Tuesday, February 2, 2016

The Brady Bunch: The Slumber Caper

The Brady Bunch: The Slumber Caper
ABC
October 9, 1970
Sitcom
DVD
B

This second episode written by Tam Spiva is one of the most fondly remembered of the series.  I don't think it's quite a classic, but it gives everyone something to do, including some of the real-life daughters of the Brady folks.  In particular, Barbara Bernstein,  who's Ruthie here (under her mother's maiden name of Henderson), and more memorably Hope Sherwood (Sherwood Schwartz's daughter), who's Jenny, would both return, in other roles.  I like how Marcia includes her younger sisters at her party, and Jan even gets to tell a ghost story.  And meanwhile, the boys are pulling pranks.  This is one of those episodes with a very obvious message, about not accusing someone without all the evidence, but it's handled well.

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