6.7/10137 votesLoading...#1 - Whatever Happened to the Old Songs
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1970
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? Guest Stars: Ray Bolger and Rosemary DeCamp as Fred and Amanda Renfrew Songs: "Baby I Love Love, I Love You"; "Together (Havin' a Ball)"; "On the Road"; "Bye Bye Blackbird"
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- 6.7/1079 votesLoading...
#2 - 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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- 6.7/1076 votesLoading...
#3 - Maid in San Pueblo
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/1973
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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- 6.7/1069 votesLoading...
#4 - Art for Mom's Sake
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/12/1974
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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- 6.8/1079 votesLoading...
#5 - 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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- 6.9/1075 votesLoading...
#6 - 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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- 6.9/1078 votesLoading...
#7 - The Strike-Out King
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1973
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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- 6.9/1082 votesLoading...
#8 - Queen for a Minute
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1974
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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- 7.0/10110 votesLoading...
#9 - Did You Hear the One About Danny Partridge?
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1970
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. Guest Stars: Morey Amsterdam as Ziggy Shnurr, Jackie Coogan as Max Pepper Songs: "Somebody Wants to Love You", "All of the Things"
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- 7.0/10103 votesLoading...
#10 - Star Quality
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1970
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. Guest Stars: Dick Clark as himself, Mitzi Moag as Sheila Faber Song: "Singin' My Song"
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- 7.1/10101 votesLoading...
#11 - This Is My Song
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1970
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. Songs: "To Be Lovers"
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- 7.1/10129 votesLoading...
#12 - A Knight in Shining Armor
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/12/1971
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. Guest Stars: Bobby Sherman as Bobby Conway and Wes Stern as Lionel Poindexter Song: "Stephanie"
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- 7.1/1094 votesLoading...
#13 - Hate Thy Neighbor
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1973
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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- 7.1/1088 votesLoading...
#14 - Two for the Show
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/19/1974
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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- 7.2/10106 votesLoading...
#15 - The Red Woodloe Story
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/25/1970
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. Guest Star: William Schallert as Red Woodloe Songs: "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat", "Find Peace in Your Soul"
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- 7.2/1095 votesLoading...
#16 - Mom Drops Out
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/1/1971
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. Guest Star: Gino Conforti as Logan Mays Songs: "Baby I Love Love, I Love You"; "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat"
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- 7.2/1087 votesLoading...
#17 - Why Did the Music Stop?
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/15/1971
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. Guest Star: Richard Mulligan as Dr. Jim Lucas Songs: "I'm Here, You're Here"; "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat"
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- 7.2/1097 votesLoading...
#18 - Dora, Dora, Dora
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1971
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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- 7.2/1068 votesLoading...
#19 - The Forty-Year Itch
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1971
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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- 7.2/1076 votesLoading...
#20 - 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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- 7.2/1071 votesLoading...
#21 - 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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- 7.2/1081 votesLoading...
#22 - Double Trouble
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1973
Keith does not have a date for a party after the popular girl at school declines his date request, citing another date, so Laurie sets him up with one of her friends. The next day when the popular girl's plans fall through she belatedly accepts the date with Keith. Now he has two dates for the same party.
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- 7.3/10112 votesLoading...
#23 - When Mother Gets Married
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1970
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. Guest Stars: John McMartin as Larry, Jaclyn Smith as Tina Songs: "I Really Want to Know You"
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- 7.3/10127 votesLoading...
#24 - Love at First Slight
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1970
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. Guest stars: Lane Bradbury as Janet, Claire Wilcox as Cathy Song: "Somebody Wants To Love You"
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- 7.3/10105 votesLoading...
#25 - Go Directly to Jail
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1970
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. Guest Star: Stuart Margolin as Hank Songs: "Singin' My Song", "Only a Moment Ago
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The Worst Episodes of The Partridge Family
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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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Network:ABC
Worst Episodes Summary
"Whatever Happened to the Old Songs" is the worst rated episode of "The Partridge Family". It scored 6.7/10 based on 137 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/9/1970. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Modfather".