- Peter tries out for the role of George Washington in a school play, but gets the role of Benedict Arnold instead. But he then wants to quit the play altogether when his classmates start branding him as a "traitor."
- Peter is trying out for the part of George Washington, the lead, in the school's play on the American Revolution. Peter is dismayed that he instead gets the secondary but much more demanding role of the adversary, Benedict Arnold. Peter really wanted the heroic lead, and as such contemplates dropping out of the production. Carol is able to convince him that getting this role is indeed an honor, and that he has never quit anything before. But will he feel the same way when his friends start ribbing him for playing the part of a traitor? Meanwhile, Jan gets the position of set designer, as she has the best qualification of any student: her father, the architect.—Huggo
- Peter wants to play George Washington in a school play but his teacher thinks he can be a great Benidict Arnold, but when his friends make fun of him calling him a traitor, Peter tries to find ways to make him get trown out of the play. Jan becomes in charge of the sets beacuse of Mike being and Artitect.
- In the school play about the American Revolution, Peter wants to be George Washington ... but is cast as Benedict Arnold instead. When he can't take his classmates' teasing for what its worth (they somehow could not separate the actor from the role of America's most famous traitor), he schemes to get himself dismissed from the play.—Brian Rathjen <briguy_52732@yahoo.com>
- Peter (Christopher Knights) is trying out for the lead part of George Washington in the school's play on the American Revolution. Peter is dismayed that he instead gets the secondary but much more demanding role of the adversary, Benedict Arnold. Peter really wanted the heroic lead. Nevertheless, he vows to stick with it.
However, Peter's friends start dismissing Peter as a "traitor". To get them back on his side, Peter attempts to have the play rewritten to make Benedict Arnold the good guy, claiming that maybe all the sources that label him as a traitor made a mistake, but the director doesn't buy it, and Peter finds himself in hot water with his co-stars, resulting in a bloody nose after a fight with Freddie (Jimmy Backen). Peter then tells Greg (Barry Williams) that he is going to quit the play.
Peter attempts to be kicked out of the play. He tries forgetting his lines, but the director merely pastes them to a prop should he forget again. He feigns a limp from an ankle injury, but the director claims Benedict Arnold also had a limp from a gunshot wound. Peter is finally excused from the play when he feigns laryngitis. However, it's too late for the director to get another student to play Benedict Arnold, and the production can't go on. Mike (Robert Reed) convinces Peter that his dropping out of the play, has disappointed a lot of people, which is what the real Benedict Arnold did, and that many famous actors have been in similar situations to Peter's, receiving backlash for portraying dark characters, like dictators, criminals, and traitors. Carol (Florence Henderson) is able to convince him that this role is indeed an honor, and reminds him that he has never before quit anything. Peter agrees to be in the play and is praised for his brilliant portrayal of Arnold.
Meanwhile, Jan (Eve Plumb) gets the position of set designer, as she has the best qualification of any student: her father, the architect. And the other Brady's help her design. And Cindy (Susan Olsen) makes a smiley face on the back of the sun.
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