Episode
The Brady Bunch: Bobby's Hero
Overview
The principal calls home to alert Mike and Carol to the fact that Bobby's playing Jesse James at school. This leads Mike and Carol to learn just how obsessed Bobby about his "idol" and try to dissuade him from worshiping a cold hearted killer.
Details
- Series
- The Brady Bunch
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1973-02-02
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Bobby's Hero is Episode 17 in Season 4 of The Brady Bunch. It aired on 1973-02-02. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 16: Amateur Nite
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.
Episode 18: The Subject Was Noses
Marcia has a big problem when she inadvertently makes two dates for the same night. One with Charlie and the other with Doug, the big man on campus. She makes a excuse to Charlie to go out with Doug but quickly learns Doug was only interested in having a pretty girl on his arm after Marcia is hit in the face with a football.
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Episode 19: How to Succeed in Business?
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Episode 14: Law and Disorder
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Episode 20: The Great Earring Caper
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Episode 13: Love and the Older Man
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Episode 21: You're Never Too Old
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.
Episode 12: Everyone Can't Be George Washington
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Episode 22: You Can't Win 'Em All
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.
Episode 11: Greg's Triangle
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Episode 23: A Room at the Top
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