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The Partridge Family

Network
ABC
Genre
Musical
Premiered
25 September, 1970
The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from September 25, 1970 until August 24, 1974, on the ABC network as part of a Friday-night lineup, and had subsequent runs in syndication. The family was loosely based on the real-life musical family the Cowsills, a popular band in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Genre Musical sitcom
Created by Bernard Slade
Starring Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce, Suzanne Crough, Jeremy Gelbwaks, Dave Madden, Brian Forster
Theme music composer Diane Hilderbrand, Danny Janssen, Wes Farrell
Opening theme "When We're Singin '" (1970–71), "C'mon, Get Happy" (1971–74)
Composer(s) George Duning, Benny Golson, Warren Barker, Hugo Montenegro, Shorty Rogers
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 96
Executive producer(s) Bob Claver
Producer(s) William Bickley, Paul Junger Witt, Dale McRaven, Larry Rosen, Mel Swope
Cinematography Fred Jackman, Jr, Irving Lippman
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 25 minutes
Production company(s) Screen Gems Television
Distributor Columbia Pictures Television, (1974–1975), DFS Program Exchange (1984–87), The Program Exchange (1987–89), Columbia TriStar Television (1996–2002), Sony Pictures Television (2002–present)
Original network ABC
Audio format Monaural
Related shows Getting Together, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Partridge Family 2200 A.D.

About The Partridge Family

Sitcom featuring the life of a family of pop musicians which would be loosely based on the real-life musical family The Cowsills.

Achievement of The Partridge Family

The series won TV Land Awards for David Cassidy and Susan Dey. It was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and one Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

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Latest information about The Partridge Family updated on July 28 2021.