1The Honeymoon
This pilot episode depicts the wedding of Michael Paul Brady and Carol Ann Martin, which blends their formerly separate families - hers having three daughters, all with "hair of gold, like their mother;" his with "three boys of his own." However, the outdoor wedding becomes chaotic when the boys' dog, Tiger, begins chasing after the girls' cat, Fluffy.
2Dear Libby
Marcia reads a letter in the newspaper's "Dear Libby" column, wherein the recently married author is stressed out over a living arrangement similar to the Bradys'. She spills the news to her siblings (and step-siblings), and they all become convinced that either Mike or Carol wrote the letter.
3Eenie, Meenie, Mommy, Daddy
4Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore
To help the boys bond with their new stepmother, Alice begins sending them to Carol when they need help with something. Her actions have unintended consequences, and soon, Alice begins feeling she is unneeded and announces she's leaving to care for a sick relative. Knowing this isn't the real reason for her imminent departure, the Bradys go all-out to convince Alice to stay.
5Katchoo
Jan has been sneezing quite a bit lately, and the family begins to wonder about the source. After initially coming to the silly conclusion she is allergic to Mike, suspicions fall on Tiger. After confirming what they hoped wasn't true (Jan sneezes like crazy when the dog is in the room with her), the other family members give Tiger a whole bunch of baths in order to salvage his place in the household. Alas, it doesn't seem to work, but when Mike leaves to take Tiger to the grandparents to live, he forgets the mutt's new flea powder.
6A Clubhouse Is Not a Home
The boys want a private clubhouse of their own, but their siblings want to join in on the guys' fun. Mike tries to get the girls and Carol to see things the boys' way, in that they need a place of their own. Eventually, Carol decides that two can play the boys' game and commissions her daughters to build a clubhouse of their own. But what they build is nothing short of a train wreck, and then a beam nearly hits Cindy in the head. The boys decide to compromise and build a clubhouse they all can share.
7Kitty Karry-All Is Missing
Cindy's beloved doll, Kitty Karry-All, disappears and Bobby - who had just said he was annoyed by the doll - is blamed for its theft. Later, Bobby's kazoo turns up missing and he accuses Cindy. A whole lot of finger-pointing between the siblings ensues, unaware that the real culprit is Tiger.
8A-Camping We Will Go
Greg, Peter and Bobby are looking forward to their annual camp out with Mike and Alice. But this time, Carol and the girls are coming along. Uh-uh, says the boys, who are sure the girls will ruin their good time. But even though the siblings take sides (boys vs. girls, natch), they eventually begin to bond with each other and a fun time is had by all.
9Sorry, Right Number
Six children, one telephone and an expensive phone bill prompt Mike to install a pay telephone in the home. The move was to teach the kids about responsible phone use, but it could end up costing Mike an important business deal with his company.
10Every Boy Does It Once
After Bobby watches a television adaptation of "Cinderella," 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. So, feeling unloved and unwanted, he decides to run away. Mike and Carol find out and come up with a plan to stop Bobby.
11Vote for Brady
Greg and Marcia run for class president at school. The campaigns - replete with both sides accusing each other of dirty tricks - eventually polarize the household, prompting Mike to lecture everyone on unity and fair play. It's a talk that Greg takes to heart when his campaign manager schemes to begin slinging mud against Marcia.
12The Voice of Christmas
Just in time for the holidays, Carol develops laryngitis and may not be able to sing at Christmas services, prompting Cindy to ask a department store Santa for a miracle. Meanwhile, the older siblings decide that, given Carol's illness, Christmas should be postponed until she gets well, leading Alice to teach them the true meaning of Christmas.
13Is There a Doctor in the House?
1554-40 and Fight
The kids have been saving trading stamps, but then learn that the local vendor plans to go out of business. The boys have 54 books, while the girls have 40, and decide to pool their books to get one really nice gift. The problem is each set of siblings wants to pick the gift for a gender-specific item (the boys want a rowboat, while the girls want a sewing machine). When Mike and Carol are unable to reason with the children, they decide to settle the matter by having them build a house of cards.
19The Big Sprain
Bobby leaves the Chinese checkers set laying out, and while she is doing some cleaning, Alice trips over it. Her ankle is sprained, and - with Carol away to care for her sick aunt - Mike rhetorically asks who is going to do all the cooking and cleaning? The kids, who else? They don't do a very good job at first, but through learning to cooperate, they tackle some of those household chores quite well.
20Brace Yourself
Marcia becomes convinced she's "ugly, ugly, ugly!" after having to wear braces. This is reinforced when her date for the school dance abruptly cancels (purportedly because his family is going out of town). Mike, Greg and Alice separately - and without consulting the other - then try to set Marcia up on a substitute date.
23To Move or Not to Move
The children complain about the lack of space and privacy in their home, especially since it is three kids to a bedroom. Mike takes the complaints seriously and puts the house up for sale. The kids immediately have remorse and devise a scheme to scare off potential buyers.
24The Grass Is Always Greener
It's the old switcheroo game, Brady style: Who's domestic role is easier, the man's or the woman's? Mike and Carol find out, all to well, that they probably should stick with their gender role - especially after Mike's disastrous attempt to help Marcia with a Girl Scout cooking project, and Carol's inept try at giving the boys pointers in baseball.
25Lost Locket, Found Locket
1The Dropout
A compliment from Los Angeles Dodgers' baseball star Don Drysdale goes to Pony League pitcher Greg's head. Greg becomes convinced he's the next big Major League Baseball superstar and becomes obsessed with the sport, driving his family and teachers crazy. Drysdale returns later and - knowing that Greg is listening in - has a conversation with Mike talk about the realities of life on the road, but it takes a major shelling for Greg to get knocked into reality.
4The Un-Underground Movie
7The Treasure of Sierra Avenue
While playing in a nearby undeveloped lot, the boys find a wallet containing $1,100, but have no plans to share the money with their siblings. After Mike talks with his sons about sharing, they agree to divide the money provided the owner doesn't come forward. Just when the kids have wild visions on how they plan to use the money, the rightful owner comes forward.
8A Fistful of Reasons
"Baby talk, baby talk, it's a wonder you can walk!" That's Buddy Hinton's taunt to much younger Cindy over her lisp. Peter, a classmate of Buddy's, is appalled that the bully delights in making little girls cry and - despite being called "chicken" - decides to stick up for his sister.
9The Not-So-Ugly Duckling
12Confessions, Confessions
"Mom said don't play ball in the house." The boys do anyway, and Peter's errant pass of a basketball results in Carol's favorite vase getting broken. Will Peter - looking forward to an upcoming camping trip - admit the truth before his conscience overpowers him, or will his siblings take the fall?
14Where Theres Smoke
Like most boys his age, Greg is persuaded by his friends to start smoking. Greg doesn't like it and quickly gives up the habit. Later, he comes home with a jacket and a pack of cigarettes falls out. His family stands by him as he tries to figure out how the cigarettes could have gotten there.
15Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?
16The Drummer Boy
Musical stories abound: Bobby attempts (horribly) to play the drums. Meanwhile, Peter joins the glee club, then is mocked by his teammates on his pee-wee football team. It takes Los Angeles Rams defensive end Deacon Jones to set Peter's teammates straight.
18Our Son, the Man
Greg - by now, a high school freshman - wants to become a young adult, so he renovates Mike's den into his own "far out" pad and tries to woo a girl three years his senior. But Greg learns that, even though he's 15, he still has a lot of growing up to do.
19The Liberation of Marcia Brady
Marcia is polled at school for a television news story about how the women's liberation movement is affecting teenagers. Greg sees the report and taunts Marcia. Tired of Greg's constant sexism, she becomes resolved to join the all-male Frontier Scouts to prove a point that women can do anything men can do.
20Lights Out
Cindy becomes afraid of the dark when she sees a magician's "disappearing lady" act at a friend's party. Peter tries to help Cindy get over the fear by asking her to be his assistant for his own magic show, where the highlight is the "disappearing lady" trick.
21The Winner
Greg has won a trophy. So has Marcia, Peter, Jan. And Cindy adds to the trophy collection when she brings home an award for playing jacks. That leaves Bobby, who is trophy-less and now feeling self-pity. Bobby soon engages in an all-out effort to win a trophy.
24Tell It Like It Is
Revisions abound when Carol is invited to write a story about her hectic family life for a women's magazine. The first version paints a less than flattering portrait of the Bradys, while the second (which impresses the editors) seems too good to be true, particularly when they arrive to find out it is.
2Grand Canyon or Bust
The Bradys convince the prospector that they are no threat to his fictional gold claim and continue their trip to Grand Canyon. After the family gets settled, Bobby and Cindy spot a young runaway Native American and, while chasing him down, get lost.
5My Sister, Benedict Arnold
6The Personality Kid
The episode that gave birth to the catchphrase, "Porkchops and applesauce." Peter's Humphrey Bogart impression is part of his ill-guided attempt to create a new personality for himself, after being told at a dull party that he has no personality.
7Juliet Is the Sun
Marcia lands the lead role in the school's upcoming production of "Juliet is the Sun." At first reserved, Marcia quickly develops an incredibly huge ego and becomes verbally abusive with her family and co-stars. She continues to press her luck and is let go from the play.
8And Now, a Word from Our Sponsor
A hip director hires the Bradys (and Alice) to star in his latest project: A TV commercial for laundry detergent. But a few things stand in the family's way to stardom: deciding whether the new brand is better than the family's current choice; and their taking acting lessons from an actress whose style is forced.
9The Private Ear
Peter uses his father's tape recorder to snoop on his siblings' conversations, creating dissension in the household. Mike catches on and counsels Peter on his behavior. Greg and Marcia, ticked that Peter got off easy, decide to really teach him a lesson.
11Click
Despite Carol's concern he might be seriously injured, Greg earns a spot on the varsity football team. His mother's fears become founded when he bruises his ribs during a scrimmage, so - after dealing with self-pity - tries to see how he can incorporate his photography hobby into the game.
13The Not-So-Rose-Colored Glasses
Jan's grades begin to worsen, and she takes someone else's bicycle from the park, a tipoff that she needs a vision exam. She learns the importance of wearing her glasses after an accident in the garage ruins the children's anniversary gift - a portrait of the kids - to Mike and Carol.
14The Teeter-Totter Caper
15Big Little Man
Bobby becomes self-conscious when he's the shortest one in the family, and becomes convinced he's going to remain height-challenged all his life. Following an ill-advised attempt by his sisters to encourage Bobby (they make him think he's grown 1 1/2 inches by doing stretch exercises) and then trying to flaunt his know-it-all genius, he has a chance to save Greg when they become locked in the meat freezer at Sam's Butcher Shop.
16Dough Re Mi
The episode that made musical history ... at least in the Brady's world. Greg writes a song and invites his siblings to join him in recording the song. One problem: Peter's voice is going through puberty, and cracks at inopportune times during the song. Songs: "We Can Make the World a Whole Lot Better," "Time to Change."
17Jans Aunt Jenny
While the family is cleaning the attic, Jan is awed when she sees a portrait that she finds out is her Aunt Jenny, and asks to meet her. When Jenny visits, the family learns she has not aged gracefully - at least appearance-wise. The family - particularly Jan - learns that beauty is only skin deep.
19The Power of the Press
Peter joins the school newspaper staff, where he prints his classmates' names in an effort to impress them. After nearly failing a science test, Peter hopes to earn points with his teacher by writing a flattering column about him; however, Peter fails to win over his teacher.
20Sergeant Emma
When Alice goes on vacation, Cousin Emma - a sergeant from the Women's Army Corps - fills in. She ends up driving the family crazy through her micromanagement of the household and by making them do daily calisthenics. However, the exhausted Bradys learn a lesson about being appreciated when they throw a "welcome home" party for Alice that Emma interprets as a farewell bash.
1Hawaii Bound
Mike is sent to Hawaii to check on a construction project for his firm, and the entire Brady clan (and Alice) get to come along. During the trip, Bobby unearths an ancient tiki said to bring bad luck to whomever is holding it. The first evidence comes when Greg is involved in a serious surfing accident
3The Tiki Caves
An archaeologist named Professor Whitehead traps the boys in the cave, somehow concluding they have conspired to steal his latest "find." Mike and Carol are able to track down their sons and convince Whitehead he will receive proper credit for his "find." A Hawaiian party wraps up the Bradys' latest vacation.
4Today, I Am a Freshman
Marcia is overly anxious about becoming a high school freshman. To get over her new "school-itis," she tries too hard to make new friends, first by making a fool out of herself in front of Greg's friends, then joining every club in sight, including the elitist Boosters. However, she learns the Boosters are a bunch of snobs and not the friends she wants to hang out with, thanks to some unwitting help from Peter and his volcano.
5Cyrano de Brady
Peter wants desperately to break the ice with his pretty classmate, Kerry, but nerves get in the way every time. So, he asks Greg to act as his Cyrano. Only thing is, Kerry mistakenly concludes that Greg is the one afflicted with shyness. Greg - who is four years older than Kerry - gets Marcia to make Kerry think that he is a playboy.
6Fright Night
The Brady house is the place for horror when the boys decide to scare the girls with a slide-projected ghost. The girls devise some ghostly revenge of their own by daring the boys to sleep in the "haunted" attic, but things really get out of hand when Alice opens her big mouth to say she doesn't scare easily. The kids gang up to scare her out of her socks, with some unexpected results.
8Jan, the Only Child
Jan complains because she has a perceived lack of identity and no privacy. She decides she wants to be an only child, just like her friend Donna. Her siblings try to help her out by being considerate, but when Cindy says the wrong thing, Jan angrily rejects their help. The others respond in kind and exclude her from all Brady-kid activities.
9Career Fever
For a composition class, Greg is assigned to write about his future plans. In a case of writer's block, he composes an essay about being an architect, just like his father. Mike reads the essay and becomes convinced that Greg really has a desire to go into said occupation, unaware that Greg clearly doesn't want to. So, Greg - instead of flat out telling Mike, in fear he'll be offended - decides to showcase his ineptitude. Meanwhile, Peter and Jan decide to explore being a nurse and doctor. Peter reads a medical encyclopedia and concludes (mistakenly, of course) he's dying of some dread disease.
10Goodbye, Alice, Hello
A series of miscommunications and misunderstandings leads Alice to believe she has irrecoverably breached the Brady kids' trust, prompting her resignation as the Bradys' housekeeper. Her friend, Kay, takes over but is a little too professional about her work. This leads the kids to go all out to beg Alice for forgiveness and to come back.
11Gregs Triangle
Greg's dilemma: Whom to vote for as head cheerleader. The candidates include his sister, Marcia; and his girlfriend, the beautiful, shapely (but conniving) Jennifer Nichols. Will Jennifer or Marcia have enough pull, or will Greg decide that someone else is simply better than they are?
12Everyone Cant Be George Washington
In the school play about the American Revolution, Peter wants to be George Washington ... but is cast as Benedict Arnold instead. When he can't take his classmates' teasing for what its worth (they somehow could not separate the actor from the role of America's most famous traitor), he schemes to get himself dismissed from the play.
13Love and the Older Man
Marcia develops a huge crush on Dr. Vogel, the family's young (but handsome) dentist. She delves into fantasy and envisions herself as "Mrs. Marcia Dentist" ... a dream she believes may come true when Vogel asks her for a favor on Saturday night. The favor: To babysit his children while he and his wife go out for the evening.
14Law and Disorder
Bobby learns there's more to being safety monitor than enforcing the rules when he takes on the responsibility at school. In the process of annoying classmates and angering his siblings (because he carries over his "authority" at home), Bobby learns a hard lesson about power, discretion and responsibility ... especially when he winds up having to save a classmate's kitten from a dilapidated house.
15Greg Gets Grounded
Thanks to his rubbernecking, Greg is involved in a near car accident. Bobby blabs, and Greg is prohibited from driving the car for a week. Greg finagles himself a loophole in Mike's directive and finds himself in deeper trouble. Greg reasons to his parents that he didn't follow the punishment because of its ambiguity, resulting in an "exact words" agreement when it comes to rules and chores. Greg soon learns that sometimes rules, punishments, etc. are meant to be ambiguous ... but only after he and girlfriend Rachel are swamped with frogs at the drive in!
17Bobby's Hero
Bobby's hero - 19th century outlaw Jesse James - causes great concern among his parents. When Mike and Carol are unable to convince Bobby that James was a criminal (thanks to heavily edited-for-TV movies), Mike tracks down a relative of one of the James brothers' victims to share his story about the "mean, dirty killer."
18The Subject Was Noses
Remember the time when Marcia cried out, "Ooh, my nose!"? It all began when Marcia set up a dance date with nice guy Charley, then dumped him for school hunk Doug Simpson (with the line "Something suddenly came up"). Then, Peter fires an errant pass, which hits Marcia flush in the face, causing her to utter her famous line. But a swollen nose is the least of Marcia's concerns; what will she tell Doug ... and Charley?
19How to Succeed in Business?
Peter gets his first job as a bicycle repairman ... then loses it thanks to poor performance. He worries about embarrassing himself to his folks and telling him he was fired, and spends the rest of the episode trying to dodge the issue. Then Mike finds out the truth and convinces Peter all is OK, especially since his firm has been fired by contractors many times.
20The Great Earring Caper
This detective story starts when Carol lends Marcia her earrings, but then Cindy lends them to herself. While admiring herself wearing the earrings in the mirror, Marcia calls for Cindy; to hide the theft, she places the earrings beneath a towel. When she returns to the bathroom, the towel is gone and so are the earrings. Cindy enlists Peter to search for the earrings before Marcia - and Carol - find out that the earrings are missing.
21You're Never Too Old
The Brady kids play matchmaker for their widowed great-grandparents - the crotchety Judge Hank Brady (Robert Reed) and athletic and spry Connie Hutchins (Florence Henderson). The two mix like oil and water at first, but then the two eventually fall in love and elope to Las Vegas.
22You Can't Win 'Em All
Bobby and Cindy try out for the "Question the Kids" scholastic bowl show. Bobby fails to study and the result is predictable; Cindy studies and passes the test, but becomes convinced she will be a huge TV star as a result. She bombs miserably when she develops stage fright.
23A Room at the Top
Greg and Marcia - in their mid- to late-teens and frustrated by sharing a room with younger siblings - each want to convert the attic into their own room. So, Greg asks Mike for permission, and Marcia does the same with Carol. Without consulting the other, each one says yes, causing a whole lot of confusion and anger between Greg and Marcia. Eventually, Marcia comes to her senses and - realizing she will get to live in the attic after Greg leaves for college - lets Greg have the room.
1Adios, Johnny Bravo
A sexy, slick-talking talent agent named Tami Rogers talks Greg into abandoning his family singing act to sign a solo recording contract. The upshot: Greg would become Johnny Bravo, the world's next superstar. Greg agrees at first, but winds up alienating his siblings (because they think he wanted to dump them all along) and upsetting his parents when he plans to postpone college. However, Greg walks out when he finds out his recordings have been "sweetened" and that Tami and her associate only wanted some naive singer to fill the role of Johnny Bravo.
2Mail Order Hero
Bobby boasts to his friends that he personally knows Joe Namath. The guys know he's bluffing and demand that he put up or shut up. Cindy decides to help her brother out of this mess by writing a letter to the New York Jets' superstar, suggesting that Bobby is deathly ill and wants to meet him as his last wish.
3Snow White and the Seven Bradys
4Never Too Young
Bobby gets his first kiss from classmate Millicent (for defending her against bullies) and sees skyrockets. He likes what he sees and decides to kiss her again. She's annoyed ... but only because she didn't have time to warn him that she may be contagious with the mumps.
5Peter and the Wolf
Greg has been trying to line up a date with Sandra, but the date is on only if he can also arrange a date for her visiting cousin, Linda. Greg's friends assume Linda must be ugly (since Sandra has not seen her since before she entered puberty) and out of options, enlists Peter to date Linda (by donning a fake mustache and filling the role of fictional friend "Phil Packer"). Sandra and Linda quickly suspect they are being fooled but don't let on, planning to get revenge on their next double date. The only problem is that they hatch their plans in full view of Mike, Carol and his Mexican client.
6Getting Greg's Goat
Greg is involved with the theft of a rival high school's mascot ... a goat named Raquel. Naturally, this leads to all sorts of misunderstandings. Carol later heads up a PTA group aimed at solving the recent rash of school mascot thefts. She, the PTA group and the Westview High principal wind up in the middle when Raquel gets loose.
9Quarterback Sneak
Greg is suspicious that Marcia's new boyfriend, rival quarterback Jerry Rogers, plans to steal his playbook. Bobby confirms Greg's distrust and confronts Marcia with the truth. Eventually, Marcia realizes that Jerry isn't after her heart after all after he swipes what turns out to be a phony playbook (that Greg had created).
10Try, Try Again
"When at first you don't succeed ..." is the lesson Jan learns after she realizes she is no good at dancing. After her siblings' effort to boost her self-confidence is exposed by loud-mouthed Cindy, Jan realizes she may have talent in the visual arts.
11The Cincinnati Kids
The Bradys visit King's Island Amusement Park, where Jan accidentally mislays her father's plans. The family frantically searches the park in a race against time to salvage a potential deal between Mike's firm and the amusement park's board of directors.
13Miss Popularity
Jan has been nominated for the "Most Popular Girl" competition, and makes a bunch of promises to her friends that she can't possibly keep. When Jan wins, she becomes better-than-thou, angering her classmates (who want her to make good on her promises).
14Kelly's Kids
The Bradys' friends, Ken and Kathy Kelly, announce plans to adopt a little boy named Matt from a local orphanage. They wind up adopting Matt's friends - an Asian and an African American - and upsetting their racist next-door neighbor. When the boys find out about their neighbors' less-than-welcoming attitude, they run away to the Bradys, but Ken and Kathy convince them there is nothing to worry about.
16Out of This World
Bobby and Peter think they have spotted a UFO, unaware they are being duped by Greg (who is playing a joke on his brothers for ratting him out upon a curfew violation). Eventually, the boys obtain photographic proof and take the evidence to an Army captain, leading Greg to explain the whole thing.
17Welcome Aboard
Carol's 8-year-old nephew, Oliver Martin, comes to live with the Bradys for awhile (since his family was going on an African archaeological dig and couldn't come along). Oliver wants to help out and be friends with his new family, but in trying too hard, he winds up causing a whole lot of accidents around the house. This leads the younger siblings to become convinced that Oliver is a jinx. A visit to a movie studio - where, because Oliver is the 1 millionth paying customer, they get to appear in a 1920s-style comedy movie as extras - helps him see otherwise.
18Two Petes in a Pod
At school, Peter literally runs into new transfer student Arthur Owens, who looks exactly like him. The two pull a series of practical jokes on their respective families, but a wrench is thrown into the whole thing when Arthur - while masquerading as Peter - makes a date for Saturday night. Peter comes up with a sure-fire way to avoid breaking either date.
19Top Secret
Mike is visited by an FBI agent (because he is a witness in a government case), and then is asked to assist Sam with plans to expand his store. Bobby and Oliver overhear all this and jump to all sorts of wildly inaccurate conclusions, especially that Mike is being stalked by Russian spies who are after "the plans."
20The Snooperstar
Marcia becomes fed up with Cindy constantly reading her diary. To teach her a lesson, she writes fake entries claiming that Cindy is secretly being chosen by a talent agent as the "new Shirley Temple." Cindy is convinced that she really will become a star and that a fussy client of Mike's is the talent agent.
22The Hair-Brained Scheme
While Greg is getting ready for graduation, Bobby thinks he can make $1 million by selling hair tonic. Greg buys a bottle from Bobby out of pity then is pressured to put some of the glop in his hair. When his hair is turned orange as a result, Greg panics and wants to force Bobby to explain. Carol eventually calms Greg down and - after learning the tonic manufacturer was shut down for FDA violations - takes him to a beauty salon to have the tonic washed out of his hair.
