[SamAdams76]

There have been false reports during the past few days but this one appears legit.

I was 8 years old when the Partridge Family went on the air. For most of its run, it was paired with the Brady Bunch on Friday nights. I always thought the Partridge Family was way cooler than the Brady Bunch.

My sister and I used to watch the show. I used to pretend I was Danny as he was closer to my age. Of course, my sister was infatuated with David Cassidy along with millions of other girls. I thought Danny was cooler than David (Keith) however. I was still a bit young to get into girls but towards the end, I started liking Susan Dey. The younger girl (Suzanne Crough) who seemed to just tap on a tambourine never really appealed to me.

I actually thought this was a real life family. I remember writing a letter to Reuben Kincaid asking to be let into the band as a drummer. I didn't really know how to play the drums but I figured with a little practice, I could do a better job than that Chris. For weeks, I kept imagining that the Partridge Family bus would pull up to my house and admit me as a member. Instead, I got a form letter inviting me to join the Partridge Family fan club. Enclosed was a glossy of David Cassidy that I immediately handed over to my sister. It was my Ovaltine moment.

Anyway, some of the Partridge Family songs were quite good. One of my favorite ones at the time was Summer Days.

[Jarhead9297]

“It was my Ovaltine moment”

All time best and know and feel exactly what you said with this

[cva66snipe]

The Partridge Family {a studio band except for Cassidy and Jones} came about from another family that in fact were skilled musicians. It was loosely based on The Cowsills another group of that ear who did their own singing and instruments as they grew up. The Cowsills was started by three brothers and sibblings joined as they got older. They turned down the show because the network had already casted Shirley Jones as the mother and they wanted Barbara Cowsill. As a result they turned down doing the show.

[Jane Long]

Remember “Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque”?

[nutmeg]

I always thought the Partridge Family was way cooler than the Brady Bunch.

Same here. ;-)

[Red Badger]

I actually thought this was a real life family.

It partially was. Shirley Jones was David Cassidy's step-mom, married to his dad Jack Cassidy until their divorce in 1974.