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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'The Partridge Family' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'The Partridge Family':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

September 25, 1970: What? And Get Out Of Show Business?
Season 1, episode 1
W: Bernard Slade   D: Jerry Paris

With Gordon Jump (Man), Johnny Cash (Variety Show Host), William Wintersole (Club Manager), Debra Pearce (Gloria Steinman), Hal Taggert (Desk Clerk), Felton Perry (Airport Clerk), Ceil Cabot (Woman). Comedy about a widow with five muscially-inclined children who are bent on a show business career. In the first episode, the youngsters form a vocal-instrumental group to make an audition record. When their lead girl singer, a neighborhood friend, comes down with the measles, the kids press their mother into the act.

October 2, 1970: The Sound Of Money
Season 1, episode 2
W: Martin A. Ragaway   D: Peter Baldwin

With Harry Morgan (Willie Larkin), Farrah Fawcett (Pretty Girl), Kelly Britt (Doris), Ivan Bonar (Leroy Lowenfeld). A man sues the Partridges after Shirley nudges his car from behind while driving the group's tour bus.

October 9, 1970: Whatever Happened To The Old Songs?
Season 1, episode 3
W: Bernard Slade   D: Jerry Bernstein

With Ray Bolger (Grandpa Fred Renfrew), Rosemary DeCamp (Grandma Amanda Renfrew). Grandpa and grandma, Shirley's parents, visit the Partridges and Grandpa decides to join the family's musical group.

October 16, 1970: See Here, Private Partridge
Season 1, episode 4
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell   D: Claudio Guzman

With Jonathan Daly (Officer Moody), Laurence Haddon (Sgt. Sizemore), Jack Riley (Corporal Wrzesinkski), Jared Martin (Recording Engineer), Ted Scott (Eye Doctor). The family is shocked when 10-year-old Danny is ordered to report for induction. Shirley accompanies her son to the induction center, fully expecting the Army to acknowledge the computer error.

October 23, 1970: When Mother Gets Married
Season 1, episode 5
W: Bernard Slade   D: Ralph Senensky

With John McMartin (Larry Metcalf), Jaclyn Smith (Tina), Pitt Herbert (Clerk). Shirley meets an old flame while the family is on tour and the children are convinced he's a fortune hunter who will break up the act by marrying her.

October 30, 1970: Love At First Slight
Season 1, episode 6
W: Steve Pritzker   D: Bob Claver

With Lane Bradbury (Janet), Claire Wilcox (Cathy), Denice Stadling (Sandy), Elaine Fielding (Registrar), Sheri Cowart (Debbie), Lisa Jill (Suzy). Keith is hounded by girls dying to date a member of the famous show business Partridges -- hounded, that is, by all except the one he wants to go out with.

November 6, 1970: Danny And The Mob
Season 1, episode 7
W: Ron Friedman   D: Jerry Bernstein

With Pat Harrington Jr. (Harry Starr), Barbara Rhoades (LaVon LaVern), Richard Bakalyan (Skee), Vic Tayback (Rocco), Jack Collins (Investor), Julio Medina (Chavez), Henry Hunter (Minister). A showgirl in Las Vegas asks Danny's advice on the stock market, then her boyfriend and the mob warn him to stay away.

November 13, 1970: But The Memory Lingers On
Season 1, episode 8
W: Bernard Slade   D: E.W. Swackhamer

With Gino Conforti (Bellboy #1), Howard Morton (Jerome Donkin), Joseph V. Perry (Sergeant), Bob Gibbon (Clerk), George Spell (Boy), Dick Balduzzi (Elevator Boy), Jo Anne Meredith (Matron), William Lucking (Sweeney). The family's concert performance in another town is jeopardized when a skunk hiding in the bus contaminates them.

November 20, 1970: Did You Hear The One About Danny Partridge?
Season 1, episode 9
W: Ron Friedman   D: Paul Junger Witt

With Morey Amsterdam (Ziggy Shnurr), Jackie Coogan (Max Pepper), Warren Miller (Musician #1), Kip King (Musician #2). Danny accidentally makes an audience laugh, so he tries to become a comedian.

November 27, 1970: Go Directly To Jail
Season 1, episode 10
W: Dale McRaven   D: Claudio Guzman

With Stuart Margolin (Hank), Ron Feinberg (Max), Ken Swofford (Monty), C. Lindsay Workman (Warden), Ben Frank (Convict), Ron Pinkard (Guard), Frank Baron (Joe). The family become victims of a plot by an enterprising prison inmate who wants to sell them his songs.

December 4, 1970: This Is My Song
Season 1, episode 11
W: Richard DeRoy   D: Jerry Paris
Danny gets an inspiration while sleeping and writes down his sure-fire hit tune the next morning. The family is impressed until brother Keith claims the song was stolen from him.

December 11, 1970: My Son, The Feminist
Season 1, episode 12
W: Richard DeRoy   D: Peter Baldwin

With Jane Actman (Tina Newcomb), Leonard Stone (Clauson), Fran Ryan (First Wife), Sari Price (Wife #2), Dort Clark (Husband #1). Keith commits the family to sing at a Women's Lib rally organized by one of his girlfriends, but the family doesn't want to get mixed up in politics.

December 18, 1970: Star Quality
Season 1, episode 13
W: Bernard Slade   D: Harry Falk

With Dick Clark (Himself), Mitzi Hoag (Sheila Faber), Judy March (Mother), Jean-Michel Michenaud (Norman Farrell). Danny decides to go out as a single after one rave review, but Shirley knows the best way to discourage this and keep him with the group.

January 1, 1971: The Red Woodloe Story
Season 1, episode 14
W: Coslough Johnson   D: Peter Baldwin

With William Schallert (Red Woodloe). The family meets a famous old folk singer and tries to convince him to come out of retirement.

January 8, 1971: Mom Drops Out
Season 1, episode 15
W: Peter Meyerson   D: Harry Falk

With Gino Conforti (Logan Mays), Joel Warfield (Emcee), Renee Tetro (Young girl). The family starts a European tour without Shirley because the kids over there don't dig the older generation.

January 15, 1971: Old Scrapmouth
Season 1, episode 16
W: James Henerson   D: Herbert Kenwith

With Alan Oppenheimer (Wink Burgess), Jonathan Daly (Tommy Phillips), Mark Hamill (Jerry), William Wintersole (Dr. Kessler). The family is booked for a nationwide television show, but Laurie doesn't want to appear because of the braces on her teeth.

January 22, 1971: Why Did The Music Stop?
Season 1, episode 17
W: Bernard Slade   D: Alan Rafkin

With Richard Mulligan (Dr. Jim Lucas), Reva Rose (Mabel). The family quits show business when Shirley asks the children to lead a normal life for a change. The kids are convinced Shirley wants to quit so she can get married.

January 29, 1971: Soul Club
Season 1, episode 18
W: Harry Winkler, Harry Dolan   D: Paul Junger Witt

With Richard Pryor (A.E. Simon), Lou Gossett Jr. (Sam Simon), Charles Lampkin (Heavy), Herbert Jefferson Jr. (Black Leader), Morris Buchanan (Baker), Ben Frank (Police Officer). The family arrive in Detroit to perform at the Fire House and learn there's been a booking error.

February 5, 1971: To Play Or Not To Play?
Season 1, episode 19
W: Stan Cutler, Martin Donovan   D: Ralph Senensky

With Michael Lembeck (Marc), Harvey Lembeck (Marino). When the employees of a night club go on strike, Laurie feels the family shouldn't cross the picket line to perform.

February 12, 1971: They Shoot Managers, Don't They?
Season 1, episode 20
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell   D: Peter Baldwin

With Nancy Malone (Cathleen Darcy). Shirley arranges a blind date for Reuben and he falls in love with the girl.

February 19, 1971: Partridge Up A Pear Tree
Season 1, episode 21
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell   D: Ralph Senensky

With Annette O'Toole (Carol), Carl Ballantine (Pitchman), Joseph V. Perry (Mr. Jenkins). Keith finds himself too broke to take out his girlfriend, or even repair his car.

February 26, 1971: Road Song
Season 1, episode 22
W: Dale McRaven   D: Alan Rafkin

With Laurie Prange (Maggie Newton), Sandy Kenyon (Father), Ian Wolfe (Grandfather), Harry Hickox (Sheriff), Stuart Nisbet (Patrolman), Dick Wilson (Cowboy). The Partridges give a ride to a girl hitchhiker who is wanted by the police. The youngster has run away from her grandparents, who have legal custody.

March 5, 1971: Not With My Sister, You Don't
Season 1, episode 23
W: Dale McRaven   D: Mel Swope

With Michael Ontkean (Lester Braddock), Michael Rupert (Bob), Jeremy Burke (Archie), Cindy Crosby (Doris). Keith is concerned when a star athlete reported to be a fast operator asks Laurie for a date.

March 12, 1971: A Partridge By Any Other Name
Season 1, episode 24
W: Ron Friedman   D: Harry Falk

With Bernard Fox (Marty Burnes), Art Metrano (Mike Young), Ned Glass (Detective Harry Klein), Jim Connell (Orderly), Renie Riano (Mrs. Reinbolt), Sid McCoy (M. Young), Jeff Burton (Workman). Danny is convinced he was adopted because the family can't find his birth certificate, necessary for crossing the border into Canada to do a show.

March 19, 1971: A Knight In Shining Armor
Season 1, episode 25
W: Bernard Slade   D: Earl Bellamy

With Bobby Sherman (Bobby Conway), Wes Stern (Lionel Poindexter). A talented musician wants the Partridges to record one of his songs, but the work needs words.





September 17, 1971: Dora, Dora, Dora
Season 2, episode 1
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell   D: Ralph Senensky

With Robyn Millan (Dora), Jack Burns (Stillman Kelly). Shirley Jones returns for a second season as a widow who forms a pop singing group with her five children. In the season opener, agent Kincaid promises the father of a girl that she can sing with the Partridges at a show, but her voice is terrible.

September 24, 1971: In 25 Words Or Less
Season 2, episode 2
W: Martin A. Ragaway   D: Richard Kinon

With Kay Medford (Gloria), Gerald Hiken (Bernie Applebaum), Monie Ellis (Doris). The winner of a fan magazine's "spend a week with the Partridge Family" contest turns out to be a 60-year-old, old-fashioned mama.

October 1, 1971: A Man Called Snake
Season 2, episode 3
W: Chuck Shyer, Alan Mandel   D: Richard Kinon

With Rob Reiner (Snake), Bryan O'Byrne (Mr. Koolic), Michael Gregory (Quinton), Sandi Schrader (Fran). A motorcycle gang leader rides down a school hallway to offer Laurie a lift home. He then talks her into a date at the school dance.

October 8, 1971: The Undergraduate
Season 2, episode 4
W: Susan Silver   D: Ralph Senensky

With Michael Burns (Paul Bruner), Norman Fell (Mr. Bruner), Ann Morgan Guilbert (Mrs. Bruner), Carol O'Leary (Margo). Shirley takes a psychology course in college and a shy student gets a crush on her.

October 15, 1971: Anatomy Of A Tonsil
Season 2, episode 5
W: Coslough Johnson   D: Lou Antonio

With Gary Dubin (Punky Lazaar), Marshall Thompson (Dr. Milstead). Danny, facing a tonsillectomy, panics when he sees Dr. Marcus Welby on television advising a mother not to let her son know the grave danger of an imminent operation.

October 22, 1971: Whatever Happened To Moby Dick?
Season 2, episode 6
W: Peggy Chantler Dick   D: E.W. Swackhamer

With Howard Cosell (Himself), Bert Convy (Dr. Whelander), Dub Taylor (Flicker), George O'Hanlon Sr. (Bear Man). Howard Cosell, ABC sports commentator, uses his probing interview technique to help the family strike a blow for the preservation of whales.

October 29, 1971: Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Partridge
Season 2, episode 7
W: William Bickley   D: Mel Swope

With Bruce Kimmel (Freddy), Laurence Haddon (Coach Dawson). Inspired by a talk from Coach Dawson, Keith Partridge assumes the responsibilities belonging to the eldest male in the household.

November 5, 1971: Days Of Acne And Roses
Season 2, episode 8
W: Dale McRaven   D: Richard Kinon

With Jay Ripley (Wendell), Robert B. Williams (Mr. Busby). Laurie's attempts to build up the self-confidence of a shy boy succeed beyond her expectations.

November 12, 1971: A Tale Of Two Hamsters
Season 2, episode 9
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell   D: Roger Duchowny

With Gordon Jump (Albertson), C. Lindsay Workman (Hotel Manager), Dick Yarmy (Patterson), Karen Lee Bowman (Karen). Danny Partridge breeds a garage full of hamsters and then can't find any buyers.

November 19, 1971: The Forty-Year Itch
Season 2, episode 10
W: Steve Pritzker   D: Ralph Senensky

With Ray Bolger (Grandpa Fred Renfrew), Rosemary DeCamp (Grandma Amanda Renfrew). The Partridges toss a farewell party for Grandpa, who has made up his mind to become a hippie.

November 26, 1971: I Can Get It For You Retail
Season 2, episode 11
W: Bernard Slade   D: Russ Mayberry
Danny schemes to raise money for a fur coat for his mother by selling Keith's personal possessions to teenyboppers.

December 10, 1971: Guess Who's Coming To Drive?
Season 2, episode 12
W: Bob Rodgers   D: Ralph Senensky

With Milt Kamen (John Burnhardt), Vic Tayback (Ingram), Naomi Stevens (Mrs. Weinstock). The family becomes concerned when a picture of a fleeing bank bandit bears a strong resemblance to their tour bus driver.

December 17, 1971: Don't Bring Your Guns To Town, Santa
Season 2, episode 13
W: Bernard Slade   D: Richard Kinon

With Dean Jagger (Charlie), Britt Leach (Jess). Chris and Tracy fantasize a Christmas tale of the Old West, with the family as Miss Belle, Sheriff Swell, the schoolmarm, Little the Kid and Mean Sidney.

December 31, 1971: Where Do Mermaids Go?
Season 2, episode 14
W: Peggy Chantler Dick   D: Lou Antonio

With Meredith Baxter (Jenny), Herbert Rudley (L.J. Belson), Richard X. Slattery (Police Officer), Val Bisoglio (Palmer). A wandering girl befriended by the Partridges leaves them a check for $1 million when she departs. News of their windfall gets around and the family learns, the hard way, what it's like to be rich.

January 7, 1972: Home Is Where The Heart Was
Season 2, episode 15
W: Dick Bensfield, Perry Grant   D: Jerry London

With Elaine Giftos (Bonnie Kleinschmitt). When Chris and Tracy announce they're running away from home, Shirley suggests they take along suitcases.

January 14, 1972: Fellini, Bergman And Partridge
Season 2, episode 16
W: Martin Cohan   D: Jerome Courtland

With Tony Ballen (Sam Greasley), Richard Stahl (Mr. Fenster), Gaye Nelson (Lynn). Keith, after seeing some experimental underground movies, sets out to make a better one.

January 21, 1972: Waiting For Bolero
Season 2, episode 17
W: Martin Cohan   D: Jerry London

With Pamela Peters (Vicky), Leigh Webb (Archie), Ric Carrott (Bernie). Keith wangles permission from his mother to move into his own pad, then discovers that freedom has its drawbacks.

January 28, 1972: I Am Curious, Partridge
Season 2, episode 18
W: Bob Rodgers   D: Lou Antonio

With Maxine Stuart (Mrs. Damion), Mitzi Hoag (Mrs. Ferguson). Danny writes an article for the local newspaper alleging that Keith loves women with black garters, has a hidden rose tattoo and also has a crush on his teacher.

February 4, 1972: My Heart Belongs To A Two-Car Garage
Season 2, episode 19
W: William Bickley   D: Jerry London

With Arte Johnson (Nicholas Minksi Pushkin), Dave Ketchum (Mr. Phelps), Jeff Donnell (Mrs. Monahan), Ivor Barry (Mr. Hensley), Frank Welker (Sioux). Neighbors are aroused to action when an eccentric artist paints a lightly attired lady across the front of the Partridges' garage,

February 11, 1972: Hel-l-l-p
Season 2, episode 20
W: Dale McRaven   D: Paton Price

With Cindy Henderson (Girl Scout). Shirley and Laurie go camping by themselves while Chris and Tracy are at their grandparents'. Keith, Danny and Reuben, concerned for the ladies' safety, set out to follow them, forgetting such details as food and bedrolls.

February 18, 1972: Promise Her Anything, But Give Her A Punch
Season 2, episode 21
W: Dale McRaven   D: Bob Claver

With Patti Cohoon (Gloria Hickey). Danny confides to his mother that when he's around a certain girl he gets an overwhelming urge to punch her in the arm.

March 3, 1972: The Partridge Papers
Season 2, episode 22
W: William Bickley   D: Jerry London

With Gordon Jump (Police officer), Bruce Kimmel (Marvin). Laurie's diary falls into the hands of her nemesis, Marvin, editor of the school paper.

March 10, 1972: All's War In Love And Fairs
Season 2, episode 23
W: John Wilder   D: Mel Swope

With Harry Morgan (Cal Courtney), Josephine Hutchinson (Amanda May Courtney), Ivan Naranjo (Paul), Sandra Ego (Ruth), Lee Casey (Tommy). The family learns a great deal from a visit to a Navajo reservation -- including the reason why the proprietor of a desert garage had delayed their departure for two days.

March 17, 1972: Who Is Max Ledbetter And Why Is He Saying All Those Horrible Things?
Season 2, episode 24
W: Bernie Kahn   D: Christopher Morgan

With John Banner (Max Ledbetter), Joe Di Reda (Coach), Greg Vigran (Peterson), Richard Bull (Thompson), Cindy Eilbacher (Annie). Keith and Danny try to raise $156 to pay an alleged psychic to prevent a disaster threatening the family.





September 15, 1972: This Male Chauvinist Piggy Went To Market
Season 3, episode 1
W: Dale McRaven   D: Richard Kinon

With James C. Gordon (Goose Weller). Series begins a third season with a school experiment in role-playing leading to a contest between Keith and Laurie. The family sings "God Bless You, Girl".

September 22, 1972: M Is For The Many Things
Season 3, episode 2
W: William Bickley   D: Lou Antonio

With Edgar Buchanan (Judge McElwreath), Rick Hurst (Deputy Haynie), Yvonne Wilder (Sheila), Mitzi Hoag (Mrs. Maifussi). Shirley, due in Sacramento to accept a Mother of the Year award, decides to make the jaunt a pleasure trip for the family.

September 29, 1972: The Princess And The Partridge
Season 3, episode 3
W: William Bickley   D: Richard Kinon

With Season Hubley (Princess Jennie), Hal Buckley (Ambassador Cecil Turnbow), Laurie Main (Frederic LaForte), John Bernard (Valentine). A visiting princess likes the family's music and requests a date with Keith, but their time together is top-heavy with diplomats and photographers.

October 6, 1972: Each Dawn I Diet
Season 3, episode 4
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell   D: Richard Kinon
Helping Danny diet, Reuben is tricked into giving up smoking as long as Danny gives up fattening foods.

October 13, 1972: A Penny For His Thoughts
Season 3, episode 5
W: Dale McRaven   D: Bob Claver

With Stuart Margolin (Snake), Judie Stein (Penny Sweetweather), James Beach (Tinker), Henry Olek (Gorgo), Bryan O'Byrne (Father), Helen Kleeb (Mother), Bill Quinn (Minister). The family's biker pal, Snake, drops in to say goodby -- he's going to do away with himself because his girlfriend Penny turned down his marriage proposal.

October 20, 1972: You're Only Young Twice
Season 3, episode 6
W: Susan Silver   D: Lee Philips

With Bruce Kimmel (Richard), Maggie Wellman (Molly), Patti Cohoon (Gloria Hickey), Charlotte Rae (Dr. Beecher). When Danny acts up in class, the school psychologist advises Shirley to be more permissive at home to try to discover what is bothering him.

October 27, 1972: The Mod Father
Season 3, episode 7
W: Susan Harris   D: E.W. Swackhamer

With Gordon Jump (Minister), Ray Bolger (Grandpa Fred Renfrew), Rosemary DeCamp (Grandma Amanda Renfrew), Bill Zuckert (Dwight), Tonie Berrell (Candy), Ondine Vaughn (Daisy). Shirley's parents, after a marathon group therapy session, attempt to instigate a policy of total honesty in the household.

November 3, 1972: A Likely Candidate
Season 3, episode 8
W: Martin Cohan   D: Herb Wallerstein

With Bert Convy (Richard Lawrence), Anne Carol Pearson (Cathy). Keith becomes jealous when romance blooms between Shirley and Richard Lawrence, a personable candidate for Congress.

November 10, 1972: Swiss Family Partridge
Season 3, episode 9
W: Dale McRaven   D: Lou Antonio

With Charles Shull (E.J. Whacker). A downpour maroons the family in a remote mountain cabin.

November 17, 1972: Ain't Love Grand?
Season 3, episode 10
W: William Bickley   D: Herb Wallerstein

With Anthony Geary (Greg Houser), Ta-Tanisha (Mary Lou Trimper). Laurie meets an older childhood friend on the tennis court and he shows up for their first date wearing a clerical collar.

November 24, 1972: Whatever Happened To Keith Partridge?
Season 3, episode 11
W: Susan Harris   D: Bruce Bilson

With Shelley Morrison (Mrs. Kornegge), Jim Connell (Gus Gorney), Ray Buktenica (Assistant Director), Robert B. Williams (Otis Butrum), Cindy Cassell (Kitty), Claire Wilcox (Cindy). Keith makes a screen test for an important role in a gangster film and the family plans a surprise party for him.

December 8, 1972: Nag, Nag, Nag
Season 3, episode 12
W: Steve Pritzker   D: E.W. Swackhamer

With Slim Pickens (Will Fowler), Lazaro Perez (Pete Navarro), Dick Balduzzi (Homer Peck). In a raffle, Danny wins a race horse which the family decides to enter in a race at the County Fair.

December 29, 1972: For Sale By Owner
Season 3, episode 13
W: Charlotte Brown   D: Russ Mayberry

With Bert Freed (George Sharp), Lurene Tuttle (Bea Sharp), Marilyn Child (Mrs. Gibson), Bobby Baum (Ed Hoffsteader), Maxine Stuart (Gloria Hoffsteader), Gordon Jump (Father). Shirley has sentimental second thoughts after deciding to put the house up for sale.

January 5, 1973: Aspirin At 7, Dinner At 8
Season 3, episode 14
W: Susan Harris   D: Bob Claver

With Nancy Walker (Mrs. Applebaum), Gerald Hiken (Bernie Applebaum), Donald Phelps (Maitre d'). After Shirley and Dr. Applebaum are linked romantically by a gossip columnist, Bernie's mother comes around to check Shirley out as a prospective wife for her son.

January 12, 1973: For Whom The Bell Tolls . . . And Tolls . . . And Tolls
Season 3, episode 15
W: Dale McRaven   D: E.W. Swackhamer

With Arte Johnson (Morris Dinkler), Nelson D. Cuevas (Officer Metscur), Mel Gallagher (Sam Barner). The family accidentally sets off their new burglar alarm system so often that the police merely call up to check instead of rushing to the scene.

January 19, 1973: Trial Of The Partridge One
Season 3, episode 16
W: Steve Zacharias   D: Jerry London

With Dana Elcar (Mr. Felcher), Noah Keen (Principal Brown), Eric Laneuville (Judge), Tannis G. Montgomery (Cindy Brown), Jim Wakefield (Brad), Michelle Cook (Melinda). Laurie is called to trial by a student court on charges of cheating on a math test. She remains silent, hoping the real culprit will come forward.

January 26, 1973: I Left My Heart In Cincinnati
Season 3, episode 17
W: Dale McRaven   D: Bob Claver

With Mary Ann Mobley (Audrey Parson), Johnny Bench (Waiter). Keith falls in love with a beautiful publicity agent when the Partridges perform at an amusement park in Cincinnati.

February 2, 1973: The Eleven-Year Itch
Season 3, episode 18
W: William Bickley   D: Richard Kinon

With Jodie Foster (Julie Lawrence), Bert Convy (Richard Lawrence). Shirley's gentleman friend, an attorney, visits the family with his daughter, who develops an unrequited crush on Danny.

February 9, 1973: Bedknobs And Drumsticks
Season 3, episode 19
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell   D: Herb Wallerstein

With William Windom (Erwin), Danny Goldman (Director), Elaine Giftos (Bonnie Kleinschmitt), John Lawrence (Conventioneer), Ondine Vaughn (Gwen). The family contracts to do a commercial for a fried chicken restaurant chain and is aghast at the result.

February 23, 1973: Everything You Wanted To Know About Sex. . . But Couldn't Pronounce
Season 3, episode 20
W: Dale McRaven   D: Bob Claver

With Ramon Bieri (Mr. Grisbee). Teenage heartthrob Keith is told by his instructor that he's failing a sex education course.

March 2, 1973: Forgive Us Our Debts
Season 3, episode 21
W: Skip Webster   D: Bruce Bilson

With Alan Oppenheimer (Byron Atwater), John David Carson (Tom Baker), Robert F. Simon (Mr. Bartlett), Lou Frizzell (George), Vic Tayback (Harlan Laws), Gary Morgan (Albert). A succession of computer errors at a department store results in Shirley losing her credit rating.

March 9, 1973: The Partridge Connection
Season 3, episode 22
W: Steve Zacharias, Michael Leeson   D: E.W. Swackhamer

With Gary Dubin (Punky Lazaar), Henry Jones (Mr. Phelps), Joseph V. Perry (Police Sergeant), Jack Collins (Emcee), Angela Clarke (Myra Fromacher). Conscience-stricken Danny returns a yo-yo he stole from a drug store, then later is accused of complicity in a theft committed by his friend Punky Lazaar.

March 16, 1973: The Selling Of The Partridges
Season 3, episode 23
W: Steve Zacharias, Michael Leeson   D: Lee Philips

With Holly Near (Phyllis Goldberg), Jason Wingreen (Principal), David Dominguez (Ted), Bobby Kramer (Myron). Laurie agrees to serve as campaign manager for Phyllis Goldberg, running for student body president, then learns that brother Keith is Phyllis' opponent.

March 23, 1973: Diary Of A Mad Millionaire
Season 3, episode 24
W: Steve Zacharias, Michael Leeson   D: Lou Antonio

With John Astin (Sidney Rose), Jim Antonio (Merl Pearson), Sari Price (Woman). A multi-millionaire recluse hires the Partridges to perform for an audience of one -- himself.

March 30, 1973: Me And My Shadow
Season 3, episode 25
W: Dale McRaven   D: Jerry London

With Richard Stahl (Michelangelo Rezo), Bruce Kimmel (Delbert), Martin Speer (Lazaar), Susan Neher (Girl). Michelangelo Rezo, egocentric mystery writer, bets the Partridge family it cannot hide from him for 24 hours.





September 15, 1973: Hate Thy Neighbor
Season 4, episode 1
W: George Tibbles, William Bickley   D: Richard Kinon

With Ricky Segall (Ricky Stevens), Nita Talbot (Doris Stevens), Ronne Troup (Donna Stevens), Teddy Wilson (Officer Mulvaney). Noise pollution is the issue as the musical Partridges face professional ruin in the fourth season opener. Seems the new next door neighbor doesn't dig pop music and has installed a new kind of sound barrier -- the law.

September 22, 1973: None But The Lonely
Season 4, episode 2
W: Dale McRaven   D: Charles R. Rondeau

With Ricky Segall (Ricky Stevens), Kathleen Cody (Dina Firmly), Michael Rupert (Mark), Gary Morgan (Scotty). Keith's attempt to get a date by writing a phony lonely-hearts letter to Laurie's newspaper column goes awry.

September 29, 1973: Beethoven, Brahms And Partridge
Season 4, episode 3
W: Dale McRaven   D: Charles R. Rondeau

With Ricky Segall (Ricky Stevens), Barbara Sigel (Rachel Weston), Harold Gould (Walter Yost). Keith, influenced by a pretty girl with an interest in serious music, writes a concerto for performance by the junior college orchestra.

October 6, 1973: The Strike-Out King
Season 4, episode 4
W: William Bickley   D: E.W. Swackhamer

With Gordon Jump (Zach Feldman), Ricky Segall (Ricky Stevens), Herb Edelman (Coach Willis), Dick Balduzzi (Marty Fillmore), Dick O'Shea (Umpire). Danny, pitching for a midget league baseball team, wilts under the "win or die" pressure of the gung-ho coach.

October 13, 1973: Reuben Kincaid Lives
Season 4, episode 5
W: Steve Zacharias, Michael Leeson   D: E.W. Swackhamer

With Ricky Segall (Ricky Stevens), Margaret Hamilton (Clara Kincaid), Elaine Giftos (Bonnie Kleinschmitt). When the Partridge youngsters start being nice to their manager, he becomes convinced that he hasn't long to live.

October 20, 1973: Double Trouble
Season 4, episode 6
W: Dick Bensfield, Perry Grant   D: Herb Wallerstein

With Ricky Segall (Ricky Stevens), Elaine Giftos (Bonnie Kleinschmitt), Bobby Kramer (Wally Benton), Cindy Cassell (Sally Winkler), Cheryl Ladd (Johanna Houser). Dates with two girls for the same night give Keith a real problem.

October 27, 1973: The Last Of Howard
Season 4, episode 7
W: Dale McRaven   D: Richard Kinon

With Bruce Kimmel (Howard Krump), Bill Zuckert (Captain), Ruth Gillette (Mrs. Milstead), Stuart Wagstaff (Head Waiter). On board a cruise ship to Acapulco, Keith and Danny suspect that the self-professed millionaire courting Laurie is a phony. The entire episode was filmed aboard a cruise ship en route from Los Angeles to Acapulco.

November 3, 1973: The Diplomat
Season 4, episode 8
W: Howard Storm, Paul Lichtman   D: Herb Wallerstein

With Richard Mulligan (Ambassador Lipton), Pat Harrington Jr. (Roger Harper), Ray Buktenica (Newsman), Florida Friebus (Mrs. Hendleman), Ricky Segall (Ricky Stevens). Shirley's date with an ambassador proves dull and she turns down his request for a second date.

November 10, 1973: The Heartbreak Keith
Season 4, episode 9
W: Bill Manhoff   D: Charles R. Rondeau

With Ricky Segall (Ricky Stevens), Brooke Bundy (Dory), Ivor Francis (Professor Boone), Paul Jenkins (Glen), Larry Wilcox (Feder), Mwako Cumbuka (Jerry), Maggie Roswell (Lois). Keith mistakes friendliness on the part of a pretty college classmate for romantic interest and starts thinking of marriage.

November 17, 1973: A Day Of Honesty
Season 4, episode 10
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell   D: Ross Bowman

With Ricky Segall (Ricky Stevens), Joseph V. Perry (Police Officer), Archie Hahn (Harve). After Danny is caught and punished for sneaking into a theater, he calls for a day of honesty from the rest of the family.

November 24, 1973: Al In The Family
Season 4, episode 11
W: William Bickley   D: Charles R. Rondeau

With Alan Bursky (Alan Kincaid), Gino Conforti (Maitre d'). Reuben's nephew Alan shows comedic talent and the family encourages him. However, he has a problem: an audience of more than three causes him to freeze.

December 8, 1973: Maid In San Pueblo
Season 4, episode 12
W: William J. Keenan   D: Charles R. Rondeau

With Ricky Segall (Ricky Stevens), Jackie Coogan (Grandpa Renfrew), Rosemary DeCamp (Grandma Renfrew), John Dennis (Police Officer), Ysabel MacCloskey (Mrs. Argyle). A quarrel between Shirley's parents results in her mother looking for a job and getting one -- as the Partridge family maid.

January 12, 1974: Art For Mom's Sake
Season 4, episode 13
W: Michael Leeson   D: Ross Bowman

With Gordon Jump (Man #2), Alan Oppenheimer (Lorenzo Bernard), Liam Dunn (Mr. Neumeyer), Molly Dodd (Woman #1), Bob Gibbons (Man #1), Monty Margetts (Mrs. Kleven). The kids think Mom's paintings are terrible and try to keep people away from them at an exhibition.

January 19, 1974: Two For The Show
Season 4, episode 14
W: William Bickley   D: Charles R. Rondeau

With Andrew Williams (Himself), David Williams (Himself), Henry Olek (Skip Radnitz), Michael Rupert (Waiter), Rick Gates (Mike Weedback). A new singing act is discovered by Reuben Kincaid, but the partnership is threatened when the 12-year-old twins (played by the nephews of Andy Williams) develop a crush on Laurie.

January 26, 1974: Danny Drops Out
Season 4, episode 15
W: Perry Grant, Dick Bensfield   D: Roger Duchowny

With Gary Dubin (Punky Lazaar), James Gregory (Claude Tubbles), Mitzi Hoag (Miss Farrow), H.B. Barnum III (Pete). Danny wants to drop out of school to pursue a career, and the school psychologist suggests that Shirley let him have his way.

February 2, 1974: Queen For A Minute
Season 4, episode 16
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell   D: Ernest Losso

With Tracy Brooks Swope (Frankie), Ken Swofford (Coach), Chris Beaumont (Jerry Bishop), Ty Henderson (Emcee), Melissa O'Mahoney (Judy Brisler). Laurie takes up the cause of a friend who is kept off the school basketball team because she is a girl.

February 9, 1974: Danny Converts
Season 4, episode 17
W: Perry Grant, Dick Bensfield   D: Richard Kinon

With Gary Dubin (Punky Lazaar), Noam Pitlik (Rabbi Ben Stern), Joyce Easton (Mrs. Stern), Lark Geib (Renee Stern), Judy Farrell (Mrs. Carlysle). Danny is so smitten with Renee, the daughter of Rabbi Stern, that he pretends to be of her faith.

February 23, 1974: Miss Partridge, Teacher
Season 4, episode 18
W: Art Baer, Ben Joelson   D: Roger Duchowny

With Gary Dubin (Punky Lazaar), Maxine Stuart (Miss Halstead), April Fleser (Nancy). Danny isn't doing too well in his English class and matters aren't helped when Laurie takes over the class as peer teacher.

March 2, 1974: Keith And Lauriebelle
Season 4, episode 19
W: Perry Grant, Dick Bensfield   D: Roger Duchowny

With Sherry Miles (Karen), Jack Stauffer (George), Lindsay V. Jones (Betty), Colby Haines (Claire). As a last resort, Keith asks Laurie to be his date at a party he's giving to impress a new girl in school.

March 9, 1974: Morning Becomes Electric
Season 4, episode 20
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell   D: Richard Kinon

With Jack Collins (Mayor Robert Towbin), Maureen Reagan (Photographer). Danny becomes the family gas meter reader in an attempt to conserve energy, and the family winds up living by candlelight and huddled around the fireplace.

March 16, 1974: Pin It On Danny
Season 4, episode 21
W: Art Baer, Ben Joelson   D: Richard Kinon

With Gary Dubin (Punky Lazaar), Liam Dunn (Salesman), Kathryn Reynolds (Mrs. Bullock), Matilda Calnan (Mrs. Pierson). Danny finds a brooch, gives it to his mother for her birthday, then learns to his dismay that there's a $50 reward for its return.

March 23, 1974: . . . _ _ _ . . . (S.O.S)
Season 4, episode 22
W: Perry Grant, Dick Bensfield   D: Bob Claver

With George Chakiris (Captain Chuck 'Cuddles' Corwin). Danny and Keith follow their mother when she goes out on a date with her high school sweetheart, now a dashing Navy captain. (Last show of the series.)


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