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[THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY'S "COME ON GET HAPPY" PLAYING]

? Hello, world, hear the song That we're singing ?

? Come on, get happy ?

? A whole lot of lovin' Is what we'll be bringing ?

? We'll make you happy ?

? We had a dream We'd go traveling together ?

? We'd spread a little love ?

? And then we'll keep Movin' on ?

? Something always happens Whenever we're together ?

? We get a happy feeling When we're singing a song ?

? Traveling along there's A song that we're singing ?

? Come on, get happy ?

? A whole lot of lovin' Is what we'll be bringing ?

? We'll make you happy ?

? We'll make you happy ?

? We'll make you happy ?

[???]

Okay, Tracy, make a wish and blow.

I did it, and my wish came true.

What did you wish for? I wished for a cake.

Figures.

[???]

Tracy wants to know if her surprise is here.

Well, he just got here.

Keith Partridge, meet Maximilian Ledbetter.

KEITH: Max Ledbetter?

Gee, that name sounds familiar.

That's possible. Before he retired from show business,

Max was a very well-known psychic.

Right. Sure, I remember when I was a kid

I used to see you on TV all the time.

You did some pretty amazing things.

Thank you. My predictions were 87 percent correct.

Of course, you, uh...

You did make some pretty weird predictions.

I remember one, um...

something about a horde of beetles

invading the earth or something.

Well, that prediction came true. It did?

Sure. Their names were John, Paul, George and Ringo.

[LAUGHING] Come on, son.

I received vibrations from your locket, Tracy.

I see your birthday party last year.

Oh, you were crying.

You're holding your leg.

No, no, no, you're holding your knee.

Why, that's true, remember?

She fell down and skinned her knee.

[CLAPPING]

KEITH: Hey, hey, that's amazing.

Mr. Ledbetter, I'd like you to make a prediction.

How am I gonna do in the basketball game tonight?

I see a gym.

I see victory for your team.

I see people crowded around Keith.

You're going to do something which will make them very happy.

You mean, I'm gonna win the game?

No, he means you're gonna quit the team.

[LAUGHING]

[SIGHS]

[CHEERING]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

Coach, I twisted my ankle. Oh, no.

I don't have a replacement for you.

Everybody's fouled out. I'm sorry, coach.

COACH: It's okay, Peterson.

Partridge. Yes, coach?

You're all I have left. I am?

Maybe I should play with my bad ankle, coach.

No, Peterson.

Partridge. Yeah.

Throw the ball inbounds. Okay.

Now, listen, team, we only have

nine seconds to make a basket or we lose.

So everybody look alive. Let's go.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

CROWD [CHANTING]: Five, four...

...three, two, one.

[BUZZER SOUNDS]

[CHEERING]

[???]

[???]

"And in the final seconds,

"Keith Partridge made a spectacular half-court shot

to win the game for San Pueblo High."

Well, Danny, how come

you haven't zinged me about the game last night?

I'll have to admit, you've never played a better game.

That gives you a season total of two points.

It doesn't make any difference how long he played.

He won the game.

I'm very proud of you, honey. Thanks, Mom.

If I hadn't seen it, I would never have believed it.

Well, I'll admit it was a lucky shot,

but what amazes me is that

it's exactly what Maximilian predicted.

What does "predicted" mean?

In this case, "predicted" means "coincidence."

It's more like a miracle.

Mom, it couldn't have been a coincidence.

It happened exactly like he said it would.

Reuben, you've known the man for years, is he a fake?

I don't know.

Another in-depth character analysis by Mr. Kincaid.

Look, I don't believe in all that stuff.

Max has made some uncanny predictions.

He's spooky.

If he is a fraud, I don't know how he does it.

Well, if he's so good, how come he retired?

Well, he didn't like show business.

He made enough money to open his own store, then he quit.

Look, I think Max is a very nice man

and an excellent showman,

but I don't think he has any powers.

Well, Mom is certainly not a believer.

Yup. That's exactly why we shouldn't tell her our plan.

Yeah, I guess--

What plan?

Our plan to get Max to predict the stock market.

If it's our plan, how come I haven't heard of it?

You weren't ready.

Now, I've been watching this certain penny stock,

and if Max gives me the word, I'm going to invest a fortune.

Twelve, maybe 14 bucks.

[SIGHS]

I'm sorry, Max, but the bank wants the money by Friday.

But you can't foreclose.

The bakery is all I have.

Max, it isn't my decision.

You haven't paid the bank a cent in three months.

Look, what if I don't pay my other bills this month,

then I would give the bank, uh, $294.

Max... That means I owe the bank $156.

I'm sorry, Max. They want it all.

Well, I'll see you Friday. Wait a minute.

Please give this pumpernickel bread to your wife, will you?

[???]

Thanks, Max.

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello.

DANNY: Danny Partridge here.

Oh, please, Danny, please.

I'm really not in the mood to talk.

You know, everything you've said so far has come true.

And I'd like you to make one more prediction

about the stock market.

Danny, please, I really--

Keith and I have amassed small fortune. We'd like to invest.

A small fortune?

Um...

I think I'm getting vibrations.

Uh, I can't do it on the phone,

but I think you should not invest.

I see a dark cloud overhead. Over me?

Uh, no, no, no. Someone very close to you.

Over my family? I don't want to talk about it.

Look, you can't predict a disaster for my family

and not tell me what it is.

Even if you come to my house,

312 Elm Street, tonight, I won't tell you.

What time shouldn't I be there?

Eight o'clock.

[???]

Hmm.

Mom, you shouldn't be using a sharp knife like that.

You might cut yourself.

Danny, it isn't a knife, it's a potato peeler.

Oh. Well, I guess it's okay then.

Worst you could do is give yourself a flesh wound.

But you should sterilize it, though.

Thank you very much, Dr. Welby.

I just don't want anything to happen to you.

Mom, is there something wrong with Danny?

I don't think so. Why?

Well, he's acting peculiar.

He's just done something he's never done in his whole life:

He was nice to me.

What brought that on? I don't know.

He warned me about being careful,

like he actually was worried.

For a second there he almost acted human.

Well, I'm sure he'll get over that.

Strange though. Maybe something is bothering him.

He just asked me to sterilize my potato peeler.

What? He was afraid I would-- Ow!

I did.

Oh, Mom, you think Danny knows something we don't?

[CHUCKLING]

[???]

I need absolute quiet.

Do you have a headache? Shh.

[WHISPERING] He's obviously in a trance.

I see numbers and colors.

One, four, two-- No.

One, five, six, green.

One, five, six, green.

A black cloud

is hanging over Friday.

Friday. We have a concert on Friday.

I'm back.

Where am I? Did I say anything?

You mean you don't know?

I was in a trance.

See, I told you he was in a trance.

KEITH: didn't make much sense.

One-- One, five, six, green?

The spirits must be trying to give us a clue,

but what-- What-- What could it be?

It seems to me, when you put numbers and green together,

it could only mean one thing, money.

Of course, $1.56.

He didn't mention a decimal.

$156?

You also said there'd be

a black cloud hanging over us Friday,

and we have a concert on that day.

It would be dangerous to go

unless we figure out the clues.

Where does the money come in?

Holding a personal object helps me get the vibrations.

If I can hold the money,

the vibrations will give me the answer.

Sounds logical.

You want us to give you $156?

I just want to hold it. I write you a receipt.

That $156 seems to me the key to everything,

but I sense I must have it by Friday.

Keith, we can't gamble with our family.

They're worth a lot more than $156.

Even Tracy.

[???]

[???]

Mom.

I need some school supplies and I don't have any money.

I was wondering if I could get an advance on my allowance.

That's possible. How much of an advance do you want?

Six years.

[???]

Did you ask Mr. Kincaid for money?

Yeah.

Yeah, on one hand I suppose I was pretty successful.

It's hard to make Reuben laugh.

I knew he wouldn't give it to you.

That's why I came up with an idea to raise money.

You and I are going into business.

What kind of business?

Trust me.

[???]

Oh, you wouldn't.

Step right up, folks.

Get your Keith Partridge kisses. Right here. Right here.

[GIRLS SHOUTING]

Ten cents, 10 cents, one thin dime.

I didn't collect one thin dime.

That's the last time I'll trust a mob.

I'm lucky to be alive.

Oh, don't be so melodramatic. Nobody ever died from kissing.

Yeah, how about a trampling? A dime a kiss.

Well, I figured when

you're dealing with an inferior product,

you have to shoot for volume.

Hey, Danny,

if I were in a better mood, I'd beat you up.

The concert's tomorrow. We can't get the money in time.

[???]

Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

We don't need to raise the money at all.

Solution is simple.

There will be no concert if you and I get sick.

Look, I just don't know anything about it,

and so I can't tell you.

Okay. Okay, I'll ask and tell you tomorrow at school.

Bye, Myrna.

Who was that?

Myrna Livingcot.

She wanted to know if Keith's kissing booth was still open.

She said something about having $20 worth of dimes.

Kissing booth?

What would Keith be doing with a kissing booth?

Shirley, sometimes you ask silly questions.

Well, I can't see Keith charging money for a kiss.

He's too eager to give them away.

I mean, let's face it, his lips are a pushover.

Well, he could need money.

He tried to borrow $156 from me.

[CHUCKLING]

It's hard to make me laugh.

You know, Keith and Danny

have been acting rather strange the last couple days.

Yeah. First they're so overly concerned about our welfare,

and now all this money thing.

Danny wanted an advance in his allowance.

What's so strange about that?

Six-year advance? That's strange.

Why would they need so much money?

I really don't know,

but I think it's time I found out.

[MOANS]

Mom, burning in my stomach.

Oh, my extremities are freezing.

Throbbing in my chest.

[COUGHING]

Hacking cough, sore throat, hot flashes.

My legs are numb.

Don't you feel well?

[SIGHS]

No, I'm a little under the weather.

Mom, I don't think I--

I can do the concert tomorrow night.

That's funny, I just talked to Danny.

Seems he's sick too.

We probably have the same thing.

Probably. Danny claims he has leprosy.

[???]

[SIGHS]

Leprosy? Why couldn't he settle for the flu?

Get dressed, come downstairs.

[???]

Why did you say leprosy, you dummy?

DANNY: my flu shot.

Okay, out with it.

Out with what? For the past two days,

you two have been running around like cat burglars

and now it seems, for some strange reason, you need $156.

And you're pretending to be sick

to get out of the concert.

Out with it.

It's personal, Mom.

Keith, nothing's personal that involves the rest of us.

[SIGHS]

If you're in some kind of trouble,

maybe I can help you out.

Look, if we told you the truth,

you wouldn't believe us anyway.

Would you at least try me?

[SIGHS]

Mom, if we go to that concert, we're all gonna bite it.

Bite what? The dust.

Where did you get a crazy idea like that?

It's true, Mom. Max predicted it.

Oh, he did?

Don't tell me.

Um, he also predicted that the $156

would prevent this from happening, right?

Well, he was gonna give us a receipt for it.

I mean, he wasn't gonna keep it. Reub--

I'll get Max.

[???]

A hundred and fifty-six dollars?

Believe me, I'm not being rude if I say

that I don't know what you're talking about.

The $156 to stop the calamity.

Calamity?

[CHUCKLES]

How can money stop calamity?

There seems to be a range of difference in the stories here.

Mr. Ledbetter, I am going to find out the truth.

KINCAID: a misunderstanding somewhere.

I know Max.

He may not be a psychic, but he's not a thief.

And my brothers aren't liars.

Look, you hit us with this cock-and-bull story

about a calamity, and I'm beginning

to realize what fools we were to believe you.

DANNY: we had faith in you.

Now why don't you tell my mom the truth.

Mrs. Partridge, you want to know the truth?

Okay. The truth.

[???]

I'm a fraud, a fake, a reluctant almost-thief,

but my prediction about the calamity was true.

Except it was my calamity. What do you mean?

I worked in show business for a long time

to get the money to buy this bakery.

It's all I wanted,

and Friday they're going to take it away from me.

Mr. Ledbetter, I'm very sorry about that,

but it's still no excuse.

I was desperate, Mrs. Partridge. I did a terrible thing.

I wish Keith and Danny

would have come to me with this sooner,

but I do understand the reasons now.

I worked all my life for what I have.

Would you be willing to work again?

What?

We're playing the San Pueblo Auditorium this weekend.

[SIGHS]

Reuben, do you think you could get Max on the bill?

Yeah, I bet I could.

[???]

[APPLAUSE]

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Now, for my last prediction--

No, this is not really a prediction

because I know you will all enjoy the Partridge Family.

[PLAYING "YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME"]

? You don't have to tell me ?

? Whose been knocking down Your door ?

? It's not the first time ?

? No, we've been there before ?

? I only call you ?

? To let you know ?

? Ahh ? KEITH: ? I haven't seen you ?

? And I miss you so ?

? You don't have To stand there ?

? And tell me that you Love me or anything ?

? There've been too many things We've been faking ?

? Faking ?

? You don't have to Play no games ?

? Or think of reasons To call me names ?

? It's the last call That I'm making ?

? Ooh ?

? Honey, don't mislead me ?

? Just tell me how you feel ?

? Well, if you Don't need me ?

? Hey, it's no big deal ?

? Okay, I'm lying ?

? Right through my teeth ?

? And I'm dying ?

? Underneath ?

? Let's get together ?

? Whoa, baby, please ?

? Let's get together ?

? I'm begging on my knees ?

? If it's all over ?

? There's no need to cry ?

? All you have to tell me Is goodbye ?

[APPLAUSE]

By the way, I saw Max yesterday.

Oh? How's his bakery doing?

Ah, great. Apparently

a lot of people saw him at the concert.

His bakery has been packed ever since.

Oh, that's great. I hope it keeps up for him.

I think it will.

He, uh-- He came up with a very clever gimmick.

Oh? Yeah, he gives a free prediction

with every loaf of pumpernickel.

Mom, didn't you send the kids to bed?

About a half-hour ago. Well, then, how come

the legs of this chair seem to have two extra feet?

[???]

[SIGHS]

Okay.

Oh, hi. Oh, hi.

Danny, I thought I told you to go to bed.

Well, I just wanted to finish up this book.

How to Develop Your Psychic Powers.

Do you have a headache? No, I'm in a trance.

I seem to be seeing colors.

Yes, the color red.

Red hair.

Red hair and running feet.

Why do you suppose they're running?

To avoid severe pain.

Well, good night, Mom. I gotta run.

[???]

[LAUGHING]

[???]