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The Brady Bunch Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1970 - 1971
Episode 1
The Dropout
Fri, Sep 25, 197025 mins
Mike asks one of his clients, former major leaguer Don Drysdale, to stop by the house so that the boys can meet him. A few pointers and a few compliments Don throws toward Greg's way, a pony league pitcher, makes Greg believe that a major league career as a pitcher for the Dodgers is his imminent destiny. This becomes Greg's sole focus to the exclusion of all else, including his homework, as he doesn't see the need since he will be rich and famous regardless. He even talks about dropping out of school. Since nothing else seems to convince Greg otherwise, Mike and Carol are hoping that a few other words by Don as to the importance of an education and that a baseball career is not all wealth and glamor will do the trick. Ultimately, Greg may have have to find out first hand that his road to the major leagues is not as easy or preordained as he would think.
Episode 2
The Babysitters
Fri, Oct 2, 197025 mins
Mike is able to secure tickets for an excited Carol and him to attend a show this evening that's long been sold out. Carol's excitement turns to disappointment when she realizes that Alice can't look after the kids as she already has her own important plans for the night. So they contemplate hiring a babysitter, news which doesn't sit well with Greg and Marcia, who feel they are too old for babysitters, especially as kids their age are already doing such work. When Greg and Marcia confront their parents, Carol and Mike realize that they are correct and allow them to stay at home babysitterless. After laying down the ground rules, about which the other four kids are not too happy i.e. they needing to follow Greg and Marcia's orders, Carol begins to get worried about the night out when it looks like Cindy might be coming down with a cold. As the evening progresses, the questions become: whether Carol and Mike can have a relaxed time out, and not constantly check up on Greg and Marcia, especially considering Cindy's condition; and whether Greg and Marcia can live up to their duties, especially as their four sittees don't respect them as such and/or if things go wrong, such as Cindy's sniffles getting out of control.
Episode 3
The Slumber Caper
Fri, Oct 9, 197025 mins
The girls are excited that their parents are allowing Marcia to host her first ever slumber party. The boys are less excited about the prospect of a bunch of Marcia's girlfriends invading their house for the night, until Greg comes up with a plan for the boys to have some fun of their own at the girls' expense. It may be a moot point as Mrs. Denton, one of Marcia's teachers, passes along a doodle that was found in Marcia's desk and that has Marcia's name on it to the school principal, Mr. Randolph. The doodle itself is a drawing of a face with the caption "Mrs. Denton or hippopotamus." Marcia admits to having done the doodle, but that the face is supposed to be that of George Washington. Marcia, however, vows that she did not write the caption. Going only by what he sees as the overwhelming evidence against her, Mr. Randolph decides to punish Marcia. As an extra punishment, Mike and Carol disallow Marcia to have the slumber party. Marcia is more disappointed in her parents not believing her than she is about not having the slumber party. Regardless of Mr. Randolph or her parent's actions, Marcia still wants to find out who wrote the caption. After she thinks she knows who it is, Marcia decides to exact her own form of retribution.
Episode 4
The Un-Underground Movie
Fri, Oct 16, 197025 mins
Greg is excited that his history teacher wants his class to do creative projects on the colonies. Seeing his father's movie camera, Greg decides he wants to make a movie depicting the pilgrims. It becomes a family project including his family being the cast. Some of the help Greg appreciates, while some of it not. To regain control, Greg, the director, gives his family an ultimatum: do it his way or the movie's off. This ultimatum makes them realize that this project indeed should be Greg's. Will filming go more smoothly than pre-production?
Episode 5
Going, Going... Steady
Fri, Oct 23, 197025 mins
Marcia is walking around in a daze. By the flowery language she is using, Carol knows why: Marcia's in love. The object of her affection is Harvey Klinger. Mike thinks they should stay out of her love life, but Carol tries to help her get and keep the lad's attention by helping her learn about his hobby: insects. Hobby? It's Harvey's all-consuming passion. Carol's ploy works--so well that Harvey asks Marcia to go steady. When Marcia's version of 13-year-old "going steady" gets a little too serious for Carol and Mike's liking, Mike uses words straight out of Marcia and Harvey's mouths to make them realize that their feelings are not adult love.
Episode 6
Call Me Irresponsible
Fri, Oct 30, 197025 mins
Mike and Carol are dismayed to learn that Greg wants to save up to buy a car. Their dismay is tempered by how Greg intends to pay for it: by following in Mike's footsteps by becoming an architect. He wants to work side-by-side with his father and wants Mike to help him get a part-time job after school working at the architectural firm. A proud Mike is able to convince Mr. Phillips to give Greg a part-time job doing odd jobs around the office. It isn't quite what Greg had in mind - he wanted to design magnificent buildings like pyramids - but at least it will allow him to work toward the goal of getting the car. Greg is overly diligent at his work, that is until, on his most important assignment of delivering some drawings to an external copy shop, he loses those drawings - the only ones - which are due to the client tomorrow. What is worse in Mike's mind is that Greg lost the drawings while he made a stop at a newsstand to pick up a car magazine. As such, Mr. Phillips fires Greg. Greg feels bad enough no longer getting an income and losing the dream of the car, but feels worse in letting Mr. Phillips and especially Mike down. Can Greg redeem himself in either Mr. Phillips or Mike's minds, or will they even give him a chance to redeem himself?
Episode 7
The Treasure of Sierra Avenue
Fri, Nov 6, 197025 mins
Greg, Peter and Bobby are playing football alone in a vacant lot when Bobby finds a wallet without any identification it in, but a lot of large bills. After taking it home, Greg finds that the wallet contains exactly $1,100. The three first argue about who gets to keep the money, and following that argument the boys have a fight with the girls about whether they will share the money with them, which the boys refuse to do. It may be a moot point if the owner of the wallet comes forward. Mike suggests turning the wallet over the police, but Mike still places an ad in the lost and found section much to the boys' chagrin. Because of the way all the children are acting, Mike and Carol hope that the owner does come forward, not only for the owner's sake, but also to keep the peace in the house. The question becomes who will get what they want as a result of the found wallet?
Episode 8
A Fistful of Reasons
Fri, Nov 13, 197025 mins
A teary eyed Cindy ultimately tells her parents why she's been crying and why she didn't want to talk about it: the kids at school, but particularly an older boy named Buddy Hinton, have been cruelly teasing her about sounding like a baby because she lisps. Her parents tell her that she'll outgrow the lisp, but that practicing tongue twisters might help. Later, when Buddy's teasing continues, Peter comes to her rescue. But Buddy wants to get into a fight with Peter, who refuses in part because Buddy's bigger than him. So now Buddy is picking on both of them when he calls "Baby Talk" and "Peter Chicken." Mike's advice to Peter to reason with Buddy escalates matters when Peter comes home from school with a black eye. Once Mike meets Mr. Hinton and Carol meets Mrs. Hinton, they come to understand why Buddy is the way that he is. So when Peter admits he is scared of Buddy, Mike teaches Peter how to fight, since there seems to be no other way to deal with a bully like Buddy.
Episode 9
The Not-So-Ugly Duckling
Fri, Nov 20, 197025 mins
Jan has invited Clark Tyson over to help her with her homework. She has a crush on Clark, but he doesn't even really know that Jan exists as a member of the opposite sex. But Clark goes ga-ga over Marcia, who in turn just sees him as Jan's little friend. After Jan asks Greg's advice "for a friend," Jan believes that there is something about her face that is turning off Clark, most specifically her freckles, which she'll do anything to get rid of. But when she overhears Peter talking about a girl that he and Clark like that has freckles, a despondent Jan has no more excuses for why Clark isn't attracted to her. As Mike and Carol can see Jan is upset about the situation with Clark, they who are planning a surprise birthday party for her to cheer her up, Jan instead makes up a make believe boyfriend names George Glass so that they won't feel sorry for her. Mike and Carol want to invite George to the party, but when the search for him is unsuccessful, they come to the realization of what is really going on. They decide to take the matter into their own hands to make Jan truly understand the mentality of the eleven year old boy.
Episode 10
The Tattle-Tale
Fri, Dec 4, 197025 mins
Carol and Mike discover that Cindy has been eavesdropping on private conversations and snooping into private affairs, and then talking about those instances, both which they try to tell her is wrong, especially as Cindy sees what she's doing as being fun. Their words don't seem to have any effect on Cindy, her tattling which they hope is only a phase through which she is going. As her tattling continues, she begins to get ostracized by her siblings, who don't trust her. However, they all find that they cannot keep Cindy totally in the dark about every aspect of their lives. Cindy may only learn that what she is doing is wrong after her tattling has a negative consequence in a way she didn't envision. Cindy also has to learn the difference between tattling and when it's important to talk about things that may seem private or confidential.
Episode 11
What Goes Up...
Fri, Dec 11, 197025 mins
Peter and some of his friends have started a club, meeting in a tree house. Bobby wants to join, and although they think Bobby's too little to join, Peter convinces them to let him join as a junior member, who pays dues and does menial jobs for them. Climbing up into the tree house for the first time, Bobby slips, falls and in the process sprains his ankle. But what may be more damaged than Bobby's ankle is his psyche as he develops a fear of heights, which he doesn't even realize until after his several day bedridden recovery and his first time attempting to climb back up into the tree house. Not wanting to show his fear, he feigns his ankle is still injured as the reason he can't climb yet. Without telling Bobby as such, the family does whatever it can to help him get over this fear. But dealing with other things that are more important to Bobby may be what it takes for him to overcome this fear.
Episode 12
Confessions, Confessions
Fri, Dec 18, 197025 mins
While Peter is packing for an upcoming camping trip to which he is really looking forward, his brothers convince him to toss the basketball around their room, using their wastepaper basket as a hoop. They decide to do this despite their mother telling them not to play ball in the house, as they figure she won't know since she isn't home. Peter's first shot ends up breaking Carol's favorite vase instead. Besides the boys, the girls know about the incident, all six who vow to keep quiet while the boys try to glue the vase back together. Their secret will be kept until Peter returns from his camping trip, after which he will tell the truth to their parents, as he doesn't want them to ground him from going camping, which is what he fears. Despite the boys' best efforts to glue the vase back together, Carol and Mike do notice that it is broken at the most inopportune time. Although Peter doesn't confess and the other five don't tell on him, Carol and Mike are pretty certain they know who broke the vase based on the actions of the collective six. Carol and Mike think they know a way for the culprit to confess before the camping trip, or so they hope.
Episode 13
The Impractical Joker
Fri, Jan 1, 197125 mins
Jan has been the perpetrator of a series of practical jokes in the house. Everyone is getting tired of it except Jan. When Greg brings home a mouse named Myron as a science project, the household is mixed about whether they even want a mouse in the house, with all the females, excluding Jan (and Alice, who doesn't know since she is away), not wanting Myron around. The resulting compromise is that Greg can keep Myron out in the garage. In the middle of the night, Greg realizes that the neighbor's cat may get to Myron, so he decides to bring Myron into his bedroom with Peter and Bobby's knowledge. What Greg doesn't realize is that Jan also knows he brought Myron into the house. She thinks it would be funny if she took Myron and hid him on Greg. Two problems arise: Myron gets out of the hiding spot, and Alice, who has since returned and sees a mouse running around the house, calls in the exterminator. Will Myron survive the ordeal, and will his possible extermination make Jan reconsider her practical joking ways?
Episode 14
Where There's Smoke
Fri, Jan 8, 197125 mins
Buckling under the pressure to look cool around some musician friends who want him to perform with them, Greg tries smoking for the first time, which Jan and Cindy see. Jan and Cindy confide in Marcia, who, in turn, asks Alice for advice for a "friend". As such, Marcia ends up telling their parents, who in turn confront Greg with the information. Greg doesn't deny it, knows that what he did was wrong, and admits he didn't even like it. Greg expects to be punished, such as not being able to perform at an upcoming gig, but Mike and Carol do not issue a punishment at all, believing Greg has learned his lesson, as he promises never to smoke again. Out of this situation, Carol decides to join a anti-smoking committee aimed at youth led by fellow mother, Mrs. Johnson. When Greg comes home at the end of a committee meeting with cigarettes falling out of his jacket pocket, the resulting situation causes a problem for both Carol and Greg and Carol's standing within the committee, especially as Carol has to decide if she trusts Greg to tell the truth as opposed if he is hiding something he promised never to do again. But Greg vows to prove that his parents' trust is well earned by discovering the mystery of how the cigarettes got there.
Episode 15
Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?
Fri, Jan 15, 197125 mins
Jan's invitation to Lucy Winters' birthday party being addressed to Marcia is the last straw for Jan in thinking that she is the invisible sister. To make herself stand out from both Marcia and Cindy, Jan decides to buy a short, curly, black wig. Although she initially tries to hide the fact of the wig from her family, everyone eventually finds out. They all think Jan looks ridiculous. But Jan is determined to show the world her new look, with the starting point being Lucy's party. How will Jan's friends react? Meanwhile, Peter too has been invited to Lucy's party. What Peter doesn't know is that his crush, Margie Rimple, who is always following him around against his will, is also going to be there.
Episode 16
The Drummer Boy
Fri, Jan 22, 197125 mins
Peter, Jan and Cindy have all been accepted into the school's glee club, which results in two divergent stories in the Brady house. On one side, Bobby is depressed since he wasn't chosen along with his siblings. Mike and Carol want to encourage Bobby to explore other possible musical avenues, such as through the school's music program. They may regret doing so after Bobby makes his choice of instrument, and after they have made everyone in the house support Bobby at all cost in this endeavor, no matter how painful (to their ears) it may be. On the other side, Peter is overjoyed to be part of the glee club, that is until his football teammates tease him about it being a sissy activity, especially as he was late to the first football practice with pro-baller Deacon Jones because of glee club rehearsal. Mike and Carol hope that Peter regains his joy in being part of the glee club and not to worry about what his peers may think or say about it, especially when Peter is thinking about quitting the club solely because of the teasing.
Episode 17
Coming Out Party
Fri, Jan 29, 197125 mins
Everyone in the Brady household is excited by the invitation from Mike's boss, Mr. Phillips, to spend the day on his sailboat deep sea fishing, everyone that is except for seasick-prone Alice. That trip, however, is threatened by Cindy, who seems to be coming down with a cold. After being examined by Dr. Howard, their family doctor, Cindy is diagnosed with a case of tonsillitis. Dr. Howard recommends that Cindy be admitted into the hospital the day of the fishing trip to have her tonsils removed. Dr. Howard also has a second unexpected diagnosis: Carol, too, should be admitted to the hospital at the same time to have her tonsils removed, her's which are even more inflamed than Cindy's. Beyond the issue of the minor surgery for the eldest and youngest of the Brady women, the family is excited that Mr. Phillips is willing to change the date of the sailing trip to the following weekend, when Carol and Cindy should have fully recovered. But even that sailing trip is threatened by Carol, who isn't supposed to speak post-surgery, but who has some choice words to utter.
Episode 18
Our Son, the Man
Fri, Feb 5, 197125 mins
Since he's now in high school albeit a freshman, Greg sees himself as a man, but doesn't feel like one at home with all his brothers and sisters around not giving him any privacy. He feels he's too old to go on the family camp out this upcoming weekend, but more importantly he wants his own bedroom. After Mike and Carol discuss the issue, Mike, not without a fight, relinquishes his den as a bedroom for Greg. While Greg makes a big deal about his new bedroom and his associated status as a man in the house, his brothers and sisters pay him little attention much to his chagrin. Once he gets his "groovy new pad" set up the way he wants, he believes his life will change for the better, which includes getting the pretty high school senior he has his eye on. Attracting her attention in turn requires a funky new wardrobe. Greg ultimately learns that thinking he's a man and what others perceive about him may be two totally different things.
Episode 19
The Liberation of Marcia Brady
Fri, Feb 12, 197125 mins
It isn't until a local news reporter shows up at the school with a microphone asking about young women's thoughts on the issue that Marcia even thinks about women's liberation. She states on camera that she, as a female, should have at least the same opportunities as males. She regrets doing so immediately after the microphone is put away, but decides to fight for those statements when she is later mocked by especially Greg after the piece airs on the evening news, and after Greg issues her an informal challenge to prove that she can do anything boys can. In answer to Greg's challenge, what Marcia ultimately decides to do is join the Frontier Scouts, in which Greg is a member and Mike council master, and which does not have anything listed in the regulations about membership gender requirements. However, Marcia has to pass the field initiation test before she can join. Greg does whatever he can both to make Marcia see what he considers the silliness of what she is trying to do - this part of the plan which involves a reluctant Peter - as well as to make the test as difficult for her to pass within the official rules. Is Marcia up for the challenge?
Episode 20
Lights Out
Fri, Feb 19, 197125 mins
A terrified Cindy is having trouble sleeping with the lights off as she is scared of a magic trick she saw at a friend's party. The "disappearing lady" disappeared and Cindy, who ran off since she was too frightened, didn't see the lady reappear. Peter, on the other hand, was so excited by the magic act that he wants to audition for the school's vaudeville show as a magician. Mike believes that Peter's want can help Cindy by showing her how magic is really performed. Peter even asks an excited Cindy to be his assistant for the show. But when it comes time to rehearse the disappearing lady act, Cindy once again gets frightened, which is not helped by prankster Bobby. As such, Peter's goal of making the vaudeville show line-up may be jeopardized unless Cindy believes in the old adage that the show must go on.
Episode 21
The Winner
Fri, Feb 26, 197125 mins
When Cindy brings home a trophy for her jacks playing ability at the playground, everyone in her family is happy for her except Bobby, who comes to the quick realization that all of his brothers and sisters have now won trophies and he hasn't. When he finally tells his parents what is bothering him, they encourage him to find an activity that he's good at and stick to it and a trophy is bound to come. Bobby's dreams of winning and his ability in activity after activity seems not to mesh. Bobby thinks he's found his trophy winning activity when he enters a magazine subscription selling contest. But he finds out that his parents have asked their many friends to support Bobby's sales efforts, which to him is like them buying the trophy for him. He finally thinks he's found his activity when he manages to be one of the six finalists in an ice cream speed eating contest on the Kartoon King television show. Will Bobby finally get his much wanted trophy?
Episode 22
Double Parked
Fri, Mar 5, 197125 mins
The kids find out that their local city park, Woodland Park, is being demolished and a government building is planned for construction on that site. The family and the neighbors mount a save Woodland Park campaign. There are a few obstacles and hurdles, but a big one comes in the form of Mike's new project. The architectural firm for which he works has won the contract for that building - a municipal courthouse - and Mike is assigned the lead architect. Mike encourages his family to continue the save the park campaign, but they have to understand that he too has to continue doing his job. But when Harry Phillips, Mike's boss, learns that the Brady family is behind the save the park campaign, he gives Mike an ultimatum: control his family or lose his job. Mike has to figure out what to do.
Episode 23
Alice's September Song
Fri, Mar 12, 197125 mins
Alice is contacted by Mark Millard, an old high school friend who was more than just a friend. Mark ends up being as handsome and suave as she remembers. Her continued attraction to him is despite she being in a burgeoning relationship with Sam. But Mark's appearance places a strain between her and Sam, not because he's jealous, but because he's not, at least not initially, which makes her feel like Sam takes her for granted. But as Alice and Mark go out on what appear to be a couple of romantic dates which leads to Alice thinking that he may pop the question, Carol and Mike subsequently begin to believe that Mr. Millard has ulterior motives of the nefarious kind in contacting Alice after all these years.
Episode 24
Tell It Like It Is
Fri, Mar 26, 197125 mins
Mike finds Carol in his den in the middle of the night writing something she refuses to discuss at this time. Mike respects her privacy. It isn't until Mike catches Carol having lunch with a Mr. Delafield - who both Mike and Carol met at a party a week earlier - that he finds out what Carol's been writing. Mr. Delafield is the editor of Tomorrow's Woman magazine. Carol, based on a casual discussion at that party, was encouraged by him to submit an article to the magazine about their family. After word spreads within the house of the article, the whole family is behind Carol in this endeavor, which ends up being a long, painstaking process for her. That's why she's so heartbroken and despondent when her article, which tells of their life in all its good and bad, is rejected. Mike takes it upon himself to speak to Delafield, who tells him that he wants the magazine and thus any article included in it, to reflect the positives of "tomorrow's woman's" life. Will Carol go through the long, painstaking process of writing yet another article, and if she does, will a syrupy sweet version of the Brady clan appeal to Delafield and his advisers? A site visit to the Brady house may provide the answer.