The Brady Bunch/Vote for Brady

Vote for Brady
Season 1, Episode 11
Airdate	December 12, 1969
Written by	Elroy Schwartz
Directed by	David Alexander
Produced by	Sherwood Schwartz
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The Brady Bunch — Season One

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Vote for Brady is the eleventh episode of the first season of The Brady Bunch.

Starring: Robert Reed (Mike Brady), Florence Henderson (Carol Brady)

and Ann B. Davis (Alice)

Maureen McCormick (Marcia), Eve Plumb (Jan), Susan Olsen (Cindy), Barry Williams (Greg), Christopher Knight (Peter), Mike Lookinland (Bobby)

Additional Cast: Martin Ashe (Mr. Dickens), Stephen Liss (Rusty), Casey Morgan (Scott)

Plot Overview

Greg and Marcia each come home with exciting news: They are both running for class president. While the school race was bound to be competitive, things quickly turn nasty, as the kids take sides related to their gender — Peter and Bobby supporting Greg; and Jan and Cindy firmly behind Marcia. In an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to show their impartiality and make a point to their children, Mike and Carol show support for both their children.

Things start to get ugly when Greg accuses Marcia of intentionally erasing a taped commercial he had recorded for his campaign, while Marcia claims that Greg threw away her campaign notes. In reality, Mike makes Greg realize he may have accidentally erased his own tapes or possibly forgot to press "record," while Alice admits she threw away Marcia's notes, thinking they were trash.

Things come to a boil when both Greg and Marcia rehearse their campaign speeches in front of the family; only Marcia's is shown (she breaks down crying when her stepbrothers watch, stonefaced). Mike and Carol lecture the children on family unity – Carol notes that rudeness may be condoned on the national political scene but definitely is unacceptable and not tolerated at home – and that, long after the race is decided and the winner's presidential term is ended, they will still be a family.

It's a talk Greg takes to heart. One afternoon while plotting campaign strategy, his campaign manager Rusty decides that — with the race too close to call, based on a preliminary poll — they need to start a nasty rumor about Marcia being seen at the movie theater making out with the class creep. Greg is angered at this suggestion and fires Rusty on the spot, then orders him to leave or else. Unknown to Greg, Marcia overhears the whole thing; she realizes that her stepbrother has integrity and an ample sense of fair play. Marcia then realizes that she will have her turn at being class president and announces she is backing out of the election ... making Greg the winner!