{"id":1903,"date":"2026-05-13T00:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/brady-bunch-star-eve-plumb-reveals-details-of-casts-residual-pay\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T00:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:22:23","slug":"brady-bunch-star-eve-plumb-reveals-details-of-casts-residual-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/brady-bunch-star-eve-plumb-reveals-details-of-casts-residual-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Brady Bunch&#8217; star Eve Plumb reveals details of cast&#8217;s residual pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127584145.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Eve Plumb isn\u2019t reveling in the riches she earned from playing Jan Brady on <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/11\/02\/brady-bunch-cast-members-reunite-at-tv-family-home\/\">TV\u2019s beloved \u201cThe Brady Bunch.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I had a dime for every rerun episode, I\u2019d pay off the national deficit,\u201d Plumb wrote in an intro to her newly-released memoir <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0806545038\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FHappiness-Included-Jan-Brady-Beyond%2Fdp%2F0806545038%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F12%2Fentertainment%2Fbrady-bunch-star-eve-plumb-reveals-details-of-casts-residual-pay%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cHappiness Included: Jan Brady and Beyond,\u201d<\/a> pointedly adding, \u201cI don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hit ABC sitcom, which revolved around the titular blended family, ran from 1969 to 1974, and has enjoyed a second wind of popularity on various cable networks in subsequent years.<\/p>\n<p>Plumb doubled down in an interview with in an <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/entertainment\/brady-bunch-star-eve-plumb-doesnt-hate-the-show-people-still-have-assumptions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with PauseRewind<\/a> last month, via KOMO News, bluntly stating of the show\u2019s cast, \u201cWe don\u2019t make residuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Eve Plumb (seen above this month in New York) revealed the \u201cBrady Bunch\u201d siblings haven\u2019t made a fortune off residuals as many might believe. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In her recently released memoir, Plumb (seen above in 1982) said if she had \u201ca dime\u201d for airings of the show\u2019s reruns, she could \u201cpay off the national deficit,\u201d but added, \u201cI don\u2019t.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Plumb\u2019s assertions that she isn\u2019t living large off a role that made her a household name isn\u2019t the first from a \u201cBrady Bunch\u201d cast member. <\/p>\n<p>In 1992, Barry Williams, who played Greg Brady, wrote in his own memoir that times were different when the six fictional Brady siblings starred in the iconic show. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSalaries for sitcom actors have changed considerably since the \u201870s,\u201d\u00a0Williams, now 71, wrote in <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0061091227\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGrowing-Up-Brady-Teenage-Greg%2Fdp%2F0061091227%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F12%2Fentertainment%2Fbrady-bunch-star-eve-plumb-reveals-details-of-casts-residual-pay%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cGrowing Up Brady: I Was a Teenage Greg.\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our fifth and final year, the highest salary among us kids was $1,100 a week,\u201d he continued, referring to co-stars Plumb, 68; Maureen McCormick (Marcia), 69; Mike Lookinland (Bobby), 65; Christopher Knight (Peter), 68; and Susan Olsen (Cindy), 64.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The popular blended family sitcom ran from 1969 to 1974 on ABC. (The cast is shown above in a promotional photo from 1971.) <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Barry Williams (seen above with the cast in 2004) wrote in his own memoir that, \u201cSalaries for sitcom actors have changed considerably since the \u201870s.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Williams noted that the show\u2019s 22 episodes from its final season meant the highest-earning <br \/>\u201cBrady Bunch\u201d kid would have earned just over $24,000, which he noted was \u201cnot bad for a teenager.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Still, there was a caveat. \u201cTake into consideration agent commissions, taxes and the fact that\u00a0some of the kids were expected to contribute to their families,\u201d Williams explained. \u201cIt was enough to indulge in toys, but hardly enough to carry you through the slow periods that inevitably followed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding residuals, Williams noted that \u201cpayments for subsequent airings of the show dried up shortly after we finished filming.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In a June 2025 episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-real-brady-bros-92400089\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cThe Real Brady Bros.\u201d\u00a0podcast<\/a>, Knight admitted that the modest paychecks had helped him pay the rent for his family.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Christopher Knight (shown above with the cast in 1970) once shared that his paychecks helped pay the rent for his family. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Susan Olsen (seen above with the cast in 1969) once shared that the onscreen siblings were only \u201cpaid for reruns for the first 10 runs.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI believe the Bradys helped us in our family,\u201d he said at the time, speaking to Williams, adding that he felt \u201cit gave [them] the resources to pay the rent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olsen, too, spoke to the dearth of residuals in a 2013 appearance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LATiZo1FKiM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Oprah Network\u2019s \u201cWhere Are They Now\u201d<\/a> series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople do tend to assume that we made a lot of money off\u00a0\u2018The Brady Bunch\u2019\u00a0because it\u2019s on all the time,\u201d\u00a0she said at the time. \u201cPeople just think that, \u2018Oh, I must be rich, we all must be rich.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She explained that it \u201cwasn\u2019t like we signed some bad deal\u201d on the show. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Plumb (pictured above with Maureen McCormick in a still from the sitcom) found other ways to make up for not earning more in residuals. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In 2016, Plumb (pictured above earlier this month in Los Angeles) made millions by selling a Malibu beachfront home she purchased as a child in 1969. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is the way things were before 1973,\u201d she continued, noting that actors were only \u201cpaid for reruns for the first 10 runs.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Olsen said the last checks rolled in around 1979. \u201cSo we made no money since then,\u201d she shared. <\/p>\n<p>Plumb, however, has found other ways to make up the dearth of residuals. In 2016, she made a massive profit off a Malibu beachfront home she bought at age 11.<\/p>\n<p>The actress unloaded the property \u2014 which she initially paid $55,300 for in 1969 \u2014 for <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2016\/08\/17\/brady-bunch-star-sells-malibu-home-for-massive-profit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a jaw-dropping $3.9 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/entertainment\/brady-bunch-star-eve-plumb-reveals-details-of-casts-residual-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eve Plumb isn\u2019t reveling in the riches she earned from playing Jan Brady on TV\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127584145.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}