Being typecast as the ultra-bland all-American father figure “Mike Brady” must’ve been painful for an actor with Robert Reed’s talents.

Dr. Milo writes on YouTube:

Robert Reed went to elaborate lengths to distance himself from the character of Mike Brady after the “The Brady Bunch” ended in 1974. Here he is seen as Dr. Pat Caddison, after his sex change operation in the second part of “The Fourth Sex” episode of “Medical Center” from September 15, 1975. The big reveal occurs at about the 3:15 mark. The same year Reed would play an IRS agent who makes obscene phone calls in “The Secret Night Caller” TV movie.

Despite the fact that there is an undeniably fun element to seeing “Mike Brady” wearing a dress, this is a pretty moving scene and very well-acted.