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Friday, October 30, 2015
Prime time TV sure has changed a lot. Today it's mostly detective and reality shows, but there was a time when the sitcom was the undisputed king of the airwaves. I remember watching back-to-back episodes of side-splitting comedy until the news came on, which wasn't nearly so entertaining. But by then, it was time for bed anyway.

"The Partridge Family" was one of the highest rated sitcoms on television in the '70s and it was one of my hands-down favorites. The show had tons of music, lots of laughs, that great big, brightly painted tour bus...and dreamy David Cassidy. This year the show celebrated its 45th anniversary. As popular as it was, there are some things you might not know about the classic sitcom:
  • Shirley Jones could have played Carol Brady on "The Brady Bunch", but she turned down the role, saying she didn't want to do all of her scenes "in the kitchen making sandwiches".
  • The show had some very famous guest stars including Mark Hamill (pre-Luke Skywalker), Meredith Baxter (pre-"Family Ties"), Richard Pryor, Dick Clark, Farrah Fawcett and Jodie Foster (pre-Taxi Driver).
  • If the Partridge Family house looks familiar, it should. The whole block was used in filming back then. "I Dream of Jeannie", "Dennis the Menace" and "The Donna Reed Show" were among the sitcoms filmed there, so the house was frequently seen on television. But most notably, it was also the Kravitzes house on "Bewitched" and you could often see the Stevens' house in the background as the Partridge family bus drove by.
Thanks newly-released full series DVDs, you can still capture the glory days of television sitcoms. While you're at it, don't forget to look for your favorite TV houses on the iconic block that played home to so many great laughs.

Partridge Family Complete Series DVD setBewitched Complete Series DVD Set
I Dream of Jeannie Complete Series DVD SetFamily Affair DVD Set
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