The Partridge family wasn’t so fictional after al
Did you know The Partridge Family was loosely based on a real pop band? Yep, the show drew inspiration from The Cowsills, a family music group that made waves in the late 1960s. The original plan was for the actual Cowsills kids to star in the series, but let’s just say acting wasn’t their thing. Plus, they were a little too old for the parts. So, the producers scrapped the idea and created their own fictional musical family instead.
The Cowsills – Barbara Cowsill and five of her children / Getty Images
Here’s a fun twist: at first, Shirley Jones was the only cast member slated to sing. But when the producers got their hands on David Cassidy’s demo tracks, they realized they had a superstar in the making and gave him the mic too.Continue reading…
