The Slumber Caper

Marcia (Maureen McCormick) wants to host her first slumber party. Despite her brothers' protestations against the cooty-inviting event, Mike (Robert Reed) and Carol (Florence Henderson) agree. Then at school, Marcia's teacher discovers "Mrs. Denton...a Hippopotamus" written under a picture of a hippo on Marcia's art project and is none too flattered by the comparison. Marcia denies ever writing the slur, but soon Mike and Carol receive a call from the school principal and the slumber party is canceled. Yet, after Marcia pleads her case to mom and dad, the party is on. Meanwhile, the boys plan a few surprises for Marcia and her friends. Needless to say, ghouls, itch powder, and an unexpected confession of guilt make for one memorable episode which aired on October 9, 1970. Look for E.G. Marshall as Principal Stoner, and at the slumber party Robert Reed's daughter, Carolyn Reed, as Karen, Florence Henderson's daughter, Barbara Bernstein, as Ruthie, and producer Sherwood Schwartz's daughter, Hope Sherwood, as Jenny. This episode originally aired on October 9, 1970.