ABC
March 4, 1977
Variety
DVD
C+
By this point, the show, which was airing irregularly, had been revamped. The Bradys got yet another house, Rip Taylor was added to the cast, and the tackiness had been toned down. Not that it wasn't still tacky, but the jaw-dropping was less than on the Pilot. This episode has Greg, who must be 21 by now, wanting to move out and the family devastated by it. The worst part of the writing though is probably all the frigging explanations, where everyone, including the audience, is considered to be moronic. (Mr. Brady doesn't know what "siblings" are?) The musical numbers are blander. This might've been a C but a few of Robert Reed's line readings sound realistic, and Vincent Price gives it his all. (Greg of course fails to recognize his former kidnapper.)
Besides the Kroftettes, the Krofft regulars include Van Snowden, who was on The Bugaloos and Lidsville, and I think here he's playing Pufnstuf, the gosh-what-a-casting-coup musical guest.
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