December 2002 an early blizzard struck the New York Metro area. It was to be my daughter's first slumber party. We decorated the dining room and living room with the usual decor. I was worrying that none of her friends would show. On the contrary, They all showed up as parents slid on the snow and over snowbanks to drop off their kids. The irony of it all was her oldest and best friend Haley lived across the street and couldn't come because of a severe cold. It seems from the first season Marcia the oldest of the three Brady girls really had to prove herself to her parents in a couple of episodes. I recall Marcia writing a best Father letter to the local paper about Mike Brady and how he should be eligible for Father Of The Year. The Slumber Caper falls under that same theme of mistrust. Marcia wants to throw a slumber party at the Brady homestead and her parents have no problem with that idea. Meanwhile, her three Brothers have other ideas. More in the lines of pranks and sabotage. Marcia's School Teacher, Mrs. Denton (Not Shown) finds a drawing in Marcia's desk drawer of a rendering of Mrs. Denton. Denton takes the etching to Principal Randolph (E. G. Marshall) for inspection and finds the drawing offensive. When asked, Marcia responded, "That is my drawing but not of Mrs. Denton but instead George Washington. Someone wrote Mrs. Denton's name below the drawing as a joke." Marcia couldn't prove her innocence and got detention after School. Mr. Randolph notifies Marcia's parents and as punishment, they decided to cancel her slumber party. This episode is a television reunion of E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed who played together in the earlier courtroom TV drama The Bold Ones. Another side note that I found interesting is Marcia's Guestlist which included the cast members, extended family related to the show. Marcia's friend Ruthie was played by Barbara Bernstein who is Florence Henderson's Daughter. The accused perpetrator of the prank in this story was portrayed by Karen Reitz daughter of Robert Reed. Lastly, the guilty party was played by the Producer's daughter ( Sherwood Schwartz), Hope Juber Schwartz as Jennie. By the way, my Daughter's party went off without a hitch and this would be the first of three slumber fests hosted by yours truly.