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Go Directly to Jail

Episode Number: 10    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Friday November 27, 1970    Prod Code: n/a
After the Partridges play a concert in a prison, they get trapped inside by a convict who fakes a influenza epidemic. Soon the discover that the convict has kept them there because he wants to sell them some songs he wrote. The songs are pretty good, and the Partridges want to record them, but they soon find out that the songs were actually written by another convict.

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Writer: Dale McRaven
Director: Claudio Guzman
Star: Shirley Jones (Shirley Partridge),  Dave Madden (Reuben Kinkaid),  Suzanne Crough (Tracy Partridge),  Jeremy Gelbwaks (Christopher Partridge),  David Cassidy (Keith Partridge),  Susan Dey (Laurie Partridge),  Danny Bonaduce (Danny Partridge)
Guest Star: Ron Pinkhard (guard),  Ben Frank (convict),  C. Lindsay Workman (warden),  Ken Swofford (Monty),  Ron Feinberg (Max),  Stuart Margolin (Hank),  Frank Baron (Joe)

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songs: "Singing My Song" and "Only a Moment Ago" both from "The Partridge Family Album" (edit)
Stuart Margolin would also go on to play con man Evelyn "Angel" Martin on "The Rockford Files". (edit)
Stuart Margolin would later play the Partridges biker friend Snake in a later episode. (edit)

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(Danny, Keith and Mr. Kincaid have to bunk together in a prison cell)
Danny: Look at the bright side Mr. Kincaid. Since Mom isn't here we can all stay up late.
Mr. Kincaid: It's not bad enough I'm locked up in a cell, I have to be trapped with a pre-acne insomniac. (edit)

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8.0
Great
Go Directly to Jail
"Silly"
Quarantined and happy
Continue » Posted Jan 26, 2008 10:48 am PST
10.0
Perfect
Go Directly to Jail
"Well written"
Great veteran actors. One of the best written episodes. They new how to pick guest stars because most who appeared on this show went on to do great things.
Continue » Posted Jun 13, 2007 12:11 am PST
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