Coming-Out Party

The Bradys get invited on a fishing trip by Mike's (Robert Reed) boss, Mr. Phillips (Jack Collins). Before they even get a glimpse of his boat, Cindy's (Susan Olsen) incessant sneezing belies a more serious problem -- tonsillitis. Not only that, but the doctor notices that Carol (Florence Henderson) needs to get the little buggers pulled as well. The trip is postponed. The catch is that Carol and Cindy have to keep quiet for a week to heal after surgery -- but gabby Carol can't shut up for five minutes. Soon, Mike is calling home pretending to be Carol's gossipy friend, Ellie, to test Carol and reprimanding her when she answers. Then, Mr. Phillips calls and Carol -- assuming it's Mike again in disguise -- tells him that she'd never set foot on his old barge. Mike's appearance at home alerts her to her huge mistake. Mike calls Mr. Phillips and apologizes to no avail. Then, Mr. Phillips turns up at the Brady house with flowers to apologize, "You can insult a man's wife, but never his boat." How touching. This episode originally aired on January 29, 1970.