The Brady Bunch/Eenie, Meenie, Mommy, Daddy

Eenie, Meenie, Mommy, Daddy
Season 1, Episode 3
Airdate	October 10, 1969
Written by	Joanna Lee
Directed by	John Rich
Produced by	Sherwood Schwartz
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The Brady Bunch — Season One

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Eenie, Meenie, Mommy, Daddy is the third 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: Marjorie Stapp (Mrs. Engstrom), Tracy Reed (Miss Marlowe), Brian Forster (The Elf)

Plot Overview

Cindy is cast in an adaptation of "The Frog Prince" as the Fairy Princess. Initially, she is overjoyed that she was given the lead female role, but that joy is soon shattered when she learns she is allowed to invite only one of her parents to the school play. It seems that, thanks to an undersized auditorium and a number of other productions going on that evening, there is only room for one parent per child, forcing the teachers to arrive at the difficult decision.

Cindy is faced with a very difficult choice: Invite her mommy, who has always come to her school activities; or show her new daddy her approval by asking him. A game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey and plucking a daisy fail to resolve the matter, so she schemes to get kicked out of the play.

She does so by feigning an injury to her knee (claiming said injury resulted from a fall after chasing her brothers), but her teachers catch on. They later realize that Cindy wanted to invite her entire family to the presentation ... so the school is able to put on a special presentation, just for the Bradys.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• Eenie, meenie, meine, moe — The children's rhyme is the inspiration for the episode's title and the words Cindy says when plucking the daisy.