♪ 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. ♪
What's the big idea?
I can't sleep
with the light off.
Cindy, will you cut it out?
How are we supposed to sleep
with the lights on?
If you go to sleep,
you won't see them on.
If you go to sleep,
you won't see them off.
I want 'em on!
Off!
On!
Listen, do you girls
know what time it is?
What are you doing up?
Come on.
Off with the lights.
Go to bed.
But, Daddy!
Good night.
She won't sleep
with the lights out.
That's not like you.
What do you want
the lights on for?
I just do.
Why?
I'm... scared.
Honey, what are you scared of?
I better not tell you.
It'll get me too scared.
Please, can I sleep
with you tonight?
Cindy, honey, what
are you so afraid of?
If I tell you, can I
sleep with you tonight?
Cindy, you girls
have your own room.
Please, just this once?
All right, just this once.
Thank you.
Come on. Here.
In you go.
Listen, what were
you so frightened of?
It was something I saw.
What?
A magician at
Jeremy's birthday party.
What happened?
He put a lady into a big
box and made her disappear.
Oh, well, honey,
the lady didn't
really disappear.
That's just part of a trick.
Sure. First you see
her, then she disappears,
then you see her again.
I didn't see her again.
Oh, but you had to, honey.
That's part of the trick.
When she disappeared, I ran out.
But I feel much safer now.
Oh, good.
( whispers): I think
she's going to be
All right, now.
Good night, sweetheart.
It's dark again!
Cindy... Please
turn the light on.
Cindy,
there is nothing to
be afraid of in the dark.
But that's when I
think about the lady.
Oh, but, darling, that's
just your imagination.
Now, come on, lie down.
Mommy will show you.
Now, close your eyes.
That's it.
Now, I want you to think
of something real pleasant.
That's my girl.
I'll bet you aren't seeing
that lady disappear
now, are you?
No, of course not.
Good night, sweetheart.
I'm thinking again.
Hello. I'm home.
Hi, Alice.
How come you're home so early?
I couldn't keep my
eyes open at the office.
I was up half the
night with Cindy.
Got some of this
morning's coffee left over.
That might wake you up.
Yuck! I'm going to
look in the icebox.
Hi, Dad. Hi, Alice.
Hi, Peter.
Guess what.
Our school's putting on
an old-time vaudeville show,
and I signed up for it.
You have to
try out for it first.
What kind of act
are you going to do?
A magic act like the
guy at Jeremy's party.
I don't know about that.
We've had enough
magic around here lately.
But I've got to have an act.
Sure. What's a
vaudeville performer
without an act?
On second thought,
it hasn't stopped
some I've seen.
Hey, now that I think about it,
doing magic might help Cindy.
I mean, the more she sees
of tricks and how they work,
the less she'll have
reason to be afraid.
That's a good idea.
You mean I can be a magician?
Yep.
I hereby christen
thee Peter the Great.
I'll catch your act
later, Peter the Great.
Boy, wait till I tell everybody.
Tell us what?
I'm going to be a magician
in an old-time vaudeville show.
At least, I'm going
to try out for it.
Neato.
I know a couple of
tricks I can show you.
I can sew you a
fancy cape, Peter.
I can help, too.
How?
I could tell you
if the trick stinks.
You came to the right place.
What kind of tricks
did you want to do?
They're not for me.
They're for my son here.
I'm going to be a magician
in a vaudeville show.
Good for you, kid.
Vaudeville ain't dead.
It ain't feeling too good,
but it ain't dead.
I think we'd like to
see some easy tricks.
Nothing too difficult today.
No problem.
I have a wonderful trick
that any six-year-old can do...
The Chinese linking rings.
Here. Separate them, kid.
I can't do it.
You can't do it?
How old are you?
.
No wonder you
can't separate them.
You have to be six.
Now, watch.
I say the magic
words: abracadabra
and slowly the rings separate.
Wow! How'd you do that?
That's very good.
Good? Sensational.
You ain't seen nothing yet.
Now, here's a trick
that the kid can do
and stop the show with it.
That's showbiz talk.
Simple little trick
with a bottle and
two empty tubes.
You notice that the tube fits
right over the bottle.
So does this one.
Remember, the bottle is here.
I say the magic
words: Abracadabra...
and, voila, the bottle
has changed places.
Gee, that's out of sight.
I think you made a sale.
We'll take both those tricks.
All righty.
How about something spectacular?
Like the disappearing cabinet?
Sounds like it might make too
much of my money disappear.
That's funny.
That's very funny.
You're a riot.
Tell you what, sir.
This book has the blueprints
and the illustrations,
and you can build
your own disappearing cabinet.
It's easy to do and lots of fun.
Gee, something
spectacular like this
could be the
highlight of my act.
You're right, kid.
Every act has got
to have a highlight.
We'll take the book.
Thanks, Dad.
Of course, nothing
works without this.
Every magician has got to have
a magic wand.
There you are, kid.
And now, ladies and
gentlemen, my jumping bottle trick.
MIKE: Ta-dum.
I propose to make
the bottle jump
from this tube to this tube.
Now you see it... and
now... abracadabra.
Cindy, lift the container.
Well... Oh, go on, honey.
There's nothing to be afraid of.
It's fun.
The bottle has jumped.
Gee, did I do that?
Of course not.
I did.
You can applaud if you like.
Very good, Peter.
Not good. Sensational!
You ain't seen nothing yet.
That's showbiz talk.
Can I help you with
another trick, Peter?
Hey, you know, Peter,
she'd make a real
cute assistant for you.
Hey, that's a good idea.
Oh, sure, every
magician ought to have
a pretty assistant.
It dresses up the act.
Yeah, that's right.
Cindy, do you want
to be my assistant?
Okay.
But first, will you tell me
how this trick works?
Well, first you take the...
( whispering)
Hey, how about us?
Sorry. It's a secret
for us magicians.
( whispering)
I would like to show you
my famous
disappearing banana trick.
Assistant, the banana, please.
I say the magic word
abracadabra, and...
Wow! That's really good, Peter.
Oh, I get it.
The banana's right... Shh!
You ain't seen nothing yet.
Assistant, the
handkerchiefs, please.
One... two... and
one makes three.
I say the magic word abracadabra
and they're gone.
Where did they go?
They didn't go anywhere.
Assistant?
One... two... and
one makes three.
That is so good!
Are they done yet, Mom?
Oh, hi, kids.
Yeah, you're just
in time for a preview.
Here.
What do you think, huh?
Boy, they're neat.
And, Cindy, this is yours.
How do you like it?
What's the matter?
Isn't there something missing?
All right.
Now, is this better?
Much better.
Thank goodness.
Gee, that looks super.
Think I ought to get a mustache
to make me look more mysterious?
Hi. I got something for you.
What's that?
A top hat.
Wow! That's great.
Where'd you get it?
Randy Baldwin.
His father had
it in an old trunk.
I thought you could
use it in your act.
I sure can.
It really is a magician's hat.
Made your whole head disappear.
Almost makes your
whole body disappear.
But, Cindy, you've got
to get inside the cabinet
so I can make you disappear.
I don't want to.
There's nothing to be afraid of.
I'm not afraid.
She's afraid, all right.
But there's nothing to it.
Bobby!
Yeah?
You want to get inside
the disappearing cabinet?
Sure.
Okay, watch.
Now, you see him.
I say the magic words:
Abracadabra... Disappear!
And he's gone.
Bring him back, Peter.
Please bring him back.
Okay, okay.
I say the magic words:
Abracadabra, return from beyond.
Where is he?
Bobby, did you hear me?
Bobby?
You made him disappear
just like that lady,
and he's never coming back.
Mommy! Mommy!
Peter made Bobby disappear.
Mommy!
Now look what you've done.
Cindy's more scared than ever.
Bobby, come on.
Hi, Dad.
Hi, sweetheart.
I'm glad you're home.
Yeah, me, too.
Spent all morning
in the sand traps.
Might as well have
gone to the beach.
Cindy's all upset again.
She's up in her room with Mom.
What happened?
Bobby disappeared.
Disappeared?
Peter made him
disappear in the cabinet.
Bobby didn't come back.
Guess Bobby's playing
some kind of a joke.
Not a very funny joke.
I'm going to have a
talk with that young man.
But he's not here.
MARCIA: Then what happened?
I just said the magic
words... abracadabra.
Hey, Peter.
Yeah, Dad?
That's all I did.
I just said the magic words.
Okay, now, what happened?
I don't know.
I don't know where he went.
Me either, Dad.
It was weird.
All of a sudden, he
was there and then...
Here I am.
Bobby, where have you been?
You want to give us
a little explanation?
Well, after I got
out the secret door,
I sneaked out of
the garage for a joke.
Some joke.
I fooled you, huh?
You fooled us, but
you scared Cindy.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to
do that, honest.
I think Cindy would
like to hear your apology.
Now, move.
Ow.
I wonder if Houdini
started out like this?
Cindy.
Cindy, it's me, Bobby.
Bobby!
I was only playing a joke.
Sorry I scared you.
I thought you'd
really disappeared.
Well, I didn't.
You can let go now.
I'm glad you're back.
What did you
have to do that for?
Now do you understand
there wasn't anything
to be afraid of?
Uh-huh.
But I don't want to be
Peter's magic assistant anymore.
Hey, he's counting on you
for his tryout tomorrow
afternoon, honey.
Jan knows what to do.
She can take my place.
But, Cindy, I told you
there's no reason to be afraid.
I'm not afraid
but, if it's okay,
tonight I think I'll sleep
with the lights on again.
And now, ladies and gentlemen,
introducing Peter the Great!
Whoa!
Ladies and gentlemen,
my assistant will hand
me a pair of ordinary
Chinese linking rings.
Observe.
The linking rings are linked.
And they're still linked.
Abracadabra.
That's really great.
Not bad.
GREG: I want to see this.
Observe.
Nothing in my hand.
Except a little dirt.
I'm going to pour
this milk in my fist.
Look out for the carpet, Peter.
Going... going...
gone.
Good night, everybody.
I'm going to sleep now.
Cindy, honey, don't you
want to stay and watch
Peter rehearse for his
big tryout tomorrow?
He's real good, honey.
No, thanks.
Boy, that magic
really has her bugged.
( accordion wheezing)
Anytime you're ready, Warren.
( playing bouncy tune)
Calm down, Peter.
We got everything here.
Everything but Jan.
And I'm on right after warren.
Your mother's gone
to the gym to get her.
Boy, my stomach
sure feels funny.
You've got butterflies.
Mine feel more like bats.
You wanted to be
in show business.
Hi, Cindy?
Jan.
Is Mom or Dad there?
Uh-uh. They took
Peter's magic stuff
over to the school.
Oh. I'm in the nurse's office.
I twisted my ankle in gym class.
Gee, I'm sorry.
I better call over
to the auditorium
and tell Dad I can't help Peter.
But, if you don't help
him, he won't win.
Oh, I'm sorry.
But how can I do it on one foot?
Bye.
Bye.
( tune continues)
It's not serious, Jan?
It's just a little sprain.
That's good, honey.
Your mother went to gym class.
They'll send her over.
But what about Peter, Dad?
I can walk a little bit.
Jan, you stay off
that ankle, okay?
Okay.
Okay. Bye, sweetheart.
Oh, great.
There goes my act.
Well, it's not as though
your sister planned
it this way, Peter.
I know.
I'm sorry she hurt herself.
There's no reason
you can't go out there
and perform by yourself.
Maybe one or two tricks,
but who's going to get in
the disappearing cabinet?
That's the highlight
of my whole act.
Well, leave that out,
and just do the
best you can, huh?
Right now, I wish
I could disappear.
That was very nice, Warren.
Thank you.
The next on the list
is Peter Brady
and his magic act.
Are you ready, Peter?
Yes, sir.
Now, just do the best you can.
Good afternoon,
ladies and gentlemen.
The first trick I'd
like to do for you
is a very good trick
I know you'd like.
Only I can't do it
because I don't
have my assistant.
But I've got an even
better trick, though.
It's really terrific...
With a rope, a
rabbit and a canary.
But I can't do that one
either without my assistant.
And I also can't do
my best trick of all...
The disappearing lady.
I'm real sorry I
can't do it for you.
You'd have really
liked that one.
But I'll have to do
some of my other tricks
'cause, like I said, I
don't have my assistant.
Yes, you do, Peter.
Jan called home.
So I came to help Peter.
He could sure use some help.
She's all set to go.
I took the wings off her
fairy princess costume.
Listen, Cindy, are you
positive you want to do this?
I'm positive.
I'm still a little scared,
but I'm positive.
I'm ready, Peter the Great.
You can make me disappear now.
Thanks, Cindy.
Ladies and gentlemen,
my assistant and sister.
And now for the
highlight of my act...
A trick that will amaze you.
You sure you're okay?
I think so.
And now I say the magic words.
Abracadabra.
Disappear.
And she's gone.
Good.
And now I say the
magic words again.
Abracadabra.
Return from beyond.
Excellent.
Are you still okay?
Let's do it again.
Ladies and gentlemen,
if it's all right with you,
my assistant wants
to do this trick again.
By all means.
I say the magic words.
Abracadabra.
Disappear!
I'm home.
Oh, hi, honey.
For you.
What?
A flower.
You know that mink
you were hinting about?
Yeah?
Have another flower.
Oh, Mike, that's a terrible joke
to play on me.