<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> September 15, 1972 </Td> <Td> March 23, 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> September 15, 1973 </Td> <Td> March 23, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No. in series </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "What? And Get Out of Show Business?" </Td> <Td> Jerry Paris </Td> <Td> Bernard Slade </Td> <Td> September 25, 1970 (1970 - 09 - 25) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> When their mother (Shirley Jones) fills in for a sick singer, The Partridge Family is born . Danny (Danny Bonaduce) persuades Reuben Kincaid (Dave Madden) to manage them and they play their first performance, which might also be their last . </P> <P> Cameo appearance made by: Johnny Cash </P> Songs: "Let the Good Times In"; "Together (Havin' a Ball)" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "The Sound of Money" </Td> <Td> Peter Baldwin </Td> <Td> Martin Ragaway </Td> <Td> October 2, 1970 (1970 - 10 - 02) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> A minor fender bender turns into a major pain for the Partridges when they decide to fight a fraudulent lawsuit from Whiplash Willie . </P> <P> Guest Stars: Harry Morgan as' Whiplash' Willie Larkin and Farrah Fawcett </P> Song: "I'll Leave Myself a Little Time" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Whatever Happened to the Old Songs?" </Td> <Td> Jerrold Bernstein </Td> <Td> Bernard Slade </Td> <Td> October 9, 1970 (1970 - 10 - 09) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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? </P> <P> Guest Stars: Ray Bolger and Rosemary DeCamp as Fred and Amanda Renfrew </P> Songs: "Baby I Love Love, I Love You"; "Together (Havin' a Ball)"; "On the Road"; "Bye Bye Blackbird" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "See Here, Private Partridge!" </Td> <Td> Claudio Guzmán </Td> <Td> Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner </Td> <Td> October 16, 1970 (1970 - 10 - 16) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Guest stars: Jack Riley as Corporal Wrzesinski, Jonathan Daly as Officer Moody </P> Song: "On the Road" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "When Mother Gets Married" </Td> <Td> Ralph Senensky </Td> <Td> Bernard Slade </Td> <Td> October 23, 1970 (1970 - 10 - 23) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Guest Stars: John McMartin as Larry, Jaclyn Smith as Tina </P> Songs: "I Really Want to Know You" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Love at First Slight" </Td> <Td> Bob Claver </Td> <Td> Steven Pritzker </Td> <Td> October 30, 1970 (1970 - 10 - 30) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Guest stars: Lane Bradbury as Janet, Claire Wilcox as Cathy </P> Song: "Somebody Wants To Love You" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Danny and the Mob" </Td> <Td> Jerrold Bernstein </Td> <Td> Ron Friedman </Td> <Td> November 6, 1970 (1970 - 11 - 06) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> While 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 . </P> <P> Guest Stars: Pat Harrington Jr. as Harry, Barbara Rhoades as LaVon LaVerne, Richard Bakalyan as Skee, Vic Tayback as Rocco </P> Song: "That'll Be the Day" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "But the Memory Lingers On" </Td> <Td> E.W. Swackhamer </Td> <Td> Bernard Slade </Td> <Td> November 13, 1970 (1970 - 11 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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 . </P> Songs: "I Think I Love You", "Brand New Me" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "Did You Hear the One About Danny Partridge?" </Td> <Td> Paul Junger Witt </Td> <Td> Ron Friedman </Td> <Td> November 20, 1970 (1970 - 11 - 20) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Guest Stars: Morey Amsterdam as Ziggy Shnurr, Jackie Coogan as Max Pepper </P> Songs: "Somebody Wants to Love You", All of the Things" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Go Directly to Jail" </Td> <Td> Claudio Guzmán </Td> <Td> Dale McRaven </Td> <Td> November 27, 1970 (1970 - 11 - 27) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Guest Star: Stuart Margolin as Hank </P> Songs: "Singin' My Song", "Only a Moment Ago" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> "This Is My Song" </Td> <Td> Jerry Paris </Td> <Td> Richard De Roy </Td> <Td> December 4, 1970 (1970 - 12 - 04) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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 . </P> Songs: "To Be Lovers" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> "My Son, the Feminist" </Td> <Td> Peter Baldwin </Td> <Td> Richard De Roy </Td> <Td> December 11, 1970 (1970 - 12 - 11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Keith 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 . </P> <P> Guest Star: Jane Actman as Tina </P> Song: "I Think I Love You" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "Star Quality" </Td> <Td> Harry Falk </Td> <Td> Bernard Slade </Td> <Td> December 18, 1970 (1970 - 12 - 18) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Guest Stars: Dick Clark as himself, Mitzi Moag as Sheila Faber </P> Song: "Singin' My Song" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> "The Red Woodloe Story" </Td> <Td> Peter Baldwin </Td> <Td> Coslough Johnson </Td> <Td> January 1, 1971 (1971 - 01 - 01) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Guest Star: William Schallert as Red Woodloe </P> Songs: "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat", "Find Peace in Your Soul" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> "Mom Drops Out" </Td> <Td> Harry Falk </Td> <Td> Peter Meyerson </Td> <Td> January 8, 1971 (1971 - 01 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Guest Star: Gino Conforti as Logan Mays </P> Songs: "Baby I Love Love, I Love You"; "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> "Old Scrapmouth" </Td> <Td> Herbert Kenwith </Td> <Td> James S. Henerson </Td> <Td> January 15, 1971 (1971 - 01 - 15) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Laurie 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! </P> <P> Guest Star: Mark Hamill as Jerry </P> Song: "The Love Song" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> "Why Did the Music Stop?" </Td> <Td> Alan Rafkin </Td> <Td> Bernard Slade </Td> <Td> January 22, 1971 (1971 - 01 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Guest Star: Richard Mulligan as Dr. Jim Lucas </P> Songs: "I'm Here, You're Here"; "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> "Soul Club" </Td> <Td> Paul Junger Witt </Td> <Td> Bernard Slade </Td> <Td> January 29, 1971 (1971 - 01 - 29) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Due to a booking mix - up, two Detroit club owners expecting the Temptations get the Partridge Family instead . Can they find an audience in Motown? </P> <P> Guest Stars: Richard Pryor as A.E. Simon, Louis Gossett Jr. as Sam Simon Songs: "Bandala" </P> In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #78 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> "To Play or Not to Play" </Td> <Td> Ralph Senensky </Td> <Td> Stan Cutler, Martin Donovan </Td> <Td> February 5, 1971 (1971 - 02 - 05) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Laurie 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 . </P> <P> Guest Stars: Harvey Lembeck as Marino, Michael Lembeck as Marc </P> Songs: "There's No Doubt in My Mind"; "Umbrella Man" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> "They Shoot Managers, Don't They?" </Td> <Td> Peter Baldwin </Td> <Td> Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner </Td> <Td> February 12, 1971 (1971 - 02 - 12) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> The 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 . </P> <P> Guest Star: Nancy Malone as Cathleen </P> Song: "She'd Rather Have the Rain" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> "Partridge up a Pear Tree" </Td> <Td> Ralph Senensky </Td> <Td> Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner </Td> <Td> February 19, 1971 (1971 - 02 - 19) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Danny 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 . </P> <P> Guest Stars: Annette O'Toole as Carol, Carl Ballantine as Pitchman </P> Song: "You Are Always on My Mind" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 </Th> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> "Road Song" </Td> <Td> Alan Rafkin </Td> <Td> Dale McRaven </Td> <Td> February 26, 1971 (1971 - 02 - 26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> The 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 . </P> <P> Guest Stars: Laurie Prange as Maggie Newton, Sandy Kenyon as Maggie's Father, Ian Wolfe as Grandpa </P> Song: "Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> "Not with My Sister, You Don't!" </Td> <Td> Mel Swope </Td> <Td> Dale McRaven </Td> <Td> March 5, 1971 (1971 - 03 - 05) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> The 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 . </P> <P> Guest Star: Michael Ontkean as Lester Braduck </P> Song: "I'll Meet You Halfway" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 24 </Th> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> "A Partridge by Any Other Name" </Td> <Td> Harry Falk </Td> <Td> Ron Friedman </Td> <Td> March 12, 1971 (1971 - 03 - 12) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> A 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 . </P> <P> Guest Stars: Bernard Fox as Marty Burnes, Ned Glass as Detective Harry Klein, Art Metrano as Mike Young </P> Songs: "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted"; "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 </Th> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> "A Knight in Shining Armor" </Td> <Td> Earl Bellamy </Td> <Td> Bernard Slade </Td> <Td> March 19, 1971 (1971 - 03 - 19) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Guest Stars: Bobby Sherman as Bobby Conway and Wes Stern as Lionel Poindexter </P> <P> Songs: "Stephanie" </P> <P> Notes: This was Jeremy Gelbwaks' final episode as Chris Partridge . </P> Back - door pilot for the short - lived series Getting Together . An unaired version of this episode, titled "Words And Music", runs 33 minutes, and guest stars Farrah Fawcett and Pat Boone . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No. in series </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> </Tr>

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