Episode
The Brady Bunch: Amateur Nite
Overview
The Brady kids want to buy a silver platter for Mike and Carol's wedding anniversary but their short on money so they take to means to get enough cash. This leads them to put together an act and appear on a TV amateur contest.
Details
- Series
- The Brady Bunch
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1973-01-26
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Amateur Nite is Episode 16 in Season 4 of The Brady Bunch. It aired on 1973-01-26. The runtime is 25 min.
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