The partridge family cast and crew

The family was loosely based on the real-life musical family the Cowsills , a popular band in the late s and early s. The show was broadcast on ABC as part of its Friday night line-up, and had subsequent runs in syndication.

Shirley jones

In the pilot episode, a group of musical siblings in the fictional city of San Pueblo, California, said to be "40 miles from Napa County " in episode 24, "A Partridge By Any Other Name" convinces their widowed mother, bank teller Shirley Partridge, to help them out by singing as they record a pop song in their garage. Through the efforts of the precocious and streetsmart year-old Danny, they find a manager, Reuben Kincaid, who helps make the song a Top 40 hit.

After more persuading, Shirley agrees that the family can go on tour. They acquire an old school bus , a Chevrolet [ 1 ] Series Superior , for touring, paint it with Mondrian -inspired patterns, and head to Las Vegas , Nevada , for their first live gig at Caesars Palace. Subsequent episodes usually show the band performing in various venues or in their garage.

The shows often contrast suburban life with the adventures of a show-business family on the road. After the first season, more of the show's action takes place in the family's hometown than on tour. In the show's early development, the Cowsill children were considered by the producers, but because the Cowsills were not trained actors and were too old for the roles as scripted, Slade and Claver abandoned that idea.

Partridge was not negotiable.