The Partridge Family
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| Genre | Musical sitcom |
| Created by | Bernard Slade |
| Starring |
Shirley Jones David Cassidy Danny Bonaduce Susan Dey Suzanne Crough Jeremy Gelbwaks (1970–71) Brian Forster (1971–74) Dave Madden |
| Theme music composer | Diane Hilderbrand Danny Janssen Wes Farrell |
| Opening theme | "When We're Singin'" (1970–71) "C'mon, Get Happy" (1971–74) |
| Ending theme | "Never Need to Think" (1973–74) |
| Composer(s) |
George Duning Benny Golson Warren Barker Hugo Montenegro Shorty Rogers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 96 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bob Claver |
| Producer(s) | William Bickley Paul Junger Witt Dale McRaven Larry Rosen Mel Swope |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman, Jr. Irving Lippman |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Screen Gems Television (1970–1974) |
| Distributor |
Columbia Pictures Television (1974–84; 1989–96) DFS Program Exchange (1984–87) The Program Exchange (1987–89) Columbia TriStar Television (1996–2002) Sony Pictures Television (2002–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 25, 1970 – March 23, 1974 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Getting Together Goober and the Ghost Chasers Partridge Family 2200 A.D. |
The Partridge Family is an American musical-sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children who embark on a music career. It ran from September 25, 1970, until March 23, 1974, on the ABC network as part of a Friday-night lineup, and had subsequent runs in syndication. The family was loosely based on the real-life musical family The Cowsills, a popular band in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
In the pilot episode, a group of musical siblings in the fictitious city of San Pueblo, California (said to be "40 miles from Napa County" in episode 24, A Partridge By Any Other Name) convinces their widowed mother, bank teller Shirley Partridge, to help them out by singing as they record a pop song in their garage. Through the efforts of precocious 10-year-old Danny they find a manager, Reuben Kincaid, who helps make the song a Top 40 hit. After more persuading, Shirley agrees that the family can go on tour. They acquire an old school bus, a 1957 Chevrolet Series 6800 Superior, for touring, paint it with Mondrian-inspired patterns, and head to Las Vegas, Nevada for their first live gig at Caesars Palace.
Subsequent episodes usually feature the band performing in various venues or in their garage. The shows often contrast suburban life with the adventures of a show-business family on the road. After the first season, more of the show's action takes place in their hometown than on tour.
Created for television by Bernard Slade, the series' executive producer was Bob Claver. The show was inspired by and loosely based on The Cowsills, a family pop music group that was famous in the late 1960s. In the show's early development, the Cowsill children were considered by the producers, but because the Cowsills were not trained actors and were too old for the roles as scripted, Slade and Claver abandoned that idea.Shirley Jones had already been signed as mother Shirley Partridge and star of the show.
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