Shirley Jones talks about Partridge Family and her career Part 1 of 4

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The behind the scenes TV stories you wouldn’t have known - from the people who were there.
Today I’m talking to the most musical mom in television sitcom history. Of course I’m talking about Shirley Jones, also known as Shirley Partridge, mother of the fictional Partridge Family. In our four part conversation, Shirley talks about her entire career - from Broadway to Hollywood, her Oscar winning turn for best supporting actress as a prostitute in Elmer Gantry and of course the sitcom that cemented her in the minds of baby boomer everywhere as the coolest mom on TV.
In part one, Shirley and I started off talking about the Partridge Family. This interview was recorded before the passing of the great David Cassidy who played her son Keith but who also, in real life, was her stepson. She’ll tell us how she got the part and the true untold story of Shirley and the bus.
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  • @lakb45
    @lakb455 жыл бұрын

    She’s such a great lady-a consummate professional and beautiful person, singer, still an inspiration to me. I wanted Shirley Partridge to be my mom ❤️ and I still feel that warmth toward Shirley Jones.

  • @graszka8890
    @graszka88905 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. Love PF , Shirley Jones fantastic lady, actress and singer. RIP David Cassidy you are so missed. Thank you for your music, love and joy you brought to my life.

  • @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    5 жыл бұрын

    Couldn't agree more, Graszka. Hope you'll subscribe!

  • @graszka8890

    @graszka8890

    5 жыл бұрын

    Pop Goes The Culture TV Yes sure, with pleasure.

  • @bonniewhitlatch8897
    @bonniewhitlatch88975 жыл бұрын

    All of the songs were my favorites!! They were the first singers where I liked everything they sang

  • @lisas2538
    @lisas25383 жыл бұрын

    What a joyful person. I’ve been watching all her interviews. She’s so interesting. Lovely lady.

  • @ramonalong3997
    @ramonalong39974 жыл бұрын

    I really liked watching you play Shirley Partridge. And listening to you sing. Some of my favorite songs was Cherish, I think I love you.

  • @johnpezzullo9644
    @johnpezzullo96442 ай бұрын

    What a Beautiful and Talented Woman. American Treasure. !!!

  • @baragermyrna579
    @baragermyrna5795 жыл бұрын

    One of my favourite people, she is so talented and such a lady.

  • @berniecasey7592
    @berniecasey75925 жыл бұрын

    Lovely Lady-Loved the Partridges.

  • @js-nr4wc
    @js-nr4wc5 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic programme and great music it still stands the test of time today (2019) .David of course stunning to look at n great talent..The rest of the cast also were what made this show great..David left us far too young (67 in 2017)..Hope he has found peace ,love and acceptance . See ya xxo

  • @lisamariepagliei3945
    @lisamariepagliei39455 жыл бұрын

    Love Shirley Jones! But her character was not the first working mother: Julia, with Diahann Carroll, was pre Partridge Family. Her character had a son, no husband, and was a nurse.

  • @JoyMarcusSTL

    @JoyMarcusSTL

    3 жыл бұрын

    Diahann Carroll ! I loved the show Julia.

  • @johnminehan1148

    @johnminehan1148

    2 жыл бұрын

    The character's husband was killed in Vietnam. I liked her relationship with the Lloyd Nolan character, the decent, wise and craggy and sarcastic PCP.

  • @cathyo4042
    @cathyo40425 жыл бұрын

    Highlight of my week back in the seventies!

  • @jc6594
    @jc65945 жыл бұрын

    Happy 85th Birthday Shirley Jones

  • @nancykaiser8518
    @nancykaiser85182 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Shirley, for all the wonderful memories” growing up w/you! Thank you again for all the memories” ♥️💯😘🌈🥰

  • @DaddyOfTheSugarVariety
    @DaddyOfTheSugarVariety4 жыл бұрын

    The Partridge Family soundtrack was the first CD I ever bought.

  • @lyndatullett5319
    @lyndatullett53193 жыл бұрын

    Shirley I believe Diahann Carrol played a single working mom as a nurse in 1968.

  • @johnfd0210

    @johnfd0210

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is always dicey when someone says they were "the first" to do something...it almost always turns out there wa someone before them.

  • @lisahayes8834

    @lisahayes8834

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, it was Diahann Carroll in/as "Julia", who played a nurse, and it did debut in 1968.

  • @critter7052
    @critter70525 жыл бұрын

    Yay, Shirley (Jones)!

  • @winterblue383
    @winterblue3834 жыл бұрын

    Love you Mama Partridge 💋

  • @mitchlancaster566
    @mitchlancaster566 Жыл бұрын

    She also played the grandmother on Good luck Charlie, a comedy on Disney, and she was great

  • @jeble5341
    @jeble53415 жыл бұрын

    Walking in the rain was my fave song.

  • @Raiders555
    @Raiders5555 жыл бұрын

    Summer days was great to see David perform in concert.

  • @jimogrady1131

    @jimogrady1131

    2 жыл бұрын

    Autumn Bonner I just bought all 4 seasons of PARTRIDGE FAMILY on Amazon for 23 Dollars

  • @nancykaiser8518
    @nancykaiser85182 жыл бұрын

    Shirley Jones, everyone’s Mom! ♥️. Just a beautiful person!🥳🎉🎊💯😘😇🙏🌈🥰😍👏🤩😘

  • @terrymoore700
    @terrymoore7005 жыл бұрын

    My favorite was Summer days

  • @KrisD007
    @KrisD007 Жыл бұрын

    Best days of my life back then. Wish .I had known it at the time.

  • @elisecode2212
    @elisecode2212 Жыл бұрын

    interesting. i like the way she talks about david.

  • @yehmiyah
    @yehmiyah5 жыл бұрын

    I Love Lots of the songs from that show , but I Love "SUNSHINE" & "Like WALKING IN THE RAIN" the Best ......

  • @LisaHouserman

    @LisaHouserman

    5 жыл бұрын

    I bought the whole series on eBay 96 episodes for just $17 and I finished watching the other day. I don't remember the song but now it's in my head roller coaster. I thought that was so good. It was featured on the last show

  • @sallyangus8194
    @sallyangus81945 жыл бұрын

    This is just great, thank you! . Shirley is a wonderful interviewee from my view and you let her talk. Hooray! One of my favourites was the interview you did with Danny Bonaduce. That was so interesting and hilarious for sure.Loved David too....such a wonderful talent. Will we see the next parts soon?

  • @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Sally! Part two goes up Monday!

  • @obscurelyvague
    @obscurelyvague5 жыл бұрын

    Ms Jones says that her character Mrs. Partridge was the first working mother depicted on TV. I am not so sure. What about Diahann Caroll in the TV sitcom "Julia"?

  • @denisejervis8602

    @denisejervis8602

    5 жыл бұрын

    L Martinez, you are right in asking, the question, you posed. I am a fan of both Diahann Carroll and Shirley Jones and enjoyed watching, "Julia," which aired, from 1968-1971 and, "The Partridge Family," from 1970-1974. Diahann Carroll's TV character, Julia Baker, preceded Shirley Jon'es' TV character, Shirley Partridge, as a working mother. Ms. Carroll's role as Julia Baker was an especially groundbreaking one, for the portrayal of the 1st non stereotypical African-American woman on television. Julia Baker was a college educated professional, who was an RN, who was able to hire a babysitter, to look after her son, Corey. In 1969, Ms. Carroll's achievement led to her being awarded a Golden Globe for Best TV Star- Female (Julia, 1968) and in 1970, Ms. Carroll was nominated by the Golden Globes for Best TV Actress in a Musical or Comedy. In 1971 and 1972, Shirley Jones was nominated by the Golden Globes for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. In 2003, (Julia, 1968) won a TV Land Award for the category "Groundbreaking Show." Also in 2003, (The Partridge Family, 1970) was nominated by TV Land Awards for the category of "Quintessential Non-Traditional Family. For a TV music comedy (The Partridge Family, 1970) was groundbreaking in its lighthearted way of dealing with social issues, before a mass audience. These issues were varied, such as energy conservation, whale slaughter, race, religion, battle of the sexes and censorship. This all began with the forming of a family rock band, traveling the road in a Mondrian style painted bus. This type of thing could only happen, in the early 70s.

  • @tubester4567

    @tubester4567

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@denisejervis8602 Yea there was Julia and other even older shows. Lucille Ball played a working single mother in Heres Lucy from 1968 to 1974. We didnt see any working single fathers until around 1960 with My three sons. Single parents of any gender were not represented until the 1960's.

  • @denisejervis8602

    @denisejervis8602

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@tubester4567 Thanks for your reply, and your mention of "Here's Lucy" (1968-1974). I was almost certain, there might possibly have been other single working moms, before Shirley Partidge, on The Partidge Family. As for single working dads, I remember, there was the TV series, The Courtship of Eddies' Father, starring Bill Bixby (1969-1972).

  • @LisaHouserman

    @LisaHouserman

    5 жыл бұрын

    I literally just said that out loud but I thought maybe I was wrong maybe it was later on in the 70s for Julia great minds and all that

  • @LisaHouserman

    @LisaHouserman

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@denisejervis8602 I should have read your comment before I thought that I was wrong. Thank you

  • @mistergrandpasbakery9941
    @mistergrandpasbakery99415 жыл бұрын

    I've previously stated that the Rose Marie interviews were treasures. This ranks almost as high. I Think I Love You is my favorite song. Annette O'Toole was my favorite guest star. And yes, Jones did another movie after PF. It was TANK which is an all-time favorite of mine!

  • @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for being such a loyal viewer Mr. G!

  • @debrawindsor6720
    @debrawindsor67202 жыл бұрын

    She looks so great!

  • @johnfd0210
    @johnfd02102 жыл бұрын

    Interesting and enjoyable. I will say, at 2:25, so say "movie stars" didn't do television...Loretta Young, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Jane Wyman, Barbara Stanwyck, etc., all had very successful movie careers before turning to equally successful television shows.

  • @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was rare for a movie star to do TV back in those days because once they went to TV, they rarely got to do movies again. Lucille Ball was the exception because, well, Lucille Ball.

  • @elisecode2212

    @elisecode2212

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PopGoesTheCultureTV indeed. the most brilliant star

  • @viickidameral7468
    @viickidameral74683 жыл бұрын

    Great interview my fav song is you don’t tell me

  • @PatriciaLopez-fn8el
    @PatriciaLopez-fn8el5 жыл бұрын

    ❤️ I Think I Love You ❤️ my favorite song by David Cassidy ❤️

  • @jimogrady1131

    @jimogrady1131

    2 жыл бұрын

    Patricia Lopez 1 thing I never new did DAVID sing TV SHOW SONGS when he was doing his own concerts, David was popular I heard a 14 year old girl had a heart attack because she was so excited to see David

  • @gayleanthony441
    @gayleanthony441 Жыл бұрын

    I have always liked Shirley.The only comment I have is that when she says she was the first working mom on television, that is not a true statement. Diahann Carroll, in the role of Julia, was a nurse, way before The Partridge Family, so I believe she was the first working Mom. I watched the Partridge Family all the time.

  • @hughhaefner3317
    @hughhaefner3317 Жыл бұрын

    Late to this broadcast but the sitcom was loosely based on the Cowsills. That musical group The Cowsills, was a great band back in the day but their story is brutal because of the father of the Cowsills severe physical and mental abuse. Partridge family was sugary sweet but the Cowsills kids were brutally abused by the dad.

  • @Blendre
    @Blendre5 жыл бұрын

    Great interview! Fave song; I Woke Up In Love

  • @FreeSpirit47
    @FreeSpirit475 жыл бұрын

    While Ms Partridge was not really the first depiction of a working mother, the shows focus was on the depiction of her, as a mother, having her TV show sons & daughters as regularly appearing cast members from the pilot episode on into all of the following ones. David Cassidy seems to be the most memorable cast member. I wrote a blog entry about him. RIP David. simplegirlcomplexwrld.blogspot.com/2019/03/david.html

  • @johnminehan1148
    @johnminehan11482 жыл бұрын

    Nice lady, very down to Earth and "normal."

  • @christianross7731
    @christianross77313 жыл бұрын

    My favorite song was I think love you

  • @michaelhungate7506
    @michaelhungate75065 жыл бұрын

    Still stunning. Still classy.

  • @linapagliari8003
    @linapagliari80034 жыл бұрын

    Shirley classy lady old Hollywood she was is gorgeous 😂🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

  • @ez8546
    @ez8546 Жыл бұрын

    Shirely was not the first working mother on television. Lucille Ball was the first working mother on The Lucy Show in the mid-60s when she worked at the bank and had 2 small children. Then Diahann Carroll in 1968 played Julia who was a nurse with a small son.

  • @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    Жыл бұрын

    Totally, E Z. Thanks for watching! I hope you'll subscribe. Best, David

  • @yongsuanlin6255
    @yongsuanlin62552 жыл бұрын

    🧸🧸🧸

  • @Cyberlucy
    @Cyberlucy4 жыл бұрын

    I would say Diahann Carroll beat you by a year, Shirley, to be the first working mother on TV

  • @davidcassidycontinuingmemo7647
    @davidcassidycontinuingmemo76475 жыл бұрын

    Where the rest of 2-4? Thx!

  • @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    5 жыл бұрын

    We upload one new episode a day! Subscribe and tomorrow you'll get part two! Thanks for watching! David

  • @davidcassidycontinuingmemo7647

    @davidcassidycontinuingmemo7647

    5 жыл бұрын

    Pop Goes The Culture TV I am subscribed , thank you

  • @robinrubendunst869
    @robinrubendunst869 Жыл бұрын

    Sorry, Dianhne Carol played a single working mother, she was a nurse. “Julia.”

  • @judyvalencia3257
    @judyvalencia32575 жыл бұрын

    I can barely hear the questions.

  • @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sorry about that. When these were originally done, the interviewer was never going to be heard. We do the best we can. Thanks for understanding.

  • @wendydunn6404

    @wendydunn6404

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@PopGoesTheCultureTV could you tell me what year this was please x

  • @emilymalden3310
    @emilymalden33102 жыл бұрын

    That was kinda cold of Shirley to say "too bad " to an exhausted David. Maybe she didn't want to see him get fired. Maybe she could have talked to the producers to lighten his load, oh well it's water under the bridge now. Sometimes I wonder about Steve Harvey , radio show, talk show, author, game show host, etc. Does he ever skerp. Mickey Dozens stated they ran the group ragged as well.

  • @emilymalden3310

    @emilymalden3310

    2 жыл бұрын

    I meant sleep?

  • @emilymalden3310

    @emilymalden3310

    2 жыл бұрын

    Man my typos, Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees.

  • @elisecode2212

    @elisecode2212

    Жыл бұрын

    he just had too much talent and too little time, i suppose

  • @MissJensk1
    @MissJensk18 ай бұрын

    She was clueless. Those years David was out touring, he was actually really unhappy. She likes to paint herself as the sweet stepmother, but she let him down, as did his father.

  • @odettewiddicombe6673
    @odettewiddicombe66735 жыл бұрын

    I hope she misses David now

  • @emilymalden3310

    @emilymalden3310

    2 жыл бұрын

    Of course she does. They were close, or use to be.

  • @KrisD007

    @KrisD007

    Жыл бұрын

    Why wouldn’t she?

  • @user-il5oq5df6l

    @user-il5oq5df6l

    3 ай бұрын

    Rest in peace, David and Jack.

  • @luisobando5125
    @luisobando51252 жыл бұрын

    Never sings nothing is a fake

  • @mariovuksanovic5077
    @mariovuksanovic50772 жыл бұрын

    Why kill your movie career? Jennifer Anniston for example was on tv and the movies.....let people decide....if she did movies after the partridge family...the people would have loved her...

  • @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    @PopGoesTheCultureTV

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was a very different time. It wasn't until the late 90's that people began to go back and forth between movies and TV. Back then, if you were TV, you were TV. If you were movies, you were movies. Hard to understand now.

  • @user-il5oq5df6l

    @user-il5oq5df6l

    3 ай бұрын

    After PF ended, Shirley did go back to making films, mostly for TV. One of her best film roles was as compulsive gambler Eleanor Anderson in "Winner Take All".

  • @kenb8891
    @kenb8891 Жыл бұрын

    It's one of those nights ( yes love )

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