Season 1
25 episodes · Sep 25, 1970
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S1E1What? And Get Out of Show Business?
Sep 25, 197024mA 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.
S1E2The Sound of Money
Oct 2, 197024mA minor fender bender turns into a major pain for the Partridges when they decide to fight a fraudulent lawsuit from Whiplash Willie.
S1E3Whatever Happened to the Old Songs
Oct 9, 197024mShirley'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?
S1E4See Here, Private Partridge!
Oct 16, 197024mJust 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"
S1E5When Mother Gets Married
Oct 23, 197024mShirley 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.
S1E6Love at First Slight
Oct 30, 197024mNow 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.
S1E7Danny and the Mob
Nov 6, 197024mWhile performing in Las Vegas, Danny tutors the beautiful girlfriend of a mob boss in finances so she can leave town and finds himself with a new hit but one that has nothing to do with music.
S1E8But the Memory Lingers On
Nov 13, 197024mThe 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.
S1E9Did You Hear the One About Danny Partridge?
Nov 20, 197024mAfter 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.
S1E10Go Directly to Jail
Nov 27, 197024mThe 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.
S1E11This Is My Song
Dec 4, 197024mWhile 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.
S1E12My Son, the Feminist
Dec 11, 197024mKeith promises his feminist girlfriend that the Partridge Family will perform at an upcoming rally, which puts them under attack from the morality watchdog group in their neighborhood.
S1E13Star Quality
Dec 18, 197024mWhen 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.
S1E14The Red Woodloe Story
Dec 25, 197024mDuring 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.
S1E15Mom Drops Out
Jan 1, 197124mReuben 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.
S1E16Old Scrapmouth
Jan 8, 197124mLaurie gets braces right before a television show comes to film the band. As if that isn't bad enough, when they begin to play, her braces pick up radio signals and all she can hear is The Rolling Stones!
S1E17Why Did the Music Stop?
Jan 15, 197124mShirley 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.
S1E18Soul Club
Jan 22, 197124mDue to a booking mix-up, two Detroit club owners expecting the Temptations get the Partridge Family instead. Can they find an audience in Motown?
S1E19To Play or Not to Play
Jan 29, 197124mLaurie jumps on the anti-establishment bandwagon when the hotel workers where they're scheduled to perform go out on strike and she refuses to cross the picket line and play.
S1E20They Shoot Managers, Don't They?
Feb 5, 197124mThe Partridges are happy for Reuben when he falls in love and decides to marry, even though his new life doesn't include managing the band – but the band quickly finds they can't manage without him.
S1E21Partridge up a Pear Tree
Feb 12, 197124mDanny forces Keith to put the brakes on his spending when his car drains his finances and he realizes he may not be able to afford to take his girlfriend to the prom.
S1E22Road Song
Feb 19, 197124mThe 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.
S1E23Not with My Sister, You Don't!
Feb 26, 197124mThe rumor mill starts buzzing at school when a hot new guy arrives on campus. Keith initially sees him as a rival until Laurie, who doesn't believe the rumors, accepts a date with the alleged Lothario.
S1E24A Partridge by Any Other Name
Mar 5, 197124mA series of coincidences leads Danny to believe he was adopted and there doesn't seem to be anything anyone can say to convince him he's a natural-born Partridge.
S1E25A Knight in Shining Armor
Mar 12, 197124mWhen 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.