History Recap / TheBradyBunchS5E1AdiosJohnnyBravo

* TearUpTheContract: When he Greg finds out Tami and Buddy only signed him on because he fit the wardrobe suit, he rips his recording contract in half and walks out. (In one Creator/NickAtNite airing that featured on-screen "pop-up" trivia throughout the episode, it mentioned that just ripping up the contract wouldn't get him out of the deal)

In the tag: Before his brief solo career began, Greg had been struggling to decide which college to attend, and was at a basic toss up between Norton College (Mike's alma mater), or State University (from which Carol graduated). In the end he's still undecided about which one to attend, but he teases his parents by pretending that he's considering taking a year off to study his future plans.

* AcquiredSituationalNarcissm: Briefly for Greg, as he sees nothing but stars and good things from becoming the next teen idol and breaking away from The Brady Kids. It blinds his seeing that he's pissed off his siblings and greatly disappointed his parents. (Only Alice is reasonably supportive of Greg when he announces he's going solo.)

Before his brief solo career began, Greg had been struggling to decide which college to attend, and was at a basic toss up between Norton College, Mike's alma mater, or State University, Carol's alma mater. In the end he's still undecided about which one to attend, and is considering taking a year off to study them further.

Before his brief solo career began, Greg had been struggling to decide which college to attend, and was at a basic toss up between Norton College, his Mike's alma mater, or State University, Carol's alma mater. In the end he's still undecided about which one to attend, and is considering taking a year off to study them further.

** In real life, Barry Williams was the series' first teen idol, earning this distinction almost immediately but especially starting the second season. By the time this episode aired, Maureen [=McCormick=] and Chris Knight also obtained teen idol status. Williams' popularity at one point rivaled that of fellow ABC Friday night star David Cassidy (of ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'').

** In real life, Barry Williams was the series' first teen idol, earning this distinction almost immediately but especially starting the second season. By the time this episode aired, Maureen [=McCormick=] and Chris Knight also obtained teen idol status. Williams' popularity at one point rivaled that of fellow ABC Friday night star David Cassidy (of ''ThePartridgeFamily'').

Manufactured teen stars have really been the rage since the rise of cable networks as the Disney Channel. But in reality, long before MileyCyrus, BritneySpears, LindsayLohan and others were even a twinkle in their parents' eyes and long before they raised havoc in the media, teen stars ran rampant on Hollywood. (For instance, late 1970s teen heartthrob Creator/LeifGarrett often found himself in trouble.)

A sly commentary on packaged teen idols came some 20 years before Disney began planting the seeds of destruction of teen stars. Luckily in this latest installment of ''TheBradyBunch'', the only thing that's remotely threatened with Greg becoming the latest teen idol is the household harmony between him and his five siblings. But for a moment, he was caught up in the visions of fame, money, girls and wild living ... before he finally said "'''Adios, Johnny Bravo'''."

Greg announces that he's disbanding the group to his siblings and that he had just signed a solo recording deal. One by one – Marcia, then Peter, Jan, Bobby and finally little Cindy – are genuinely pissed and tell him so. Then he announces to his folks that he's not going to college, at least not right away; he has to see if his dream of rock stardom will pan out. Mike and Carol do little to hide their disappointment but do agree he is mature enough to make up his own mind. Alice, at least, can see Greg's side of things and tries to tell the younger kids to at least be supportive of Greg.

Manufactured teen stars have really been the rage since the rise of cable networks as the Disney Channel. But in reality, long before MileyCyrus, BritneySpears, LindsayLohan and others were even a twinkle in their parents' eyes and long before they raised havoc in the media, teen stars ran rampant on Hollywood. (For instance, late 1970s teen heartthrob LeifGarrett often found himself in trouble.)

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Girl]]: Claudia Jennings, one of the more interesting choices to have her guest shot as she was a former Playboy Playmate and frequent porn star. Anyway, this was a rare fully-clothed, non-slut role for Claudia, as she plays the sexy talent agent Tami Cutler.

The mastering of Greg's first song is finished, and Greg, Buddy and Tami listen to the playback to get Greg's approval. They say that this is the sound of America's newest superstar '''''JOHNNY BRAVO'''''!!! Greg, questioning "Johnny Bravo?" gets one listen ... and to his ears, it's garbage. It's terrible. Greg demands to know what happened to his voice (which is barely audible over the loud guitar track), and Buddy says relax, all they did is remaster the track a little bit. Greg hates it and then wants to know why they did it.

Early in the show, Greg is approached by awesomely beautiful talent scout Tami Cutler, who had been a regular at the "Hal Barton Talent Review." The Brady Kids, it seemed, had a regular gig on the show, and one of their performances opens this episode. Tami approaches the Brady kids and all are excited, but then eyebrows are first raised when Tami says she wants to talk to Greg ... alone.

At home, Greg apologizes to everyone for the way he's been acting, and college is back in the cards. Mike is saved a trip to the record label's offices to check out Buddy and Tami, and in the very least, Greg's head was kept straight and was able to keep things in perspective. No drugs, wild living or X-rated performances, high-profile affairs with girls or ''National Equirer'' stories about the latest escapades of "Johnny Bravo." No sir, Bob ... Johnny Bravo may be history, but Greg Brady still has a singing career. And in fact, the show ends with an encore performance of the Brady Kids on the Hal Barton TV show.

At home, Greg apologizes to everyone for the way he's been acting, and college is back in the cards. Mike is saved a trip to the record label's offices to check out Buddy and Tami, and in the very least, Greg's head was kept straight and was able to keep things in perspective. No drugs, wild living and performances, high-profile affairs with girls or ''National Equirer'' stories about the latest escapades of "Johnny Bravo." No sir, Bob ... Johnny Bravo may be history, but Greg Brady still has a singing career. And in fact, the show ends with an encore performance of the Brady Kids on the Hal Barton TV show.

The conversation is about how she wants to sign Greg to a recording deal ... but as a solo star! She's not really that interested in his siblings at all. Greg is a bit confused at first, but then she introduces Greg to her business partner, Buddy Berkman. He gives Greg the ultimate description of what it could mean to be a major star ... girls, money, fame, touring the country, magazine articles ... on it goes. Greg has stars in his eyes for sure.

But there's a price for fame. Greg announces that he's disbanding the group to his siblings and that he had just signed a solo recording deal. One by one – Marcia, then Peter, Jan, Bobby and finally little Cindy – are genuinely pissed. Then he announces to his folks that he's not going to college, at least not right away; he has to see if his dream of rock stardom will pan out. Mike and Carol do little to hide their disappointment but do agree he is mature enough to make up his own mind.

Then comes the big afternoon at the recording studio ... where Buddy and Tami work with Greg on all the fine details. They introduce him to his agent, take dozens of photos with lots of hotties, ... and they also record a song. A few hours pass as all the fine details of Greg's first day as a teen rock star seem to be flowing by like a dream.

Manufactured teen stars have really been the rage since the rise of cable networks as the Disney Channel. But in reality, long before MileyCyrus, BritneySpears, LindsayLohan and others were even a twinkle in their parents' eyes and long before they raised havoc in the media, teen stars ran rampant on Hollywood. (For instance, late 1970s teen heartthrob LiefGarrett often found himself in trouble.)

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Girl]]: Claudia Jennings, one of the more interesting choices to have her guest shot as she was a former Playboy Playmate and frequent porn star. Anyway, this was a rare fully-clothed, non-slut role for Claudia, as she plays the sexy talent agent Tami Cutler.