The Today Show has gone out of its way to reunite actors from television shows of years gone by.  Today members of The Partridge Familyjoin Matt Lauer in the studio.

The Partridge Familyran on ABC from 1970 to 1974.  The show followed a widowed mother of five as they struggled to make money and keep the family together.  The family embarks on a music career with eldest son Keith as the front runner.  Shirley Jones played Shirley Partridge with David Cassidy playing Keith, Susan Dey as Laurie, Danny Bonaduce as Danny, Jeremy Gelbwaks as Chris, and Suzanne Crough as Tracy.  The role of Chris was recast in the second season when Gelbwaks’ family moved and Brian Forster stepped in.

Only Cassidy, Bonaduce, Forster, and Crough were at the reunion, but the talk was friendly and the atmosphere jovial.  The bond between these co-stars was apparent.  Bonaduce cracked jokes in between questions and Cassidy still looked as dreamy as ever.  The cast member I missed most though was Susan Dey, who elected not to be a part of the show.  It’s rumored that Dey had fallen in love with Cassidy during the production of the show, but the feeling was never reciprocated.  I’d imagine her coming to the reunion would open old wounds.

Dey continued to act after The Partridge Family, taking a star role in L.A.

Law.  Her most recent role was in Third Watch, which was filmed in New York.  She married producer Bernard Sofronski and did her best to stay out of the headlines, thus avoiding the same fate (drugs and crime) many child stars have fallen into.

Despite Dey being missing, the reunion was pleasant to watch.  I’ve always had a tiny crush on Danny (I like red-heads) so it was great seeing him clean and sober!

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