TVography - The Partridge Family

[@Swakara1]

There will never be another David Cassidy. He was one of a kind and Cassidymania was wild & unforgettable. We lost a true gem too soon: a gifted musician, singer, actor and producer cherished by millions of fans.

[@ray-raysrockola871]

He had a big 10 inch record.....i woke up in love this morning...

[@charlesbadgley7117]

David Cassidy was more talented and better looking than just about anyone!

[@Bernz861]

@@charlesbadgley7117 he sure was! Now heaven gets to see this!

[@nomiddlenamenmn427]

I agree. David was a gift. He was incredibly gifted, beautiful, & charismatic, yet completely relatable & wickedly witty. He was an ideal blend of his mom (a dark haired beauty) & his beautiful, multitalented dad.

[@holdenmcgroin9774]

He was a short puny guy and couldn’t handle money very well and couldn’t handle liquor either. He will never be confused for a tough guy. He couldn’t even get tv roles because he was so short and skinny with no muscles.

[@viickidameral7468]

David was so gorgeous and a breathtakingly beautiful voice

[@holdenmcgroin9774]

But could not act to save his Hollywood career. Being a teen idol is the kiss of death for any actor. See Scott baio

[@chainamarie03]

@@holdenmcgroin9774 from what I'd read he initially wanted to be an actor but once his music career started taking off he didn't have the time to perfect his acting skills.

[@holdenmcgroin9774]

@@chainamarie03 he was only 5 6" and 130lbs. You cannot make it as actor with those stats. Tall dark and handsome is not him.

[@kellyhughart9600]

​​@@holdenmcgroin9774 David Cassidy was 5'8," not 5'6.". There are several books and websites that mention this.

[@holdenmcgroin9774]

@@kellyhughart9600 more like 5 7 1/2. He was not very tall plus he was an raging acholic.

[@faypack3087]

David Cassidy is and was a talented actor and singer!! HE WAS A GREAT MAN. HE LOVED ANIMALS , HELPING CHILDREN AND A REAl,person

[@cynthiasmith4130]

I still watch, The Partridge Family, love it!!!!! Pure talent, pure TV, fun TV!!!!!!🥀🥀🥀🥀... 2022...

[@debbieschmidling8158]

❤❤❤

[@musicwith9lives]

I just found it on streaming tv....I'm in heaven with lots of laughter and smiles

[@HopliteWarlord]

Growing up in the '70's David Cassidy was everywhere, the Partridge Family songs were all over the radio and David's face was stuck on every girls folder at my high school. Us regular guys had no chance, every girl loved David Cassidy and who could blame them! He was the man of the hour!

[@nancyhoward7005]

I loved the Flying nun and partridge family. Thankyou Mr. Slade.These shows helped me exist, survive the orphanage I was raised in. Over 144 kids. I can never Thankyou enough

[@MeMeDaVinci]

I love Shirley Jones, and I've met her three times in my life in different decades, but the character she played was not the first working mother on television. It was at least as early as 1968 was Diahann Carroll playing Julia, a widowed nurse with a young son. It was a great show... Btw, Happy Days started January 1974, just two months before Partridge Family ended.

[@RosePetal17]

The music impresses me to this day, and it is too bad that David couldn't appreciate it...or his gorgeous voice singing those songs! Much more than bubblegum, for sure!

[@KendrickHarrisKenfinity]

Exactly! The fun and positive messages are always awesome.

[@allisonmarlow184]

All things considered, their music does stand the test of time -- at least for those of us who lived it. Hey, Jack Black (Tenacious D) did an AWESOME remake of "I Think I Love You" for The Croods (a movie.) It kicks butt!

[@Tampo-tiger]

Yep, I'm a 63 year old hetero British bloke and I absolutely loved David's (and the Partridge Family's) music. Wish I could rewind to those days just for a few weeks to enjoy the excitement.

[@your_average_joe5781]

I don't think David was ever really happy or satisfied in life. Some people have lifelong issues with family. 😥

[@jimmysapien9961]

@@your_average_joe5781 yep his dad

[@viickidameral7468]

David was a stunning man ....to look at and great voice ❤️

[@clemclemson9259]

shirley was hot as hell too

[@sherriweber7105]

I watch the Partridge Family still today like I dud when I was a kid. Loved Shirley Jones and David’s Cassidy! We almost had the whole Partridge clan in my family. My mom’s name was Shirley and I have a brother name David. Plus 2 sisters. I miss that show. Loved the actors. They did a great job! Miss David Cassidy. 3 people from the show are gone now. But they won’t be forgotten.

[@viickidameral7468]

I watch the partridge family every day their music was happy feel good music .I also watch David Cassidy concerts .I keeping David’s memory alive

[@holdenmcgroin9774]

You poor thing.

[@your_average_joe5781]

How do you watch his concerts? How?

[@vickidameral6653]

On you tube

[@tinabradow3558]

My favorite show ever

[@maritamarbut8615]

Same

[@allisonmarlow184]

Me too. 2nd choice is Here Come the Brides ('68-'70) with Bobby Sherman, David Soul, and Robert Brown. (Both seasons found on KZbin)

[@kristannharrigan2307]

Thank you, the Partridge, was one of the best.

[@lorrainewilson6670]

partridge family was the best show ever over the past years since the times i was in my young teens

[@Keith-xc9wf]

Fantastic ! really good! I still watch it on TV Land ! :)

[@kathrynchivers2012]

I was so in love with David Cassidy!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@viickidameral7468]

What a beautiful scene between David and Shirley is the one where David gave Shirley a a slouch on the cheek

[@js-nr4wc]

David had talent ,charisma and obvious sex appeal. He was treated badly by alot of people including ones he thought he could trust so that would not help with his predisposition towards alcohol. He deserved so much more and though I never saw him in later years the shows he did cemented his talent ie blood brothers, efx..gone too soon and sad that he mayb never got peace and total happiness .hope he does now ..🌹🌹🌹❤

[@allisonmarlow184]

I couldn't have said it better. I think that's why I grieve so. I feel we had a part in it as we elevated him to such a beloved level that for years he COULDN'T have a life. His dad (an alcoholic) also created deep seated issues for him which David never reconciled because of his father's tragic death while David was in his 20's. And then there's the alcohol... But even that wasn't understood in terms of addiction and genetics until the last 20 years or so. He never got to enjoy David Cassidy the way we did.

[@js-nr4wc]

@@allisonmarlow184 Hi Alison yes you are right and even though I never heard much about David since PF i was more aware of him as a singer rather than on PF.I have over the last few years watched many of his concerts and interviews ..He often mentions that alot of people couldn't understand that he was David playing the part of Keith (so was a totally different person to the public perception of him).which is really sad as we all want to be accepted for who we are ..You are right about the alcohol issue it is only over the last few years that it has been acknowledged as a addiction for some people and that often they need outside help and support to. His legacy will carry on and hee is missed ..❤❤❤

[@your_average_joe5781]

I don't think David was ever really happy or satisfied in life 😢

[@lisagillette-martin2247]

I had David’s picture all over my room as a kid. What’s really funny is that some of the lyrics to Partridge Family songs, taken out of their bubble-gum context, could be rather suggestive. “I’ll treat you like a woman, love you like a woman...” “One night stand is all I am...” And there I was at 8 and 9 years old singing them at the top of my lungs, LOL.

[@crystalpcullen]

Very suggestive for example their song “I can feel your heart beat” when i really listen to the lyrics i was like is that about taking her virginity? Lmao

[@crystalpcullen]

D

[@geeky12ful]

I had David’s pictures all over my room also. I got to see him in concert in Amarillo Texas I believe in 1973, something I will never forget. It is hard for me to realise he is now gone, RIP David.

[@cindi7228]

Me too. Only I was 7

[@queenofkingsbury]

Yes! We were all singing those lyrics 🤣🤣

[@js-nr4wc]

Beautiful man stunning to look at n great talent ...gone to soon xo

[@charlesbadgley7117]

David Cassidy was more talented and better looking than just about anyone!

[@rubywingo6030]

Wow! The picture of Shirley Jones at 18:52! You can totally see Shawn’s face! He is his mother made over!❤

[@cindi7228]

He was my first love before I even knew what that was

[@marybrenen7077]

David was my first crush I still love ❤ David RIP David

[@roseawallis4679]

Some of the filmd videos are totally awesome thank you whoever put the pics aye videos together i loved watching the partridge family who can forget such wonderfull music trials aye tribulations god bless cheers

[@your_average_joe5781]

Filmed videos?? It was all film, then transferred to videotape. And today transferred to digital media 👍

[@amalfi5000]

I wish they made a show like that again. We need more band sitcoms!

[@your_average_joe5781]

I am not gay but I admit to having a poster of David Cassidy on my bedroom wall. Wanted to be just like him 🤣

[@annettesjoy]

I just recently heard of the Cowsills. The Partridge Family was watched as much as The Brady Bunch. We can't forget Family Affair too. I thought Shirley was fabulous in this show.

[@Eddie-g2w]

The Partridge family was based on the band the Cowsills. Originally the network, ABC wanted the Cowsills to play on the show. Only didn’t want their mother. They wanted Shirley Jones to play the mother. The band said no way mom is part of the band. You either take all of us on none of us. ABC told them to take a walk. Could you imagine if history played out differently? David Cassidy would never have had that big break singing playing music. He may or may not have made it as the actor.

[@ianmurawski273]

I love this show

[@MeMeDaVinci]

Doing the math... David Cassidy was contracted at $600 a week, about $31,000 a year. If you put that in regular working format, 40 hours a week for a full-time job say, he'd be making $15 an hour. Give or take a few dollars, DC was making as much as my father was at the time. My dad had a wife, three teenagers, and a house. Translate that to now, that 31,000 is about a quarter of a million dollars in 2024. Television stars in say, The Big Bang Theory, made millions per episode, just salary alone considered. The Partridge Family was $120,000 per episode to make. Other than Shirley Jones, everyone else was a nobody. I can't imagine how much that show made in advertising every week and on the merchandising. Those Partridge kids got shortchanged financially compared to the producers and the studio. Its the learning about old practices where new stars can negotiate better deals if the show is a hit...

[@billybest5497]

David Cassidy was my haircut spirit guide.

[@angiewilliams9240]

Loved this show

[@jimogrady1131]

Angie Williams This show was my first Music, I went to lots of 70s concerts, some concerts were crazy because of very little Security. Im saying this I was afraid of fights I was only 5'6" Tall. I surprised myself how much I could drink being that small, also that I had Girlfriends being that small. Lucky me girlfriends liked to party like me. It was cool seeing those 70s girls having the hots for those Long Hair Rock Stars. Did get to see big bands Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Greatfull Dead, Neil Young, The Who, The Clash, Country Singer Alan Jackson. I grew up in an IRISH Family 10 kids. Mom & Dad both had IRISH names O'GRADY - KELLY. Parents were crazy raising 10 kids. IRISH Familys are known for having lots of kids. Us IRISH are funny we belive in LEPRECGAUNS. Sorry IM AM A PROUD IRISH AMERICAN

[@kona1967]

Loved Biography

[@bridgetd7390]

In addition to his beauty, David Cassidy was an excellent singer and humorous actor who gave his rather shallow role as Keith Soul. Too bad that he got no real chance with his exit from the hype and the role as a teen idol. Respect for the fact that he then went his musical way apart from the big labels, with his own songs and lyrics. But actually he deserves a lot more honor than he got - even if his fans always stood by him! RIP David Cassidy.

[@dannylee1987]

His biggest mistake was cutting his hair ! And putting trust in people to manage his money he should have put all of it in a bank account.

[@bridgetd7390]

@@dannylee1987 Whatever was right or wrong, one thing is certain: he had an extraordinary voice with a wide range and was a real musician. I can appreciate him for that!

[@robertcarli5803]

Have you ever seen David Cassidy's role in a 90 minute "Police Story"

[@marias8458]

His voice was beuatiful! RIP David Cassidy

[@allisonmarlow184]

@@marias8458 Nothing exemplifies that more to me than the episode with Bobby Sherman. Sherman was singing the beginning of "Stephanie" when they faded into David Cassidy finishing the song. What a difference!! David's voice WAS different -- and it made all the difference in the music. Haven't heard another voice like his since.

[@jreyas6263]

I still have a puka shell necklace from the 70s. Just like David.

[@shanitrahan9904]

I love the puka shell necklace whatever happened to it?

[@LeslieGMN]

I still have mine.

[@carlywaynetteglover4247]

Pl

[@KendrickHarrisKenfinity]

"Listen to the sound of" our fun and fame balancing family. Stay safe everyone!

[@terrybrown6144]

Danny bonaduce turned out to be hot. Forget about my first text that I was voice texting and it turned out wrong

[@clemclemson9259]

Shirley Jones was a smokin hot mama too mmmmm

[@robertvance1873]

Not many know this but when David left, Rick Springfield was offered the Role and He Turned it down because he didn't want to be Type Casted and Rick wasn't writing that kinda music.

[@bromion5123]

The ideal American Family.

[@GM-xh6gj]

Shirley P was not the first working mom on TV. Doris Martin of The Doris Day Show and Dihanne Carroll’s character Julia come to mind right away. There must’ve been others

[@annettesjoy]

You can't forget Lucy.

[@b-lodeedee]

Thank you!! I was looking for this comment.

[@TimChristopherson-l5k]

Bill Mumy, formerly of "Lost In Space" is narrating this...

[@megatron8461]

I always wondered why that family couldn't venture into the disco Era.

[@MsGail61]

They flirted with it in the end. See “Money Money,” “Roller Coaster,” and “Looking For A Good Time.”

[@christopherjamesjames1682]

I remember watching it as a kid .my sisters had pics of him.on their wall .he certainly took the world by storm .their was mass riots at concerts .girls fainting .and sell outs in all the big stadiums .he was a talented singer song writter and actor .rip David .male fan .not GAY .

[@dynodish]

Ugly? Danny grew up to be a very funny and attractive man.

[@gaysy1st]

I agree. He looks great in this interview.

[@nomiddlenamenmn427]

I agree. Great personality, too.

[@marty3888]

I got a chance to see him as a warm up group. I don't even remember the headliner. I remember not liking the way he did "I think I love you." You're singing along the way you remember then he put this extra step. Other than that, he was good.

[@allisonmarlow184]

I know the way you're talking about. I didn't like it changed either. But, good news, Tenacious D (Jack Black of "School of Rock,") did an AWESOME remake of "I Think I Love You" for a movie called The Croods. Check out the song online. You'll love it!

[@christopherjamesjames1682]

I am not gay .but he was a good looking guy .and very talented .he took the world by storm .from playing on the tail gate of a bus 2 inter actions fame .boo ya

[@TimChristopherson-l5k]

Said to Richard Pryor,"Hey Richard, you can't call a ten year old kid Mother___r!! Lmao!!😂

[@nancyhoward7005]

Red Velvet outfits awesomely awesome

[@odettewiddicombe6673]

Poor David at the time never mind he's at peace now

[@lynn1464]

I really wish we had shows like this on today family oriented instead of all this reality stuff and crime shows. Today's society needs shows like this. It's a shame his childhood was so sad to bad his father was so jealous. David said in a interview all he wanted was praise from his dad and he didn't get it. David lived a lifestyle like his dad in some way but you know his dad was the only example he could go by. David had to live with the fact the fan was so distraught during one of his shows she passed away. What an awful memory he had to live with. One thing I always wondered was what kind of relationship did Shaun, Patrick and Ryan have with Jack I never found anything to let me know.Does anyone know? So anyway if David had a different childhood I believe he would have been with us longer. I think Shirley was the only adult image he had to look up to. David is sadly missed one thing I wish I could have seen him live.

[@57andstillkicking]

Jack was a horrible father to the 4 of them. David’s mother was gone all the time, so David had no parents in his life. His grandparents took care of him.

[@badad0166]

10:21 Note that Shirley is still the star at this point.

[@gibbyh65]

man i had a real crush for susan dey,,

[@mikebottiaux5850]

gibbyh65 , I still do!

[@vickidameral6653]

David was my first love

[@SkySim]

If you're a fan of David Cassidy you must watch the movie "The Spirit of 76".

[@lynn1464]

I will have to check it out thanks

[@ezframes]

Must watch movie with David, Spirit of 76. Corny, but classic. Use kodi and an add-on to view.... And get free TV and movies

[@warp9p659]

I think it's very conceited the way they dismiss the younger children as nothing more than props. Certainly they were not the stars, but they were certainly much more than props too.

[@kellyhughart9600]

I remember an episode of The Partridge Family that focused on Chris and Tracy. They run away from home and stay with Reuben. I guess they wanted to give Brian Forster and Suzanne Crough more to do.

[@micjakes1]

RICHARD PRYOR??? BAHAHAHA. Thanks Mudbone. Now we can all go home.

[@juliemcarthur3004]

They should do one on the monkees

[@lynn1464]

You're right they said

[@odettewiddicombe6673]

He sang that song right the very last consunt he aways song that song I think I love you hay

[@odettewiddicombe6673]

It got him in the end to mush for one man

[@mcmlxii4419]

That guy who said "she just turned orange" and laughed was pretty insensitive.

[@danielfronc4304]

The truth isn't insensitive when it's the truth. What Susan Dey did was life threatening, plain stupid, and symptomatic of a mental illness. I'm glad that she was able to turn it around. So very many anorexics aren't able to.

[@mcmlxii4419]

@@danielfronc4304 I can’t believe my comment went completely over your head. Of course “the truth is not insensitive”. I meant the fact that he laughed about it was insensitive. Any fool would’ve understood what I meant - except one, evidently. You're a dummy.

[@mcmlxii4419]

@@danielfronc4304 Insensitivity and the truth are 2 entirely different things. You know nothing about anorexia. You are clueless.

[@lovesallanimals9948]

He was better than his father Jack Cassidy

[@peterzang]

Susan Dey………Ohhhhhhh!

[@ScratchthechalkBoard]

Kind of hilarious the youngest brother cast was worst than Danny B wat? Lol

[@juliemcarthur3004]

Is there a show on the monkees

[@juliemcarthur3004]

Do one on the monkees

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

theres footage of milk being poured on dannys head'

[@traceymallard]

What year was this documentary done?

[@ericwilliams626]

The biggest mistake was not to pivot the show to his liking. No creative problem solving.

[@gaysy1st]

I'm not sure how they could have done that. He wanted to do rock. He was into Led Zeppelin etc. That wouldn't have fitted the soft & slushy American family theme that they were trying to put across.

[@jkcliff2956]

"Shirley Partridge was the first working mother on television?" um....I don't think so.

[@jreyas6263]

Julia the nurse?

[@lisagillette-martin2247]

I thought of Julia, too. Maybe she meant the first with so many kids...

[@shanitrahan9904]

Bernadette Whelan the 14 year old girl who died

[@Bernz861]

She died from all the excitement causing a heart attack. So very sad for her family. David never got over this terrible tragedy.

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Any relation to Jill Whelan?

[@lisascott5852]

Not 1st working mother. Duane Carrol was

[@kariehollingsworth2360]

He could do comedy......

[@jimogrady1131]

Karie Hollingsworth Sorry I heard a Alice Cooper interview Alice said David drank like a fish

[@Syllacrostics]

6:50 grange hill anyone?

[@michaeljeremyrichards6901]

2020 will mark The Partridge Family's 50th anniversary. Will there be a Partridge Family reboot? Maybe,if they get a new Tracy,Keith and Reuben Kincaid.

[@elisaiah1]

The innocence can never be replaced.

[@kellyhughart2105]

It would never be as good as the original. This has been done before. Remember "In Search Of The Partridge Family?" It was a huge flop. Only one episode was shown, and that was it. The original Partridge Family was the best. It just wouldn't be the same without the original actors.

[@dannylee1987]

@@kellyhughart2105 totally agree with you!

[@charlesbadgley7117]

Once innocence is gone it can never be regained. It was a much more innocent time back then. Unfortunately, the world is a much darker place now. At least we still have the memories.

[@alicassidy8913]

Nah, Just let it be

[@sylviagrimes9668]

Be In

[@rebeccaizzmeeFemm1]

Susan Dey

[@holdenmcgroin9774]

Being a teen idol is the kiss of death for any actor. Means you cannot act. See Scott Baio

[@terrybrown6144]

Daddy bought a did she turned out to be hot

[@flunkiesinhighclasses9539]

See I was never really dumb, about being tortured worse than my separated people never arriving together at a successful place with its waves of justice automatic as love.

[@fiesty161]

Danny looks like he has been burning life the bad way through alcohol and drugs.

[@danielfronc4304]

@Berry Harbour Camera angle my butt. Everyone ages at different rates due to genetics but drugs, either legal ones like alcohol and cigarettes (both of which poison the whole body), and illegal ones just age the hell out of your body. - Dr. Dan

[@cindyburgess1476]

It was unfortunate Danny had a sturdier but by keeping it in script other children could see by working hard you and can accomplish anything.

[@mallory5872]

Julia was the first working mother on television not Mrs. Partridge.

[@jamesbarrick3403]

Nobody knows who Julia is and so that kind makes the point... the first is not nearly as important as the first that people remember

[@jkcliff2956]

Julia was my immediate first thought too.

[@czechchicklet6890]

Who is Julia?

[@mallory5872]

Czech Chicklet Dianne Carrol played a single working mom. The show was called "Julia."

[@elisaiah1]

Julia was a black nurse.

[@odettewiddicombe6673]

My sorry David did not watch it family

[@Estofoxen]

Shirley Jones is so... yawn. She thought she was the *star* of PF but it was David.

[@ams14691]

Growing up in that time and watching the show I know I grew tired of the Danny character and his antics.

[@earlorr69]

all in the family was the worst tv show on tv

[@chairde]

David Cassidy was a fool for trying to be a rock star. Who on earth would take him for a rock star. You have to know your strengths and limitations. His father was an alcoholic and David must have known he could be one too. Too many people don’t appreciate their successes and are blind to their limitations. You can’t be something just because you wish for it.

[@dannylee1987]

Seems like a lot of people all over the world took him for a rock star ! I was a teenager in the 1970s and David cassidy was bigger than the Beatles and Elvis combined And no one more popular since !!! ....✌

[@lgronewold1962]

Well Gerald his dad had bi-polar disorder yes David drank but he had to take care of his mom by himself. His mom had a lot of problems with her memory the fact you don’t call him a rock stars is kinda stupid because he sold out so many stadiums in hours. I like Elvis but David was one a kind. Tell me something Gerald did you have a dad? David didn’t really because he was so jealous of his son which is very stupid. You think can what you want of him I think he brought a lot to the 70’s the best music was the 70’s best decade for music in my opinion it’s just sad that he drank himself into a early grave. He was lonely so very sad.

[@bridgetd7390]

David Cassidy was neither a fool nor did he want to be something he was not. The opposite is true, he wasn't Keith Partrigde! And didn't want to be a teen idol and make money for the music industry. So he got out of this hype and had the right to do so! Then he moved away from the big labels that locked doors for him after he got out. He turned to small labels and created his own songs. He had a fascinating voice, played guitar, piano and drums - he was a real musician! These are the facts.

[@chairde]

Danny Lee, According to the video he wanted more than the bubble gum music he was doing. I think he should have been satisfied with his enormous success at that time.

[@chairde]

Lisa Gronewold , Clearly he wasn’t satisfied with his achievements in bubble gum music.

[@superfly3990]

You know, and I think that everyone would agree, The Partridge Family was one of the Greatest Rock Bands of the 1970's. With Keith's mesmerizing Vocals and Danny's foundational Bass Tracks the Hits were plentiful. They could hold their own with the likes of The Archie's, The Mosques, The Monkey's, and The Spanker's. Their hits "Come On Get Happy," "I Woke Up In Love This Morning," "I Think I Love You," "That's Not a Flashlight in my Pocket," "Trust Me (I Won't Come In Your Mouth)," "One Eyed Worm," "Polish My Rocket," "Let's Do It Again," "Let Me Butter Your Muffin," "Eat Me Gently," and "Squeeze Another Load," were wonderful. They really were great.