The Worst Episodes of Party of Five
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Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Party of Five" is "Good Sports", rated 7.3/10 from 130 user votes. It was directed by Steven Robman and written by W.K. Scott Meyer. "Good Sports" aired on 9/26/1994 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Homework".
7.3/10 130 votes#1 - Good Sports
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1994
Bailey's loyalty to his football teammates places him in jeopardy; Julia's generosity to some popular new friends causes problems for her siblings.
Director: Steven Robman
Writer: W.K. Scott Meyer
7.4/10 143 votes#2 - Homework
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1994
Bailey develops a crush on Kirsten; Julia strives to be popular; Claudia searches for the Salinger's long lost grandfather.
Director: N/A
Writer: Amy Lippman
7.5/10 86 votes#3 - Analogies
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1995
Kristen's parents arrive suddenly to spend some time with them. They're staying in the house, and they drive Kristen crazy. Charlie tells her that she is like her mother, and she says she's not. Ellie tells Charlie that he's just like Gene, a dreamer, but he says he knows exactly where he is. Claudia doesn't like Griffin, so he tries to win her heart. Julia gets jealous and Griffin tells her that he misses a little sister, while Claudia develops a crush on him. Bailey gets 900 points at his SATs and his teacher offers him private lessons, flirting. He takes it again and make the same points. Charlie tells him how it was when their parents were still alive, so Bailey decides to apply for college, writing about his mom in his essay.
Director: Ellen S. Pressman
Writer: Amy Lippman
7.5/10 81 votes#4 - Poor Substitutes
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/1996
After a woman mistakes Sarah for someone else's daughter, she decides to try to find her birth mother. They find her on the list and Bailey calls her behind Sarah's back. He meets her. She's an actress and she tells him that she doesn't want to meet her. Bailey tells Sarah that the woman in the list is not her mother, killing her hopes. Charlie tries to teach Owen how to poop in the potter so he can go to pre-school. Claudia is shocked when she finds out that Kristen is dating a guy. She tries to make Kristen come back to the family, but Kristen tells her that she has to move on. Justin's friend Allison comes from England to visit him. At first, Julia is jealous, but then they really get along. Allison comes on to Julia, who later reveals her secret. Julia advises Allison not to run away from her problems.
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Writer: Amy Lippman, Christopher Keyser
7.6/10 189 votes#5 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1994
Five children orphaned by their parent's fatal auto accident seek to make their way in San Francisco.
Director: Richard Pearce
Writer: Amy Lippman, Christopher Keyser
7.6/10 139 votes#6 - Something Out of Nothing
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/1994
The arrival of an old family friend disrupts the Salinger household.
Director: Steven Robman
Writer: Susannah Grant
7.6/10 79 votes#7 - Grand Delusions
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/1995
Charlie decides to take Claudia with him to Mexico. Charlie meets a woman at the hotel lobby and Claudia gets mad at him, saying that he never loved Kristen in the first place. She meets a boy and they kiss. Julia and Justin can't stop having sex, and she gets confused when he is cold to her. Justin tells Julia that he doesn't want to go through the same thing again. Bailey joins Sarah at her grandma's party. While reading grandma's old letters to her, she finds out that she's adopted. She is very confused about herself and goes to Bailey for comfort. Charlie tells Claudia that he misses Kristen and they run into her in the house when they get back.
Director: Ken Topolsky
Writer: Susannah Grant
7.6/10 65 votes#8 - Separation Anxiety
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1998
Sarah receives a terrible news – her parents have separated. Claudia feels like a nerd in the school, but as time passes she realizes that being smart is not a bad thing after all. Charlie goes to a lawyer to ask about parental rights during the fact that Daphne has returned and ends up with a new job. Julia realizes she has feelings for Josh.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tammy Ader
7.7/10 109 votes#9 - Fathers and Sons
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1994
Bailey tries to impress Kate's father; Charlie balks at the constant comparisons with his own dad.
Director: Ellen S. Pressman
Writer: Amy Lippman
7.8/10 128 votes#10 - Worth Waiting For
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1994
Julia is tempted by sex; Kirsten gives Charlie another chance; Bailey falls in love.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: Susannah Grant
7.8/10 114 votes#11 - All's Fair
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1994
An old girlfriend tempts Charlie; Claudia and Julia both lie to get what they want.
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Writer: Ann Lewis Hamilton
7.8/10 76 votes#12 - Significant Others
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1997
Bailey is very excited with wrestling and wants to tryout for All Stars. Although Coach Petrocelli doesn't think he is able, Bailey gets obsessed to win. He wants someone to be there for him, but Callie is mad at him and wants him to move out, and everybody else is busy, but Claudia, who misses him at home. Bailey celebrates every victory with a few drinks, and every time he gets more and more drunk. Julia finds out that Sam was engaged and she joins him in his dinner with his ex-fiancée. She is getting married and he realizes he still loves her. Charlie gets an award for helping the homeless and realizes how much he likes Grace when another man asks her out.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 75 votes#13 - I Declare
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1997
Bailey is not doing so well in school. Callie throws a big party at their place and the landlord threats to kick them out. He is trying to stay sober, but it's hard. Unable to keep up with school, he decides to quit. Charlie doesn't want to rush things with Grace, but the more they try to slow it down, the more they want to be together, so they sleep together. Julia is accepted in Stansford, but is not sure she wants to go. She wants a time off studies, and to find herself. Charlie thinks it's all Sam's fault. Ross is dating one of Claudia's teachers, and she outs him to the entire school. She tries to fix it, but Ross tells her it's not that easy.
Director: Michael Engler
Writer: Chris Levinson
7.8/10 69 votes#14 - Promises, Promises
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/19/1997
Bailey is sober for a week. Callie gets jealous because Bailey is spending much more time with Sarah than with her, so she tries to help Bailey, but she can't. She goes to Sarah and tries to find out why Sarah is helping Bailey so much. Sarah tells her that she doesn't love Bailey, because she has a new boyfriend. Callie gets drunk and Bailey moves back to the house. Julia starts skipping school in order to hang out with Griffin, and she starts to get F in history, but he tells her to go back to school, and she goes. Claudia is convinced that Grace doesn't care> about her and Owen, so she makes up a story about a reporter just to spend some time with Grace. But she is more concerned about the reporter.
Director: Lou Antonio
Writer: Mark B. Perry
7.8/10 69 votes#15 - A Little Faith
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/26/1997
Claudia is invited to play in L.A., and nobody can take her there, but Bailey. They go and Claudia kicks him out of the rehearsals because he is distracting her. In the hotel room, Bailey has nothing to do, and he really wants to drink. He calls Sarah, but she isn't at home, he calls Charlie, but he isn't at the restaurant. So he can't resist and drink, and forget to pick up Claudia. Joe shows up and find a drunk Bailey. He and his wife pick up Claudia, who is very disappointed at Bailey. In the way back, they pass by an AA meeting, and Claudia tells Bailey to go and he does. Grace is really sick, and she may be pregnant. But when the results arrive, and she isn't, Charlie is sad, and when they talk, Grace tells him that she doesn't want to have babies. Julia decides to travel with Griffin all the way to Nevada, but the motorcycle breaks and they have to get back to San Francisco to get it fixed. Griffin decides to buy the repair shop.
Director: N/A
Writer: Amy Lippman, Chris Levinson
7.9/10 104 votes#16 - Private Lives
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/1994
Keeping too many secrets from each other threatens the Salinger's future together.
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Writer: W.K. Scott Meyer
7.9/10 89 votes#17 - In Loco Parentis
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/1995
Jill has a car crash and Bailey thinks she might be on drugs. Julia and Justin tell his mom that they're going out. Justin gets mad at her for spending too much time with his mom, and she tells him how much she misses a mother to talk to. Arnie's parents are breaking up, and Claudia makes a plan to get them back together, but it fails. Charlie tries to be a better father for Owen, and the baby says ""dad"" to Charlie. Bailey goes to Jill's mom for help, but she doesn't care. Jill is missing and her mom goes to Bailey for help, apologizing for her previous rudeness.
Director: N/A
Writer: Amy Lippman
7.9/10 89 votes#18 - Brother's Keeper
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/22/1995
After receiving a opportunity to get a great job, which one person can get one in their live, Charlie needs to do some thinking, because if he would go, the whole family would have to move to Seattle. Bailey and Julian get stuck together on a math class.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 83 votes#19 - All-Nighters
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/8/1995
Bailey interferes in Jill's business when she decides to take over of preparations for a school dance marathon. Julia does not wants to rush into having sex with Justin. Charlie realizes that he needs his family now more than ever, so he's in doubts about leaving the house.
Director: Steven Robman
Writer: Susannah Grant, Mark B. Perry
7.9/10 81 votes#20 - Best Laid Plans
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1995
musical guest: Sophie B. Hawkins Kristen prohibits Dudley to give Charlie a bachelor's party, so he asks Bailey if he would do it. Charlie runs into a desperate woman in the hallway of the hotel. Her husband is cheating on her. They go to the bar and have some drinks, and she asks him to sleep with her. They go up to her room and Bailey sees them. Charlie tells her that he's in love with Kristen and he won't sleep with her. Bailey is mad at him, but when he finds out what happened, he says their parents would be proud of him. Justin is mean to Julia, and they run into each other at a concert. They see Justin's father with another woman. He asks her what to do, and she asks him to forget about Griffin. Claudia's plans to make a special night for Kristen fail. Charlie is not sure about the wedding and flips a coin for it.
Director: Rodman Flender
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 78 votes#21 - Unfair Advantage
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/1996
A teacher is hitting on Julia and she feels uncomfortable. He asks her if he can give her a ride home and tries to kiss her. She is upset and talks to Justin. He threats him, and Mr. Peck tells the Principal that Julia is the one harassing him. She gets scared and tries to change classes, but Charlie convinces her to confront him. Sarah gets a credit card and starts to spend a lot of money just to get back at her parents for lying to her. It's her birthday and Bailey takes her to have dinner and they fight. He tells her that her parents love her, no matter what. Claudia is hanging out with Jody and they steal a bottle of rum from the bar. They get drunk and Charlie gets mad at her. Charlie is flirting with a waitress at the bar, but when she tells him that she doesn't want anything with him he gets mad. He calls Kristen just to hear her voice again.
Director: Michael Engler
Writer: Mark B. Perry
7.9/10 72 votes#22 - Altered States
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1996
Julia doesn't want to go to school, and when she does she feels awful and guilty. She lies to Justin and Charlie and runs away to New Orleans to meet Griffin. She feels safe around him. They spend time together, talking about what happened to her, and he tells her to go back home. Bailey is jealous about Sarah for wearing tight clothes in her shows and for hanging out too much with her band. They fight because she thinks he's controlling her too much. Kathleen wants to be more in Charlie's life. She invites the whole family to go to Hawaii and Charlie gets mad at her because he wants to keep it casual. He tells her that he doesn't love her and she attempts suicide.
Director: Michael Engler
Writer: Susannah Grant
7.9/10 61 votes#23 - Naming Names
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1998
Julia and Griffin have a little game going on - they both lie to each other, In the meantime, Charlie is very happy to find out that he is going to have a baby, but Daphne is total opposite. Sarah is shocked to find out that her biological mother died in a plane crash. Claudia tries to lead a normal perfect life.
Director: Steven Robman
Writer: Amy Lippman
7.9/10 64 votes#24 - A Mid-Semester's Night Dream
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1998
Charlie and Daphne make peace between each other and Daphne confides to him that she is scared. Julia tries to stay away from Ned after their recent kiss, but she ends up in his arms. Maggie suspects that something is happening to Will when he begins to act strangely.
Director: Adam Nimoy
Writer: Amy Lippman
7.9/10 63 votes#25 - Forgive and/or Forget
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1998
Owen is upset when all the attention goes to Daphne and Charlie's baby. Daphne is worried about how will she do with the baby and she suspects that everything will go wrong. Bailey moves out of Sarah's apartment. Julie is worried about the consequences of her relationship with Ned.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Romano