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The Best Episodes of The Brady Bunch Season 4

Every episode of The Brady Bunch Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Brady Bunch Season 4!

The Best Episodes of The Brady Bunch Season 4

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...
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 1 - Hawaii Bound
    8.3/10(334 votes)

    #1 - Hawaii Bound

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Tam Spiva

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  2. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 2 - Pass the Tabu
    8.0/10(290 votes)

    #2 - Pass the Tabu

    S4:E2

    During a surfing competition, Greg wears Bobby's taboo 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 to return the idol to break the curse. However, when they arrive at the burial ground, they are unaware of a shadowy figure trailing them.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Tam Spiva

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  3. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 3 - The Tiki Caves
    7.9/10(305 votes)

    #3 - The Tiki Caves

    S4:E3

    An archeologist traps the boys in the caves at the burial ground and takes them hostage insisting they tell him where they found the idol. Meanwhile, Jan, Marcia and Cindy debate on whether or not to tell Mike and Carol, the boys whereabouts when they fail to come back for dinner.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Tam Spiva

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  4. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 4 - Today, I Am a Freshman
    7.6/10(233 votes)

    #4 - Today, I Am a Freshman

    S4:E4

    It's the beginning of another school year, and Marcia panics about becoming a freshman in school, going as far as pretending to be sick. However, after parents see through her act, they give her some advice, get involved and she does, joining every group or club available.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Myles Wilder

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  5. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 5 - Cyrano de Brady
    7.4/10(237 votes)

    #5 - Cyrano de Brady

    S4:E5

    One afternoon, Jan brings her friend, Kerry home and introduces her to her family. Kerry quickly makes the biggest impression on Peter who wants Greg's advice on landing a girl. This leads to Greg playing Cyrano for Peter, however, Kerry mistakenly thinks Greg is the one who has feelings for her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 6 - Fright Night
    8.0/10(281 votes)

    #6 - Fright Night

    S4:E6

    One evening, Jan and Cindy claim to have seen a ghost but is revealed to be a trick by Greg, Peter and Bobby. This leads the girls to use the same tactics the boys used to scaring them. However, things get out of hand when Alice becomes the target of the scare tactics.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 7 - The Show Must Go On??
    7.2/10(200 votes)

    #7 - The Show Must Go On??

    S4:E7

    Marcia and Greg's high school is putting on Family Frolics activity which is a type of variety show with the students and their families providing the entertainment. This leads Marcia to talk Carol into performing a routine with her while Greg and Mike collaborate on their own.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Harry Winkler

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  8. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 8 - Jan, the Only Child
    7.1/10(213 votes)

    #8 - Jan, the Only Child

    S4:E8

    Jan is fed up with the number of people in the household and voices her want to be an only child. So the other kids oblige and give her all the space she wants and she finds that she has more space than she needs or even wants when she begins to excluded from the other kids activities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Al Schwartz

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  9. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 9 - Career Fever
    6.6/10(197 votes)

    #9 - Career Fever

    S4:E9

    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 is ecstatic and goes all out encouraging him unknown to him Greg just picked whatever career to write the paper. Meanwhile, Peter and Jan also explore careers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Burt Styler

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  10. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 10 - Goodbye, Alice, Hello
    7.6/10(265 votes)

    #10 - Goodbye, Alice, Hello

    S4:E10

    The kids begin to give Alice the cold shoulder treatment 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.

    Director:George Tyne
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 11 - Greg's Triangle
    7.6/10(246 votes)

    #11 - Greg's Triangle

    S4:E11

    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.

    Director:Richard Michaels
    Writers:Ben Gershman, Bill Freedman

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  12. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 12 - Everyone Can't Be George Washington
    6.8/10(214 votes)

    #12 - Everyone Can't Be George Washington

    S4:E12

    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 he decides to get himself kicked out of the play.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sam Locke

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  13. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 13 - Love and the Older Man
    7.1/10(229 votes)

    #13 - Love and the Older Man

    S4:E13

    Marcia falls for Dr. Vogel, the family's new dentist. When Dr. Vogel asks Mike if Marcia would be interested in doing some babysitting for his kids, she misinterprets it for him asking her out on a date.

    Director:George Tyne
    Writer:Martin Ragaway

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  14. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 14 - Law and Disorder
    7.0/10(203 votes)

    #14 - Law and Disorder

    S4:E14

    Bobby is crestfallen when he is picked to be safety monitor at school. With Mike and Carol's encouragement, Bobby becomes determined to be the best safety monitor ever but in the process becomes the most unwelcome person at his school, not to mention at home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 15 - Greg Gets Grounded
    7.3/10(222 votes)

    #15 - Greg Gets Grounded

    S4:E15

    Bobby mentions to Mike and Carol that Greg was in a near car accident on the freeway due to the fact that he was reading the cover jacket of a new record. This leads Mike and Carol to suspend Greg's car privileges for a week on the eve of a big date with his girlfriend Rachel.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 16 - Amateur Nite
    7.9/10(241 votes)

    #16 - Amateur Nite

    S4:E16

    The Brady kids want to buy a silver platter for Mike and Carol's wedding anniversary but their short on money so they take to means to get enough cash. This leads them to put together an act and appear on a TV amateur contest.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Sam Locke

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  17. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 17 - Bobby's Hero
    7.2/10(248 votes)

    #17 - Bobby's Hero

    S4:E17

    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.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 18 - The Subject Was Noses
    8.4/10(347 votes)

    #18 - The Subject Was Noses

    S4:E18

    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.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Al Schwartz

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  19. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 19 - How to Succeed in Business?
    6.7/10(205 votes)

    #19 - How to Succeed in Business?

    S4:E19

    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 customers demand their bikes. This leads Mr. Martinelli to give Peter the axe.

    Director:Robert Reed
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 20 - The Great Earring Caper
    7.2/10(201 votes)

    #20 - The Great Earring Caper

    S4:E20

    Peter's new detective kit comes in handy when Cindy touches and then looses 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.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Al Schwartz

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  21. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 21 - You're Never Too Old
    5.4/10(235 votes)

    #21 - You're Never Too Old

    S4:E21

    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.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Ben Gershman

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  22. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 22 - You Can't Win 'Em All
    6.7/10(209 votes)

    #22 - You Can't Win 'Em All

    S4:E22

    Both Bobby and Cindy have to 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Brady Bunch Season 4 Episode 23 - A Room at the Top
    7.6/10(217 votes)

    #23 - A Room at the Top

    S4:E23

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Myles Wilder

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Hawaii Bound" is the best rated episode of "The Brady Bunch" season 4. It scored 8.3/10 based on 334 votes. Directed by Jack Arnold and written by Tam Spiva, it aired on 9/22/1972. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Pass the Tabu".