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The Partridge Family

Summary In 1970, the Partridge Family was among the top-selling recording acts, not to mention one of the top-rated TV shows of its time. Either way, it made David Cassidy a successful teen idol until the show's cancellation in 1974.The Partridge Family consisted of Shirley Partridge (keyboards, vocals) and her five kids: Keith (lead vocalist a...

Created By: Bernard Slade

  • ABC
  • Sep 17, 1971
  • ABC
  • Sep 17, 1971
The Partridge Family
Season 2
Season Premiere: Sep 17, 1971
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Summary In 1970, the Partridge Family was among the top-selling recording acts, not to mention one of the top-rated TV shows of its time. Either way, it made David Cassidy a successful teen idol until the show's cancellation in 1974.The Partridge Family consisted of Shirley Partridge (keyboards, vocals) and her five kids: Keith (lead vocalist a...

Created By: Bernard Slade

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Episode 1 • Sep 17, 1971 • 30 m
Dora, Dora, Dora
Episode 2 • Sep 24, 1971 • 30 m
In 25 Words or Less
To raise money and create publicity, Reuben hosts a contest where the winner can spend a week with the Partridges at their home. The winner? Mrs. Gloria Neugast, a middle-aged woman. Gloria brings a new dimension to the family.
Episode 3 • Oct 1, 1971 • 30 m
A Man Called Snake
Episode 4 • Oct 8, 1971 • 30 m
The Undergraduate
Shirley enrolls in college using her maiden name so her real name does not draw unwanted attention. A younger classmate develops a crush on her. He tells his parents and they do not approve of his dating an older woman.
Episode 5 • Oct 15, 1971 • 30 m
Anatomy of a Tonsil
Danny's sore throat is diagnosed as tonsillitis and he has to have his tonsils removed. He is nervous about the operation, and when it is over, he is nervous about losing his voice.
Episode 6 • Oct 22, 1971 • 30 m
Whatever Happened to Moby Dick?
Danny is interested in the whales singing and tells the family they need to include whales in their act to show their support of ecology.
Episode 7 • Oct 29, 1971 • 30 m
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Partridge
Keith decides he has to be a better role model to his younger brothers and sisters, but it seems like everything backfires.
Episode 8 • Nov 5, 1971 • 30 m
Days of Acne and Roses
The grocery guy who delivers to the Partridges has a crush on Laurie, but he feels shy around her. He wants to ask her out, but has never been on a date. The other family members help him change his appearance and get over his shyness.
Episode 9 • Nov 12, 1971 • 30 m
A Tale of Two Hamsters
Danny and the two other younger children tell Shirley they have decided to go in the hamster business. When the two hamsters multiple with their offspring, the Partridges have to take them on tour so they can feed and take care of them.
Episode 10 • Nov 19, 1971 • 30 m
The Forty-Year Itch
Shirley's father visits and announces he left home and plans to go to Big Sur. Minutes later, her mother shows up and says she ran away. Both parents are determined to split up. The Partridges must find a way to bring them together again.
Episode 11 • Nov 26, 1971 • 30 m
I Can Get It for You Retail
Danny 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 raise money, Danny starts selling Keith's personal belongings to the love-sick girls at school.
Episode 12 • Dec 10, 1971 • 30 m
Guess Who's Coming to Drive?
Reuben 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, so they hire a bus driver. But Danny is suspicious when they find out that he's an ex-con.
Episode 13 • Dec 17, 1971 • 30 m
Don't Bring Your Guns to Town, Santa
After performing in Vegas on Christmas Eve, the Partridges start the drive home. The bus breaks down in a town with one inhabitant. Disappointed about being away from home for Christmas, the prospector tells them a Christmas story.
Episode 14 • Dec 31, 1971 • 30 m
Where Do Mermaids Go?
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 and enjoy her freedom. After hours together, she stays at their home, leaves, and gives them a million dollars.
Episode 15 • Jan 7, 1972 • 30 m
Home Is Where the Heart Was
After being scolded from a mess, Chris and Tracy decided to run away from home but, ended up at Ruben's apartment causing mayhem.
Episode 16 • Jan 14, 1972 • 30 m
Fellini, Bergman, and Partridge
After seeing some experimental films at a theater, Keith says he can do better than any they saw. Keith pulls out the movie camera and begins filming various random clips. Danny becomes his partner. The premier is not what he expects.
Episode 17 • Jan 21, 1972 • 30 m
Waiting for Bolero
Keith 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 the house next door. Having his own place is not what he expects.
Episode 18 • Jan 28, 1972 • 30 m
I Am Curious Partridge
Danny gets a job writing articles about the Partridge Family for the local newspaper. To be sure his article is a success, he embellishes the truth about the family.
Episode 19 • Feb 4, 1972 • 30 m
My Heart Belongs to a Two Car Garage
Chris 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 their garage door. The completed picture is a nude woman that all the neighbors complain about.
Episode 20 • Feb 11, 1972 • 30 m
Hel-l-l-p
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.
Episode 21 • Feb 18, 1972 • 30 m
Promise Her Anything, But Give Her a Punch
Danny has a crush on a classmate and they go through the ritual of pretending not to like each other. But for Gloria, she likes Keith more and is using Danny to get closer to Keith.
Episode 22 • Mar 3, 1972 • 30 m
The Partridge Papers
Episode 23 • Mar 10, 1972 • 30 m
All's War in Love and Fairs
As 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 Americans build a school. The mechanic finds ways to delay fixing the bus until the day of the show.
Episode 24 • Mar 17, 1972 • 30 m
Who Is Max Ledbetter and Why Is He Saying All Those Terrible Things?
The Partridges hire a psychic performer for Tracy's birthday party. Keith and Danny keep asking for predictions about their lives, so the psychic asks them to help his failing business from a foreclosure.

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Shirley Jones

Shirley Partridge

David Cassidy

Keith Partridge

Susan Dey

Laurie Partridge

Danny Bonaduce

Danny Partridge

Suzanne Crough

Tracy Partridge

Dave Madden

Reuben Kincaid, Reuben Clarence Kincaid

Brian Forster

Christopher 'Chris' Partridge

Jeremy Gelbwaks

Christopher 'Chris' Partridge

Rick Segall

Ricky Stevens

Gordon Jump

Albertson, Cop, Father

Gary Dubin

Punky Lazaar

Bruce Kimmel

Richard Whipple, Freddy, Howard Krump, Marvin

Elaine Giftos

Bonnie Kleinschmidt

Rosemary DeCamp

Grandma Amanda Renfrew

Mitzi Hoag

Miss Farrow, Mrs. Fergusson, Mrs. Malfussi, Shelia Faber

Joseph V. Perry

Mr. Jenkins, Police Sergeant, Policeman, Sergeant

Martin Speer

Engineer, Lazaar Hannibal

Sari Price

2nd Wife, Mother, Saleswoman, Woman

Yvonne Wilder

Waitress, Sheila

Ray Bolger

Grandpa Fred Renfrew, Grandpa Walter Renfrew

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