Eve Plum
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bmovies — 20 years ago(November 25, 2005 12:54 PM)
http://www.bradyhour.com/bbeve.html
Source: 16 Magazine, 1977
"So why wasn't she back on TV doing The Brady Bunch Variety Hour? - the answer's really a simple one. Eve was required to sign a contract agreeing to do a series of Brady shows - she decided that this was something that she did not want to do. She would have done the special - just for old times' sake, but Eve did not want to go back to doing a series as a Brady kid because most of all she didn't want to wind up a 32-year-old "Jan"! Getting other kinds of acting jobs is more difficult if people are use to seeing a person as one particular character year after year. So Eve decided to break away from the Brady mold and strike out on her own! And it seems to be paying off - she says that's she's received more fan mail about not being on the special that she would have had she actually gone ahead and done the show!" -
ceebeegee — 20 years ago(December 01, 2005 11:19 AM)
Basically she had more offers than the others didAnne B. Davis said she was the best actor of the kids, which is why she got many of the angst-ridden episodes in the original series. After it ended she was able to do some other projects like "Little Women" and the Dawn movies, and she made a (very wise, in retrospect) decision not to do the variety series. I think TV Guide, when profiling the worst TV series of all time, said about this show something like "Jan, always the smart one, decided to stay away from this mess."
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alexbogue3889 — 19 years ago(February 04, 2007 01:06 PM)
Eve Plumb originally agreed to do the pilot plus five of the episodes. The network wanted her to do a 13 episode 5 year contract. But her father, Neely Plumb, wanted her to have little involvement. So, as a result, she was replaced by Geri Reischl.
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alexbogue3889 — 19 years ago(February 04, 2007 01:07 PM)
Eve Plumb originally agreed to do the pilot plus five of the episodes. The network wanted her to do a 13 episode 5 year contract. But her father, Neely Plumb, wanted her to have little involvement. So, as a result, she was replaced by Geri Reischl.
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Isaac5855 — 18 years ago(July 12, 2007 01:19 PM)
When the first show went off the air, Eve Plumb had had her fill of the Bradys and did everything she could to distance herself from the show and the role of Jan Brady. And one of her smartest career moves EVER was refusing to appear in this drek which was a bad idea from jump.
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Mark_Graisons_Moustache — 16 years ago(October 31, 2009 06:31 PM)
It's funny how she wanted to 'go places' with her career but then wound up appearing in "The Brady Brides," "A Very Brady Christmas," and "The Bradys." Great job distancing yourself!
"If that happens again, to anybody, you're gonna jump to YOUR conclusion!" -
jefgg — 13 years ago(October 01, 2012 03:10 PM)
Yes, Eve Plumb declined to participate in "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour" but was in other Brady sequels. Why? Because it is all about the moment. She probably made that decision based on how she felt in 1976. "The Brady Girls Get Married" was in 1981. Five years is a long time for a young person. She was eighteen years old in 1976.
I heard she passed on the variety show because she was filming "Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway". It was probably because she would not commit to a five year option for additional shows. Geri Reischl was amazing as "Fake Jan". I knew she was not a real Brady because she could really sing. Reischl is very cool about being Fake Jan and totally owns it. It is her facebook handle. She's a real groovy chick.
What kind of reviews did Eve get for "Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway"? I thought she looked hot in those skimpy hooker outfits. The producers of "The Brady Bunch" wouldn't even let the girls wear tank tops. She was only 5'2" with a nice little figure. But turning tricks was not groovy. And she became furious when the tricks raved about Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. I kept waiting for Mike Brady to straighten out her pimp with one of his horrible lectures.
The other Brady kids seem content to make a living making appearances and talking about the show. Eve seemed to strive for more. That is her prerogative. But she took it too far when she came across as bitter on "The Jenny Jones Show" It was a talk show. What did she think people were going to ask her about? She should have been much more pleasant. She was getting paid. Please click on -
jdchisholm — 11 years ago(March 26, 2015 09:41 AM)
I've heard the Eve actually started crying when she saw the Brady Bunch Variety Hour and it was because she was not up there with her former cast members. Or maybe she cried because the Variety Hour was so bad!