![]() Bobby’s next question is who will be helping him with his bath. Giving that knowing smile encouraging him to accept equality among he and Marcia? I am leaning towards the former, but your own thoughts are most welcome. Readers, do you think Carol was suggesting that Greg is the head babysitter, but they are letting Marcia believe the fallacy of equality, or that Carol was Is Greg in charge or does Carol believe in equality? ![]() Greg begins to chime in with his disagreement, but Carol stops him with a knowing smile. Peter is unhappy at the idea that he will be taking orders from Greg and Marcia. Greg calls her a “do-do” as he and Marcia will be keeping watch over her and her siblings. Jan asks if they will be left there all alone. In the next scene, Carol is laying out the rules to the other Brady children. Babysitters wages have fallen behind the cost of living in the past 40-50 years. In 2017 dollars, 75 cents an hour comes to approximately $4.64 an hour. As they exit the kitchen, Carol remarks how, “They sure are growing up.” Greg and Marcia then push a bit further and remind Mike and Carol that babysitters earn 75 cents an hour, each. Mike and Carol begrudgingly agree and will allow them to be in charge that night. Kids their age (14 and 13) are babysitters themselves. Greg and Marcia plead their case that they are too old to be babysat. So steamy was this kissing that Mike wants to be reminded where they left off later. Carol is so turned on by the thought that the pair start making out in the kitchen, only to be interrupted by Greg and Marcia. Finally, Mike starts to consider the feelings of others and suggests a professional babysitting service. Carol says they won’t hear of Alice breaking her date. Mike willingly accepts Alice’s offer, but is elbowed by Carol before the acceptance is complete. Alice throws herself on her sword and says she will stay home with the kids. This is the first mention of the parents we saw in “The Honeymoon” in a very long time. “Jennifer from down the street” has moved away. He instructs Marcia to just nod her head in agreement.īack downstairs, the babysitter search has been futile. They decide this warrants a talk with Mike and Carol. The idea of either of them being babysat is humiliating! Up in Greg’s room, the pair continue to voice their ire at the idea of being babysat. Greg and Marcia are within earshot, just hanging out in the kitchen, and don’t like what they hear. There’s no other alternative solution even being considered by Mike here, Alice is staying home! Carol remains the voice of reason and makes the alternative suggestion of a babysitter. Mike says he likes Sam too, but not enough to wreck his own plans and not enough to let Alice keep her own. Carol reminds him of how much Alice admires Sam. Mike is not happy about this and says Alice can just go decorate Sam’s pad another time. Alice has her decorating plans and there will be nobody there to watch the children. He has scored tickets to “a show” that has been sold out for weeks and the seats are 5th row center! Carol is initially excited about “the show” but then laments they can’t go. When these things were scrapped, I am sure the scrap metal man made a killing! Mike arrives home bearing good news. If any readers care to share the make and model, I’d love to know what it is. I love vintage cars, but this one just seems like a barge in size. Mike is still driving the same blue boat, er car, from season one. The sound of a No new car.Ĭar horn announces Mike is home early from work. ![]() Carol says the curtains look a bit frilly for a man’s apartment and Alice says she is hoping that it will someday be her apartment too, hence her woman’s touch when it comes to decorating. Alice referring to him as “the boyfriend” was strange. A few seconds later he is referenced as Sam and will be for the remainder of the episode. She says she is helping “the boyfriend” decorate his apartment that night. She asks Carol what she thinks and Carol says curtains don’t look right there. The episode opens with Alice using the partition between the family room and kitchen as a model for some curtains. Let’s get started on this week’s review of “The Babysitters”! Both season two episodes thus far have been light on laughs and plausible plot-wise. If any new viewers had started watching in season two back in 1970, they could have easily mistaken this show for a drama with some light comedy tossed in. It is another tame episode with a low dose of craziness at the end. Today we continue our Season Two blogging adventure with “The Babysitters”.
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