The Partridge Family 1970 - 1974 Opening and Closing Theme

[@rickdj]

Rest in peace David Cassidy. Thank you for your contribution to humanity... You will be missed... And never forgotten! 😢

[@docadams7099]

Rest in Peace David Cassidy, Dave Madden, and Suzanne Crough. Best wishes to Shirley Jones, Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce, Jeremy Gelbwaks and Brian Forster. I trust y'all are doing well.

[@Scottwilkie18]

R I p Susan crogh

[@taylornoren642]

My mom was obsessed with him back in the day I can see why😍😍😍😍😍😍rip to him a d daddy

[@dalestringham170]

What contribution to Humanity?

[@randybaumery-u5r]

Mirror Master! Some will get it.

[@drricksjoquist4358]

The sight of Susan Dey on this show as a teen always made me happy. My first crush. Watching this as a high school freshman every week made me feel very upbeat. Man, I miss the '70s.

[@adriansherlockdamondark.1094]

Probably the first TV show I ever remember watching as a child. "Hey there world, it's a song that we're singin..." What do kids see these days as their first bit of TV. Does anyone sing about love and making people happy at the start of a TV show today? David Cassidy, RIP...

[@graciemacie13]

I really wish I was born in that time I love things like this I never watch today's tv well sometimes but only if it's actually worth it My sister thinks I've had a past life that's why I love it so much haha I just think I have eclectic taste in music and tv lol

[@ChrisJones-ij3xp]

Yeah, this intro and show is an early childhood memory. I distinctly remember the serious, no-nonsense look of the big mama partridge (and her brood), and the matter-of-fact kicking of the eggshells as something not to be taken lightly. I like unsmiling intros on otherwise funny shows (the Scrubs intro used that effect as well)

[@annemarie7254]

@@graciemacie13 you have GREAT taste! I would LOVE to go back to the 70s! DAVID 4EVER!

[@SarahAnnBellham]

​@@graciemacie13Then you would have been part of the best generation: X

[@demetriahudson4783]

As a kid I loved this song

[@annemarie7254]

...as an adult, I still do! :)

[@VideoFanatic02]

@@annemarie7254 Same here.

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

@@VideoFanatic02 Ditto, although it's been a lo-o-o-o-ong time since I've heard it! 😀

[@TanookiWario]

I can't say I am necessarily a fan of the group "The Partridge Family" but I love this intro song and opening sequence. It really did make me happy.

[@Rebel_Railroad_Productions]

Every time I hear this song, it reminds me of the video game Kirby's Epic Yarn. Not that that's a bad thing. The Kirby games have always had a happy-go-lucky feel to them, and Kirby's Epic Yarn is the one Kirby game that emphasizes that the most (IMO).

[@marshallhughes4514]

You have a point. I very much remember the opening song and loved it. I don't remember a single episode though which means I never really watched. Come to think of it I actually believed they were a real band so yeah - didn't follow too much.

[@omniexistus]

same here the intro is just so 70's but I preferred the Brady Bunch

[@theOlLineRebel]

Honestly I can't believe this was not on the charts?

[@philipklug7784]

This song was played by "The Wrecking Crew". They were the top studio musicians in LA in the 70's and 80's. Many of your favorite songs from that time were played by the Wrecking Crew. They just never got credit for it.

[@gazooie1958]

This is the best version of the opening intro song the show ever had.

[@mrmoparrr]

🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@Spiritualchick82]

I really love this intro as well. It makes me feel so good, and very nostalgic for a time when I wasn't even around. It's like a feeling of wanting to go home, yet sadly being unable to!

[@GrantAMoody]

I feel the same way❤

[@johnlenkes256]

Just hearing the Partridge Family theme brings chills to my spine and very happy memories 😊. The theme sing along with the episodes made you smile and put you in a good mood. 👍 Something we can all use especially these days.

[@aquarianage3953]

I remember this show as I grew up in the '70s. I was (still am actually) a fan of the Brady Bunch and only saw this show on occasion. The opening theme song and animation still make me feel good inside every time I watch it. Thanks for sharing.

[@yolandaandrews4914]

Thanks u to this tv show. U made an impression in my early childhood which was very positive!! I wish there were more tv shows like this today!! Rest in heaven David.🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️🙋🏾‍♀️

[@RedPolarBearRanger]

Wandavision episode 3’s intro brought me here as the song for it sounds similar to this as it pays tribute to the 70’s.

[@davids4606]

LITERALLY WHY IM HERE RN HAHA

[@fivebearrugs]

YES!!! The opening credits were Brady Bunch, but the theme was definitely a nod to the Partridge Family!

[@shadowwriter4538]

Same here.

[@milkbubbletea7535]

I watched WandaVision, and I use to listen to this theme song all the time when I was a kid(I've never seen the show, as I grew up in a different time, but I had a Cd with this song on it) Anyways, I thought it sounded so familiar so I wanted to see if they took inspiration from the intro. I would say no, but the song is definitely a nod.

[@jamsistired]

Me too

[@a.vestige]

RIP David Cassidy So long last vestiges of childhood. Loved this opening.

[@josecorozal8356]

This is a screen gems presentation

[@Perririri]

Jose Corozal yadontsay

[@Chris.Brisson]

I'll always read that with the voice of Elly May Clampett in my head.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Producers of Father Knows Best, The Flying Nun, The Monkees, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie and Here Come the Brides

[@julietannOsfan1972]

Happy 50th Anniversary to The Partridge Family, a great programme. My favourites were Chris & Tracy.

[@ohh338]

I love this song and miss times like this❤

[@tombovitale2597]

Great show I remember I was in elementary school. This was on Friday nights on ABC

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

But moved to Saturday nights for its last season!

[@kurtkauffman4326]

Antenna TV has it now.Saturdays at 4:00 & again at 4:30.

[@kurtkauffman4326]

On Saturday Nights from June,1973 to August,1974.@@ClassicTVMan1981X

[@jenniferfelan694]

The news just confirmed that David Cassidy has died at the age of 67 after suffering liver and kidney failure. I always have so many great childhood memories watching The Partridge Family TV show back in the day and always loved David as Keith Partridge. This is a real sad loss and he will be missed. RIP David.

[@rightmeow58]

Well Said. The guy was modestly cool, subtlety funny and amazingly handsome.

[@jenniferfelan694]

Right MeoW indeed, he was handsome

[@tonycole6473]

so

[@andrewfrantz5502]

David Cassidy was joined by Dave Madden, Suzanne Crough, and my nephew Codey.

[@daboys1215]

One of the very first shows I remember watching as a kid. Many, many years ago. Time flies.

[@TheVeganGayChefs]

I’ll always be a Partridge at heart

[@markstahle874]

Still love this song since 1970!

[@brianbullard8291]

Rip David Cassidy . You're talent and personality will be missed.

[@tombovitale2597]

I love the Friday night lineup starting with the Brady Bunch Partridge Family Room 222 and The Odd Couple and Love American Style that was a great Friday night on ABC when I was a child no school the next day and we got to stay up late to watch them all

[@kurtkauffman4326]

Began officially on 9/25/1970.Lasted for four years.

[@maryridgway6696]

i was a big fan of this show as a kid and i am now and will be in the future RIP dave madde,suzzane crough and david cassidy

[@Fornax2008]

This show debuted on television on September 25, 1970, exactly 50 years ago.

[@kurtkauffman4326]

Aired on Friday evening at 8:30 (eastern),7:30 (central).ABC Friday Night line up officially began the very same day.Lasted for four years.

[@jasonburger3533]

​@@kurtkauffman4326Yes, and a Partridge Family Saturday morning cartoon series set in the year 2200 A.D. as well.

[@kurtkauffman4326]

Debut on the CBS Saturday Morning Schedule on 9/7/1974.Final Airdate on 3/8/1975.Later revised as The Partridges in Space for the Syndicated Program titled Fred Flintstone & Friends that debut in the Fall of 1977.@@jasonburger3533

[@davidbanks566]

And the last first run episode aired 50 years ago today, March 23 1974.

[@mercuryrising2424]

Two things great about David Cassidy, his amazing voice and his hair doo, which I think is cool to this day!

[@LannieLord]

FRIDAY NIGHT TV: Nanny and the Professor, Brady Bunch, Partridge Family , Odd Couple , LOVE AMERICAN STYLE (but some of you had to go to bed before Love American Style) .

[@TheRobobuck]

RIP David Cassidy aka Keith Partridge

[@jamesmccutchan6247]

TheRobobuck david cassidy died? damn when.

[@TheRobobuck]

November 21, 2017 at the age of 67

[@michaelrussell5174]

@@TheRobobuckthat was 3 years ago so don't start

[@erinreddy]

0:53 it's all about that reuben kincaid

[@mrmoparrr]

Absolutely Awesome! So Holesome’

[@nicholaspappalettera1644]

I never missed an episode. Reastically looking back, it was the perfect show at the time. The music, the concept, the characters all worked. It was always going to be a smash hit. I dont think the people of today understand how big David Cassidy was back then. Who knows if the wonderful introduction would be banned in todays stupid world, where the mother hen kicks the shell - someone would probably complain about it being aggressive...

[@furnitureconsortium]

hah! it is a much different world today, that's for sure.. also....mother hen?!? it's a partridge! 😛

[@nicholaspappalettera1644]

Cheers Jody, all the best.@@jodylancaster8706

[@MarkHayes-ue7hs]

This is one of a few songs that will automatically bring a smile to my face.

[@tombovitale2597]

I always loved this theme reminds me of Friday nights in 1972 my childhood years

[@dressshoeguy]

I’m presently working on a tribute to David Cassidy now and hearing this theme song which I love. May he Rest In Peace.

[@alexanderpatrick4866]

Great memories!!!

[@shmujew4791]

50 YEARS AGO ...GOD IM OLD

[@jasonburger3533]

That is going on 53 years since its debut. There was a Saturday morning cartoon version set in 2200 A.D. during the early 1970s as well.

[@isuzu008]

The Overstock commercial brought me back here.

[@stevepettit2064]

my sister was crazy about david cassidy but as a six year old i loved this song and intro still do today fab should have been a mega hit.

[@thecaptain33]

R.I.P David ,Suzanne and Dave ,thanks for the memories

[@benpartridge6362]

Damn bro they really made me a theme song before I was born😎

[@jodylancaster8706]

I was glued to the tv❤❤❤

[@johnzee4945]

Love that 70' s tv family mix of do - it - all parents, comic interested bystanders. and a lot of kids who one day discover their singing talents; then form a group and move on to fame. Only in America.

[@catdaddyman1028]

what a beautiful song

[@dynjarren8355]

David Cassidy will live on in the music he left behind with his wonderful voice and talent and with this funny show about a family that has a band that travels and plays gigs. Sounds crazy but this actually exists in real life. There are bands out there composed of families that tour. The show to me has held up rather well and I love the struggles between Keith, Danny and Rueben Kincaid. I always laughed at their infighting. I try to catch it on reruns whenever I can. It’s still funny to me. And Shirley Partridge I always found to be one beautiful lady. I liked her a lot. Stunning actually! I had a mad crush on her. RIP David-You won’t ever be forgotten

[@asilsweater]

Loved that show

[@IamtheRealLizardQueen]

This was my favorite show when I was 13 back in 2003. Note: the defunct TV station Much More Music used to air both "The Partridge Family" and "The Monkees" every Saturday and Sunday for a few years.

[@joycebruhn3672]

I love them I watched them and loved them all their music etc

[@comixproviderftw_02]

First Antman and The Wasp and now Wandavision.

[@BillyWiccanHex]

when did antman do this

[@comixproviderftw_02]

@@BillyWiccanHex In the Scott Lang’s house arrest montage.

[@BillyWiccanHex]

@@comixproviderftw_02 oh I think I remember that

[@bronysimpson3250]

ComiXProvider FTW_02 let's not forget An Extremely Goofy Movie.

[@chickenvasquez78]

@@bronysimpson3250 thanks for bringing that up because I do remember hearing it from the movie

[@kennethhuang371]

There were only 96 episodes of The Partridge Family, and it still is fodder for all the teen magazines and David Cassidy during the early ‘70s. Kenneth A Huang 10/2/22

[@jasonburger3533]

One of the best television shows ever.

[@bruceislife4603]

DAVID CASSIDY FOREVER

[@TnseWlms]

When I was a kid, I used to watch the beginning theme for only two reasons: to see the mother partridge shaking her butt to get the cracked shell off her tail feathers, and to see the crossbar flourish in the "z" in Suzanne Crough's name.

[@desiitaliangirl86]

You will be missed David!! ❤️❤️😢😢

[@radrobd123]

This was the opening for season 2 - 4 (1971-1974), season 1 had different lyrics (same music) and the original Chris (Jeremy Gelbwaks)

[@leonelmarquez4119]

Nostalgia

[@unclejeevers7356]

Awesome! I had a crush on Laurie :) Partridge Family and Brady Bunch were my two fave after school shows. Love it!

[@janetfigley1026]

Hey everybody out there. I must leave a comment as the last one was 7 years ago.. Here is my comment. Danny and Rueban.. Bravo. I loved this show and I know you did too. BEST. J

[@gilangsetyawibawa185]

WandaVision brought me here!

[@jacobclemence2730]

This tv show is 52 years old.

[@maryridgway6696]

what a great song and fabulous songs Happy 50th anniversary!!!!!!!!RIP dave madden, susan creough and cassidy!!!

[@michaeljeremyrichards6901]

GREAT INTRO! I still sing it when I watch The Partridge Family on Antenna TV or FeTv.

[@disoriented1]

I was only 6 or 7...but ABC Friday night.."The Partridge Family..Room 222..Love, American Style"..(I had to be sneaky to watch "Love, American Style".....it was verboten in my house)

[@chryslerelectronicleanburn1676]

disoriented1 sounds like an early version of TGIF.

[@MontagZoso]

Yep same here...Love American Style was too...racy for a kid, haha!

[@bradobrien2539]

I would love to see Love American Style boxed set on DVD. I just remember a lot of women in bikinis. And how oddly satisfying that made a youngster feel!

[@ladyjae65]

Tell me about it! I remember when I was little "Love American Style" came on late like 11:30 or 12 on Saturday nights, and my butt had better be in bed, lol!....I caught the shows when I got older.

[@jasonburger3533]

​@@ladyjae65"Happy Days" began on an October 1972 episode of "Love, American Style" called "These Are The Happy Days". The "Happy Days" series aired originally from 1974 to 1984 and had a reunion show in 1992. Marion Ross, Mrs. Cunningham on "Happy Days", is nearly 95 years old, born lin late 1928, making her about 5 years older than Shirley Jones, born on March 31, 1934, making her 89 years old.

[@matthewweatherford6566]

Dave Madden also voiced Bernard Walton from Adventures in Odyssey.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

To tell you the truth, well, The Partridge Family is better than any band today.

[@krisscanlon4051]

always wanted my face painted in red 1970 style like this!

[@annemarie7254]

This theme is SO much better than the original :)

[@josecorozal8356]

screen gems

[@streetcarjay]

Rest peacefully David Cassidy.

[@cold1895]

I heard an ad make an awful rendition of this song that talking about saving money and whatnot, anyway it motivated me to find where it came from. I found this video and I want to watch this half century old show because that pilot is so damn Cheery.

[@InFltSvc]

Even though they did not really sing this jingle or any of the others On the show I still am brought back to those wonderful days that I was growing up as a kid.

[@geraldobrien7323]

That is definitely David Cassidy singing, and it’s more than likely Shirley Jones singing background. The other members of the cast couldn’t sing, but those two were already performers before they got on that show.

[@jasonburger3533]

​@@geraldobrien7323Shirley Jones had been a Broadway singer and movie musical singer in the 1950s, but won her Academy Award in 1960 for the movie Elmer Gantry, in which she played against type, a prostitute. She and David Cassidy were stepmother and stepson in real life. Shirley Jones is alive and well at age 89 and has had many prominent singing roles and concerts since The Partridge Family had first aired from 1970-1974. She had bern the biggest marquee name for all on the show. Susan Dey later played lawyer Grace Van Owen on L.A. Law on NBC-TV from 1986-1994.

[@MICKEY4356]

Rest in peace David......

[@redfire20003]

Loved this TV series

[@bettiepage7660]

R.I.P. David Cassidy and Suzanne Crough

[@bobdavis4848]

Yes, and Simone. You know. The dog who played their dog Simone.

[@kefkarothsephka7708]

and dave madden

[@amyfisher6380]

Wandavision did NOT bring me here. This was part of ABC’s Friday night lineup, and I watched it every week. I was eleven years old when it premiered. I had a crush on Danny. ;-)

[@annemarie7254]

NOT David...?!! lol

[@amyfisher6380]

@@annemarie7254 Actually, no. And to me it made sense to have a crush on Danny, because we were the same age. It would have been like having a crush on the boy sitting next to me in math class.

[@annemarie7254]

@@amyfisher6380 true! My first crush was actually "Jody" on Family Affair & he's 3 yrs older than me, so yeah, that makes sense :) but I did love David, even tho he was an older man~lol

[@matthewgerdes4886]

There are TWO versions: The first is titled When We're Singing,and was only used in Season One. The second one was titled Come On,Get Happy,and it was used in Seasons Two-Four.

[@brucevonah511]

5 of us and Mom workin all day, we knew we could help her if our music would paayyy...

[@gazooie1958]

This is the best version.

[@andrewfrantz5502]

I used to have my nephew Codey dance to think theme when he was a baby 👶. May he rest in peace.

[@AdamPaul222]

RIP DAVID CASSIDY

[@profballerz]

“3 days. Okay okay” *plays drums and karaoke to the partridge family theme* (Antman and the wasp)

[@77J]

Easy Peasy.

[@towdjumper5]

great stuff.

[@davidlemay4761]

Superb music video!😅

[@kdubya-6910]

RIP Keith :(

[@MrAntiSellOut]

Rest in peace David Cassidy

[@patriciabenoit4888]

RIP...David Cassidy, Dave Madden and Suzanne Crouch. 💕💞

[@robertakiwi]

Ciao David rip TVB non ti dimenticherò mai canterai in cielo 😇😇😇💞💞💞

[@cudamopar557]

this song is played in "Antman and the Wasp" movie. i had to show my teenage son where it came from.

[@georgeorr1042]

I know it was a manufactured band with smoke and mirrors and all that. But I now realize that David Cassidy was a pretty talented vocalist - as this brings back care-free nostalgia for Friday nights and being 7 years old. Even as a young kid, I remember reacting to the harmonies on “we had a dream we’d go traveling together...” There’s something there still.

[@LannieLord]

The 1970s was an amazing time to grow up in America. If it all falls ; Lucky are we; who lived in a Pink and Green Polyester Paradise ! Lucky to have the fun and silly memories . (Imagine being a little kid during 9/11 and then a college aged or young adult when the wonderful "thing" happened in March 2020?) . THUMBS UP for those of us that lived and grew up from 1970 thru 1979.

[@rogernilsson8571]

R.I.P. David.

[@josiespringfield4808]

R I P David Cassidy.

[@nopcshere6097]

It wasn't until years later that I knew Susan Dey, who played Grace Van Owen in 'L. A. Law', was in this series!

[@jimowens3416]

Rip david cassidy

[@mymel1105]

still so sad

[@stebaer]

The mistake above is that for the 1970-71 opening the opening theme song was Here us singing but then it switched the following season with the new Chris to C'mon get happy.

[@joejoewest]

RIP David Cassidy

[@melissalsmith883]

I’ve always loved this song... and envious of the youngest daughters eyes in the intro. I used to squint so mine would look like hers when it got to her part lol.... ok ok i still do lol

[@cbsteffen]

I was born in 1984, but I know this show more than a little because Nick@Nite used to rerun it.

[@aciddevil]

WandaVision Episode 3 brought me here

[@fascistitaliano6661]

RIP DAVID

[@astheworldturns3855]

David Cassidy .❤️

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

(Season 1 opening theme) Come on now and meet everybody And hear us singin' There's nothing better than being together When we're singin'! Five of us and Mom working all day We knew we could help her if our music would pay Danny got Reuben to sing our song And it really came together when Mom sang along Come on now and meet everybody And hear us singin' There's nothing better than being together When we're singin' When we're singin' When we're singin'... (Seasons 2-4) Hello, world, hear the song that we're singin' C'mon, get happy! A whole lotta lovin' is what we'll be bringin' We'll make you happy! We had a dream, we'll go travelin' together And spread a little lovin' if we'll keep movin' on Somethin' always happens whenever we're together We get a happy feelin' when we're singin' a song Travelin' along, there's a song that we're singin' C'mon, get happy! A whole lotta lovin' is what we'll be bringin' We'll make you happy! We'll make you happy! We'll make you happy...

[@kurtkauffman4326]

My best & favorite Cast Member,Danny Bonaduce before he worked as a DJ at various Radio Stations.

[@colleen4ever]

And became a cast member on World's Dumbest...

[@ClassicJukeboxBand]

R.I.P David Cassidy...