Jerry is Laurie Partridge's boyfriend. She keeps waiting for him to ask her to go steady, but he keeps avoiding the subject because he's shy. He has another date planned with her, but Laurie tells him she can't go because she'll be at the dentist. Jerry isn't sure whether to believe her, so he wanders back and forth on the Partridges' street, listening to rock music on his radio, in case Laurie comes out so he can pretend he ran into her by coincidence. He meets Keith Partridge and Danny Partridge, who also tell him that Laurie's at the dentist. After her appointment, he finds her moping in the bus. He finally asks her to go steady with him, but she cries "I can't!" and runs away. Shortly afterwards, while crew members are searching the area around the house for the source of the radio waves that are making Laurie's braces play music, Jerry walks through the front door to talk to Laurie again. She tells him his radio is playing the same song as her mouth. Jerry notices that Laurie has braces. In his efforts to reassure her he keeps putting his foot in his mouth, but he does so in a way that makes her laugh. Laurie thanks Jerry for making her smile. A few minutes later, he watches as the Partridge Family plays The Love Song.