Jan Brady's Popularity Goes to Her Head!

Jan Brady is picked as the most popular girl in her class -- and it goes to her head!
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[@dawggirl]

Marcia really did have a way with snark. She delivers it beautifully. Love it. Also love the way Carol looks in her dude ranch outfit.

[@lilylittlemonster5]

Brown polyester! Gotta love it.

[@kaitiscarlett9022]

at 0:34 I chuckled at how the parents say they want to hear her speech, but you can tell that they don't want to

[@pipercraven-zd9ui]

I love Mike and Carol's parenting style.

[@Trepanist]

"You can ride my range anytime!"

[@PhilAlumb]

What did Mr. Brady mean by that? 🤔

[@4862cjc]

​@@PhilAlumbI do not know about Mr.Brady, but Robert Reed probably meant something else!

[@gilbeau5254]

Ewwww!

[@Kenny-v4n]

​@@PhilAlumb Mr. Brady behind the scenes wasn't even interested in Mrs. Brady, or any other Woman.

[@MaryEverling]

RR was married n had a daughter at some point

[@coasternut2034]

Every Brady kid had at least one episode where something "goes to their head." Greg - thinks he's a great baseball pitcher; Peter - "hero" for saving girl; Bobby - school safety monitor; Marcia - Juliet in school play; Jan - most popular girl; Cindy - contestant on TV quiz show.

[@bonusbaby801]

@coasternut2034, gotta spread the wealth. Seriously, that's the mark of a well-written show.

[@floatmffloat]

Even Tiger! He fathers a litter of puppies, and thinks he can run around the city like he’s Lassie.

[@EmeraldView]

When someone as sweet and considerate as Peter calls you a "super creep" then you know you done f'd up.

[@abacab87]

The entire family went through the "big head" phase.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

How do you think they were all conceived ?

[@tanyaglover4129]

Cindy was the TV show thing.

[@disneytoysr4fun975]

@@tanyaglover4129bobby was when he saved peter

[@tanyaglover4129]

@@disneytoysr4fun975 Greg's was Johnny Bravo lol

[@seanj6310]

Pete was "power of the press" 📰

[@kacicottrell]

I love Marcia's sass and that look she gave Peter when she thought he was defending her.

[@Aramanth]

2:44 Love Marcia's expression before she delivers her cutting remark!

[@RBS_]

...you caught it TOO, 'eh!??? ......shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaady, Marcia! .......ha-HAA!

[@PhilAlumb]

​@@RBS_....Marcia 😍💯

[@tamyasaunders7689]

I liked her reaction and laugh when Pete called her a super creep.

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

It's a weird kind of popularity, where everybody hates you.

[@TrollinNolin95]

Them having elections for “most popular girl” is wild 😂

[@Loverof_christ99]

Yes Jan should be humble, but they were acting like Marcia doesn’t walk around like she’s the greatest thing since slice bread, that girl ain’t got an ounce of humility!💯

[@jaredjlinden]

i coudn’t agree more. The best episodes are the ones where Marcia gets hers - like Romeo and Juliet and the ice cream parlor one.

[@Jeremy-f3s]

That's what the Brady Bunch movie from the 90s highlights, Marcia was really a passive aggressive bully half the time with the thinnest veneer of supposed care for others and the rivalry between her socially successful school life and Jan's constant struggle to try equalling her in status, sometimes successfully and usually failing was a real feature of the show. Jan the character was essentially used as an example of what not to do if you don't already have social status. The message in this show was know your place.

[@Loverof_christ99]

@@Jeremy-f3s oh I didn’t know that I never watched the movie!:0

[@Jeremy-f3s]

@@Loverof_christ99 You should it's the funniest parody of an old show I've ever seen. Basically the Brady family are living in the 90s exactly as they were in the 70s in a weird time bubble and naturally the 90s world is at odds with their 70s attitudes.

[@PhilAlumb]

​@@jaredjlinden.. .All the Marcia Jealousy! 😆

[@josebro352]

2:36 Billy Garst is actually Bill E. Garst, the Brady Bunch show film editor. Cool how they used his name.

[@jackmeyhoffer5107]

They also mentioned the name Carl Mahakian in the episode where Bobby wants to run away from home. He was a member of the production staff.

[@josebro352]

@jackmeyhoffer5107 Yes! I remember that episode. It was when Carol was sitting on the stairs giving him a pep talk about not giving up. She said nobody ever heard of Carl Mahakian because he quit.

[@jackmeyhoffer5107]

@@josebro352 Yup!

[@GretchenNelson-f9y]

Well that’s cool!

[@tamyasaunders7689]

It's funny all three Brady sisters had a case of situation acquired narcissism first Marcia when she was chosen to play Juliet then Cindy when she was picked to be on that brain quiz TV show and now Jan after she was voted most popular girl. Although ironically none of the sisters show understanding or bring up any of their respective moments of being egotistical as an example of why said sister should be more humble. In this case both Cindy and Marcia could have brought up their moments of having big heads to Jan to dissuade her and in Cindy's case Marcia could've reminded her about the Juliet thing.

[@alondralabute2310]

I wish they'd show scenes from the episode where Marcia plays Juliet. That's one of my favorite episodes.

[@darrenmiles-morland8038]

How about Jan's brothers too? Peter was egotistical when he decided to have a party for himself after saving a girl from a falling bookshelf inside of the Driscoll's toy store, Greg thought that he was set to become the next best thing in baseball since Don Drysdale without having to listen to the advice of others along the way, and Bobby abused the authority that was given to him when he was picked by his school teacher to be a safety monitor.

[@PhilAlumb]

Marcia ❤️‍🔥💯

[@foxworthhall726]

Giddyap Carol!! 🐎🐎🐎

[@nassauguy48]

God, she looked AND acted so pathetic in that thing!

[@foxworthhall726]

@@nassauguy48 🤣🤣She did! The polyester era!

[@RapFanatic4ever]

Carole and Mike were right . Jan should be more humble .

[@maryannlockwood7806]

Peter was one of my first TV crushes.☺️📺

[@aloesecretinc]

Mine tooo. 💜💜😎

[@KathyKelly-lw2gg]

I always liked Peter. He was so cute and funny 😍

[@KevvaPMcK]

Actually, I felt that way when I saw him in BB reruns in the 80s.

[@PhilAlumb]

Big Talent

[@deadfairfieldexpedition]

They really hated Jan.

[@PhilAlumb]

Jan was emotionally draining..and got on people's nerves.

[@lemurianchick]

@@PhilAlumbEve Plumb is a Virgo. 'Nuff said! 😆

[@darrenmiles-morland8038]

Every sibling had at least one eepisode throughout the entire Brady Bunch series' where all of their other siblings hated them.

[@SpandexSuperstarr]

​@@darrenmiles-morland8038 surely not Peter

[@deadfairfieldexpedition]

@user-kf8wb2cq4f because everyone cast her aside. They didn't care about anything she was passionate about, while she watched her siblings get praised for the smallest things. She always was reaching out for attention, and she was met with judgment and lectures. Jan was the best.

[@jaywest3734]

I just noticed how good the actress from the movie did her voice.

[@millenniumman75]

Jennifer Elise Cox. Yeah - yeah, she had it. Melanie Hutsell from saturday Night Live was close, too.

[@darrenmiles-morland8038]

This must be Part 2. The part where Jan has been voted the most popular girl at school and has allowed this to inflate her ego, get inside her head, and where her siblings turn against her and eventually give her the cold shoulder because she doesn't intend to keep the pre-election promises that got her voted to begin with.

[@LauRa-re9un]

And how was she voted for the most popular girl if she was unpopular?

[@josebro352]

OMG I honestly do not remember the girl's wallpaper ever being yellow. Was this episode in an alternate universe or something? I always thought the girls had a pink bedroom.

[@jons.6216]

They redecorated the room in season five during Peter and Bobby bickering over the "I saved your life" debacle!

[@markchoma9822]

High school was horrible. High school sucks.

[@jaengen]

Ya got that right! It was like the Chinese water torture for 4 long years!

[@thetaekwondoe3887]

And then college is another extension of that misery.

[@hypnos9336]

not for me, I loved it

[@NTGreekGal]

Look at Carol looking all hot!

[@jons.6216]

There's a bit of a trivia Easter egg in this episode when Jan mentions "Billy Garst", as this was taken from a production guy named Bill E. Garst! They did this before in the season two episode when the boys are trying to find Myron the mouse! Bobby mentions how he bets his friend "Tom Tannenbaum" could find him! Thomas Tannenbaum was another crew member of the show!

[@GaryTongue-zn5di]

I don't care! -Tommy Lee Jones

[@fergonzalez5670]

It's weird watching Peter arguing with Jan, they usually get along more often than the other two sibling pairs. Marcia and Greg used to fight about who was better boys or girls, Bobby and Cindy being the youngest ones normally acted childish

[@GaryTongue-zn5di]

What the hell are you on about? Bobby and Cindy rarely fought.

[@j.i.r608]

​@@GaryTongue-zn5diThey still fought every once in a while like when Cindy accused Bobby of stealing her doll. There's no need to be so mean

[@jaybarnes8034]

Jan is not a super creep.

[@PhilAlumb]

She's just chronically anxiety ridden.

[@darrenmiles-morland8038]

Not a super creep. But is she a super, super creep then?

[@supermilkguy]

But she is scary monster

[@monkeyb1820]

some say that she was a super creep, super creep, super creepy.

[@sandybeach123]

Marcia looks nice in that casual outfit.

[@adamautumn2329]

Popular. Jan knows about popular. Must I sing more?

[@AndrewLane-pm2ro]

Jan was head-crazy by this time.

[@sammcbride2149]

The writers went overboard on this one. Jan would not become a total freak just because she won a stupid contest. She's too sweet and humble. It's not consistence with her character. I can see why actors sometimes get fed up with writers.

[@sylviacoffey5645]

i agree

[@MartinRubio-s8f]

this show is a classic

[@alexanderpytko5394]

Jan: I'm not a creep. Peter: I agree with Jan, she's not a creep. Jan: Thank you. Peter: You're a SUPER CREEP!

[@themaggattack]

They just won't let Jan be great! She can't win for losin or lose for winnin!

[@darrenmiles-morland8038]

She needed to be working at Haskill's Ice-cream Parlour a lot sooner. Mr. Haskill was about the only person who could see any talent that Jan may have had.

[@sylviacoffey5645]

@@darrenmiles-morland8038 except that one art teacher...

[@dananicole3969]

There bedroom was pink.,now yellow as they got older

[@gregwilliams3120]

Jan is not a super creep! She's a super babe!

[@mediasawdust2458]

You have to give Florence and Robert credit for acting so well with the blazing sun.

[@ashleysipe745]

I thought Mike was a Peter puffer!?!

[@sondragramse1770]

He was

[@jackmeyhoffer5107]

What a ridiculous title- most popular girl/boy. No skule (as pronounced by Marcia) would have something like that.

[@bonusbaby801]

What's in Jan's hand??? Is that...PAPER??? Where's her tablet😂

[@Alan-lv9rw]

The most amazing scene in television history was when Jan wore a bikini in Hawaii.

[@PhilAlumb]

No...her Black afro wig.

[@theoneandonly6431]

Jan really needs some serious therapy.

[@KevvaPMcK]

She just needed to get off her high horse, which eventually happened.

[@JamesLaumand]

What ever happen to the furniture,paintings,vase,and no footage basement,hmmmmmm

[@davedaves3489]

Lucky mike with his hand on carols beautiful behind. Everything on carol was nice. She could ride my range anytime. She would be so happy shed ride for hours with Gds help.

[@nassauguy48]

I don't know, I was always into Alice myself. Now THAT was a behind!

[@trs80model14]

“Ride my range” def went over my head as a kid, surprised that one got through…

[@katefevre6222]

It always goes to their heads- Cindy on the Show- Peter's singing. Marcia and the school play. I don't like Marcia though. Jan is better .

[@KevvaPMcK]

I'm a female and always felt I would rather look like Jan than Marcia.

[@RoseRedd-k4b]

Carol looked great. Wow Jan can't catch a break can she? And why is everyone being so mean to her? Ego trip?? That was cold blooded.

[@Professorkenneth]

Poor Jan, she suffered from B.P.D. jan was very annoying. They all went through this "im the most popular" phase and came out of it alright..lol..

[@Hendoggy909]

Why does she carry her typewriter with her?

[@MarkWhich]

She made a mercilly recovery of being able to read without her glasses.

[@michaelgarcia8602]

Jan had a Ego Jan won The Vote But gose back on her words.

[@Nepthu]

She only read one sentence. 😅

[@lindagurrera685]

Was Marcia in college

[@brucedavis3816]

Marcia Juliet Greg Pitching Pete saving a girl Bobby Hall monitor Cynthia tv show!!!

[@RBS_]

....WHAT did you say, Mike!? (0:02) ...BAD Brady Boy!...ha-HAAA! ....well, it seems Marcia is taking private glee with Jan getting the 'popularity' backlash, dig the shade... (2:46) ....Marcia, Marcia MARCIA! (2:56) ...ha-HAA!

[@PhilAlumb]

I 😍 Marcia.

[@alexanderpytko5394]

Carol: “Jan that speech sounds like nothing more than an ego trip.” Maybe she was taking lessons from Donald Trump.😅

[@BrokenneckYgor]

My names jocko an I chaw tobacco

[@kaitiscarlett9022]

This contest is stupid to begin with. Kids have enough stress, and now there's a school-approved popularity contest. SMH.

[@TnseWlms]

Aren't all school elections popularity contests anyway?

[@kaitiscarlett9022]

@@TnseWlms Yep!

[@alaricabercrombie2692]

@@TnseWlms 👏👏👏

[@PanhandleFrank]

"Most popular" boy, "most popular" girl ... and that was the 70s. No wonder schoolkids are so messed up in the heads these days ... considering how obsessed their grandparents were with "PoPuLaRiTy" ...

[@eddiegamez3553]

Frankly, I think Jan was a undercover lesbian.

[@cynicsupreme]

Why did we never realize the girls called Mike dad but is that so common these days?

[@nassauguy48]

It depends upon the family. What made the Bradys so unusual is that the kids KNEW their deceased parents and were very close to them. How they so easily transitioned into calling their step-parents "Mom" and "Dad" was a bit unrealistic.

[@thetaekwondoe3887]

@@nassauguy48 The girl's father wasn't supposed to be dead. The parents were supposed to be divorced but they never came right out and said that on the show because it was still kind of a taboo topic, for whatever reason. Hell, even Leave It To Beaver had an episode where it was discussed.

[@alaricabercrombie2692]

@@thetaekwondoe3887 I remember that "Beaver" episode. Beaver's little friend was a child of divorced parents. Note: that child actor was in the 1965 Oscar nominated film, "A Thousand Clowns". I recognized him but, couldn't think of his name.

[@lindagurrera685]

I always thought Jan was prettier the Marcia

[@PhilAlumb]

😆

[@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm]

I prefer Marcia, but Jan is beautiful in the last season

[@ChristopherHauser-58]

Mental

[@timothykozlowski3346]

Why was Jan carrying around a typewriter?

[@PhilAlumb]

Back before laptops.

[@AndrewMacLaine]

It was to show that she had "just about finished my acceptance speech!" 😂

[@jaengen]

It was the ‘70’s. We all carried typewriters back and forth to school everyday. You had to be there. Don’t forget the whiteout!

[@lollipopsnsugarsmiles4176]

Jan was prettier than Marcia! Marcia may have been popular but she wasn't beautiful like Jan. Marcia thought she was the queen bee when she wasnt.

[@KevvaPMcK]

I agree. Because as a female, I'd rather look like Jan than Marcia.

[@PhilAlumb]

​@@KevvaPMcK.....Most Men are interested in Marcia. JanFans just have to cope.

[@KevvaPMcK]

@@PhilAlumb That's not something I need to "cope" with, lol.

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

She was not prettier.

[@lollipopsnsugarsmiles4176]

@@MeadeSkeltonMusic YES She was. She was in Marsha's shadow. If I were a man I'd choose Jan over her in a heartbeat.

[@Jeremy-f3s]

These kids really were obsessed with popularity werent they? Especially Marcia and Jan, when I was a teenager getting the approval of other morons was the last thing on my mind. Youd think they couldve given them a little more characterisation than worrying about whuch boy theyll get to date, it really ages the show badly and wouldnt have been an accurate depiction of 70s teens anyway.

[@Gerrys-Channel]

She's still popular with me.

[@lindagurrera685]

I always thought Jan was prettier the marcia

[@ForvoQuizlet]

Harsh.

[@nassauguy48]

Wow, do they still have these "Most Popular" awards? In this Age of Woke, I would tend to doubt it. (Truth be told, as anti-Woke as I am, I do admit that "Most Popular" is a rather stupid designation).

[@ratiod2289]

Marcia was shady af in this episode lmao

[@TypicalTonk]

Jan always was a primadonna. Time she was taken down a peg. No wonder she went on the game after the Brady Bunch.

[@thatvalensteingirl]

If Jan was a primadonna, what was Marcia? A passive aggressive mean girl? 😂