Marcia Competes for Cheer Captain!

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

My daughters high school has 5,000 kids. 300 tried out for Varsity cheer.TEEN BOYS JUDGING is HILARIOUS,SO 70'S.

[@AndrewMacLaine]

Oh, yeah that's asking for trouble lol. So who are the ones that choose the ones that make Varsity at your daughters school? I think it was the Captains who decided at mine.

[@mariopalos9238]

5,000? That's insane!

[@bongodave13]

Yeah, there's no way it was ever done that way. They had coaches and assistants. They chose the teams, not the students. Ever. That scene had me in stitches, it was so off! And Greg and the boys were right. Pat was the best cheerleader.

[@melokc7257]

Uh I think it's condescending and sexist for meh or boys to judge girls. Girls have enough on their plate growing up not to be forcefed that too.

[@yvonneleslie7681]

@@bongodave13 When I made varsity, the entire student body voted. JV and Pom were judged by a panel.

[@MattWolfe1019]

I just thought I'd mention this but Pat Conway was played by Rita Wilson which is Tom Hanks wife. This episode was her very first TV show role back in the early 70s.

[@mysticalmargaret6105]

Wow! Interesting trivia!

[@Vitobandito434]

Wow, thanks for sharing. I’ll have rewatch.

[@tuco5474]

I knew I recognized her. She's also in MASH at least once.

[@Ih3artkarma]

I knew she looked familiar wowww

[@jennycole6529]

Just looked it up , I can definitely see it.

[@aceaceron1026]

Pat is the legend, the icon, the moment...

[@bongodave13]

Pat is the way we are feelin'!

[@collu1264]

Jan’s secretly thrilled 😂

[@bsota8513]

Her curlers!!🤣🤣

[@stephaniegormley9982]

"Marsha Marsha Marsha"

[@PhilAlumb]

Jan...is hoping..George Glass is one of the Judges.

[@JenniferRusso5]

😂😂

[@GrantN-s3r]

She is still looking for her glasses

[@Jimmersaunt]

I’ll bet Tom Hanks didn’t know his wife could cheer like that!😅

[@hugoweaving6275]

Why do think he married her😊

[@jenniferwellman5311]

@@hugoweaving6275Because Pat Conway is played by Rita Wilson, his wife.

[@MattWolfe1019]

​@jenniferwellman5311 yeah that's right. This episode was actually Rita Wilson's very first TV show role.

[@SnowDaulphin]

Rita was hot for sure.

[@noname-qw9td]

@@jenniferwellman5311 Hugo was being rhetorical

[@ILoveLucy21.]

I watched the Brady Bunch every Friday night as a kid. I had a terrible childhood with my alcoholic mother. Praise God, my beloved daddy got custody when I was 12 years old. Now, I'm 61 and am watching all of these Brady Bunch videos. I loved them, but hated my life during those years. So glad that my daddy saved me.

[@AndrewMacLaine]

1:42 Well, nice to see Marcia know what a Bear is! Go on, 70's Ally!

[@bongodave13]

70's Ally?

[@jons.6216]

Jennifer even cheers in a conceited sounding voice! Haha!

[@getoverit2789]

I noticed that!

[@PhilAlumb]

I wish she would've sounded Ratchet!

[@hd-xc2lz]

Still, she was the best looking by far.

[@theeyesofemily5249]

I am here early to watch this. Rita Wilson played Pat Conway

[@loveforeignaccents]

Oh, wow, good eye!

[@0mcmhs8]

Now I have to go back and rewatch it😁

[@ineffablemars]

Pat was the best. He did the right thing.

[@marcdewey1242]

She

[@trwent]

@@marcdewey1242 No, GREG did the right thing by breaking the tie in favor of Pat.

[@hippychic7546]

jan had the best hair!

[@TheNaturalibra]

She really did

[@mishaa7263]

why did everyone in the 70's have such beautiful hair what's the secret

[@gardenplots283]

​@@mishaa7263My friends used Herbal Essence or Long & Silky shampoos (although I have vague memories of something that smelled like honey) and washed their hair every day. Less product and not much hair spray hair and little blow drying or chemicals. Clean was the main thing. This was obviously before the big hair 80's and all the products needed to maintain it. I don't remember any other shampoos except for Prell.

[@mundaneamazing]

Much more nutrient-rich diets and fewer heavy metals in the water.

[@JohnSmith-gq9gn]

@@mishaa7263 Less soy.

[@joefagan6244]

Those Black heels shoes on Marica /Maureen McCormick!

[@nataliewashington5904]

Right!! I want them!!

[@clemdane]

@@nataliewashington5904 Me too!

[@nancymcdade3909]

I had a pair just like them.

[@Mister_Listener]

Lol! I think those were called MARY JANES? Someone verify this please? Hugs.

[@dirish709]

I miss the coool shoes of the 70's. I don't think they were called Mary Janes though. (I could be wrong).

[@hannah1948]

I miss the 70's.❤

[@loveforeignaccents]

I was going to comment on how great Jan's hair looked, till I saw those goofy curlers 😂

[@tammyclay62]

Leave Jan alone. 😅😢😂 Everyone always picks on Jan.😅😢😅

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@tammyclay62 Okay. Who do you think I should "pick on" instead? LOL.

[@bongodave13]

@@loveforeignaccents Not Peter. He's sensitive.

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@bongodave13 LOL. Duly noted.

[@tammyclay62]

@@loveforeignaccents I feel mean for saying this, but little cousin Oliver never belonged on the show.😪😪🤧

[@AndrewMacLaine]

Pat really was the best out of the three. I have to say, though, none of them were "head cheerleader" good lol. Even Rita/Pat, perfectly energetic, became out of breath during her presentation. Then again, though I'm sure an experienced, even real-life cheer captain could have been cast, maybe not having an obvious winner served the plot better😂

[@nassauguy48]

Yeah, the fourth girl must have been REALLY bad!

[@AndrewMacLaine]

@@nassauguy48 I never even thought of that hahaha!

[@bluekitty.81]

Same thought but marcia was the worst lol with her foot work 😂

[@jamessatter7418]

I am glad they included the fourth girl. She must feel bad, as not even getting one vote, she came in last.

[@animallover6645]

Yeah Pat was good

[@blessedrthosesermount99]

I remember watching this episode when it first came out. I always LOVED their room! 🩷

[@ericlopez9107]

All three cheer routines were....very old fashioned!! Imagine these girls and judges reactions to the cheers from the movie, BRING IT ON!!!! They would all be amazed and shocked!!!🤤🤤🤤

[@JohnnyUtah-71]

Yeah it's become an industry. 3 of my nieces were in that "industry" I thank my lucky stars my 2 daughters had no interest. Talk about an annoying all day YAWN-fest. No offense intended!

[@tammyclay62]

I was a jr high and high school cheerleader in the 70's. We were nothing compared to cheerleaders now, but I know we had way more fun. We had a ball. I'm 61, and I still think about all the fun times I had . I wouldn't trade that to be as competitive as cheerleading is now.

[@MrAitraining]

Geez i remember every word of these cheers 40 friggin yrs later

[@kitandsons173]

Me too!!! lol! Crappy quotes like Alices, "my get up and go has got up and went", "pork chops and apple sauce" and "broken down barnacle barge" randomly pop into my head. Why couldn't it be something useful. I am a moron. lol!

[@shajuandacampbell8347]

In my honest opinion, Pat Conway was the BEST. Her movements were more controlled and precise. The other girls kind of seemed like they were just jumping around.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

Yes! Tom Hanks wife, Rita Wilson, was the best. 😊

[@serrielu8025]

Yes, I agree. Her team spirit seemed honest while Marcia and Jen’s was a little contrived imo.

[@kaitiscarlett9022]

I thought Pat was best, too. Jennifer's "the bears..." was kind of flat and dull.

[@carolinezervan6301]

I do agree about Jennifer. I feel that she felt that she didn't have to try so hard. She wanted the status symbol.

[@chezamoonangelaiemma497]

I wad thinking same no soul😅🤣😂

[@nassauguy48]

Pat definitely had the best moves and, overall, cheering technique. (She lost points as a result of running out of breath and not having the best ending. All she yelled was "Yaaaaaaayy"). Jennifer had better moves than Marcia (Marcia simply skipped up and down), but Marcia had the better cheering technique (Jennifer sounded flat and unenthusiastic). Jennifer had the better ending. ("Who's gonna win, tell me, who's gonna win, yaaaaaaayy, BEARS!") In fact, Jennifer's ending was the best of all. But the winner was definitely Pat, followed by Marcia and then Jennifer.

[@danicegewiss862]

I was impressed by Pat, too.

[@chichipox]

Gregy LOL this is my favorite episode this and the one where the other teams quarterback tried to steal the playbook

[@trwent]

I really don't know how two of those boys could have sat there and voted for anyone but Pat. Pat was clearly the best; you could even see it on the faces of Marcia and Jennifer when Pat was performing. It was like, "We're toast".

[@tombovitale2597]

The cheerleader Pat became a famous actress today she was in a lot of other movies and TV shows. But when I googled her this was her first show she ever did. She was not famous yet but later on became very famous. I love this episode

[@SnowDaulphin]

Rita looks amazing today. Damn she’s been around us for a while

[@thekirksiffs5285]

I went to HS in the 70s, and the cheerleaders tried out in front of the entire school, not just a few boys. As for cheer captain, the cheer squad decided that among themselves and their coach.

[@irvinetustin]

I find it odd that the high school allowed the boys to determine which girls made the cheerleading squad.

[@toddmccreary4579]

Well actually it wasn't to pick the whole squad. All the girls were already cheerleaders. This was to pick the head cheerleader. It's a little confusing why they didn't all wear the same uniform but then they wouldn't have had the previous situation earlier in the episode when Jennifer wanted an opinion on the outfit she was going to wear at the tryouts. Apparently it was a part of who gets picked to try to impress with wardrobe along with the other qualifications. Honestly though Jennifer didn't put a lot into the tryout because she figured she had Greg's vote.

[@AndrewMacLaine]

Well, even though the plot was merely so Greg would have a moral dilemma, it's arguably metaphorical of real-life choosing a "head cheerleader". Is it someone who performs the best, is the most popular, or offers "favors" to the ones voting?

[@eduardo_corrochio]

It's merely doofy script-writing by middle aged men. A male student judging a cheering competition? Never happened except in "Brady World". Although Phil Dunphy would be fine doing that.

[@nassauguy48]

It was the 70s. A lot of high schools were "open concept". This included empowering students by allowing one or two of them to vote on administration-faculty committees (in some cases, even school boards). Many schools did not have weighted grading, meaning that a student who achieved a 4.0 average by taking easy classes would be valedictorian over a student with a 3.99 average who took difficult classes. Some schools did not even have grading, just "teacher evaluations". It was all kind of a joke.

[@Kanne60]

Marcia and Jennifer were both terrible! 😂 Pat was great!

[@f430ferrari5]

Maureen saying to Eve - You don’t know anything about what’s going on between Barry and I. 😂🤣

[@hd-xc2lz]

Best comment here!

[@sylviaisgod6947]

*Barry and ME

[@jaredjlinden]

Jennifer sucked. I also saw a Partridge Family episode where she cheated and Laurie took the fall for her. NOT GOOD!

[@cocoaorange1]

I was a little kid during both shows heydays. The actress played a deceitful girl on both shows. I think she quit acting in the 80's.

[@-Ready-Player-One-]

Jennifer's routine was real flat. And Marcia messed up the routine twice, saying '...three, four, tell me who's got the score', but the correct verse was, '...three, four, tell me who's gonna score..', and then saying '...say it again, the bears. Say it again, the bears', when the correct verse is '...say it again, the bears. Who's gonna win? The bears.' Pat had the most enthusiasm and energy in her routine. She definitely deserved the win!

[@needles1987]

If you watched how Greg collected the votes from the others, you would see that the black guy voted for Jennifer, the guy in blue voted for Marcia, and the guy in glasses voted for Pat.

[@patriniacopeland6891]

The white guy in the glasses, the white guy in the blue, and the guy in the yellow.

[@theflamingcavelounge]

Sure, Jan.

[@jospenner9503]

Pat Conway clearly was the best candidate. She moved and cheered in rhythm and a steady tempo. She was also the only one who could split kicks... decently.

[@tammyclay62]

@jospenner9503 Rita Wilson was probably a cheerleader in high-school. She was the only girl who actually knew how to cheer.

[@william21990]

Greg kept it in his pants.. he was awesome.

[@nassauguy48]

Well, we don't really know that, do we? Maybe Jennifer gave out for him, and he still backstabbed her by voting for Pat! Now, THAT would command respect! 😄

[@paulweston285]

Apparently not .. he and Mrs Brady ?

[@montag4516]

"Not sunglasses,... shades" 😎

[@amraam5690]

Marsha, my first true love! 😍

[@bd001217]

lol Jennifer was winded after about 5 seconds 😂

[@carolinezervan6301]

Both Pat and Marcia would make great cheerleaders. I love Marcias voice better to be understood but i really felt Pat had just a little bit more enusiasm. It was a competition and pat was just a little stronger.

[@jamessatter7418]

Maureen/Marcia had a great voice

[@bingcherry1122]

I think Pat actually was a cheerleader in her own life. She was not just acting. It was her specialty. The others were great but Pat was simply better.

[@katrinamillings3651]

Marcia always gets screwed. That's pretty much what the boss said when he fired her from the ice cream parlor because Jan worked "a little harder." lol.

Marcia can't kick.

[@brooke8567]

Jan got a freckled facial all over her glasses

[@baariebe]

Aww, that was sweet.

[@alondralabute2310]

It looks like it wasn't so much how well they jumped or danced or used the pom poms, it was not running out of breath! As an asthmatic I could feel their pain at running out of breath before getting all the words out. Marcia took losing with a lot of maturity. But if he'd picked Jennifer over her I don't think she would've lost so graciously. They cut it off before we saw Jennifer's reaction. But I think we all know what that was going to be.

[@bfpierce]

0:47 I like how Greg is “spread open” displaying his goods for the girls.

[@RBS_]

....this isn't even a contest....It's *PAT!* (0:55) ...spirited, engaged, enunciates well, cheerful... Marcia's low voice & '...who's really 'Gate...', lost some points (1:43) ...and, Jennifer is LETHARGIC! (2:21) ...Greg, you chose WELL, m'Boy...... (4:13) ....

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

It's TV 1972..lol... it's a life lesson.. fair is fair:)..And what high school has teenage boys judging the cheerleaders😅

[@mukomerobicheaux6883]

"you should have seen her at sküle this morning!"

[@rsmith7994]

Marcia might have secured Greg’s vote if she offered to fellate him…but she probably already did that dozens of times by then. 😂

[@jackmeyhoffer5107]

@@rsmith7994Where did that occur, in bathroom with no toilet or in Mike and Carol’s bedroom when they were away?

[@rsmith7994]

My guess is at sküle, probably under the same tree where Jan and Cindy caught Greg smoking and where Peter punched Buddy Hinton. That seems to be a perennial hot spot for Brady activity. Of course, the shared bathroom sans toilet need not be completely ruled out; it still contained a bathroom sink, right? 😉

[@jackmeyhoffer5107]

@@rsmith7994 Yup. Perfect place for Marcia to spit!

[@rbspider]

Pat was the best . She had the big splits and high kicks.

[@cynthiascott-vh3yv]

Maria and Jennifer realllllly needed to work on those jumps 😆

[@Kevin03841]

That girl in the red top and white skirt is Rita Wilson married to Tom Hanks.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Pat was the best

[@disneytoysr4fun975]

Pat had the best moves but Marcia had the best Cheer voice. The other girl just had looks.

[@katemiller7874]

Hilarious teen boys judging cheerleaders. A dream for boys everywhere.

[@jackiekidwell5004]

Pat was the best choice in my opinion too !! 😊😊🙂🙂

[@AnnaAmoroso-p7h]

❤I love it

[@bleuskye8124]

Pat was Rita Wilson. She was so cute.

[@pattystomper1]

I'm picturing Julia Louis Dryfus and Courtney Thorne Smith doing the Brady Bunch spoof on Day By Day.

[@jaymusic9039]

When Marcia was on the bed with her legs crossed with those shoes!

[@joemarchand8313]

...and those nylons.....

[@Texture2112]

@@joemarchand8313 :) :) :) :) :) :)

[@Greg-w9j]

It's the pantyhose for me! 100%

[@paulweston285]

Oh yes Marcia

[@scallywag325]

Yeah exactly...love Marcia in pantyhose.

[@paulweston285]

@@scallywag325 oh yeah

[@Texture2112]

Absolutely. As a kid those great Legs in alluring Pantyhose hypnotized me to the screen. :)

[@sylviaisgod6947]

Pat gave head the best that's why she won.

[@phillyphan1225]

Greg is the only one smiling..the other judges look like they are sitting on a death penalty jury.

[@minnbeef]

You GO, Marcia!!

[@JS-mg1mk]

Why on earth were three boys deciding this? 😂

[@PianoSoulos]

"Whoooooo's got hair on it's ass, the bear"

[@AnnaAmoroso-sj8kt]

I miss the 1970❤

[@thangvuong9196]

Rita Wilson definitely the best cheerleader

[@tammyclay62]

Rita Wilson probably cheered in high school. She was the only girl who actually performed like a real cheerleader.

[@LadyAdakStillStands]

My 1970 8th grade cheerleading audition went wayyy worse than Jennifers. Watching this brings back that cringe worthy moment. 😂📣

[@andrewp7509]

Marcia never had what it takes to be a varsity cheerleader

[@murphyotoole9014]

Some guy named "Corrado" said the same thing about his nephew "Tony" as a varsity athlete as well . . .

[@andrewp7509]

@@murphyotoole9014 on account of he had small hands

[@kittycake713]

How is Jan the plain one she’s so pretty 😭

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

No one ever said she was plain

[@kittycake713]

@@MeadeSkeltonMusic I’ve never actually watched the show, I just assumed bc that’s what everyone says and the satire Brady bunch movies joke about it. That’s crazy it’s not actually part of the show. But totally makes sense bc she’s really pretty

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

@@kittycake713 they both were attractive. On the show, Marcia was the popular one but she was also the oldest.. it's good the show made a point how looks don't always help a person succeed in life.

[@gutenbird]

Just being younger and not as social as Marcia.

[@tracyhiggins7330]

I would have liked joining the pep squad back in high school. I could've have learned!

[@nassauguy48]

What I think happened here is that Rita Wilson (Pat) was asked by the producers to do a simulated cheerleading performance. Based on what SHE did, Maureen McCormack and the actress portraying Jennifer were told to purposely tone down their performances to make it believable that Pat was the best? (Notice that Pat went first among the three girls).

[@LucitaBrown]

Cheerleading has come a long way!!

[@Jleed989]

Well at least they didn’t get into a hair pulling fight like today

[@CharlieG143]

Pat>>Marcia>Jennifer

[@cygnustsp]

That's how I scored it too

[@TnseWlms]

Pat: perfect performance Marcia: passable performance Jennifer: pathetic performance

[@shanekilpatrick3378]

You bet your ass Pat was the best. That first girl must have been so bad, they didn’t even film her performance

[@jasmine333-h6i]

true but also it wouldn’t fit into the plot.

[@staceycasta]

Pom poms were so much better back then

[@SCSilk]

I agree. In the 60s and 70s, they were huge. Then they got smaller and smaller. A friend of mine calls the modern ones Qtips.

[@davidirwin3548]

Greg's boys did that to him on purpose!

[@davesprague1542]

PLOT TWIST: Marsha never had anything to worry about - Greg only had eyes for her, Jennifer be damned.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

Haha! 😂

[@BADSEED13]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀

[@bigbluegpr]

In my experience, there was usually a valid reason that one of the girls was known as the "head" cheerleader!!!😂

[@RichardGarza-zo9mo]

This episode of the Brady Bunch is the first time I saw Rita Wilson as Pat Conway. Later, a couple of episodes of Happy Days and 1 episode of Bosom Buddies. Finally, Volunteers with her husband Tom Hanks.

[@Mister_Listener]

She also played Agnes Platt on an episode of Threes Company. There were hijinks in Jack’s Bistro, i think. She was Larry’s blind date and before she showed up looking very hot, he was afraid she would be a dog because her name was Agnes…she also kicks Jack and thought his name was Zack. Lol!!

[@RichardGarza-zo9mo]

@@Mister_Listener Larry was pretending to be Jack. Agnes slapped both Jack and Larry.

[@Mister_Listener]

@@RichardGarza-zo9mo lol. Yes!! It is amazing how many lines i remember from that episode. Didnt jack say “….you’ve got real sharp shoes. “? Lol.

[@CrestwoodRocks]

Great cheer

[@jacobnelson7311]

It’s supposed to be “Tell me who’s gonna score?”… during her actual audition- Marcia says “Tell me who’s *got* the score” 😅

[@scarlettstoever8093]

Pat really was the best out of the 3

[@harlonpeppernuts]

Pat WAS the best! I agree!

[@nassauguy48]

Sorry, but it was already known that Greg and Marcia were siblings. And I am sure that a good number of people knew that he was dating Jennifer. Shouldn't he have been recused from the judging panel?

[@Jquintan3]

Marcia Marcia Marcia

[@jamesr1703]

Pat Conway is Rita Wilson, the spouse of Tom Hanks.

[@LC-r2b]

Pat conway is rita wilson

[@PhilAlumb]

I wonder if Jan feels unappreciated in this episode.🥺

[@sacredrose5477]

There are four judges why was there a three way tie.

[@bd001217]

If you number the other judges (besides Greg) from left to right as #1, #2 and #3, then judging from the way the ballots were handed to Greg: #1 voted for Jennifer (WTH was he thinking, she was terrible) #2 voted for Marcia #3 voted for Pat Conway

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

Pat was easily the best choice.

[@donnacooper8454]

My skyline high School vote two girls to be head cheerleader and Sheri was the best one for Head cheerleader for 1977-78

[@LisaMarie-ln1vp]

Geez! Is that Rita Wilson??

[@RoseRedd-k4b]

Pat was the best, very energetic. I wanted to be a cheerleader.

[@clarky23]

I'm surprised that cut out Jennifer's response. While Marcia took the high raod and let Greg know he made the correct choice, Jennifer dumped him like a bad habit. If I remember correctly, Greg was actually excited to take to Jennifer because he hoped she'd have the same attitude as Marcia. LOL Find the full episode and you'll see what I"m talking about.

[@silverkitty2503]

pat conway knocked the other two out the park!

[@ninamatthews8747]

Why are the boys judging this?? Are they cheerleaders? I’m so confused, 😂

[@gutenbird]

Because the girls were best at cheering. The boys were great at judging.

[@ToriSavage]

Pat Conway was Rita Wilson

[@jackmeyhoffer5107]

If I was in charge of this committee I would’ve stipulated that the tryouts had to be done without clothing.

[@MrUranus-]

in the unlikely event of a 3 way tie which did happen. greg should have had a sleep off with the 3 contestants to decide the winner

[@Mitzi73]

Pat Conway did her thing!

[@ericcampbell2330]

Good to see rita wilson win!

[@taj8231]

Pat Conway was great. Her kicks were high she had precision her voice projected enthusiasm. The other gals voice was too soft, and Marcia' s kicks were low with no Hercky.

[@patrickrobinson317]

Greg was banging EVERYBODY at the Try Out - including Marcia and his fellow judges. 😊

[@cocoaorange1]

Greg was not bi.

[@patrickrobinson317]

@@cocoaorange1 You are right - Greg was not Bi. 😊 Greg was actually - Try. 😊 He'd try anything !!!

[@kcm7134]

Pat was MUCH better than Jennifer and Marcia. Wasn’t Pat played by Rita Wilson?

[@lindac7966]

Yes!

[@james---b]

i'm sorry, but shouldn't the cheer captain be decided by members of the cheer team?