his hair just in time for graduation.
Guest stars: Hope Sherwood (Sherwood Schwartz's daughter) as Gretchen, Barbara Bernstein (Florence Henderson's daughter) as Suzanne
Note: Robert Reed (Mike Brady) does not appear in this episode due to a dispute over the storyline (centered on a non-FDA-approved bottle of hair tonic), which he considered inane slapstick. After Reed wrote a large memo to the staff and Paramount, Sherwood Schwartz wrote him out of the episode...and later fired him from the series, which was ultimately not renewed for a sixth season anyhow.[1][3]


document_title: East Rand Mine

question_text: when did the expansion of the gold mines take place in the east rand

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text: East Rand Mine

text:
East Rand Proprietary Mine

Location

East Rand Gold Mine

Location in South Africa

Location
Boksburg

Province
Gauteng

Country
South Africa

Coordinates
26°06′S 28°19′E / 26.10°S 28.32°E / -26.10; 28.32Coordinates: 26°06′S 28°19′E / 26.10°S 28.32°E / -26.10; 28.32

Production

Production
79,479

Financial year
2007-08

History

Opened
1893

Active
120

Closed
2008

Owner

Company
DRD Gold Limited

Website
DRD Gold website

Year of acquisition
2002

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text: East Rand Proprietary Mines (ERPM) is a 120-year-old underground gold mining operation on the Witwatersrand Basin at Boksburg, to the east of Johannesburg. The mine employed 2,740 people. It was the deepest mine in the world until 2008 at 3,585 metres depth, slightly more than the TauTona mine, also in South Africa, which was 3,581 metres at the time (in 2008 the TauTona mine completed a digging project that extended the depth of the mine by several hundred metres.)[1]

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text: The mine closed in 2008. Historical gold production between 1896 and 2008 was 43 Moz at recovered gold grade of 8.1g/t (95% plant recovery).

text: A world class high grade gold deposit remains with existing in situ resources (SAMREC compliant) of 51 Moz, including; - Indicated resources of 4.33 Moz at 8.73 g/t Au - Inferred resources of 29.95 Moz at 8.55 g/t Au

text: The Cason mine dump was the world highest man made mountain. This dump is currently recycled. It is a shadow of itself and will probably disappear in the near future.

text: Production[edit]

text: Recent production figures:[2]

text:
Year
Production
Cost per ounce

2007
80,216 ounces
US $ 641

2008
79,479 ounces
US $ 748


document_title: Brain size

question_text: who has the biggest brain in the world

question_tokens: who has the biggest brain in the world

text: Brain size

text: Humans[edit]

text: Studies on human brain size, largely based on participants of European ancestry, tend to find an average adult brain volume of 1260 cubic centimeters (cm3) for men and 1130 cm3 for women. There is, however, substantial variation between individuals;[1] one study of 46 adults, aged 22–49 years and of mainly European descent, found an average brain volume of 1273.6 cm3 for men, with a range of 1052.9 to 1498.5 cm3, and 1131.1 cm3 for women, with a range of 974.9 to 1398.1 cm3.[2]

text: The right cerebral hemisphere is typically larger than the left, whereas the cerebellar hemispheres are typically closer in size. The adult human brain weighs on average about 1.5 kg (3.3 lb).[3] The average weight is about 1370 g in men and about 1200 g in women.[4]

text: Changes over time[edit]

text: Brain size has increased considerably over the course of humans' recent evolutionary history. Homo erectus, a relative of humans, had a brain size of 1,100 cm3. Homo floresiensis, with a brain size of 380 cm3.[5] Neanderthals had a slightly larger brain than modern humans,[6] perhaps due to larger visual systems.[7]

text: Some studies suggest that the average brain size has been decreasing over the past 28,000 years.[8][9] Others suggest that the cranial capacity for males is unchanged, but that the cranial capacity of females has increased.[10]

text: Biogeographic variation[edit]

text: A number of studies have found correlation between variation in brain size in cranial capacity and geographic ancestry in humans.[11][12] This variation in cranial capacity is believed to be primarily caused by climatic adaptation that favor large round heads in colder climates because they conserve heat and slender heads in warm climates closer to the equator (See Bergmann's rule and Allen's rule).[13]

text: The largest study done on the subject of geographic variation in brain size is the 1984 study Brain Size, Cranial Morphology, Climate, and Time Machines. The study found that human brain size varied with latitude of biogeographic ancestry.[11] The relationship between latitude and cranial size is described in the study as an example of Bergmann’s principle that crania are more spherical in cold climates because mass increases relative to surface area to conserve core temperatures and behaves independently of "race".

text: Changes over the lifespan[edit]

text: A baby's brain at birth averages 369 cm3 and increases during the first year of life to about 961 cm3, after which the growth rate declines. Brain volume peaks at the age of 40 years, after which it begins to decline by 5% per decade, speeding up at around 70 years.[14] Total cerebral and gray matter volumes peak between 10 and 20 years (earlier in girls than in boys) of age, whereas white matter and ventricular volumes increase. There is a general pattern in which neural development peaks in childhood and declines in adolescence, a process known as synaptic pruning. Overall white matter volume does not appear to decline with age, although there is variation among brain regions.[15]

text: Sex[edit]

text: The average brain weight in adult males is 1,345 grams; in adult females, 1,222 grams.[16] Males have been found to have, on average, greater cerebral, cerebellar, and cerebral cortical lobar volumes, except possibly left parietal.[17]

text: When covaried for intracranial volume, height, and weight, one study found that women have a higher percentage of gray matter, whereas men have a higher percentage of white matter and cerebrospinal fluid. There was high variability among individuals, however.[18] Yaki (2011) found no statistically significant gender differences in the gray matter ratio for most ages in a sample of 758 women and 702 men aged 20–69.[19]

text: Consistent with findings in adults, average cerebral volume is approximately 10% larger in boys than in girls. However, such differences should not be construed as imparting any sort of functional advantage or disadvantage; gross structural measures may not reflect functionally relevant factors such as neuronal connectivity and receptor density. Moreover, brain volumes, even in narrowly defined groups (e.g. children of the same age), may vary by as much as 50%.[20] Young girls have, on average, larger hippocampi, whereas young boys have larger amygdalas.[18]

text: Significant dynamic changes in brain structure take place throughout adulthood, with substantial variation between individuals. In later decades, men show greater volume loss in whole brain volume and in the frontal lobes, and temporal lobes, whereas in women there is increased volume loss in the hippocampi and parietal lobes.[18] Men show a steeper decline in global gray matter volume, although in both sexes it varies by region with some areas exhibiting little or no age effect.

text: Race[edit]

text: In the 19th century, American anthropologist Samuel George Morton reported that whites had the greatest average cranial capacity, followed, in descending order, by Native Americans and blacks. Stephen Jay Gould argued in 1978[21] and in his subsequent book the Mismeasure of Man that Morton unconsciously misrepresented his data and that when it was properly interpreted, it showed no significant racial differences in cranial capacity. This claim was criticized in a 2011 paper, which concluded that Morton did not manipulate his results, unconsciously or otherwise.[22] This paper has, in turn, been criticized for making unwarranted conclusions as to whether Gould's claims of bias were correct or not.[23][24]

text: J. Philippe Rushton published multiple studies claiming that average brain size was lowest in blacks ("Negroids") and highest in Asians ("Mongoloids"), with whites ("Caucasoids") in between the two.[25][26][27] His work in this area has been criticized for relying on flawed studies, for failing to consider explanations other than genetics for the observed differences, and for ignoring other studies with contradictory conclusions.[28][29] Nathan Brody has also argued that the evidence regarding racial differences in brain size is not conclusive, and that, even if one accepts it, this difference does not support a genetic hypothesis regarding racial differences in intelligence.[30] Critics of the hereditarian position also note that the difference in mean brain size between blacks and whites is smaller than 1 standard deviation and is insufficient to explain the vast majority of the black-white IQ gap.[31]

text: Genetic contribution[edit]

text: Adult twin studies indicate that heritability of overall brain size in adulthood is high (between 66% and 97%). Infant brain volumes are also highly heritable, with heritability of total brain volume in neonates of around .8-.9.[32]

text: Heritability varies regionally within the brain, with high heritabilities of frontal lobe volumes (90-95%), moderate estimates in the hippocampi (40-69%), and environmental factors influencing several medial brain areas[citation needed]. In addition, lateral ventricle volume appears to be mainly explained by environmental factors, suggesting such factors also play a role in the surrounding brain tissue.

text: Early studies yielded suggestive candidate genes.[33][34] Much larger genome-wide studies have now yielded highly replicable associations for at least 8 genes linked to cortical and subcortical brain volume in a study of over 32,000 humans.[35]

text: Intelligence[edit]

text: Studies demonstrate a correlation between brain size and intelligence, with larger brains predicting higher intelligence. It is however not clear if the correlation is causal.[36] The majority of MRI studies report moderate correlations around 0.3 to 0.4 between brain volume and intelligence.[37][38] In healthy adults, the correlation of total brain volume and IQ is ~ 0.4 [39] The correlation appears to be related to the known small correlation of height with intelligence, which can be explained almost entirely by greater brain volume.[40]

text: Studies have sought particular regions that are more correlated with IQ than whole-brain volume. While consistent associations are observed within the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes, the hippocampus, and the cerebellum, unique variation in these regions account for a relatively small amount of variance in IQ.[38][41] The search for specific brain regions that correlate highly with cognitive measures designed to be specific has not yielded clear results.[2]

text: There may be sex differences in the volume-IQ association. Some evidence suggests that while IQ correlates equally with frontal lobe volume, it may correlate more with parietal lobe volumes in men and with Broca's area in women, corresponding to spatial versus language specializations.[18]

text: Small studies have attempted to link brain volume with functional measures such as P300 auditory evoked potentials but finding no association.[42][43] Studies attempting to related sibling differences in IQ to differences in brain volume are hampered by relatively small sample sizes and the noisy nature of such difference scores, yielding weak evidence for cross-trait cross-sib correlations.[36]

text: Other animals[edit]

text: The largest brains are those of sperm whales, weighing about 8 kg (18 lb), and killer whales, weighing about 12–15 lb (5.4–6.8 kg). An elephant's brain weighs just over 5 kg (11 lb) and a bottlenose dolphin's 1.5 to 1.7 kg (3.3 to 3.7 lb).

text: Brain size tends to vary according to body size. The relationship is not proportional, however; the brain-to-body mass ratio varies. The largest ratio found is in the shrew.[44] Averaging brain weight across all orders of mammals, it follows a power law, with an exponent of about 0.75.[45] This power law formula applies to the "average" brain of mammals taken as a whole, but each family (cats, rodents, primates, etc.) departs from it to some degree, in a way that generally reflects the overall "sophistication" of behavior.[46] Primates, for a given body size, have brains 5 to 10 times as large as the formula predicts. Predators tend to have relatively larger brains than the animals they prey on; placental mammals (the great majority) have relatively larger brains than marsupials such as the opossum.

text: When the mammalian brain increases in size, not all parts increase at the same rate.[47] In particular, the larger the brain of a species, the greater the fraction taken up by the cortex. Thus, in the species with the largest brains, most of their volume is filled with cortex: this applies not only to humans, but also to animals such as dolphins, whales or elephants.

text: Not all investigators are happy with the amount of attention that has been paid to brain size. Roth and Dicke, for example, have argued that factors other than size are more highly correlated with intelligence, such as the number of cortical neurons and the speed of their connections.[48] Moreover, they point out that intelligence depends not just on the amount of brain tissue, but on the details of how it is structured. It is also well known that crows, ravens, and grey parrots are quite intelligent even though they have small brains.

text: Cranial capacity[edit]

text: Cranial capacity is a measure of the volume of the interior of the cranium (also called the braincase or brainpan or skull) of those vertebrates who have both a cranium and a brain. The volume of the cranium is used as a rough indicator of the size of the brain, although due to the thickness of the membranes that surround the brain, brain volume is less than cranial capacity. Cranial Capacity is often tested by filling the cranial cavity with particulate material (as mustard seed or small shot) and measuring the volume of the latter. However, this method of measuring cranial capacity must be validated in each species to know whether it is an accurate representation of the braincase.[49][50]

text: Knowledge of the volume of the cranial cavity can be important information for the study of different populations with various differences like geographical, racial, or ethnic origin. Other things, such as nutrition, can also affect cranial capacity.[51]

text: The volume of the human braincase has increased as humans have evolved (see Homininae), starting from about 600 cm3 in Homo habilis up to 1740 cm3 in Homo neanderthalensis, which was the hominid with the biggest brain size.[52][53]

text: In an attempt to use cranial capacity as an objective indicator of brain size, the encephalization quotient (EQ) was developed in 1973 by Harry Jerison. It compares the size of the brain of the specimen to the expected brain size of animals with roughly the same weight.[54] This way a more objective judgement can be made on the cranial capacity of an individual animal. A large scientific collection of brain endocasts and measurements of cranial capacity has been compiled by Holloway.[55]

text: Examples of cranial capacity

text: Apes

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Orangutans: 275–500 cm3 (16.8–30.5 cu in)
Chimpanzees: 275–500 cm3 (16.8–30.5 cu in)
Gorillas: 340–752 cm3 (20.7–45.9 cu in)

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text: Early Hominids

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Homo sapiens sapiens: 1,496.5 cm3 (91.32 cu in)
Homo neanderthalensis: 1,427.2 cm3 (87.09 cu in)
Homo heidelbergensis: 1,262.8 cm3 (77.06 cu in)
Homo erectus soloensis: 1,155.8 cm3 (70.53 cu in)
Homo erectus: 1,092.9 cm3 (66.69 cu in)
Homo habilis: 610.3 cm3 (37.24 cu in)
Australopithecus africanus: 491.2 cm3 (29.97 cu in)
Australopithecus afarensis: 445.8 cm3 (27.20 cu in)

text: Modern Humans[56][11]

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Individual range, without cephalic disorder: 900–2,100 cm3 (55–128 cu in)
Global group means range: 1,085–1,581 cm3 (66.2–96.5 cu in)
Average: 1,353 cm3 (82.6 cu in)