Sibling love.
Barry Williams admitted that he had “chemistry” with his “The Brady Bunch” co-star, Maureen McCormick, when they played brother-sister duo Greg and Marcia Brady on the beloved sitcom.
The pair’s dynamic was explored by Williams, 71, and producer Lloyd Schwartz in the CW’s new docuseries, “TV We Love.”
Maureen McCormick and Barry Williams in 2019. Getty Images for SiriusXM“I remember the scene, I remember the day,” Williams said on the second episode of the seven-part docuseries. “I remember the day Lloyd discovered that there might have been a little bit too much attraction between brother and sister.
“Maureen McCormick is very, very attractive … so I was, you know, gravitated right to her, and it was coming out in our scenes together,” Williams added.
Williams as Greg Brady. Everett Collection
McCormick as Marcia Brady.
Lloyd, son of “The Brady Bunch” creator Sherwood Schwartz, directed a 1973 episode of the show called “Room at the Top,” where Marcia and Greg fight over who gets the attic as their own bedroom.
McCormick and Williams in “The Brady Bunch.” The Brady Bunch/Youtube
McCormick and Williams The Brady Bunch/Youtube
Williams and McCormick in “The Brady Bunch.” The Brady Bunch/Youtube“There was a scene where Barry came into Maureen’s room and she’s sitting there, and he sits down on the bed next to her,” Lloyd remembered.
Williams acknowledged that he couldn’t hide his infatuation with McCormick, 69, in the scene.
“I’m sitting a little too close, leaning in a little too far,” he explained. “We finished the scene, and it was kind of like steam there. And he was right. It’s very hard to hide that chemistry.”
McCormack and Williams at the SiriusXM Studios in 2019 in New York City. Getty Images for SiriusXM“Lloyd was on the set,” Williams continued, “and he pulled me aside and said, ‘Good scene. I just want you to keep in mind here that she is your sister.’ “
Williams and McCormick were 14 and 13, respectively, when they began starring on “The Brady Bunch.” They were in their late teenage years when the series ended after five seasons in 1974.
The cast of “The Brady Bunch.”
Williams and McCormick in “The Brady Bunch.” Everett CollectionThe pair casually dated back in the day, though their relationship never evolved into something serious.
“It was sort of like on-again, off-again with Maureen and I throughout the years,” Williams recalled on an an episode of “The Real Brady Bros” podcast earlier this year.
“There was always a little dance being played that was broken up by hiatus,” the actor added.
“Brady Bunch” alums Christopher Knight, Eve Plumb, McCormack, Williams, Susan Olsen and Mike Lookinland reunite for an interview with Andy Cohen. Getty Images for SiriusXMWilliams has been married three times. He was with his first wife, Diane Martin, from 1990 to 1992, and with his second wife, Eila Mary Matt, from 1999 to 2005. He married his third wife, Tina Mahina, in 2017.
McCormick has been married to her husband, Michael Cummings, since 1985.
