Mel Gallagher

A businessman arouses suspicion when he seems to have more than a business interest in the gold shipments of a stagecoach line.

Reuben and the Partridges stop off for a picnic on the way home as they unwind after several weeks on the road. At the picnic spot they meet Jenny, a free spirit, just traveling around and doing her thing. The Partridges strike up a friendship with Jenny and she goes home with them and stays for a few days. Jenny, however, is really very wealthy and before she hits the road again, she leaves the Partridge family a bank book containing one million dollars! The kids are thrilled with this unexpected windfall, but Shirley is skeptical and wants to return the gift. Shirley calls the police to have them find Jenny. In the meantime, the family is having a hard time handling their new wealth. The Partridges go back to their picnic spot and find Jenny there. They give back the money and return to their normal lifestyle.

The Partridge family discovers that during the night, someone has entered their house and burglarized their TV, radio, and stereo. As a gift, Reuben has a burglar alarm installed in the Partridge home. It has sensor pads in various places under the carpeting -- one step on a sensor and the house is filled with a heart-stopping, loud, clanging bell. While the Partridges are trying to adjust to the alarm and remember to turn it off when they are in the house, the neighbors are getting more furious each time it is set off accidentally. Petitions are being signed asking that the alarm be removed. When Shirley goes to the garage to shut off another "false alarm," she finds Morris Dinkler, an escaped con who holds the Partridge family and Reuben hostage. He purposely chose their house because of the alarm, knowing that new alarms are frequently set off by accident, and after a while, the police don't bother to come. Everyone assumes the bulge in Morris's pocket, which he refers to as "Big Bertha", is a gun; it turns out to be a harmonica! Morris is really quite a nice guy who had a bad break. He only had four months until his parole when he was taken along as a hostage by escaping prisoners. He is convinced the police won't believe him. In order to set a good example for the younger kids, Morris turns himself in to the police with the promise of help from the Partridges. When he surrenders, Morris learns that the police know he was innocent as far as the breakout was concerned.

John McIntire guest stars as a migrant farm worker with whom Richard Kimble is working when he is tracked down and captured by Lt. Gerard.

Jeannie learns that Tony doesn't trust any political candidate and decides to run Tony himself for governor. Finding the living room filled with Tony's campaign posters, Dr. Bellows declares he can't be both a politician and an astronaut. Tony tries to explain it as a yoke and rips the posters off the wall, but others keep appearing. To prove to Roger that Tony could be elected, Jeannie blinks up a peep show machine showing crowds of enthusiastic voters. Seeing himself as Tony's assistant, controlling millions, Roger tries to persuade Tony to run. Tony refuses, despite floods of campaign contributions. Dr. Bellows looks into the machine, but sees only a belly dancer. To get rid of Jeannie until after the election, Tony sends her to Baghdad to campaign for him. Finally seeing through the ruse, Jeannie returns and redoubles her efforts. Dr. Bellows rushes for Gen. Peterson. In the machine, Tony views himself as a bridegroom. However, when Jeannie sees the bride - a sultry brunette - she blinks away the whole thing. Hoping to shock Gen. Peterson, Dr. Bellows tells him of the belly dancer. Again, Jeannie blinks and there is only a space craft launching. Determined to have a talk with Dr. Bellows, Gen. Peterson apologizes to Tony.