The Sound of Money 

While parking their bus, Shirley bumps into a car. There is no damage, but when the driver finds they are famous, he fakes an injury for the insurance. Shirley and the family try to prove he is not injured by staying with him 24 hours.

Director:

Peter Baldwin

Writers:

Martin Ragaway, Bernard Slade (creator)

Stars:

Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Shirley Jones	...	Shirley Partridge
David Cassidy	...	Keith Partridge
Susan Dey	...	Laurie Partridge
Danny Bonaduce	...	Danny Partridge
Jeremy Gelbwaks	...	Christopher 'Chris' Partridge
Suzanne Crough	...	Tracy Partridge
Dave Madden	...	Reuben Kincaid
Harry Morgan	...	Willie Larkin
Farrah Fawcett	...	Pretty Girl
Kelly Britt	...	Doris
Ivan Bonar	...	Leroy Lowenfeld

Storyline

While parking their bus, Shirley bumps into a car. There is no damage, but when the driver finds they are famous, he fakes an injury for the insurance. Shirley and the family try to prove he is not injured by staying with him 24 hours.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to george armstrong custer | fender bender | lawsuit | wheelchair | insurance scam | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 1970 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The LIFE Magazine Shirley is holding is the May 24, 1968 issue featuring a cover photograph of New York City mayor John V. Lindsay.

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Quotes

Shirley Renfrew Partridge: I've decided to join you kids. We're going to fight Whiplash Willie.
Danny Partridge: Yeah! We're gonna fight! We're gonna win!
Reuben Kincaid: Strange. That's exactly what General Custer said.

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Connections

Featured in 20 to 1: Sexiest People (2006)

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Soundtracks

I'll Leave Myself a Little Time
Music and Lyrics by Steve Dossick

User Reviews

Harry Morgan and Farrah Fawcett

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 fight back through 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).