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In the world of football reality, this episode makes sense and is clear only to Sherwood Schwartz. Memorizing the opponents playbook would not help you one bit since this is high school and they will know all the plays that they are running anyway. So its like, great, know our plays. Now, guess which play we are going to run from down to down? They have no idea.
The Brady Bunch was about a Loving family that had issues, fought, struggled and Still came out of it--a caring family. The episodes were Morality Tales and archetypal characters that taught a Lesson with some light-hearted comedy & fun thrown. That's why the show has endured in popularity.
This same scenario today, he would point a gun at Marcia, demanding to get the book and would hurl awful insults at her, and the scene would probably end up being violent possibly with Greg involved, with stupid sinister music playing in the background.
It's not about the other team. It's about personal integrity. Winning that way doesn't mean anything, because it's no longer about athletic ability but about disinformation. We can go over it again if you need to.
Luckily the writers are a bit smarter than you and realized that getting used would be more upsetting than being yelled at by your sister and had him leave her alone.
It’s not smart to let people off the hook for being rude or mean, just because they’ve been “upset.” Oh sorry for calling you an a*hole earlier; I was upset about something so you should just leave me alone. Brilliant logic.
Marcia has a history of dating high school boys who look like they’re in their 20s (e.g. Doug Simpson, Jerry Rogers). And of course, she was infatuated with Dr. Vogel.
Mike makes it seem like Jerry’s teammates were innocents in his scheme. They would have had to have knowledge of Greg’s team’s plays for the scheme to work. That makes them as culpable as he is.
Mr Brady said it was 'dishonest' No it wasn't. It would only be dishonest if the teams agreed to exchange playbooks the way some do game film. Then if the book was changed it would be dishonest. But no one put a gun to Jerry's head and forced him to steal it.
@@stephaniegormley9982 agreed! The same way it's not on the teacher if they change a test and students fail because they tried to cheat, even if the teacher knew they stole the answers. At some point during the game, I would think it wouldn't take long, the other team should figure out the playbook they took wasn't right at which point they should adjust. Also, since Greg called the other guy, you would think he would figure that Greg would also get his team to change the plays anyway. What happens at Fairview is on them.
Mike is behaving like a total simp here. Deception and decoys in the form of false signals are used all the time in amateur and pro games, and this is not really any different. Hoisting Jerry with his own petard isn't cheating.
We know that cheating in sports has gone on all the time, even way before the days of the Brady Bunch. Mostly, every individual, team, and/or owner has tried to get an advantage on their competitors by any means necessary, legal or otherwise. You would never think that HS players would stoop that low to steal another opponent's playbook, but then the world doesn't run on sunshine, rainbows, lollipops, puppies, and Wonka bars with unlimited gold lottery tickets. BTW. To be honest, Mike was trying to teach his sons the value of fair play and good sportsmanship. In fact, in today's HS sports, Greg probably could have been penalized for making up the fake playbook, himself, just trying to teach Jerry Rogers a lesson for stealing his playbook. The HS Athletic Associations don't like their competitors cheating, but they don't like others seeking revenge or any type of retaliation against players or schools. In essence, Mike wasn't being a "simp." He was being a good father.
In the eight years I played youth fastpitch softball in Canada, I spent plenty of time trying to steal the other teams signals--usually with success. I'd even attend games my team wasn't involved in to try to steal both teams' signals. It's part of the game.
@@Wolf-qh2lk At the risk of being pedantic, the correct term is "just deserts"--with just one S in the middle. It stems from the word "deserve." (Hey, it's the English tutor in me.)
Probably was hoping they would believe it was misplaced. The bigger question is why it would be out in the open instead of at least in Greg's room safely stored.
No, it's called having morality. That's something that most people wouldn't know anything about these days. Now people just stoop to any level just to get what they want
I was always waiting for someone to walk right through that sparkling clean plate glass door. It was one of the things that kept me coming back for more.
I think if honesty is expected, then honest people will show up in your world. There are both honest and dishonest people in the world. I hear ya though, about humans not being capable of 100 percent honesty at all times. Does anyone really even want that? 😂🤣
Having another team's playbook wouldn't make much difference anyway. Its knowing what new and specific plays that the other team will use for a given game that would matter. And if I was a teenager and had a date with Marcia, her brother's playbook would be the last thing on my mind.
There are times when Dads are correct in their roles as Dad but this time he was wrong. The opposing team should use stolen plays and when they find out they'll know they have a dishonest player who will be kicked off the team.
Jerry got benched in the first quarter. What probably happened is that Fairview players were going one way and Westdale the other and the coaches were wondering what the heck is going on.
A coach with half a brain probably doesn't put it into the game plan because they might think that Westdale will notice a playbook going missing after someone from the other team was in the player's house
Mike Brady was totally wrong here. The other team would have to know that this guy stole their playbook. Otherwise how would he know all their plays? And if the team was okay using it, they deserve what they get.
There is so much inconsistency in this series that only had 5 season? First Mike taught the guys to play baseball and football. Then Carol didn’t want Greg playing cause he might get hurt. Then he took a photo during a game and it showed whether the guy in or out and he became an official photographer. Then suddenly he has a play book and writes up phoney plays.
....Oh, Marcia, Marcia MARCIA.....(1:14).....Faye Dunaway may be batty, but even SHE can 'see' what Jerry was all ABOUT! (1:37) ...and leave it to Mike, to casually swoop in and teach the Brady Boys REAL Life lessons ....perm, and ALL! (2:37)...ha-HAA!
I know the point of the rest of the episode was westdale beating their rival school in an honest game but poor Marcia getting her heart broken by a guy who was just using her. Granted she was okay and happy Jerry Rogers didn't finish the game but it would have been nice if one of her family members comforted her over her 💔.
Honestly Jerry might be one of the dumbest characters in the show's history. Dude had Marcia Brady into him, who cares about a football game? Also, did he really think no one would notice the playbook going missing right after he visits a rival player's house? Even if that playbook was real, that thing is going to be totally worthless because of course Greg will warn his coach so they can adjust the game plan.
A wise call on the part of Mr. Brady to point out that Fairview, and not just Jerry, would be deceived by Greg's scheme. Two wrongs don't make it right.
It's funny that you mentioned Trump because in the full episode from which this clip was taken, Mrs. Brady's old high school boyfriend, Tank, paid her visit. He acted, & looked like a middle age Trump. And what I mean when I say Tank acted like Trump; is that he bragged about himself, all the time. 🤣😂😆👏
Bullshit. If the Coach uses the stolen playbook…he deserves exactly what you get.
I don't think you learned the lesson.
@@linguaphile42 I don't think he gives a shit.
more importantly would you have taken the flowers off the table??
In the world of football reality, this episode makes sense and is clear only to Sherwood Schwartz. Memorizing the opponents playbook would not help you one bit since this is high school and they will know all the plays that they are running anyway. So its like, great, know our plays. Now, guess which play we are going to run from down to down? They have no idea.
Mahomes Greg would have won even if they had the real playbook.
Finding out you’ve been used is a sad and painful lesson. But. Many of us have been there
It is. But, in a previous episode, Greg & Marica used 2 people as they were mad at each other
But for a teenager who thinks someone likes him or her on;y to find out they're been used it might be worse.
@@aph1976Worse than what?
@@kayschultz4113Kathy Lawrence and Warren Malaynee. 😂
F F F I L. 🤣
@@f430ferrari5 That's my favorite episode. It always seemed kind of creepy Greg had Kathy doing all those cheers for him, lol.
No football championship and no Marcia.
Not a great time to be Jerry.
Lol!!!!!🤣🤣🤣
He’s a real good artist. 😂
I like how Mike left it up to Greg to ultimately make the decision
I'm so grateful for shows like these when I was growing up. Lots of good lessons that I as a kid paid attention to.😊
I feel that way about soap operas. But the BB taught valuable lessons as well.
The Brady Bunch was about a Loving family that had issues, fought, struggled and Still came out of it--a caring family. The episodes were Morality Tales and archetypal characters that taught a Lesson with some light-hearted comedy & fun thrown. That's why the show has endured in popularity.
@sandy Agreed. Swapping out the playbook was genius!
I love when family shows were wholesome
One guy plants a fake playbook, the other guy steals it. Very wholesome!! LOL
@@frankcarlone5130....Better than the craziness, sexuality and violence of Today's shows. 😆
Brady Bunch and their 'everybody drinks milk' angle! 🤢
@@user-kf8wb2cq4f exactly I don’t know how todays shif is allowed to air
This same scenario today, he would point a gun at Marcia, demanding to get the book and would hurl awful insults at her, and the scene would probably end up being violent possibly with Greg involved, with stupid sinister music playing in the background.
Ya see Marcia ... Bobby was telling the TRUTH!!!! Lol!!!!🤣🤣🤣
And she never apologized to him for his honesty! ha ha
@@allmusicfan88 Bobby may not have been happy that he was right since Marcia was hurt as a result.
@@aph1976are you nuts? Bobby was never the mushy type. 😂
See. I told you. That’s what Bobby would and should have said. 😅
I love Marcia’s outfit here. I would totally wear that now.
Mike is dead wrong. If the other team uses the information, they deserve to lose.
It's not about the other team. It's about personal integrity. Winning that way doesn't mean anything, because it's no longer about athletic ability but about disinformation. We can go over it again if you need to.
Jerry Rogers steals the playbook, but Greg's the one who's cheating because he put a phony playbook for him to steal? Sorry, I don't agree with that.
It absolutely IS cheating on Greg's part... however, did you see how the episode unfolds?
Marcia should have been forced to apologize to Bobby for being so nasty to him earlier.
Luckily the writers are a bit smarter than you and realized that getting used would be more upsetting than being yelled at by your sister and had him leave her alone.
It’s not smart to let people off the hook for being rude or mean, just because they’ve been “upset.” Oh sorry for calling you an a*hole earlier; I was upset about something so you should just leave me alone.
Brilliant logic.
@@jaredjlinden maybe it happened off screen. It isn’t smart to kick people when they’re down either and this was pretty brutal for her.
As I read in a post about this show somewhere else, what 17 year old answers a phone in a functional office? 😂
First thing I noticed
Well Greg, you warned him and that's all you can do. What happens next is his doing.
If this was actual reality, Greg would of gone straight to the coach and told him the whole story.
This was totally a Brady Movie dad speech moment where the boys just automatically get what he is saying.
Dig Mike Brady's perm
Even if it's total BS
This is the last time that Gerry Rogers was offered lemonade at the Brady's house.
But he sold Greg a lemon car. 😂
Damn… Jerry has a beer 🍺 belly 😂
Marcia has a history of dating high school boys who look like they’re in their 20s (e.g. Doug Simpson, Jerry Rogers). And of course, she was infatuated with Dr. Vogel.
So?
Mike makes it seem like Jerry’s teammates were innocents in his scheme. They would have had to have knowledge of Greg’s team’s plays for the scheme to work. That makes them as culpable as he is.
Mr Brady said it was 'dishonest' No it wasn't. It would only be dishonest if the teams agreed to exchange playbooks the way some do game film. Then if the book was changed it would be dishonest. But no one put a gun to Jerry's head and forced him to steal it.
@@stephaniegormley9982 agreed! The same way it's not on the teacher if they change a test and students fail because they tried to cheat, even if the teacher knew they stole the answers. At some point during the game, I would think it wouldn't take long, the other team should figure out the playbook they took wasn't right at which point they should adjust. Also, since Greg called the other guy, you would think he would figure that Greg would also get his team to change the plays anyway. What happens at Fairview is on them.
Wouldn’t a playbook only benefit the defense?
@@Quirkyalonester And that was pretty much what happened. Fairview naturally played like ass and the coach benched Jerry for torpedoing the team
Bobby was the only male Brady in this episode to successfully avoid the poodle-hair trend. 😂
Marcia at the peak of hotness...
For real…
Mike is behaving like a total simp here. Deception and decoys in the form of false signals are used all the time in amateur and pro games, and this is not really any different.
Hoisting Jerry with his own petard isn't cheating.
100% of REAL dad's would be on board with Greg's fake playbook giving Jerry his just desserts!
We know that cheating in sports has gone on all the time, even way before the days of the Brady Bunch. Mostly, every individual, team, and/or owner has tried to get an advantage on their competitors by any means necessary, legal or otherwise. You would never think that HS players would stoop that low to steal another opponent's playbook, but then the world doesn't run on sunshine, rainbows, lollipops, puppies, and Wonka bars with unlimited gold lottery tickets.
BTW. To be honest, Mike was trying to teach his sons the value of fair play and good sportsmanship. In fact, in today's HS sports, Greg probably could have been penalized for making up the fake playbook, himself, just trying to teach Jerry Rogers a lesson for stealing his playbook. The HS Athletic Associations don't like their competitors cheating, but they don't like others seeking revenge or any type of retaliation against players or schools. In essence, Mike wasn't being a "simp." He was being a good father.
In the eight years I played youth fastpitch softball in Canada, I spent plenty of time trying to steal the other teams signals--usually with success. I'd even attend games my team wasn't involved in to try to steal both teams' signals. It's part of the game.
@@Wolf-qh2lk At the risk of being pedantic, the correct term is "just deserts"--with just one S in the middle. It stems from the word "deserve." (Hey, it's the English tutor in me.)
@@Lava1964 Not pedantic at all. Thanks!
DID he really think Marcia and Greg and no one would notice the playbook was no longer in the house? DUH!...
It’s a 20 minute show that always resolves the issue in that time, except on vacation.
Probably was hoping they would believe it was misplaced. The bigger question is why it would be out in the open instead of at least in Greg's room safely stored.
0:50
Can I get you a cold drink?
Then Cris Hansen walks in...
Very good. The perv usually brought a pizza with handcuffs in the car
"Oh, am I a goof artist." What kind of dorky lingo is that?"
Mike was right.
Could you possibly post the very beginning of the episode when Jerry first meets Marcia and they come to the house and Bobby badmouths Jerry?
I just watched that one, it's out there:)
What a bunch of sanctimonious bs from Mike Brady. Let them use the fake playbook.
No, it's called having morality. That's something that most people wouldn't know anything about these days. Now people just stoop to any level just to get what they want
@@j.i.r608 like stealing another team's playbook you mean?
Imagine, if Jerry was like that in college, how would he be as an adult in the work place? Probably using everyone he can to get ahead
I was always waiting for someone to walk right through that sparkling clean plate glass door. It was one of the things that kept me coming back for more.
Impossibly gorgeous and groovy Marcia! 💖
Still can't sleep.
They're going to listen to Tinker Bell?
Lol!
I would have been more upset that he didn't tell me he was almost 30 years old 😂
1:17 - Some good acting from Maureen McCormack , her shift into disappointment was all in her face, and she did it really well
Always watched when I was younger.. Still today !!! Great show.... 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤....
Legend has it Jerry was related to Connor Stallions
That's the outfit Marcia had on for the photo of the Brady Bunch subreddit.
What I find hilarious is that he thought she wouldn't notice a blue binder missing from the table she walked by.
Brady Bunch is a fantasy show. Human beings never have and never will operate at this level of honesty. It’s not in our DNA
I think if honesty is expected, then honest people will show up in your world. There are both honest and dishonest people in the world. I hear ya though, about humans not being capable of 100 percent honesty at all times. Does anyone really even want that? 😂🤣
MARCIA!!!!!!!!! MARCIA!!!!!!!!!! MARCIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Having another team's playbook wouldn't make much difference anyway. Its knowing what new and specific plays that the other team will use for a given game that would matter. And if I was a teenager and had a date with Marcia, her brother's playbook would be the last thing on my mind.
I would have kept my mouth shut & made a bundle.
What a great show
The instant that kid asked for lemonade I knew he was up to no good! The first thing on his mind was drinking! 😯
Jerry should have made out with Marcia first.
He was too busy doing the worst job ever of hiding it in his jacket!
Played some stink finger
He liked her special lemonade
“Mom always says don’t play with balls in the house.”
He looks like he’s about 28! Creepy
So Jerry really thought Marcia wouldn’t notice that the playbook was gone???🙄
He knew, he didn’t care!
Or that Greg would think it was a coincidence his playbook disappears right after Jerry's been inside his house?
I said I didn’t take it! But even if I did, why would you be telling me? You’re the phony, but thanks for the phone call.
Congratulations! You stole a grand total of 6 plays ... Dive Left, Dive Right, Trap Left, Trap Right, Quick Out Left, Quick Out Right! 😆
Jerry pulling up in the back of the driveway like that is a no no. Use street parking son.
Marcia was such a babe…
There are times when Dads are correct in their roles as Dad but this time he was wrong. The opposing team should use stolen plays and when they find out they'll know they have a dishonest player who will be kicked off the team.
I'm curious as to how Jerry's coach found out about the playbook.
Jerry got benched in the first quarter.
What probably happened is that Fairview players were going one way and Westdale the other and the coaches were wondering what the heck is going on.
Greg is so mad. Jerry
So how many plays would it have taken for Jerry’s team to realize they weren’t legit?
The other coach realized it in the first quarter of the game and benched the guy.
A coach with half a brain probably doesn't put it into the game plan because they might think that Westdale will notice a playbook going missing after someone from the other team was in the player's house
Jerry FELL for the oldest trick in the book....classic BRADY BUNCH!
MAUREEN WAS SO HOT BACK THEN
Mike Brady was totally wrong here. The other team would have to know that this guy stole their playbook. Otherwise how would he know all their plays? And if the team was okay using it, they deserve what they get.
I seriously doubt the coach would agree.
If he is a man of good morals then yes he would agree
How can Marcia date a creep like Jerry😮😮😮😮😮
This is why I promised myself never to date. There are too many jerks like Jerry Rodgers in the world, at least the team lost in the end.
You have high school playbooks lying around your rec room?
@@annagarcia1527 No, but there are jerks in the world.
I'm with you! I've been alone for 20 years and I'm happy to say no one can steal my playbook! Ha!
@@kbraven7007That doesn't mean that everyone is a jerk
There is so much inconsistency in this series that only had 5 season? First Mike taught the guys to play baseball and football. Then Carol didn’t want Greg playing cause he might get hurt. Then he took a photo during a game and it showed whether the guy in or out and he became an official photographer. Then suddenly he has a play book and writes up phoney plays.
“Goof artist”?
OH MY NOSE!!!!
It's not Greg's fault the guy stole a fake play book. That's all on him. Blaming Greg is ridiculous.
Marcia really is beautiful.
And then he stole Marcia's virginity.
Nah, she gave it away for a dime bag.
Then he went after Alice.Alice was strict but loving
You are all missing the point that Jerry is the person in the wrong.
It’s what was best. Jerry was super creepy!
Jerry Rogers is the man!
A high school kid driving a fancy sports car,how about that.
....Oh, Marcia, Marcia MARCIA.....(1:14).....Faye Dunaway may be batty, but even SHE can 'see' what Jerry was all ABOUT! (1:37) ...and leave it to Mike, to casually swoop in and teach the Brady Boys REAL Life lessons ....perm, and ALL! (2:37)...ha-HAA!
Perm and all.😂😂😂😂😂😂
Today he would have called both coaches or at least left them an email and told them about it all.
If only the University of Michigan believed in fair play ... 😢
Get over it. We got the natty
Yep....1st in like 30 year! Woo hoo....
Champions of the world.........😅
Did Marcia Brady dump the guy?
She spread rumors about him and ruined his life
Part 2 us pleeeeeeeeease
I know the point of the rest of the episode was westdale beating their rival school in an honest game but poor Marcia getting her heart broken by a guy who was just using her. Granted she was okay and happy Jerry Rogers didn't finish the game but it would have been nice if one of her family members comforted her over her 💔.
I'm sure Alice was all over that
Honestly Jerry might be one of the dumbest characters in the show's history. Dude had Marcia Brady into him, who cares about a football game? Also, did he really think no one would notice the playbook going missing right after he visits a rival player's house? Even if that playbook was real, that thing is going to be totally worthless because of course Greg will warn his coach so they can adjust the game plan.
Westdale won and Jerry Rogers got benched.
Now if he was dating Jan, this would never happen.
to be TOTALLY honest romantically i still SOMEWHAT like maureen mccormick because she still has an EQUALLY attractive face
A wise call on the part of Mr. Brady to point out that Fairview, and not just Jerry, would be deceived by Greg's scheme. Two wrongs don't make it right.
And where would Fairview think Jerry's amazing game plan suddenly came from?
The goodness in this show rivals that of Superman. Makes me sick. And no the coach wouldn't agree Dad.
Marcia puts out
Where’s the cameras in the living room
I was waiting for him to pull out his cell phone and take pictures of the pages.😅
@@cannondaleman1 I just don’t understand why the playbook isn’t on there iPads
Is that Michael Keaton?
ahh heck dad, gee why did ya have to go ruin it for
Greg should have called his coach to warn the other coach or called the other coach.
The other coach didn't seem to mind the playbook was stolen so he deserves this as much as Jerry honestly
@@bigbearkat2010 no he actually did and benched the kid early on in the game.
@@kristinesharp6286 because by that point it was obvious Jerry gave him a fake playbook
@@bigbearkat2010 I think we are all forgetting the episode.
So if it's a fake so what they would deserve it
I wonder if he stole her vir..... ?
They needed to show Carol in a bikini.
What high school kid has his own office and phone?
That might have been a parents office. Greg spent time using Mike’s.
What a load
Trump trump trump trump
TRUMP 2024
@@ccg1171 Lock Trump up!
It's funny that you mentioned Trump because in the full episode from which this clip was taken, Mrs. Brady's old high school boyfriend, Tank, paid her visit. He acted, & looked like a middle age Trump. And what I mean when I say Tank acted like Trump; is that he bragged about himself, all the time. 🤣😂😆👏
@@aph1976you two can be cell mates. You'll be his cigarette bride
Take something for that disease and call your doctor in the morning.
Mike Brady, SOOOO WRONG!!! A team suffering the consequences of CHEATING is not unfair and would not have been Greg's fault AT ALL.
I see both arguments as valid. Hard one.