Bradys Lament (The Brady Charles Series Book 1)

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I believe Brady is relieved to know that the potential threat to his job should he suddenly play like a year-old is gone. I believe Belichick sees small signs of decline in Brady but trusts that he can play at a high level for another season or two. Trading Jacoby Brissett to the Colts at the end of training camp sure looked like an indication that Belichick expected Garoppolo to be here long-term, that he was the succession plan for Brady.

What are we missing? What could Yee tell us? When, exactly, did Belichick know he was not going to be able to keep Garoppolo?

Did it happen in the meeting with Kraft that Wickersham detailed and the Patriots are semantically denying? Or is it something that became known to him in another way — such as through an agent who had the complex obligation of representing both players and somehow maneuvered the situation so that it worked out best for both? It has galvanized Patriots fans around Brady. But if somehow figuring a way to keep Brady and Garoppolo was the best-case scenario, riding it out with the greatest quarterback ever to play is right there behind it. Patriots Tom Brady Jimmy Garoppolo. Want to see what readers are saying about our stories?

Episode 23: The Fender Benders

Check out the conversations on Boston. Email us at tips boston. Close The biggest headlines, delivered to your inbox. Mike answers the door and Mr. Duggan strolls right into the house. Duggan is almost into the living room.

Duggan compliments the Brady home and asks if he has caught Mike at a bad time. His nice manners soon give way and reveal a sexist and greedy underbelly. Whatever polite exchange took place at the supermarket parking lot earlier in the day has been forgotten by Mr. He adds on that he was doing the marketing as his wife is too frail to do so, since she is a woman. He shares his car wound up having to be towed from the scene to a body shop and he has come bearing an itemized bill.

Among the repairs he expects Carol to pay for are a smashed tail light, crushed fender, muffler replacement, repainting the left side of the car and realignment of the frame. In one of the funniest lines of the series, Carol asks if that might be refurnishing his house. Brady is suggesting he is lying.

She replies that she does think he is and adds that he is doing so very badly. Mike threatens to throw Mr. Duggan out by the seat of his! Duggan asks if Mike is threatening bodily harm and Mike confirms he indeed is! Duggan leaves with a promise to see Carol in court.

The second conflict of the episode is made known upon Mr. Bobby and Cindy were listening to the entire exchange between Mr.

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Duggan and their parents. They question if they will be called as witnesses at the court proceedings. Upon being advised they will, they share troubling news. They have no recollection of Carol checking behind her when backing the car up. This leads to Mike and Carol begrudgingly deciding to settle the matter to spare Bobby and Cindy a court appearance where they would have to testify against Carol.

Benedict Arnold sure was an important figure to the Brady kids. Marcia is just now learning of this and seeks to set the record straight. Sometimes news travels very slowly in the Brady house. Marcia visits Mike and Carol in their room and confirms Carol was not at fault in the accident. Marcia asks Mike if there is something he can do. An internet search reveals The Bold Ones aired on a different network than The Brady Bunch, so it was interesting to see it referenced here. I had never heard of Owen Marshall, but apparently it was a highly regarded show.

It did air on the same network as The Brady Bunch. Alice also mentions the granddaddy of courtroom TV shows, Perry Mason.

It was a cute Cindy line. The breakfast chat is interrupted with Mike instructing Cindy to head to the backyard as soon as possible.

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Some of the low level craziness that made the show so memorable is about to commence. Mike has decided the best way to determine what really occurred at the supermarket parking lot is to reenact the entire event. It seems they could have done this without Greg having to drive the other vehicle. Mike instructs those in the station wagon to behave just as they did at the supermarket. Bobby and Cindy recall they were arguing over spilled ice cream. Carol never even begins moving the station wagon, but Greg continues backing up. Greg slams on the brakes. Also, why was Greg not looking back?

Was he so into the role of Mr. Duggan he decided to mimic his actions? At the time, the character was still quite popular in America and such an impression would have met with little criticism. The courtroom scene that follows transforms Mr. Duggan from a nasty and unlikeable villain to a comical one. He remains as sexist and underhanded as before, but with some pathetic ruses. One will notice in this scene that the extras sitting behind the Brady family have conflicting personalities. The man gives the family a polite smile as they rise and go before the court. The lady beside him looks none too happy about it.

Once the Bradys are before the court, it is discovered that Mr. Duggan is not present.

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A few seconds later, he enters wearing a neck brace and claims he has whiplash. He previously frail wife is now described as being bedridden. This made me laugh out loud. Duggan objects to her children being called as witnesses to the accident. His objection stems from his belief that Carol told the children what to say. In another funny moment, the judge tells Mr.

Duggan the court does not need advice from him. The entire courtroom scene in this episode plays out very comically.

As Mike watches the proceedings, he begins eyeing his briefcase and has an idea. The judge is explaining his dilemma of two conflicting testimonies. As he does so, Mike tosses his briefcase on the ground, startling Mr. Duggan and causing him to turn his head. Upon seeing this, the judge states that Mr. Duggan not turned his noggin, this could have really worked against the Bradys.

Fortunately, the Bradys have a happy ending as Mr. Duggan was played by the late great Jackie Coogan. Jackie Coogan was a child star in the early years of Hollywood. He amassed quite a fortune starring in films as a lad. Sadly, his parents squandered all of his earnings and he saw none of that wealth as he entered adulthood.

The silver lining in this was that his experience saw the passing of The Coogan Act that protected the earnings of future child stars. He enjoyed steady work with multiple television appearances through the s and s. He died the same year. The judge was played by Robert Emhardt. He enjoyed a long and steady acting career as he appeared regularly on TV series from the s through the early s. Although, he would have a less memorable second appearance on the show playing a different role in a color episode of the series.

He died in The epilogue has Peter and Jan forcefully arguing over a candy bar.

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They are really struggling to have possession of the sweet. Cindy intervenes and cites her recent court appearance as credentials to resolve the matter. In a cute moment, she uses the phone as a gavel and declares court in session. She then takes a bite of the candy bar and takes possession of it before running off.

Duggan is a fun villain and was played masterfully by Jackie Coogan. The episode focuses mainly on Carol and usually the ones involving only her rank among my least favorite of the series. This episode is an exception though. As always readers, please share your own thoughts and opinions!

This episode wraps up the fun ride that was season three. I am a lifelong fan of the Brady Bunch. I love it for it's wholesomeness, it's absurdity and how it serves as a time capsule for a time that really never existed, but so many of us wish it did. The show was off the air by the time I was born, but I enjoyed it daily at 4: Through the years I've enjoyed the Brady Bunch spinoffs however short lived , revivals in pop culture, books, reunions, movies and spoofs.

Now, I am excited to be revisiting the show after nearly a decade's hiatus from viewing. I am a parent now, so there may be some new perspectives never before experienced.

I hope my fellow fans, lovers and haters alike of the Brady Bunch will join me on this blogging adventure and share your own thoughts and observations. View all posts by bradybunchreviewed. Me-TV included it in its rerun. Eddie went uncredited, so I wonder who provided his voice.

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