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The Partridge Family

TV·1970–1974·4 seasons, 96 episodes·ABC·Comedy, Music·30m·7.3·Created by Bernard Slade

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It's TV's favorite family of rock 'n 'rollers, who hit the road in their groovy bus and turn the world on to the catchy pop songs such as "I Think I Love You", "I Woke Up In Love This Morning", and "Somebody Wants to Love You". The Partridge Family's six members feature mom Shirley and her five kids: Keith, Laurie, Danny, Tracy and Chris. And who can forget the Partridge's frequently exasperated manager Reuben Kincaid, who would become an important member of their family whether he liked it or not?

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Episodes by season

Season0125Episodes1970–71AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Partridge Family S01E01What? And Get Out of Show Business?September 25, 1970Recently widowed mother, Shirley Partridge is struggling while working in a bank to raise her five children who are playing in a band.
  2. S01E02The Partridge Family S01E02The Sound of MoneyOctober 2, 1970After a fender bender, an angry motorist claims whiplash and sues the family.
  3. S01E03The Partridge Family S01E03Whatever Happened to the Old Songs?October 9, 1970Shirley's mother is upset when Shirley's dad joins the band.
  4. S01E04The Partridge Family S01E04See Here, Private PartridgeOctober 16, 1970Shirley tries to clear up the government's error when Danny gets drafted.
  5. S01E05The Partridge Family S01E05When Mother Gets MarriedOctober 23, 1970Shirley's romance with an old flame concerns the kids.
  6. S01E06The Partridge Family S01E06Love at First SlightOctober 30, 1970A smitten neighbour shadows Keith, who has fallen for a 16-year-old store clerk.
  7. S01E07The Partridge Family S01E07Danny and the MobNovember 6, 1970A mobster thinks Danny is romancing his girlfriend.
  8. S01E08The Partridge Family S01E08But the Memory Lingers OnNovember 13, 1970While the family is on a picnic, a skunk sneaks on board the bus and winds up spraying them.
  9. S01E09The Partridge Family S01E09Did You Hear the One About Danny Partridge?November 20, 1970After a song performance, Danny has an awkward moment and decides to try his hand at stand-up comedy.
  10. S01E10The Partridge Family S01E10Go Directly to JailNovember 27, 1970When 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.
  11. S01E11The Partridge Family S01E11This is My SongDecember 4, 1970When 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.
  12. S01E12The Partridge Family S01E12My Son, the FeministDecember 11, 1970Keith'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.
  13. S01E13The Partridge Family S01E13Star QualityDecember 18, 1970A flattering newspaper article swells Danny's head.
  14. S01E14The Partridge Family S01E14The Red Woodloe StoryJanuary 1, 1971Shirley encounters a famous folk artist, long believed dead, and convinces him to perform with the Partridges.
  15. S01E15The Partridge Family S01E15Mom Drops OutJanuary 8, 1971A European tour promoter tells Shirley she's "out" with the "in" crowd.
  16. S01E16The Partridge Family S01E16Old ScrapmouthJanuary 15, 1971Laurie refuses to speak after she has to get braces.
  17. S01E17The Partridge Family S01E17Why Did the Music Stop?January 22, 1971Shirley 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.
  18. S01E18The Partridge Family S01E18Soul ClubJanuary 29, 1971The Partridges are in Detroit for a performance, due to a booking mix-up, they arrive at the place where the Temptations are expected.
  19. S01E19The Partridge Family S01E19To Play or Not to Play?February 5, 1971The band gets caught up in a nightclub's labour woes.
  20. S01E20The Partridge Family S01E20They Shoot Managers, Don't They?February 12, 1971Shirley's matchmaking nearly costs the family its manager.
  21. S01E21The Partridge Family S01E21Partridge Up a Pair TreeFebruary 19, 1971Keith's new car drains his wallet.
  22. S01E22The Partridge Family S01E22Road SongFebruary 26, 1971The Partridges and Ruben meet a girl at a diner who wants to hitch a ride when they drive off to Albuquerque.
  23. S01E23The Partridge Family S01E23Not with My Sister, You Don'tMarch 5, 1971Laurie finds out the hard way that the rumours about a new boy in school are true.
  24. S01E24The Partridge Family S01E24A Partridge by Any Other NameMarch 12, 1971When Danny is unable to find his birth certificate or pictures of himself as a baby, he is convinced that he is adopted.
  25. S01E25The Partridge Family S01E25A Knight in Shining ArmorMarch 19, 1971The Partridges meet Bobby Conway, a composer who plays beautiful music and who is looking for a lyricist.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0224Episodes1971–72AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The Partridge Family S02E01Dora, Dora, DoraSeptember 17, 1971The Partridge Family is forced to add another member to the group, a young girl who can't sing a note.
  2. S02E02The Partridge Family S02E02In 25 Words or LessSeptember 24, 1971To raise money and create publicity, Ruben hosts a contest where the winner can spend a week with the Partridges at their home.
  3. S02E03The Partridge Family S02E03A Man Called SnakeOctober 1, 1971No one in the family is very happy about Laurie's new boyfriend, a biker named Snake.
  4. S02E04The Partridge Family S02E04The UndergraduateOctober 8, 1971A freshman develops a crush on Shirley when she takes a college course.
  5. S02E05The Partridge Family S02E05Anatomy of a TonsilOctober 15, 1971Danny fears losing his singing voice after having his tonsils removed.
  6. S02E06The Partridge Family S02E06Whatever Happened to Moby Dick?October 22, 1971The Partridges make a record featuring the song of a whale to raise awareness of the whale's plight.
  7. S02E07The Partridge Family S02E07Dr. Jekyll and Mr. PartridgeOctober 29, 1971Keith decides that being the eldest, he should take more responsibility for his siblings.
  8. S02E08The Partridge Family S02E08Days of Acne and RosesNovember 5, 1971Danny and Keith try to give a shy, awkward grocery clerk enough confidence to ask Laurie for a date.
  9. S02E09The Partridge Family S02E09Tale of Two HamstersNovember 12, 1971Mother Nature gives Danny a hand in another of his money making schemes.
  10. S02E10The Partridge Family S02E10The Forty-Year ItchNovember 19, 1971Shirley's father visits and announces he left home and plans to go to Big Spur.
  11. S02E11The Partridge Family S02E11I Can Get It for You RetailNovember 26, 1971Danny sees his mother looking at a mink coat in a store window, and with Shirley's birthday coming up, Danny decides to buy it for her. To r
  12. S02E12The Partridge Family S02E12Guess Who's Coming to Drive?December 10, 1971Reuben sets up an aggressive summer tour schedule. Shirley does not want to go on tour as it is tiring to drive all day and sing all night,
  13. S02E13The Partridge Family S02E13Don't Bring Your Guns to Town, SantaDecember 17, 1971After performing in Vegas on Christmas Eve, the Partridges start the drive home. The bus breaks down in a town with one inhabitant. Disappoi
  14. S02E14The Partridge Family S02E14Where Do Mermaids Go?December 31, 1971Driving home after a tour, the Partridges stop for a picnic on a country road and meet a young woman who likes to travel alone.
  15. S02E15The Partridge Family S02E15Home is Where the Heart WasJanuary 7, 1972After Chris and Tracy are scolded for leaving a mess, they decide to run away... to Ruben's apartment causing mayhem.
  16. S02E16The Partridge Family S02E16Fellini, Bergman, and PartridgeJanuary 14, 1972After seeing some experimental films at a theater, Keith says he can do better than any they saw. Keith pulls out the movie camera and begin
  17. S02E17The Partridge Family S02E17Waiting for BoleroJanuary 21, 1972Keith wants his own apartment so he can have some peace and quiet to write music. Shirley reluctantly agrees to let him move into a room in
  18. S02E18The Partridge Family S02E18I Am Curious PartridgeJanuary 28, 1972Danny gets a job writing articles about the Partridge Family for the local newspaper. To be sure his article is a success, he embellishes th
  19. S02E19The Partridge Family S02E19My Heart Belongs to a Two-Car GarageFebruary 4, 1972Chris and Tracy invite a street worker into their home. He says he is a world class Russian painter and says he can paint a work of art on t
  20. S02E20The Partridge Family S02E20Hel-l-l-pFebruary 11, 1972It's a battle of the sexes as Shirley and Laurie prove to their male chauvinist counterparts to be better able to handle the wilderness.
  21. S02E21The Partridge Family S02E21Promise Her Anything, But Give Her a PunchFebruary 18, 1972Danny retaliates when the object of his affections admits that she is in love with Keith.
  22. S02E22The Partridge Family S02E22The Partridge PapersMarch 3, 1972The school newspaper is collecting items for an auction to raise money. While Laurie is out, Danny accidentally grabs the wrong box with Lau
  23. S02E23The Partridge Family S02E23All's War in Love and FairsMarch 10, 1972As the Partridges start their vacation, the bus breaks down in a small town. The locals want them to do a benefit show to help Native Americ
  24. S02E24The Partridge Family S02E24Who is Max Ledbetter and Why is He Saying All Those Horrible Things?March 17, 1972The Partridges hire a psychic performer for Tracy's birthday party. Keith and Danny keep asking for predictions about their lives, so the ps

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0325Episodes1972–73AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01The Partridge Family S03E01This Male Chauvinist Piggy Went to MarketSeptember 15, 1972Its role reversal time in the Partridge household as Keith takes home economics and Laurie takes auto shop. Laurie embarrasses Keith by defe
  2. S03E02The Partridge Family S03E02M is for the Many ThingsSeptember 22, 1972The family travels by bus to Sacramento for Shirley to accept a Mother of the Year award. Taking the back road leads them to wrong turns, lo
  3. S03E03The Partridge Family S03E03Princess and the PartridgeSeptember 29, 1972A princess flies into town with the express purpose of having a date with Keith. They find it difficult to act natural around each other unt
  4. S03E04The Partridge Family S03E04Each Dawn I DietOctober 6, 1972Danny wants to lose weight to impress a girl, so Shirley puts him on a diet. After a week, he weighs more because of cheating. Ruben teases
  5. S03E05The Partridge Family S03E05A Penny for His ThoughtsOctober 13, 1972Snake, a motorcyclist friend of the Partridges, visits and wants help with the woman he loves.
  6. S03E06The Partridge Family S03E06You're Only Young TwiceOctober 20, 1972The school psychologist suggests a radical treatment to get to the bottom of Danny's behavioural problems.
  7. S03E07The Partridge Family S03E07The Mod FatherOctober 27, 1972Shirley's parents visit, and they try to find a hidden meaning from every sound and sentence when these are simple every day things.
  8. S03E08The Partridge Family S03E08A Likely CandidateNovember 3, 1972Keith campaigns for a politician who likes Shirley.
  9. S03E09The Partridge Family S03E09Swiss Family PartridgeNovember 10, 1972The Partridges are isolated in a mountain cabin during a record-breaking rainstorm.
  10. S03E10The Partridge Family S03E10Ain't Love GrandNovember 17, 1972Greg, a former childhood friend of Laurie's, who is now a minister, returns to town and reconnects.
  11. S03E11The Partridge Family S03E11Whatever Happened to Keith Partridge?November 24, 1972A talent scout convinces Keith that he would be perfect for a part in a new movie.
  12. S03E12The Partridge Family S03E12Nag, Nag, NagDecember 8, 1972Danny wins an insomniac racehorse.
  13. S03E13The Partridge Family S03E13For Sale by OwnerDecember 29, 1972The Partridges start looking at new homes, but first have to sell their current home.
  14. S03E14The Partridge Family S03E14Aspirin at 7, Dinner at 8January 5, 1973After accepting a date with an old admirer, Shirley later has to figure out how to get rid of him and his mother.
  15. S03E15The Partridge Family S03E15For Whom the Bell Tolls...and Tolls...and TollsJanuary 12, 1973Ruben has a burglar alarm installed in the Partridge home, but they keep setting off the alarm accidentally.
  16. S03E16The Partridge Family S03E16Trial of Partridge OneJanuary 19, 1973Laurie is accused of cheating while covering up for a friend.
  17. S03E17The Partridge Family S03E17I Left My Heart in CincinnatiJanuary 26, 1973At a gig at the Kings Island amusement park outside Cincinnati, Keith finds himself falling for a PR agent, an older woman; before long, Dan
  18. S03E18The Partridge Family S03E18The Eleven-Year ItchFebruary 2, 1973Shirley's recent boyfriend, the politician, comes to town and brings his daughter along.
  19. S03E19The Partridge Family S03E19Bedknobs and DrumsticksFebruary 9, 1973The Partridge family makes a commercial for a takeout chicken restaurant.
  20. S03E20The Partridge Family S03E20Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex... But Couldn't PronounceFebruary 16, 1973School finals are approaching and America's heartthrob Keith is failing Sex Education.
  21. S03E21The Partridge Family S03E21Forgive Us Our DebtsFebruary 23, 1973A department store computer plays havoc with Shirley's account.
  22. S03E22The Partridge Family S03E22The Partridge ConnectionMarch 2, 1973Dared into shoplifting, Danny feels he has disgraced the family.
  23. S03E23The Partridge Family S03E23The Selling of the PartridgesMarch 9, 1973Keith wants the school presidency, at any cost.
  24. S03E24The Partridge Family S03E24Diary of a Mad MillionaireMarch 16, 1973The Partridges bring a lonely millionaire out of his self imposed isolation.
  25. S03E25The Partridge Family S03E25Me and My ShadowMarch 23, 1973The Partridges have to hide from a mystery writer to win $25,000 for charity.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0422Episodes1973–74AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01The Partridge Family S04E01Hate Thy NeighborSeptember 15, 1973The Partridges come up against a new neighbor who hates show business and resorts to enforcing noise pollution ordinances against the family
  2. S04E02The Partridge Family S04E02None But the OnelySeptember 22, 1973Keith 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.
  3. S04E03The Partridge Family S04E03Beethoven, Brahms, and PartridgeSeptember 29, 1973Keith's newest girlfriend is a cellist in the school band. Rachel thinks Keith is wasting his talent on rock and roll songs, and convinces h
  4. S04E04The Partridge Family S04E04The Strike-Out KingOctober 6, 1973After becoming a pest tagging along after Keith and Laurie, Danny is encouraged by Shirley to make friends his own age by trying out for the
  5. S04E05The Partridge Family S04E05Reuben Kincaid LivesOctober 13, 1973Shirley tells the children they have to start being nice to Reuben. But since he is not used to this new attitude, he thinks it is because t
  6. S04E06The Partridge Family S04E06Double TroubleOctober 20, 1973Keith, stuck with two dates for one night, tries to scheme his way out of one.
  7. S04E07The Partridge Family S04E07The Last HowardOctober 27, 1973Laurie is the object of a rich admirer on a cruise ship, but all is not exactly how it appears.
  8. S04E08The Partridge Family S04E08The DiplomatNovember 3, 1973A smitten ambassador asks Shirley out on a disastrous first date, but his quest for a second date turns her world upside down after she refu
  9. S04E09The Partridge Family S04E09Heartbreak KeithNovember 10, 1973Keith enrolls in a college sociology course, but finds himself infatuated with an older (and very happily married) co-ed.
  10. S04E10The Partridge Family S04E10A Day of HonestyNovember 17, 1973After Danny gets caught sneaking into a movie theater, Shirley tries teaching him a lesson by enforcing 24 hours of total honesty for the wh
  11. S04E11The Partridge Family S04E11Al in the FamilyNovember 24, 1973Reuben's nephew, an aspiring comedian, tries to fill in for the absent manager, with nightmarish results for the Partridges.
  12. S04E12The Partridge Family S04E12Maid in San PuebloDecember 8, 1973Shirley's father and mother Amanda argue over Amanda wanting a job outside the house. She leaves home and goes to Shirley's home. Amanda get
  13. S04E13The Partridge Family S04E13Art for Mom's SakeJanuary 12, 1974Shirley goes to an art school for classes. Her teacher raves about her work, but the family knows it is not good. It seems the teacher has a
  14. S04E14The Partridge Family S04E14Two for the ShowJanuary 19, 1974Reuben manages a new twin singing act, but the boys have a crush on Laurie. They won't perform until they get a date from her.
  15. S04E15The Partridge Family S04E15Danny Drops OutJanuary 26, 1974Danny seems to be getting into a lot of trouble at school, and decides to drop out. Shirley and his teacher discuss how to prevent this. The
  16. S04E16The Partridge Family S04E16Queen for a MinuteFebruary 2, 1974Laurie runs for homecoming queen so she can speak her mind on discrimination, Keith has a male friend compete against her.
  17. S04E17The Partridge Family S04E17Danny ConvertsFebruary 9, 1974Danny pretends to be Jewish to date a rabbi's daughter.
  18. S04E18The Partridge Family S04E18Miss Partridge, TeacherFebruary 23, 1974Laurie student-teaches Danny's English class.
  19. S04E19The Partridge Family S04E19Keith and LauriebelleMarch 2, 1974Keith cons Laurie into posing as his date in order to make a girl jealous.
  20. S04E20The Partridge Family S04E20Morning Becomes ElectricMarch 9, 1974Danny has a promotional plan to show the Partridges conserves energy, the newspaper does an article to show their energy saving ways.
  21. S04E21The Partridge Family S04E21Pin It on DannyMarch 16, 1974It's Shirley's birthday and the family and Ruben gather to celebrate. Danny's gift is a beautiful broach. He does not tell Shirley he found
  22. S04E22The Partridge Family S04E22. . . - - -. . . (S.O.S)March 23, 1974When an old flame sails into town from the navy, Shirley is smitten, and everyone approves . . . except for Danny, who suspects the sailor h

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