At 19, Eve Plumb was determined to get rid of the Brady image - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 02-08-2023, 01:28 AM

https://www.metv.com/stories/at-19-e...he-brady-image

Jan Brady was just a fictional character, and Plumb wanted everyone to see a new side of her.

Dude111 · 02-08-2023, 09:53 PM

Ah man!!

Yong Fang · 02-12-2023, 06:41 AM

She did have some success doing so. She was in a TV movie called "Dawn, portrait of a teenage runaway", that was a smash hit. An interview I saw with Bruch Villanch on YouTube was talking about the Brady Variety Show stated that the movie got one of the highest ratings of all time for a TV movie.

She seemed to be more of a "professional actor" than the other actors who played the Brady kids. Barry Williams (Greg) has been successful as a "song and dance man", and that is not to belittle his skills, but he is more an entertainer than an actor. Except for the horribe variety shows and the short term revival series, the other actors went on to do other things in life. Christopher Knight became a very successful businessman. Mike Lookiland who played Bobby became a TV cameraman. Susan Olsen was in radio. But Plumb was the professional actress.

I have stated this before on other threads but a 1990's talk show (I think Rikki Lake or Jenny Jones) invited former child stars as adults on the show. While others talked about their experiences on their respective series, Plumb just about refused to do that. She wanted to talk about her current life and said that "The Brady Bunch" was just an acting gig to her and wanted to talk about her current life. She adamently refused to do a request from an audience member to do the "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" thing, and you could tell she would rather be tortured than do it. Which sort of makes me wonder, why in the hell did you agree to be on the show in the first place?

Plumb is the first of the "kids" to be divorced and is supposedly fairly to quite wealthy, her and Chris Knight are the wealthiest of the "kids".

biffbronson · 02-12-2023, 07:07 AM

I'm glad Eve accepted the role in The Brady Brides series, it's very worthwhile to see even if you're just a lukewarm fan. Her sister Flora also did some acting, you can best see her in a Dusty's Trail episode.

02-08-2023, 01:28 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,819	At 19, Eve Plumb was determined to get rid of the Brady image https://www.metv.com/stories/at-19-e...he-brady-image Jan Brady was just a fictional character, and Plumb wanted everyone to see a new side of her.

02-08-2023, 09:53 PM	#2
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 37,450	Ah man!!

02-12-2023, 06:41 AM	#3
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	She did have some success doing so. She was in a TV movie called "Dawn, portrait of a teenage runaway", that was a smash hit. An interview I saw with Bruch Villanch on YouTube was talking about the Brady Variety Show stated that the movie got one of the highest ratings of all time for a TV movie. She seemed to be more of a "professional actor" than the other actors who played the Brady kids. Barry Williams (Greg) has been successful as a "song and dance man", and that is not to belittle his skills, but he is more an entertainer than an actor. Except for the horribe variety shows and the short term revival series, the other actors went on to do other things in life. Christopher Knight became a very successful businessman. Mike Lookiland who played Bobby became a TV cameraman. Susan Olsen was in radio. But Plumb was the professional actress. I have stated this before on other threads but a 1990's talk show (I think Rikki Lake or Jenny Jones) invited former child stars as adults on the show. While others talked about their experiences on their respective series, Plumb just about refused to do that. She wanted to talk about her current life and said that "The Brady Bunch" was just an acting gig to her and wanted to talk about her current life. She adamently refused to do a request from an audience member to do the "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" thing, and you could tell she would rather be tortured than do it. Which sort of makes me wonder, why in the hell did you agree to be on the show in the first place? Plumb is the first of the "kids" to be divorced and is supposedly fairly to quite wealthy, her and Chris Knight are the wealthiest of the "kids".

02-12-2023, 07:07 AM	#4
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,658	I'm glad Eve accepted the role in The Brady Brides series, it's very worthwhile to see even if you're just a lukewarm fan. Her sister Flora also did some acting, you can best see her in a Dusty's Trail episode.