The Partridge Family - The Complete Second Season

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When I was a kid I was a big fan of the Partridge Family and used to avidly buy their records, magazines about David Cassidy, and other stuff. So last year when I began ordering DVD sets of their TV series, I was excited to see them again after more than 30 years. So far I've seen again the first two seasons and am on the third one. While I enjoyed season one thoroughly, I found season two also good but I think the producers made a mistake when they decided for season two to turn the show into more of a typical family sitcom. By my count of season one, 19 of the 25 episodes were about the Partridge Family as a musical group to one degree or another, and in many of those 19 episodes they were on the road giving concerts. But in season two just 7 of the 24 episodes pertained to the family as musicians. As I said, I'm now watching season three, and so far the trend is continuing there. It's true that in season two every episode still shows them performing a song somewhere, and the fact that they're musicians or planning to give a concert soon is sometimes mentioned, but usually the song performance has little or nothing to do with the story. Further, most of the time they're at home and not shown on the road, so why were they seldom doing concert tours by season two? For instance, one episode has Laurie dating a member of a motorcycle gang, one has Keith going overboard trying to be a good influence on his siblings, one has Keith making a movie, one has Tracy and Chris running away to Reuben's apartment, one has Keith running away to an apartment next door, one finds Danny with a crush on a girl, and so on. By the way, most of the songs in season two are good ones, especially the songs taken from what is probably their best album,  Sound Magazine . Most of the episodes in season two are quite good, and actually some non-musical episodes are among the best in the series, such as the one with Arte Johnson as a Russian artist who paints a nude woman on the family's garage. The Christmas episode is another standout with its clever Western fantasy. However, what made "The Partridge Family" a unique show was the fact that they were a musical family, and as many reviewers here have mentioned, the show was loosely based on the real-life musical family The Cowsills. When the producers veered from that musical background in season two, the show became a pretty typical family sitcom that was enjoyable but not on the level of the best sitcoms such as "All in the Family," "M*A*S*H," "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Roseanne," and some others. The best sitcoms usually focus on some aspect of their background, and I believe if "The Partridge Family" had continued to focus on their musical background as they did in season one, the show might have become one of the best sitcoms of all time. Still, "The Partridge Family" is worthwhile viewing.As for the DVDs themselves, the picture and sound quality of "The Partridge Family" Second Season are very good, with an image ratio of 1.33:1 and in color. These have a much higher quality image than my DVDs of "All in the Family," which is also from the 1970s. The box and cases are good quality, with nice graphics and a short description of each episode. The Bonus Feature that allows you to play just the songs from all episodes on each disc is nice, and there are also some previews of other DVDs, but it's too bad there are not any featurettes or commentaries here as there were for season one.So, I'm glad to be watching through "The Partridge Family" again after all these years, although I do wish they had kept focusing on the fact that they were a musical family.

If you've ever wondered why it is you grew up wanting so strongly to be a member of the Partridge Family (even if it was just the little red haired girl who unconvincingly rattled her tambourine) then this season will put it all in perspective for you. Arguably the best of the four season run of this awesome show, Season 2 finds Keith and Laurie and Danny and Shirley and Reuben and the two little kids (one of them the unconvincing tambourine player) comfortably finding their characters and interacting with each other in warm, funny and even moving ways. And as always, no episode would be complete without the family on stage, in front of an audience that was always seated at dinner tables for some reason, and singing one of their terrific pop songs. -- One of the things that's nice is finding David Cassidy, who by this time had reached pop icon status, playing his part as Keith in a charming, self-deprecating way -- more sad sack than sex symbol. He does this very well. And we all know that Danny Bonaduce was the comic of the show (his by-play with both Cassidy and Dave Madden is truly hilarious), but both Susan Dey and Shirley Jones have found their comic bones in season 2 and offer very funny performances. The Partridges seem like more of a unit now, and their interplay is both convincing and very funny. This is really one of the best shows of the 1970s and it holds up very well today. Funny and entertaining and full of music. Buy season 2 and come on, get happy.

I grew up as a kid watching THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY. I never missed the show and also bought all the albums. It was such fun. Now to watch it on dvd is a truly entertaining experience. They put a lot of work into this dvd release. The video is remeastered in high definition and has never looked better. To watch the show unedited and without commercials shows how great this show really was. The show is in no way dated. It is quality family entertainment with Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce shining in particular. I find watching the show as an adult that though very funny the show really was often tender and heartfelt. This was truly a family that cared about each other and the unconditional love and support amongst them all provided a very strong message.Season 2 was when the show really hit its stride and whether it be Shirley going back to college or Danny getting his tonsils removed each episode shines. And don't forget the music. Bubblegum pop at its best. This set also allows you to watch just the song performances as well which is a nice bonus. If you have fond memories of THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY buying the dvds is a no brainer. And believe me, it has never sounded or looked better. Highly recommended.

Lo compre por que me gusta mucho la serie. Lastima que sea en inglés

トップアイドルになったDavid。耳も隠れるさらさらヘアの髪型がとてもよく似合っています。このシリーズからクリストファー役はブライアン・フォスターに変わりました。彼は後年こう述懐しています。「すでに大人気の番組に途中から参加するのは、プレッシャーがありました。行く先々で I Think I Love You が流れていたし・・・。」泥沼化するベトナム戦争の息苦しい世相の中にあって、１週間に一度、ほっとする３０分間と言われた１stシーズンの大ヒットで、当然このシリーズは大注目だったでしょう。挿入歌のアルバム SOUND MAGAZINE もいかにもアイドルというかわいい曲ばかりです。４シーズン中、視聴率が最も高かったシリーズです。Davidの歌う口元を見て発音の練習もしました。楽しい、胸がキュッとする思い出です。これから、Davidを追悼する商品がたくさん出ると思いますが、特にパートリッジ時代の彼をリアルタイムで知らないファンの方は、「歌手として自分の基礎になっている」作品を揃えてみませんか？。

I remember how I used to love THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY TV series.Back then, I had tried it because David Cassidy was in the series.THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY is a very charming family comedy anda whole family in show business was and still is different.I had not seen this series in years and am very happy I bought it.I can see now more clearly how hard they tried to pull the rug fromunder David Cassidy’s feet so to promote Danny Bonaduce’s career...he must have had a great agent or very aggressive parents :)... but he really is a good actor so we can easily live with this situation :)I had no problem with any of the disks and I have every intention of purchasing the whole series.It’s so much fun to have a store like AMAZON where you can buy in all peace of mind.

This dvd of the Partridge family brings me back to when it first aired on TV.

ずっと探していたものがDVDになっていたなんて、とても嬉しくて即購入しました。映像も綺麗で、青春時代の胸キュンが蘇ったようです。星を5、にしたかったのですが、字幕がないのが残念でした。