Comments on: Colouring Book Theatre: The Partridge Family

By: Kevin Lake

Kevin Lake — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 14:54:55 +0000

Who didn't have a crush on Shirley Jones? I still do all these years later.

By: Wizzy

Wizzy — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:40:00 +0000

I totally loved shaun cassidy, but I can really dig David singing “I think I Love You.”

By: wurwolf

wurwolf — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:16:00 +0000

P.S. Hurray for the MST3k shout out!!

By: wurwolf

wurwolf — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:15:00 +0000

I could never get into the Partridge Family, and why not? I was the target demographic. Danny Bonaduce was the reason why not. As a kid I had a HUGE aversion to men and boys with red hair, pale skin and freckles. Danny Bonaduce had all of that in spades and he was the biggest reason I never watched the show. Even David Cassidy’s dreaminess wasn’t enough to rope me in. (Although I did have the hots for his half-brother, Shaun Cassidy.)

By: Dancin' Homer

Dancin' Homer — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:21:00 +0000

I meant to say “It’s like the Brady Bunch, EXCEPT the kids (and Reuben) were allowed to be wise asses” . . .

did not mean to imply that there was ever a time when the Brady’s were wise-asses! (Well, Greg did call Bobby a “stinker” that one time . . .)

By: Dancin' Homer

Dancin' Homer — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:16:00 +0000

Ah, an early cover shot featuring the original “Chris”.

Tracy was always a sourpuss. Probably b/c she was only given one line of dialogue per episode. She was the equivalent of Happy Days’ Chuck, but I guess the writers couldn’t ship her off to boarding school. Chris wasn’t much better, but at least he served a purpose in the band by drumming. Tracy’s contribution? The ever crucial tambourine.

And while Danny is a creepy adult, there’s no doubt that he was a funny kid. His antagonizing of Keith and Rueben were the best part of the show.

I’d recommend you trying to catch up on the series, whether through DVD or Youtube. It’s like the Brady Bunch, where the kids (and Rueben) were allowed to be wise-asses. Of course, you are forced to sit through a song each episode . . .

Here’s the link to a clip featuring a young Farrah Fawcett. Did that girl ever wear a bra?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNbtVZ_V-_Y