The BEST episodes of The Brady Bunch season 4

Every episode of The Brady Bunch season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Brady Bunch season 4!

The misadventures of a large family formed by the marriage of a woman with 3 daughters and a man with 3 sons.

Last Updated: 11/4/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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How to Succeed in Business?
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9.22
18 votes

#1 - How to Succeed in Business?

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/23/1973

Peter is ecstatic when he gets a job at Martinelli's bike shop. However, his wanting to do a thorough job inhibits his speed and work begins piling up as well as customers begin to demand their bikes. This leads Mr. Martinelli to give Peter the axe.

Directors: Robert Reed
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Greg's Triangle
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9.00
20 votes

#2 - Greg's Triangle

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/1972

Greg is crazy for his latest girlfriend, Jennifer, but things get difficult for him when he learns that both Jennifer and Marcia are competing for head cheerleader -- and he just happens to be one of the judges.

Directors: Richard Michaels
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The Subject Was Noses
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8.77
31 votes

#3 - The Subject Was Noses

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/9/1973

Marcia has a big problem when she inadvertently makes two dates for the same night. One with Charlie and the other with Doug, the big man on campus. She makes a excuse to Charlie to go out with Doug but quickly learns Doug was only interested in having a pretty girl on his arm after Marcia is hit in the face with a football.

Directors: Jack Arnold
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Fright Night
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8.55
31 votes

#4 - Fright Night

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1972

After Jan and Cindy are spooked by a trick ghost rigged by the boys, the girls try to retaliate. But things get out of hand when Alice becomes a victim of their attempts to spook their brothers.

Writer: Brad Radnitz
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Today, I am a Freshman
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8.54
28 votes

#5 - Today, I am a Freshman

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1972

It's the beginning of another school year, and Marcia panics about becoming a freshman, going as far as pretending to be sick. However, after her parents see through Marcia's act, they encourage her to get involved -- but she joins every club available.

Directors: Hal Cooper
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Room at the Top
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8.43
23 votes

#6 - Room at the Top

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/23/1973

When the family cleans out the attic, both Greg and Marcia realize what a great room it would be and they both begin fighting over who gets it. This leads to yet another battle between the sexes.

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Amateur Night
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8.39
23 votes

#7 - Amateur Night

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/1973

The Brady kids want to buy a silver platter for their parents' wedding anniversary. But short on money, they perform on a TV amateur contest.

Directors: Jack Arnold
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Jan, the Only Child
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8.35
23 votes

#8 - Jan, the Only Child

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1972

Fed up with the number of people in the household, Jan voices her desire to be an only child. The other kids oblige and treat her that way, but Jan changes her tune when she's excluded from the other kids' activities.

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Law and Disorder
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8.23
22 votes

#9 - Law and Disorder

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1973

Bobby is crestfallen when he is picked to be safety monitor at school. But with Mike's and Carol's encouragement, Bobby becomes determined to do the job well but goes overboard, becoming the most unwelcome person both at school and at home.

Directors: Hal Cooper
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The Tiki Caves
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8.15
27 votes

#10 - The Tiki Caves

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1972

An archeologist (Vincent Price) traps the boys in a cave and takes them hostage, insisting that they tell him where they found the idol. Meanwhile, Jan, Marcia and Cindy debate whether to tell Mike and Carol about the boys' whereabouts when they fail to come back for dinner. Part 3 of 3.

Directors: Jack Arnold
Writer: Tam Spiva
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Hawaii Bound
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8.12
34 votes

#11 - Hawaii Bound

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1972

Mike has to check on the construction of a building in Hawaii, so he takes the whole family along. However, ancient Hawaiian superstition begins to plague the family when Bobby discovers a ancient tabu idol that brings bad luck to those who touch it. Part 1 of 3.

Directors: Jack Arnold
Writer: Tam Spiva
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Greg Gets Grounded
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8.02
51 votes

#12 - Greg Gets Grounded

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/1973

Bobby tells his parents that Greg nearly got into a freeway accident because he was reading the cover of a new record. Mike and Carol suspend Greg's car privileges for a week, but Greg has plans to take out his girlfriend Rachel. When Greg decides that his father's directive has a "loophole" and takes a buddy's car to procure rock concert tickets for the date, Mike really hits the roof and grounds him. Greg talks his way out of the severe punishment but is bound by "exact words" ... and it leads to a drive-in movie date that neither Greg nor Rachel will ever forget.

Directors: Jack Arnold
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Goodbye, Alice, Hello
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8.00
22 votes

#13 - Goodbye, Alice, Hello

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1972

The kids give Alice the cold shoulder after she reveals that Greg and Peter broke an antique lamp of Carol's. The girls join the bandwagon when Alice innocently tells Carol that Marcia left the stereo on all night. Feeling unwanted and no longer needed, Alice quits.

Directors: George Tyne
Writer: Milt Rosen
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You Can't Win 'Em All
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8.00
19 votes

#14 - You Can't Win 'Em All

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/16/1973

Both Bobby and Cindy have the opportunity to try out to be on a televised children's quiz show, if they get a certain score on a written test. However, an overconfident Bobby doesn't study at all and fails, while Cindy is chosen and her ego alienates the rest of the Brady kids.

Directors: Jack Donohue
Writer: Lois Hire
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Cyrano de Brady
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7.96
23 votes

#15 - Cyrano de Brady

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1972

Smitten with Jan's friend Kerry, Peter seeks Greg's advice on landing a girl. This leads to Greg playing Cyrano for Peter, but Kerry mistakenly thinks Greg is the one who has feelings for her.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Writer: Skip Webster
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Bobby's Hero
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7.95
22 votes

#16 - Bobby's Hero

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/1973

The principal calls home to alert Mike and Carol to the fact that Bobby's playing Jesse James at school. This leads Mike and Carol to learn just how obsessed Bobby about his "idol" and try to dissuade him from worshiping a cold hearted killer.

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Career Fever
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7.75
20 votes

#17 - Career Fever

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1972

In a paper for English class, Greg writes about wanting to follow in his dad's footsteps and become an architect. When Mike reads the paper, he enthusiastically encourages his son, but Greg is uninterested. Meanwhile, Peter and Jan also explore careers.

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The Great Earring Caper
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7.60
20 votes

#18 - The Great Earring Caper

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1973

Peter's new detective kit comes in handy when Cindy touches and then loses a pair of antique earrings that Marcia was borrowing from Carol that she warned her not to touch. This leads Peter and Cindy on an all out search for the missing earrings.

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The Show Must Go On??
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7.48
21 votes

#19 - The Show Must Go On??

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1972

The high school puts on a "Family Frolics" show, with Marcia and Carol performing a routine together while Greg and Mike team up for their own.

Directors: Jack Donohue
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Love and the Older Man
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7.38
21 votes

#20 - Love and the Older Man

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1973

When the family dentist, Dr. Vogel, asks Mike if Marcia would be interested in babysitting his kids, Marcia misinterprets the request as a date.

Directors: George Tyne
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Pass the Tabu
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7.38
29 votes

#21 - Pass the Tabu

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1972

During a surfing competition, Greg wears Bobby's tabu idol and wipes out. Soon after, Greg, Peter and Bobby learn of the ancient superstition from a construction worker, Mr. Hanalei. This leads the boys to search for an ancient burial ground in which to return the idol and break the curse. However, they are unaware of a shadowy figure (Vincent Price) trailing them in the cave. Part 2 of 3.

Directors: Jack Arnold
Writer: Tam Spiva
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Everyone Can't Be George Washington
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7.27
22 votes

#22 - Everyone Can't Be George Washington

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/1972

Peter is determined to get the part of George Washington in the school play, but the teacher thinks Peter would be better in the role of Benedict Arnold. When his friends start making snide comments about it, Peter decides to get himself kicked out of the play.

Directors: Richard Michaels
You're Never Too Old
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6.38
24 votes

#23 - You're Never Too Old

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1973

Both Robert Reed puts in double duty as Grandpa Brady as does Florence Henderson when she portrays Grandma Hutchins in an episode where the Brady kids play matchmakers and try to get Grandpa Brady and Grandma Hutchins together. However, their efforts may all be for naught when an argument erupts between Grandma and Grandpa during a romantic dinner.

Directors: Bruce Bilson