The BEST episodes of The Partridge Family season 2

Every episode of The Partridge Family season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Partridge Family season 2!

In 1970, the Partridge Family was among the top-selling recording acts, not to mention one of the top-rated TV shows of its time. Either way, it made David Cassidy a successful teen idol until the show's cancellation in 1974. The Partridge Family consisted of Shirley Partridge (keyboards, vocals) and her five kids: Keith (lead vocalist and guitar), Laurie (keyboards, vocals), Danny (bass guitar, vocals), Chris (drums), and Tracy (tambourine). Rounding out the cast was their manager, Reuben Kincaid.

Last Updated: 12/2/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Guess Who's Coming to Drive?
star
8.20
5 votes

#1 - Guess Who's Coming to Drive?

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/1971

Reuben sets up an aggressive summer tour schedule. Shirley does not want to go on tour as it is tiring to drive all day and sing all night, so they hire a bus driver. But Danny is suspicious when they find out that he's an ex-con.

Directors: Ralph Senensky
Writer: Bob Rodgers
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A Man Called Snake
star
7.85
13 votes

#2 - A Man Called Snake

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1971

Keith gave an interview for a magazine and revealed that Laurie has a crush on a classmate, Harry Murphy. Laurie is upset and says it is the wrong name anyway. A motorcyclist, Harry Murphy, comes to visit Laurie to see who she is as a joke.

Directors: Richard Kinon
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Home is Where the Heart Was
star
7.83
6 votes

#3 - Home is Where the Heart Was

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/7/1972

After being scolded from a mess, Chris and Tracy decided to run away from home but, ended up at Ruben's apartment causing mayhem.

Directors: Jerry London
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Who is Max Ledbetter and Why is He Saying All Those Terrible Things?
star
7.80
5 votes

#4 - Who is Max Ledbetter and Why is He Saying All Those Terrible Things?

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/17/1972

The Partridges hire a psychic performer for Tracy's birthday party. Keith and Danny keep asking for predictions about their lives, so the psychic asks them to help his failing business from a foreclosure.

Writer: Bernie Kahn
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Whatever Happened to Moby Dick?
star
7.78
9 votes

#5 - Whatever Happened to Moby Dick?

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1971

Danny is interested in the whales singing and tells the family they need to include whales in their act to show their support of ecology.

Directors: E.W. Swackhamer
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Hel-l-l-p
star
7.67
6 votes

#6 - Hel-l-l-p

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/11/1972

It's a battle of the sexes as Shirley and Laurie prove to their male chauvinist counterparts to be better able to handle the wilderness.

Directors: Paton Price
Writer: Dale McRaven
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Where Do Mermaids Go?
star
7.63
8 votes

#7 - Where Do Mermaids Go?

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/31/1971

Driving home after a tour, the Partridges stop for a picnic on a country road and meet a young woman who likes to travel alone and enjoy her freedom. After hours together, she stays at their home, leaves, and gives them a million dollars.

Directors: Lou Antonio
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I Am Curious Partridge
star
7.60
5 votes

#8 - I Am Curious Partridge

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/28/1972

Danny gets a job writing articles about the Partridge Family for the local newspaper. To be sure his article is a success, he embellishes the truth about the family.

Directors: Lou Antonio
Writer: Bob Rodgers
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Days of Acne and Roses
star
7.50
8 votes

#9 - Days of Acne and Roses

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/1971

The grocery guy who delivers to the Partridges has a crush on Laurie, but he feels shy around her. He wants to ask her out, but has never been on a date. The other family members help him change his appearance and get over his shyness.

Directors: Richard Kinon
Writer: Dale McRaven
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My Heart Belongs to a Two-Car Garage
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7.50
6 votes

#10 - My Heart Belongs to a Two-Car Garage

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/4/1972

Chris and Tracy invite a street worker into their home. He says he is a world-class Russian painter and says he can paint a work of art on their garage door. The completed picture is a nude woman that all the neighbors complain about.

Directors: Jerry London
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Promise Her Anything, But Give Her a Punch
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7.40
5 votes

#11 - Promise Her Anything, But Give Her a Punch

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/18/1972

Danny has a crush on a classmate and they go through the ritual of pretending not to like each other. But for Gloria, she likes Keith more and is using Danny to get closer to Keith.

Directors: Bob Claver
Writer: Dale McRaven
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The Partridge Papers
star
7.40
5 votes

#12 - The Partridge Papers

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/1972

The school newspaper is collecting items for an auction to raise money. While Laurie is out, Danny accidentally grabs the wrong box with Laurie's items to contribute. Her personal diary is contributed. The newspaper threatens to publish it.

Directors: Jerry London
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Anatomy of a Tonsil
star
7.38
8 votes

#13 - Anatomy of a Tonsil

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1971

Danny's sore throat is diagnosed as tonsillitis and he has to have his tonsils removed. He is nervous about the operation, and when it is over, he is nervous about losing his voice.

Directors: Lou Antonio
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I Can Get it for You Retail
star
7.38
8 votes

#14 - I Can Get it for You Retail

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1971

Danny sees his mother looking at a mink coat in a store window, and with Shirley's birthday coming up, Danny decides to buy it for her. To raise money, Danny starts selling Keith's personal belongings to the love-sick girls at school.

Directors: Russ Mayberry
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Dora, Dora, Dora
star
7.33
15 votes

#15 - Dora, Dora, Dora

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1971

Stillman Kelly asks his old buddy Reuben to manage his daughter Dora, who is an aspiring singer. Unfortunately, when she auditions in front of Reuben and the Partridges, her vocal abilities leave much to be desired. Unfortunately, Keith, who has fallen for her, is so taken with her beauty that he doesn't even notice. However, when he hears a tape of her singing he soon snaps to his senses and now must try to summon the courage to tell Dora how untalented she is without hurting her feelings.

Directors: Ralph Senensky
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Waiting for Bolero
star
7.33
6 votes

#16 - Waiting for Bolero

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/21/1972

Keith wants his own apartment so he can have some peace and quiet to write music. Shirley reluctantly agrees to let him move into a room in the house next door. Having his own place is not what he expects.

Directors: Jerry London
Writer: Martin Cohan
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Forty-Year Itch
star
7.25
4 votes

#17 - Forty-Year Itch

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1971

Shirley's father visits and announces he left home and plans to go to Big Sur. Minutes later, her mother shows up and says she ran away. Both parents are determined to split up. The Partridges must find a way to bring them together again.

Directors: Ralph Senensky
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Partridge
star
7.14
7 votes

#18 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Partridge

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1971

Keith decides he has to be a better role model to his younger brothers and sisters, but it seems like everything backfires.

Directors: Mel Swope
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In 25 Words or Less
star
7.00
12 votes

#19 - In 25 Words or Less

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1971

To raise money and create publicity, Reuben hosts a contest where the winner can spend a week with the Partridges at their home. The winner? Mrs. Gloria Neugast, a middle-aged woman. Gloria brings a new dimension to the family.

Directors: Richard Kinon
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Tale of Two Hamsters
star
7.00
5 votes

#20 - Tale of Two Hamsters

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1971

Danny and the two other younger children tell Shirley they have decided to go in the hamster business. When the two hamsters multiple with their offspring, the Partridges have to take them on tour so they can feed and take care of them.

Directors: Roger Duchowny
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Fellini, Bergman, and Partridge
star
7.00
5 votes

#21 - Fellini, Bergman, and Partridge

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/14/1972

After seeing some experimental films at a theater, Keith says he can do better than any they saw. Keith pulls out the movie camera and begins filming various random clips. Danny becomes his partner. The premier is not what he expects.

Directors: Jerome Courtland
Writer: Martin Cohan
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All's War In Love and Fairs
star
7.00
4 votes

#22 - All's War In Love and Fairs

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/10/1972

As the Partridges start their vacation, the bus breaks down in a small town. The locals want them to do a benefit show to help Native Americans build a school. The mechanic finds ways to delay fixing the bus until the day of the show.

Directors: Mel Swope
Writer: John Wilder
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The Undergraduate
star
6.91
11 votes

#23 - The Undergraduate

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1971

Shirley enrolls in college using her maiden name so her real name does not draw unwanted attention. A younger classmate develops a crush on her. He tells his parents and they do not approve of his dating an older woman.

Directors: Ralph Senensky
Writer: Susan Silver
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Don't Bring Your Guns to Town, Santa
star
6.86
7 votes

#24 - Don't Bring Your Guns to Town, Santa

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1971

After performing in Vegas on Christmas Eve, the Partridges start the drive home. The bus breaks down in a town with one inhabitant. Disappointed about being away from home for Christmas, the prospector tells them a Christmas story.

Directors: Richard Kinon
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