The Brady Bunch - Cindy Brady, Lady (1972)

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Boy gives another boy a Kennedy half dollar to be his sister's secret admirer

"The Brady Bunch" was an American situation comedy which ran on the ABC Television network from 1969 to 1974.

Mike Brady, a widowed architect has three sons Greg, Peter, and Bobby, has married Carol who has three daughters Marcia, Jan, and Cindy. They live in a Los Angeles suburban house with housekeeper Alice. The boys' ages are about 15, 13, and 9 and the girls' ages are about 14, 12, and 8.

This episode is titled "Cindy Brady, Lady" and was first broadcast on February 18, 1972.

Cindy feels that she is being treated as a child and would like to be older. Her brother Bobby begins sending her small presents with notes from a "secret admirer". Bobby gives a schoolmate Tommy a Kennedy half dollar to pose as the admirer and visit Cindy.

The coin obverse is shown and it is a real silver Kennedy half dollar which were minted from 1964 to 1970.

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1. Title

The Brady house is shown.

2. The Brady house

Cindy, the youngest daughter, hears her sister Marcia talking to a boy.

3. Cindy complains to Carol

Cindy complains to her mother that she is too young to date boys.

Bobby decides to help Cindy by sending her small gifts accompanied by "secret admirer" notes. The gifts include a ten-cent candy bar and an imitation diamond ring.

4. Marcia and Jan watch Cindy read note

Mike catches Bobby making a telephone call and tells him to quit before Cindy finds out.

Bobby has an idea and at school he talks to a school friend Tommy Jamison.

5. Bobby shows coin to Tommy

Bobby offers Tommy a Kennedy half dollar to pose as the admirer and visit Cindy.

6. Bobby's half dollar

The coin obverse is shown and it is a real silver Kennedy half dollar which were minted from 1964 to 1970.

Tommy takes the coin, visits the Brady house, and asks for Cindy. The pair meet in the back yard.

7. Cindy and Tommy talk

Cindy shows him some toys but tells Tommy that she is too grown up for them. Tommy then tells Cindy that she is "too old" for him. Cindy then admits that she likes kid toys after all.

8. Cindy and Tommy play

Tommy likes Cindy and he gives Bobby back his half dollar.

9. Tommy returns the half dollar

Bobby tells his parents what he did and they remind him that he still has to tell Cindy about his scheme.

10. Carol and Mike remind Bobby

Cast, Directors, Writers:

Robert Reed as Mike Brady
Florence Henderson as Carol Brady
Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady
Eve Plumb as Jan Brady
Susan Olsen as Cindy Brady
Barry Williams as Greg Brady
Christopher Knight as Peter Brady
Mike Lookinland as Bobby Brady
Ann B. Davis as Alice Nelson
Eric Shea as Tommy Jamison

Director: Hal Cooper
Writers: Sherwood Schwartz, Al Schwartz, Larry Rhine

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