‘The Brady Bunch’ Cast Wants to Be ‘Compensated’ for a Reunion After Missing Out on Residuals

The Brady Bunch has been off the air for over half a century, but there is still a huge demand for a reunion, a source tells Closer. However, it will likely take a hefty payday to persuade the likes of Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight and others to get on board with the project.

“It’s no secret they didn’t get the kind of residual paychecks that you’d expect from a show that is still on the air over 50 years later,” the source reveals. “It’s blatantly unfair, but that’s the contract they signed.”

As Closer previously reported, Eve Plumb revealed in her newly-released memoir Happiness Included: Jan Brady and Beyond that the cast doesn’t benefit from their continued popularity.

“If I had a dime for every rerun episode, I’d pay off the national deficit,” the 68-year-old actress wrote, per Page Six. “I don’t.”

A reunion “will likely be the last chance to get them all together on screen again,” notes the source. “But if they do it, they are going to want to feel like they are getting compensated not just for this movie but for at least some of that money that they missed out on.”

“The potential for huge paychecks is very much there,” says the source. “It just has to be done the right way.”

As it stands, “the best option is to find someone to finance it and then sell it off to the highest bidder, that way they can retain the most control,” the source explains.

But “for that to happen, they need to put their egos aside and get on the same page about the project and what it should look like,” shares the source.