The Partridge Family - Season 2, Episode 9 (34)
Title: Tale of Two Hamsters
First aired: November 12, 1971
Synopsis:
Danny, Chris and Tracy start a new business, they have invested some money in two hamsters. Shirley hesitates to let kids keep them, but they promise they will take care of the hamsters ourselves. Shirley thinks it can be a good lesson of responsibility for kids and agrees.
Chris wakes Shirley one night, saying that something is wrong with one of the pets. The whole family watches the birth of little hamsters. Soon, after a couple of weeks, the number of hamsters is really impressive.
When The Partridge Family has to go for a recording session, Danny tries to find a ‘babysitter’ for hamsters, but he can’t find one. There is no choice, the hamsters have to go with the family. There are more than 40 cages on the bus. Danny brings one hamster to the recording studio with him, and its squeaks, interfering with the recording. The hotel doesn’t accept such guests, and Keith, Shirley, Reuben and Danny ride the bus all night long to keep the hamsters warm.
Shirley tells the kids to give the hamsters away as it’s not possible to love and care for so many pets. But no one wants hamsters, even for free.
Finally, Danny finds the solution - a free hamster with every purchase of a Partridge Family album. It’s a great idea and the manager of a department store agrees to such a deal. The family spends a whole afternoon signing albums for fans and each hamster finds a new home.
Synopsis written by Weronika Cyrynger.
Note: Brian Forster's Chris Partridge is seen autographing a copy of the family's debut LP, "The Partridge Family Album", although it is the first Chris (Jeremy Gelbwaks) in the group photo on the back cover.
Songs:
Twenty-four Hours A Day, I Woke Up In Love This Morning
Cast:
Shirley Partridge - Shirley Jones
Keith Partridge - David Cassidy
Laurie Partridge - Susan Dey
Danny Partridge - Danny Bonaduce
Chris Partridge - Brian Forster
Tracy Partridge - Suzanne Crough
Reuben Kincaid - Dave Madden
Directed by: Roger Duchowny
Written by: Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner
Guest Stars: Gordon Jump as Albertson, Martin Speer as Recording Engineer, Lindsay Workman as Hotel Manager, Dick Yarmi as Patterson, Brian Tochi as Young Boy, Karen Lee Bowman as Karen.
Note: Karen Lee Bowman was the winner of Tiger Beat's Official Partridge Family Smile Contest. Her prize was a trip to Hollywood to appear on "The Partridge Family. Read an article by Karen about her time on the set in the November 1971 Tiger Beat Magazine.
Screen Shots:
Thank you Weronika for the pictures.
