The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family (1970 – 1974)

1970 • 4 seasons • Comedy, Family • TV-G

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Episode 17 — Why Did the Music Stop?

Season 1 • The Partridge Family

Released: 1971-01-15 • Comedy/Family

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Shirley has doubts about what being on the road is doing to the Partridges' lives so she suggests they take a break and start living like a normal family again. But she forgets one thing: they're not a normal family.

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Episodes

Episode 1
What? And Get Out of Show Business?
1970-09-25

Episode 2
The Sound of Money
1970-10-02

Episode 3
Whatever Happened to the Old Songs
1970-10-09

Episode 4
See Here, Private Partridge!
1970-10-16

Episode 5
When Mother Gets Married
1970-10-23

Episode 6
Love at First Slight
1970-10-30

Episode 7
Danny and the Mob
1970-11-06

Episode 8
But the Memory Lingers On
1970-11-13

Episode 9
Did You Hear the One About Danny Partridge?
1970-11-20

Episode 10
Go Directly to Jail
1970-11-27

Episode 11
This Is My Song
1970-12-04

Episode 12
My Son, the Feminist
1970-12-11

Episode 13
Star Quality
1970-12-18

Episode 14
The Red Woodloe Story
1970-12-25

Episode 15
Mom Drops Out
1971-01-01

Episode 16
Old Scrapmouth
1971-01-08

Episode 17
Why Did the Music Stop?
1971-01-15

Episode 18
Soul Club
1971-01-22

Episode 19
To Play or Not to Play
1971-01-29

Episode 20
They Shoot Managers, Don't They?
1971-02-05

Episode 21
Partridge up a Pear Tree
1971-02-12

Episode 22
Road Song
1971-02-19

Episode 23
Not with My Sister, You Don't!
1971-02-26

Episode 24
A Partridge by Any Other Name
1971-03-05

Episode 25
A Knight in Shining Armor
1971-03-12

Information

Episode air date	15.01.1971
Episode runtime	24 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Comedy / Family
TMDB series rating	6.9
IMDb series rating	6.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	0+
Country	US

Cast

Shirley Jones
Shirley Renfrew Partridge

David Cassidy
Keith Douglas Partridge

Susan Dey
Laurie Partridge

Danny Bonaduce
Danny Patridge

Brian Forster
Chris Partridge

Suzanne Crough
Tracy Partridge

Dave Madden
Reuben Kincaid

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