Ricky Segall Movies

How will Keith (David Cassidy) wriggle out of taking two girls out on the same night? Well, he could follow the advice of his sister Laurie (Susan Dey) and tell both girls the truth about the situation--or he could use the old "I've got a terrible cold" routine on one of the ladies. So guess which option he chooses? The role of Johanna is played by one Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor, who, using her married name Cheryl Ladd, went on to fame and fortune as one of "Charlie's Angels." Songs: "Oh No, Not My Baby" and "A Little Bit of Lovin'". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Feeling they have been a bit too rough on Reuben (Dave Madden) lately, the Partridges vow to be extra nice to him from now on. Unaccustomed to such positive treatment, Reuben jumps to the conclusion that the family is merely feeling sorry for him--and that he is doomed to die! A subsequent birthday party attended by Reuben's mother Clara (played by "Wicked Witch" Margaret Hamilton) and girlfriend Bonnie (Elaine Giftos) only further persuades him that he's not long for this world--and it is up to his level-headed mom to snap Reuben out of his self-pitying funk. Songs: "I Wouldn't Put Nothing Over on You", "I've Got Your Love All Over Me", "Just Lovin' You". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This episode boasts a sitcom buff's "dream cast": Richard Mulligan from Soap, Pat Harrington Jr. from One Day at a Time and Florida Friebus from Dobie Gillis and The Bob Newhart Show. The plot involves a Presidential ambassador named Howard Lipton (Mulligan), who is smitten by Shirley Partridge (Shirley Jones)--who in turn finds Lipton to be a crashing bore. Determined to win Shirley over, Lipton unwitting makes her the center of attention for the International press corps--and a pariah to her neighbors! Songs: "How Long is Too Long" and "What Kind of Noise Do You Make". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Moving from its traditional Friday-night timeslot to a Saturday berth opposite CBS' blockbuster All in the Family, The Partridge Family launched its fourth and final season with this episode which introduces Ricky Segall as new recurring character Ricky Stevens. Four-year-old Ricky is brought into the plot when his mother Doris (Nita Talbot) and sister Donna (Ronne Troup) move next door to the singing Partridges. Despising show business in general and rock music in particular, the ill-tempered Doris demands that Shirley Partridge (Shirley Jones) cease and desist her family's daily rehearsals--and when Shirley tries to mollify her new neighbor, Doris obtains a court order to shut the family group down for good! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Enrolling in a college sociology class, Keith (David Cassidy) falls in love with 23-year-old coed Dory Kimmel (Brooke Bundy). Even after discovering that Dory is married, Keith does not lessen his determination to win her over, convincing himself that she's willing to leave her husband for his sake. The "fun" really begins when Keith comes face to face with that selfsame husband! Songs: "I Heard You Singing Your Song" and "A Secret in My Heart". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Loosely inspired by the career of the real-life family singing group the Cowsills, the ABC sitcom The Partridge Family starred Shirley Jones as Shirley Partridge, widowed mother of five musically inclined children. Almost by accident, Shirley began singing with her kids during an impromptu garage jam session, and thus was born the Partridge Family, a popular singing aggregation who traveled from one engagement to another in the family's battered, psychedelically decorated bus -- all the while trying to lead a "normal" life. The group's agent was Reuben Kinkaid (Dave Madden), who professed to hate kids but who admitted to loving money. As for the kids themselves, they included oldest son Keith Partridge, played by Shirley Jones' stepson David Cassidy, who attained teen-idol status by virtue of this series; oldest daughter Laurie, played by Susan Dey, who grew up to star on such drama series as L.A. Law and Love & War; middle son Danny Partridge, the group's self-appointed business manager, played by future radio talk host Danny Bonaduce; youngest son Chris, played by Jeremy Gelbwaks during season one and thereafter by Brian Foster; and youngest daughter Tracy, portrayed by Suzanne Crough. During the series' fourth and final season, Ricky Segall was seen as Ricky Stevens, a four-year-old neighbor kid who occasionally performed with the Partridges. Also added to the cast that season was Alan Bursky as Reuben Kinkaid's nephew Alan Kinkaid, a shy, neurotic youngster who at the Partridges' urging emerged from his shell to pursue a career as a comedian. The series' theme song went under the title "When We're Singin'" during season one; the following year, the lyrics were rewritten and the song was retitled "Come On, Get Happy." Originally networkcast from September 25, 1970, to August 31, 1974, The Partridge Family also yielded a Saturday-morning cartoon spin-off, 1974's Partridge Family, 2200 AD, and that same year, several of the series' kid actors supplied the voices of their Partridge characters for another animated series, Goober and the Ghost Chasers. Additionally, in 1999, the world was honored with a TV-movie "biography" of the series, Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide