Having lived through that period...I was 14-18 during the time those shows were on television, I can assure you that both sitcom families were absorbed with pop music, not folk. Gord was not the kind of icon that the Brady girls or Partridge kids would have worshiped. The Partridge Family was, loosely, a fictional version of a real singing pop family of the 60s - the Cowsills. They had 3 or 4 hit songs in the late 60s, a couple of which still get airplay on oldies stations, including: "The Rain, the Park and Other Things" and "Indian Lake." Aside: The little Cowsill daughter, Susan, is still around today and still writing and singing. She recently did a cameo on the latest cd released by Hootie and the Blowfish, they having recorded one of her songs.
The Brady Bunch, on the other hand, was a sitcom brought out to compete with the likes of The Partridge Family's popularity; rather than being based on a real family.
For what it's worth, that's my .02! Somewhere: Still hangin' here and goin' nowhere!
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