The Partridge Family - The Complete First Season
by Lee Philips, E.W. Swackhamer, Herb Wallerstein, Bob Claver, Claudio Guzm?n
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Actor: Brian Forster, Danny Bonaduce, Ricky SegallDirector: Bob Claver, Claudio Guzm?n, E.W. Swackhamer, Herb Wallerstein, Lee Philips
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), PCM Mono
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 655 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Partridge Family - The Complete First Season
Movie Review: Partridge Family First Season
Summary: 5 Stars
First season of the 70's coolest, hipest family with some fun nostalgic music. I enjoyed watching this set immensely, compared to all the reality shows and all the others that take away what television was originally intended for; something fun and entertaining.
Summary of The Partridge Family - The Complete First Season
Come On Get Happy! TV's favorite family of rock n' rollers are back on the bus and ready to groove to the songs you remember: "I Think I Love You" "I Woke Up In Love" and "Somebody Wants To Love You." The group's six members feature Mom Shirley Partridge (Shirley Jones) always trying to keep home life normal and the kids: Keith (David Cassidy) the teen idol; Laurie (Susan Dey) a junior feminist; Danny (Danny Bonaduce) the financial wizard; Chris (Jeremy Gelbwaks) the family drummer and Tracy (Suzanne Crough) the constant questioner. Let's not forget their exasperated manager Reuben Kinkaid (Dave Madden) always trying to help push their careers along. The series debuted in September of 1970 and helped sell millions of records along the way. Jump back on the bus and get happy again with THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY you remember.Includes a 4-song music sampler CD from the Partridge Family CD in stores now.System Requirements:Starring: Shirley Jones David Cassidy Susan Dey Danny Bonaduce Jeremy Gelbwaks Suzanne Crough Dave Madden Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC:?043396056565 Manufacturer No:?05656Like a groovy Family von Trapp, The Partridge Family arrived in 1970 with matching velvet outfits and wholesomeness bursting from every pore. Watching it now, you expect little more than kitsch--but the show, though certainly a sitcom representation of the world, is curiously fresh and appealing. This sheer likeability comes partly from the cast--Shirley Jones (The Music Man) looks foxy in miniskirts while still being the cool mom everyone wishes they had; teen idol David Cassidy is unexpectedly engaging as an actor (his charisma is all the more apparent when another teen idol, Bobby Sherman, makes a wooden appearance); and Danny Bonaduce's child-star rise sprang not from cuteness but his genuine comic timing. It doesn't hurt that many of the troubles the characters faced--swelled heads, rivalry, groupies (!)--were undoubtedly problems the actors were facing as their show became a hit.
Sure, there are utterly ridiculous episodes, such as when Danny is tutoring a mob boss's girlfriend about the stock market and the gangster, not knowing Danny is only 10 years old, gets jealous--but most episodes feature ordinary show business conflicts or straightforward family issues, like how the kids cope when their mother starts dating or how teenager Laurie (Susan Dey, who later went on to L.A. Law) feels ugly when she gets braces. This simplicity, combined with some classic vaudeville-style humor, proves surprisingly durable. Plus, the list of guest stars ranges from Ray Bolger (best known as the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz) to a young Richard Pryor, as well as other soon-to-be-famous folk like Charlie's Angels' Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith and a pre-Star Wars Mark Hamill. The first season collection includes a bonus CD with four of the Partridge Family's actual radio hits; their sound, a fusion of the Monkees and the Mamas and the Papas, is pure pop sugar (created by a host of Brill Building songwriters like Neil Sedaka). If the Mondrian-inspired paint job on the Partridge Family bus gives you childhood flashbacks, you'll happily regress when you watch this box set. --Bret Fetzer
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