Buddy Hinton

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Buddy Hinton was a one-time character who appeared in the 1970 episode "A Fistful of Reasons" of the American television situation comedy, The Brady Bunch. The character was played by child actor Russel Schulman.

In "A Fistful of Reasons," the Bradys' youngest daughter, Cindy (Susan Olsen), comes home crying. She reveals that a young lad named Buddy Hinton – who is at least six years older than she — has constantly harassed her with the taunt, "Baby talk, baby talk, it's a wonder you can walk," because of her lisp.

Peter (Christopher Knight) – the Bradys' second-oldest son — himself is having problems with Buddy, thanks to allegations that he is a "chicken" (for refusing to fight him and walking away from him). Mike then takes Peter aside and suggests he try to reason with Buddy, but the move results in a black eye. Mike then tries speaking with Mr. Hinton, who turns out to be a big bully and threatens the Brady patriarch with bodily harm if he doesn't leave immediately. Carol attempts to speak with Mrs. Hinton, but apparently browbeaten into submission by her husband, refuses to interfere.

With reasoning having failed, the Bradys then give Peter self-defense tips to use (as a last resort) in case Buddy continues to cause trouble. Sure enough, Buddy continues to press his luck and demands that Peter fight him. Eventually, Peter socks Buddy in the mouth, knocking his tooth loose and results in a lisp of his own. While a group of kids — apparently, who have also been bullied by Buddy in the past — taunt Buddy, Peter scolds his friends for their one-upmanship. When Cindy asks why they shouldn't make fun of Buddy, Peter gently reminds her that she didn't like being made fun of and that she should treat everyone like she would want to be treated.

Buddy Hinton was referred to in a subsequent episode, 1971's "Tell It Like It Is" (where Peter sports a dissheveled look because he "got into another fight with Buddy Hinton").