BobbyWell I guess women are okay for some things.
A character in The Brady Bunch
Played by Mike Lookinland
The Brady Bunch · 120 quotes
Most-quoted character in The Brady Bunch: in 45 of its 120 quotes
Most scenes with: Cindy Brady (24), Peter Brady (23), Greg Brady (21)
BobbyWell I guess women are okay for some things.
[Carol broke the news to the kids that their cousin Oliver will come to live with them]
BobbyHey Cindy, now you and me won't be the youngest, we'll have somebody to push around.
[to Mike] I once saw a movie where a man was getting married. He was so nervous he forgot to put his pants on.
Bobby[looks under the table] You’re OK, dad.
You cheated.
BobbyI did not. And besides: You didn’t see me.
I did too!
Well then?
We're sick of doing all these things.
Do this, do that, they're a real pain.
BobbyYeah, they're too bossy.
[Cindy's doll has gone missing and she blames Bobby]
Come on, Bobby, you can tell us.
BobbyWhat?
Where did you hide Cindy's doll?
BobbyI didn't hide it, like I told Mom.
Honest?
BobbyHonest.
Would you swear to it? The sacred oath?
BobbyEven the sacred oath.
Boy, that proves he didn't take it. No sir!
[In girls' room]
Are you sure Bobby took her?
Sure I am, he said he hated Kitty!
I heard him say it lots of times.
[crying] And she doesn't even have her bottle, she'll starve to death!
Come on. [takes Cindy's hand]
Where are we going?
We're gonna get that doll back.
Yeah. [They leave for boys' room]
[Back in boys' room]
If Bobby didn't take it, Cindy shouldn't say he did.
Right. Come on, she can't accuse him and get away with it. [They leave for girls' room]
[Girls enter the boys' room]
Bobby, you give Kitty back or... [they realize room is empty]
[Boys enter the girls' room]
Now listen here, Cindy, you... [they realize room is empty, Greg turns towards the open bathroom door] Come on.
[The children meet in the bathroom]
Bobby, you give Kitty back!
You stop picking on him!
What did you do with her?
He didn't do anything with her!
He did too!
BobbyI did not!
You did so!
He did not so!
Oh yeah?
Yeah!
[Mike and Carol enter]
Hey, hey, hey, what's going on in here?
[The kids argue]
Hold it! Will somebody fill me in?
Well, Cindy's doll is missing, and the girls think Bobby took it.
Well, Bobby?
BobbyI didn't take it!
He did too!
He did not!
[The kids argue]
CUT!
[Mike is explaining circumstantial evidence]
BobbyCircum-special?
No, circumstantial. It means things look different than they really are.
You mean like when a lady puts on false eyelashes?
[Mike and Carol start up the family meeting about the phone bill.]
[to the kids] All right! We all know that in the past, the telephone problem has been absolutely impossible!
It has not bothered me.
BobbyMe neither.
[turns to Bobby and Cindy] Oh yeah? Well, it has bothered me. And it has bothered our household budget. [then to the rest of the kids] Fortunately, I have the solution to the problem and here it is.
[Mike unwraps the gift and it turns out to be a payphone.]
[cheering] TA-DA!
That looks like a pay telephone.
That is a pay telephone.
Honey, that looks like a real payphone.
Precisely. Didn’t you notice the other one is gone, the other phone?
Hey, it is gone.
I don’t dig.
What’s the point?
The point is, this payphone is for all you kids. And the household budget stops taking a beating. From now on, you are given an addition to your allowance for two calls per day. After that, those calls you make is then deducted from your allowance.
Did you say, two calls a day?
[turns to Peter] That’s right, Peter. The rest then comes out of your allowance.
Two calls?! But I average at least ten!
[turns to Jan] Well, there goes your allowance.
[Mike turns to the rest of the kids.]
This payphone should teach you kids not to monopolize the phone. And you have to be especially careful about toll calls.
[Mike turns to Carol.]
[to Carol] Did you know that every call you make to Martha is a toll call?
[laughs] Well, you don’t expect me to use that thing.
Very good, you can use my phone in the den.
[sarcastically] Oh, thanks a lot.
You’re welcome.
[The kids have a discussion over the pay phone.]
Two calls? Even when you’re arrested you get to make one call.
And that you make to your lawyer.
Come on, let’s tell them how we feel.
[The kids get up and turn back to their parents.]
We don't want a payphone! You can't lie on the floor and talk!
That should make your calls shorter, won't it?
Suppose we promise to be more careful.
[to Greg] Sorry, son. We've tried discussion, we've tried egg timers, we've even tried threats. Nothing worked.
You're right, Greg.
Now you use the pay phone.
But Dad...!
[to Marcia] Sorry, Marcia. But maybe this is going to solve the problem. [turns to all the rest of the kids.] DISMISSED!
BobbyNobody said goodbye to me or anything, and I didn't think they cared.
Oh sweetheart, everybody cares. And I bet you your baseball cards you can't guess who cares the most.
BobbyYou? [Carol nods] Even though I'm only a step?
Listen, the only steps in this house are those... [shows Bobby the stairs] ...the ones that lead up to your bedroom. So how about marching right back up there?
BobbyHey Dad, Mom and me are back home again!
Good, cause that's where you both belong!
[About the election.]
BobbyGreg might probably beat her anyway!
You say that once more and I'm going to bop you!
Now, don't let the girls catch you hiding these.
BobbyIf they catch me, should I eat the present?
Eat it! [to Greg] He's been watching too many of those spy programs.
Marcia! Will you please tell Bobby to stop it?
Listen, Cindy. You promised you would stay in the boys' room with Bobby and color.
BobbyThat is what we are doing! We are coloring!
I'm coloring a tiger and Bobby's coloring a giraffe. And now Bobby wants to color me!
You?
He wants to color my spots!
BobbyI thought they would look better in green.
Go back and color your coloring books. And Bobby? Her spots would look rotten in green.
BobbyHey, how about blue? I am going to make her spots blue.
I like them red, like they are!
Me first!
BobbyWhy you?
'Cause I'm a lady!
BobbyAaaawwhhhh.
I am a lady, if you say I'm not, I'll bop you!
While Alice is grounded, you are all going to assume the job of running this house. And that is starting tomorrow and right after school.
But Dad, our team has practice work outs! So we can stay in shape for the next game!
I guarantee your coach you will be in shape.
What about my music lessons?!
You can hum a lot while you work.
No dance class?!
That's right. No dance class.
Dad? Would you believe that I would spend every afternoon studying at the library?
[laughs] Yeah, that's a great try, Peter. And I would like to believe that. But it would boggle my mind. Anyone else?
BobbyI give up.
Me too.
Good. Now that we understand each other, hit the sack! Starting with breakfast tomorrow, we get to work!
[about her diary] Okay, if you hand it right over, I won't press charges.
What are you talking about?
As if you didn't know.
Bobby, do you know what she's talking about?
BobbyNo. Greg, do you know what she's talking about?
No. Marcia, do you know what you're talking about?
I certainly do! Someone in this room took my diary.
Your diary, you mean you actually keep one of those stupid things?
BobbyWhat's a diary?
It's a book, that you write things in, that you don't want anyone else to read.
BobbyWhy?
So, you could write stuff like...
[Greg then sits at his desk imitating Marcia writing in her diary] "Dear diary, at last I met him, my dream man. It was at the delicatessen and our fingers tingled as we reached for the same potato salad."
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