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The Partridge Family

Fri, Sep 25, 1970
  • Comedy
  • Family
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom series about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career.

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Shirley Jones
    Shirley Jones
    as Shirley Renfrew Partridge
  • David Cassidy
    David Cassidy
    as Keith Douglas Partridge
  • Susan Dey
    Susan Dey
    as Laurie Partridge
  • Danny Bonaduce
    Danny Bonaduce
    as Danny Patridge
  • Brian Forster
    Brian Forster
    as Chris Partridge
  • Suzanne Crough
    Suzanne Crough
    as Tracy Partridge
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Episodes

4 seasons · 96 episodes

Ended · 96 aired
Season 1
25 episodes · 25 aired
▾
  • E1
    What? And Get Out of Show Business?
    Aired · Sat, Sep 26, 1970 · 30m

    Recently widowed mother, Shirley Partridge is struggling while working in a bank to raise her five children who are playing in a band.

  • E2
    The Sound of Money
    Aired · Sat, Oct 3, 1970 · 30m

    After a fender bender, an angry motorist claims whiplash and sues the family.

  • E3
    Whatever Happened to the Old Songs?
    Aired · Sat, Oct 10, 1970 · 30m

    Shirley's mother is upset when Shirley's dad joins the band.

  • E4
    See Here, Private Partridge
    Aired · Sat, Oct 17, 1970 · 30m

    Shirley tries to clear up the government's error when Danny gets drafted.

  • E5
    When Mother Gets Married
    Aired · Sat, Oct 24, 1970 · 30m

    Shirley's romance with an old flame concerns the kids.

  • E6
    Love at First Slight
    Aired · Sat, Oct 31, 1970 · 30m

    A smitten neighbour shadows Keith, who has fallen for a 16-year-old store clerk.

  • E7
    Danny and the Mob
    Aired · Sat, Nov 7, 1970 · 30m

    A mobster thinks Danny is romancing his girlfriend.

  • E8
    But the Memory Lingers On
    Aired · Sat, Nov 14, 1970 · 30m

    While the family is on a picnic, a skunk sneaks on board the bus and winds up spraying them.

  • E9
    Did You Hear the One About Danny Partridge?
    Aired · Sat, Nov 21, 1970 · 30m

    After a song performance, Danny has an awkward moment and decides to try his hand at stand-up comedy.

  • E10
    Go Directly to Jail
    Aired · Sat, Nov 28, 1970 · 30m

    When the Partridges are invited by to play a show at a prison, one of the inmates tries to sell them some songs he claims to have written.

  • E11
    This is My Song
    Aired · Sat, Dec 5, 1970 · 30m

    When Keith is worried that he may not be able to write songs anymore, Danny decides that it's time for him to become the group's songwriter.

  • E12
    My Son, the Feminist
    Aired · Sat, Dec 12, 1970 · 30m

    Keith's latest girlfriend is a member of a junior women's lib organization and he volunteers the group to play at one of their rallies.

  • E13
    Star Quality
    Aired · Sat, Dec 19, 1970 · 30m

    A flattering newspaper article swells Danny's head.

  • E14
    The Red Woodloe Story
    Aired · Sat, Jan 2, 1971 · 30m

    Shirley encounters a famous folk artist, long believed dead, and convinces him to perform with the Partridges.

  • E15
    Mom Drops Out
    Aired · Sat, Jan 9, 1971 · 30m

    A European-tour promoter tells Shirley she's "out" with the "in" crowd.

  • E16
    Old Scrapmouth
    Aired · Sat, Jan 16, 1971 · 30m

    Laurie refuses to speak after she has to get braces.

  • E17
    Why Did the Music Stop?
    Aired · Sat, Jan 23, 1971 · 30m

    Shirley thinks they are still a normal family, so when on a tour Danny talks about the high life, Shirley thinks it is time for a break.

  • E18
    Soul Club
    Aired · Sat, Jan 30, 1971 · 30m

    The Partridges are in Detroit for a performance, due to a booking mix-up, they arrive at the place where the Temptations are expected.

  • E19
    To Play or Not to Play?
    Aired · Sat, Feb 6, 1971 · 30m

    The band gets caught up in a nightclub's labour woes.

  • E20
    They Shoot Managers, Don't They?
    Aired · Sat, Feb 13, 1971 · 30m

    Shirley's matchmaking nearly costs the family its manager.

  • E21
    Partridge Up a Pair Tree
    Aired · Sat, Feb 20, 1971 · 30m

    Keith's new car drains his wallet.

  • E22
    Road Song
    Aired · Sat, Feb 27, 1971 · 30m

    The Partridges and Ruben meet a girl at a diner who wants to hitch a ride when they drive off to Albuquerque.

  • E23
    Not with My Sister, You Don't
    Aired · Sat, Mar 6, 1971 · 30m

    Laurie finds out the hard way that the rumours about a new boy in school are true.

  • E24
    A Partridge by Any Other Name
    Aired · Sat, Mar 13, 1971 · 30m

    When Danny is unable to find his birth certificate or pictures of himself as a baby, he is convinced that he is adopted.

  • E25
    A Knight in Shining Armor
    Aired · Sat, Mar 20, 1971 · 30m

    The Partridges meet Bobby Conway, a composer who plays beautiful music and who is looking for a lyricist.

Season 2
24 episodes · 24 aired
▾
  • E1
    Dora, Dora, Dora
    Aired · Sat, Sep 18, 1971 · 30m

    The Partridge Family is forced to add another member to the group, a young girl who can't sing a note.

  • E2
    In 25 Words or Less
    Aired · Sat, Sep 25, 1971 · 30m

    To raise money and create publicity, Ruben hosts a contest where the winner can spend a week with the Partridges at their home.

  • E3
    A Man Called Snake
    Aired · Sat, Oct 2, 1971 · 30m

    No one in the family is very happy about Laurie's new boyfriend, a biker named Snake.

  • E4
    The Undergraduate
    Aired · Sat, Oct 9, 1971 · 30m

    A freshman develops a crush on Shirley when she takes a college course.

  • E5
    Anatomy of a Tonsil
    Aired · Sat, Oct 16, 1971 · 30m

    Danny fears losing his singing voice after having his tonsils removed.

  • E6
    Whatever Happened to Moby Dick?
    Aired · Sat, Oct 23, 1971 · 30m

    The Partridges make a record featuring the song of a whale to raise awareness of the whale's plight.

  • E7
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Partridge
    Aired · Sat, Oct 30, 1971 · 30m

    Keith decides that being the eldest, he should take more responsibility for his siblings.

  • E8
    Days of Acne and Roses
    Aired · Sat, Nov 6, 1971 · 30m

    Danny and Keith try to give a shy, awkward grocery clerk enough confidence to ask Laurie for a date.

  • E9
    Tale of Two Hamsters
    Aired · Sat, Nov 13, 1971 · 30m

    Mother Nature gives Danny a hand in another of his money-making schemes.

  • E10
    The Forty-Year Itch
    Aired · Sat, Nov 20, 1971 · 30m

    Shirley's father visits and announces he left home and plans to go to Big Spur.

  • E11
    I Can Get It for You Retail
    Aired · Sat, Nov 27, 1971 · 30m

    Danny sells Keith-souvenirs to buy Mom a mink coat.

  • E12
    Guess Who's Coming to Drive?
    Aired · Sat, Dec 11, 1971 · 30m

    The Partridges hire a driver who turns out to be an armed robbery parolee.

  • E13
    Don't Bring Your Guns to Town, Santa
    Aired · Sat, Dec 18, 1971 · 30m

    The Partridges are stranded in a ghost town on Christmas eve when their bus breaks down.

  • E14
    Where Do Mermaids Go?
    Aired · Sat, Jan 1, 1972 · 30m

    Driving home after a tour, the Partridges stop for a picnic on a country road and meet a young woman who likes to travel alone.

  • E15
    Home is Where the Heart Was
    Aired · Sat, Jan 8, 1972 · 30m

    After being scolded from a mess, Chris and Tracy decided to run away from home but, ended up at Ruben's apartment causing mayhem.

  • E16
    Fellini, Bergman, and Partridge
    Aired · Sat, Jan 15, 1972 · 30m

    After seeing some experimental films at a theater, Keith says he can do better than any they saw.

  • E17
    Waiting for Bolero
    Aired · Sat, Jan 22, 1972 · 30m

    Keith wants his own apartment so he can have some peace and quiet to write music.

  • E18
    I Am Curious Partridge
    Aired · Sat, Jan 29, 1972 · 30m

    Danny's imagination runs wild when he writes articles about Keith and Shirley for the local newspaper.

  • E19
    My Heart Belongs to a Two-Car Garage
    Aired · Sat, Feb 5, 1972 · 30m

    A painting of a nude on their garage door causes trouble for the Partridges.

  • E20
    Hel-l-l-p
    Aired · Sat, Feb 12, 1972 · 30m

    It's a battle of the sexes as Shirley and Laurie prove to their male chauvinist counterparts to be better able to handle the wilderness.

  • E21
    Promise Her Anything, But Give Her a Punch
    Aired · Sat, Feb 19, 1972 · 30m

    Danny retaliates when the object of his affections admits that she is in love with Keith.

  • E22
    The Partridge Papers
    Aired · Sat, Mar 4, 1972 · 30m

    Laurie's diary falls into the hands of the editor of the school newspaper.

  • E23
    All's War in Love and Fairs
    Aired · Sat, Mar 11, 1972 · 30m

    As the Partridges' bus breaks down in a small town, the locals want them to do a benefit show to help Native Americans build a school.

  • E24
    Who is Max Ledbetter and Why is He Saying All Those Horrible Things?
    Aired · Sat, Mar 18, 1972 · 30m

    Keith and Danny are taken in by a psychic's "trance routine".

Season 3
25 episodes · 25 aired
▾
  • E1
    This Male Chauvinist Piggy Went to Market
    Aired · Sat, Sep 16, 1972 · 30m

    Laurie embarrasses Keith by defending him from the school bully.

  • E2
    M is for the Many Things
    Aired · Sat, Sep 23, 1972 · 30m

    Shirley gets a speeding ticket on her way to receive a Mother-of-the-Year award.

  • E3
    Princess and the Partridge
    Aired · Sat, Sep 30, 1972 · 30m

    A princess flies into town with the express purpose of having a date with Keith.

  • E4
    Each Dawn I Diet
    Aired · Sat, Oct 7, 1972 · 30m

    Reuben and Danny tackle their respective vices.

  • E5
    A Penny for His Thoughts
    Aired · Sat, Oct 14, 1972 · 30m

    Snake, a motorcyclist friend of the Partridges, visits and wants help with the woman he loves.

  • E6
    You're Only Young Twice
    Aired · Sat, Oct 21, 1972 · 30m

    The school psychologist suggests a radical treatment to get to the bottom of Danny's behavioural problems.

  • E7
    The Mod Father
    Aired · Sat, Oct 28, 1972 · 30m

    Shirley's parents visit, and they try to find a hidden meaning from every sound and sentence when these are simple every day things.

  • E8
    A Likely Candidate
    Aired · Sat, Nov 4, 1972 · 30m

    Keith campaigns for a politician who likes Shirley.

  • E9
    Swiss Family Partridge
    Aired · Sat, Nov 11, 1972 · 30m

    The Partridges are isolated in a mountain cabin during a record-breaking rainstorm.

  • E10
    Ain't Love Grand
    Aired · Sat, Nov 18, 1972 · 30m

    Greg, a former childhood friend of Laurie's, who is now a minister, returns to town and reconnects.

  • E11
    Whatever Happened to Keith Partridge?
    Aired · Sat, Nov 25, 1972 · 30m

    A talent scout convinces Keith that he would be perfect for a part in a new movie.

  • E12
    Nag, Nag, Nag
    Aired · Sat, Dec 9, 1972 · 30m

    Danny wins an insomniac racehorse.

  • E13
    For Sale by Owner
    Aired · Sat, Dec 30, 1972 · 30m

    The Partridges start looking at new homes, but first have to sell their current home.

  • E14
    Aspirin at 7, Dinner at 8
    Aired · Sat, Jan 6, 1973 · 30m

    After accepting a date with an old admirer, Shirley later has to figure out how to get rid of him and his mother.

  • E15
    For Whom the Bell Tolls...and Tolls...and Tolls
    Aired · Sat, Jan 13, 1973 · 30m

    Ruben has a burglar alarm installed in the Partridge home, but they keep setting off the alarm accidentally.

  • E16
    Trial of Partridge One
    Aired · Sat, Jan 20, 1973 · 30m

    Laurie is accused of cheating while covering up for a friend.

  • E17
    I Left My Heart in Cincinnati
    Aired · Sat, Jan 27, 1973 · 30m

    While the Partridges perform several days at an amusement park, Keith meets the public relations host.

  • E18
    The Eleven-Year Itch
    Aired · Sat, Feb 3, 1973 · 30m

    Shirley's recent boyfriend, the politician, comes to town and brings his daughter along.

  • E19
    Bedknobs and Drumsticks
    Aired · Sat, Feb 10, 1973 · 30m

    The Partridge family makes a commercial for a take-out chicken restaurant.

  • E20
    Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex... But Couldn't Pronounce
    Aired · Sat, Feb 24, 1973 · 30m

    School finals are approaching and America's heartthrob Keith is failing Sex Education.

  • E21
    Forgive Us Our Debts
    Aired · Sat, Mar 3, 1973 · 30m

    A department store computer plays havoc with Shirley's account.

  • E22
    The Partridge Connection
    Aired · Sat, Mar 10, 1973 · 30m

    Dared into shoplifting, Danny feels he has disgraced the family.

  • E23
    The Selling of the Partridges
    Aired · Sat, Mar 17, 1973 · 30m

    Keith wants the school presidency, at any cost.

  • E24
    Diary of a Mad Millionaire
    Aired · Sat, Mar 24, 1973 · 30m

    The Partridges bring a lonely millionaire out of his self-imposed isolation.

  • E25
    Me and My Shadow
    Aired · Sat, Mar 31, 1973 · 30m

    The Partridges have to hide from a mystery writer to win $25,000 for charity.

Season 4
22 episodes · 22 aired
▾
  • E1
    Hate Thy Neighbor
    Aired · Sun, Sep 16, 1973 · 30m

    The new neighbor complains about the Partridges' music.

  • E2
    None But the Onely
    Aired · Sun, Sep 23, 1973 · 30m

    Keith wants to date the new girl in school, but she does not want to go with him because he has a love 'em and leave 'em reputation.

  • E3
    Beethoven, Brahms, and Partridge
    Aired · Sun, Sep 30, 1973 · 30m

    A pretty music student inspires Keith to write classical pieces.

  • E4
    The Strike-Out King
    Aired · Sun, Oct 7, 1973 · 30m

    Danny's Little League status inflates his ego.

  • E5
    Reuben Kincaid Lives
    Aired · Sun, Oct 14, 1973 · 30m

    When the Partridges start treating him with kid gloves, Reuben feels he's not long for the world.

  • E6
    Double Trouble
    Aired · Sun, Oct 21, 1973 · 30m

    Keith, stuck with two dates for one night, tries to scheme his way out of one.

  • E7
    The Last Howard
    Aired · Sun, Oct 28, 1973 · 30m

    Danny and Keith suspect Laurie's shipboard suitor.

  • E8
    The Diplomat
    Aired · Sun, Nov 4, 1973 · 30m

    An ambassador who is visiting the town asks Shirley out on a first date.

  • E9
    Heartbreak Keith
    Aired · Sun, Nov 11, 1973 · 30m

    Keith falls for a beautiful coed who turns out to be married.

  • E10
    A Day of Honesty
    Aired · Sun, Nov 18, 1973 · 30m

    The family tries being completely honest for 24 hours.

  • E11
    Al in the Family
    Aired · Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · 30m

    While Ruben is out of town, his nephew takes over managing the Partridges.

  • E12
    Maid in San Pueblo
    Aired · Sun, Dec 9, 1973 · 30m

    Shirley's mother and father argue over Amanda wanting a job outside the house.

  • E13
    Art for Mom's Sake
    Aired · Sun, Jan 13, 1974 · 30m

    An art teacher loves Shirley's work, the family doesn't.

  • E14
    Two for the Show
    Aired · Sun, Jan 20, 1974 · 30m

    Ruben manages a new twin singing act, but the boys break up when they meet Laurie.

  • E15
    Danny Drops Out
    Aired · Sun, Jan 27, 1974 · 30m

    Danny seems to be getting into a lot of trouble at school, and now decided to drop out.

  • E16
    Queen for a Minute
    Aired · Sun, Feb 3, 1974 · 30m

    Laurie runs for homecoming queen so she can speak her mind on discrimination, Keith has a male friend compete against her.

  • E17
    Danny Converts
    Aired · Sun, Feb 10, 1974 · 30m

    Danny pretends to be Jewish to date a rabbi's daughter.

  • E18
    Miss Partridge, Teacher
    Aired · Sun, Feb 24, 1974 · 30m

    Laurie student-teaches Danny's English class.

  • E19
    Keith and Lauriebelle
    Aired · Sun, Mar 3, 1974 · 30m

    Keith cons Laurie into posing as his date in order to make a girl jealous.

  • E20
    Morning Becomes Electric
    Aired · Sun, Mar 10, 1974 · 30m

    Danny has a promotional plan to show the Partridges conserves energy, the newspaper does an article to show their energy saving ways.

  • E21
    Pin It on Danny
    Aired · Sun, Mar 17, 1974 · 30m

    Danny gives Shirley a pin he found, then learns his teacher lost it.

  • E22
    . . . - - -. . . (S.O.S)
    Aired · Sun, Mar 24, 1974 · 30m

    Shirley is surprised to learn that an old boyfriend is in town to make a speech.