Eve Plumb Reveals Her Surprising Real-Life Connection to The Monkees' Davy Jones That Predated His Appearance on “The Brady Bunch”
Eve Plumb Reveals Her Surprising Real-Life Connection to The Monkees' Davy Jones That Predated His Appearance on “The Brady Bunch”
Angela AndaloroSat, May 2, 2026 at 8:28 AM UTC
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Davy Jones and Marcia Brady (left), Eve Plumb as Jan BradyCredit: Courtesy Everett Collection; CBS via Getty -
Marcia Brady takes her crush on Davy Jones to the next level when she tries to get him to perform at her junior prom in a 1971 episode of The Brady Bunch
During a recent podcast appearance, Eve Plumb revealed that her family was the one with ties to the Monkees frontman in real life
Plumb jokes about thinking she'd marry the English singer
A major Marcia Brady storyline on The Brady Bunch was plucked out of Eve Plumb's own life.
The actress, 67, best known for her time as Jan Brady on the iconic family sitcom, appeared on the Pop Culture Preservation Society podcast, where she discussed her favorite episodes of the show with hosts Carolyn Cochrane, Kristin Nilsen and Michelle Newman.
During the April 19 appearance, Plumb shared that she loved shooting episodes that took the fictional family on location.
"I always like the ones where we traveled," Plumb shared. "The Hawaii episodes, getting to go places, getting to go to the Grand Canyon, was great. Because for me, it’s not necessarily the episode that I watch, it was the episode that I filmed. So for me, the Grand Canyon was fun. For me, Hawaii was fun."
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Davy Jones on "The Brady Bunch"Credit: CBS via Getty
When the Davy Jones episode came up as a group favorite, Plumb revealed, "In real life, my father had signed the Monkees to RCA [Records] in his job."
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The episode, 1971's "Getting Davy Jones," sees Marcia with her sights set on getting the Monkees frontman to perform at her school's junior prom. In reality, however, it's Plumb who had the special connection to the English musician.
"I would go and listen to the Monkees record and Davy Jones used to say, 'Well, I'm going to marry you when you grow up,'" Plumb recalls. "So he's saying that to a 10-, 12-year-old kid, which now we just don't do. It's just too creepy now, but it was really fine then."
Asked if she thought she really had a chance of marrying Jones, she laughed, "You know, it sort of seemed like a possibility. Why not?"
That wasn't the only notable musical act Plumb's dad, music producer Neely Plumb, had signed.
"He signed Jefferson Airplane too," she shared, adding, "He was a very hip dad, on top of all the other great things about him."
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