Finally, a win for Jan.

*Brady Bunch *star Eve Plumb reveals how she was connected to the Monkees’ Davy Jones before his cameo on the show

Finally, a win for Jan.

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on May 3, 2026 1:46 p.m. ET

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Davy Jones and Eve Plumb on 'The Brady Bunch' in 1971. Credit:

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- *The Brady Bunch *star Eve Plumb had a special connection to Davy Jones before the Monkees singer guest-starred on the sitcom.

- A fan-favorite 1971 episode featured Marcia (Maureen McCormick) desperately trying to book Jones for her high school prom.

- In reality, Plumb — who played Marcia's younger TV sister — had already met the pop star through her dad.

Marcia Brady may have gotten her big moment with Davy Jones, but her little sister got there first.

Eve Plumb, who starred as dramatic Brady middle child Jan Brady, recently revealed that she had a special connection to the Monkees' singer Davy Jones long before his cameo appearance on *The Brady Bunch*.

During a recent visit to the *Pop Culture Preservation Society *podcast, Plumb chatted with the hosts about their favorite episodes of the show. The trio — Carolyn Cochrane, Kristin Nilsen, and Michelle Newman — quickly declared 1971's "Getting Davy Jones" as a contender, prompting Plumb to reveal that she already knew Jones before the episode was filmed.

"In real life, my father had signed the Monkees to RCA [Records] in his job," revealed Plumb, the daughter of record producer Neely Plumb.

Davy Jones and Marcia (Maureen McCormick) on 'The Brady Bunch'.

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"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 told the hosts.

She acknowledged that while it seemed innocent enough at the time, such a remark wouldn't land the same way these days. "So he's saying that to a 10-, 12-year-old kid, which now we just don't do," she said. "It's just too creepy now, but it was really fine then."

When asked if she really thought she'd have a shot at marrying the pop star, Plumb replied with a laugh, "You know, it sort of seemed like a possibility. Why not?"

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The episode with Jones' cameo involves the oldest Brady sister, Marcia (Maureen McCormick), trying to book the Monkees musician to perform at her school's junior prom. As the president of his local fan club, Marcia boasts to her friends that she can get Davy to come — then spends days trying to make that dream come true. After an appeal to his manager, she finally succeeds.

Funnily enough, Jan is the one to plant the idea in Marcia's head, after showing her a newspaper item about Davy performing in their hometown. So it's even crazier that Plumb — who played the quintessential middle sibling, who was constantly jealous of Marcia — had the real-life connection to the Monkees.

Plumb further revealed that her dad's job allowed her to forge connections with other big stars of the era.

The Monkees' Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Mike Nesmith in 1967.

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"He signed Jefferson Airplane too," she said, adding, "He was a very hip dad, on top of all the other great things about him."

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As for Plumb's favorite episodes of the show, the actress — who was 11 when she began playing Jan — admitted that she has a soft spot for when the cast got to shoot on location. "I always like the ones where we traveled," she said. "The Hawaii episodes, getting to go places, getting to go to the Grand Canyon, was great."

"It's not necessarily the episode that I watch, it was the episode that I filmed," Plumb said. "So for me, the Grand Canyon was fun. For me, Hawaii was fun."

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