The Partridge Family - Season 4

The Partridges come up against a new neighbor who hates show business and resorts to enforcing noise pollution ordinances against the family.

Keith wants to date the new girl in school, but she does not want to go with him because he has a love 'em and leave 'em reputation.

Keith's newest girlfriend is a cellist in the school band. Rachel thinks Keith is wasting his talent on rock and roll songs, and convinces him to write a piece of classical music.

After becoming a pest tagging along after Keith and Laurie, Danny is encouraged by Shirley to make friends his own age by trying out for the baseball team.

Shirley tells the children they have to start being nice to Reuben. But since he is not used to this new attitude, he thinks it is because they heard he is dying. The nicer they are, the more he thinks he is dying.

Keith, stuck with two dates for one night, tries to scheme his way out of one.

Laurie is the object of a rich admirer on a cruise ship, but all is not exactly how it appears.

A smitten ambassador asks Shirley out on a disastrous first date, but his quest for a second date turns her world upside down after she refuses.

Keith enrolls in a college sociology course, but finds himself infatuated with an older (and very happily married) co-ed.

After Danny gets caught sneaking into a movie theater, Shirley tries teaching him a lesson by enforcing 24 hours of total honesty for the whole family.

Reuben's nephew, an aspiring comedian, tries to fill in for the absent manager, with nightmarish results for the Partridges.

Shirley's father and mother Amanda argue over Amanda wanting a job outside the house. She leaves home and goes to Shirley's home. Amanda gets a job with a service company, and Shirley hires a maid. Guess who is the maid?

Shirley goes to an art school for classes. Her teacher raves about her work, but the family knows it is not good. It seems the teacher has a motive to praise the bad art work.

Reuben manages a new twin singing act, but the boys have a crush on Laurie. They won't perform until they get a date from her.

Danny seems to be getting into a lot of trouble at school, and decides to drop out. Shirley and his teacher discuss how to prevent this. They decide to let him think he has dropped out, and find out what the real world is like.

Laurie runs for homecoming queen so she can speak her mind on discrimination, Keith has a male friend compete against her.

Danny pretends to be Jewish to date a rabbi's daughter.

Laurie student-teaches Danny's English class.

Keith cons Laurie into posing as his date in order to make a girl jealous.

Danny has a promotional plan to show the Partridges conserves energy, the newspaper does an article to show their energy saving ways.

It's Shirley's birthday and the family and Ruben gather to celebrate. Danny's gift is a beautiful broach. He does not tell Shirley he found it rather than buying it. Later, Danny finds out it is the broach his teacher lost.

When an old flame sails into town from the navy, Shirley is smitten, and everyone approves . . . except for Danny, who suspects the sailor has a girl in every port.