The Worst Episodes of The Partridge Family

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6.7/10(91 votes)
#1 - Maid in San Pueblo
S4:E1212/8/1973
Shirley's mother (Amanda) and father (Walter) argue over Amanda wanting a job outside the house. She leaves home and goes to Shirley's home. Amanda gets a job with a service company, and Shirley hires a maid. Guess who is the maid?
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6.8/10(90 votes)
#2 - The Modfather
S3:E710/27/1972
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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6.9/10(160 votes)
#3 - Whatever Happened to the Old Songs
S1:E310/9/1970
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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6.9/10(110 votes)
#4 - Hate Thy Neighbor
S4:E19/15/1973
During a practice session, a young boy walks into the garage. He & his family just moved into the neighborhood. The mother does not like show business and calls the police every time the family practices. A battle of wills ensues.
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6.9/10(91 votes)
#5 - The Strike-Out King
S4:E410/6/1973
Danny has started following Keith and Laurie around all the time. He even tries dressing and acting like Keith. Ruben suggests he try baseball so he can be around kids his own age. Danny hates baseball, but turns out he is a good pitcher.
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6.9/10(78 votes)
#6 - Art for Mom's Sake
S4:E131/12/1974
Shirley goes to an art school for classes. Her teacher raves about her work, but the family knows it is not good. It seems the teacher has a motive to praise the bad art work.
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7.0/10(139 votes)
#7 - When Mother Gets Married
S1:E510/23/1970
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.
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7.0/10(94 votes)
#8 - Queen for a Minute
S4:E162/2/1974
Laurie's friend Frankie tries out for the school basketball team but is rejected because she is a girl. Laurie runs for homecoming queen so she can speak her mind on discrimination. Keith has a male friend compete against Laurie for queen.
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7.1/10(91 votes)
#9 - Bedknobs and Drumsticks
S3:E192/9/1973
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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7.1/10(84 votes)
#10 - The Forty-Year Itch
S2:E1011/19/1971
Shirley's father visits and announces he left home and plans to go to Big Spur. Minutes later, her mother shows up and says she ran away. Both parents are determined to split up. The Partridges find a way to bring them together again.
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7.2/10(133 votes)
#11 - Did You Hear the One About Danny Partridge?
S1:E911/20/1970
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.
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7.2/10(127 votes)
#12 - The Red Woodloe Story
S1:E1412/25/1970
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.
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7.2/10(121 votes)
#13 - Star Quality
S1:E1312/18/1970
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.
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7.2/10(99 votes)
#14 - Two for the Show
S4:E141/19/1974
Reuben manages a new twin singing act, but the boys have a crush on Laurie. They won't perform until they get a date from her.
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7.3/10(131 votes)
#15 - Road Song
S1:E222/19/1971
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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7.3/10(121 votes)
#16 - Dora, Dora, Dora
S2:E19/17/1971
Stillman Kelly asks his old buddy Reuben to manage his daughter Dora, who is an aspiring singer. Unfortunately, when she auditions in front of Reuben and the Partridges, her vocal abilities leave much to be desired. Unfortunately, Keith, who has fallen for her, is so taken with her beauty that he doesn't even notice. However, when he hears a tape of her singing he soon snaps to his senses and now must try to summon the courage to tell Dora how untalented she is without hurting her feelings.
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7.3/10(118 votes)
#17 - This Is My Song
S1:E1112/4/1970
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.
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7.3/10(89 votes)
#18 - Nag, Nag, Nag
S3:E1212/8/1972
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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7.3/10(87 votes)
#19 - A Penny for His Thoughts
S3:E510/13/1972
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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7.3/10(81 votes)
#20 - The Diplomat
S4:E811/3/1973
An ambassador who is visiting the town asks Shirley out on a first date. The date is a disaster starting with the ambassador being late and ending with constant business interruptions. When he asks for a second date, Shirley refuses.
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7.3/10(79 votes)
#21 - Al in the Family
S4:E1111/24/1973
While Ruben is out of town, his nephew takes over managing the Partridges. He is not cut out for the job.
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7.4/10(222 votes)
#22 - What? And Get Out of Show Business?
S1:E19/25/1970
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.
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7.4/10(151 votes)
#23 - Love at First Slight
S1:E610/30/1970
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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7.4/10(148 votes)
#24 - A Knight in Shining Armor
S1:E253/12/1971
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.
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7.4/10(145 votes)
#25 - See Here, Private Partridge!
S1:E410/16/1970
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"
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