The real deal breaker: Barbara Cowsill, their mother, would not be a part of the show. Oscar winner Shirley Jones had been hired to play the part. Producers just wanted the kids. That didn’t sit well ...

There’s a story about the lives of The Cowsills that belongs on television. But it’s not “The Partridge Family.” Filled with inner battles, addiction, a controlling father, a passive mother, and a ...