The Partridge Family (TV Series) The Sound of Money (1970) User Reviews

Harry Morgan and Farrah Fawcett

[kevinolzak · 6/10 · 21 February 2014]

Only the second episode, "The Sound of Money" quickly establishes the home life of the Partridges, rather than life on the road. On their way home, Shirley lightly bumps the suddenly stopping car in front, driven by Willie Larkin (Harry Morgan), whose pleas for sympathy from disinterested onlookers go unheeded. Unable to prove any damage, he quickly decides to accept Shirley's take-it-or-leave-it offer of five dollars, until Danny lets it slip that the group is big in show business; in no time at all, 'Whiplash Willie' goes on the warpath, demanding a huge settlement that the kids want their mother to fight. After several failed attempts to expose his fraud, Shirley decides to kill him with kindness, this poor man confined to a wheelchair after all. In one of her earliest TV roles, Farrah Fawcett tries to trip up Willie by dropping a box of soap, allowing Danny and his newfound libido to screw up the evidence. In it's only appearance, the featured song is most appropriate- "I'll Leave Myself a Little Time," composed by Steve Dossick, unavailable until the Feb 1971 release of the second LP, UP TO DATE, which peaked at number 3 (their highest charting album).

Farrah Fawcett

[gregorycanfield · 9/10 · 30 November 2022]

This is a pretty good episode, in general. Farrah Fawcett, billed as "pretty girl," makes the episode great! She was unbelievably sexy in her short, short green dress! Like everywhere else I've ever seen her, Farrah also went without "support." Wow! Farrah really looked great! As for the story? It's hard to recall anything except Farrah in that dress!!! Seriously, despite an underwhelming song on the soundtrack, the story is well done. Harry Morgan as a not so nice guy. He fakes an injury, and tries to sue the Partridges. In the end, Morgan becomes a nicer guy. His interaction with young Tracy was a nice thing to watch. By the way, did I mention Farrah Fawcett? Wow! Farrah never looked better on Charlie's Angels than she did in this episode.