Jonathan Daly

When Darrin refuses to allow Samantha to act as matron of honor at a cousin's wedding in Egypt, Endora tells him he's in trouble. Immediately Darrin starts having problems with his campaign to get the Woolfe Brothers Department Store account. Despite Darrin's protests, Larry Tate gives him an assistant. The assistant, young Gideon Whitsett, soon maneuvers himself into being regarded as a brilliant young man. On the make, Gideon soon has Woolfe looking to him for ideas, which he has stolen from Darrin. Darrin is sure that Gideon is a warlock whom Endora has assigned to take his job. When everything else fails, Samantha decides to stop Gideon herself. Using witchcraft, Samantha gets Gideon to reveal the ruthless maneuvers he has been using to get Darrin's job. Darrin, who overhears the conversation, finally realizes Gideon is not a warlock. A right to the jaw puts Gideon out of action. His confidence restored, Darrin sells Mr. Woolfe on his idea for a successful campaign.

The Partridge family is off to record their first album. Just as they are about to leave, Tracy runs up with a letter in her hand, a letter from the U.S Government. To the total surprise of everyone, ten-year-old Danny has been drafted! Rueben Kincaid says he will stay behind to clear up the matter and join the family soon. On the bus, the other kids tease Danny about going into the army, but he has taken it very seriously. He fantasizes himself in uniform performing heroic deeds. The Partridges are in the recording studio listening to the final tape playback of their album when Reuben enters with the bad news -- he was unable to get Danny off the hook. Furious, and armed just with Danny's birth certificate, Shirley makes the trip to the L.A Induction Center alone. Shirley is sent from one officer to another and no one will take the time to help her. Still fuming, she decides she will show them...she will bring Danny there and have him go through the induction. Danny says a tearful goodbye to his mother and enters the inducting office. He manages to get through the various stages of the physical without being detected, but just as he is about to be sworn in, the officers spot him. Terribly disappointed, Danny tells his mother that they wouldn't accept him because he is too short.

Cousin Henry, a prankster, goes along when Samantha shops for Tabitha. Anxious to prove himself on his first day in his father's store, Joseph Hinkley Junior waits on them. Samantha keeps Cousin Henry in check until Joey suggests great buys in the Man's Shop. Bent on some fun, Cousin Henry makes the clothes disintegrate and then, feeling Joey is ramming through a sale, produces Jack Snow, in LA Rams uniform. He finally zaps Joey into a dummy. When Samantha protests, Cousin Henry takes offense and disappears. Neither Endora nor Samantha can release Joey. Samantha is frantic when Fred and Harry remove all the dummies to the basement. Endora tracks Cousin Henry to the moon but he refuses to return. The workmen get into an argument, each feeling the other is playing tricks, as Joey's voice sounds from the dummy. Samantha zaps Joey to the Stephens' home where Tabitha shows what Cousin Henry did. Endora soon has Joey back to normal, dazed, but unaware of the day's events. When Hinkley, Senior, asks where Joey was, Samantha shows a stack of packages, praising Joey as a dynamic salesman.

Dr. Kessler, the family dentist, tells Shirley that Laurie will have to wear braces. Laurie isn't in the best of moods when Shirley breaks the news because her boyfriend, Jerry, was supposed to ask her to go steady that day, but lost his nerve. After hearing about the braces, Laurie is sure Jerry will never ask her. The next day, Laurie returns from the dentist with her mouth full of metal. She broods in her room, refusing to speak unless it's absolutely necessary and then only with her hand over her mouth. Meanwhile, Reuben shows up...proudly announcing that he's set up an appearance on the nationwide Wink Burgess TV show, which will be taped the following day. The thought of being on coast-to-coast television horrifies Laurie, but she agrees to do the show. The next day, Wink Burgess and his entire crew arrive for the taping. When Burgess tells Laurie to smile for the camera, she storms out of the house in tears and hides in the bus. Jerry, who's been hanging around, mustering his courage, joins her, and before she says a word, asks her to go steady. Again, Laurie bursts into tears and runs back to the house leaving poor Jerry completely baffled. When everyone is ready for a final rehearsal before the taping, Laurie unsmilingly takes her place at the piano. They start playing but only get past the first few bars because Laurie is playing off-key. Fortunately, Dr. Kessler is there and explains that Laurie's braces are picking up nearby radio signals, causing her to play off-key. Immediately, everyone rushes outside to find out who's playing a radio -- everyone except Laurie. Then Jerry comes in and Laurie hears his radio; she's so surprised that she forgets to cover her mouth and Jerry sees her braces. After he tells her that it won't change his feelings, Laurie smiles and is her old self again.

Veterans Ed and Chico apply for financial aid.