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17. Bobby's Hero

The principal calls home to alert Mike and Carol to the fact that Bobby's playing Jesse James at school. This leads Mike and Carol to learn just how obsessed Bobby about his "idol" and try to dissuade him from worshiping a cold hearted killer.

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When Mike and Carol learn that Bobby's hero is Jesse James, they set out to teach him the truth about the outlaw. When books and censored movies on TV suggest to Bobby that James was not a villain, Mike tracks down a relative of one of James' victims to share his story with Bobby. That, plus a nightmare in which Jesse James kills the Bradys during a train robbery, finally gets through to Bobby. Meanwhile, Mike has to write a speech about ancient architecture for modern buildings for a convention. Guest stars: Burt Mustin as Jethroe Collins, Gordon DeVol as Jesse James

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