The Brady Bunch

Out of This World - S5-E16

Trivia: Barry Williams has a Band-Aid on his lip in this episode because he was in a car accident a few days before filming and needed stitches in his lip. (00:05:00)

Jeff Swanson

The Hair-Brained Scheme - S5-E22

Trivia: Notice in this episode that Mike Brady is nowhere to be seen. That's because he quit the show due to artistic differences with the producer. His absence is explained as being away on a business trip. It also wound up being the unexpected series finale.

Maria Santos

Kelly's Kids - S5-E14

Trivia: Matt is played by Todd Lookinland, brother of Mike Lookinland (who plays Bobby). This explains why he has a very strong resemblance to Bobby.

My Brother's Keeper - S5-E8

Trivia: Although a toilet is never seen in the entire show, this episode came fairly close as in one scene we hear a toilet flushing during the argument between Peter and Bobby.

The Hair-Brained Scheme - S5-E22

Trivia: When Bobby considers giving up trying to sell the hair tonic, Carol starts listing names of famous people who didn't quit. The last name she mentions is Carl Mahakian. Bobby says he never heard of him, and Carol says "Because he quit." Carl Mahakian was the show's post-production coordinator. (00:09:50)

Jeff Swanson

Out of This World - S5-E16

Trivia: Frank Delfino - who plays one of the Kaplutians in Bobby's dream - utters the line "One small step for spacemen, one giant step for Kaplutians." The line was an ad-lib. (00:14:05)

Jeff Swanson

The Hair-Brained Scheme - S5-E22

Trivia: The storyline of Greg telling the two girls at the salon that Mrs. Brady is wearing a wig and is completely bald underneath is mentioned nearly 10 years later by Mr. Furley in a "Three's Company" episode. Furley though refers to the actress' name (Florence Henderson) by saying "Mrs. Henderson wears a wig... she's as bald as an eagle".

The Winner - S2-E21

Continuity mistake: When Mike and Carroll drive Bobby to the TV show for the ice cream eating contest they leave in the blue convertible. They return home in the brown station wagon.

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Jan Brady: Well, all day long at school I hear how great Marcia is at this or how wonderful Marcia did that! Marcia, Marcia, Marcia.

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54-40 and Fight - S1-E15

Question: Would someone please explain to me why Marcia did not just simply remove her dangly bracelet that endangered the girls standing in the house of cards competition after Carol said "Oh Marcia, Marcia, your bracelet"? It would have made it less stressful on her not to mention her team, and she wouldn't have had to restrain it with her other hand.

Answer: The dangling bracelet was used for dramatic purposes - to keep the audience on edge.

Answer: There were several episodes throughout the run of the show where Marcia was infatuated with a guy she went to school with. This bracelet could have been a gift from her then-boyfriend; as such, she would not want to take it off, as a sign of loyalty. A stupid thing to do, of course, but it's not a mistake for a character simply to be dumb.

Matty Blast

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