The Elopement was the 12th episode of Season 5 of the The Brady Bunch TV series, also the 107th overall episode in the series. Written by Harry Winkler, the episode, which was directed by Jerry London, originally aired on ABC-TV on December 7, 1973. Synopsis A series of misunderstandings lead the Bradys to believe that Alice and Sam are getting married when they are really going out to bowl and then going to Sam's cousin Claria's wedding. * 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.