What Happened to Shirley Partridge's Husband & Why Did They Start A Musical Group??? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 10-26-2011, 10:29 PM

Was any of this ever explained?

born2late · 10-26-2011, 11:01 PM

Haven't seen it in a long time, but seems like in the first episode Shirley said she had been a widow for several months. Don't remember ever hearing a cause of death. Don't know if the band was for fun, or eventual stardom. I remember Danny pushing a demo tape to Mr Kincade. Here is the pilot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KScVZ9j9vqY

Brian Damage · 10-29-2011, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by born2late

Haven't seen it in a long time, but seems like in the first episode Shirley said she had been a widow for several months. Don't remember ever hearing a cause of death. Don't know if the band was for fun, or eventual stardom. I remember Danny pushing a demo tape to Mr Kincade. Here is the pilot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KScVZ9j9vqY

Thanks for the update

born2late · 10-29-2011, 01:40 AM

You're welcome.

Goldilocks · 10-30-2011, 03:19 PM

They started a band to make money so the mom wouldn't have to work so many hours at her bank job. In the first season, the theme song explains this.

Gertie1999 · 03-18-2012, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Goldilocks

They started a band to make money so the mom wouldn't have to work so many hours at her bank job. In the first season, the theme song explains this.

In the pilot Shirley says that "My Husband had died suddenly six months previously" and it doesn't say anything more on it. They start the band so the mom can get enough money to send the kids to college.

Gertie1999 · 03-18-2012, 09:20 AM

In the pilot Shirley says that "My Husband had died suddenly six months previously" and it doesn't say anything more on it. They start the band so the mom can get enough money to send the kids to college.

TV 123 · 02-19-2015, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Goldilocks

They started a band to make money so the mom wouldn't have to work so many hours at her bank job. In the first season, the theme song explains this.

Precisely.

Babalu · 03-14-2015, 07:12 PM

He was a school bus driver that accidentally ran himself over with his own bus. So as a consolation, the school district gave them the bus and told them to use it to make a living but not for driving kids to school, due to insurance regulations.

Meanwhile, to make ends meet, Danny began breaking into hippies houses and stealing and fencing stolen band instruments. He reasoned that because hippies all kept drugs in their houses, they were unlikely to call the police. Danny hid the instruments on the back of the bus, which would have been fine, except that Shirley had to drive Laurie to the hospital for an emergency abortion.

While all the kids piled into the bus to watch the proceedings, Shirley purposely ran over a praying mantis on the road and was pulled over by some cops that as luck would have it, just happened to be on the hippie stolen musical instruments patrol. Spying the instruments in the back of the bus, the cops were just about to run them all in when Tracy blurted out while spitting out her pacifier that they were a traveling family band. The cops said that later that evening there was a benefit concert for the policemen's bulletproof vest fund, and if they wanted to stay out of jail they better entertain that night. And the rest, as they say, is history.

OOliver · 04-28-2015, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Babalu

He was a school bus driver that accidentally ran himself over with his own bus. So as a consolation, the school district gave them the bus and told them to use it to make a living but not for driving kids to school, due to insurance regulations.

Meanwhile, to make ends meet, Danny began breaking into hippies houses and stealing and fencing stolen band instruments. He reasoned that because hippies all kept drugs in their houses, they were unlikely to call the police. Danny hid the instruments on the back of the bus, which would have been fine, except that Shirley had to drive Laurie to the hospital for an emergency abortion.

While all the kids piled into the bus to watch the proceedings, Shirley purposely ran over a praying mantis on the road and was pulled over by some cops that as luck would have it, just happened to be on the hippie stolen musical instruments patrol. Spying the instruments in the back of the bus, the cops were just about to run them all in when Tracy blurted out while spitting out her pacifier that they were a traveling family band. The cops said that later that evening there was a benefit concert for the policemen's bulletproof vest fund, and if they wanted to stay out of jail they better entertain that night. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Marvo301 · 07-17-2015, 07:06 PM

The girl who was supposed to be the lead singer for the band (the daughter of a Rabbi) got the mumps and was unable to participate in the recording session so Shirley was recruited at the last minute to take her place.

Coffeecup · 08-15-2015, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Goldilocks

They started a band to make money so the mom wouldn't have to work so many hours at her bank job. In the first season, the theme song explains this.

I tend to think she is working more hours with the singing.

biffbronson · 08-16-2015, 12:28 AM

Maybe so, but with the singing job, she gets to spend much more time with her family. And even keeping the touring in mind, likely also more time at home overall than if she'd stayed in banking.

opus · 08-16-2015, 01:56 AM

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Maybe so, but with the singing job, she gets to spend much more time with her family. And even keeping the touring in mind, likely also more time at home overall than if she'd stayed in banking.

Plus, the Partridges had the best one song concerts, so lots of free time there.

Bonniegirl · 08-16-2015, 03:10 AM

Keith and Laurie were so cool! I mean what teenagers wouldn't want to form a band with their Mom and much younger siblings?

I think The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin were SEETHING in jealousy!!! haha!!

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10-26-2011, 11:01 PM	#2
born2late Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 01, 2011 Location: Tn Posts: 360	Haven't seen it in a long time, but seems like in the first episode Shirley said she had been a widow for several months. Don't remember ever hearing a cause of death. Don't know if the band was for fun, or eventual stardom. I remember Danny pushing a demo tape to Mr Kincade. Here is the pilot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KScVZ9j9vqY

10-29-2011, 01:40 AM	#4
born2late Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 01, 2011 Location: Tn Posts: 360	You're welcome.

10-30-2011, 03:19 PM	#5
Goldilocks Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 08, 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 693	They started a band to make money so the mom wouldn't have to work so many hours at her bank job. In the first season, the theme song explains this.

03-18-2012, 09:20 AM	#7
Gertie1999 Music and TV Lover Teen Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 17, 2012 Location: Somewhere In Neverland Posts: 121	In the pilot Shirley says that "My Husband had died suddenly six months previously" and it doesn't say anything more on it. They start the band so the mom can get enough money to send the kids to college.

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Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,399	Keith and Laurie were so cool! I mean what teenagers wouldn't want to form a band with their Mom and much younger siblings? I think The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin were SEETHING in jealousy!!! haha!!