''Partridge Family 2200 A.D.'' is an American

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Saturday-morning animated series and a

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of the 1970–1974 ABC live-action

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The Partridge Family ''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from S ...

'' produced by

Hanna-Barbera Productions Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...

and

Columbia Pictures Television Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CPT) was launched on May 6, 1974, by Columbia Pictures as an American television production and distribution studio. It is the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gem ...

and broadcast on

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from September 7 to December 21, 1974, though, it would air in reruns until March 8, 1975. The band performed one of their pop hits in each episode.

Production

While in pre-production,

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...

originally proposed an updated version of ''

The Jetsons ''The Jetsons'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It originally aired in prime time from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, on ABC, then later aired in reruns via syndication, with new episodes produced ...

'', in which Elroy would be a teenager and Judy would have a steady job as an ace reporter.

, under the leadership of

Fred Silverman Fred Silverman (September 13, 1937 – January 30, 2020) was an American television executive and producer. He worked as an executive at all of the Big Three television networks, and was responsible for bringing to television such programs as '' ...

, discarded the idea and decided to make an animated version of ''

'' instead. The Partridge Family had already been recurring characters on a previous Hanna-Barbera production, '' Goober and the Ghost Chasers''. In this new iteration of the series, The Partridge Family is—without any explanation—living in a Jetsons-like futuristic environment in 2200 A.D. The family's "galaxy-famous" musical act is notably more successful than in the live-action show, and they appear to manage themselves: the character of Ruben Kincaid is not a regular. Danny has a robotic dog named Orbit, and Keith and Laurie have two good friends that travel with the family (though they are not part of the musical act): Marion, a two-toned green and blue Martian who can fly, and Veenie, a purple-haired Venusian with a distinct buzzing vocal tic. Danny Bonaduce,

Suzanne Crough Suzanne J. Crough (March 6, 1963 – April 27, 2015) was an American child actress best known for her role as Tracy Partridge on ''The Partridge Family''. Career On ''The Partridge Family'', a musical sitcom TV show which ran from 1970 to 1974, ...

, and Brian Forster voiced their respective characters from the live action series. Susan Dey provided Laurie's voice for only two episodes before she was replaced by former '' Mouseketeer''

Sherry Alberoni Sharyn Eileen "Sherry" Alberoni (born December 4, 1946) is a former child American actress. Alberoni got her start as a Mouseketeer on the weekday ABC television program ''The Mickey Mouse Club''. As an adult, she became a voice artist for Hanna ...

, who had voiced Alexandra for Hanna-Barbera's ''Josie and the Pussycats''. Chuck McLenan served as both the speaking and singing voice of Keith Partridge instead of

David Cassidy David Bruce Cassidy (April 12, 1950 – November 21, 2017) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was best known for his role as Keith Partridge, the son of Shirley Partridge (played by his stepmother, Shirley Jones), in t ...

;

Joan Gerber Joan Gerber (July 29, 1935 – August 22, 2011) was an American voice actress who provided voices for a variety of cartoons. Her most challenging voice role was "all the children in a Japanese train wreck" for a '' Godzilla'' television episode ...

voiced Shirley Partridge in place of

Shirley Jones Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as '' Oklahoma!'' (1955), ''Carousel'' (1956), and ''The M ...

, while John Stephenson took over the role of Reuben Kincaid from

Dave Madden David Joseph Madden (December 17, 1931 – January 16, 2014) was a Canadian-born American actor. His most famous role came on the 1970s sitcom ''The Partridge Family'', in which he played the group's manager, Reuben Kincaid, opposite Shirley J ...

in the few episodes in which he appears.

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, a member of a previous made-for-television band (

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), had various recurring roles in the series, one of his first voice-over roles. Sixteen half-hour episodes were produced for ''Partridge Family 2200 A.D.'', which lasted half a season on

Saturday morning (September 7, 1974 – March 8, 1975). In 1977–78, it was retitled ''The Partridge Family in Outer Space'' when episodes were serialized on the syndicated weekday series '' Fred Flintstone and Friends''. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the series contained a laugh track created by the studio. Due to its ties to ''The Partridge Family'', ''Partridge Family 2200 A.D.'' is one of only two Hanna-Barbera produced series since H-B's 1967 sale to

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that are owned outright by

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(whose predecessor,

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, produced the live-action series); '' Jeannie'' (an animated spin-off of ''

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'') is the other (the copyrights to both animated series are currently held by CPT Holdings).

Cast

as Laurie Partridge * Danny Bonaduce as Danny Partridge *

as Tracy Partridge * Susan Dey as Laurie Partridge (in 2 episodes) * Brian Forster as Chris Partridge *

as Shirley Partridge, Energetic Emma * Chuck McLenan as Keith Partridge, Zappy Zak *

as Wonderful Wayne, Spotless Sam *

Julie McWhirter Julie McWhirter, also known as Julie Dees and Julie McWhirter-Dees (born October 12, 1947), is a retired American voice actress and impressionist best known for her work as Jeannie in the animated version of '' Jeannie'', Bubbles in ''Jabberjaw' ...

as Marion Moonglow * Hal Smith as Texx * John Stephenson as Reuben Kincaid *

Lennie Weinrib Leonard Weinrib (April 29, 1935 – June 28, 2006) was an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show '' H.R. Pufnstuf'', Grimace in McDonaldland commercials, the title role in ...

as Jolly Joe *

Frank Welker Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor. He began his career in the 1960s, and holds over 860 film, television, and video game credits as of 2022, making him one of the most prolific voice actors of all time. With ...

as Orbit, Veenie Chuck McLenan also was the singing voice for musical numbers.

Episodes

Production credits

* Executive Producers:

Joseph Barbera Joseph Roland Barbera ( ; ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist who co-founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera. Born to Italian ...

William Hanna William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator and cartoonist who was the creator of ''Tom and Jerry'' as well as the voice actor for the two title characters. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the anim ...

* Directed by Charles A. Nichols * Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto * Recording Director: Gordon Hunt * Assistant Director: Maxine Hoppe * Executive Story Consultant: Myles Wilder * Story Editor: Sid Morse * Writers: Barry Blitzer, Larz Bourne, Dick Conway and Buddy Atkinson, Rance Howard and Jim Begg, Jack Mendelsohn, John Fenton Murray, Ray Parker, Bill Raynor * Storyboard Editors: Lew Marshall, Don Sheppherd, George Singer, Paul Sommer * Production Design: Bob Singer * Production Supervision: Victor O. Schipek * Titles: Iraj Paran * Musical Director:

Hoyt Curtin Hoyt Stoddard Curtin (September 9, 1922 – December 3, 2000) was an American composer and music producer, the primary musical director for the Hanna-Barbera animation studio from its beginnings with '' The Ruff & Reddy Show'' in 1957 until his re ...

* Music Supervision: Paul DeKorte * Character Design: Dick Bickenbach * Layout: Dale Barnhart, Sukhdev Dail, Phil Mendez, Greg Nocon * Unit Director: Ray Patterson * Animation: Ed Barge, O. E. Callahan, Lars Calonius, Rudy Cataldi, Margaret Gruwell, Bill Hutten, Volus Jones, Ed Love, Tony Love, Dan Mills, Don Patterson, John Walker, Gwen Wetzier * Background Supervision: Fernando Montealegre * Background: Dennis Durrell, Joe Griffith, Robert Schaefer, Dennis Venizelos * Technical Supervision: Frank Palker * Checking and Scene Planning: Evelyn Sherwood * Ink and Paint Supervision: Billie Kerns * Xerography: Robert "Tiger" West * Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty * Supervising Film Editor: Larry Cowan * Music Editor: Joe Sandusky * Sound Effects Editor: Joe Reitano * Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer * Post Production Supervision: Joed Eaton * Camera: George Epperson, Jerry Smith, Wayne Smith * Production Manager: Art Scott * Assistant Production Manager: Jayne Barbera * A Hanna-Barbera Production * RCA Sound Recording * Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. ©MCMLXXIV-MCMLXXVII All Rights Reserved. * This Picture made under the Jurisdiction of IATSE-IA Affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O. * Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. *

, A division of

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Home media

In October 2005, two restored episodes of ''Partridge Family 2200 A.D.'', "My Son, The Spaceball Star" and "Car Trouble", were included as bonuses on ''The Partridge Family: The Complete First Season'' DVD set.

References

External links

*
''Partridge Family: 2200 A.D.''
at the

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