Episode
The Partridge Family: To Play or Not to Play
Overview
Laurie jumps on the anti-establishment bandwagon when the hotel workers where they're scheduled to perform go out on strike and she refuses to cross the picket line and play.
Details
- Series
- The Partridge Family
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 1971-01-29
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
To Play or Not to Play is Episode 19 in Season 1 of The Partridge Family. It aired on 1971-01-29. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 15: Mom Drops Out
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