A dad like Mike Brady is a blessing in any family. Not everyone can talk to their child like the way he does. He is a mentor and encourager and always gave great advice. 👍👍👌
@@thomasplinguidy4588 He didn’t say he deserved it. He said “it had to happen” because Greg got cocky on the field and wasn’t listening to his coach. So in that case he was right. Greg had to learn that he couldn’t behave that way and that he didn’t know everything, and up until that point there was no talking to him. That’s what he meant by “it had to happen.”
@corduerorose9747 Not really. Remember the one with Buddy Hitton on Peter Brady? How Mike Brady had a father and son talk with him on heroes can be frightened too. Also, the one with Bobby on choosing heroes wisely on Jesse James. Great, dad.
This reminds me of a Happy Days episode. The one when Richie's dad was talking to Richie after Richie lost a major basketball game. In the end, Richie's dad said, "Here son, have a lifesaver."
They should have left the ending. Where they was going to play catch together, and Mike said on one condition. If a talent scout comes along they got to take both of us.
@@TVHouseHistorianI agree 💯. Reed hated the goofy storylines. Sherwood Schwartz did occasionally rewrite the script to appease Reed. I wish he'd done it more often. Sherwood Schwartz created Gilligan’s Island, so what do you expect?
So true. He looked exactly what I would have imagined Mike Brady to look like: tall, very handsome, and executive. Florence Henderson said Reed was born to play the role of Mike Brady, and I very much agree. Although he resented the role, it’s always been my philosophy that a truly gifted person is at their best when they’re required to take on a task they consider onerous. It requires them to either make the best of things or allow themselves to be eaten up by resentment. So they cull all their skill and talent and make lemonade out of lemons. I’ve seen nearly everything Reed has ever done on screen, and his portrayal of Mike Brady was some of his best work (IMHO). I think perhaps the biggest reason for that is because Mike Brady and Robert Reed were two completely different people.
@@TVHouseHistorianthey were two completely different people with one exception. Robert Reed loved the kids on and off the screen. It was said that Robert Reed found a real family in the Brady Bunch. The cast including Florence Henderson and Ann B. Davis, were very close. Susan Olsen said he was a father figure to the kids. I read that Robert Reed once said he wished he was the father of six kids. He must've liked kids.
@@TVHouseHistoriando you happen to know anything about what he was like in real life? I'm not being a smart alec. I really would like to know. Thank you.
@@mls617983 I’ve had contact with two of the kids, and it’s my understanding that he was wonderful, but there was also an underlying darkness there because he felt he couldn’t live up to who Mike Brady was. That’s all I know, and it’s secondhand.
I disagree...some days I did not feel very social, so a "hello" would be rather disingenuous not to mention as a teenager, the common belief in my era is that parents kinda suck....why? Because they can get on my nerves with their mindless nonsense. So, I'm not obligated by mood or purpose to dispense with false pleasantries on such occasion. Only a milksop would worry themselves about saying "hello" everytime they walk through the front door. If I wasn't asking nor expecting a "hello" and I wasn't, then I'm under zero obligation to provide it. It's that simple.
I once read Don Drysdale's Autobiography. He Himself made an incredibly steep emotional adjustment, moreso, when He discovered that Gil Hodges, His childhood Baseball Hero, had passed away.😔⚾️B.W.
Robert Reed hated the show but you’d never be able to tell. He was a great actor. Yes, I know there’s a lot of silliness associated with the Brady Bunch, and we’ve learned more behind the scenes stuff that we ever wanted to hear but this is just a great scene between a dad talking to his son.
@@paleo704 Did he have a boy friend at the time? From what I have read, he used to enjoy cruising the gay areas of Los Angeles while the show was on the air.
Barrys Williams sad scene is so convincing we all can relate to him whether its sports, dmv cooking passing exams in college courses ect anything life throws at ya brady bunch has all the life lessons considerate people still have which unfortuanatley society is lacking these days
Yes we can all relate to Greg Brady and I’m gonna tell you why it’s because I had to put my subscription on hold with the Scat boss for two weeks my program is on pause for two weeks due to the Covid numbers being high so we can relate to Barry willams And what he went through with playing baseball
Yep, I can still recall after so many years of being 11 y.o. playing goaltender in minor hockey a game where I let in 5 goals. I couldn't stop a beach ball that game. Those were the days of old fiber glass face masks. I was so upset at myself that I had tears running down my face... So I can relate to Greg here... It's amazing the things one can remember even so many years removed from childhood.🤔
I really loved this Episode. Graig got a Major Slice of Humble Pie and fortunately his Father was there to tell him that he's not going to win every game. I remember watching Hoop Dreams a Documentary about Two Young Men who wanted to play Pro Basketball and how their lives changed in Four Years from Fourteen To Eighteen. They both had "Bad" Games but their Fathers weren't really there to support them.
I agree. He may have thought the show was beneath him but he truly brought a strength and verisimilitude to Mike Brady that no other actor can or could
First time you see Greg having a sad moment, with Mike on his side giving his parental guidance and caring wisdom, very much like Steve Douglas, with the patience. Great actors playing super dads.
Mike, "Greg, not everybody can be a Don Drysdale. Maybe you can, but maybe you can't." Wow, what a great sobering truth and life lesson. Some people have enough talent and/or drive to achieve, and others have one or neither and can't get it done. Kind of puts that nonsense of , " You can be anything you want to be" to bed. That is why I love this scene.
One could just as easily reword Mike's advice as follows: "Greg, most pony league pitchers won't become another Don Drysdale....the same way those guys that clobbered you today are just as unlikely to become another Roberto Clemente.'.
Judge Judy one time lectured a guy. She said, "Sir, I recommend you get a day job and do your music on weekends only. Most of us are not going to be the Frank Sinatra."
Great scene. It is so funny how differently I see this show as I have aged. The Brady Bunch came out in 1969 when I was four years old. While I do remember watching it when it was originally on in the later years, it wasn't until it ran in syndication that I really got to know the show. Not surprisingly, I watched it through the eyes of the Brady kids for many years. I grew up in a very happy home, so I could relate to many of the episodes and the issues that the kids were going through. But now, as a 58-year-old, I really see it through the eyes of Mike and Carol and, yes, even Alice. This scene here is wonderful. It really showcases how awesome the character of Mike Brady is.
You're right....if this was today in 2020, Greg wouldn't cry, he'd blame everyone but himself and proudly display his Participation Trophy, and then Mike would take him out to get a new mitt as a reward
Actually Greg, did cry once when the family was in church.when carol, was singing a 🎄 Christmas song.come o ye faithful.please watch that Christmas, episode from season 1.
@@deannaroberson8012 Bobby also cried in the episode "Vote for Brady" just before the closing credits, when his mom tried to guess why, and it was because Cindy excitingly told her she beat him for being the school's crossing guard for a week.
"Education Is Important". That is so right on. Alot of these College Athletes are great at Sports but all it takes is one injury and that's it and most don't even have a proper educational level.
Peter and Bobby deliver in perfect comedic style, Frank DeVol’s music is spot on bittersweet, Bob Reed delivers, and Barry brings it home.(pun intended😀) Great scenes!
+roberto abrams My sentiments exactly! I am 50 years old and I still watch the rerun episodes on syndication. They show it on on MeTV on Sundays from 12PM to 2PM Pacific Time. Brings back some great childhood memories for me. Even the show is a bit corny, it's the morals and lessons learned that keep me watching it after all of these years.
For hating the role, I'm really impressed with Mr. Reed for giving his best to his part as Mike Brady. We'd never even know he wasn't into it if not for people talking about it in retrospect. I wonder if they'd do that if he were still alive.
Natalie 82 In Barry William’s book , Growing Up Brady , there are a couple of memos / letters Reed wrote to Sherwood Schwartz . He criticized the over the top and inconsistent uses of writing. I think he was into it, but silly sitcom crap and lazy attention to detail pissed him off big time.
It was Season 2, episode 1 which was aired on September 25, 1970. Notice that Marcia no longer wear twin ponytails and parted her hair on the left side, so Marcia is parted her hair in the middle, and so does Jan. Jan does wear a single ponytail, but for Season 2, Jan is like Marcia by hanging her hair free. It is titled The Dropout. The guest is Don Drysdale, a MLB Hall of Fame of the 1960s.
You're right. The closest he came was, "Mom, Dad, I broke the vase. I should have told you, I really meant to, but it was the camping trip I really wanted." But there were no tears, just sort of a high-pitch upset voice, as if he was about to cry.
Why the hell should he? His dad said that greg, acted arrogant during the game.so greg, learned a lesson the hard way, and couldn't handle it emotionally. We all go through this
I remember watching that episode, when he was told he might make the majors someday. I like when he said, now pitching for the LA Dodgers, and he called himself Lefty Brady. Peter said that's good but your right handed.
Yes. He admitted in his Book that he and his Five Co-Stars got quite Egotistical when they had their Group. They even went into the Schwartz's Office and gave ultimatums. It was 1973 and the show was still hot! Next Year they got the word that they were being cancelled after Five Years and 126 Episodes and to this day they've never lived it down. Even with this House Flipping Show they play it like it's their Trump Card so to speak.
I told UK TV Fans about how alot of TV Stars (most notably Young People) deluded themselves into thinking they could be Pop Stars then they go back and listen to their Old Music and are mortified at how bad they sounded. Them, Christopher Atkins, Willie Aames, Scott Baio all knew this all too well.
James Glover I had a great time playing Little League Sports, Football was by weight not age. If you were overweight you couldn't play. It was weird getting on the scale before every game. I played it every cadigory 75, 90, & 120. I played Baseball too.
+ClassicTVMan1981X I remember thinking that way about the Phillies I was like "I GIVE UP NEVER WATCHING A FUCKING GAME AGAIN" but guess what? I still keep up hope! Because of this episode
+phillies4100 Like Tom Hanks' character, Jimmy, once said in the film _A League of Their Own_ when he hears Evelyn having a breakdown: "Are you crying? Are you crying? _Are you crying?!_ There's no crying. _There's no crying in baseball!"_
+phillies4100 Mr. Brady: Did Don Drysdale ever cry? Greg: No. Mr. Brady: No! And you know why? Because there's no crying in baseball. There's no crying in baseball! No crying!
Dennis Eckersley was once quoted; "When I gave up the home run to Roberto Alomar in the 1992 ALCS; I went home and cried all night.". It does happen on occasion.
Somehow I thought I remembered it as, Peter: Greg threw 12 no-hitters. Carol: Well, that's pretty good to strike out 12 guys. Bobby: He didn't strike 'em out, he walked all of 'em. Peter: All in the first inning.
A lot of these old shows get edited down when they go into syndication to make room for more commercials so you might be correct about part of the scene is missing.
I wish Intrada would release a complete soundtrack collection of this show so this piece of music could be heard without the dialogue. It is a great and touching piece of music.
Why didn’t you stop me dad ? Mike : well I think you proved your smart enough to stop yourself wow Greg is a great kid, and that is the moment where you can tell he learned his lesson
In Chicago, there's a Young Man named Curtis Gates who played Basketball for The University Of Florida. He didn't listen to the Coach, left School and went back to his Low Income Housing Project. he did a series of Jobs from Prison Guard Parking Meter Cop, and at la, then worked in the Shipping Dept of a Warehouse. He ended up getting killed and tried to live vicariously through is Brother William, the name of The Documentary Hoop Dreams. Spike Lee would have lectured him and said "Nobody Cares About You!"
Since he got nobody out (0.1 innings pitched) & gave up 12 runs (assuming they were all earned), Greg Brady's era for that start was a whopping 1080.00!!!!😮😂😅
Yes because zero children since the era of the Brady Bunch have learned to act...you not only sound old and bitter, but also out of touch with reality. This is what happens when you become a fossil.
Tomkat 56 Bobby cried a time or two as a younger boy. He cried at the thought of giving Tiger their dog away when Jan had allergies. Peter is the only Brady kid to not cry on the show.
Bobby also cried at the end of "Vote For Brady," when Cindy got the crossing guard position over him. And he was starting to cry at the beginning of "What Goes Up," when he sprained his ankle. And he teared up in "The Winner" after his dream sequence of getting a ton of trophies ended.
No, and let's not forget Willis Jackson acted the same way on Diffrent Strokes when he got egotistical. Willis ended up getting his Arm Sprained and he discovered what other Young Athletes found out the hard way, The Coach only cares about your prowess not who you are as a person.
@@charliedavis1578 In the old days many dads saw crying from a teenage boy or even younger as being weak and girly. It is called the boy code, a set of standards society expects from boys. Sadly I think we have gone too far in the other direction these days.
@@kor8267 He knew exactly how to handle this situation from start to finish. Greg actually had the audacity to believe he was Cooperstown-bound even though he was still a kid in high school. Mike saw the warning signs from a mile away, but knew how help his inconsolable son keep things in perspective. Most of all Mike knew exactly how to balance encouragement with reality. I live in Canada and, looking at this episode fifty years after it aired, it could do the parents of some young hockey players some good. Some parents have got so carried away that programs have been implemented to prevent abuse of officials at games. Instead of berating your kid's coach, or the game official, try to relax and deal with the reality that your kid is not going to the big leagues.
Paramount television used the same baseball footage on a 1973 The Odd Couple episode when Felix's daughter Edna is an umpire and throws out her dad from the game lol
Perhaps Greg was trying to pitch the way Don Drysdale showed him how he pitched, but what worked for Din might not necessarily work for Greg. Even Don Drysdale had some bad games from time to time.
A dad like Mike Brady is a blessing in any family. Not everyone can talk to their child like the way he does. He is a mentor and encourager and always gave great advice. 👍👍👌
A dad like mike had a good script writer.
Yeah, but even Super-Dad Mike first said Greg deserved it, and it took his wife tactfully reminding him it was time to "pick up the pieces."
@@thomasplinguidy4588 He didn’t say he deserved it. He said “it had to happen” because Greg got cocky on the field and wasn’t listening to his coach. So in that case he was right. Greg had to learn that he couldn’t behave that way and that he didn’t know everything, and up until that point there was no talking to him. That’s what he meant by “it had to happen.”
Fortunately, I had a great father like Mike Brady. I know that it’s rare especially nowadays. Great father son moment.
At that time, there were no Personal Power tapes from Tony Robbins.
This was such a beautiful father and son moment.
So I guess Peter and Bobby is chopped liver🤭🤣
@corduerorose9747 Not really. Remember the one with Buddy Hitton on Peter Brady? How Mike Brady had a father and son talk with him on heroes can be frightened too. Also, the one with Bobby on choosing heroes wisely on Jesse James. Great, dad.
This reminds me of a Happy Days episode. The one when Richie's dad was talking to Richie after Richie lost a major basketball game. In the end, Richie's dad said, "Here son, have a lifesaver."
A really well acted scene by both Robert Reed and Barry Williams. One of the better moments in the series.
They should have left the ending. Where they was going to play catch together, and Mike said on one condition. If a talent scout comes along they got to take both of us.
Surprising good performances, and well written too. I wish they’d given them this level of quality more often. It’s nice to see they had it in them.
This is the kind of quality writing and story line Reed fought so hard for.
@@TVHouseHistorianI agree 💯. Reed hated the goofy storylines. Sherwood Schwartz did occasionally rewrite the script to appease Reed. I wish he'd done it more often.
Sherwood Schwartz created Gilligan’s Island, so what do you expect?
Robert Reed so handsome I know Mike Brady wasn’t your favourite role but really were a gifted actor and left an incredible body of work behind. RIP.
So true. He looked exactly what I would have imagined Mike Brady to look like: tall, very handsome, and executive. Florence Henderson said Reed was born to play the role of Mike Brady, and I very much agree. Although he resented the role, it’s always been my philosophy that a truly gifted person is at their best when they’re required to take on a task they consider onerous. It requires them to either make the best of things or allow themselves to be eaten up by resentment. So they cull all their skill and talent and make lemonade out of lemons. I’ve seen nearly everything Reed has ever done on screen, and his portrayal of Mike Brady was some of his best work (IMHO). I think perhaps the biggest reason for that is because Mike Brady and Robert Reed were two completely different people.
@@TVHouseHistorianthey were two completely different people with one exception. Robert Reed loved the kids on and off the screen. It was said that Robert Reed found a real family in the Brady Bunch. The cast including Florence Henderson and Ann B. Davis, were very close. Susan Olsen said he was a father figure to the kids. I read that Robert Reed once said he wished he was the father of six kids. He must've liked kids.
@@TVHouseHistoriando you happen to know anything about what he was like in real life? I'm not being a smart alec. I really would like to know. Thank you.
@@mls617983 I’ve had contact with two of the kids, and it’s my understanding that he was wonderful, but there was also an underlying darkness there because he felt he couldn’t live up to who Mike Brady was. That’s all I know, and it’s secondhand.
Loved how greg, had the decency to say hi to Alice and Carol. That to me is respect . Anybody agree???.
Agreed...not true for today's kids,......no manners ...just me, me, me...
No 😊
@@Leisure3389 why no??.
Hi, now stop asking me questions. 😒
I disagree...some days I did not feel very social, so a "hello" would be rather disingenuous not to mention as a teenager, the common belief in my era is that parents kinda suck....why? Because they can get on my nerves with their mindless nonsense. So, I'm not obligated by mood or purpose to dispense with false pleasantries on such occasion.
Only a milksop would worry themselves about saying "hello" everytime they walk through the front door. If I wasn't asking nor expecting a "hello" and I wasn't, then I'm under zero obligation to provide it.
It's that simple.
“Then the coach gave Greg the hook!”😂😂😂 I just loved Peter!
He thought he was real smart ass in this episode, and then his OWN ego became bloated when he became a 'hero'.
"Peter" just had that demented sense of humor!😂🤣😂📺B.W.
I once read Don Drysdale's Autobiography. He Himself made an incredibly steep emotional adjustment, moreso, when He discovered that Gil Hodges, His childhood Baseball Hero, had passed away.😔⚾️B.W.
The last words by Mike brady. Just tears me up. He was so wise. Bobby reed you legend. Rip.
I like how Mike Brady brought Greg back down to Earth with one sentence, "Not everybody can be a Don Drysdale"... life's simple lessons back then
When Mike tells Greg, "Not everybody can be Don Drysdale. Maybe you can, maybe you can't, he seems to be leaning more toward the Maybe you can't.
Yep I remember when my dad to me I wasnt going to be a Bob Liliy!!!
Robert Reed hated the show but you’d never be able to tell. He was a great actor. Yes, I know there’s a lot of silliness associated with the Brady Bunch, and we’ve learned more behind the scenes stuff that we ever wanted to hear but this is just a great scene between a dad talking to his son.
True. But as much as he hated the show, he loved the cast. That and his acting made all the difference.
@@finster1968 what did his boyfriend think about it ?
@@paleo704 - Don’t really know friend. He didn’t make it public.
@@paleo704 Did he have a boy friend at the time? From what I have read, he used to enjoy cruising the gay areas of Los Angeles while the show was on the air.
Hated the show but he loved those kids
Everytime a son who is upset about something, needs a Dad like Mr. Brady. Robert Reed was a great TV Dad.
Barrys Williams sad scene is so convincing we all can relate to him whether its sports, dmv cooking passing exams in college courses ect anything life throws at ya brady bunch has all the life lessons considerate people still have which unfortuanatley society is lacking these days
Yes we can all relate to Greg Brady and I’m gonna tell you why it’s because I had to put my subscription on hold with the Scat boss for two weeks my program is on pause for two weeks due to the Covid numbers being high so we can relate to Barry willams And what he went through with playing baseball
Yep, I can still recall after so many years of being 11 y.o. playing goaltender in minor hockey a game where I let in 5 goals. I couldn't stop a beach ball that game. Those were the days of old fiber glass face masks. I was so upset at myself that I had tears running down my face... So I can relate to Greg here... It's amazing the things one can remember even so many years removed from childhood.🤔
Great "father encouraging the son" moment. That's what makes the show so memorable!
I really loved this Episode. Graig got a Major Slice of Humble Pie and fortunately his Father was there to tell him that he's not going to win every game. I remember watching Hoop Dreams a Documentary about Two Young Men who wanted to play Pro Basketball and how their lives changed in Four Years from Fourteen To Eighteen. They both had "Bad" Games but their Fathers weren't really there to support them.
I agree. Greg and Marcia always seemed to have the world handed over to them, and it was always nice to see them brought back down to Earth.
Mike Brady was a very patient and loving father. You could always depend on Mr. Brady for good advice. Big props to Robert Reed. He was a great actor!
Totally agree. Every kid should have a dad like Mike Brady.
I agree. He may have thought the show was beneath him but he truly brought a strength and verisimilitude to Mike Brady that no other actor can or could
First time you see Greg having a sad moment, with Mike on his side giving his parental guidance and caring wisdom, very much like Steve Douglas, with the patience. Great actors playing super dads.
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So was flo and ann
Mike was such a great Dad.
He was actually gay and detested the Mike Brady role
@@paleo704 I know about Robert Reed. I'm talking about Mike Brady -- the best TV Dad, ever.
@@paleo704 But he didn’t let either circumstance keep him from playing Mike Brady professionally.
@@paleo704 yeah?? I didn't know that
@@LuvTadnDixie True
Mike, "Greg, not everybody can be a Don Drysdale. Maybe you can, but maybe you can't." Wow, what a great sobering truth and life lesson. Some people have enough talent and/or drive to achieve, and others have one or neither and can't get it done. Kind of puts that nonsense of , " You can be anything you want to be" to bed. That is why I love this scene.
AMEN!!!
One could just as easily reword Mike's advice as follows: "Greg, most pony league pitchers won't become another Don Drysdale....the same way those guys that clobbered you today are just as unlikely to become another Roberto Clemente.'.
Judge Judy one time lectured a guy. She said, "Sir, I recommend you get a day job and do your music on weekends only. Most of us are not going to be the Frank Sinatra."
Peter with one of the best Brady Bunch lines ever: Then the coach gave Greg the hook!
Right? Idk why,but it made me laugh.
Probably because the little devil liked seeing his brother get clobbered.
David Steinle Been using that with my brother for 30+ years, never fails 😂
His delivery and gestures solidified the line . Wonder how much the director had been involved, it’s pretty damn good!
@@quad5186 Totally agree.
Ugh this scene always gets me!🥺 Greg starts crying cause he got clobbered during the game and he’s hair so cute.
Yes I agree! The part with Bobby and Peter made me laugh and I got teary eyed with Greg's scene with his Dad. 🥲
Peter and Bobby giving serious shade lol.
😂😂😂😂
They’d get their turn. Peter would go on to get canned from the bike shop and Bobby would lose a nine cream eating contest.
lmao Bobby n Peter adding fuel to the fire lol
Great scene. It is so funny how differently I see this show as I have aged. The Brady Bunch came out in 1969 when I was four years old.
While I do remember watching it when it was originally on in the later years, it wasn't until it ran in syndication that I really got to know the show.
Not surprisingly, I watched it through the eyes of the Brady kids for many years. I grew up in a very happy home, so I could relate to many of the episodes and the issues that the kids were going through.
But now, as a 58-year-old, I really see it through the eyes of Mike and Carol and, yes, even Alice.
This scene here is wonderful. It really showcases how awesome the character of Mike Brady is.
I love watching the Brady bunch all the time I love it
All kidding aside a young boy needs this kind of experience to grow...
You're right....if this was today in 2020, Greg wouldn't cry, he'd blame everyone but himself and proudly display his Participation Trophy, and then Mike would take him out to get a new mitt as a reward
he did not respect the coaches authority and he got sent home
I couldn’t agree with you more I need to grow up in many ways too
@@WinslowLeach1974 it’s not worth crying over it’s really not I agree with you not in 2021
@@amazonqueen5694 yes I know I Kinda had a behavior today with one of my staff but I apologized to my staff and they for gave me
Well, at least Charlie Brown can now say he is a better pitcher than someone else! 😆
Never saw Greg cry before. Usually it's Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. 😢
Jan and Cindy cried too.
Bobby cried once when he thought they had to get rid of Tiger(the dog) because of Jan’s allergy (sneezing).
Actually Greg, did cry once when the family was in church.when carol, was singing a 🎄 Christmas song.come o ye faithful.please watch that Christmas, episode from season 1.
@@deannaroberson8012 Bobby also cried in the episode "Vote for Brady" just before the closing credits, when his mom tried to guess why, and it was because Cindy excitingly told her she beat him for being the school's crossing guard for a week.
@@deannaroberson8012 Peter the winner 😄🤣
@@ClassicTVMan1981XBobby also cried when he never got a trophy after all his siblings including Cindy got a trophy.
"Education Is Important". That is so right on. Alot of these College Athletes are great at Sports but all it takes is one injury and that's it and most don't even have a proper educational level.
Peter and Bobby deliver in perfect comedic style, Frank DeVol’s music is spot on bittersweet, Bob Reed delivers, and Barry brings it home.(pun intended😀) Great scenes!
2:05 LOL. I'm such a dad now. Right here my first thought was, "Why the heck are you sitting on your bed with that filthy uniform?"
That's Peter's bed
Yeah he is dirtying his brother’s bed.
That's what a mother would say.
That's a mom, or a wife
Man, I loved this show so much when I was a little kid!
+roberto abrams My sentiments exactly! I am 50 years old and I still watch the rerun episodes on syndication. They show it on on MeTV on Sundays from 12PM to 2PM Pacific Time. Brings back some great childhood memories for me. Even the show is a bit corny, it's the morals and lessons learned that keep me watching it after all of these years.
+kenpalmer1965 Wow, I agree with you 100% Ken! Im 55 now, and STILL WATCH IT for the exact same reasons--I miss those days! Cheers buddy!
For hating the role, I'm really impressed with Mr. Reed for giving his best to his part as Mike Brady. We'd never even know he wasn't into it if not for people talking about it in retrospect.
I wonder if they'd do that if he were still alive.
Ikr. He made everyone really believe there was a Mike Brady.
Natalie 82 In Barry William’s book , Growing Up Brady , there are a couple of memos / letters Reed wrote to Sherwood Schwartz . He criticized the over the top and inconsistent uses of writing. I think he was into it, but silly sitcom crap and lazy attention to detail pissed him off big time.
Mr. Reed?
He's not in the room nor are you addressing the man. He's been dead for 31 years.
It's ok to call him Robert Reed.....
This is the only time I seen Greg cry on the show.
Me too. Peter and Mike were the only two who never had a crying scene on Brady Bunch.
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@@jackiebrown6845 Peter was crying on the inside a lot. :)
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I notice that.
@@jackiebrown6845 Doesn't Peter cry on the Buddy Hinton episode?
"Yeah. They scored twelve runs in the first inning. And then the coach gave Greg the hook!"
It was Season 2, episode 1 which was aired on September 25, 1970. Notice that Marcia no longer wear twin ponytails and parted her hair on the left side, so Marcia is parted her hair in the middle, and so does Jan. Jan does wear a single ponytail, but for Season 2, Jan is like Marcia by hanging her hair free. It is titled The Dropout. The guest is Don Drysdale, a MLB Hall of Fame of the 1960s.
This is one of my FAVORITE episodes!!!
This was the one and only episode where Barry/Greg had to cry.
He did a great job too. Not a bad actor, that Barry Williams. But not as Oscar-worthy as Maria's "MOM!!!!!!" in the Romeo and Juliet episode.
If I'm not mistaken, Peter was the only Brady sibling never to have cried in an episode.
You're right. The closest he came was, "Mom, Dad, I broke the vase. I should have told you, I really meant to, but it was the camping trip I really wanted." But there were no tears, just sort of a high-pitch upset voice, as if he was about to cry.
He is so funny and cute
@@LuvTadnDixie who cried more between Jan and Marcia?
I LOVE THE BRADY BUNCH ❤️
Wish I could have had a dad like Mile 💗
Greg what a guy, gets booted in the first inning than goes home instead of cheering his team on
Why the hell should he? His dad said that greg, acted arrogant during the game.so greg, learned a lesson the hard way, and couldn't handle it emotionally. We all go through this
After a nightmare outing on the mound like that, Greg would've spent the rest of the game as a very lonely player.
Mom always said don't play ball outside
I remember watching that episode, when he was told he might make the majors someday. I like when he said, now pitching for the LA Dodgers, and he called himself Lefty Brady. Peter said that's good but your right handed.
Mike Brady was the best All American Dad ever, #1 in my book. Next to mine lol !
And this is when Greg started his rock and roll career... goodbye Greg Hello Johnny Bravo
Yes. He admitted in his Book that he and his Five Co-Stars got quite Egotistical when they had their Group. They even went into the Schwartz's Office and gave ultimatums. It was 1973 and the show was still hot! Next Year they got the word that they were being cancelled after Five Years and 126 Episodes and to this day they've never lived it down. Even with this House Flipping Show they play it like it's their Trump Card so to speak.
I told UK TV Fans about how alot of TV Stars (most notably Young People) deluded themselves into thinking they could be Pop Stars then they go back and listen to their Old Music and are mortified at how bad they sounded. Them, Christopher Atkins, Willie Aames, Scott Baio all knew this all too well.
A pretty deep scene, actually.
Love the old canvas-type baseball uniform.
I did the best I can and they clobbered me 🤣🤣
I guess baseball is not his forte.
I wish Michael Brady would've been my Dad,things would've been very different in my life
Mike Brady was probably better at parenthood than what, 95 per cent of fathers today?
I love this show...it was cheesy and schlocky but always got the point across...some very poignant moments...
Well, this is what happens when you get too cocky,even though this is a bit of a corny tv series. The moral lessons are there regardless.
for all it's cheese it sure made my child hood fun
+James Glover I know! THIS IS WHAT TV SHOULD BE!!! Not that shit crap we have today!
James Glover I had a great time playing Little League Sports, Football was by weight not age. If you were overweight you couldn't play. It was weird getting on the scale before every game. I played it every cadigory 75, 90, & 120. I played Baseball too.
As you all can see, during this season and part of the first season, Greg's voice was the first to change.
+ClassicTVMan1981X I remember thinking that way about the Phillies I was like "I GIVE UP NEVER WATCHING A FUCKING GAME AGAIN" but guess what? I still keep up hope! Because of this episode
+phillies4100
Like Tom Hanks' character, Jimmy, once said in the film _A League of Their Own_ when he hears Evelyn having a breakdown: "Are you crying? Are you crying? _Are you crying?!_ There's no crying. _There's no crying in baseball!"_
ClassicTVMan1981X I know! This is prime example!
+phillies4100
Mr. Brady: Did Don Drysdale ever cry?
Greg: No.
Mr. Brady: No! And you know why? Because there's no crying in baseball. There's no crying in baseball! No crying!
Dennis Eckersley was once quoted; "When I gave up the home run to Roberto Alomar in the 1992 ALCS; I went home and cried all night.".
It does happen on occasion.
Mike Brady's words of wisdom: on baseball!
Robert Reed was the best dad i love this show so much
What a wonderful father Mike Brady was.
It's a shame I never see Mike Brady listed in any best TV dads lists.
Somehow I thought I remembered it as,
Peter: Greg threw 12 no-hitters.
Carol: Well, that's pretty good to strike out 12 guys.
Bobby: He didn't strike 'em out, he walked all of 'em.
Peter: All in the first inning.
A lot of these old shows get edited down when they go into syndication to make room for more commercials so you might be correct about part of the scene is missing.
A twist on the Mandela effect.
" Father of the Year" that episode was just the best with Robert Reed.
I wish Intrada would release a complete soundtrack collection of this show so this piece of music could be heard without the dialogue. It is a great and touching piece of music.
Greg is all covered with dirt and he goes up and sits on Peter's bed instead of his own Lol 😂!
Those kids has the most picked-up room, especially considering there were three of them.
Mike Brady was and always will be my favorite television dad always firm understand ing and loving Carol also my favorite TV mom
A Damn Good scene Touching
Those wool uniforms would’ve been really sweet on a nice muggy LA afternoon. My favorite thing about them were the 3” numbers though 😂😂😂.
Best dad ever.
Why didn’t you stop me dad ? Mike : well I think you proved your smart enough to stop yourself wow Greg is a great kid, and that is the moment where you can tell he learned his lesson
Barry Williams 'I called Robert and said I loved him. The next day he died'
In Chicago, there's a Young Man named Curtis Gates who played Basketball for The University Of Florida. He didn't listen to the Coach, left School and went back to his Low Income Housing Project. he did a series of Jobs from Prison Guard Parking Meter Cop, and at la, then worked in the Shipping Dept of a Warehouse. He ended up getting killed and tried to live vicariously through is Brother William, the name of The Documentary Hoop Dreams. Spike Lee would have lectured him and said "Nobody Cares About You!"
Since he got nobody out (0.1 innings pitched) & gave up 12 runs (assuming they were all earned), Greg Brady's era for that start was a whopping 1080.00!!!!😮😂😅
Serves ya right Johnny Bravo
So cheesy but yet so good. Society could use this on TV today
Mike Brady at his best.
I wish my dad was like that.
Back when children actually had to be good at acting.
Exactly. All they do today is simply recite and yell out the lines.
Yes, Grumpy old person, those kids on Stranger things are terrible actors
Yes because zero children since the era of the Brady Bunch have learned to act...you not only sound old and bitter, but also out of touch with reality. This is what happens when you become a fossil.
I think that's the only time Greg ever cried on the show. Not even Peter and Bobby, and they had their share of heart breaks too.
Tomkat 56 Bobby cried a time or two as a younger boy. He cried at the thought of giving Tiger their dog away when Jan had allergies. Peter is the only Brady kid to not cry on the show.
I think there was another time when Bobby came close to crying and that was the episode where Sam called him ''Shrimpo''.
Bobby also cried at the end of "Vote For Brady," when Cindy got the crossing guard position over him. And he was starting to cry at the beginning of "What Goes Up," when he sprained his ankle. And he teared up in "The Winner" after his dream sequence of getting a ton of trophies ended.
I love Greg so very much he’s cutie pie
I got clobbered!!!! :-)
He talked the talk. But didn't walk the walk. U just won't gain anything running ur mouth
A Game of Pool?
This song is even Sadder now I don’t know why it’s just as well lol
I don’t like Greg to cry I love him so very much
Why are the paper towels green?
That was nice of them to name Greg's baseball team after the Brady's dog who mysteriously disappeared. 😉
They should have named the team The Fluffies after the family cat, also AWOL.
Greg's very lucky that his dad didn't snap at him for his dramatic sob session.
No, and let's not forget Willis Jackson acted the same way on Diffrent Strokes when he got egotistical. Willis ended up getting his Arm Sprained and he discovered what other Young Athletes found out the hard way, The Coach only cares about your prowess not who you are as a person.
He's not allowed to cry? Geez, glad I'm not your kid.
@@charliedavis1578 In the old days many dads saw crying from a teenage boy or even younger as being weak and girly. It is called the boy code, a set of standards society expects from boys. Sadly I think we have gone too far in the other direction these days.
@@kor8267 He knew exactly how to handle this situation from start to finish. Greg actually had the audacity to believe he was Cooperstown-bound even though he was still a kid in high school.
Mike saw the warning signs from a mile away, but knew how help his inconsolable son keep things in perspective. Most of all Mike knew exactly how to balance encouragement with reality.
I live in Canada and, looking at this episode fifty years after it aired, it could do the parents of some young hockey players some good. Some parents have got so carried away that programs have been implemented to prevent abuse of officials at games. Instead of berating your kid's coach, or the game official, try to relax and deal with the reality that your kid is not going to the big leagues.
Most dads would’ve kicked his ass after he left the dugout and then make them walk home.
Epic scene!
Alice was hilarious and full of one liners. I wish she was the one married to Mr. Brady.
This is from season 2, not season 1
Exactly - this is the second season _premiere_ episode.
12 runs in first inning and he was still pitching , haha.
My brother pitched like Don Drysdale in High School. He beaned everybody!
I wish Greg was the Top pitcher when The Toronto Blue Jays won back to back Championships! 😞
Mike was a motivator father❤
Paramount television used the same baseball footage on a 1973 The Odd Couple episode when Felix's daughter Edna is an umpire and throws out her dad from the game lol
Perhaps Greg was trying to pitch the way Don Drysdale showed him how he pitched, but what worked for Din might not necessarily work for Greg. Even Don Drysdale had some bad games from time to time.
Can Relate To This I'm A Big Way For Me It Was Cricket Not Baseball Here in Australia!😒⚾🏏🇦🇺
Poor Greg
I guess he realized that baseball is not his forte.
Greg had a reason to cry
Great scene. Classic
Mike was very supportive to on picking up
Classic.
Greg hadbdreams of ⚾ baseball glory and 🥇 gold
Yep alot parents have to tell their kids that no you can't be what you want to be!! But it's not all there is too!!
Back when writers didn’t mind letting dads look good.
That's right. Al Bundy is no Mike Brady.
There are other important things like paying your phone bill not just baseball