Actress Eve Plumb, well-known for her function as Jan Brady, detailed her real-life childhood connection to Monkees singer Davy Jones whereas selling her 2026 memoir, “Happiness Included: Jan Brady and Beyond,” throughout a number of interviews in April 2026.
Plumb’s father, Neely Plumb, was a outstanding music government who signed the Monkees to RCA, main to a private acquaintance between the younger actress and the pop star earlier than his iconic 1971 look on the sitcom. The actress shared these reflections throughout talks with the Pop Culture Preservation Society and Newsday.
“In my real life, my father had signed the Monkees to RCA in his job,” stated Eve Plumb, Actress. “And so I would go and listen to the Monkees record, and Davy Jones used to say, ‘Well you know I’m going to I’m going to marry you when you grow up.’”
Plumb famous that at 10 or 12 years outdated, such a remark felt like a real chance for her future.
“You know, sort of like it seemed like a possibility,” stated Eve Plumb, Actress. “You know, you don’t know at 10 or 12, you don’t know how your life is going to be. You have no, you know, you want to grow up, but there’s no idea. There’s nothing to draw on and think about what this might be like.”
The memoir additionally explores the altering social requirements concerning bodily boundaries for youngster actors. Plumb recalled cases the place male colleagues would choose her up or contact her with out consent, actions that have been dismissed as well mannered on the time however which she now identifies as problematic.
“I used to think, ‘What’s the big deal?’ But then I started clocking it in my past and in my current life and I realized it really wasn’t OK,” stated Eve Plumb, Actress. “As we hopefully grow as a people we realize that perceptions change and realizations change and that unwanted touching is unwanted touching. Because the touch is just the end point of control. So if some guy is putting his hand behind my back to move me forward [on a stage], it’s, like, ‘I can walk, thank you.’ A lot of touching is swept under the rug as being polite or nice. It’s not polite. … And women have [had to learn how] to say no without offending or somehow making it worse.”
The actress described how these behaviors continued into her maturity, significantly throughout her time finding out improvisational comedy.
“Yeah. It’s because I’m small and because a lot of times if you’re an improv actor that is not well-trained, shall we say, you’re going for the joke, you’re going for the big thing, and the big thing is, ‘I’m going to pick her up!’ … Yeah, no thank you. Don’t grab me,” stated Eve Plumb, Actress.
Plumb additionally mentioned her well being historical past in the e-book, revealing she is in remission from breast most cancers after being recognized in the early 2010s. She initially hesitated to share the knowledge however was inspired by household.
“I didn’t ever want to talk about it, and [in the book] I talk about why,” stated Eve Plumb, Actress. “But I was encouraged by friends and family to, because it is such a big part of my life. … Enough time had passed where I wouldn’t be so sensitive about it and have to hear people go, ‘Oh, no!’ or, ‘You know what you should do?’ Now it’s over.”
The actress additionally recalled a minor function on the present “Adam-12” that continues to be unlisted on main databases, involving a scene at a pool with actor Kent McCord.
“I did. I played a little girl in my string of little-girl-in-peril [roles]. … I’m trying to think now because we didn’t talk about it in the book. … It was a night shoot outside at a pool. They had this dummy that was very frightening because the face was all disintegrated. I guess I fall into the pool and they pull me out and I get mouth-to-mouth [resuscitation] from — was Kent McCord one of the guys?” stated Eve Plumb, Actress.
Plumb confirmed the identification of the actor throughout her dialogue with Newsday.
“Yeah. Kent McCord, mouth to mouth. Talk about a man and a little girl in a weird situation,” stated Eve Plumb, Actress.
Despite the high-profile company on “The Brady Bunch,” Plumb admitted she was too younger to acknowledge stars like Imogene Coca or Jim Backus on the time.
“I think I was too young,” stated Eve Plumb, Actress.
When requested if she was too younger to keep in mind Jim Backus, she offered the same response.
“Yeah. Same,” stated Eve Plumb, Actress.
She additional clarified her lack of familiarity with Backus’s earlier work on “Gilligan’s Island” throughout the interview.
“No. I was watching Mary Tyler Moore,” stated Eve Plumb, Actress.
Other solid members, nevertheless, have been deeply impressed by the visitor stars. In her 2008 memoir, Maureen McCormick described the joy surrounding Davy Jones’s arrival.
“Davy’s arrival on the set created a buzz greater than any other guest star we had on the show. Davy was a lovely guy, and it was a big deal to have a pop star of his caliber on set. ” stated Maureen McCormick, Actress.
Davy Jones himself later recalled his method to the kid actors in an interview for Pop Goes the Culture TV.
“I just tried to be natural when I talked to them as if I was just Davy Jones, this guy who was visiting,” stated Davy Jones, Singer.
Florence Henderson, the late Brady matriarch, additionally shared her admiration for visitor star Joe Namath in Barry Williams’s e-book.
“I was crazy about Joe Namath,” stated Florence Henderson, Actress.
Henderson recalled a playful interplay with the quarterback on set.
“And he simply stated, ‘Sure Mrs. Brady,’ and carried me off the set,” said Joe Namath, Athlete.
Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady, told USA Today that meeting Vincent Price and Jones were highlights of his time on the series.
“Working with Vincent Price was an honor. And Davy Jones. I was a fan of The Monkees,” said Christopher Knight, Actor.
Plumb’s father’s legacy also came up during the media tour, with Richard Carpenter of the Carpenters recounting their discovery to NPR.
“His name was Neely Plumb – P-L-U-M-B, and I knew that name anyway because … I looked for credits, songwriter credits, producers, all that stuff on records that I’d purchase. …I knew his title. And he wished to know if we have been in recording,” stated Richard Carpenter, Musician.
Plumb described her father’s eclectic skilled style, together with his work with rock bands.
“He signed the Jefferson Airplane, too. He was a very hip dad,” stated Eve Plumb, Actress.
Plumb is scheduled to seem at The Next Chapter bookstore in Huntington on May 1, 2026, for a e-book signing and dialogue occasion.
