- "Baby talk. Baby talk. It's a wonder you can walk."
- ―Buddy's repeated taunt for Cindy
Buddy Hinton is a character in The Brady Bunch. He was played by Russell Schulman.
About Buddy[]
Buddy is the school bully at Cindy's school. Buddy Hinton bullied Cindy for talking with a lisp. He said that she talked like a baby and would keep making fun of her for it every day. Eventually, he teased her enough to make her feel depressed and ashamed of her own verbal pattern. She tried reading a book of tongue twisters to improve her speech.
Peter tried to stand up against Buddy for her, which got him a black eye. Mike and Carol took matters into their own hands by talking to Buddy parents about it. However, Mr. Hinton turned out to be just as horrible as his son and promoted the bad behavior. Mrs. Hinton agreed with everything her husband said, without thinking anything on her own.
One day, Buddy started making fun of Cindy and Peter again, and Peter decided to finally fight with him. Peter punched Buddy in the face, knocking his tooth loose. This made him talk with a lisp. The tables were then turned, and he felt what Cindy felt when she was being teased. He was so hurt by this, that he remorsefully visited the Bradys to ask if he could borrow Cindy's tongue twister book.
Appearances[]
- "A Fistful of Reasons"
- "Tell It Like It Is" (mentioned only)
Trivia[]
- His actor Russell Schulman also starred in The Andy Griffith Show episode "Opie and Mike" as Edgar Watson, who was also a school bully.