The Partridge Family – The Complete Fourth &
Final Season (1973 - 74/Sony DVD)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: D Episodes: C
After a
solid hit TV run, The Partridge Family
series was coming to an end. Was it
because of changing times, fickle teenagers or the show becoming repetitive on
some level? No matter, there was still
plenty of energy and chemistry with the cast, but you may want to find out more
about the show first. Here is our
previous coverage:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/7644/The+Partridge+Family+–+The+Comp
The Complete Fourth & Final
Season (1973 – 4/22
episodes) made its biggest mistake in adding a “cute new kid” character to the
family who was not really part of the family.
He was Ricky Segall in an embarrassing, failed attempt to keep the show
going when the makers should have just left well enough alone. It is awkward, unnecessary and the supporting
children looked just fine, if that were the issue. It all seems as forced as Dave Madden’s Ruben
Kincaid wearing a mustache, which he is here for some reason. The new kid’s mother was played by the great
Nita Talbot, who never shows up again after her introduction or played by anyone
else. Cheryl Ladd, Harold Gould, Gordon
Jump, Gary Morgan, Pat Harrington, Richard Mulligan, Ivor Francis, Larry
Wilcox, Liam Dunn, Alan Oppenheimer, James Gregory, Ty Henderson and Margaret
Hamilton are among the guest stars.
The
picture and sound are all the same as the last set and as good, but even for
this final set, there are no extras.
- Nicholas Sheffo
