Before Joe Namath, Davy Jones, or Don Ho made cameos on the classic comedy series, actor Desi Arnaz Jr. paid a visit to see eldest Brady daughter, Marcia (Maureen McCormick). The episode was titled “The Possible Dream,” and it aired on February 27, 1970, on ABC.
“The Possible Dream” episode aired when Arnaz Jr, then 17, was a star on his famous mother’s CBSsitcomThe Lucy Show.
“Well, he was, you know, so cute and such a hunk, and I think at one point the Brady kids and Desi shared the same social worker or the same teacher,” she recalled. “And he was on the Paramount lot, so that was kind of fun.”
In his tell-all book, Growing Up Brady, cast member Barry Williams (Greg on the show), wrote that McCormick, who was 13 at the time, was thrilled to meet her real-life idol.
“While Marcia Brady’s dream of dreams was to someday become Mrs. Desi Arnaz Jr., Maureen McCormick may have had similar aspirations," Williams wrote. "She remembers that even as they met, she felt sparks, and while their age difference loomed large enough to effectively keep them apart in 1970 (Maureen was only 13 at the time), it proved a much less formidable obstacle several years later when she and Desi would meet again, rekindle those sparks, and begin dating.”
Maureen McCormick and Desi Arnaz Jr. on 'Fantasy Island.' (Photo by ABC Photo Archives on Getty Images)Photo by ABC Photo Archives on Getty Images
McCormick married her husband, Michael Cummings, in 1985, but she looks back fondly on appearing in two TV episodes with Arnaz Jr. In January 2024, she posted still photos from her Brady Bunch and Fantasy Island scenes with Arnaz to Instagram and wrote, “Happy Birthday Desi Arnaz Jr.! Lucky me to have worked with you twice! Sending lots of love???.”
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