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There was no BB the week before last and I was in London this weekend watching Thriller.

When I first watched this episode of TBB I remember ranking it quite low. On the whole there were not a lot of laughs. When I returned to the episode a few years later I had a complete change of mind about it. It is still not that funny but the story is very nice.

The whole episode is set during the course of a single evening. Cindy is in act 1 and the tag only. Marcia and Jan appear in one scene only and the rest of the boys appear in a couple of scenes only. Bobby is in almost every other scene (well, it is his story).

Mike Lookingland gives a great performance here as a saddened Bobby and he also utters one of my favourite lines from the entire series ("Well, I can finger paint and glue things").

Tiger appears in the episode and there is only one guest star. Florence looks like she is using her own hair as well.

When does Florance Henderson not use her own hair?

The scene with Bobby and Carol near the steps = tears! This is my second favorite performance by Mike Lookinland. My favorite is when he turns in his guns in "Bobby's Hero" from season four.

Could somebody please clue me in as to what this episode was all about? I'm not that familiar with "Cinderella". (Don't laugh!)

Could somebody please clue me in as to what this episode was all about? I'm not that familiar with "Cinderella". (Don't laugh!)

Sorry, can't help but laugh. You could watch it in the link.

Bobby and Cindy watch Cinderella (Cinders has a mean ol'stepmom) and straight after Carol (Bobbys new stepmom) asks him to clean the fireplace (just like Cinders stepmom did to her) leaving him convinced that she doesn't love him so he decides to run away from home...

Regarding Flo's hair; she wore a wig for about a third of the 1st season as her own hair was short from working on a previous film or something.

Sorry, can't help but laugh. You could watch it in the link.

Bobby and Cindy watch Cinderella (Cinders has a mean ol'stepmom) and straight after Carol (Bobbys new stepmom) asks him to clean the fireplace (just like Cinders stepmom did to her) leaving him convinced that she doesn't love him so he decides to run away from home...

Thanks, Bachu! Unfortunately for me I never had to read "Cinderella" in school. Additionally, when it comes to underdog NCAA basketball tournament teams that do extraordinarily well the media refers to them as "Cinderella teams", and I'm like, huh? I might have read it, but reading comprehension was very difficult for me (and still is today, to some extent).

I am not familiar with the term "Cinderella Teams". Could someone please fill me in on what it means?

Thanks, Bachu! Unfortunately for me I never had to read "Cinderella" in school. Additionally, when it comes to underdog NCAA basketball tournament teams that do extraordinarily well the media refers to them as "Cinderella teams", and I'm like, huh? I might have read it, but reading comprehension was very difficult for me (and still is today, to some extent).

'Cinderella' is a popular theme in movies and pop culture. Walt Disney's 1950 animated film is probably the most popular version in America. This episode of The Brady Bunch highlights the portion related to Cinderella's stepmother. In the story, Cinderella is an orphan who is mistreated and forced to due chores by her stepmother, who favors her own children (children she has given birth to). Cinderella's step-sisters also treat her like a servant (note the rough treatment Bobby receives from Marcia and Jan when he asks to go to the movies with them). In this episode, Carol tells Bobby that the only "steps" in their house are the ones leading upstairs to his room; she loves all the children equally.

But.....

Essentially Cinderella is a rags-to-riches tales. Cinderella is a poor, young, woman with no chance of ever getting away from her evil stepmother. Her fairy godmother grants her wish of being able to attend the royal ball (with stipulations) and after some minor drama she marrys the prince and lives happily ever after.

A Cinderella team is a team that seems to come from nowhere and excels. BUT, there's always the fear that the mythical fairy godmother will take back what was given. See the film and you'll get it. :)

Thank you for the information about what a Cinderella team is! Everything else that you wrote about, I pretty much knew. However, while we are on the topic of Cinderella themed things, I would like to comment on something else. Over on "Youtube" there is an upload of a Cinderella themed pantyhose commercial. It was made in the eighties when we were still in the generation of "Gentlemen Prefer Hanes". I thought it was great!

Thank you for the information about what a Cinderella team is! Everything else that you wrote about, I pretty much knew. However, while we are on the topic of Cinderella themed things, I would like to comment on something else. Over on "Youtube" there is an upload of a Cinderella themed pantyhose commercial. It was made in the eighties when we were still in the generation of "Gentlemen Prefer Hanes". I thought it was great!

I always thought that that was a dumb slogan. Most men, including me, don't give a rat's a__ about pantyhose!

That's almost as bad as "Brute, it smells like a man!" I already smell like a man, why do they think I wear deodorant?

I always thought that that was a dumb slogan. Most men, including me, don't give a rat's a__ about pantyhose!

That's almost as bad as "Brute, it smells like a man!" I already smell like a man, why do they think I wear deodorant?


How could any guy not care about pantyhose? Women look so sexy wearing them!

How could any guy not care about pantyhose? Women look so sexy wearing them!

That's a matter of opinion, but they certainly mean a lot more to women than they do to men!

The scene with Bobby and Carol near the steps = tears! This is my second favorite performance by Mike Lookinland. My favorite is when he turns in his guns in "Bobby's Hero" from season four.

I agree!

"Bobby's Hero" is so brilliantly done, you forget your watching a sitcom. Ahead of its time. Any parents or kids who may be worshiping "bad people" for their heroes should see this episode. It is shattering!

Jack

PS.The date should be December of 1969, not sure of the exact day. But its not May of 1969! The Brady Bunch did not even BEGIN until September of 1969.

The date should be December of 1969, not sure of the exact day. But its not May of 1969! The Brady Bunch did not even BEGIN until September of 1969.

In Britain we say the 12th of May whereas Americans say May 12th. That's why I put 2 dates.;)

In Britain we say the 12th of May whereas Americans say May 12th. That's why I put 2 dates.;)

Ah yes, and you drive on the wrong side of the road with steering wheels on the wrong side of the car.

... and "My family are going to New York" is actually considered proper grammar!

I will say one thing for the British though, they don't have that idiotic American rule about periods being inside quotation marks at the end of a sentence even when a quote is not a complete sentence. I've always though that looked stupid!

I saw a girl on the street and she said "dog." Honestly! Does that actually look right to anyone?

Some have incorrectly expanded this rule to question marks and as a result have often misquoted people. Unlike a period, the question mark does not go inside the quotation marks unless it is question being quoted.

Did John say "it was raining yesterday?" would mean that John asked if it was raining yesterday whereas Did John say "it was raining yesterday"? means that you are asking if John said it was raining yesterday.

Well, I'm getting a bit off topic and starting to sound like a grammar cop so I'll quit now.

I forgot to mention that the best way to avoid the issue is to say Dec 5, 1969 or Dec 5 69 or something like like 05/dec/69 , or for mar/12/69 5/apr/69 etc.