A Penny for His Thoughts

Name: A Penny for His Thoughts
Genre: Comedy
Released: October 13, 1972
Cast: Susan Dey, Dave Madden, Shirley Jones, Danny Bonaduce, David Cassidy

The Partridge Family: Season 3: Episode 5

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ABC | Air Date: October 13, 1972

Starring: Susan Dey, Dave Madden, Shirley Jones, Danny Bonaduce, David Cassidy, Brian Forster, Suzanne Crough

Summary: In the middle of the night a Hells' Angel-type named Snake zooms up on his motorcycle and rings the Partridges' doorbell. Irritated at being awakened, Shirley and the rest of the family feel obligated to listen to his friend of Laurie's tale of woe. He wants to commit suicide because after breaking all convention by proposing to hisIn the middle of the night a Hells' Angel-type named Snake zooms up on his motorcycle and rings the Partridges' doorbell. Irritated at being awakened, Shirley and the rest of the family feel obligated to listen to his friend of Laurie's tale of woe. He wants to commit suicide because after breaking all convention by proposing to his girlfriend Penny, she has the audacity to hang up on him. When Shirley realizes that Snake's proposal took place over the phone, she patiently explains to him that a marriage proposal, being the most important event in a girl's life, should not take place over a telephone. She suggests that he dress in a tie and jacket and go to propose in person. But Penny again refuses, for she feels that Snake is making fun of her by having donned such fancy clothes.
Laurie goes to visit Penny and tells her that Snake will kill himself if she does not accept his proposal. Finally convinced that Snake truly loves her, Penny rushes to the Partridge house, where he has temporarily taken residence, and falls into her lover's arms. Shirley generously offers to hold the ceremony at her house, where everything goes without a hitch... and afterwards the newlyweds mount their bikes and zoom off.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 4

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  Air Date: September 15, 1973
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 15, 1972
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  S3:E25. Me and My Shadow
  Air Date: March 23, 1973
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  S3:E24. Diary of a Mad Millionaire
  Air Date: March 16, 1973
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  S3:E23. The Selling of the Partridges
  Air Date: March 9, 1973
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  S3:E23. Selling Of The Partridge
  Air Date: March 16, 1973
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  S3:E22. The Partridge Connection
  Air Date: March 2, 1973
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  S3:E21. Forgive Us Our Debts
  Air Date: February 23, 1973
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  S3:E21. Forgive Us Our Debits
  Air Date: March 2, 1973
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  S3:E20. Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex . . . but Couldn'...
  Air Date: February 16, 1973
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  S3:E19. Bedknobs and Drumsticks
  Air Date: February 9, 1973
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  S3:E18. The Eleven-Year Itch
  Air Date: February 2, 1973
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  S3:E17. I Left My Heart in Cincinnati
  Air Date: January 26, 1973
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  S3:E16. Trial of Partridge One
  Air Date: January 19, 1973
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  S3:E15. For Whom the Bell Tolls . . . and Tolls . . . and Tolls
  Air Date: January 12, 1973
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  S3:E14. Aspirin at 7, Dinner at 8
  Air Date: January 5, 1973
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  S3:E13. For Sale by Owner
  Air Date: December 29, 1972
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  S3:E12. Nag, Nag, Nag
  Air Date: December 8, 1972
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  S3:E11. Whatever Happened to Keith Partridge?
  Air Date: November 24, 1972
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  S3:E10. Ain't Love Grand
  Air Date: November 17, 1972
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  S3:E9. Swiss Family Partridge
  Air Date: November 10, 1972
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  S3:E8. A Likely Candidate
  Air Date: November 3, 1972
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  S3:E7. The Mod Father
  Air Date: October 27, 1972
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  S3:E6. You're Only Young Twice
  Air Date: October 20, 1972
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  S3:E5. A Penny for His Thoughts
  Air Date: October 13, 1972
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  S3:E4. Each Dawn I Diet
  Air Date: October 6, 1972
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  S3:E3. Princess and the Partridge
  Air Date: September 29, 1972
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  S3:E2. M is for the Many Things
  Air Date: September 22, 1972
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  S3:E1. This Male Chauvinist Piggy Went to Market
  Air Date: September 15, 1972
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 17, 1971
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 1970