The kids begin to give Alice the cold shoulder treatment after she reveals that Greg and Peter broke an antique lamp of Carol's. The girls join the bandwagon when Alice innocently tells Carol that Marcia left the stereo on all night. Feeling unwanted and no longer needed, Alice quits.

Marcia falls for Dr. Vogel, the family's new dentist. When Dr. Vogel asks Mike if Marcia would be interested in doing some babysitting for his kids, she misinterprets it for him asking her out on a date.

Jan becomes convinced she is a "no talent loser" after she fails to make it into a ballet recital which follows with her totally dropping out of ballet and on to tap dancing which totally drives the Brady family crazy.