The Brady Bunch (1969) s01e18 Episode Script

Tiger! Tiger!

1
Here's the story
Of a lovely lady
Who was bringing up
Three very lovely girls
All of them had hair of gold ♪
Like their mother
The youngest one in curls ♪
It's the story of a man named Brady ♪
Who was busy with
three boys of his own ♪
They were four men living all together ♪
Yet they were all alone ♪
Till the one day when
The lady met this fellow
And they knew that it was
much more than a hunch ♪
That this group
Must somehow form a family
That's the way they all
became the Brady Bunch ♪
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch
That's the way they became
the Brady Bunch. ♪
Tiger, come on.
Come on, Tiger.
Come on.
Tiger
Tiger! Come on!
Come on, boy.
Come on, Tiger.
Tiger Tiger, come on.
Tiger
Bobby!
It's time to feed Tiger.
Okay.
Now, you stay here, Tiger.
I'll be right back.
After you get Tiger fed, we'll feed us.
Alice, we need some more dog food.
Already?
That dog eats more like a horse.
One of these days
instead of barking, he's going to whinny.
Tiger
Chow time, Tiger.
Tiger
Come on out of there, Tiger.
Tiger?
Tiger.
Tiger!
Tiger!
Tiger!
Nothing to worry about, Bobby.
Greg and Peter and Marcia
are checking the neighborhood,
and I'm sure they're going to find Tiger.
I hope so.
He never did anything
like this before, Dad
just
disappeared for all night.
Oh, he's gone, all right.
I've looked every place for him.
Well, Mike, you better get going.
You're going to be late
for your golf game.
Ooh, yeah.
You seen my car keys?
Yeah. I think I saw them in the kitchen.
I'll take a look.
Okay.
Dad?
Yeah?
Would you play golf if I was missing?
No, Bobby, of course not.
Then how can you leave
with Tiger missing?
( Sighs )
Look I am sure they're
going to find that dog
in the next five minutes.
You don't know that for real sure.
Well, no.
Tiger's a member of the family, isn't he?
Well, yeah,
Tiger's a member of the family.
And you've even had him
longer than you've had me.
Hmm
Yeah, that's true.
Then how can you go play golf?
He wasn't anywhere
anywhere at all.
Well, at least it was a try, Bob.
Yeah
and you said if we didn't find him,
you'd put a lost-and-found ad
in the paper.
Yeah, that's right
and with this pad and pen
and the patio table,
we're all ready to get to work.
Come on.
What do we say in the ad?
Well, just say the truth.
Say the best dog in the world
was lost today,
and we want him back.
Well, that tells a lot about him, Bob,
but maybe we ought to say
what he looks like,
too, hmm? Okay.
Let's see.
Um
"Lost: Large shaggy
"tan dog
with white muzzle."
Um
"Family pet
"wearing collar
with name tag 'Tiger Brady.'"
You forgot the part
about best dog in the world.
Yeah, well, let's see here.
Uh, how's this?
Uh, "Family pet"
"Best dog in the world
"wearing collar" and so forth.
Okay. How much of a reward
are you going to offer?
( Sighs )
Well, what do you think we should?
A million dollars.
That's a lot of money for Tiger,
and it's a little steep for me, too.
Well, Tiger's worth it.
Well, I was thinking of offering,
oh $25 for Tiger.
Well, okay.
Let's go call the paper.
GREG: Uh, Dad?
Yeah?
We peddled around
till we were exhausted.
Now we're going to go
out and look again.
Dad's going to offer a $25 reward.
$25! Wow!
I saved up four dollars I'd like to add.
$25's enough, Greg.
Really, Dad. I want to.
All right.
That'll make it $29.
There's this nifty model airplane
I've been saving for,
but I'd rather give the money
for Tiger. $2.14.
All right, Peter.
I got $1.12.
And $1.12.
Let's see, that makes, uh six
$32.26, and that's
a lot of money, even for Tiger.
Yeah
but it's still not a million.
Ah!
See you later, Dad.
Okay.
Now, you have to watch
egg whites pretty close
'cause if they get too stiff,
you can't unstiff 'em.
That should just about do it.
( Screen door opens )
Hey, Dad started a reward for Tiger
with $25, and Greg
and Peter and me put some more in,
and now it's over $32.
You can put me down for five, Mr. Brady.
I'll take it out of my dowry money.
Oh, Alice, you don't have to do that.
I want to.
Besides, the chances
of getting Tiger back
are a lot better than me using that dowry.
( laughing )
All right, that makes the total $37
and 26 cents.
Yeah, right.
Come on, let's put the ad in,
before it's too late.
Let's see
call information.
Jan, Cindy
Now, I can put in three dollars.
How about you?
All I have is two dollars.
Cindy?
I don't have any money.
None at all?
Can you lend me some?
I can let you have 50 cents.
I could give more if you lend me more.
That's all I've got.
How about you, Jan?
After the two dollars, I'm broke.
Then 50 cents is all I can give.
We better tell Dad before he hangs up.
MIKE: Would you read
the ad back to me, please?
Dad?
Uh Dad?
MIKE: Yes, that's
Yeah, yeah, that's right.
W-Would you hold on
for just a moment? What?
Jan, Cindy and I
would like to add $5.50
to the reward money.
50 cents is mine.
I lended it from Marcia.
Would you change the amount
of the reward, please,
from $37.26 to
$42.76?
( Mike laughs )
Yeah, I know it's
an unusual amount, but
Yeah, but that's it.
( Chuckles )
Thank you very much.
( Chuckling )
You know something?
You guys are really nice,
considering you guys are girls.
( Mike laughs )
( Sighs )
Strange how lonely it is
around here tonight.
"Lonely"?
With me here?
And Alice in the kitchen,
and six kids wherever six kids might be?
Yeah, well
you're right.
Strange how lonely it is
around here tonight.
( Chuckling )
( Sighs )
How many times I've
looked around this room
at the muddy paw prints
and the dog hairs
and wished that Tiger
belonged to somebody else.
You know something, Mike?
What?
I miss him.
Aw
Yeah, that walking lump of hair
has an intangible something.
Well, he'll be back.
ALICE: I hope so.
I'm sorry to interrupt,
but, uh, there was something
I wanted to mention,
and I haven't had a chance till now.
Go ahead, Alice. Mention.
I wonder how come we
always get hungry at night.
I don't know. I guess
dinner gives us an appetite.
Let's ask Alice what's left over.
Yeah, I think I hear her
in there with Mom and Dad.
ALICE: I didn't want to say anything
in front of the kids 'cause I was afraid
it might upset them,
but I hear there's been
a rash of robberies
in the neighborhood recently.
I heard that, too.
The Stewarts were robbed last week.
That's right.
Well, it occurred to me
that the thieves
might have lured Tiger away.
So they could take a whack
at this house some night
when we were all asleep.
MIKE: Alice
you've been watching
too many detective shows lately.
Well, it is a possibility, Mike.
I mean, after all,
there have been a lot of robberies,
and Tiger is missing.
That's why I thought I should mention it.
Come on.
Well, what if Dad's wrong,
and Mom and Alice are right?
Let's get upstairs and
figure out our next move.
If there's going to be
a robbery here tonight,
we better be ready.
( Footsteps approaching )
Who is it? Who's here?
It's me, Bobby. Dad.
Oh. Hi, Dad.
( Sighs )
Listen, your mother and I
went in to kiss you good night,
and you weren't there,
and we had to worm out
of Greg where you were.
What are you doing out here?
I wanted to be here if Tiger comes home.
It's all right, isn't it?
No, Bob, it isn't all right.
It's cold out here.
There have been robberies
in the neighborhood.
We can't let you sleep out here
all alone.
Well, there are some more
sleeping bags in the garage.
You can sleep with me if you want.
Thanks. I think we both
better sleep in the house.
I'm not afraid of burglars, Dad.
Besides, they only steal things
inside houses
not outside houses.
Your mother and I
wouldn't sleep all night long.
Now, come on. Let's get out of this thing.
Well, what if Tiger comes home,
and I don't know it?
Then we'll have a big
celebration in the morning.
Hurry up, get your slippers on.
I won't sleep a wink inside the house.
Not a wink.
Are you sure this'll work?
Sure. Anyone tries to get in,
these strings'll pull those cans down
right on top of him.
The racket'll scare him to death.
What about the kitchen?
We'll do that last.
Robbers never start in the kitchen.
Why not?
Well, who wants to steal
lettuce and tomatoes?
You bring the rest of those empty cans.
( Clattering )
Shh!
( Cans rattling ) Shh! Shh! Shh!
( Rattling )
( Clunk )
Mike! Mike!
Mike, are you asleep?
No. I'm awake.
I'm wide awake.
Mike, I heard something.
Tiger?
No. It-It it was a noise.
One of the kids?
No, it sounded more like a
a noise.
If you hear it again,
let me know what it is.
Oh, no, Mike, listen.
I-I've been thinking about what Alice said
about all those robberies, and
( sighs )
Are the doors locked?
Mm-hmm. I checked them
before we came upstairs.
I locked them
before we came upstairs, too.
Where you going?
Downstairs to check the doors.
But you said you locked them.
I know, but if I don't check them,
you won't be able to fall asleep,
and I won't be able to fall asleep,
'cause you'll keep right on talking, right?
Right.
Right.
I think I saw someone
moving in the kitchen.
Well, maybe it was Tiger.
Walking on his hind legs?
It must be the robber.
What'll we do?
Let's get my baseball bat
out of the closet.
( loud whisper ): Boys!
What are you doing?
( Whispering ): Someone's in there!
( Whispering ): Here, give me the bat.
( Alice shrieks )
( Screaming )
What's going on?!
What-What happened?!
( Alice shrieks )
It's-It's me Alice.
Alice, your housekeeper.
( laughing )
Good morning, Alice.
Listen, I'm sorry about last night.
The boys tried to booby-trap
the house against robbers.
They thought that would keep 'em out.
Or knock 'em out.
Well, they promised not to do it again.
Okay, Mr. Brady, but just
to be on the safe side,
from now on, when I go to my room,
I stay in my room.
( laughs )
Hi. Hi. Hi.
Did anyone call about Tiger?
No, not yet, sweetie.
But it's early.
Well, someone should have
seen our ad by now.
Most people don't look at
the lost pet ads right away.
Well, I would, if I found a dog.
The first thing I would do would be to
( doorbell rings, dog barks )
BOBBY: It's Tiger! It's Tiger!
( Barking continues )
It's Tiger!
( Phone rings )
Hello?
Yes, we're running an ad
about a lost dog.
No, our dog has a tail.
( Phone ringing )
Hello?
Yes, we lost a dog.
Yes, he's shaggy.
Yes, he's tan.
Yes, he does have a white muzzle.
What?
No, our dog is a boy.
Bobby, didn't you want
any supper tonight?
I wasn't hungry.
Sweetheart, I know how you feel,
but not eating isn't going
to bring Tiger back.
There wasn't any room in my stomach.
It's got a great big lump in it.
( Phone ringing )
Hello?
Oh, hi, Steve.
You what?!
You saw Tiger?
Where?! Hold on.
Hey, everyone, Steve saw Tiger!
Steve saw Tiger!
You sure it was Tiger, Steve?
Well, what did he do
after you called him?
Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
And then what?
Where'd he go?
Well, thanks. Thanks a lot, Steve.
What happened?
Where'd he go? What'd he say?
That was Steve Miller.
He saw Tiger
over by Plummer and Verdun.
Oh, boy! And Steve knows Tiger!
GREG: Sure! He's
seen him lots of times.
And then he called him,
and Tiger stopped,
and then when Steve
went near him, he ran away.
Aw No, no, no, that's okay.
Listen, I'll take the kids and their bicycles
with me in the station wagon,
and we'll scout the area and
see if we can find him, okay?
Good idea!
Come on, come on, come on. Come on.
Bobby and I dropped off
Marsh and the boys
about ten minutes ago,
and we've been driving around,
but no sign of Tiger.
Yeah, Mike, well,
Greg said he just saw Tiger
over on Talmadge Place.
He yelled, and Tiger stopped
and-and looked around,
but then he just took off again.
Okay, okay.
We'll keep in touch.
What did Peter say?
He just saw Mike and Bobby
on Mason Road,
but no sign of Tiger.
I think we'd be better off
if Tiger was out looking for them.
I saw him.
He was heading toward Maple Avenue.
Hold on, he's heading
toward Maple Avenue.
Hey, Maple Park's two blocks from there!
Where there's a park, there's trees,
and where there's trees, you'll find dogs.
Listen, Marcia,
get right over to Maple Park.
Yeah, it's two blocks to your, uh
Uh, left.
Left.
Huh. Hold on.
Uh, he's heading south,
on the 400 block on Hillside.
Oh, Peter'll be able to cut
him off at Seventh Street.
Hey, Greg, head for Seventh and Hillside
and help Peter.
Now, Marcia's
got Compton Avenue covered.
Yeah, and Mike and Bobby
have got Kingsley and Bell.
Suppose the FBI has any old cases
they'd like to throw our way?
Peter found him?
Where?
Good. We're on our way.
( Barks )
Oh, Tiger, we've missed you.
I'm sure he's missed you, too.
( Chuckling )
BOBBY: Tiger!
Come on!
Yeah, I missed you so much.
BOBBY: Where were you?
BOBBY: Tiger
WOMAN: Oh, is he glad to see you!
BOBBY: I missed you so much.
WOMAN: Look at that dog!
( Woman chuckling ) Mm.
WOMAN: Hello, there.
Mrs. Simpson? Yes, yes.
I'm Mike Brady. Oh, how do you do?
We live way away from here!
I can't imagine why Tiger
would go so far from home.
I think you'll understand in a minute.
Yeah? Follow me.
Oh, Tiger!
Now, that's a pretty good reason
don't you think, Mr. Brady?
( Puppies whimpering softly )
Aren't they neat?
Look at the brown one there.
Y-You mean Tiger and?
I don't know if this
makes us related or not.
( laughs )
Bobby?
Dad, does this make you a grandfather?
I guess it does.
( laughter )
Every time I tried to get
a look at Tiger's name tag,
he'd run away. Ah.
He's been here before.
Obviously.
What is it, Dad?
Look here.
( Puppies whimpering )
You mean the puppies are Tiger's?!
( Chuckling )
Yep.
Congratulations, Tiger!
Come on, Tiger! Tiger!
Attaboy!
Tiger! Tiger!
BOBBY: Come on.
Bobby?
Time to feed Tiger.
Okay.
Now, Tiger, you stay here.
And this time, I mean it.
You stay here.
I'll be right back.
Sure is nice to have
the old Bobby Brady back.
Sure is nice to have old Tiger back, too.
And a good thing
you bought more dog food
like I asked.
Hey, hey!
Don't-Don't give it all to him
in one meal. Tiger'll burst.
It isn't all for Tiger, Alice.
He's a father dog now.
He's got a wife and kids to feed
over at Mrs. Simpson's.
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