The Partridge Family Was The Seventies
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The Partridge Family was a musical sitcom that starred Shirley Jones and David Cassidy. The show focused on a widowed mother and her five children that embark on a musical career together. The show ran from September 25, 1970, until March 23, 1974, on ABC as part of the Friday night lineup. David Cassidy and Shirley Jones were the only two that were actually featured on the recordings which led to Cassidy becoming a teen idol. The producers signed him to a solo act and he began touring while playing Partridge Family songs as well as his hits from his own albums. The show also produced the hit “I Think I Love You” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
