The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family
TV ShowEnded

The Partridge Family

6.8 / 10
1970
4 seasons
96 episodes
ComedyFamily

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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  • What? And Get Out of Show Business?

    1.What? And Get Out of Show Business?

    25-09-197024m

    A group of musical siblings in San Pueblo, California convinces their widowed mother, bank teller Shirley Partridge, to help them out by singing as they record a pop song in their...

  • The Sound of Money

    2.The Sound of Money

    02-10-197024m

    A minor fender bender turns into a major pain for the Partridges when they decide to fight a fraudulent lawsuit from Whiplash Willie.

  • Whatever Happened to the Old Songs

    3.Whatever Happened to the Old Songs

    09-10-197024m

    Shirley's dad is having a mid-life crisis and decides to hit the road with the band to pursue his long-lost dream of being a star, but will his act appeal to the new generation?

  • See Here, Private Partridge!

    4.See Here, Private Partridge!

    16-10-197024m

    Just as they're about to record their first album, the Partridges have a bomb dropped on them: ten-year-old Danny's been drafted into the Army. Guest stars: Jack Riley as Corporal...

  • When Mother Gets Married

    5.When Mother Gets Married

    23-10-197024m

    Shirley begins dating an old flame but the kids are suspicious of him, especially when they see him leave a jewelry store with a beautiful young woman.

  • Love at First Slight

    6.Love at First Slight

    30-10-197024m

    Now that their record is out, Keith finds himself with major girl trouble: he cannot keep them away from him! But his troubles really begin when he falls for the one who doesn't ca...

  • Danny and the Mob

    7.Danny and the Mob

    06-11-197024m

    While performing in Las Vegas, Danny tutors the beautiful girlfriend of a mob boss in finances so she can leave town and finds himself with a new hit but one that has nothing to do...

  • But the Memory Lingers On

    8.But the Memory Lingers On

    13-11-197024m

    The Partridge Family is about to leave a different kind of lasting impression on their audience after a skunk hitches a ride on their bus and leaves them...and all their clothes......

  • Did You Hear the One About Danny Partridge?

    9.Did You Hear the One About Danny Partridge?

    20-11-197024m

    After a mishap onstage leaves the audience laughing, Danny takes it upon himself to provide a little comic relief to their show. Unfortunately, he's not as funny as he thinks he is...

  • Go Directly to Jail

    10.Go Directly to Jail

    27-11-197024m

    The Partridge Family find themselves with a captive audience when they perform at a prison, but then find themselves being held captive by a prisoner who wants them to hear his son...

  • This Is My Song

    11.This Is My Song

    04-12-197024m

    While Keith struggles with a creative dry spell, Danny attempts to write his first hit. Their sibling rivalry peaks when Danny writes a great song just as Keith has a breakthrough...

  • My Son, the Feminist

    12.My Son, the Feminist

    11-12-197024m

    Keith promises his feminist girlfriend that the Partridge Family will perform at an upcoming rally, which puts them under attack from the morality watchdog group in their neighborh...

  • Star Quality

    13.Star Quality

    18-12-197024m

    When Danny gets singled out in a review by a prominent journalist, the praise goes to his head and he decides to go solo. But he changes his mind when he sees his family happily au...

  • The Red Woodloe Story

    14.The Red Woodloe Story

    25-12-197024m

    During a stopover in a small town, the Partridges offer to revive the career of a folk legend who's been out of circulation for twenty years, but find that he would rather sing in...

  • Mom Drops Out

    15.Mom Drops Out

    01-01-197124m

    Reuben books a European tour but there's one condition: the groovy promoter thinks Shirley's too old. She quits the band, but discovers she has fans there after all.

  • Old Scrapmouth

    16.Old Scrapmouth

    08-01-197124m

    Laurie gets braces right before a television show comes to film the band. As if that isn't bad enough, when they begin to play, her braces pick up radio signals and all she can hea...

  • Why Did the Music Stop?

    17.Why Did the Music Stop?

    15-01-197124m

    Shirley has doubts about what being on the road is doing to the Partridges' lives so she suggests they take a break and start living like a normal family again. But she forgets one...

  • Soul Club

    18.Soul Club

    22-01-197124m

    Due to a booking mix-up, two Detroit club owners expecting the Temptations get the Partridge Family instead. Can they find an audience in Motown?

  • To Play or Not to Play

    19.To Play or Not to Play

    29-01-197124m

    Laurie jumps on the anti-establishment bandwagon when the hotel workers where they're scheduled to perform go out on strike and she refuses to cross the picket line and play.

  • They Shoot Managers, Don't They?

    20.They Shoot Managers, Don't They?

    05-02-197124m

    The Partridges are happy for Reuben when he falls in love and decides to marry, even though his new life doesn't include managing the band – but the band quickly finds they can't m...

  • Partridge up a Pear Tree

    21.Partridge up a Pear Tree

    12-02-197124m

    Danny forces Keith to put the brakes on his spending when his car drains his finances and he realizes he may not be able to afford to take his girlfriend to the prom.

  • Road Song

    22.Road Song

    19-02-197124m

    The Partridges find themselves in the middle of a domestic squabble when they give a ride to a teenage girl—who turns out to be a serial runaway, with the police hot on her trail.

  • Not with My Sister, You Don't!

    23.Not with My Sister, You Don't!

    26-02-197124m

    The rumor mill starts buzzing at school when a hot new guy arrives on campus. Keith initially sees him as a rival until Laurie, who doesn't believe the rumors, accepts a date with...

  • A Partridge by Any Other Name

    24.A Partridge by Any Other Name

    05-03-197124m

    A series of coincidences leads Danny to believe he was adopted and there doesn't seem to be anything anyone can say to convince him he's a natural-born Partridge.

  • A Knight in Shining Armor

    25.A Knight in Shining Armor

    12-03-197124m

    When the Partridges introduce a hip, multi-talented musician to a square, tone-deaf poet, no one expects them to score a hit—but somehow they manage to do just that.

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