Looking at the TV we loved as kids through an adult lens
In The Driver’s Test, Season 5, Episode 15 of The Brady Bunch, Greg and Marcia squabble over who is the better driver. Buckle up for another classic battle of the sexes episode, where no one puts the brakes on gratuitous female-bashing or male-smugness. And there’s also that guy in his underwear.
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In the 14th episode of The Brady Bunch fifth season, neighbors Ken and Kathy Kelly decide to not only adopt one kid, but two more and they’re – gasp! – Black and Asian. Neighborhood hysteria ensues. The episode, Kelly’s Kids, stars our childhood crush Ken Berry, and Brooke Bundy, who you may remember from General Hospital. Written by Sherwood Schwartz and meant to be a pilot, it never became it’s own show. We discuss.
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Wow! Jan’s been nominated to run for Most Popular Girl in her class. What could possibly go wrong? Season five, episode 13 of The Brady Bunch, “Miss Popularity.”
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Are Alice and Sam eloping?!!! Or did Marcia and Jan just overhear one end of part of a teleophone conversation and leap to a wild assumption? What do you think?
We continue discussing Season 5 of the The Brady Bunch with The Elopement.
[Sorry this is late! Massive storm in Groovy Headquarters land resulted in four-day power outage, but we’re back and ready to rock].
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The Bradys go on a road trip! To Kings Island amusement park in Cincinnati! What could possibly go wrong?
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Try, Try Again, Season 5, Episode 10 of the Brady Bunch. Jan just can’t get it right. As usual. The kids try to help. As usual. What could go wrong?
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Hey! We’re back after four years off! In this episode we talk about Quarterback Sneak, Season 5, Episode 9 of The Brady Bunch. The kids learn all about honesty, that football is better than love and that anything is better with two cakes.
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NOTE: This is new audio, replacing the original unlistenable episode. Enjoy! We’ll be back Nov. 6 with all new episodes, continuing season 5 of The Brady Bunch.
The suit fits, Joe Willie Namath pays a visit, the kids put on a show and Bobby sees skyrockets.
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It’s been a while. Something suddenlty came up. But now, Groovy Tube is coming back. We will drop Season 1, Episode 20 on Monday, Nov. 6, continuing with The Brady Bunch. Listen for more details!
Thanks for waiting! We missed you, too.
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The mustache doesn’t fit, Greg gets a little too friendly with a goat, Marcia makes the mistake of pitching Peter for a job and Peter becomes Bobby’s slave for life. Kind of.
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