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The Best Episodes of The Partridge Family Season 3

Every episode of The Partridge Family Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Partridge Family Season 3!

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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Network:ABC
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25
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  • M is for the Many Things
    8.3/10(85)
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    #1 - M is for the Many Things

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 9/22/1972

    Shirley is awarded Mother of the Year by a magazine. The family travel by bus to Sacramento to accept the award. Taking the back road leads them to wrong turns, lost wallet, traffic tickets, and other annoyances.

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  • Whatever Happened to Keith Partridge?
    8.3/10(78)
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    #2 - Whatever Happened to Keith Partridge?

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 11/24/1972

    A talent agent sees Keith and offers him a screen test for a Hollywood movie. He practices his scene and drives to the studio with the whole family. Keith is offered the part, and as he packs, he finds out he lost the part just that fast.

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  • This Male Chauvinist Piggy Went to Market
    8.1/10(96)
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    #3 - This Male Chauvinist Piggy Went to Market

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 9/15/1972

    Its role reversal time in the Partridge household as Keith takes home economics and Laurie takes auto shop. Keith struggles with cooking make him the target of barbs from the school bully and things really heat up when Laurie gives the tough a judo flip. Now Keith is challenged to a fight and must face up to the bully even if it means getting his face turned to hamburger.

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  • Trial of the Partridge One
    8.1/10(79)
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    #4 - Trial of the Partridge One

    Season 3 Episode 16

    Aired 1/19/1973

    Laurie must stand trial after being accused of a deed committed by a classmate.

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  • I Left My Heart in Cincinnati
    8.1/10(94)
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    #5 - I Left My Heart in Cincinnati

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 1/26/1973

    While the Partridges perform several days at an amusement park, Keith meets the public relations host. Keith has a crush on her.

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  • Each Dawn I Diet
    8.0/10(74)
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    #6 - Each Dawn I Diet

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 10/6/1972

    Danny wants to lose weight to impress a girl. Shirley puts him on a diet. After a week, he weighs more because of cheating. Ruben teases him about no will power so they decide to tackle their own vices - Danny's food and Ruben's smoking.

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  • You're Only Young Twice
    7.9/10(75)
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    #7 - You're Only Young Twice

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 10/20/1972

    Danny is tired of being a young child. He wants to be included in the grown-up decisions and events. His efforts to show he is mature only annoys his family.

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  • For Sale by Owner
    7.9/10(71)
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    #8 - For Sale by Owner

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 12/29/1972

    The Partridges start looking at new homes, but first have to sell their current home. Shirley keeps making it difficult for prospective buyers to buy the house so they take it off the market. Ruben accidentally signs a contract to sell.

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  • Me and My Shadow
    7.9/10(73)
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    #9 - Me and My Shadow

    Season 3 Episode 25

    Aired 3/30/1973

    The Partridges attend a lecture given by a mystery writer. The Partridges & author get into a discussion as to whether his stories are realistic. He makes them an offer - they can hide, and he will find them all within 24 hours.

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  • Swiss Family Partridge
    7.8/10(77)
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    #10 - Swiss Family Partridge

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 11/10/1972

    he Partridge Family perform at a ski resort. After their two week tour, they head for a vacation at a secluded rustic cabin in the mountains. Their days of relaxation turns into mud slides, constant rain, and gloom.

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  • Princess and the Partridge
    7.6/10(95)
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    #11 - Princess and the Partridge

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 9/29/1972

    A princess flies into town with the express purpose of having a date with Keith. They find it difficult to act natural around each other until the princess tells all to relax. Keith & the princess manage to slip away from bodyguards.

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  • Ain't Loveth Grand?
    7.6/10(77)
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    #12 - Ain't Loveth Grand?

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 11/17/1972

    Greg, a former childhood friend of Laurie's, returns to town and reconnects. Turns out he is now a minister. They go out together and have a great time catching up on their lives. Laurie starts to fall for him and Shirley is worried.

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  • The Eleven-Year Itch
    7.6/10(91)
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    #13 - The Eleven-Year Itch

    Season 3 Episode 18

    Aired 2/2/1973

    Shirley's recent boyfriend, the politician, comes to town. He brings his daughter along. While Shirley and Dick enjoy being together, his daughter has a crush on Danny and he cannot escape her.

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  • The Partridge Connection
    7.6/10(70)
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    #14 - The Partridge Connection

    Season 3 Episode 22

    Aired 3/9/1973

    The Partridges are to be presented an award for the Citizenship Award. Meanwhile, one of Danny's friends goads him on to shoplift something from a store. Danny steals, but then he is guilt-ridden.

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  • Diary of a Mad Millionaire
    7.6/10(74)
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    #15 - Diary of a Mad Millionaire

    Season 3 Episode 24

    Aired 3/23/1973

    A reclusive millionaire who's a fan of the Partridges pays them to perform for him at his home. And he follows them around buying out every show. Eventually they invite him to stay with them where he tries to keep a low profile.

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  • For Whom the Bell Tolls... and Tolls... and Tolls
    7.5/10(81)
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    #16 - For Whom the Bell Tolls... and Tolls... and Tolls

    Season 3 Episode 15

    Aired 1/12/1973

    Ruben has a burglar alarm installed in the Partridge home for their security. They keep setting off the alarm accidentally so much that everyone starts to ignore it. When a real burglar breaks in, no one realizes it is a real break in.

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  • A Likely Candidate
    7.4/10(67)
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    #17 - A Likely Candidate

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 11/3/1972

    A politician running for office asks the Partridge family to perform at one of his rallies. Shirley goes out with him to discuss political views and they form a close bond. Keith is jealous and work for his campaign to keep an eye on him.

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  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex... But Couldn't Pronounce
    7.4/10(74)
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    #18 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex... But Couldn't Pronounce

    Season 3 Episode 20

    Aired 2/23/1973

    School finals are approaching and Keith has a problem in one course. America's heartthrob is failing Sex Education. The teacher seems to be picking on Keith and it takes some work to find out why it seems like that.

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  • Aspirin at 7, Dinner at 8
    7.3/10(67)
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    #19 - Aspirin at 7, Dinner at 8

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 1/5/1973

    After a date, Shirley tries to discourage her recently re-acquainted former pediatrician from pursuing a relationship with her.

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  • Forgive Us Our Debits
    7.3/10(74)
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    #20 - Forgive Us Our Debits

    Season 3 Episode 21

    Aired 3/2/1973

    Shirley buys a $29 cuckoo clock from the local department store and charges it. When the bill arrives she's being charged $290. She goes to the department store and learns that their new automated system misprinted it. So the man in charge rectifies it. When her new bill arrives it says she owes $2900. She then closes her account at the store. Later someone from the collection agency says she owes the department store $29000. Also everyone whom she's been doing business like the grocery store where she cashes checks and her plumber have been getting word that her ...

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  • A Penny for His Thoughts
    7.2/10(76)
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    #21 - A Penny for His Thoughts

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 10/13/1972

    Snake, a motorcyclist friend of the Partridges, visits and wants help with the woman he loves. Snake proposed marriage, but he was turned down. Shirley and the family play cupid for Snake.

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  • The Selling of the Partridge
    7.2/10(71)
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    #22 - The Selling of the Partridge

    Season 3 Episode 23

    Aired 3/16/1973

    Laurie comes home from school excited because her friend Phyllis asked her to be a campaign manager for student body president. The excitement changes to a constant battle when Keith announces he is running for president - against Phyllis.

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  • Nag, Nag, Nag
    6.9/10(75)
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    #23 - Nag, Nag, Nag

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 12/8/1972

    Danny wins a horse and he wants to keep him at home. Shirley explains how impractical it is and Danny keeps arguing why it is a winning proposition. The horse has a problem - it does not sleep.

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  • Bedknobs and Drumsticks
    6.8/10(79)
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    #24 - Bedknobs and Drumsticks

    Season 3 Episode 19

    Aired 2/9/1973

    A chicken fast food place wants the Partridges to appear in his commercials. Ruben signs the contract. The family agree because the commercial is supposed to be tasteful. However, there is a last minute change that is not so tasteful.

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  • The Modfather
    6.7/10(79)
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    #25 - The Modfather

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 10/27/1972

    Shirley's parents visit, and they try to find a hidden meaning from every sound and sentence when these are simple every day things. Soon, the Partridge family is finding faults with everything and arguing with each other.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"M is for the Many Things" is the best rated episode of "The Partridge Family" season 3. It scored 8.3/10 based on 85 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/22/1972. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Whatever Happened to Keith Partridge?".