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Here's where the story of the lovely lady, a man named Brady and their six kids comes to an end. Aired from 1973-'74, The Brady Bunch - The Complete Final (Fifth) Season closes the chapter on one of the most fascinating and entertaining TV sitcoms of the 1970s. The highlights are pretty high, showcasing many classic Brady moments. "Adios, Johnny Bravo" guest stars playmate Claudia Jennings as the super foxy agent Tami Cutler who tries to sign Greg as the next American idol. There is a bit of sibling rivalry on display in both "The Driver's Seat," where Marcia and Greg get competitive over their road tests, and in "Marcia Gets Creamed" where Marcia, Jan and Pete duke it out for the top employee spot at Haskell's Ice Cream Parlor. In "Out Of This World," Greg and Marcia trick Bobby and Peter in thinking a UFO has picked their house for their new home. And who can forget the gang's trip to King's Island amusement park in "The Cincinnati Kids." Though this season includes many landmark episodes, looking at it as a whole one can't help feel that the time was right to end it. There are quite a few "Jump The Shark" moments that can't be ignored, particularly the introduction of Carol's nephew Oliver. Though not a perfect season, it is extremely nostalgic and still very enjoyable. It's easy to understand why this family became icons of seventies culture. --Rob Bracco

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A widower with three sons marries a widow with three daughters. It's a sitcom family for the ages, with plenty of warmth and fuzziness (and constant fighting for the bathroom). The series debuted Sept. 26, 1969, but in many ways was a throwback to the '50s. It originally ran for five seasons on ABC, has remained popular in syndication and inspired two theatrical movies.

 

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Season 5 (1973–1974)

22 episodes

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
96 September 14, 1973 099 Adios, Johnny Bravo A slick-talking talent scout named Tami Rogers wants sign Greg to a solo recording contract, and totally make him over into a singer named Johnny Bravo. He winds up alienating his siblings (who believe Greg had plans to abandon them) and upsetting his parents when he announces plans to postpone college. Greg's looking forward to solo stardom, but when he discovers his recordings have been electronically "sweetened," he minces no words in expressing his dislike for the end product. Tami and her hipster associate openly admit they liked Greg only because he "fit the suit," prompting Greg to walk out. Two unnamed songs are featured. The first is used as an audition for the fictional show "Hal Barton's TV Talent Review." Prominent lyrics include "you've got to be in love to love a love song." A second song is performed on the show likely titled "Good Time Music."
  • Guest star: Claudia Jennings.
97 September 21, 1973 097 Mail Order Hero Bobby boasts that he personally knows Joe Namath. When his friends demand he back his words, he enlists Cindy to help arrange his visit ... by writing the New York Jets star and claiming that Bobby is deathly ill. In the subplot Jan studies for a first aid test.
  • Guest star: Joe Namath
98 September 28, 1973 096 Snow White and the Seven Bradys At Cindy's behest, the Brady family... and Sam... put on a backyard production of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" to raise funds for a well-liked teacher's retirement gift. When someone eats the "poisoned apple", Sam and Mike, in costume, must rush out to the grocery store to get more "poisoned apples." Their harried efforts are compounded when they learn they don't have a permit for the family's back yard theater.
99 October 5, 1973 100 Never Too Young After his first kiss, Bobby sees skyrockets. To test it out, he goes and kisses his new girlfriend Millicent (Cindy's friend), not giving her time to warn him that she may have the mumps. In the subplot the Bradys plan to perform at a 20's revival dance.
  • Guest star: Melissa Sue Anderson.
100 October 12, 1973 101 Peter and the Wolf Greg's date, Sandra, cancels when her cousin Linda visits from out of town. Wanting to salvage the date, Greg arranges for a double date, but when no one wants to pair up with Linda (who was wearing braces the last time Sandra saw her cousin), he turns to Peter. Passing him off as a "friend" in his high school class, the girls eventually suspect Greg's ruse but don't let on. Sandra and Linda later hatch a get-even plan at a local pizza parlor, where in the subplot Mike and Carol - on Jan's and Marcia's recommendation of great pizza - are entertaining a Mexican client and his wife. Sandra and Linda's shenanigans inadvertently cause Mike to nearly lose his client's contract.
101 October 19, 1973 102 Getting Greg's Goat Greg is involved in the heist of a rival school's mascot ... a goat named Raquel. Not only does Raquel lead to a series of misunderstandings (most notably Mike's that Greg had slept with a girl in his room), but the goat also wreaks havoc throughout the household. Eventually, Greg is caught red-handed and ordered by the school's vice principal to write a 5,000-word essay on mascot stealing.
  • Guest star: Sandra Gould.
102 October 26, 1973 105 Marcia Gets Creamed Marcia, Peter and Jan all get jobs at the local ice cream shop, with varying results. Marcia's hired first, then the manager wants to take a break, so he puts Marcia in charge and hires Peter. Peter goofs off, prompting Marcia to fire him and hire a replacement - Jan, who's the opposite of Peter. When the manager realizes he needs to stay at the shop, he has to fire one Brady... and keep the one who works the hardest. In the subplot, Mike is put on a diet to lose weight he had gained and to help Alice stick to her diet.
  • Guest star: Henry Corden.
103 November 2, 1973 106 My Brother's Keeper Bobby saves Peter from being struck by a falling ladder. A grateful Peter, offering to become Bobby's "slave for life," soon regrets his offer. In the subplot the girls' bedroom is being wallpapered.
104 November 9, 1973 104 Quarterback Sneak A rival high school quarterback named Jerry Rogers feigns interest in Marcia, as part of a ploy to get at the Westdale High School football team's playbook. Greg tries to warn Marcia about her new boyfriend, and Bobby backs his story when he sees Jerry try to steal the book. Later, Greg devises a fake playbook and convinces Marcia to invite Jerry over. This time, Marcia finds out Jerry's true intentions and immediately breaks up with him. Later, Greg and his brothers are laughing about how they've fooled Jerry, but Mike tells Greg that what he did was just as dishonest as his rival. Greg tries to let Jerry off the hook, but Jerry is convinced that he has the real playbook. In the end, Jerry's coach finds out about the theft and suspends him. In the subplot, Carol is visited by her egomaniacal high school sweetheart, Tank Gates.
  • Guest star: Denny Miller.
105 November 16, 1973 107 Try, Try Again When she finds she simply has no talent as a dancer, Jan tries – sometimes, too hard – to find something she is good at. Eventually, Jan finds her niche as a painter. In the subplot, Mike is preparing a special dinner for the family.
106 November 23, 1973 103 The Cincinnati Kids The Bradys travel to Kings Island amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Mike's company hopes to win the contract to build an addition. The hopes are mislaid when Jan unknowingly walks off with the plans, leaving Mike with her poster of Yogi Bear. The family furiously scrambles to retrace their steps and rush the plans to Mike and his clients before the 5 p.m. deadline.
  • Note: Filmed on location at the Kings Island amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio.
107 December 7, 1973 098 The Elopement Everyone is convinced that Alice and Sam plan to elope during a weekend outing. In the subplot, Bobby takes up learning to play the organ. In the end Alice does not elope.
108 December 21, 1973 110 Miss Popularity To win the title of her school's Most Popular Girl competition, Jan makes a host of promises to her friends. When she wins the competition, she fails to make good on the promises and becomes an insufferable snob. In the subplot, Mike is having trouble planning a vacation for him and Carol.
109 January 4, 1974 108 Kelly's Kids A couple who is friends with Mike and Carol plan to adopt a young boy (Todd Lookinland) from a local orphanage ... and wind up adopting the youngster's two friends – an African American (Billy "Pop" Attmore) and an Asian (Carey Wong) – as well, much to the chagrin of the new family's bigoted neighbor.
  • Guest stars: Ken Berry, Brooke Bundy, Molly Dodd
  • Note: This was a backdoor pilot for a new series, but it did not sell. However, this concept would become Together We Stand in 1986.
110 January 11, 1974 109 The Driver's Seat After a nervous non-start at her first driver's examination, Marcia gets her license on a second try, and is soon engaged in a debate with Greg over which gender has the better driving abilities. In the subplot, Jan is preparing for a debate for the debating team.
111 January 18, 1974 111 Out of This World Peter and Bobby, the night after meeting astronaut James McDivitt, become convinced they've seen a UFO in the backyard, but it's only Greg playing a practical joke on his gullible brothers. However, when the boys get photographic proof of the "UFO," Mike decides to call in an Army captain to investigate. Greg is forced to admit the truth.
  • Guest star: Gen. James McDivitt
112 January 25, 1974 113 Welcome Aboard Cousin Oliver comes to live with the Bradys while his parents go to South America, and nearly wears out his welcome when he is involved in a series of minor accidents in his eagerness to help out. The Bradys seem to gain good-natured revenge on rotten luck when they visit a movie studio.
  • Note: Robbie Rist joins the cast as Cousin Oliver.
113 February 8, 1974 112 Two Petes in a Pod Pete meets his exact double at school after making a date with a girl. When Arthur, the double, makes a date for Peter while masquerading, Peter must enlist Arthur's help to avoid breaking either date.
  • Guest stars: Denise Nickerson & Kathy O'Dare
  • Note: Christopher Knight appears in a dual role.
114 February 15, 1974 116 Top Secret Bobby and Oliver jump to all sorts of conclusions when Mike is visited by an FBI agent, and subsequently is asked to help Sam with a "top secret" project to expand his store.
115 February 22, 1974 114 The Snooperstar To teach Cindy a lesson in reading her diary without permission, Marcia (with some help from Jan) creates fake entries about how a Hollywood agent plans to discover Cindy and make her over into the next Shirley Temple. Cindy becomes convinced that Mike's fussy client is the talent scout.
  • Note: Susan Olsen hated this episode.
  • Guest star: Natalie Schafer.
116 March 1, 1974 115 The Hustler The Bradys get a pool table as a "thank you" gift from Mike's boss, and Bobby quickly becomes a billiards expert. In the subplot Mike and Carol have a dinner party and play pool on their new pool table and return it at the end of the party.
  • Guest star: Jim Backus.
117 March 8, 1974 117 The Hair-Brained Scheme Bobby sells Greg a container of hair pomade that turns the older Brady brother's hair into a Bowie-esque tangerine-colored mane on the eve of his high school commencement.
  • Note: Robert Reed does not appear in this episode, due to disputes over the script. He had taken issue with the plotline involving a container of hairdressing, which he thought was inane slapstick, and was written out as a result. Cameos in this episode are by Florence Henderson's and Sherwood Schwartz's real-life daughters, Barbara Bernstein and Hope Sherwood.