DAVID CASSIDY

The Partridge Family The Partridge Family is an American musical-sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones played a widowed mother, and Cassidy played the oldest of her five children who embarked on a music career. It ran from September 25, 1970, until March 23, 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. The Partridge Family  Genre Musical sitcom Created by Bernard Slade Starring Shirley Jones David Cassidy Danny Bonaduce Susan Dey Suzanne Crough Jeremy Gelbwaks (1970–71) Brian Forster (1971–74) Dave Madden Theme music composer Diane Hilderbrand Danny Janssen Wes Farrell Opening theme "When We're Singin'" (1970–71) "C'mon, Get Happy" (1971–74) Ending theme "Never Need to Think" (1973–74) 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 (list of episodes) Production 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 (1970–1974) Distributor Columbia Pictures Television (1974–84; 1989–96) DFS Program Exchange (1984–87) The Program Exchange (1987–89) Columbia TriStar Television (1996–2002) Sony Pictures Television (2002–present) Release Original network ABC Audio format Monaural Original release September 25, 1970 – March 23, 1974 Chronology Related shows Getting Together Goober and the Ghost Chasers Partridge Family 2200 A.D. Premise History Cast and characters Episodes Production Broadcast history Reception