Bobby Brady sure was cute as a button, wasn't he? He was a little rapscallion who was always getting into hijinks that were always forgiven by the end of the episode.

"Brady Bunch" took on their own version of the "very special" episode when Bobby tells a string of lies -- each compounding on the last.

In fifth-season episode "Mail Order Hero," Bobby lies to his friends, telling them that he knows Joe Namath. When the boys call Bobby on his tall tale, he convinces Broadway Joe that he is sick and his dying wish is to see him.

It all comes to a head; Bobby gets called out on it; and Joe is a good sport -- thus wrapping things up nicely in 22 minutes.

And this happened before cousin Oliver ruined the show, so it was at least watchable.

http://www.wgal.com/entertainment/23759732/detail.html#

Gosh, I figured for sure it would have been the episode where Greg had a drinking problem the same time that Marcia had a pregnancy scare. But whatever. :rolleyes:

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In fifth-season episode "Mail Order Hero," Bobby lies to his friends, telling them that he knows Joe Namath. When the boys call Bobby on his tall tale, he convinces Broadway Joe that he is sick and his dying wish is to see him.

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Actually, it was Cindy who convinced him of that. Bobby didn't know anything about it until after Joe Namath showed up!

How does this qualify as a 'very special episode'??? Maybe if Bobby actually died at the end it would have. To me, a very special episode has to have some kind of drama in it and this one doesn't. I would have picked the Jesse James episode instead.

How does this qualify as a 'very special episode'??? Maybe if Bobby actually died at the end it would have. To me, a very special episode has to have some kind of drama in it and this one doesn't. I would have picked the Jesse James episode instead.

Old Grouch, you took the words right out of my mouth! :rock:

Let's see Bobby tells a lie to his friends. Then Cindy tells a lie to cover for Bobby's lie. What's so special about that. That's just a typical sitcom plot. :rolleyes:

Let use compare and contrast this "typical sitcom plot" to the type of thing that would go on for seven years on "Three's Company"! On the pilot episode, Janet lied to Mr. Roper about Jack being gay and thus had no romantic interest in either of the females that he would be living with. When Mr. Furley took over Mr. Roper's old job, this lie was passed on to him. The land lord would find circumstantial evidence that Jack might not really be gay and attempt to call his bluff. Either Jack, one of the women or nieghbor Larry would have to think of new lies to cover Janet's first lie. One lie would build on another until the whole thing would get completely out of hand! I think that Mr. Brady said it best in the statement "when you bluff, there is always the chance that someone will call you on it". I think that the whole gang from "Three's Company" would be wise to listen to the wisdom of Mike Brady!

I think the only touching thing about this episode, was the idea that Namath was willing to go out of his way to help a kid he thought was dying.

This would not in my opinion be the best special episode. I was actually pretty fond of the Locket episode in the 1st season where at the end Alice tells jan that she gave it to her and why. That almost put me in tears. Although everyone has their own opinion of the most touching episode, This one is most touching to me. :-)

How does this qualify as a 'very special episode'??? Maybe if Bobby actually died at the end it would have. To me, a very special episode has to have some kind of drama in it and this one doesn't. I would have picked the Jesse James episode instead.
EXACTLY!!! :nod: