The Hustler

Season 5, Episode 21, Aired
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The Brady family tries to figure out who would send them a pool table and later learn that Mike's boss, Mr. Matthews is the one. Meanwhile, Bobby becomes obsessed about the game and begins betting everyone including Mr. Matthews.
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  • They call that hustling?

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    By Dirk4MVP, Nov 25, 2007 Report Abuse
    Word - Hustle; Definition - To con or deceive;

    Did Bobby con or deceive anyone in this episode? NO! That is why I don't understand why this episode was named The Hustler. Why was it, actually?

    The episode is about Mike getting rewarded a pool table from his boss. Bobby gets interesting in pool and learns he is really good at it. So far, so good. By that I mean, no sign of hustling!

    Then Mike & Bobby and Mike's friends at work just starting playing pool against each other. Bobby never tricked anyone into taking their things. (Thats another definition for hustle, by the way)

    So, the writers of this episode should of picked a different name. The Hustler? Why put something in the title of an episode that never happens? The episode itself though, or plotwise, was pretty good. Your average eppy.moreless

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  • Practice makes perfect, and Bobby showed us that while he was practicing pool.

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    By ramone5000, Feb 22, 2007 Report Abuse
    This a great episode. It is also the first appearance of Mike's current boss, Mr. Harry Matthews. Mr. Matthews sends a pool table to the Brady house, accidentally without his card. It turns out that Bobby loves the pool table, and he becomes a real pool nut as a result. He stays up late as a reslt of being a pool nut. Than he dreams he is a professional pool player, earning over $1 million as a result of being. Than, after Peter and Oliver wake him up, he is upset that "he blew a million bucks". He even goes far as to beat Mr. Matthews in a game, and earns 256 packs of gum.moreless

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    • This is the only episode where the Bradys had a pool table. Edit
    • This is the only episode where Bobby got to sleep on the upper bunk bed. Oliver was below him. Edit
    • When Mike went to play Mr. Matthews, he started to take his tie off. In the next scene, his tie was still on but his jacket was off. Edit

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    • Jim Backus must have really loved pool because when he made a guest appearance on I Dream of Jeannie where the episode centered on a game of pool and on an episode of Gilligan's Island he is seen playing a friendly game of pool with the Skipper. Edit
    • This is Robert Reed's final apperance on the original series as Mike Brady. He was written out of the last episode because of conflicts with the producers. The next time we'll see him again is in "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour". Edit
    • This is Jim Backus' second appearance on the series. Edit

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