Episode
The Partridge Family: Star Quality
Overview
When Danny gets singled out in a review by a prominent journalist, the praise goes to his head and he decides to go solo. But he changes his mind when he sees his family happily auditioning for his replacement.
Details
- Series
- The Partridge Family
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1970-12-18
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Star Quality is Episode 13 in Season 1 of The Partridge Family. It aired on 1970-12-18. The runtime is 24 min.
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