Original subtitles

♪ Here's the story ♪

♪ Of a lovely lady ♪

♪ Who was bringing up ♪

♪ Three very lovely girls ♪

♪ All of them had hair of gold ♪

♪ Like their mother ♪

♪ The youngest one in curls ♪

♪ It's the story of a man named Brady ♪

♪ Who was busy with three boys of his own ♪

♪ They were four men living all together ♪

♪ Yet they were all alone ♪

♪ Till the one day when ♪

♪ The lady met this fellow ♪

♪ And they knew that it was ♪

♪ Much more than a hunch ♪

♪ That this group must ♪

♪ Somehow form a family ♪

♪ That's the way we all ♪

♪ Became the Brady Bunch ♪

♪ The Brady Bunch ♪

♪ The Brady Bunch ♪

♪ That's the way we became the Brady Bunch. ♪

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( sliding door opens )

( closes )

Hi, kids.

Hey, who's winning?

I'll give you a hint-- me.

Yeah, huh? Hang in there, Cindy.

CAROL: Hi, honey.

Did you have a good day?

Oh, about the same as usual. And you?

Well, not quite as usual as usual.

That's unusual.

You want to tell me what made it not as usual as usual?

Well, I merely found out

that we're going to have an addition to the family.

We're going to have a what?

Well, six kids plus one kid equals seven kids.

Well, aren't you going to say something?

M-M-My mouth is willing

but the rest of me is too numb to cooperate.

Honey, are you sure?

I mean, are you really sure?

Positive. Are you sure

that a man in your condition

should be carrying that heavy briefcase?

Did you hear that?

Mom's going to have a baby!

Wow...

Hey, wait'll the other kids find out!

Kind of shocked, aren't you?

I didn't even see a jar of pickles

in the refrigerator.

When are we expecting?

Tomorrow...

and it's going to be a boy.

Okay, Carol, come on.

What's really going on around here?

Oh, honey, I was just trying to be funny.

But we are going to have an addition to the family.

That is, if you approve.

What did the kids bring home this time--

a stray elephant?

No. It's my nephew Oliver.

Can he come and stay with us for a while?

Oliver? How come?

Well, Jack's being sent to South America

on an engineering project

and he's taking Pauline with him.

Can't he take Oliver with him?

Well, they wanted to very much, but it's a jungle area

and there aren't any schools.

Well, honey, after all, Oliver is eight.

Oh! Don't do that, Mrs. Brady.

Why not, Alice?

Well, salad for nine is a lot

and I used a very heavy dressing.

( humming happily )

Hey, Mom, you shouldn't be doing that.

Let us set the table.

Take it easy.

Are you two volunteering to help?

Are you sure you're feeling all right?

That's a question

we should be asking you.

Alice? Hmm?

Is there something going on

around here that I should know about?

Well, if you don't know about it,

Mrs. Brady, nobody does.

What do you mean?

Nothing, nothing, nothing.

Okay, I demand to know what's going on around here.

Well, if you insist, Mrs. Brady.

We know about the new family addition

and we're all very happy about it.

Oh, you've heard about Oliver.

Oliver? Won't that be kind of a funny name,

if it's a girl?

Wait a minute.

Is this family under the impression

that I'm going to have a baby?

Aren't you under that impression?

( laughing )

Oliver is my nephew.

And he's just coming to live with us for a while.

Oh, well, in that case,

I'd better make a fast phone call

and cancel that order.

What order, Alice?

The Teeny Tiny Tot Diaper Service.

( laughing )

Oh, wait till those girls find out

they did the dishes for nothing.

Now, remember, kids, Oliver is an only child,

and it may take him a while to get used to having

six brothers and sisters around.

Well, we'll make him feel right at home.

I'm so glad you kids are happy he's coming to stay with us.

Hey, Cindy, now you and me

won't be the youngest.

We'll have somebody to push around.

Bobby.

Here we are!

CAROL: Oliver!

GREG: Hey, Oliver!

( others greeting )

Oh, honey, welcome to your new family.

Well, thanks, Aunt Carol.

Hey, Oliver, let's play basketball.

CINDY: No, let's go on the swings.

MIKE: Hey, kids, kids! He's not a wishbone.

Oh, it's okay, Uncle Mike. I like being popular.

Hey, Oliver, you moved in at a great time.

We going on a tour of a movie studio Saturday.

Wow! I should have moved in with you guys years ago!

Come on, Oliver, let's go outside.

Come on, let's go shoot some baskets.

Oh, Mike, I think Oliver's gonna be very happy here.

Well, the kids are giving him a warm welcome.

Alice, you certainly feed us well.

Careful you don't build that too high.

This city is built on an earthquake fault.

I've only just begun.

Can I help?

No, thanks. I'll get it.

No, I'm real good at ketchup.

You got to hit the bottom real hard, like this.

Think you got the hang of it now, Greg?

Can I help?

No, it's all right, Oliver,

I can handle it.

But I'm part of the family now!

I'm supposed to help!

Oliver, it's okay! I can get it!

Well, if you insist.

Oh, gee, I'm sorry.

I was just trying to help.

( weak chuckle )

No, that's all right.

The worst Dad can do is kill me.

Uncle Mike, Aunt Carol,

can I say something?

Well, sure. Well, sure you can.

Go ahead. What is it?

Well, I just wanted to say good night

and thank you for letting me stay here with you guys.

Oh, Oliver, we're so thrilled to have you here with us.

We sure are.

And you go on upstairs and get into bed.

We'll be up in a minute to tuck you in.

Anyway, I really like it here.

It's super. Good night.

Good night.

Good night, honey.

Oh, oh, Oliver! Oliver!

Oh, stop, Oliver! Oh!

Oh, my poor afghan!

Gee, I'm sorry.

It got tangled around my foot.

That's okay, Oliver.

It wasn't your fault.

Well, look on the bright side, honey.

You're not going to have time to finish that anyway.

What do you mean by that?

Well, I have a year-old hand-knit sock to prove it.

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

( snoring )

( whispers ): Hey, Pete.

Pete, you sleeping?

Are you kidding?

Who can sleep with that buzzsaw going?

Yeah. For a little guy, he sure snores big.

He sounds like the MGM lion.

How are we going to get any sleep?

I read once where you can stop people from snoring

by rolling them over.

Let's try it.

All right.

( snoring continues )

He's heavier than he looks.

Whoa!

Would you guys be a little bit more quiet?

A guy can't get any sleep around here.

( sighs )

I'm telling you, Oliver is a jinx.

Oh, come on.

What about the ketchup he doused you with?

It was an accident.

What about the flower pots

he made me bust?

PETER: And the lamp last night.

Are you talking about Oliver?

Yeah.

He's a disaster area

and I've got a painting to prove it.

Jan, that was just an accident.

But what about the dishes

he made you drop?

Well, I guess that

was an accident, too.

How come we're having all of these accidents

only since Oliver moved in?

BOBBY: Yeah, I like Oliver, but he's a jinx.

CINDY: Sure looks like that.

JAN: I wish he could have stayed with some other relatives.

PETER: Yeah. But I guess there's nothing we can do about it.

We're stuck with him.

Oh, Alice, if you need me, I'll be out back, gardening.

( birds chirping )

Oliver, what are you doing in there?

Better not come near me, Aunt Carol.

Why not?

Something bad will happen.

I'm a jinx.

A jinx?!

Okay, Oliver, what's going on?

I told you, I'm bad luck.

If I found a four-leaf clover,

it would probably turn out to be poison ivy.

Oliver, who gave you the idea that you were a jinx?

The other kids.

I heard them talking.

What'd they say?

They said wherever I go,

terrible things happen.

And they're right.

I'm bad news.

Well, I've got good news.

We're going to solve your problem right now.

Come on, Mr. Jinx.

MIKE: Oliver, take my word for it:

There is no such thing as a jinx.

We think it's good luck to have you here with us.

I thought so, too, but there sure is

a lot of evidence on the other side.

( chuckling ): Well...

Look, maybe you did cause a couple of minor accidents

but that can happen to anybody.

I know, but I'm very good at it.

Oliver, anyone who believes in a jinx

is just superstitious.

That's me.

And I was trying so hard to make everybody like me.

Oh, Oliver, everybody does like you.

Now, you just forget all about this jinx business-- promise?

Well, I'm willing to forget it if the other kids are.

Now, that I can guarantee.

I'm surprised at you.

You had poor Oliver shaken up.

Well, we had no idea he was listening, Dad.

Or else we would've closed the window.

Honey, that's not the point.

We don't have anything personal against him, Dad.

He's a nice kid.

But it's just sort of weird

being first cousin to a catastrophe.

Oliver is not a catastrophe.

Oliver is not a jinx.

Look, those accidents happened

because he's just trying too hard to be helpful, that's all.

Or they're coincidences.

I guess Dad's right.

Now, remember this: For the time being, at least,

Oliver is a member of this family--

and what we do, he does, and where we go, he goes.

Is that clear?

KIDS: Yeah.

Okay.

Now start making Oliver feel like he belongs.

Boy, I guess that means Oliver has to come with us

on the tour of the movie studio Saturday.

Yeah.

I sure hope we don't have any more of those

so-called coincidences.

Yeah. Just when we ask for an autograph,

we'll get hit by a truck.

Can we help you paint it?

I've got to do it myself.

I get a grade on it for my class project.

PETER: Over his head! Over his head!

GREG: Come on, Bobby!

PETER: Pass it, pass it, go! Not there!

Hi. Hi. Hi.

Hey, Oliver, how would you like

to learn about ceramics?

No, thanks.

Oh, come on, Oliver. It's fun.

I better not.

I might bring you some bad luck.

Oh, you won't.

Dad said you're not a jinx.

Well, let's keep it that way.

PETER: I could steal the ball right now...

Hey, Oliver, how about playing with us?

You and me against these two clowns.

No. I just better watch.

Come on, Oliver.

We need another guy.

I'll bust the ball or something!

No, you won't.

That jinx stuff is silly superstition.

Come on, we want you to play.

You really mean it? Sure, we do.

Let's show these bums how to play basketball.

PETER: Come on, Bobby.

Pass it!

All right!

You were lucky.

Lucky, my foot!

Where is everybody?

Oh, honey, the boys are outside

playing basketball with Oliver.

Whatever you said sure worked.

Good. Well, I'm just gonna take this down to the office.

I won't be gone long.

Oh, honey, can I see?

That looks terrific.

Yeah, well, it should.

It took me almost as long to make it

as it will the real building.

What is this?

Oh, those are the fountains.

See, I've rigged it where you can put real water in there

and the little fountains shoot up.

This whole side comes off and you can see

the little people in there and the lights work.

Oh, honey.

PETER: Over his head! Over his head!

Over here, Greg!

No! Not there!

Take it.

Shoot!

GREG: Oliv!

Honey, are you all right?

I'm fine, but...

I think I just converted my high-rise

into a low-rise.

Oh... I'm sorry.

Gee, and the elevators worked and everything.

CINDY: Boy, I hope we see a lot of movie stars on the tour.

MARCIA: If I run into Robert Redford, I'll faint.

JAN: Me, too!

ALICE: I'll beat you both to the ground.

GREG: Is everybody here?

Where's Oliver? Oliver!

Oliver!

Come on, Oliver.

I think I better stay home, Aunt Carol.

But, Oliver, I thought you were so excited

about going to the movie studio.

That was before I turned into a jinx.

I thought we were over all that.

Me, too, but it happened again.

Well, okay, that's it.

If Oliver's not going,

I'm not going, either. Right, Greg?

Right. And if you're not going, I'm not going.

Right, Alice?

Oh, right, Greg.

If you and Mrs. Brady aren't going,

I'm not going, either.

Right, Bobby?

Wrong. I'm going.

Bobby!

Just kidding.

See, Oliver?

Now, if you don't come, nobody's gonna go.

Okay, I'll go.

But you're all doing this

at your own risk.

We'll take our chances.

Okay.

PETER: Come on, Oliver.

GREG: Everybody put your seat belt on for the speed tour.

( Bradys laughing and chatting )

CAROL: Stay together, kids.

We're all together.

All right.

Two, four, six, seven, uh...

is that eight or nine?

Nine.

Well, may I ask your name?

Carol Brady.

Miss Brady, uh...

That's Mrs. Brady.

Mrs. Brady, would you please step through the gate

and to one side for a moment.

Is something wrong?

Oh, hardly.

GREG: What's going on?

JAN: What's the matter?

CAROL: Look at that.

Ooh.

I wonder what movie she's in.

Oh, just watch it.

What's this all about, Mrs. Brady?

What's going on? I don't know.

Well, why'd he call us over...?

I'm Jim Douglas, and I'm in charge of Marathon Studio Tours.

Congratulations, Mrs. Brady.

Well, what for?

Well, you have nine people in your group

and the ninth is the one millionth visitor

to come through our gates,

so you win the grand prize.

Oh! What is the grand prize, Mr. Douglas?

Well, you all get to appear in a Marathon Studio movie.

( all talking at once )

Wait a second, kids.

We're really so thrilled with this honor.

JAN: Are we gonna be actors?

Well, not exactly actors. You'll all be extras--

that is, if you want to have a lot of fun.

We're all game, huh, kids?

( all agreeing )

Okay, wonderful.

If you'll all step upstairs to Wardrobe,

they'll take care of you up there.

Oh! Thanks, Oliver.

Because of you, we're nine instead of eight.

If it wasn't for Oliver, the people behind us

would've been in the movie.

Still feel like a jinx?

OLIVER: Not anymore!

Okay, everybody, we're going to go for a take.

Now, remember, uh, Brady family--

this is a takeoff on an old-time silent movie.

Now, you know what you're supposed to do?

CAROL: We hope so!

Okay, good.

Now, take your places, and have a lot of fun with it.

Oh, and don't look at the camera.

All right?

Okay, roll 'em.

All right, ready?

And action.

( whistling and humming )

Okay, now you hear the car accident-- crash!

Now react! Now react!

( Bradys screaming )

Okay, now move off toward the car.

( arguing )

( Bradys yelling )

Watch it.

If I can't make my deliveries, I'm out of business!

Look what you did to my fender!

You ruined me!

Keep it going, keep it going, keep it going...

Welcome to the family, Oliver.

Okay, cut, cut, cut! Hold it, hold it, hold it!

Terrific! That's just terrific!

Perfect.

( squealing and laughing )

Hi, Oliver.

Hi.

Writing a letter?

Yeah. To my folks.

I told them all about being in the movie

and how much I like being here with everybody.

Well, that's nice. We like having you here with us.

Right after I finish, I'll take out the trash.

It's Bobby's turn to take out the trash.

He shoved it off on me,

just like he made me sweep up the garage.

Well, that isn't very nice of him.

Oh... I don't mind, on account of the lizard.

What lizard?

The one I'm going to put in his bed.

Oh.

Just make sure it's out

before I change the sheets.

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