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'''The Hair-Brained Scheme''' is the twenty-second episode of [[Season 5]] of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', and the 117th and final overall episode of the series. Written by Charles Stewart and directed by Jack Arnold, it first aired 8 March 1974 on ABC.
 
'''The Hair-Brained Scheme''' is the twenty-second episode of [[Season 5]] of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', and the 117th and final overall episode of the series. Written by Charles Stewart and directed by Jack Arnold, it first aired 8 March 1974 on ABC.
   
==Synopsis==
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== Short Summary ==
Bobby and Cindy attempt to become business entrepreneurs by selling hair tonic and rabbits, respectively. Greg buys a bottle of tonic right before graduation to help his little brother, but it turns his hair orange.
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Bobby sells hair tonic, but it turns Greg's hair orange.
   
==Summary==
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== Summary ==
In the final episode of the series, Bobby is convinced he can get rich by selling Neat & Natural Hair Tonic. Bobby sells Greg a container which turns Greg's hair bright orange on the eve of his high school Graduation commencement. Greg is forced to go to the beauty parlor to turn his hair back to normal before going to graduation.
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Bobby is convinced he can get rich by selling Hair Tonic. Bobby sells Greg a container which turns Greg's hair bright orange on the eve of his high school Graduation commencement.
   
 
==Storyline==
 
==Storyline==
The youngest two Brady kids set out to become rich quick - by selling hair tonic (Bobby), and raising rabbits and selling the babies (Cindy), but the plans backfire on both of them. Bobby is able to sell only one bottle - to his oldest brother Greg, who's about to graduate from high school. Unfortunately for Greg, that's one customer too many - the questionable styling aid turns his hair a shaggy David-Bowie-esque tangerine shade just prior to graduation ceremony. And as it turns out, the company that Bobby sold the tonic for had only recently been closed down by FDA. With the high school graduation only hours away, what will Greg do to get his hair back to normal?
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The youngest two Brady kids set out to become rich quick. Bobby sells Neat & Natural hair tonic, while Cindy raises rabbits to sell the babies, but the plans backfire on both of them. Bobby is able to sell only one bottle, and that's to his oldest brother Greg, who's about to graduate from high school. Unfortunately for Greg, the questionable styling aid turns his hair a shaggy tangerine shade just prior to graduation ceremony. And as it turns out, the company that Bobby sold the tonic for had only recently been closed down by FDA. With the high school graduation only hours away, Greg is forced to go to the beauty parlor to turn his hair back to normal before going to graduation.
   
 
Meanwhile, Cindy tries breeding two rabbits whom she names Romeo and Juliet, but unfortunately, she later learns that they are both male and thus can't have babies, and the pet shop owner she bought them from refuses to buy them back as he already has too many of them.
 
Meanwhile, Cindy tries breeding two rabbits whom she names Romeo and Juliet, but unfortunately, she later learns that they are both male and thus can't have babies, and the pet shop owner she bought them from refuses to buy them back as he already has too many of them.
   
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
Robert Reed disliked the plot and wrote a memo to Sherwood Schwartz about it, so he was written out of the last episode.
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* Robert Reed disliked the plot and wrote a memo to Sherwood Schwartz about it, so he was written out of the last episode.
   
 
==Recurring cast/Guest stars==
 
==Recurring cast/Guest stars==

Revision as of 12:51, 3 March 2019

The Hair-Brained Scheme
Season 5, Episode # 22
Number (#117) in series (117 episodes)
Network: ABC-TV
TV series: The Brady Bunch
Guest star(s) Robbie Rist
Barbara Bernstein
Hope Juber
Bern Hoffman
John Wheeler
Jason Dunn
Brandy Carson
Production code: 117
Writer(s) Charles Stewart
Director Jack Arnold
Original airdate 8 March 1974
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The Hair-Brained Scheme is the twenty-second episode of Season 5 of The Brady Bunch, and the 117th and final overall episode of the series. Written by Charles Stewart and directed by Jack Arnold, it first aired 8 March 1974 on ABC.

Short Summary

Bobby sells hair tonic, but it turns Greg's hair orange.

Summary

Bobby is convinced he can get rich by selling Hair Tonic. Bobby sells Greg a container which turns Greg's hair bright orange on the eve of his high school Graduation commencement.

Storyline

The youngest two Brady kids set out to become rich quick. Bobby sells Neat & Natural hair tonic, while Cindy raises rabbits to sell the babies, but the plans backfire on both of them. Bobby is able to sell only one bottle, and that's to his oldest brother Greg, who's about to graduate from high school. Unfortunately for Greg, the questionable styling aid turns his hair a shaggy tangerine shade just prior to graduation ceremony. And as it turns out, the company that Bobby sold the tonic for had only recently been closed down by FDA. With the high school graduation only hours away, Greg is forced to go to the beauty parlor to turn his hair back to normal before going to graduation.

Meanwhile, Cindy tries breeding two rabbits whom she names Romeo and Juliet, but unfortunately, she later learns that they are both male and thus can't have babies, and the pet shop owner she bought them from refuses to buy them back as he already has too many of them.

Trivia

  • Robert Reed disliked the plot and wrote a memo to Sherwood Schwartz about it, so he was written out of the last episode.

Recurring cast/Guest stars

  • Robbie Rist as Cousin Oliver
  • Barbara Bernstein as Suzanne
  • Hope Juber as Gretchen (as Hope Sherwood)
  • Bern Hoffman as First Man
  • John Wheeler as Second Man
  • Brandy Carson as Woman