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• The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom about a widow who forms a successful pop band with her children. The program contrasted suburban life with the adventures of a touring show business family.

• Fast Facts

  1. Network: ABC
  2. First Aired: September 25, 1970
  3. Final Episode: March 23, 1974
  4. Starring: Shirley Jones, Susan Dey, David Cassidy, Dave Madden, Danny Bonaduce, Suzanne Crow; Brian Forster, Jeremy Gelbwaks
  5. Jones and Cassidy were the only actors who actually sang
  6. Tagline: "C'mon get happy!"
  7. Loosely based on real musical family The Cowsills

• Cast Information

  • David Cassidy as Keith Partridge
  • Shirley Jones as Shirley Partridge
  • Danny Bonaduce as Danny Partridge
  • Susan Dey as Laurie Partridge
  • Suzanne Crough as Tracy Partridge
  • Jeremy Gelbwaks and Brian Forster as Chris Partridge
  • Dave Madden as Reuben Kincaid

• Review

  "The show's candy-colored production design is eye-catching and vivid, but never seems cartoonish. Instead, the band's pseudo-Edwardian costumes and "Careful: Nervous Mother Driving"-inscribed bus come across as the work of a creative and hip - but not too hip - mom. And while the Partridges' songs are not as creative and varied as those of the Monkees, their pure, sugary pop sound is still hard to beat."—A.J. Carson[TVDVD Reviews.com: http://www.tvdvdreviews.com/partridge1.html The Partridge Family: The Complete First Season DVD Review]

• Quotes

  Danny Partridge: "You can't blame me. I'm just a kid."

  Reuben Kincaid: "No, you're not. You're a midget in a kid suit."[IMDb: The Partridge Family quotes

  Keith Partridge: "Has anybody got any ideas about what they're going to do for Mom's birthday?"

  Laurie Partridge: "I thought about offering to do all the cooking for a month. How about you?"

  Keith Partridge: "I'll buy the family a stomach pump."[IMDb: The Partridge Family quotes

• Related Mahalo Pages

  David Cassidy | Shirley Jones | Susan Dey | Danny Bonaduce | Suzanne Crough | Dave Madden | Brian Forster | Jeremy Gelbwaks | The Brady Bunch

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