"The Partridge Family" (1970) TV series 1970-1974

Creator:

Bernard Slade
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

25 September 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Music

Tagline:

C'mon, Get Happy!

Plot:

The humourous adventures of a family of pop musicians.

Plot Keywords:

Mother Son Relationship | Fictional Band | Multiple Actors For One Character | Singer | Brother Sister Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Shirley Jones	...	Shirley Renfrew Partridge (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
David Cassidy	...	Keith Douglas Partridge (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Susan Dey	...	Laurie Partridge (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Danny Bonaduce	...	Danny Partridge (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Suzanne Crough	...	Tracy Partridge (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Dave Madden	...	Reuben Kincaid (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Brian Forster	...	Christopher 'Chris' Partridge (71 episodes, 1971-1974)

Series Directed by
Richard Kinon		(13 episodes, 1971-1974)
E.W. Swackhamer		(8 episodes, 1970-1973)
Bob Claver		(7 episodes, 1970-1974)
Ralph Senensky		(7 episodes, 1970-1971)
Lou Antonio		(6 episodes, 1971-1973)
Jerry London		(6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Charles R. Rondeau		(6 episodes, 1973-1974)
Herb Wallerstein		(5 episodes, 1972-1973)
Peter Baldwin		(4 episodes, 1970-1971)
Roger Duchowny		(4 episodes, 1971-1974)
Harry Falk		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Mel Swope		(3 episodes, 1971-1972)
Paul Junger Witt		(2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Jerrold Bernstein		(2 episodes, 1970)
Claudio Guzmán		(2 episodes, 1970)
Jerry Paris		(2 episodes, 1970)
Russ Mayberry		(2 episodes, 1971-1972)
Alan Rafkin		(2 episodes, 1971)
Bruce Bilson		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Lee Philips		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Ross Bowman		(2 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Writing credits
Bernard Slade		(96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Dale McRaven		(15 episodes, 1970-1973)
William Bickley		(11 episodes, 1971-1974)
Gordon Mitchell		(10 episodes, 1970-1974)
Lloyd Turner		(10 episodes, 1970-1974)
Dick Bensfield		(6 episodes, 1972-1974)
Perry Grant		(6 episodes, 1972-1974)
Michael Leeson		(6 episodes, 1973-1974)
Steve Zacharias		(5 episodes, 1973)
Steven Pritzker		(3 episodes, 1970-1972)
Ron Friedman		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Susan Harris		(3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Martin Cohan		(3 episodes, 1972)
Martin Ragaway		(2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Richard De Roy		(2 episodes, 1970)
Bob Rodgers		(2 episodes, 1971-1972)
Susan Silver		(2 episodes, 1971-1972)
Peggy Chantler Dick		(2 episodes, 1971)
Coslough Johnson		(2 episodes, 1971)
Art Baer		(2 episodes, 1974)
Ben Joelson		(2 episodes, 1974)

Series Produced by
Bob Claver	....	executive producer (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Mel Swope	....	associate producer / producer (95 episodes, 1970-1974)
Larry Rosen	....	producer (49 episodes, 1971-1973)
Paul Junger Witt	....	producer (25 episodes, 1970-1971)
Dale McRaven	....	producer (24 episodes, 1971-1972)
Michael Warren	....	associate producer (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
William Bickley	....	producer (13 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Original Music by
Hugo Montenegro		(48 episodes, 1971-1973)
George Duning		(23 episodes, 1971-1974)
Shorty Rogers		(20 episodes, 1970-1971)
Benny Golson		(4 episodes, 1970)
Wes Farrell		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Fred Jackman Jr.		(92 episodes, 1970-1974)
Irving Lippman		(2 episodes, 1972)

Series Film Editing by
Norman Wallerstein		(76 episodes, 1970-1974)
Bernard Balmuth		(7 episodes, 1971-1973)
Fred Baratta		(7 episodes, 1973-1974)
Howard Angus		(4 episodes, 1974)
M. Pam Blumenthal		(2 episodes, 1971)

Series Casting by
Rachelle Farberman		(49 episodes, 1971-1973)
Sally Powers		(22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Al Onorato		(20 episodes, 1970-1971)
Steven R. Stevens		(4 episodes, 1970)

Series Art Direction by
Ross Bellah		(96 episodes, 1970-1974)
John Beckman		(30 episodes, 1973-1974)
Carl Braunger		(22 episodes, 1970-1971)
Cary Odell		(21 episodes, 1971-1972)
Robert Peterson		(20 episodes, 1970-1973)
Seymour Klate		(3 episodes, 1972)

Series Set Decoration by
Ned Parsons		(31 episodes, 1970-1972)
Audrey A. Blasdel		(28 episodes, 1970-1974)
John Lamphear		(25 episodes, 1972-1973)
William F. Calvert		(21 episodes, 1973-1974)
Richard Spero		(5 episodes, 1970-1971)
Frank Lombardo		(5 episodes, 1971)
Harry Gordon		(2 episodes, 1972)

Series Makeup Department
Jan Van Uchelen	....	hair stylist (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Ben Lane	....	makeup supervisor (74 episodes, 1970-1973)
Josephine McCarthy	....	hair styles (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Mel Berns Jr.	....	makeup artist (13 episodes, 1973-1974)
Fred Williams	....	makeup artist (9 episodes, 1974)

Series Production Management
Jim Hogan	....	unit production manager (17 episodes, 1970-1971)
Jerrold Bernstein	....	unit production manager (8 episodes, 1971)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Morgan	....	assistant director / associate director (48 episodes, 1971-1973)
Tom McCrory	....	assistant director (20 episodes, 1970-1974)
Russell Vreeland	....	assistant director (10 episodes, 1970-1971)
Jack Barry	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 1971)
Bud Grace	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1970-1971)
Richard Glassman	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Rusty Meek	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1974)

Series Casting Department
Renée Valente	....	casting executive (22 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Music Department
John Bahler	....	singing voice: The Partridge Family (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Tom Bähler	....	singing voice: The Partridge Family (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Ron Hicklin	....	singing voice: The Partridge Family (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Jackie Ward	....	singing voice: The Partridge Family (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Wes Farrell	....	composer: theme music (95 episodes, 1970-1974)
Diane Hildebrand	....	composer: theme music "When We're Singin'" / composer: theme music (95 episodes, 1970-1974)
Danny Janssen	....	composer: theme music (71 episodes, 1971-1974)
Mike Deasy	....	musician (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
James Morris	....	driver: bus (25 episodes, 1970-1971)

Series Other crew
Sandy Dvore	....	title designer: main title / title designer: main titles / ... (95 episodes, 1970-1974)
Wes Farrell	....	record producer (49 episodes, 1970-1972)
Dale McRaven	....	story consultant / story editor (48 episodes, 1970-1972)
William Bickley	....	story consultant (38 episodes, 1972-1974)
Steve Zacharias	....	story editor (13 episodes, 1973-1974)
Art Baer	....	story consultant (9 episodes, 1974)
Ben Joelson	....	story consultant (9 episodes, 1974)
Lynn A. Aber	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Screen Gems Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1970-1974) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Columbia Pictures Television (1974-1983) (USA) (TV) (original syndication release)
• DFS Program Exchange (1984-1989) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia Pictures Television (1989-1996) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (1996-2002) (USA) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-) (USA) (TV)
• BS Japan (2001) (Japan) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 1 and 2)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005-) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 3)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 4)

Other Companies

• Bayer  original sponsor (Alka Seltzer)
• Kellogg's  original sponsor
• Nestlé  original sponsor (Carnation)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:30 min (96 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:Not Rated (DVD version)

Filming Locations:

Blondie Street, Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Screen Gems Television

Trivia:

According to the 1970 TV Guide Fall Preview issue, the name of Shirley Jones' character was supposed to be Connie Partridge.

Quotes:

Shirley Renfrew Partridge:...I appreciate your volunteering to take the kids to the beach, but it just doesn't sound like you.
Keith:I've been thinking: since I'm the eldest male, I have a lot of influence on them. Besides, I'm old enough to accept my responsibilities and give them the kind of leadership they need.
Reuben Kincaid:Keith, have you been talking to a Marine recruiter?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "That '70s Show: Red Sees Red (#3.2)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Come On Get Happy

More remarkable than it first appears...

Amusing to see VH-1 staging a minor-scale "American Idol" to find the "new Partridge Family" (with judges who base their scores on, among other things, physical likeness to the original line-up). It's nice see Shirley Jones and David Cassidy involved (as for Danny Bonaduce, well...he'd appear at the opening of an envelope). But the really funny part is the fact that VH-1 does not air reruns of "The Partridge Family', so how do these young kids auditioning even know who Keith Partridge is (and what he meant to TV viewers and teenyboppers all over the world from 1970-1974). It's bound to flop, as did the remake of "Family Affair", simply because you can't get lightning to strike twice. "The Partridge Family" came along at the right time, when people needed it--needed to BELIEVE IN IT--and record producer Wes Ferrell and the editors at 16 Magazine and Tiger Beat made millions off the show (exploiting David Cassidy's manufactured wholesome image of the boy-singer-next-door). There were better shows of this period (and the laugh-track just screams at the sometimes corny humor), but the show does have great appeal, and the familial relationships have a lived-in feel (when Laurie and Danny kid Keith about his non-existent bald spot, they wink at each other as Keith goes mad with the hairbrush, and mom Shirley watches from the sidelines, no doubt enjoying the prank). They have tried unsuccessfully to reunite this group of actors for specials, and aside from a David-Danny-Shirley reunion on "Arsenio", they've failed. If you can't reunite the originals, why then is VH-1 betting on the success of duplicates? Maybe people need to believe again, or maybe Hollywood has really run dry of ideas.