Danny Bonaduce’s Flea Market Find Takes Him Back to His ‘Partridge Family’ Days 52 Years Later
Danny Bonaduce found several pieces of his Partridge Family past during a recent outing to a flea market in California.
On June 28, the former Partridge Family star posted a series of Instagram photos and videos as he perused through items for sale at an outdoor market in Rancho Cucamonga.
In a video clip, Bonaduce, 66, came across a copy of the classic Partridge Family album, Up to Date. The cover featured Bonaduce and his co-stars—Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey, Suzanne Crough and short-timer Jeremy Gelbwaks—posing with their birthdates listed by their photos. The hit album featured the pop singles “Doesn’t Somebody Want to Be Wanted” and 'I’ll Meet You Halfway,” and it was released at the height of the ABCsitcom’s popularity in 1971.
Bonaduce ultimately shared a photo of himself holding two copies of the vintage vinyl, as well as a copy of the made-for-TV band’s final studio album, The Partridge Family Crossword Puzzle, which was released in 1973, just one year before the series ended its four-season run.
“Who knew I was so popular in Rancho Cucamonga?” the actor captioned the post.
Fans reacted in the comment section, with several telling Bonaduce they knew The Partridge Family was still a thing.
“I still have that album,” one fan wrote.
“That’s a great album. I still listen often,” another agreed.
“Did that guy even know who he was standing beside?” another fan asked The Partridge Family star.
“I would have fainted lol ❤️” another fan chimed in.
The post was also "liked" by Rick Segall, the former child star who appeared in the final season of The Partridge Family as pint-sized singing neighbor boy, Ricky Stevens.
While Bonaduce was pictured on The Partridge Family album covers and “played” bass with the band on the TV show, the only real members of the group were Cassidy and Jones. The rest of the music and backup vocals were performed by session musicians.
Still, during a 2026 interview with Pop Culture Retro, Bonaduce recalled putting his all into his fake music playing—from the very first episode of the series.
“We're playing, 'I Think I Love You,' our first and only number one hit,” he shared of the 1970 Partridge Family pilot. “In the middle of the song or at the end of the song, David Cassidy turns to me, a 10-year-old Danny Bonaduce, and looks at me and says, 'You don't strum a bass guitar, you pluck it. Do you think you can pluck it, kid?'"
That’s when guest star Johnny Cash stepped in and told Bonaduce he was doing just “fine.”
Fifty years after The Partridge Family ended, Bonaduce shared an Instagram reel of himself playing guitar and singing at the California music venue Pappy & Harriets. “Just a couple more lessons and I’ll be playing a happy hour near you,” The Partridge Family alum teased.