# Recasting the Partridge Family... for God's sake, why? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319 "2004-09-27T17:10:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/1 "2004-09-27T17:10:47Z")
Is 70s camp making a comeback Possibly the emptiest, most annoying show ever on TV, the Partridge Family is being recast by VH1. This show didn’t even have the redeeming “we know we’re ridiculous” character that the Brady Bunch had. It had lousy talent from writing to acting. But they’ve gone nationwide looking for all new Dannys and Keiths and what-not. Why? Who’s interested in this? Granted, the fact that Josh Weinstein (Simpson’s writer and exec prod, seasons 7 & 8) will be executive producing and writing might be a small point in its favor. But he won’t be with the project long, I suspect. I mean, if you can’t hang with Homer, how 'ya gonna hang with Danny? Is anyone at all looking forward to this, and if so, could you explain why? Maybe I’ve overlooked something. ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/2 "2004-09-27T17:19:20Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Possibly the emptiest, most annoying show ever on TV, the Partridge Family is being recast by VH1. Apparently you haven’t watched TV in the last decade. But yeah, this is a dumb idea, though I’ve been known to watch a little of the P. Fam in the past. Where’s my Get Smart renaissance? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/3 "2004-09-27T17:35:21Z")
It had Susan Dey. Back off. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/4 "2004-09-27T18:27:18Z")
I am unfamiliar with the redeeming “we know we’re ridiculous” character that _The Brady Bunch_ had. Examples, please? On the other hand, _The Partridge Family_ had an Oscar-winning actress in Shirley Jones, and in David Cassidy a singer who could actually make listenable pop hits, unlike the campy attempts by the Brady kids. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/5 "2004-09-27T18:36:42Z")
> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#): > > Where’s my Get Smart renaissance? [Don’t ask](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798909/). Regarding the OP: it’s just an attempt to cash in on two of the biggest crazes in entertainment going these days - nostalgia and reality TV. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/6 "2004-09-27T18:39:54Z")
Ethilrist beat me to it. Susan Dey is an all time hottie. Was still hot as Walli on “Love & War”. I still remember _the dress_ episode. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/7 "2004-09-27T18:46:36Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > I am unfamiliar with the redeeming “we know we’re ridiculous” character that _The Brady Bunch_ had. Examples, please? Six kids, one bathroom. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/8 "2004-09-27T18:53:38Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Six kids, one bathroom. That’s not ridiculous; I spent 11 years sharing a bathroom with seven siblings. There’s actually 10 of us altogether but we were never all home at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/9 "2004-09-27T20:16:02Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > That’s not ridiculous; I spent 11 years sharing a bathroom with seven siblings. There’s actually 10 of us altogether but we were never all home at the same time. Yeah, but was your father an architect? Who DESIGNED the house that you live in? 😉 I always preferred the Partridge Family. C’mon **Lib** , get happy! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/10 "2004-09-27T21:06:03Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Yeah, but was your father an architect? Who DESIGNED the house that you live in? Ah, yes. Forgot about that. I think our house was designed by the former owner, who had five kids. Probably wasn’t an architect though. We had a house later on that had been built by the previous owner, who was in the construction business. When summer came, we discovered he goofed while installing the skylight. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/11 "2004-09-27T21:11:01Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > There’s actually 10 of us altogether but we were never all home at the same time. _… till one day when the lady met this fellow …_ ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/12 "2004-09-27T21:19:54Z")
One episode of _The Partridge Family_ that I saw in 5th grade (1976) changed my life forever. The boys were camping out in the woods, woefully underprepared, and had just absconded with a can of beans from the girls’ camp. Keith wondered how they were going to get the can open. He asked Reuben, “Do you have a can opener.” Reuben replied: “ **A bachelor is _never_ without his can opener.** ” Of course, Reuben didn’t have a can opener with him, and so hilarity ensued as he tried to pry, pound, and otherwise force open this seemingly invincible can of beans without a can opener. The message was obvious: **Never be without a can opener.** To this day, I still carry a can opener with me in my backpack. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-partridge-family-for-gods-sake-why/266319/13 "2004-09-28T00:32:17Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Possibly the emptiest, most annoying show ever on TV, the Partridge Family is being recast by VH1. This show didn’t even have the redeeming “we know we’re ridiculous” character that the Brady Bunch had. It had lousy talent from writing to acting. But they’ve gone nationwide looking for all new Dannys and Keiths and what-not. Why? Who’s interested in this? Hold onto your hat. They’re considering redoing the Brady Bunch, too. As a reality show. I think they’ve given up on the idea for this year, but can you imagine trying to find a widow with 3 daughters willing to share a house with a widower and his 3 sons? And vice-versa? If I needed anything to prove to me that this country has achieved both advanced senility and lunacy, this would do it.