Episode
The Brady Bunch: Brace Yourself
Overview
Marcia is distraught after getting braces and becomes convinced she's ugly. This compounds when her boyfriend Alan breaks their upcoming date, thinking it's due to her braces. Meanwhile, the Brady kids try their best to make Marcia not feel so self-conscious but with little success.
Details
- Series
- The Brady Bunch
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1970-02-13
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Brace Yourself is Episode 20 in Season 1 of The Brady Bunch. It aired on 1970-02-13. The runtime is 25 min.
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