The Hero

Season 1, Episode 21, Aired
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While shopping at Driscoll's Toy Store, Peter looks up to see a wall about to fall on a little girl. He quickly pushes her out of the way. This leads to immediate media attention and Peter is named a hero. However, Peter lets all the attention go to his head, annoying his friends and his brothers and sisters.moreless
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  • While in a toy shop, Peter saves a small girl from getting hurt while climbing a wall to get to a doll. Peter becomes a hero and lets the new fame go to his head.moreless

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    By davidneumark, Dec 21, 2010 Report Abuse
    In my opinion, this is on my top favorite Brady Bunch episodes. I like the story line and it seems like a very plausable situation that could happen. Certainly, kids who get fame and fortune a lot of the times end up letting things go to thier head and this episode surely shows what can happen when someone gets some fame, like Peter in this case. I like Peter and he certainly is funny in this episode. I love the scene when he invites all his friends to his party and no body wants to come, especially the kid who says hes taking piano lessons when he really isnt. A good ending with a lesson to be learned. My personal favorite with the Amusement park episode.moreless

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  • Every Brady kid gets a swell head.

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    By TriviaDude, Nov 28, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode would start the many storylines of how each Brady kid has something important happen to them & then get a swell head. Peter is the first, here's the others...

    GREG: Wanting to be a pitcher after meeting Don Drysdale

    MARCIA: Being Juliet

    JAN: Elected Most Popular Girl and backing off her campaign promises

    BOBBY: Safety Monitor

    CINDY: On the game show, Quizzing The Kids

    My favorite parts of the episode was when the deliveryman flirted with Alice. Wonder what would've happen if San the Butcher had been around?

    When Tina's mother offered Peter anything @ Driscoll's. If I had been Peter's shoes, I'd pull the old Wheel of Fortune.

    "For Greg, I'd like the electric guitar & amp, for Bobby, I'd like a drum set with lessons. And for the rest of the family & Alice, I'd like to place the rest on a gift certificate! (LOL)"moreless

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    • Barry Williams (Greg) and Christopher Knight (Peter) once joked that this episode was the basis for the term "A Peter Brady Party"--in other words, a party that nobody actually attends. Edit
    • Actor David Morick, here portraying a newspaper reporter, previously co-starred as Corporal Sontag "Hogan's Heroes". Edit
    • Actor Joe Conley (deliveryman) would later go on to play shopkeeper Ike Godsey in The Waltons. Edit

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    • Mrs. Spencer: (after Peter saves her daughter from a falling shelf) You know, the papers are always writing about the bad things kids are doing, but you never hear about the good things like this. Mr. Driscoll: Well, the newspaper will certainly be hearing about this act of bravery! Edit
    • Alice: (Talking to the deliveryman) You keep calling me sweetie, gorgeous & beautiful, and I'll follow you anywhere! Edit
    • Alice: (seeing Peter on the paper) Leapin' caterpillars! We got ourselves a real celebrity! Edit

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