"The Partridge Family" The Eleven-Year Itch (1973)

Director:

Richard Kinon

Writers:

Bernard Slade (creator)
William Bickley (written by)

TV Series:

"The Partridge Family" (1970)

Original Air Date:

2 February 1973 (Season 3, Episode 18)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Music

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Singing | Mother Son Relationship | Family Relationships | Singer | Singing Family

Cast

Shirley Jones	...	Shirley Renfrew Partridge
David Cassidy	...	Keith Douglas Partridge
Susan Dey	...	Laurie Partridge
Danny Bonaduce	...	Danny Partridge
Brian Forster	...	Christopher 'Chris' Partridge
Suzanne Crough	...	Tracy Partridge
Dave Madden	...	Reuben Kincaid
Bert Convy	...	Richard Lawrence
Jodie Foster	...	Julie
Dennis Lee Smith	...	The Waiter

Soundtrack:

Walking In The Rain

Even with Jodie Foster guesting, it's a lackluster love affair

Shirley's semi-boyfriend Richard Lawrence brings his pre-teen daughter over to meet the Partridges, and the precocious blonde tyke gets a crush on...Danny? One of the weakest episodes of the otherwise first-rate third season has Jodie Foster guest-starring, yet the script gives her no sharp lines and the director doesn't utilize her inherent smarts or charm. One would think a romantic-minded little girl might swoon over pop-idol Keith instead of Danny, and pudgy Danny Bonaduce is an ill-fitting screen-match with small-stature Foster, who was ten when this was filmed but looks about eight. Not even Women's Lib-minded Laurie bothers to say anything when Foster's Julie turns down her favorite vegetable because Danny hates carrots. The episode smacks of writing done by someone who probably never even watched the show, and the only lively sequence is when Keith and the family launch into "Walking in the Rain" at an unnamed outdoor venue.