04x02 - Pass the Tabu

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04x02 - Pass the Tabu

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♪ 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. ♪

Greg!

Greg!

NARRATOR: An accident like this

is the last thing
the Bradys expect.

When Mike's company
sends him to Hawaii

to check on the construction

of a building Mike has designed.

And his boss generously offers

to let him take the family along

so they can all have a vacation.

Then, while at the
construction site,

Bobby finds a small idol

that was unearthed
by one of the workmen.

Bobby is unaware that according
to ancient island superstition,

the idol is taboo and brings
bad luck to those who touch it.

From this moment on,
strange things began to happen.

A heavy wall decoration
just misses Bobby.

Alice hurts her
back at a hula lesson

while wearing the idol.

Then Greg wears the idol for
good luck in a surfing contest

and has this terrible accident.

Now, minutes later, the family
frantically searches for Greg.

His surfboard
has floated ashore,

but Greg is nowhere in sight.

There he is.

BOBBY: Greg, what happened?!

MARCIA: What
happened? Are you all right?

Hey, I'd better go get
the car. ( coughing)

Are you all right, son?

Wow, what happened?

Greg...

Can you understand
what I'm saying?

Yeah, yeah, Dad.

Honey, do you hurt anywhere?

No. Yeah, yeah, everywhere.

Boy, that was some wipeout.

Yeah, I know, I was there.

Oh! Have I got a lump
on the back of my head!

You must have hit your
head with the surfboard.

The back of his
neck is all skinned.

Hey, Bobby, I'm afraid I
lost your little tiki statue.

Well, it's a good
thing you had it.

You could have been drowned.

Mike, do you
think he's all right?

I think to be on the safe side,

we'd better have the hotel
doctor take a look at him.

( coughing)

Greg, can you get up?

Yeah, Dad, I can make
it back to the car okay.

Oh, oh, Greg, Greg, sweetheart.

Th-The car is this way, okay?

Oh, yeah.

Just take it easy.

I'm okay, I'm okay.

I'm sure glad
Greg didn't get hurt.

It would have ruined
our picnic tomorrow.

Well, that's sure looking
on the bright side of things.

Jan, honey, would you
please do me a favor

and go make sure we
haven't left anything?

Okay.

Wow, there's so much stuff.

Get the sand off.

Get most of the sand
off if you can, kids.

Oh, what luck!

I'm going to drop you off
at work on our way, dear.

Ha! Well, that's the life...

Man goes to work

and woman goes on a picnic.

Aw, don't worry.

Sunday, there'll be men's lib.

( knock at door)

Come in.

Mom, listen, if you don't mind,

we guys would rather stay here

and knock around
the beach for a while.

You mean you don't
want to go to the picnic?

On the beach
with all those girls?

That's my kind of picnic.

You... The doctor was right.

Hit on the head
didn't hurt him at all.

Yeah, he's back
to normal all right.

Yeah, you know,
come to think of it,

I'm with Greg... That's
my kind of picnic, too.

Oh, yeah? Mm-hmm.

You just stick to work, buster.

Would you put these
in the car, please?

Yes, ma'am. I'll get the girls.

Come on, girls, hurry up!

( all talking at once)

( whistles)

Hey, come on, let's go!

Time's a-wastin'.

Come on, kids.

Oh, my camera, darn it.

Jan!

I'm coming!

Just over from the mainland?

Yeah. You, too?

Well, no. Guess
you'd have to call me

an old island hand.

Oh, really?

Yeah. Say, you know,

the sun here is really strong.

I think you'd better use

plenty of that suntan lotion.

Thanks.

Just a little island know-how.

Let me help you with your back.

Island hospitality.

What you doing?

I-I... I thought you
guys went to go look

for your statue.

We did. We couldn't find it.

Maybe you missed it.

No way, it's not there.

You go look.

Yeah.

Say, why don't you
guys go play in the water?

Or build sand castles?

They got some great
sand... way down there.

Are you coming, too?

Not right now.

We'll wait.

Yeah.

Look, can't you
guys see I'm busy?

Doing what?

I'm helping, uh... Mandy. Mandy.

I'm helping Mandy put
on some suntan lotion.

Now, see you later.

Hi, Mandy, I'm Peter.

I'm Bobby.

Hi.

By the way, who are you?

I'm Greg.

Like I said, I'm helping Mandy

with some suntan lotion.

That's okay. I'll
give you a hand.

We'll all give you a hand.

Wow!

This is what I call
real island hospitality.

CAROL: Aah... Oh, boy,
Alice, what a perfect day.

Oh, yeah, isn't it
nice to look up there

and see all that blue stuff?

You mean, the sky?

Yeah. back home,
all that blue stuff

is behind all that brown stuff.

CAROL: Well, I think
if we get a move on,

we'll be able to do
some sightseeing

before we go back to the hotel.

That's a good idea, Mrs. Brady.

Hey, kids, hey!

( whistles)

Come on, kids!

We're going to go
do some sightseeing.

That's what they
call Rabbit Island.

Has anybody got a tissue?

This lens is dirty.

Oh, I think I do.

Oh, never mind, Jan.
Here's one, honey.

Oh.

Thanks, Mom.

Oh, look at that
funny-looking bird.

Oh! What kind of a bird is it?

Well, it says here

it's called a red-footed booby.

A red-footed booby?

Yeah, he doesn't look

any too happy about it either.

I'm going to take
a picture of it.

MARCIA: Oh, here.

I'll take one of
you and the bird.

Oh, okay. Over there.

Smile, both of you.

( click)

( squawks)

Good-bye, birds.

GIRLS: Bye-bye!

JAN: Hi.

Here, Bobby.

Hey, the tiki!

Where'd you find it?

On the beach yesterday.

I forgot to give it to you.

Thanks, Jan.

You're welcome.
See you later. Bye.

I got my good luck piece back.

Good luck?

Where'd you get that?

I found it. Isn't it neat?

It's tabu.

Taboo?

Yeah, it's supposed to make

all kinds of terrible
things happen to you.

Like my wipeout yesterday.

Yeah.

Oh, it's just an old
island superstition.

I don't believe
in that tabu stuff.

Me neither. Me either.

Taboo?

♪ ♪

Oh, man, this is really living.

Home from work in
time to take a swim.

Um, honey?

Yes?

Did you happen to
notice all the nice shops

they have down in the lobby?

Oh, yes, hmm.

Honey?

Mm-hmm.

Did you notice
any particular one?

You mean the one with the
display case in the window

with all the jade
and the coral in it?

That's the one!

No, I didn't notice that one.

Uh, uh, Mike?

Uh, the next time
you don't notice it,

don't notice the beautiful
little coral pin in the window.

Okay, I won't notice it.

Do you think what
David said is true?

How can a dumb old piece of wood

give you bad luck?

Unless it hits you in the head.

Forget about it, Bobby.

Dave said it was just an
old superstition, didn't he?

Yeah. Well, anyway,

I don't think I want it anymore.

That's dumb.

You want it?

Sure, why not?

It'll make a great souvenir.

Okay, take it.

Bad luck, come and get me.

Look, you guys,
I'm kind of bushed.

So, uh, good night, okay?

( panicked whimpering)

( whimpering)

Aw, come on, Pete, knock it off.

G-G-Get it off me!

Please get it off me.

Get what off of you?

Get it off me!

Please get it off me!

P-P-please get it off me!

Wow!

Is that thing ugly!

BOBBY: Yuck! GREG:
Pete, don't move!

I won't move...
if he won't move.

Lie still... Not on me!

I won't, I won't, I won't.

Try not to flinch.

Yuck!

( screaming in disgust)

It's okay, it's okay
now. It's okay.

I think it's still alive!

I think it's still alive!

( boys shouting)

Boys... boys! Hold it down
to a dull roar, would you?

We just saw a monster!

He was sitting
right on top of me.

Dad, there's a spider
right down here!

He's huge! Look at this!

Oh, my gosh! Is he dead?

MIKE: I don't know.

I think maybe he's only stunned.

Don't squish him!

He could have k*lled me!

Oh, Peter, there aren't any

really poisonous
spiders in Hawaii.

He couldn't have k*lled you.

Yeah, he could... he
almost scared me to death.

Listen, I'd better
take him outside.

Give me something to put him in.

That sack there.

BOBBY: Hurry!

I need something
to scoop him up with.

Here, use this.

He's all hairy!

MIKE: Aah!

Ew! Ugh! Ew!

Wow!

He's an ugly-looking
dude, isn't he?

Well, listen, I'd better
take him out of here

before your mother sees him,

'cause she gets uptight
when she sees a ladybug.

Go to sleep.

Good night.

Good night.

Did you see the size of that?!

Oh, hi, honey.
What are you doing?

Oh, just... uh, nothing.

Uh, nothing?

Yeah, that's right, nothing.

Oh, you are sneaky.

Sneaky but sweet!

What do you mean?

Were you going to put
that under my pillow?

Put wha... under your pillow?

That. It's the coral pin.

Uh... no, honey,
it's not the coral pin.

It's not the jade bracelet.

No, no, it's not
the jade bracelet.

It's the coral pin.

No, it isn't the coral pin.


It is the coral pin!

( groans in disgust)

It isn't the coral pin.

I told you.

Here. I don't want
this thing anymore.

Me, neither. That's
a bad luck charm.

Come on, you ding-a-lings.

That idol's got
nothing to do with it.

Here, then you take it.

Ow!

See, I told you it was bad luck.

DAVE: You see those deep creases

on the sides of the
Kola mountains?

GREG: Yeah?

Well, the old islanders say
they were made long ago

when the great w*r
canoes of Kamehameha

were dragged up the
mountains from the beaches.

Sounds kind of wild.

Yeah, well, I told you before,

this whole island is full

of those foolish old
stories and superstitions.

You mean like the idol we found?

Yeah.

Hey, you guys don't really
believe that jazz, do you?

Now, look, Dave,
a lot of goofy things

have been happening
since we got this thing.

We'd like to find out
a little more about it.

Well...

well, the only one I
know who might be able

to tell you anything
about it is old Mr. Hanalei.

Mr. Hanalei?

Yeah. He believes
in all that stuff.

Can you tell us where he lives?

We gotta talk to him.

You know, I think you
guys are wigged out,

but if that's what you want.

Okay, here's your hotel, right?

Yeah.

Yes, tabu very old, very evil.

Bad things come
to those who touch.

Then we should throw it away?

No. Once you touch, taboo stay.

You mean, there's no way

to get rid of the bad luck?

Only one way...

If you have the
courage to take it back.

Back? Back where?

To burial ground
of ancient kings.

Burial ground?

Tabu will be gone
once you put it back.

Could you tell us a little more?

Long ago, before the
great Kamehameha,

there was sacred burial
place for island kings.

To guard them, they
make strong tabu.

This must be the taboo.

Yes. It was placed on
burial place of first king.

How did it get out?

Tabu stolen by bad warrior.

Soon, he found dead.

Evil come to those who touch.

It will always
come, my children,

until idol is put back.

Do you know where
this burial ground is?

When I was a little boy,

my grandfather tell me the way.

He tell me, "Never go there."

I never go.

Could you tell us where it is?

We gotta get rid of this thing.

Please, Mr. Hanalei.

I will tell you.

Honest, Dad.

It's a real terrible taboo.

Oh, honey, that's just a story

from a superstitious
old gentleman.

Then how do you
explain all the awful things

that have been happening
to us since we found it?

Very simply: coincidence.

I mean, Greg gets
wiped out by a wave,

Alice hurts her back,

a spider crawls
across the room...

Coincidence, that's all.

None of that happened

because of some ancient taboo.

Of course.

That little statue
only has the power

that you imagine it to have.

Sure. Take it home

and show it to your friends.

They'll get a kick out of it.

Okay.

What are we
going to do about it?

There's only one thing to do,

according to Mr. Hanalei:

take it back to
the burial ground.

That sounds kind of spooky.

Besides, Mom and Dad
would never let us go.

No.

Not if they knew about it.

A burial ground?

With dead kings? Yuck!

Shh, Cindy, not so loud.

We don't want Mom and Dad
to hear what Greg's telling us.

I don't even want to hear
what Greg's telling us.

Tomorrow, we're
going to take a bus

to the other side of the island.

We want you to cover for us.

How?

If they ask, tell Mom and Dad

we went sightseeing and
that's all you know, okay?

Okay.

Thanks.

Greg... aren't you
and the boys afraid

of going to a burial ground?

Yes... but we're even
more afraid of not going.

Okay, from what
Mr. Hanalei said,

we go that way.

The bus driver thought

we were crazy for
getting out here.

Maybe the bus driver's right.

Come on, we'll stick together.

This has to be the way.

I bet Mom and Dad
are worried about us.

Not as worried as I am.

Look, that burial ground
has to be around here.

I followed Mr. Hanalei's
directions to the letter.

Even if we find it,

how are we going to
find our way out of here?

Yeah.

Well, let's leave a trail.

The popcorn. We'll
leave a trail of popcorn.

Hey, I like my popcorn!

What do you like better...

Your popcorn or your life?

Hi, sweetheart.

Hi, honey.

Boy, that building

is really beginning
to take shape.

Oh, good.

What's the matter?

( sighs) Well,
it's getting late,

and the boys aren't
home from sightseeing yet.

Well, they said
they'd be gone all day.

I guess so.

Well, you know how time
flies when you're having fun.

This is it, you guys.

If this isn't the burial ground,

it's sure a great place for one.

Why don't we just
put the idol down

and get out of here?

Mr. Hanalei said
we had to put it

on the hidden burial place

of the first king.

Won't any old king do?

Hey, look!

A cave!

Mr. Hanalei didn't say anything

about a cave.

Well, maybe he
didn't know about it.

Let's take a look.

It looks kind of scary.

Hey, there's a light.

Maybe it's a caretaker.

Yeah, maybe he'll
take care of us.

Let's not go in there.

Come on, you guys,

maybe he can tell
us about the first king.

I think this is part
of the burial ground.

Well, it's not the
tunnel of love.

Shh, you guys.

Hello?

Anybody here?

Why don't we just leave
the idol here with a note?

Yeah, and we can put on it:

"Please return to first king."

There's got to be somebody here.

Let's take a look down
one of those passages.

Stick close behind me.

If we were any closer,
we'd be in front of you.
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