The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family (AKA The Partridge Family ) is an American television series about a widowed mother and her five children who appeared as a pop group in addition to their typical suburban family life and toured in a converted school bus by the United States. The sitcom was aired in the U.S. on 25 September 1970 to 7 September in 1974 by ABC television and learned many repetitions. In Germany, 43 episodes have been sent by the ARD 1972-1976.

Content

Protagonists were Shirley Jones as mother Shirley Partridge and David Cassidy, the son of Keith Partridge (16). Susan Dey played the daughter Laurie (15 ), Danny Bonaduce son Danny (10 ), Jeremy Gelbwaks (later replaced by Brian Forster) was the son of Christopher (7) and Suzanne Crough played daughter Tracy (5). Dave Madden was the band manager Reuben Kincaid, who organized the tour bookings. The story was inspired by the real family band The Cowsills. Producer of the sitcom was Screen Gems, a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, which had already produced the series The Monkees, which also concerned a fictional music group.

Music

As with the Monkees, whose member Davy Jones in an episode had a guest appearance, record albums were released in parallel with the music of the sitcom - pop group the series. Although David Cassidy just sang, accompanied by Shirley Jones on the albums and none of the television performer even played an instrument, the plate albums were purchased over 25 million times and the Partridge Family was a phenomenon.

The largest Plattenhit the Partridge Family in 1970 I Think I Love You (Author: Tony Romeo ). He arrived at the number one of the U.S. charts. The following disc album debuted at in the album charts of Billboard magazine 's number four. For lead singer David Cassidy the sales successes to start your own career as a naturalized U.S. citizen were. The second single, Does not Somebody Want to Be Wanted, a second million seller. I'll Meet You Halfway Also, I Woke Up in Love This Morning And It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love ) reached yet good chart positions in the U.S. top twenty. From 1972, with the Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard - Cover to Do they were also due to Cassidy's parallel solo career in the UK more successful than in the U.S..

The sitcom was produced over four years. After 96 episodes and ten albums plate the series was canceled due to the waning viewership.

Marketing

Under the brand name Partridge Family also merchandise and fan were first sold in the music business. There was Partridge games, toy guitars, sandwich tins, bath towels, children's clothes, books and a fanzine. Screen Gems cashed for around 500 million U.S. dollars in licensing fees. The Partridge Family also campaigned for cornflakes and household goods.

Germany

In Germany 1972-1976 43 episodes of the series were broadcast The Partridge Family from the ARD under the name. The dubbed version was awarded first place the Bravo annual charts in 1973 as a popular evening series. Lead actor David Cassidy finished second in the Bravo - year charts 1973 positions one and three, won the Bravo Otto as most popular singer of the year.

Successor

From September 1974 to March 1975 witnessed the Partridges as an animated series, a brief resurgence in the U.S. TV channel CBS Saturday morning program. In Partridge Family 2200 A.D. (Eng. The Partridge Family in 2200 ) of the production company Hanna -Barbera, the family was placed in the future. There was in it a lot of new characters like Veenie, a Martian friend of Keith, Marion, a friend of Laurie, or orbit, a robot dog, which belonged to Danny. In a re-release on the show Fred Flintstone & Friends, the animated series was performed under the title The Partridge Family in Outer Space (Eng. The Partridge Family in space ).

2003 announced the U.S. cable channel VH1 to try to produce an updated version of the Partridge Family. 2004 beamed the transmitter from the talent show In Search of the Partridge Family (Eng. In Search of the Partridge Family). The audience was invited to select the actors for the new episodes. After the new family was clear in October 2004, a pilot under the name The New Partridge Family was (Eng. The New Partridge Family ) was prepared and sent in January 2005 VH 1. Immediately after, the series was canceled. Other consequences did not occur.

Discography

  • The Partridge Family Album ( 1970)
  • Up to Date (1971 )
  • Sound Magazine (1971 )
  • Christmas Card ( 1971)
  • Shopping Bag ( 1972)
  • The Partridge Family Notebook (1972 )
  • Crossword Puzzle ( 1973)
  • Bulletin Board ( 1973)
  • World of the Partridge Family (1974 )
  • Come On Get Happy: The Very Best of the Partridge Family (2005)
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