Party of Five: The Complete Series

Five children orphaned by their parent's fatal auto accident seek to make their way in San Francisco.

Bailey develops a crush on Kirsten; Julia strives to be popular; Claudia searches for the Salinger's long lost grandfather.

Bailey's loyalty to his football teammates places him in jeopardy; Julia's generosity to some popular new friends causes problems for her siblings.

Julia is tempted by sex; Kirsten gives Charlie another chance; Bailey falls in love.

An old girlfriend tempts Charlie; Claudia and Julia both lie to get what they want.

Bailey tries to impress Kate's father; Charlie balks at the constant comparisons with his own dad.

Charlie's infidelity jeopardizes his relationship with Kirsten; Bailey's preoccupation with Kate angers Claudia.

Bailey and Kate disagree over sex; Charlie sets out to impress a potential employer; Claudia's success goes to her head; and Julia struggles in school.

The arrival of an old family friend disrupts the Salinger household.

The release of the drunk driver who killed their parents divides the family.

Keeping too many secrets from each other threatens the Salinger's future together.

Bailey learns a secret about Kate; Julia and Claudia each try keeping secrets from prospective boyfriends; a personal crisis prompts Kirsten to turn to Charlie.

As Claudia and Julia each face the challenges of growing up, Charlie proposes to Kirsten while Bailey finds himself in a relationship based solely on sex.

Sparks fly when Charlie moves Kirsten in without consulting his siblings; Julia uncovers evidence that heir mother may have had an affair.

The Salingers each face problems with their friends and lovers.

As aftershocks rock their home, Bailey discovers Jill is using drugs; Charlie regrets accepting a loan from Kirsten; and Julia comes between Libby and her boyfriend.

Bailey and Claudia each struggle to help friends in need, while Julia falls in love with an old friend.

On the eve of Claudia's birthday, Bailey heads to Los Angeles to find Jill.

The family is thrown into turmoil when Charlie is offered a job in Seattle.

As Charlie tries getting some time to himself, the pressures of being the head of the household mount.

Just as Charlie finds a new apartment, he's needed more than ever at home.

Bailey is shocked by Jill's death; Ross' homosexuality threatens his adoption of a little girl.

As Kirsten and Charlie's wedding preparations are interruped by a surprise visit by Charlie's old girlfriend, Bailey struggles with the death of his girlfriend, and Claudia enters junior high school.

Charlie sets out to uncover the truth about his son while Bailey experiments with a new identity.

As Kirsten and Charlie struggle with their wedding plans, Julia is torn between a pair of boyfriends while Sarah uses a class election to spark a romance with Bailey.

Charlie is pressed to take over running the restaurant, Bailey accidentally injures a football teammate and Julia ponders sex with Griffin.

In the wake of an accident which threatens Claudia's musical career, Bailey's behavior confuses Sarah and Julia struggles to connect with Griffin.

A visit by Kirsten's parents is enlightening for Charlie; Bailey's college exam scores seem to seal his fate; Claudia irks her sister by monopolizing Griffin's time.

Charlie is accused of arson and Julia suspects Griffin in a theft; Bailey has second thoughts about Will dating Sarah as Claudia is befriended by a trouble-making classmate.

Disaster strikes on the eve of the wedding as Charlie ends up with another woman and Justin catches his father having an affair.

Charlie gets cold feet and throws the wedding plans into chaos.

In the aftermath of the failed wedding, Charlie takes Claudia to Mexico, Julia and Justin explore their sexual relationship, and Bailey helps Sarah cope with a stunning surprise.

As Julia copes with a teacher's sexual advances, Charlie finds his own behavior under fire; and Bailey questions Sarah's extravagant gifts as Claudia falls under the spell of an unruly classmate.

As Julia and Bailey vie for an attic bedroom, Charlie and Kirsten ponder getting back together again.

Charlie seeks child care for Owen, while Julia gets a surprise from Justin's summertime friend.

As Justin's parents insist he and Julia stop having sex and Charlie finds himself attracted to Claudia's teacher, Bailey and Sarah find Will's new girlfriend annoying.

As Bailey's unexpected scholarship offer exposes a family secret and Charlie struggles with a wealthy employer's advances, Julia reluctantly agrees to be tutored by a nerdy classmate.

Sarah discovers the truth about Bailey's college plans and her real mother's identity; Julia fights to keep their grandfather at bay; Charlie gets caught between a pair of romantic entanglements.

On Valentine's Day, Griffin and a childhood friend of Sarah's make surprise appearances, while Charlie takes control of his relationship with Kathleen.

As Julia and Justin wrestle with an unplanned pregnancy, Bailey and Sarah consider staring their own sexual relationship.

Following her miscarriage, Julia heads to see Griffin, Charlie balks at Kathleen's attempt to cement their relationship, and Bailey worries about Sarah changing.

As Charlie lies to avoid a commitment to Kathleen, Bailey uncovers a disturbing secret about their grandfather's past.

Charlie jeopardizes the restaurant's future; Bailey overreacts when Sarah is mugged; Julia and Justin are each pursued by new suitors; Jody's fast lane lifestyle upsets Claudia.

As relationships between Julia and Justin and Bailey and Sarah approach collapse, Charlie makes a desperate move to save the restaurant from closing for good.

Kirsten's mom arrives to stay with the Salingers as a male bonding adventure exposes differences between Bailey and Will.

As Kirsten's new job strains her relationship with Charlie, Julia questions her rekindled romance with Griffin; Claudia faces the loss of her new boyfriend.

As Bailey succumbs to the temptation to cheat and Julia stumble upon Justin's revealing scholarship essay, Kirsten gets some bad news about her doctoral dissertation.

As Charlie watches Kirsten grows ever-more depressed and Bailey's new roommate upsets Sarah, Julia's relationship with Cooper has its ups and downs.

As Callie's busy love life causes problems for Bailey, Julia considers resuming a sexual relationship; Claudia's best friend reveals a secret while Kirsten's depression takes a toll on Charlie.

As Kirsten's parents arrive to take over the care of their daughter, the Salingers draw together to protect Charlie.

As Claudia turns to supernatural to help the family, Bailey has a sexual encounter with Callie, and Charlie hires a drifter at the restaurant.

As Bailey's battle with the chicken pox exposes his affair with Callie, Claudia falls under the spell of her mother's musical colleague.

Charlie's treatment of some homeless customers sparks a boycott of his restaurant as an aimless Bailey seeks direction on the school's wrestling team.

Bailey becomes Callie's confidant after rescuing her from a date rape; Charlie tries to keep from being drawn into a new relationship; Julia goes out on a limb to keep Sam from being fired.

The anniversary of his wedding disaster hits Charlie hard; Sarah decides to use sex to revive her flagging relationship with Bailey.

With Charlie in Chicago to see Kirsten, Julia tries to slip off to be with Sam; Bailey tells Sarah the truth about his relationship with Callie.

The Salinger's grandfather Jake makes a surprise appearance at Christmas to find that all is not well at home.

A high school reunion reveals some long-held secrets in Charlie's past; a friend's suicide causes Julia and Sarah to reexamine their own lives.

As Charlie finds he's attracted to Grace, Julia faces difficult choices in her relationship with Sam; Bailey finds unexpected success at wrestling.

Julia makes an unexpected decision about college, as Claudia exposes a gay teacher; Charlie and Grace struggle with their a new relationship.

A fire lands Grace at the Salinger's just as Julia moves out to escape a domineering Charlie; Will arrives home unexpectedly to find Bailey's been drinking too much.

As Grace grows uncomfortable staying at the Salinger's, Claudia tries to make help by volunteering; Julia and Sarah team up to stop Bailey's drinking.

Bailey's drinking disrupts Owen's birthday party; Grace bristles at the arrival of her parents; Julia suspects Sam of harboring racist views.

The Salingers band together to confront Bailey about his alcoholism.

Bailey's drinking endangers Owen and puts Sarah in the hospital; Griffin returns to find Julia's situation has changed; Claudia blames their late father for all the family's problems.

A big insurance settlement leads Griffin's father to ask for money; Grace decides to run for office; and Bailey encounters the unexpected at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

As Grace's campaign continues to create havoc at the Salingers, Bailey decides to move back home; Julia's lax attitude about school concerns Griffin, while Sarah meets someone new.

While chaperoning Claudia in Los Angeles, Bailey resumes drinking; Charlie discovers Grace doesn't want children; and Julia must decide whether to help Griffin realize a dream.

As Julia is invited to spend the summer in Europe with Justin and Bailey learns Sarah is going away to college, Charlie's relationship with Grace is tested by her unwillingness to have children.

As Julia returns from Europe to be Griffin's wife, Bailey is persecuted by Sarah's angry father.

As Sarah discovers it's her testimony that will convict Bailey and Charlie learns that Owen's teacher is suspected of child abuse, an old shipmate comes between Julia and Griffin.

Griffin tries to keep his business problems from Julia and Charlie fails at getting back into the dating game, Bailey discovers his criminal record will make it hard to find a job.

As Bailey and Sarah get off to a rocky start as apartment managers, Julia's new job leads to a misunderstanding with her boss; dating makes Charlie sick while an accident draws Claudia closer to Reed.

As Annie comes between Bailey and Sarah, Charlie's growing attachment to Nina is jeopardized by her job; Julia threatens to accuse her boss of sexual harassment.

As Bailey is warned to avoid a romance with Annie, Charlie is stunned by the return of Kirsten; Griffin is convinced that Charlie doesn't want him in the family; and Claudia misreads Reed's romantic intentions.

While making amends with Kirsten and her husband, Charlie gets some bad news about his health; Sarah's new romance makes Bailey reconsider seeing Annie, and a new competitor threatens Griffin's business.

On their wedding day, Julia doubts Griffin's commitment, while Charlie and Nina grapple with his illnesses effect on their relationship; Bailey's bringing Annie and her daughter disrupts Julia's wedding.

Charlie and his family struggle to come to grips with his cancer.

As Charlie's radiation therapy begins, he's reluctant to accept any help from his family; Bailey is rebuffed in his efforts to help Annie find a new job; and Julia looks for a job to help make ends meet.

As Christmas approaches, Julia tries to hide the truth about her job from Justin as Bailey helps Annie cope with losing hers; Charlie talks Kirsten into taking a road trip together.

As Bailey takes over for Charlie at the restaurant, Julia finds her own waitressing job too much to handle; Claudia tries to move her friendship with Reed to romance.

As Bailey's relationship with Annie is tested by her daughter's reaction, Griffin and Julia struggle to keep their own marriage from falling apart in the face of the family's crises.

As Charlie finds another cancer victim's attitude an inspiration, Julia empowers a new co-worker to leave her husband; Sarah worries about Elliot's sexual experience past as Bailey tries to win over Annie's daughter.

Sarah's boyfriend falls for Bailey as Griffin and Julia fight to keep their business afloat; a friend's good news depresses Charlie.

Pneumonia puts Charlie in the hospital as Griffin sells to his business rival.

With Charlie in the hospital, Bailey and Julia are threatened with the loss of their younger brother and sister; Griffin's new boss makes a pass at him.

As Bailey discovers Annie drinking again, Charlie tries to reconnect with Claudia; Julia finds satisfaction in a college course while her husband is contemplating an affair.

Julia, Charlie and Bailey try leaving their troubles behind by revisiting a childhood vacation spot.

As Charlie looks to celebrate his recovery from cancer, Julia's marriage is jeopardized by Griffin's affair and Bailey reassesses his relationships with Sarah and Annie.

An offer to buy the restaurant prompts Bailey to want to run it himself; as Julia and Griffin head into therapy to save their flagging marriage, Claudia falls in love with the son of an old family rival.

As Justin threatens Julia and Griffin's chances of reconciliation, Bailey is unsure about Annie's return from rehab.

Just as Bailey is about to move in, Annie's ex-husband makes an unexpected return; Charlie questions Daphne's choice of jobs as Griffin and Julia win a romantic vacation.

As Julia prepares to leave for college, Claudia's encounters an unexpected problem with her big prom night; Bailey makes a stand to save his relationship with Annie as Charlie ponders life as a father.

Charlie's worrying about her pregnancy upsets Daphne as Bailey worries about getting old before his time.

As Charlie searches for Daphne, Sarah learns some unsettling news about her parents; Julia's secrecy about her marriage causes problems at school while Claudia struggles to be accepted by her classmates.

Charlie and Daphne disagree over wanting to know the sex of their baby; Sarah tries to reconnect with her birth mother as Julia learns that Griffin has started dating again.

As Julia struggles to keep some distance between herself and Ned, Daphne is confined to bed for the duration of her.

As Charlie faces a decision that could determine whether Daphne or their baby lives, Julia and Ned's affair is exposed.

As Daphne balks at being a mother following the birth of her baby, Sarah worries about what Bailey would do if she were pregnant.

The Salinger's Thanksgiving celebration is put on hold after Owen disappears at the mall while shopping with Charlie.

As the new baby keeps Charlie and Daphne on edge, Bailey is challenged by the arrival of a successful restaurant owner while Julia learns of the complex relationship between Ned and his demanding father.

As Bailey wants everyone to benefit from his success, Charlie and Daphne square off over caring for their daughter; Julia tries to understand Ned's autistic brother while Griffin visits a homesick Claudia.

As Doreen's mom arrives unexpectedly for Christmas at the Salinger's, Ned tries to keep Julia from going home for the holidays.

As Charlie suspects Daphne is getting ready to leave him and their baby, Ned's jealously insists that Julia move in with him.

As Julia avoids Ned, Bailey and Sarah are the victims in an armed robbery at the restaurant.

As Sarah balks at testifying against an armed robber, Griffin suspects Julia is being abused by Ned.

Griffin enlists Justin in an effort to help Julia as the breakup of her marriage sends Kirsten back to live with the Salingers; Sarah sets out to rehabilitate the man who attacked her and Bailey.

As news of Daphne's past sends Charlie looking for her, an attack on Ned lands Griffin in jail; Bailey is offered a lucrative partnership in a chain of restaurants.

As Julia and Ned enter counseling for their problem, Bailey ponders taking over responsibility for Owen.

As Bailey's efforts to gain custody of Owen cause problems, Maggie reveals that Ned also beat her.

As Bailey seeks legal advice on how to gain custody of Owen, Griffin forces Julia to listen to his warnings about Ned.

As Bailey sues for custody of Owen, Ned continues to stalk Julia.

A blackout upsets plans for Claudia's sixteenth birthday party.

As the responsibility for Owen forces Bailey to consider moving back home, Julia wants Griffin to give their marriage another try.

While struggling with his attraction to Lauren, Bailey begins to assert more control over the family; Julia befriends a prominent young writer.

As Julia tries getting closer to Perry, Claudia struggles to avoid sex with Cody; Bailey asks Sarah to help with an important business dinner as Kirsten weighs an offer to continue school in Chicago against staying with Charlie.

As Julia and Sarah each struggle with an important scholarship essay, Bailey tries to rein in Claudia as Daphne returns to be with Charlie and Diana.

The creators and cast of PARTY OF FIVE look back at the highlights of their first four seasons.

As Charlie and Bailey each decide to get married, Julia tries to salvage her first year at college while Claudia struggles to impress Cody and his friends.

As the plans for Charlie wedding creates friction throughout the Salinger family, Julia faces some important choices about her own future.

In the wake of the wedding, sex is the issue for Bailey and Sarah as well as Charlie and Kirsten; Claudia takes a stand against Cody while Julia struggles with her new book.

As Sarah searches for her real father, Julia's editor encourages her to take a critical look at her mom and dad.

As Kirsten decides to try and get pregnant, Bailey is surprised by Will's return home from college.

Bailey enlists Will and Griffin in a plan to bring Sarah home; Julia struggles with her feelings for Evan.

Sarah's absence has Bailey struggling with alcohol, while Julia wants Evan to go public about their romance.

Charlie is asked to resign in order to avoid a scandal at school; Julia meets Evan's son.

Bailey is determined to woo a disinterested older woman; Evan learns of his son's interest in Julia.

Griffin balks at having the Salingers pay his medical expenses; Bailey's unselfishness impresses Holly.

A New Year's Eve wedding has Bailey worrying about his relationship with Holly; Charlie discovers that things aren't well going at work, while Julia learns some bad news about the fate of her book.

As Charlie and Kirsten look for the courage to face the challenges posed by both work and family, Claudia reluctantly takes Julia along for a college visit.

As Bailey's promiscuous lifestyle gets him in trouble with Will, Charlie and Kirsten's schedules drive them apart; Julia exposes a mysterious classmate's secret.

As Bailey tries to keep his drinking and the restaurant's financial woes under wraps, Charlie gets the chance to run the furniture factory.

As Bailey's drinking encourages a recovering alcoholic to start up again, Justin's longtime relationship with Julia threatens disrupt his wedding plans; Charlie warns Daphne about moving away with Diana.

Bailey's car accident spawns a dream about what life would have been like had his parents not been killed.

As Bailey is released from rehab, Julia heads for Las Vegas upon learning that Justin is about to elope.

Bailey is drawn into helping Holly's flighty sister; a big order challenges Charlie to expand his new business; sexual and creative tension fuel Julia and Claudia's romantic relationships.

As Charlie is forced to consider buying the furniture business, Julia worries that Adam's defiant attitude will get his thrown out of school; Claudia worries about Todd's former girlfriend.

Julia is stunned when Ned suddenly reappears; Bailey proposes marriage as a way to solve Holly's immigration problem.

Will and Holly's marriage of convenience causes Bailey to worry; Kirsten begins to fret over her pregnancy as Adam's sudden return from Mexico takes Julia by surprise.

As Will grows increasingly uncomfortable around Holly, Julia's book starts to make her a new feminist heroine; Todd's busy schedule takes a toll on Claudia, while Kirsten envies Daphne's wild friends.

An employee's heart attack forces Charlie to reexamine what he wants from the business; college may cause Claudia and Todd to face a future apart, while Julia ponders leaving school to write full-time.

The future is unsettled as each of the Salingers ponders what to do next.

As Charlie struggles with Bailey, Julia and Claudia's plans to move away, the Salingers all reflect on their lives together.