The Brady Bunch: To Move or Not to Move

The Brady Bunch: To Move or Not to Move
ABC
March 6, 1970
Sitcom
DVD
B-

Paul West's middle of three Brady episodes officially retcons the original Brady house (from the pilot) out of the series, with moments like the brothers reminiscing about accidents they've had in this house.  Compared to that, I guess the later attic expansion is minor.  This episode is also notable for being the first one where the kids really team up for a common cause, even if it's counter to the adults, and it is the first time they scare Alice, a theme that would be expanded on in "Fright Night."  Oh, and when Alice says she'll never leave the Bradys, I'm dubious, considering she's already almost left them and will actually quit a few seasons later.  But, yes, she won't permanently leave them until the kids are all grown.

Lindsay Workman makes his first of four Brady appearances, as realtor Bertram Grossman.  (Usually, he would be working at the kids' schools.)  Fran Ryan, perhaps best known as Arnold the Pig's "mother" on Green Acres, plays Mrs. Hunsaker (in a knee-length skirt I found shockingly short as a kid).  We'll see her again.