The Brady Bunch featured a novel concept: a new family formed by the marriage of a divorcee with three daughters and a widower with three sons. Throw in nutty housekeeper Alice, and some formulaic sitcom shenanigans, and you’ve got one of the essential pop-culture touchstones of the 1970s.
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#1 – Two Petes in a Pod
Season 5 – Episode 18
Peter meets a schoolmate who looks and sounds exactly like him. When Peter finds he has two dates for the same night, he hatches a plan to use his doppelganger to stand in for him.
The episode was rated from 8 votes.
#2 – Top Secret
Season 5 – Episode 19
When an FBI agent visits to check Mike’s security clearance, Bobby and Oliver become convinced that Mike is working on plans for a top-secret project. They also suspect Sam of being an international spy scheming to steal the plans.
The episode was rated from 8 votes.
#3 – Greg Gets Grounded
Season 4 – Episode 15
Bobby tells his parents that Greg nearly got into a freeway accident because he was reading the cover of a new record. Mike and Carol suspend Greg’s car privileges for a week, but Greg has plans to take out his girlfriend Rachel. When Greg decides that his father’s directive has a “loophole” and takes a buddy’s car to procure rock concert tickets for the date, Mike really hits the roof and grounds him. Greg talks his way out of the severe punishment but is bound by “exact words” … and it leads to a drive-in movie date that neither Greg nor Rachel will ever forget.
The episode was rated from 11 votes.
#4 – You Can’t Win ‘Em All
Season 4 – Episode 22
Both Bobby and Cindy have to opportunity to try out to be on a televised children’s quiz show if they get a certain score on a written test. However, an overconfident Bobby doesn’t study at all and fails while Cindy is chosen and her ego alienates the rest of the Brady kids.
The episode was rated from 8 votes.
#5 – The Hustler
Season 5 – Episode 21
When Mike’s boss, Mr. Matthews, sends the family a pool table, Bobby becomes obsessed with pool, challenging all comers including Mr. Matthews himself.
The episode was rated from 10 votes.
#6 – My Brother’s Keeper
Season 5 – Episode 8
After Bobby pushes Peter out of the way of a falling ladder, Peter volunteers to be Bobby’s slave for life. But Bobby takes advantage of the situation.
The episode was rated from 11 votes.
#7 – Everyone Can’t Be George Washington
Season 4 – Episode 12
Peter is determined to get the part of George Washington in the school play, but the teacher thinks Peter would be better in the role of Benedict Arnold. When his friends start making snide comments about it, Peter decides to get himself kicked out of the play.
The episode was rated from 8 votes.
#8 – Law and Disorder
Season 4 – Episode 14
Bobby is crestfallen when he is picked to be safety monitor at school. But with Mike’s and Carol’s encouragement, Bobby becomes determined to do the job well but goes overboard, becoming the most unwelcome person both at school and at home.
The episode was rated from 10 votes.
#9 – Greg’s Triangle
Season 4 – Episode 11
Greg is crazy for his latest girlfriend, Jennifer, but things get difficult for him when he learns that both Jennifer and Marcia are competing for head cheerleader — and he just happens to be one of the judges.
The episode was rated from 9 votes.
#10 – You’re Never Too Old
Season 4 – Episode 21
Both Robert Reed puts in double duty as Grandpa Brady as does Florence Henderson when she portrays Grandma Hutchins in an episode where the Brady kids play matchmakers and try to get Grandpa Brady and Grandma Hutchins together. However, their efforts may all be for naught when an argument erupts between Grandma and Grandpa during a romantic dinner.
The episode was rated from 9 votes.