"Let The Good Times In," music and lyrics by Carol Bayer and Neil Sedaka (Unreleased on commercial LP)
"Together," music and lyrics by Shorty Rogers and Kelly Gordon (Unreleased on commercial LP)
Club Manager --------------------------------------------------------- William Wintersole
Girl Drummer ---------------------------------------------------------- Debra Pearce
Man ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Jump
Woman ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ceil Cabot
Desk Clerk ------------------------------------------------------------- Hal Taggert
Airport Clerk ----------------------------------------------------------- Felton Perry
Johnny Cash ---------------------------------------------------------- Himself
- William Wintersole played Dr. Kessler in Episode 16.
- Gordon Jump is best known for playing Mr. Carlson on "WKRP in Cincinnati." He holds the record for most guest appearances on "The Partridge Family." He also appeared in Episodes 34, 47, 56, 62, 78, and 87.
- Director Jerry Paris is best known for playing Jerry Helper on "The Dick Van Dyke Show." He has also directed episodes of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Happy Days," and "Mork & Mindy."
- The original title for the series was, "Family Business."
- The song, "What A Day" was filmed for the pilot, but edited out of both versions. It was never released on a commercial LP.
- Neither David Cassidy nor Shirley Jones sung in the pilot episode songs.
- The pilot actually used the "I Dream of Jeannie" home and driveway. They didn't use their regular facade until the second episode. The interiors were almost completely backwards in design to what was later used.
- The familiar theme song, "When We're Singing," with animated partridges didn't start until the second episode. The pilot used concert footage and the song, "Together."
- The school bus used was a 1957 Chevrolet "Superior" round top bus. It frequently broke down and had to be pushed into scenes rather than driven. And yes, that was actually Shirley Jones driving down Hollywood Boulevard!
- "I Think I Love You," released in August, 1970, was already climbing the charts when the series premiered. It debuted on the Billboard charts on October 10th and hit Number 1 on November 21st.
- To read the TV Guide Premiere article, click here!
- To read our exclusive interview with series creator Bernard Slade, visit the People and Places section of the website!
The sponsors of the pilot episode of the Partridge Family were:
Cover Girl Medicated Make-up - with Cybil Sheppard
Coffee Mate
Carnation Instant Breakfast - Voice over by Dave Madden
1 A Day Vitamins
Alka Seltzer - with a Thanksgiving Day Theme
Super Sheer Cover Girl - with teen model Susie Blakely
In the pilot, as originally filmed:
The Partridge family lived in Ohio.
Shirley's name was Connie.
Laurie mentioned her father, reminding Shirley of how he used to drink too much during the holidays.
Jack Cassidy made an appearance as Connie's love interest, Mark.
Twice, there is the implication that there are only five members in the family: 1. Keith tells Shirley they need her to sing because the arrangement is written for five voices. 2. In Las Vegas, when the kids freeze, Shirley tells them to close their eyes and think of "just the five of us" rehearsing in the garage.