- 7.5/10238 votes7.5/10(238)
#1 - Ghost Town, U.S.A.
Season 3 Episode 1
Aired 9/17/1971
The Bradys set out for a family vacation to the Grand Canyon. However, en route, the family stops in an old ghost town where an old prospector locks them in a jail cell.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10240 votes7.3/10(240)
#2 - Grand Canyon or Bust
Season 3 Episode 2
Aired 9/24/1971
After escaping the jail cell, the Brady finally arrive in the Grand Canyon and set up camp. Later, the family is thrown into a panic, when Bobby and Cindy get lost in the canyon while chasing and Indian boy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tam Spiva
- 7.2/10230 votes7.2/10(230)
#3 - The Brady Braves
Season 3 Episode 3
Aired 10/1/1971
Bobby and Cindy find their way back to camp bringing relief to a worried Mike and Carol. However, Bobby and Cindy's wanting to help the Indian boy, Jimmy, in his quest of running away to become an astronaut gets them into more trouble.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tam Spiva
- 7.2/10216 votes7.2/10(216)
#4 - The Wheeler-Dealer
Season 3 Episode 4
Aired 10/8/1971
Greg buys his first car for $100 from his friend Eddie who made the car into something it's not. Finding that he has been stuck, Greg attempts to do the same thing Eddie did, when he tries to sell the car.
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: Ben Gershman
- 7.4/10199 votes7.4/10(199)
#5 - My Sister, Benedict Arnold
Season 3 Episode 5
Aired 10/15/1971
Greg is furious when he discovers Marcia is dating Warren Mulaney, his arch rival who beat him out in a basketball rank. To get revenge, Greg begins dating the woman who beat Marcia out in cheerleading.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10230 votes7.4/10(230)
#6 - The Personality Kid
Season 3 Episode 6
Aired 10/22/1971
Convinced he doesn't have personality, Peter goes all out to try to get one. After imitating celebrities, Peter decides to try a funny personality in which he stocks up on jokes and plans to show his new personality off at a party.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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- 7.4/10189 votes7.4/10(189)
#7 - Juliet is the Sun
Season 3 Episode 7
Aired 10/29/1971
When Marcia gets the lead as Juliet in the school play, she lets it go to her head, which causes her to become unbearable at home and at school and plays as the major reason why she is replaced by her understudy.
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10211 votes6.9/10(211)
#8 - And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor
Season 3 Episode 8
Aired 11/5/1971
A commercial producer discovers the Brady family while they are grocery shopping, one afternoon. He quickly wants them to be in a laundry soap commercial and soon the problem is whether or not to do the commercial since they don't use the product.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10190 votes7.1/10(190)
#9 - The Private Ear
Season 3 Episode 9
Aired 11/12/1971
Peter begins to secretly eavesdrop in on his siblings private conversations with the help of Mike's tape recorder. This cause sibling rivalry and discord between his brothers and sisters.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10247 votes7.8/10(247)
#10 - Her Sister's Shadow
Season 3 Episode 10
Aired 11/19/1971
Tired of being in Marcia's shadow, Jan is determined to do something that Marcia never did. However, Jan becomes more depressed when she fails to make the pom-pom team and her friend makes the squad. Then she wins first prize in the essay contest and finds out her teacher made a mistake in scoring.
Director: Russ Mayberry, Al Schwartz
Writer: Phil Leslie, Al Schwartz
- 7.4/10211 votes7.4/10(211)
#11 - Click
Season 3 Episode 11
Aired 11/26/1971
Greg wants to be on the football team, but Carol is against it, fearing that he's going to get hurt. Carol's fears come true when Greg fractures a rib. Meanwhile, Bobby gets a camera.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10269 votes8.0/10(269)
#12 - Getting Davy Jones
Season 3 Episode 12
Aired 12/10/1971
Marcia makes a promise that she will get Davy Jones to perform at the prom. A promise she quickly learns is going to be very difficult to keep, since trying to get a hold of him is almost impossible.
Director: N/A
Writer: Phil Leslie, Al Schwartz
- 7.7/10292 votes7.7/10(292)
#13 - The Not-So-Rose-Colored Glasses
Season 3 Episode 13
Aired 12/24/1971
After taking the wrong bike from school and when her grades begin to slip, Jan learns she may need glasses. Meanwhile, Mike's anniversary gift to Carol is a portrait of the six kids. The trick is getting the kids to the photographer without Carol finding out.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10197 votes6.8/10(197)
#14 - The Teeter-Totter Caper
Season 3 Episode 14
Aired 12/31/1971
When Bobby and Cindy are not invited to a wedding because they're too young, they set out to do something important. Their goal, break a teeter-totter record.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Joel Kane
- 6.9/10189 votes6.9/10(189)
#15 - Big Little Man
Season 3 Episode 15
Aired 1/7/1972
Bobby becomes extremely self conscious about his height and tries different ways to make himself "big." First he tries stretching himself, and then he decides to improve his mind by memorizing a bunch of worthless facts.
Director: Robert Reed
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10209 votes7.4/10(209)
#16 - Dough Re Mi
Season 3 Episode 16
Aired 1/14/1972
Greg, wanting to make a record, books a recording studio and plans on singing a song with his siblings. However, when Peter's voice begins to change, his hopes of recording his planned song are dashed.
Director: Allen Baron
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10213 votes7.3/10(213)
#17 - Jan's Aunt Jenny
Season 3 Episode 17
Aired 1/21/1972
Jan discovers her Aunt Jenny looked exactly like her when she was young. Curious about how she looks now and thinking perhaps that is how she'll turn out to look, Jan asks her for a picture of her now. This causes Jan to become distressed since Jenny, now, doesn't look to attractive.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10196 votes7.0/10(196)
#18 - The Big Bet
Season 3 Episode 18
Aired 1/28/1972
Bobby bets Greg that he can't do twice as many chin-ups as him. Greg, confident he'll win sits back while Bobby practices. However, Greg is totally unprepared when he looses and Bobby begins taking advantage of the terms of winning.
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10189 votes6.9/10(189)
#19 - The Power of the Press
Season 3 Episode 19
Aired 2/4/1972
Peter is popular with his classmates when they find their names in his newspaper column. When he starts getting a poor grade he decides to improve it by flattering his teacher.
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: Ben Gershman
- 6.5/10216 votes6.5/10(216)
#20 - Sergeant Emma
Season 3 Episode 20
Aired 2/11/1972
Alice has decided to take a well deserved vacation, but feeling like she's deserting the Brady family, she calls in her cousin, Emma. The Bradys are in for a big surprise when she turns to household into an army barracks.
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: Harry Winkler
- 6.5/10179 votes6.5/10(179)
#21 - Cindy Brady, Lady
Season 3 Episode 21
Aired 2/18/1972
Feeling immature because she is the youngest, Cindy feels that she isn't appreciated until she gets a mysterious letter from a secret admirer.
Director: N/A
Writer: Al Schwartz
- 7.6/10199 votes7.6/10(199)
#22 - My Fair Opponent
Season 3 Episode 22
Aired 3/3/1972
For a joke, Molly Webber, a plain Jane, is nominated for hostess on Banquet Night. This practical joke sends Marcia on a mission to transform Molly into a knockout and she succeeds but discovers she may have succeeded to much when she finds herself running against her.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10199 votes7.1/10(199)
#23 - The Fender Benders
Season 3 Episode 23
Aired 3/10/1972
Carol is in a car accident with a man who agrees to pay the damages. However, a short while later, he changes his mind and Carol finds herself summoned to court with Bobby and Cindy testifying against her.
Director: Allen Baron
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Brady Bunch Season 3
Every episode of The Brady Bunch Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Brady Bunch Season 3!
When widower Mike Brady marries a lovely lady widow Carol Ann, their two families become one. These are the misadventures of this new couple, their...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Ghost Town, U.S.A." is the best rated episode of "The Brady Bunch" season 3. It scored 7.5/10 based on 238 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/17/1971. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Grand Canyon or Bust".