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12. The Elopement

The family mistakenly believes that Sam and Alice are eloping, so they plan a wedding reception.

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When Jan and Marcia overhear Alice and Sam discussing elopement, they mistakenly believe they plan to elope. The family prepares a wedding reception, while Carol begins interviewing a replacement housekeeper for Alice's honeymoon. Sam (Allan Melvin) and Alice were actually discussing a cousin's elopement, and reveal the misunderstanding at the reception. In the subplot, Bobby is trying to learn to play the organ on an old portable. Note: At the end of the episode Alice announces to Carol and Mike that she and Sam are engaged. There is no subsequent mention of a wedding in the series. In the 1981 movie The Brady Girls Get Married, Alice reveals that she and Sam have been married for 3 1/2 years.

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