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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 Worst Episode
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    The Partridge Family Season 4 Episode 12 - Maid in San Pueblo
    6.7/10(91 votes)

    S4:E12

    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?

    Director:Unknown
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  2. 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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Partridge Family Season 3 Episode 7 - The Modfather
    6.8/10(90 votes)

    S3:E7

    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:Unknown
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  4. The Partridge Family Season 4 Episode 1 - Hate Thy Neighbor
    6.9/10(109 votes)

    S4:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Partridge Family Season 4 Episode 4 - The Strike-Out King
    6.9/10(91 votes)

    S4:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The Partridge Family Season 4 Episode 13 - Art for Mom's Sake
    6.9/10(78 votes)

    S4:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 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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  8. The Partridge Family Season 4 Episode 16 - Queen for a Minute
    7.0/10(94 votes)

    S4:E16

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. The Partridge Family Season 2 Episode 10 - The Forty-Year Itch
    7.1/10(83 votes)

    S2:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Partridge Family Season 3 Episode 19 - Bedknobs and Drumsticks
    7.1/10(91 votes)

    S3:E19

    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:Unknown
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  13. 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.

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  14. The Partridge Family Season 4 Episode 14 - Two for the Show
    7.2/10(99 votes)

    S4:E14

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. The Partridge Family Season 2 Episode 1 - Dora, Dora, Dora
    7.3/10(119 votes)

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Partridge Family Season 3 Episode 5 - A Penny for His Thoughts
    7.3/10(87 votes)

    S3:E5

    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:Unknown
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  19. The Partridge Family Season 3 Episode 12 - Nag, Nag, Nag
    7.3/10(89 votes)

    S3:E12

    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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  20. The Partridge Family Season 4 Episode 8 - The Diplomat
    7.3/10(81 votes)

    S4:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Partridge Family Season 4 Episode 11 - Al in the Family
    7.3/10(79 votes)

    S4:E11

    While Ruben is out of town, his nephew takes over managing the Partridges. He is not cut out for the job.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. 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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  24. 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. 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.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Maid in San Pueblo" is the worst rated episode of "The Partridge Family". It scored 6.7/10 based on 91 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/8/1973. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Whatever Happened to the Old Songs".