On Danny Bonaduce and "Come On Get Happy"
On Danny Bonaduce and “Come On Get Happy”
I’m pretty sure this is my sixth Partridge Family related post: I did one on David Cassidy and the show itself; one on Shirley Jones; one on Dave Madden (Reuben Kincaid); one on The Cowsills, who inspired the series; and this one on psychedelic buses. Obviously, I like the show, but I haven’t yet discussed the part of it that would have appealed to me most as a kid watching it in the 1970s.
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EPISODE
SEASON 1
DISC 1
S01E01 WHAT? AND GET OUT OF SHOW BUSINESS
S01E02 THE SOUND OF MONEY
S01E03 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE OLD SONGS
S01E04 SEE HERE, PRIVATE PARTRIDGE
S01E05 WHEN MOTHER GETS MARRIED
S01E06 LOVE AT FIRST SLIGHT
S01E07 DANNY AND THE MOB
S01E08 BUT THE MEMORY LINGERS ON
S01E09 DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT DANNY PARTRIDGE
S01E10 GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL
S01E11 THIS IS MY SONG
S01E12 MY SON, THE FEMINIST
DISC 2
S01E13 STAR QUALITY
S01E14 RED WOODLOE STORY
S01E15 MOM DROPS OUT
S01E16 OLD SCRAPMOUTH
S01E17 WHY DID THE MUSIC STOP?
S01E18 THE SOUL CLUB
S01E19 TO PLAY OR NOT TO PLAY
S01E20 THEY SHOOT MANAGERS, DON'T THEY?
S01E21 A PARTRIDGE UP A PEAR TREE
S01E22 ROAD SONG
S01E23 NOT WITH MY SISTER, YOU DON'T
S01E24 A PARTRIDGE BY ANY OTHER NAME
S01E21 A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR
SEASON 2
DISC 3
S02E01 DORA, DORA, DORA
S02E02 IN 25 WORDS OR LESS
S02E03 A MAN CALLED SNAKE
S02E04 THE UNDERGRADUATE
S02E05 ANATOMY OF A TONSIL
S02E06 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MOBY DICK
S02E07 DR. JEKYLL & MR. PARTRIDGE
S02E08 DAYS OF ACNE AND ROSES
S02E09 A TALE OF TWO HAMSTERS
S02E10 FORTY YEAR ITCH
S02E11 1 CAN GET IT FOR YOU RETAIL
S02E12 GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DRIVE?
DISC 4
S02E13 DON'T BRING YOUR GUNS TO TOWN, SANTA
S02E14 WHERE DO MERMAIDS GO
S02E15 HOME IS WHERE THE HEART WAS
S02E16 FELLINI, BERGMAN AND PARTRIDGE
S02E17 WAITING FOR BOLERO
S02E18 1 AM A CURIOUS PARTRIDGE
S02E19 MY HEART BELONGS TO A TWO CAR GARAGE
S02E20 HELLILIP
S02E21 PROMISE HER ANYTHING BUT GIVE HER A PUNCH
S02E22 PARTRIDGE PAPERS
S02E23 ALL'S WAR, IN LOVE AND FAIRS
S02E24 WHO IS MAX LEDBETTER, & WHY IS HE SAYING
S02E25 ALL THOSE HORRIBLE THINGS
SEASON 3
DISC 5
S03E01 THIS MALE CHAUVINIST PIGGY WENT TO MARKET
S03E02 M IS FOR THE MANY THINGS
S03E03 PRINCESS & THE PARTRIDGE
S03E04 EACH DAWN I DIET
S03E05 A PENNY FOR HIS THOUGHTS
S03E06 YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE
S03E07 THE MODFATHER
S03E08 A LIKELY CANDIDATE
S03E09 SWISS FAMILY PARTRIDGE
S03E10 AIN'T LOVETH GRAND
S03E11 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO KEITH PARTRIDGE
S03E12 NAG, NAG, NAG
DISC 6
S03E13 FOR SALE BY OWNER
S03E14 ASPIRIN AT SEVEN, DINNER AT EIGHT
S03E15 FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
S03E16 TRIAL OF PARTRIDGE ONE
S03E17 I LEFT MY HEART IN CINCINNATI
S03E18 THE ELEVEN YEAR ITCH
S03E19 BEDKNOBS AND DRUMSTICKS
S03E20 EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX
S03E21 BUT COULDN'T PRONOUNCE
S03E22 FORGIVE US OUR DEBITS
S03E23 PARTRIDGE CONNECTION
S03E24 SELLING OF THE PARTRIDGE
S03E25 DIARY OF A MAD MILLIONAIRE
S03E26 ME AND MY SHADOW
SEASON 4
DISC 7
S04E01 HATE THY NEIGHBOR
S04E02 NONE BUT THE LONELY
S04E03 BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS AND PARTRIDGE
S04E04 THE STRIKE OUT KING
S04E05 REUBEN KINCAID LIVES
S04E06 DOUBLE TROUBLE
S04E07 THE LAST OF HOWARD
S04E08 THE DIPLOMAT
S04E09 HEARTBREAK KEITH
S04E10 A DAY OF HONESTY
S04E11 AL IN THE FAMILY
DISC 8
S04E12 MAID IN SAN PUEBLO
S04E13 ART FOR MOM'S SAKE
S04E14 TWO FOR THE SHOW
S04E15 DANNY DROPS OUT
S04E16 QUEEN FOR A MINUTE
S04E17 DANNY CONVERTS
S04E18 MISS PARTRIDGE, TEACHER
S04E19 KEITH AND LAURIEBELLE
S04E20 MORNING BECOMES ELECTRIC
S04E21 PIN IT ON DANNY
S04E22 (S.O.S.)
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And now...
The Bernards
Caution: this is gonna be a long post.
So, sometime after DT17 ends, the Ducks and Partridges go on some sort of trip to London. Since Donald is off with Daisy, Reuben is on his own. He's hoping to just sit this one out, have a little break from Crazy Adventure Family, maybe try some of that tea England is so famous for.
Alas, nope.
Instead, he meets up with the Bernard of the Poe Sherlock Strange whatsit AU, who's also trying to catch a break from his Crazy Adventure Friend. They don't last long before they get swept up in some separate adventure they didn't intend, but probably figured was coming. Probably some baddies who recognized them and had previous issues with them, or something like that.
But they get rescued by a few mysterious strangers, who bring them to a secret hideout. Then they introduce the two to their society.
I'm not quite sure what to call them, but they're the Bernards.
See! See, I told you I'd finally get to the Bernards! It took me ages, but I'm here! We made it!
So basically, they're a bunch of characters named Bernard, from all over the world, of all ages and species, and from many, many different stories I know walks of life. This includes the Rescuers, the Santa Clause, Adventures in Odyssey, Black Books, and a chap who is suspiciously similar to the one from Megamind (but it COULDN'T be, because rival animation studios).
The society has existed since sometime earlier on in the Middle Ages, founded when three Bernards from different parts of the world accidentally met up and found they had a lot in common, including the day they were given their name.
The reason they brought these two back was because they thought they were Bernards. They're both cranky curmudgeons with bad moods (to one extent or another), and have no end of reasons for complaint, especially about these crazy people who drag them into these crazy adventures constantly, and they find, too, that they generally have to clean up other people's messes, literally or figuratively.
Yes, seriously. I haven't found one Bernard yet that doesn't fit that bill, to some extent in each factor.
But anyway. The point of the society is basically for all these Bernards to be able to just come complain with like minded complainers, swap stories, and get a general break from the craziness of everybody.
And now, back to your regularly scheduled story. The ones who did the rescuing were right about the guy from the Poe AU, but Reuben... well, his name's Reuben. They all could've sworn he was a Bernard. He even sounded like a Bernard ("You know who he reminds me of?" says one, and then, in a particularly Dave Madden tone of voice: "Bernard." And the others know exactly who he's talking about.)
Well, something happens. Maybe the baddies, who are in fact quite dangerous, go after the Partridges, or Poe, or both, and Reuben and AU Bernard are desperate to go back and save them. Despite all their grousing about their annoying friends, they really do care about them, and would do just about anything for them.
Like a true Bernard.
And so the society decides to help them out. The Bernards all know what it's like, and they go to help them fight off the baddies and save their friends (though you KNOW they'll gripe about it).
That's another thing they do: whenever one of their members is in trouble (particularly if their troublesome loved ones are in trouble, and they don't have anyone else to ask for help, a few of the other Bernards will come help them out. Secretly, of course, no one is supposed to know about it outside of actual Bernards, otherwise all these folks'll come in here and start dragging them off on adventures again, and then we'll have no end of trouble to... *descends into irritable muttering*
It works out perfectly, though. The annoyingly beloved adventure friends are saved without their finding out who it was. And both of them are admitted into the society (Reuben is an honorary Bernard).
So yeah. This is basically just me flipping out over a bunch of characters who happen to have the same name and a lot of similar traits, and deciding they must have a special Bernard club for them to complain together and help each other keep their respective annoyances safe, because YES.
Now you understand my meme.
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Dave Madden: Come On, Get Happy
Dave Madden: Come On, Get Happy
A few words about the interesting career of comic actor Dave Madden (1931-2014). Today best known for one, perhaps two, particular roles, Madden’s career, like most, proves to be much more interesting after a little delving.
Canadian by birth, Madden spent his early childhood in Port Huron, Michigan and Terre Haute, Indiana. Much like fellow midwesterners Johnny Carson and Dick Cavett, Madden…
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