Eve Plumb Makes Surprising Confession About ‘The Brady Bunch'
Fans have watched The Brady Bunch on repeat for nearly 60 years. The beloved sitcom, which aired on ABC from 1969 to 1974, has never been off the air, and its 117 episodes are the kind of nostalgic comfort food that fans return to over and over again decades later.
But in a new interview, one of the series stars admitted she doesn't watch the show-and never really did. Eve Plumb, who played middle child Jan Brady on the series, told Pop Culture Preservation Society that she only watched the episodes once, when they aired for the first time on TV decades ago.
"As far as watching them, I didn't, other than like first run, I don't really watch them," Plumb, 67, shared. "I would watch it every week when it was on. I would watch it, my mom and dad, and I would watch it.It was hard to watch. It took me a while before I could really watch myself on TV."
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Plumb, who recently published her memoir, Happiness Included, does have fond memories of filming the series. "Usually [fans] ask, ‘What are your favorite episodes?'" she told The Orange County Register, adding that her favorite filming experiences were the episodes that featured Brady family trips.
"I always like the ones where we traveled," Plumb said. "You know, 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 film. So for me, Grand Canyon was fun. For me, Hawaii was fun."
Plumb isn't the only Brady who doesn't rewatch
Several of Plumb's TV siblings have not only rewatched the episodes but have recapped them. Brady Bunch brothers Barry Williams (Greg) and Christopher Knight (Peter) had a long-running podcast, The Real Brady Bros., on which they broke down the most iconic episodes.
But co-star Maureen McCormick (Marcia, Marcia, Marcia) was on the same page as Plumb. Speaking with the Palm Beach Post, McCormick revealed she was one and done with the episodes. "I've never been a fan of really sitting in front of the TV and watching it myself," she once told the outlet, per Me TV. "If I've seen it once, I've seen it, and I want to move on."
"It's the people that were the highlight for me," The Brady Bunch star added. "We had an amazing bond between each other, like a real family. I couldn't have fallen into a better group of people. …It was a great show to be a part of, that made so many people so happy. There's not much in this world that helps you escape that is free and healthy."
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This story was originally published April 24, 2026 at 7:04 AM.