After everybody has given up, Claudia tells Bailey that if he does not face his drinking problem and look for help to stop his self-destructive lifestyle, than he will no longer be a part of the family. Julia finds out just how bad Ned's relationship with his parents is, and that he has an. She believes that she and Bailey are drifting apart, and she decides to sleep with him, but Bailey cannot do it. Claudia privately celebrates her 17th birthday as she deals with a brief separation from Todd, who is going to New York for a violin concert. Upon receiving an incredible job opportunity with a very high salary, Charlie faces a dilemma when he realizes, in order to accept this position, the entire family would have to move to Seattle. Bailey and Claudia decide to put Thurber to sleep due to his old age and ill health, and the whole family spread his ashes in the park, saying goodbye for the last time to the long-time family pet. They spend time together, talk about what happened to her, and he tells her to go back home. Maggie confesses to him that she's not with her. But when Charlie realizes that he does not want to fight another ugly court battle and let Daphne be unhappy, he eventually tells her that she can leave town with their daughter and Luke. Elsewhere, Callie tells Bailey that her old boyfriend, Tom, is going to be at the art show she's appearing in to display her paintings, and asks Bailey to pretend to be her boyfriend so he will stop asking her out. Afterwards, Griffin finally accepts the fact that he is, and always will be, an immature loser and slacker with no ambition, so he decides to leave town to settle in San Diego with the Merchant Marines to move on with his life and give Julia some space, but he tells Julia that he may return for her some day. Meanwhile, Will pays Bailey a visit and realizes that he and Bailey are living in totally different worlds. The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television, with Lippman, Keyser, and Rodrigo Garca . Bailey and Sarah both go crazy babysitting Natalie while Annie is in rehab. But when Sarah ends up doing all the work and Bailey pays less attention to her, she tells Bailey how she really feels about him. After an argument with the family, Charlie decides to move out and find his own apartment. Julia is accepted in Stanford, but is not sure she wants to go. A social worker named Grace Wilcox comes by the restaurant looking for support in her feed-the-homeless program. Meanwhile, Julia is having problems in her computer class and asks a student to be her tutor. Claudia is preparing to celebrate her 16th birthday and her only wish is that the whole family gets back together. He goes after her, but she just wanted some help with the taxes. Julia is surprised to find out that Justin is dating her bookish friend Libby Dwyer. Claudia's plans to make a special night for Kirsten fail. Walter Alcott wants to see the Salingers in person. In L.A., Charlie convinces Daphne to return to San Francisco, but she backs out at the last moment, thinking she is not ready. It is Christmas time and the Salinger's grandfather Jake Gordon comes back. Tired of hiding their romantic relationship to Natalie, Bailey and Annie decide to tell her the truth, but she does not take it too well. At the end, as the family sorrowfully looks at the closed down Salingers Restaurant, Joe arrives with good news that the sale for the restaurant somehow fell through and the restaurant is now back in their ownership. Meanwhile, Daphne finally shows up in San Francisco. She gets scared and tries to change classes, but Charlie convinces her to confront him. Claudia tries to slow down her new relationship with Cody. Justin is going to Europe for two months and ask Julia to go with him. She tells Kirsten that Gene discovered about an old affair of hers, and Kirsten would not forgive her until she forgives Charlie. Claudia grows tired of Jody after she drags Claudia to a party where she is pressured to make out with a boy. Sarah is shocked when Bailey gives Hannah money for an abortion. The family discusses her decision, and she says she just wants to be normal. She tells him that she wants to run away to San Francisco on a road trip, but halfway there she becomes depressed and withdrawn again and Charlie realizes she's not ready to go back and they return to Chicago. Also, Kirsten's family wants her to return home to Chicago. Julia's new editor has not answered her about her book, so she tries to find her and not just sit and wait. Charlie thinks it is all Sam's fault for influencing her. Bailey meets a guy named Cooper at his first day of college. After Julia confronts Bailey by asking if he has a drinking problem, he refuses to give an answer and tries changing the subject. When Justin gets angry with Julia for spending too much time with his prudish mother whom he cannot stand, she explains that she misses having a mother to talk to. Julia Dahl & Mitchell Burgess & Robin Green. She invites the whole family to go to Hawaii for a vacation, and Charlie gets mad at her because he wants to keep their relationship casual. Charlie goes to a lawyer to ask about parental rights, and Daphne returns to the Salinger house when her new living situation becomes unbearable. Kirsten gets a job far away and they have to deal with the distance. He misses the good old days, but when the truth comes up about his friends troubled lives, Charlie realizes his high school life was not as good as he remembered. Claudia takes him to the veterinary. Discover, share and add your knowledge! Charlie, although telling Grace that he does love her, says that his parental responsibilities come first. Meanwhile, Claudia becomes jealous of Bailey's new relationship with Kate and gives Kate the wrong message so she'll miss a date with Bailey. Justin arrives back in town after having left his wife with ironic timing for Julia, who is giving an interview to Phoebe, a young writer researching Julia's life story. Past . Party of Five Wiki is a collaborative community where we aim to keep track of everything relating to. Thanksgiving Day at the Salingers' is anything but peaceful. She does not and marries Griffin in haste. After spending a few weeks in rehab, Bailey does not feel as good as he looks to others and is beside himself over his life troubles. When confronted by Justin, Mr. Peck tells the Principal that Julia is the one harassing him. Julia gets close to a visiting female English professor named Perry Marks (guest star. After Julia leaves Ned, he starts to stalk her by following her everywhere. Welcome toParty of Five Wiki. Daphne has a hard time trying to fit into their new situation. After her heart is broken when P.K. Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation. Julia is still shocked by Ned's violent behavior, and she would not talk to anyone about it. It is Valentine's Day. Justin's friend Allison comes from England to visit him. Charlie tries to talk to Kirsten, but learns that the easy way is not the way he has to go with Kirsten. While reading grandma's old letters to her, she finds out that she's adopted. He meets Daphne, a stripper, who makes him realize his life should change now that he is out of danger. She convinces him to take dancing classes for their wedding, and they fight. Charlie looks into buying the furniture factory when Gus decides to sell it to a major corporation. In the season finale, Jill dies suddenly (off-camera) from a drug overdose. Kirsten becomes more and more depressed, and not even a job as Salinger's hostess makes her feel better. Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and singer.Hewitt began her career as a child actress and singer, appearing in national television commercials before joining the cast of the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated (1989-1991). Main Page; All Pages; Community; Sarah is afraid that the robber will return, so she's in constant fear. Later, Bailey talks to him and asks him not to disappear entirely. The following is a list of episodes for the television show Party of Five. Charlie realizes that if he and Kirsten had gotten married, they would be celebrating their first anniversary. Party of Five follow the five Acosta children as they navigate daily life struggles to survive as a family unit after their parents are suddenly deported to Mexico. Charlie kicks Griffin out of the shed for beating up Ned and refuses to believe Griffin's claims that Ned is abusing Julia. Claudia is hard-pressed to complete a school assignment on a time capsule that requires her to look to the future. An order for a hotel chain may be more than Charlie can handle due to his lack of funds and manpower to build the chairs at the factory, while Kirsten deals with morning sickness during her first trimester of her pregnancy. She reveals to Charlie and Kirsten about her difficulties and doubts about Luke, which Kirsten sees as a parallel to her own life with Charlie over his busy hours at the furniture factory. Back in San Francisco, Grace is really sick, and she may be pregnant. Charlie quits his job after his boss says 'no' to his projects, but when they talk, he gets his job back. Greer also tries to help get Bailey over his breakup with Kate by fixing him up on a blind date. After Kirsten's boss discovers that she copied her essay from a book, Charlie decides to help her and accidentally finds her anti-depressives prescription. Sarah convinces Julia that she needs to find a real job for herself, but Julia's new job as an office intern does almost nothing to help her and Griffin's financial woes. Libby Dwyer, Julia's old friend, has killed herself. Paul talks to Charlie about Kirsten and tells him that she belongs to him. Bailey interferes in Jill's business when she decides to take over of preparations for a 36-hour school dance marathon. Bailey spends time dating a lot of girls and gets interested in Holly, an attractive English immigrant and medical intern. The main plot focuses on the five kids of the Salinger family who have been orphaned after their parents are killed in a car accident. After leaving Paul, Kirsten goes back to Chicago to visit her parents. Jealousy plagues everyone as Charlie tries to figure out what Kirsten's relationship with Ben Atkins is. Claudia asks Ross to be her tutor as she starts playing the violin again. Julia and Griffin both lie to each other about their current dating situations. The series featured an ensemble cast led by Scott Wolf as Bailey, Matthew Fox as Charlie, Neve Campbell as Julia, and Lacey Chabert as Claudia Salinger, who with their baby brother Owen (played by . Griffin reacts by angrily yelling back at Julia, claiming that he's always had a problem with authority stemming from the lifelong abuse and mistreatment by his abusive, military-minded father. Bailey actually increases his drinking and vandalizes his father's gravestone, blaming his dead father for giving him this "disease." She is devastated, but after she finds out that her mother only chose music after college, she realizes that it is too soon to decide what to do for the rest of her life. Julia decides to break up with Evan after she discovers his emotional unavailability. Daphne lies to Charlie about finding a new job. Charlie finds her pregnancy test in the trash and talks to her. They kiss, but Sarah tells Bailey that she just wants to be friends with him. Meanwhile, Sarah finds out that her mother is getting remarried. Bailey is feeling distant from Sarah because she is spending all her free time with the band. Cody and Claudia get close. She and Bailey then discover that Will is running away from college after impregnating his classmate Hannah. After Griffin confronts and mouths off to Julia's stern boss for making her work too hard, Julia gets fired. Greer tries to boost Julia's confidence by sending her to a fashion photographer, and Julia spends $800 on the photo session. The fight between Charlie and Bailey for the custody of Owen continues. After thinking about it, Bailey chooses Jill. Bailey assumes most of the responsibility for the family and develops a romantic crush on the attractive grad student Kirsten Bennett, whom he hires on the spot as Owen's new nanny. Bailey asks Kirsten to help them when Mrs. Gideon visits again, and they all act as a perfect happy family to her. Will asks Sarah what is going on, but she does not want to talk about Bailey because of their recent breakup because of Bailey drinking all the time. Later, she is cold to him and tells him she slept with him because she is sick and scared. Bailey soon develops an attraction for Greer instead. Eventually, they call a truce and all ask Kirsten what she wants to do, but she is too withdrawn and disturbed by this point into a child-like state to decide or understand anything.