The Partridge Family
Suburban widow Shirley and her kids tour the country in a wildly painted bus performing music as a family. Their agent Reuben hates kids, so Danny gives him a bad time.
- 1970-1974
- 4 seasons
- ABC
- Comedy, Family, Music
- TV-G
Suburban widow Shirley and her kids tour the country in a wildly painted bus performing music as a family. Their agent Reuben hates kids, so Danny gives him a bad time.
Season 2 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1971 - 1972
Episode 1
Dora, Dora, Dora
Fri, Sep 17, 1971 30 mins
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.
Episode 2
In 25 Words or Less
Fri, Sep 24, 1971 30 mins
To raise money and create publicity, Reuben hosts a contest where the winner can spend a week with the Partridges at their home. The winner? Mrs. Gloria Neugast, a middle-aged woman. Gloria brings a new dimension to the family.
Episode 3
A Man Called Snake
Fri, Oct 1, 1971 30 mins
Keith gave an interview for a magazine and revealed that Laurie has a crush on a classmate, Harry Murphy. Laurie is upset and says it is the wrong name anyway. A motorcyclist, Harry Murphy, comes to visit Laurie to see who she is as a joke.
Episode 4
The Undergraduate
Fri, Oct 8, 1971 30 mins
Shirley enrolls in college using her maiden name so her real name does not draw unwanted attention. A younger classmate develops a crush on her. He tells his parents and they do not approve of his dating an older woman.
Episode 5
Anatomy of a Tonsil
Fri, Oct 15, 1971 30 mins
Danny's sore throat is diagnosed as tonsillitis and he has to have his tonsils removed. He is nervous about the operation, and when it is over, he is nervous about losing his voice.
Episode 6
Whatever Happened to Moby Dick?
Fri, Oct 22, 1971 30 mins
Danny is interested in the whales singing and tells the family they need to include whales in their act to show their support of ecology.
Episode 7
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Partridge
Fri, Oct 29, 1971 30 mins
Keith decides he has to be a better role model to his younger brothers and sisters, but it seems like everything backfires.
Episode 8
Days of Acne and Roses
Fri, Nov 5, 1971 30 mins
The grocery guy who delivers to the Partridges has a crush on Laurie, but he feels shy around her. He wants to ask her out, but has never been on a date. The other family members help him change his appearance and get over his shyness.
Episode 9
A Tale of Two Hamsters
Fri, Nov 12, 1971 30 mins
Danny and the two other younger children tell Shirley they have decided to go in the hamster business. When the two hamsters multiple with their offspring, the Partridges have to take them on tour so they can feed and take care of them.
Episode 10
The Forty-Year Itch
Fri, Nov 19, 1971 30 mins
Shirley's father visits and announces he left home and plans to go to Big Sur. Minutes later, her mother shows up and says she ran away. Both parents are determined to split up. The Partridges must find a way to bring them together again.
Episode 11
I Can Get It for You Retail
Fri, Dec 3, 1971 30 mins
Danny sees his mother looking at a mink coat in a store window, and with Shirley's birthday coming up, Danny decides to buy it for her. To raise money, Danny starts selling Keith's personal belongings to the love-sick girls at school.
Episode 12
Guess Who's Coming to Drive?
Fri, Dec 10, 1971 30 mins
Reuben sets up an aggressive summer tour schedule. Shirley does not want to go on tour as it is tiring to drive all day and sing all night, so they hire a bus driver. But Danny is suspicious when they find out that he's an ex-con.
Episode 13
Don't Bring Your Guns to Town, Santa
Fri, Dec 17, 1971 30 mins
After performing in Vegas on Christmas Eve, the Partridges start the drive home. The bus breaks down in a town with one inhabitant. Disappointed about being away from home for Christmas, the prospector tells them a Christmas story.
Episode 14
Where Do Mermaids Go?
Fri, Dec 31, 1971 30 mins
Driving home after a tour, the Partridges stop for a picnic on a country road and meet a young woman who likes to travel alone and enjoy her freedom. After hours together, she stays at their home, leaves, and gives them a million dollars.
Episode 15
Home Is Where the Heart Was
Fri, Jan 7, 1972 30 mins
After being scolded from a mess, Chris and Tracy decided to run away from home but, ended up at Ruben's apartment causing mayhem.
Episode 16
Fellini, Bergman, and Partridge
Fri, Jan 14, 1972 30 mins
After seeing some experimental films at a theater, Keith says he can do better than any they saw. Keith pulls out the movie camera and begins filming various random clips. Danny becomes his partner. The premier is not what he expects.
Episode 17
Waiting for Bolero
Fri, Jan 21, 1972 30 mins
Keith wants his own apartment so he can have some peace and quiet to write music. Shirley reluctantly agrees to let him move into a room in the house next door. Having his own place is not what he expects.
Episode 18
I Am Curious Partridge
Fri, Jan 28, 1972 30 mins
Danny gets a job writing articles about the Partridge Family for the local newspaper. To be sure his article is a success, he embellishes the truth about the family.
Episode 19
My Heart Belongs to a Two Car Garage
Fri, Feb 4, 1972 30 mins
Chris and Tracy invite a street worker into their home. He says he is a world-class Russian painter and says he can paint a work of art on their garage door. The completed picture is a nude woman that all the neighbors complain about.
Episode 20
Hel-l-l-p
Fri, Feb 11, 1972 30 mins
When Chris and Tracy are sent off to their grandparents, Laurie suggests that her Mom take an adult getaway. Shirley's idea is that she and Laurie have a women's weekend which Laurie loves the idea of. They decide to go on a camp-out in the wilderness. There is only one problem, that being Keith and Danny don't believe that Shirley and Laurie can survive in the wilderness without male help and they enlist Reuben to keep an eye on the women. But should it be the other way around?
Episode 21
Promise Her Anything, But Give Her a Punch
Fri, Feb 18, 1972 30 mins
Danny has a crush on a classmate and they go through the ritual of pretending not to like each other. But for Gloria, she likes Keith more and is using Danny to get closer to Keith.
Episode 22
The Partridge Papers
Fri, Mar 3, 1972 30 mins
The school newspaper is collecting items for an auction to raise money. While Laurie is out, Danny accidentally grabs the wrong box with Laurie's items to contribute. Her personal diary is contributed. The newspaper threatens to publish it.
Episode 23
All's War in Love and Fairs
Fri, Mar 10, 1972 30 mins
As the Partridges start their vacation, the bus breaks down in a small town. The locals want them to do a benefit show to help Native Americans build a school. The mechanic finds ways to delay fixing the bus until the day of the show.
Episode 24
Who Is Max Ledbetter and Why Is He Saying All Those Terrible Things?
Fri, Mar 17, 1972 30 mins
Max Ledbetter is a friend of Reuben's who appeared on TV as a psychic. Reuben brings him to Tracy's birthday party. He ends his routine by predicting how Keith will do at the basketball game he'll be playing. And he sees Keith will make a spectacular shot. Now Keith doesn't play that much but when there are no more players that the coach can field in, he lets Keith play. And Keith throws a Hail Mary that not only goes in but wins the game. Danny thinking that Max is real decides to ask him to help him with his stock investment. Max who retired and opened his own bakery, is told by the bank that unless he pays his loan they'll foreclose and all he needs his $156. When Danny calls him and Danny mentions money he decides to trick him into giving him the money by saying a catastrophe will befell them on a certain day which just happens to be when they have a concert. So Danny and Keith try to get the money. And they do whatever they have to try to get it but are unable to and what they are doing makes Shirley suspicious.
