Most awkward/weirdest episode?

[TheHappyBurgerMeister]

For me, it's the one where Carol is writing a story/article for "Today's Woman Magazine". I think it's weird she's doing this, because since when was Carol a writer?! You never saw her do writing in ANY other episode. I just thought it was weird, to me.

What is the weirdest episode to you?

[TV Guy]

It's funny - when I saw your topic, without even looking at the rest of your post, I immediately thought of "Tell it Like it Is", the episode that you describe. There's something just off about that episode -- everyone acts out of character.

The episode where Alice's old boyfriend, Mark Mallard, returns and tries to con her out of her money, is a close second.

[Vegas Girl]

I thought Carol acted strange when her old boyfriend "Tank" came to visit. She was flirting with him like crazy in front of Mike when they have a good marriage. She seemed to purposely be trying to make her husband jealous. Why???

[Jack1000]

Yea,

"Tell it Like it Is" does seem to be a little off-key. I wonder if Robert Reed complanied about some of the elements in it such as:

1.) Alice dropping the sandwich platter BTW isn't there another scene when Mike drops a bouquet of flowers? I remember him saying he was the "head of the family and chief flower-dropper."

2.) The choes that surrounds the family when the photographers come to the house it does seem a little overdone.

But the worst is "And Now A Word From Our Sponsor"

I am totally with Robert Reed on this one. We have poor writing, poor directing, and a poor storyline. It is unrealistic that a director would just spot a family getting into their car at a supermarket and ask them to do a commercial. As Reed said in Growing up Brady, it is unrealistic that the kids would deliberty soil their clothes to test a laundry soap. because it "weakens family prudence and responsability."

It might have worked a little better if Skip Farnum wasn't so "off the wall, wacko." A spaced out drug crazied hippie still living in the 60's as a TV director just doesn't wash. (With either Safe, New and Improved Safe, or Best! hahaha!)

The soap names are as Reed suggests silly attention grabing devices. Carol gets a little too happy with her soap speech, "Well, we used to use Clear and Bright till we found out it turned our water dim and dark."

A more realistic, less spacey TV director might have helped the script. It would have been better if we would have SEEN the family actually do a commercial.

If the original script memos in Growing up Brady are accurate. (who knows, with many known inconsistencies in the book,) I can see why this episode is seen by many to be as bad as it is.

When the Season 3 DVD comes out, this is one I would watch once and than skip over.

I also had a problem with the ending of "The Private Ear." This is the one where Peter uses Mike's tape recorder by hiding it to eavesdrop on his siblings conversations. Greg and Marcia hate the idea that all he has to do is apoligize for his actions and try to egg Peter on about a surprise party for him because he got an "A" in Geometry. Mike and Carol are seen planning for a ski trip getaway BEFORE they discover Greg and Marcia's phoney message about the surprise party. Peter hears the recorded message but Greg and Marcia tell him it was a joke and Peter even says something like, "Hey, I derserved it." So far, it's cool.

So why do Mike and Carol cancel their ski trip (or come back from the trip early, it is never explained what they do.) and buy Peter all these presents? Hey, the kid got his feelings hurt a little bit that happens when you have a family of siblings. Greg and Marcia say they're sorry so why the big party? When you think about it, Mike and Carol just reinforced Peter's unacceptable behavior by getting him (of all things) his own tape recorder?

I think the producers wanted a happy ending so they stuck the party thing in there. But it just seems strange.

Jack

[snl75]

Originally Posted by Jack1000

Yea,

"Tell it Like it Is" does seem to be a little off-key. I wonder if Robert Reed complanied about some of the elements in it such as:

1.) Alice dropping the sandwich platter BTW isn't there another scene when Mike drops a bouquet of flowers? I remember him saying he was the "head of the family and chief flower-dropper."

2.) The choes that surrounds the family when the photographers come to the house it does seem a little overdone.

But the worst is "And Now A Word From Our Sponsor"

I am totally with Robert Reed on this one. We have poor writing, poor directing, and a poor storyline. It is unrealistic that a director would just spot a family getting into their car at a supermarket and ask them to do a commercial. As Reed said in Growing up Brady, it is unrealistic that the kids would deliberty soil their clothes to test a laundry soap. because it "weakens family prudence and responsability."

It might have worked a little better if Skip Farnum wasn't so "off the wall, wacko." A spaced out drug crazied hippie still living in the 60's as a TV director just doesn't wash. (With either Safe, New and Improved Safe, or Best! hahaha!)

The soap names are as Reed suggests silly attention grabing devices. Carol gets a little too happy with her soap speech, "Well, we used to use Clear and Bright till we found out it turned our water dim and dark."

A more realistic, less spacey TV director might have helped the script. It would have been better if we would have SEEN the family actually do a commercial.

If the original script memos in Growing up Brady are accurate. (who knows, with many known inconsistencies in the book,) I can see why this episode is seen by many to be as bad as it is.

When the Season 3 DVD comes out, this is one I would watch once and than skip over.

I also had a problem with the ending of "The Private Ear." This is the one where Peter uses Mike's tape recorder by hiding it to eavesdrop on his siblings conversations. Greg and Marcia hate the idea that all he has to do is apoligize for his actions and try to egg Peter on about a surprise party for him because he got an "A" in Geometry. Mike and Carol are seen planning for a ski trip getaway BEFORE they discover Greg and Marcia's phoney message about the surprise party. Peter hears the recorded message but Greg and Marcia tell him it was a joke and Peter even says something like, "Hey, I derserved it." So far, it's cool.

So why do Mike and Carol cancel their ski trip (or come back from the trip early, it is never explained what they do.) and buy Peter all these presents? Hey, the kid got his feelings hurt a little bit that happens when you have a family of siblings. Greg and Marcia say they're sorry so why the big party? When you think about it, Mike and Carol just reinforced Peter's unacceptable behavior by getting him (of all things) his own tape recorder?

I think the producers wanted a happy ending so they stuck the party thing in there. But it just seems strange.

Jack

you can add 2 more people to the and now a word from our sponsor hate list i cant stand this ep. and nether can a friend of mine who is a big brady watcher maybe robert reed found some use for his script in his bathroom that was the only place where that script could have been useful

[I LOVE FACTS OF LIFE]

The weirdest moment for me was in A very brady sequel when Alice went into the fridge.

also I never realized why they needed a maid when they had carol. I mean what was she supposed to do?

[nerrad]

The Dwayne and Steve episode with Ken Berry. Weren't they the only friends Mike and Carol had?

[tdr]

Originally Posted by I LOVE FACTS OF LIFE

I also I never realized why they needed a maid when they had carol. I mean what was she supposed to do?

As it's been mentioned that she wrote an article for a magazine once (at least), it probably would have been a good idea to make her a freelance writer, who occasionally worked on books or articles, but still tried to primarily play the fulltime mother role. At least that might have justified having a fulltime housekeeper; but probably only if she already had a successful reputation. But the really questionable thing is how the family could have afforded all the things they had plus a housekeeper if their only income was Mike's (probably comissions), as architecture is not really known as a highly paid profession.

If Carol was a widow, it's likely there would have been a life insurance payoff, at least for the girls till they reach a certain age. If she was divorced, I'm not sure what the situation would be for child support. Her geting remarried should have ended any alimony, if there had been any.

[erin05]

technically didnt they have a maid for the funny parts (i dnt mean that the bradys hired her coz she was funny lol) umm i just remember schrwatz saying that they needed someone funny becoz florence wasnt naturally funny. thou u often see alice helping carol with learning to play football, umm learning to ski those kindsa things. maybe carol just done her needlework allll daaay looooonggggg lol

[senor boogie woogi]

Hola!

The only realistic episode in the Brady Bunch was when Greg tried a cigarette with his buddies outside of school. Thta's what kids do, especially in 1973 or so.

I've always suspected that Peter was a pothead. The volcano episode proves it (it was also somewhat realistic too, smart kid makes something just to blow it up!)

Since reality is stranger than fiction, I nominate those two.

Senor