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The Best Episodes of The Partridge Family Season 1

Every episode of The Partridge Family Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Partridge Family Season 1!

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The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom series about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 18 - Soul Club
    8.2/10(188 votes)

    S1:E18

    Due to a booking mix-up, two Detroit club owners expecting the Temptations get the Partridge Family instead. Can they find an audience in Motown?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 21 - Partridge up a Pear Tree
    7.9/10(108 votes)

    S1:E21

    Danny forces Keith to put the brakes on his spending when his car drains his finances and he realizes he may not be able to afford to take his girlfriend to the prom.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 23 - Not with My Sister, You Don't!
    7.9/10(115 votes)

    S1:E23

    The rumor mill starts buzzing at school when a hot new guy arrives on campus. Keith initially sees him as a rival until Laurie, who doesn't believe the rumors, accepts a date with the alleged Lothario.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 7 - Danny and the Mob
    7.6/10(158 votes)

    S1:E7

    While performing in Las Vegas, Danny tutors the beautiful girlfriend of a mob boss in finances so she can leave town and finds himself with a new hit but one that has nothing to do with music.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 12 - My Son, the Feminist
    7.6/10(134 votes)

    S1:E12

    Keith promises his feminist girlfriend that the Partridge Family will perform at an upcoming rally, which puts them under attack from the morality watchdog group in their neighborhood.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 20 - They Shoot Managers, Don't They?
    7.6/10(108 votes)

    S1:E20

    The Partridges are happy for Reuben when he falls in love and decides to marry, even though his new life doesn't include managing the band – but the band quickly finds they can't manage without him.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 24 - A Partridge by Any Other Name
    7.6/10(110 votes)

    S1:E24

    A series of coincidences leads Danny to believe he was adopted and there doesn't seem to be anything anyone can say to convince him he's a natural-born Partridge.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 2 - The Sound of Money
    7.5/10(185 votes)

    S1:E2

    A minor fender bender turns into a major pain for the Partridges when they decide to fight a fraudulent lawsuit from Whiplash Willie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 16 - Old Scrapmouth
    7.5/10(132 votes)

    S1:E16

    Laurie gets braces right before a television show comes to film the band. As if that isn't bad enough, when they begin to play, her braces pick up radio signals and all she can hear is The Rolling Stones!

    Director:Unknown
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  10. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 19 - To Play or Not to Play
    7.5/10(113 votes)

    S1:E19

    Laurie jumps on the anti-establishment bandwagon when the hotel workers where they're scheduled to perform go out on strike and she refuses to cross the picket line and play.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 22 - Road Song
    7.5/10(128 votes)

    S1:E22

    The Partridges find themselves in the middle of a domestic squabble when they give a ride to a teenage girl—who turns out to be a serial runaway, with the police hot on her trail.

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  12. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 1 - What? And Get Out of Show Business?
    7.4/10(220 votes)

    S1:E1

    A group of musical siblings in San Pueblo, California convinces their widowed mother, bank teller Shirley Partridge, to help them out by singing as they record a pop song in their garage.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 4 - See Here, Private Partridge!
    7.4/10(144 votes)

    S1:E4

    Just as they're about to record their first album, the Partridges have a bomb dropped on them: ten-year-old Danny's been drafted into the Army. Guest stars: Jack Riley as Corporal Wrzesinski, Jonathan Daly as Officer Moody Song: "On the Road"

    Director:Unknown
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  14. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 6 - Love at First Slight
    7.4/10(149 votes)

    S1:E6

    Now that their record is out, Keith finds himself with major girl trouble: he cannot keep them away from him! But his troubles really begin when he falls for the one who doesn't care who he is.

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  15. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 8 - But the Memory Lingers On
    7.4/10(135 votes)

    S1:E8

    The Partridge Family is about to leave a different kind of lasting impression on their audience after a skunk hitches a ride on their bus and leaves them...and all their clothes...covered with the unpleasant scent.

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  16. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 10 - Go Directly to Jail
    7.4/10(122 votes)

    S1:E10

    The Partridge Family find themselves with a captive audience when they perform at a prison, but then find themselves being held captive by a prisoner who wants them to hear his songs.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 15 - Mom Drops Out
    7.4/10(114 votes)

    S1:E15

    Reuben books a European tour but there's one condition: the groovy promoter thinks Shirley's too old. She quits the band, but discovers she has fans there after all.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 25 - A Knight in Shining Armor
    7.4/10(145 votes)

    S1:E25

    When the Partridges introduce a hip, multi-talented musician to a square, tone-deaf poet, no one expects them to score a hit—but somehow they manage to do just that.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 11 - This Is My Song
    7.3/10(116 votes)

    S1:E11

    While Keith struggles with a creative dry spell, Danny attempts to write his first hit. Their sibling rivalry peaks when Danny writes a great song just as Keith has a breakthrough with the exact same tune.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 17 - Why Did the Music Stop?
    7.3/10(102 votes)

    S1:E17

    Shirley has doubts about what being on the road is doing to the Partridges' lives so she suggests they take a break and start living like a normal family again. But she forgets one thing: they're not a normal family.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 13 - Star Quality
    7.2/10(118 votes)

    S1:E13

    When Danny gets singled out in a review by a prominent journalist, the praise goes to his head and he decides to go solo. But he changes his mind when he sees his family happily auditioning for his replacement.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 9 - Did You Hear the One About Danny Partridge?
    7.1/10(131 votes)

    S1:E9

    After a mishap onstage leaves the audience laughing, Danny takes it upon himself to provide a little comic relief to their show. Unfortunately, he's not as funny as he thinks he is.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 14 - The Red Woodloe Story
    7.1/10(125 votes)

    S1:E14

    During a stopover in a small town, the Partridges offer to revive the career of a folk legend who's been out of circulation for twenty years, but find that he would rather sing in church than be in the spotlight.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 5 - When Mother Gets Married
    7.0/10(138 votes)

    S1:E5

    Shirley begins dating an old flame but the kids are suspicious of him, especially when they see him leave a jewelry store with a beautiful young woman.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. The Partridge Family Season 1 Episode 3 - Whatever Happened to the Old Songs
    6.8/10(159 votes)

    S1:E3

    Shirley's dad is having a mid-life crisis and decides to hit the road with the band to pursue his long-lost dream of being a star, but will his act appeal to the new generation?

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Soul Club" is the best rated episode of "The Partridge Family" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 188 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/22/1971. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Partridge up a Pear Tree".