Identical twins on todays ep.

[IllinoisTVFan]

Ugh, Ricky. I hated him and always turn off his episodes.

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

They are David and Andy Williams. Identical twin nephews of singer Andy Williams. They were on the ep that was just on. They both had a crush on Laurie and were vying for her attention! LOL!!! They were just kids, way too young for her!

If that were them really singing, they weren't bad. Funny they didn't get more popular? An identical twin singing act. How cool?

It seems you are of a generation that watches re-runs of 1970s shows (in this case the Partridge Family) and was not there when those shows were still on the air. (Lucky in a way).

Andy and David Williams were given lots of coverage in the teen magazines back in the 70s. Yet they did not become as big as the other teen idols of that time such as David Cassidy ( of course) and The Osmond Brothers.
Surprisingly, The Monkees were mostly considered an "Older group of the 60s" by then.
Andy and David Williams eventually faded into obscurity though they continued to perform in bands without much fanfare. Reportedly, music critics consider them to be very good musicians.

I remember reading about the "Andy and David Williams episode" that was to air on The Partridge Family, but (though I was around at that time) I did not see the originally-aired broadcast. I actually saw it many years later on YouTube.
Back when I was a teen, it seemed that Andy and David Williams were already in their late teens when they came on the scene. They were born the same year I was . It means that they actually were a few months to a year younger than Danny Bonaduce. However the twins were a bit tall for their age and had deep voices. They seemed to be just about to exit their teen years.
Danny Bonaduce was still shorter than David Cassidy and Susan Dey.

In the episode, they still seem to be about the same age as Lori Partridge.



http://www.cmongethappy.com/people/w...sbrothers.html

http://www.goretro.com/2012/12/forgo...-brothers.html

[IllinoisTVFan]

Seems the 70's was a decade for many of these would be stars. I remember seeing a story on these performers (name escapes me but not these guys)who were making the rounds on every show in the late 70's. They had music out too but went nowhere.

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Originally Posted by IllinoisTVFan

Seems the 70's was a decade for many of these would be stars. I remember seeing a story on these performers (name escapes me but not these guys)who were making the rounds on every show in the late 70's. They had music out too but went nowhere.

You might be talking about the Keane Brothers. They were also promoted on the teen magazines just like Andy and David Williams were.
The Keane Brothers did seem talented and played their own instruments and even wrote their own songs, however at the time, as you said, it was a decade of very young would-be stars and there were already-established ones such as the Osmonds and Jackson 5, and perhaps it was a matter of luck as to which ones got to become big, and the others were fated to eventually become forgotten teen-idol wana-bes of the 70s. The Keane Brothers were even given a variety show of their own. Apparently an attempt to make it like the Donny and Marie show. It did not last long. They were not twins but one was approximately 13 and the other approximately 12. They were sons of a record producer by the name of Bob Keane ( if I correctly recall what I read in either Tiger Beat or 16 magazine).
The Keane Brothers appeared on the Tonight Show, on the Dinah Shore Show and on the Mike Douglas Show and also Wonderama. See the link below.
Their various performances on TV talk shows were essentially after the early and mid 70s.
It seemed that there were a bit too many "Upcoming teen idols" and the then-current generation of young females were already transitioning in age so that the ones who grew up swooning over David Cassidy would not be interested. There might have been a population of "Tween" girls ( before the word "Tween" was invented) that might have found the Keane Brothers
"cute" but somehow the fan base for "cute" young male singers and musicians was just not there.
The Keane Brothers would have been completely forgotten (along with Andy and David Williams) if it were not for the Internet and YouTube so as to at least give us a glimpse of what kind of trends there were in the entertainment world back in the 70s.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xs070kBFnA

[IllinoisTVFan]

That's it! Thanks you I knew the name began with a K but couldn't remember the name.

[biffbronson]

I have a thing for Andy Williams' former wife Claudine Longet. She's on my list of all-time hottest celebrity brunettes.

[IllinoisTVFan]

That's a different Andy Williams. According to Wikipedia (I know)they are his nephews.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by IllinoisTVFan

I vaguely remember hearing about these two guys and that they were pumped to be the next big thing. The problem is by the time they appeared the show was on its way down.

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but the Williams brothers in my eyes, came across as a tad bit creepy and weird in that episode. They both spoke in these flat, monotone voices.

[IllinoisTVFan]

Originally Posted by TMC

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but the Williams brothers in my eyes, came across as a tad bit creepy and weird in that episode. They both spoke in these flat, monotone voices.

Now that you mention it, yeah they do have that creepy look.