"The Partridge Family" (1970) TV series 1970-1974

Creator:

Bernard Slade
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

25 September 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Music

Tagline:

C'mon, Get Happy!

Plot:

The humourous adventures of a family of pop musicians.

Plot Keywords:

Brother Brother Relationship | Band | Fictional Band | Family Relationships | Song

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Shirley Jones	...	Shirley Renfrew Partridge (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
David Cassidy	...	Keith Douglas Partridge (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Susan Dey	...	Laurie Partridge (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Danny Bonaduce	...	Danny Partridge (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Suzanne Crough	...	Tracy Partridge (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Dave Madden	...	Reuben Kincaid (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Brian Forster	...	Christopher 'Chris' Partridge (71 episodes, 1971-1974)

Series Directed by
Richard Kinon		(13 episodes, 1971-1974)
E.W. Swackhamer		(8 episodes, 1970-1973)
Bob Claver		(7 episodes, 1970-1974)
Ralph Senensky		(7 episodes, 1970-1971)
Lou Antonio		(6 episodes, 1971-1973)
Jerry London		(6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Charles R. Rondeau		(6 episodes, 1973-1974)
Herb Wallerstein		(5 episodes, 1972-1973)
Peter Baldwin		(4 episodes, 1970-1971)
Roger Duchowny		(4 episodes, 1971-1974)
Harry Falk		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Mel Swope		(3 episodes, 1971-1972)
Paul Junger Witt		(2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Jerrold Bernstein		(2 episodes, 1970)
Claudio Guzmán		(2 episodes, 1970)
Jerry Paris		(2 episodes, 1970)
Russ Mayberry		(2 episodes, 1971-1972)
Alan Rafkin		(2 episodes, 1971)
Bruce Bilson		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Lee Philips		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Ross Bowman		(2 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Writing credits
Bernard Slade		(96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Dale McRaven		(15 episodes, 1970-1973)
William Bickley		(11 episodes, 1971-1974)
Gordon Mitchell		(10 episodes, 1970-1974)
Lloyd Turner		(10 episodes, 1970-1974)
Dick Bensfield		(6 episodes, 1972-1974)
Perry Grant		(6 episodes, 1972-1974)
Michael Leeson		(6 episodes, 1973-1974)
Steve Zacharias		(5 episodes, 1973)
Steven Pritzker		(3 episodes, 1970-1972)
Ron Friedman		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Susan Harris		(3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Martin Cohan		(3 episodes, 1972)
Martin Ragaway		(2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Richard De Roy		(2 episodes, 1970)
Bob Rodgers		(2 episodes, 1971-1972)
Susan Silver		(2 episodes, 1971-1972)
Peggy Chantler Dick		(2 episodes, 1971)
Coslough Johnson		(2 episodes, 1971)
Art Baer		(2 episodes, 1974)
Ben Joelson		(2 episodes, 1974)

Series Produced by
Bob Claver	....	executive producer (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Mel Swope	....	associate producer / producer (95 episodes, 1970-1974)
Larry Rosen	....	producer (49 episodes, 1971-1973)
Paul Junger Witt	....	producer (25 episodes, 1970-1971)
Dale McRaven	....	producer (24 episodes, 1971-1972)
Michael Warren	....	associate producer (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
William Bickley	....	producer (13 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Original Music by
Hugo Montenegro		(48 episodes, 1971-1973)
George Duning		(23 episodes, 1971-1974)
Shorty Rogers		(20 episodes, 1970-1971)
Benny Golson		(4 episodes, 1970)
Wes Farrell		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Fred Jackman Jr.		(92 episodes, 1970-1974)
Irving Lippman		(2 episodes, 1972)

Series Film Editing by
Norm Wallerstein		(76 episodes, 1970-1974)
Bernard Balmuth		(7 episodes, 1971-1973)
Fred Baratta		(7 episodes, 1973-1974)
Howard Angus		(4 episodes, 1974)
M. Pam Blumenthal		(2 episodes, 1971)

Series Casting by
Rachelle Farberman		(48 episodes, 1971-1973)
Sally Powers		(22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Al Onorato		(15 episodes, 1970-1971)
Steven R. Stevens		(2 episodes, 1970)

Series Art Direction by
Ross Bellah		(96 episodes, 1970-1974)
John Beckman		(30 episodes, 1973-1974)
Carl Braunger		(21 episodes, 1970-1971)
Cary Odell		(21 episodes, 1971-1972)
Robert Peterson		(20 episodes, 1970-1973)
Seymour Klate		(3 episodes, 1972)

Series Set Decoration by
Ned Parsons		(31 episodes, 1970-1972)
Audrey A. Blasdel		(28 episodes, 1970-1974)
John Lamphear		(25 episodes, 1972-1973)
William F. Calvert		(21 episodes, 1973-1974)
Richard Spero		(5 episodes, 1970-1971)
Frank Lombardo		(5 episodes, 1971)
Harry Gordon		(2 episodes, 1972)

Series Makeup Department
Jan Van Uchelen	....	hair stylist (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Ben Lane	....	makeup supervisor (74 episodes, 1970-1973)
Josephine McCarthy	....	hair styles (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Mel Berns Jr.	....	makeup artist (13 episodes, 1973-1974)
Fred Williams	....	makeup artist (9 episodes, 1974)

Series Production Management
Jim Hogan	....	unit production manager (17 episodes, 1970-1971)
Jerrold Bernstein	....	unit production manager (8 episodes, 1971)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Morgan	....	assistant director / associate director (48 episodes, 1971-1973)
Tom McCrory	....	assistant director (20 episodes, 1970-1974)
Russell Vreeland	....	assistant director (10 episodes, 1970-1971)
Jack Barry	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 1971)
Bud Grace	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1970-1971)
Dick Glassman	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Rusty Meek	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1974)

Series Casting Department
Renée Valente	....	casting executive (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Al Onorato	....	casting (5 episodes, 1970-1971)
Steven R. Stevens	....	casting (2 episodes, 1970)

Series Editorial Department
Norm Wallerstein	....	film editor (9 episodes, 1970-1973)

Series Music Department
Wes Farrell	....	composer: theme music (95 episodes, 1970-1974)
Danny Janssen	....	composer: theme music (71 episodes, 1971-1974)
Diane Hildebrand	....	composer: theme music (24 episodes, 1970-1971)
Mike Deasy	....	musician (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
James Morris	....	driver: bus (25 episodes, 1970-1971)

Series Other crew
Sandy Dvore	....	title designer: main title / title designer: main titles / ... (95 episodes, 1970-1974)
Wes Farrell	....	record producer (49 episodes, 1970-1972)
Dale McRaven	....	story consultant / story editor (48 episodes, 1970-1972)
William Bickley	....	story consultant (38 episodes, 1972-1974)
Steve Zacharias	....	story editor (13 episodes, 1973-1974)
Art Baer	....	story consultant (9 episodes, 1974)
Ben Joelson	....	story consultant (9 episodes, 1974)
Lynn A. Aber	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Screen Gems Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1970-1974) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Columbia Pictures Television (1974-1983) (USA) (TV) (original syndication release)
• DFS Program Exchange (1984-1989) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia Pictures Television (1989-1996) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (1996-2002) (USA) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-) (USA) (TV)
• BS Japan (2001) (Japan) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 1 and 2)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005-) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 3)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 4)

Other Companies

• Bayer  original sponsor (Alka Seltzer)
• Kellogg's  original sponsor
• Nestlé  original sponsor (Carnation)

Also Known As:

Family Business (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (96 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:Not Rated (DVD version)

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Screen Gems Television

Trivia:

The house in which the Partridges reside was a combination of a studio set for the interiors and an exterior facade on the back lot at Warner Brothers "Ranch" complex in Burbank. The exterior house was also used as Mrs Kravitz house in the TV series "Bewitched" (1964),. During the first season of the "Partridge Family" and the last season of "Bewitched", both shows used the same exterior of the house as the residence for their respective characters. The house was also seen in the movie "Pleasantville" (1998) as Margaret's house and the TV series "Life Goes On" (1989) as the residence of the Thacher family. Over the years it has been remodeled and painted different colors but is still recognizable - the front step and the shape of the roof are giveaways.

Quotes:

Danny: ...That's our Keith. Talented, handsome, and wishy-washy.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Influences: From Yesterday to Today (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

When We're Singin'

Brings Back Great Memories!

I was 5 years old when this show debuted, and can remember the popularity of it unlike any other show to date. The bubble gum cards, the records, teen magazines-everything to do with "The Partridge Family" was a hot commodity! "I Think I Love You" was the first song I ever knew all the lyrics to. This was due to my friends and I piling onto the swingset in my backyard, which included a 4 seater lawn swing which we made fit 8 kids, and sing "I Think I Love You" over and over again while pumping the lawn swing way into the air. Some of my friends would take the end cones off and sing through the top bar to get a reverb effect! Seeing the show in reruns throughout the '70s & '80s, it still had it's charm. It wasn't mean't to be an emmy award winner, but it served it's purpose-to be lighthearted and funny. The music showcased on the show was memorable too. Try watching an episode, and not have their songs replay in your head long after watching it. To me, "The Partridge Family" will always have a special place in my heart because it invokes happy memories from such a great time in my life.