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The Partridge Family - The Complete Fourth Season

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Danny Bonaduce was always The Partridge Family's not-so-secret weapon. His cheerful money-grubbing ways provided an antidote to the smug homilies and treacly heartwarmingness that afflicted so many sitcoms of the early 1970s. His prepubescent cynicism was never more needed than in The Partridge Family's fourth and final season, when recycled plots and forced gaiety began to seep in. The biggest red flag was, of course, the addition of an adorable precocious tot: Ricky Segall, a four-year-old neighbor who brought too many episodes to a screeching halt with his cloying children's songs. The rest of the cast had to sit and beam adoringly at this festering harbinger of a Partridge apocalypse. Fortunately, Segall was soon reduced to appearing at the tail end of episodes and the show's dependable virtues rallied: David Cassidy's teen idol charisma, Shirley Jones' improbably wholesome sex appeal, Susan Dey's feisty feminism, the goofy mix of bubblegum music and borscht belt comedy, and Bonaduce's froggy sarcasm. Odd patterns dominate the fashion trends, Jones wears maxi-dresses and some bizarre brightly-colored wimples--and everyone's hair has become startlingly ornate (Keith's puffy mullet is a force to be reckoned with). Guest stars include an abundance of future TV stars--like Pat Harrington (One Day at a Time), Robert Mulligan (Soap), and Cheryl Ladd (Charlie's Angels)--as well as movie stars old (Margaret Hamilton, The Wizard of Oz) and new (Jackie Earle Haley, a few years away from stardom with The Bad News Bears). So despite some signs of age and impending cancellation, the fourth season still holds many pleasures and should not be missed by fans. --Bret Fetzer

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(5 stars) - Partridges
Loved this show as a teenager and watching it now brings back alot of memories

(4 stars) - Wonderful with only one small complaint
Get rid of Ricky, and it's a five-star rating. He detracts from the shows, except MAYBE the first one, where his presence in the story is relevant. But the rest of them are great.

(4 stars) - Like a skunk in a perfume factory...
This final season is just a good as all the other seasons, with one exception: Ricky Segal. Putting this obnoxious brat on a show this funny, is like letting a skunk loose in a perfume factory. The good news is that he only appears for 2-3 minute on some of the episodes. The bad news is that these 2-3 minutes can seem like an eternity in purgatory. So use your fast forward, skip, or mute button to spare unwanted agony. If you don't, you'll be sorry!!

(5 stars) - Totally Awesome.
I can't believe that this is the last season. I wish they made more seasons. I really enjoyed The Partridge Family. This is a must have.

(3 stars) - partridge family series 4 dvd
enjoyable but ruined by talentless ricky segal felt sorry for the cast who had to endure him and smile.Songs by the others were enjoyable

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