Party of Five
Season 1
22 episodes
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S01E01 Pilot
The five Salinger siblings struggle to make ends meet following the deaths of their parents, but Charlie is unsteady with the purse strings.
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S01E02 Homework
Bailey tries to break the ice with Kirsten; Julia's on thin ice at school; and Claudia searches for their long-lost grandfather.
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S01E03 Good Sports
Julia offers the Salinger home as a party pad for her friends; Bailey risks getting kicked off the football team; Charlie's noble act backfires.
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S01E04 Worth Waiting For
Claudia has questions about sex---and so does Julia; things heat up between Kirsten and Charlie.
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S01E05 All's Fair
Charlie squirms when an old girlfriend returns; Bailey tires of being Kate's friend; Julia lies about her age, as does Claudia.
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S01E06 Fathers and Sons
Charlie has a hard time trying to fill his father's shoes; the family takes in Julia's ex-boyfriend, who's running from an abusive stepdad; and Bailey makes a bad first impression on Kate's dad.
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S01E07 Much Ado
A solar eclipse casts a shadow of gloom over Claudia's plans and foreshadows a family crisis; and Charlie's confession clouds Kirsten's hopes.
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S01E08 Kiss Me Kate
As Julia's priorities change, responsibility falls to Charlie, who's saddled with his own priorities. Meanwhile, Bailey can't accept Kate's decision about intimacy.
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S01E09 Something Out of Nothing
The Salingers welcome a houseguest, a free-spirited friend of their mother's, who makes everyone feel special; and Claudia's dreams are dashed by a confession from Ross.
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S01E10 Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving brings back troubling memories for the Salingers, whose grief is compounded by news that the drunken driver who killed their parents has been paroled.
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S01E11 Private Lives
When a social worker visits unexpectedly, Claudia is missing, Julia's in a revealing outfit, and Charlie is doing another disappearing act.
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S01E12 Games People Play
Relationships are put to the test as Kate knocks the wind out of Bailey's sails, Kirsten challenges Charlie's one-track mind, Morgan comes clean with Julia, and Artie tires of Claudia's attention-getting techniques.
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S01E13 Grownups
Charlie takes a great leap of faith with Kirsten; passion overpowers friendship for Bailey and Jill; Claudia feels unprepared for the internal and external changes facing her; and Julia feels responsible for Morgan's desperate condition.
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S01E14 Not Fade Away
Kirsten moves into Charlie's room and gets the cold shoulder from Julia. Meanwhile, Julia finds an old journal of her mother's hinting of an affair with a colleague; Bailey takes risks to please Jill; and Claudia considers converting to Judaism.
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S01E15 It's Not Easy Being Green
Charlie questions Kirsten's relationship with her advisor; envy wrecks Claudia's relationship with Artie; and Bailey's relationship with best-friend Will takes a back seat to Jill.
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S01E16 Aftershocks
An earthquake leaves Claudia trembling and Jill babbling, but Charlie suspects Jill has a drug problem; and Julia's relationship with Justin shakes the foundation of her friendship with Libby.
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S01E17 In Loco Parentis
Jill doesn't seem to want Bailey's help; Julia alienates Justin by getting chummy with his mom.
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S01E18 Who Cares?
Everyone is too busy to celebrate Claudia's birthday: Bailey is in L.A. searching for Jill, Julia sets an unrealistic songwriting deadline, and business picks up for Charlie.
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S01E19 Brother's Keeper
Charlie's once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity threatens to break up the family; Bailey and Julia end up in the same math class; and Ross pushes Claudia to a more advanced violin teacher.
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S01E20 The Trouble with Charlie
Kate surprises Bailey with a return visit, as does Jill; Charlie's decisions get no respect; and Julia's creative writing humiliates her siblings.
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S01E21 All-Nighters
Charlie discovers that he's needed more than ever at home; Bailey interferes with Jill's planning of a school dance marathon; and Julia is in no rush to have sex with Justin.
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S01E22 The Ides of March
Jill's drug problems lead to a tragedy; Jill's brother rejects Julia's kind gestures; Ross tries to adopt a child; Charlie plans a surprise.
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