If you have witnessed the “The Patridge Family” and recollect and recite “The Echo Valley” phone number, then you might not be disappointed with the Tuesday night’s pilot episode of ABC’s “Ruby And The Rockits”.

The show stars the “half brothers” i.e. David and Patrick Cassidy in the role of David and Patrick Gallagher (Rory Gallagher any one?) as former rock stars who are now a suburban car-dealer dad (Patrick) and an oldies act in a casino lounge (David). The series also involves Patrick’s ether brothers i.e. Shaun (executive producer) and Ryan (set designer).

“Ruby and the Rockits” is technically a plot revolving around 20 year old, Alexa Vega of “Spy Kids” movie fame, who plays the 15 year old daughter of David Gallagher who didn’t know that he ever had a daughter. Her sudden appearance and David’s fobbing off of her on Patrick, who already has a sarcastic wife played by (Katie Amanda Keane) and two sons (Austin Butler and Kurt Doss) sets the stage for an 80’s style sitcom.

The show stealer are definitely the Cassidy brothers with Patrick, a broadw2ay and television veteran hits the bull’s eye. David, on the other hand tries to exhibit an ability to time a joke but is curbed due to the stiff expression he has. The show’s finest moments are the brothers’ old Rockits videos. “Ruby” is clearly meant to be a showcase for Ms.Vega’s own singing, though the Rockits’ songs are much more fun to listen to than the pop ballads she is given to sing.

One thing that could give the series a boost up i.e. the appearance of Shirley Jones, “The Patridge Family” star, step mother of David and the mother of other three Cassidys.