My Fair Opponent (3 Mar. 1972)

Marcia's decision to make over a "plain Jane" (as part of her candidacy for hostess of Banquet Night) is one she may live to regret.

Director:

Peter Baldwin

Writers:

Sherwood Schwartz (creator), Bernie Kahn

Stars:

Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Robert Reed	...	Mike Brady
Florence Henderson	...	Carol Brady
Ann B. Davis	...	Alice Nelson
Maureen McCormick	...	Marcia Brady
Eve Plumb	...	Jan Brady
Susan Olsen	...	Cindy Brady
Barry Williams	...	Greg Brady
Christopher Knight	...	Peter Brady
Mike Lookinland	...	Bobby Brady
William Wellman Jr.	...	The Astronaut
Debi Storm	...	Molly Webber
C. Lindsay Workman	...	Mr. Watkins (as Lindsay Workman)
Suzanne Roth	...	Suzanne

Storyline

Marcia is upset, not for herself, but for a classmate named Molly Webber. Their classmates nominated Molly for hostess for senior banquet night, the culmination of their graduation events. The nomination was a gag since Molly is a shy, insecure, clumsy, Plain Jane of a girl who not only has no chance of winning against the most popular girl in the class, Patty Hobert, but will be humiliated through the final selection process. Mike and Carol convince Marcia that if she is so upset about it, that she should do something to help Molly. So Marcia decides to become Molly's version of Professor Henry Higgins. Marcia is able to transform Molly into a beautiful, confident and poised young woman who has a real shot of winning. Marcia even helps Molly write her speech for the selection committee. A problem arises when Patty has to drop out of the race due to a family issue, leaving Molly to run against the first alternate: Marcia. Marcia decides to drop out of the race to allow Molly to be ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 1972 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television, Redwood Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Marcia mentions the name of classmate twice, referring to that classmate as Patty Hobert both times. In between those two times however, Molly refers to the same classmate but clearly calls her Sally Hobert. In another scene after that, Molly calls out to a classmate who is off camera saying, "Hi Sally, wait up!" So was the correct first name of the character who was mentioned Patty or Sally?

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Connections

References My Fair Lady (1964)

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