8.1/1095 votes#1 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1086 votes
#2 - 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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.6/1094 votes
#3 - 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.
Director: N/A
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- 8.0/1074 votes
#4 - 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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.2/1076 votes
#5 - 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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.9/1075 votes
#6 - 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.
Director: N/A
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- 6.7/1079 votes
#7 - 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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.4/1067 votes
#8 - 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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.8/1076 votes
#9 - 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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.6/1077 votes
#10 - 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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- 8.3/1078 votes
#11 - 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.
Director: N/A
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- 6.9/1075 votes
#12 - 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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.9/1071 votes
#13 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1067 votes
#14 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1081 votes
#15 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1079 votes
#16 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1093 votes
#17 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1091 votes
#18 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1079 votes
#19 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1074 votes
#20 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1073 votes
#21 - 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 ...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1070 votes
#22 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1071 votes
#23 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1074 votes
#24 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1073 votes
#25 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"This Male Chauvinist Piggy Went to Market" is the best rated episode of "The Partridge Family" season 3. It scored 8.1/10 based on 95 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/15/1972. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "M is for the Many Things".