Written by Lloyd Turner and Gordon Mitchell
Produced by Larry Rosen
Directed by Roger Duchowny
Original Air Date: November 12, 1971
With 67 cents worth of backing from Chris and Tracy, plus his own savings,
Danny's newest investment is hamsters! Shirley reluctantly agrees, seeing the
hamsters as a good experience in responsibility for Chris, Tracy and Danny. In
a matter of weeks, the number of hamsters has grown tremendously! Danny, of
course, is overjoyed at the prosperous results of his investment. When the
family departs on a tour, no one can be found to
"hamster-sit"," so they are packed into the bus. After a series
of mishaps -- due entirely to Danny's "investment" -- Shirley
decides the hamsters must go.
She finally convinces the kids that it's not fair to the hamsters, as it is
impossible to love that many pets. They see the wisdom in her decision and
Danny (with Shirley's help) tries to find homes for the constantly growing
number of hamsters. Much to Shirley's dismay no one wants to relieve the
Partridge family of their private population explosion.
Finally, Danny comes up with a great idea -- a free hamster with every
purchase of a Partridge Family album! The family spends an afternoon at the
neighborhood department store handing out hamsters and the problem is solved.
Songs:
"Twenty-four Hours A Day," music and lyrics by Wes Farrell and
Danny Janssen (on Sound Magazine)
"I Woke Up In Love This Morning," music and lyrics by Irwin Levine
and L. Russell Brown (on Sound Magazine)
Guest Cast:
Recording Engineer ------------------------------------- Martin Speer
Hotel Manager ----------------------------------------- Lindsay Workman
Patterson ----------------------------------------------- Dick Yarmi
Albertson ----------------------------------------------- Gordon Jump
Young Boy --------------------------------------------- Brian Tochi
Karen -------------------------------------------------- Karen Lee Bowman
Tube Trivia:
- Martin Speer played the Recording Engineer in Episodes 27
and 31, and played Lazaar Hannibal in Episode 74.
- Gordon Jump also appeared in Episodes 1, 47,
56, 62, 78,
and 87.
- Dick Yarmi is the younger brother of Don Adams ("Get Smart").
- Brian Tochi was a regular on "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan"
and "Space Academy."
- Actual footage of hamsters giving birth was filmed for this episode.
- Karen Lee Bowman was the winner of Tiger Beat's Official Partridge Family
Smile Contest. Her prize was a trip to Hollywood to appear on "The
Partridge Family." To read more about Karen and the contest, click
here!
- "I Woke Up In Love This Morning" was the Partridge Family's fourth
hit single, rising to #13 on the Billboard charts, on August 21, 1971. Thirty
years later, the tune is still being played! Burger King used the song for a
TV commercial promotion during the summer of 2002.
- "Cherish," David Cassidy's first solo single, peaks at #9 on the
Billboard charts the week this episode aired.
