History Series / ThePartridgeFamily

* TheOtherDarrin: The first Chris, Jeremy Gelbwaks, was fired at the end of the first season (reportedly for starting fights with other cast members) and replaced by Brian Forster, who looked absolutely nothing like him.

* LeFilmArtistique: Reuben takes the kids to an experimental film in "[[Creator/FedericoFellini Fellini]], [[Creator/IngmarBergman Bergman]], and Partridge." All we learn about the plot is that it features exploding flowers and an asparagus patch covered in shaving cream. Laurie likes it, but the others all think it's nonsense, including Reuben.

''The Partridge Family'' was originally proposed as a vehicle for the real-world family rock group The Cowsills (famous for their hits "Indian Lake", "The Rain, The Park and Other Things", and "Hair"). However, the erstwhile producers determined that the Cowsills, while musically talented, were not charismatic enough to carry a television series except for the youngest girl; furthermore, they felt the children were all already too grown up for their plans. The Cowsills' involvement was quickly abandoned and the concept retooled to focus on a fictional family band. Alternately, some accounts claim that the Cowsills walked out on the project on their own accord when the producers refused to use their mother, Barbara, and cast Shirley Jones instead.

** "A Knight in Shining Armor" was one for Creator/BobbySherman's series ''Getting Together'', which lasted fourteen episodes.

* EverythingsSmellierWithSkunks: In the episode "And the Memory Lingers On...", a skunk hitches a ride on the Partridge Family bus and sprays the family just before they are to play a big gig.

** "A Knight in Shining Armor" was one for Bobby Sherman's series ''Getting Together'', which lasted fourteen episodes.

* {{Gaslighting}}: An unintentional example. When Danny starts stealing and auctioning off Keith's things in "I Can Get It For You Retail," the rest of the family thinks he's just being forgetful. When Danny tries to apologize, Keith says, "I felt like I was in the middle of ''Film/{{Gaslight}}''!

This 1970-74 half-hour SitCom was part of Creator/{{ABC}}'s Friday night lineup and is inextricably bound to ''Series/TheBradyBunch,'' its companion in the previous time slot, in the minds of those old enough to have seen it during its original run. It depicted the life and adventures of a family GarageBand that suddenly got their big break and shot to top 40 success after adding their thirty-something mother to the lineup. The cast featured Hollywood favorite Shirley Jones (best known up to this point for her roles in a number of classic movie [[TheMusical musicals]]) and Dave Madden, a veteran of ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn''. The series also featured Jones' stepson David Cassidy, whom it subsequently launched into brief but intense teen idol superstardom. Also included in the young cast were future star Susan Dey (later of ''Series/LALaw'') and future scandal-wracked DJ Creator/DannyBonaduce.

* SeventiesHair: Keith's long, feathered hair.

* EmbarrassingRescue: In "I Left My Heart in Cincinnati," Keith tries doing a one-and-a-half gainer with a twist off a diving board to impress a girl, but ends up bellyflopping and needing to be pulled out of the water by Danny.

* AmusementPark: "I Left My Heart in Cincinnati" has the family going to King's Island amusement park, where Keith and Danny both develop crushes on the same 30-year-old PR agent.

* TheCaper: In "The Partridge Papers," Laurie's SecretDiary falls into the hands of a boy at school, who threatens to publish it in the school newspaper. She, Danny, and Keith hatch a ''Series/MissionImpossible'' style plan to break into the school and steal it back.

* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: In "The Eleven-Year Itch," Danny meets a girl with a crush on him. After he spends a while trying to avoid her, she gets over her crush, and they agree to be friends. Afterwards, Danny almost immediately develops a crush on him.

* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: In "The Eleven-Year Itch".