Getting Together

Getting Together

Bobby Sherman and Diana Ewing, 1971.
Also known as A Knight in Shining Armor
Genre Situation comedy
Written by Richard Baer
Dick Bensfield
Directed by Lou Antonio
Jerry Belson
Starring Jack Burns
Pat Carroll
Susan Neher
Bobby Sherman
Wes Stern
Country of origin USA
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 14
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Screen Gems Television
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Audio format Mono
Original run 18 September 1971 – 8 January 1972

Getting Together is a musical situation comedy, which aired on the ABC television network during the 1971-72 season. It stars Bobby Sherman and Wes Stern as Bobby Conway and Lionel Poindexter, a songwriting duo. The pilot for the series had aired the previous spring the first season finale episode of The Partridge Family named "A Knight in Shining Armor", where Lionel and Bobby were introduced to each other by the Partridges.

Sherman and Stern's characters were reportedly based on the real-life songwriting team of Boyce and Hart, who had written hits for The Monkees ("Last Train to Clarksville", "Valleri"), Jay and the Americans ("Come a Little Bit Closer"), and others. New music of course was a staple of the series, provided by much of the same team that created the Partridge Family songs and records. Most of these songs were from two Bobby Sherman albums -- Getting Together and Just For You.

Airing in the same time slot as breakout CBS-TV hit All in the Family, the show never gained the ratings hoped for, and quit the air at midseason after 14 episodes. While in the same "universe" as The Partridge Family, the series is not included on that show's DVD collections.

Episode list

№ Title Airdate Plot
1 "Jenny, Jenny" 1971 Sep 18 Bobby is named his sister Jenny's legal guardian, but she runs away when she thinks that her presence is breaking up both his friendship and partnership with Lionel.
2 "Cathy's Clown" 1971 Sep 25 Bobby decides a new girlfriend would be timely to inspire his lyricist partner to write a better love song.
3 "All Shook Up" 1971 Oct 02 Bobby is shaken when he discovers that his kid sister is going to have her first date.
4 "Where Are You, Little Star?" 1971 Oct 09 When Bobby goes to Lionel's high school reunion, he discovers that Lionel has exaggerated the degree of their Hollywood success.
5 "Singing the Blues" 1971 Oct 16 Bobby discovers a 10-year-old potential rock superstar, not realizing the pitfalls that await him.
6 "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" 1971 Oct 23 Bobby and Lionel try to convince Rita that she doesn't love a blind date they arranged for her.
7 "Beep, Beep" 1971 Oct 30 Bobby and Lionel have opposite views of an accident they've witnessed, and their arguments endanger their songwriting future.
8 "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" 1971 Nov 13 Unwittingly, Bobby doublecrosses his partner by introducing Sandra to a rock superstar.
9 "Memories Are Made of This" 1971 Dec 04 Because they need money to rent tuxedoes, Bobby and Lionel enroll as human guinea pigs in a strange university experiment.
10 "Those Oldies But Goodies Remind Me of You" 1971 Dec 11 Nostalgia causes Bobby to give away his best song to an old rock and roll group which is trying to make a comeback.
11 "Blue Christmas" 1971 Dec 18 Bobby's plans to give Jenny an old-fashioned Christmas go awry.
12 "The Great Pretender" 1971 Dec 25 After he meets an encyclopedia salesgirl, Bobby learns he should not have read his horoscope, which predicted he would fall in love.
13 "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" 1972 Jan 01 Bobby and Lionel break up their songwriting partnership because of a misunderstanding.
14 "Broken-Hearted Melody" 1972 Jan 08 When Lionel sells Bobby's bed to a pretty photographer, Bobby has to agree to get his hair cut for a commercial in order to get the bed back.

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