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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Party of Five Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    0.0/10(212 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Richard Pearce
    Writers:Amy Lippman, Christopher Keyser

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  2. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 2 - Homework
    0.0/10(157 votes)

    #2 - Homework

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Amy Lippman

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  3. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 3 - Good Sports
    0.0/10(139 votes)

    #3 - Good Sports

    S1:E3

    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

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  4. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 4 - Worth Waiting For
    0.0/10(138 votes)

    #4 - Worth Waiting For

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Stephen Cragg
    Writer:Susannah Grant

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  5. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 5 - All's Fair
    0.0/10(127 votes)

    #5 - All's Fair

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Peter O'Fallon
    Writer:Ann Lewis Hamilton

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  6. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 6 - Fathers and Sons
    0.0/10(119 votes)

    #6 - Fathers and Sons

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Ellen S. Pressman
    Writer:Amy Lippman

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  7. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 7 - Much Ado About Nothing
    0.0/10(118 votes)

    #7 - Much Ado About Nothing

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Ken Topolsky
    Writer:Hollis Rich

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  8. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 8 - Kiss Me, Kate
    0.0/10(114 votes)

    #8 - Kiss Me, Kate

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Richard Pearce
    Writer:Susannah Grant

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  9. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 9 - Something Out of Nothing
    0.0/10(147 votes)

    #9 - Something Out of Nothing

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Steven Robman
    Writer:Susannah Grant

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  10. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 11 - Private Lives
    0.0/10(111 votes)

    #10 - Private Lives

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Peter O'Fallon
    Writer:W.K. Scott Meyer

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  11. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 12 - Games People Play
    0.0/10(101 votes)

    #11 - Games People Play

    S1:E12

    Kristen and Charlie sleep together. Later, she is cold to him and tells him that she slept with him because she is sick and scared. Bailey plans a trip with Kate. Her father wants to send her to a boarding school in Connecticut, but Bailey finds out that she is wants to go. They fight and Kate tells him that she will have sex with him, but he refuses to because she doesn't mean that. Julia and Morgan go on a date. Nina tells her to be mysterious, surprising and make him jealous. Claudia overhears their conversation and do all that to get Arnie's attention. Charlie tells Kristen that he loves her and will be there for her. She tells him that she can't have babies.

    Director:Michael Engler
    Writer:Susannah Grant

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  12. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 13 - Grownups
    0.0/10(102 votes)

    #12 - Grownups

    S1:E13

    Bailey meets Jill Holbrook, a pretty waitress who he falls for and ends up sleeping with her. Morgan begins to drink after his club is closed down and he is forced to pay a fine. Julia wants to help, but he doesn't accept her apology or her money to pay the fine. Claudia receives her first period. Kirsten's family wants her to return home to Chicago.

    Director:Ellen S. Pressman
    Writer:Ann Lewis Hamilton

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  13. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 14 - Not Fade Away
    0.0/10(110 votes)

    #13 - Not Fade Away

    S1:E14

    Claudia spends time thinking about converting to Judaism. Julian finds her mother's old journal and finds that her mother planned to have an affair with another man. In the meantime, Kirsten moves into Charlie's room and gets under a fight with Julia.

    Director:Peter O'Fallon
    Writer:Amy Lippman

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  14. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 15 - It's Not Easy Being Green
    0.0/10(97 votes)

    #14 - It's Not Easy Being Green

    S1:E15

    Charlie tries out how Kirsten's relationship with Ben Atkins is. Julia is surprised to find out that Justin is dating Libby Dwyer, her friend. Claudia's relationship with Artie is in big question when she take over his role in ""Oliver"".

    Director:Michael Engler
    Writer:Susannah Grant

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  15. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 16 - Aftershocks
    0.0/10(101 votes)

    #15 - Aftershocks

    S1:E16

    After an earthquake, Claudia and Jill start acting weard, escpecially Jill. Charlie is suspicious about Jill's behaviour and he's convinced that the main problem are drugs. In the meantime, Julia's friendship with Libby is again shaken because Justin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Mark B. Perry, Ann Lewis Hamilton

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  16. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 17 - In Loco Parentis
    0.0/10(95 votes)

    #16 - In Loco Parentis

    S1:E17

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Amy Lippman

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  17. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 18 - Who Cares?
    0.0/10(93 votes)

    #17 - Who Cares?

    S1:E18

    Bailey urgently travells to L.A. to find missing Jill. In the meantime, everyone is too occupied with Claudia's 12th birthday. Julia spends some time with Danny, a male who is HIV positive.

    Director:Ellen S. Pressman
    Writer:Susannah Grant

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  18. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 19 - Brother's Keeper
    0.0/10(97 votes)

    #18 - Brother's Keeper

    S1:E19

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 20 - The Trouble with Charlie
    0.0/10(97 votes)

    #19 - The Trouble with Charlie

    S1:E20

    Bailey gets into big doubts, when Kate, who has returned back, and Jill both want to get back together with him and continue their relationship where it stopped. Charlie becomes troubled when he grounds Claudia and does not gives Bill a raise. In the meantime, Julia wins a award for her writing, but she's not in the bad mood, because she humiliated her siblings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Amy Lippman

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  20. Party of Five Season 1 Episode 21 - All-Nighters
    0.0/10(91 votes)

    #20 - All-Nighters

    S1:E21

    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
    Writers:Susannah Grant, Mark B. Perry

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  21. Party of Five Season 2 Episode 1 - Ready or Not
    0.0/10(100 votes)

    #21 - Ready or Not

    S2:E1

    The arrival of Charlie's old girlfriend, Pamela Rush, interrupts Kirsten and Charlie's wedding plans. She claims that Charlie fathered her four-year-old son, Spencer. After realizing that he wants to take responsibility for Spencer, Pamela takes Charlie's money and runs. Will plays matchmaker for Bailey, who is still grieving over the death of Jill. Justin returns from Europe and Julia learns that he wasn't alone. But she has yet to tell him that she spent her summer getting to know Jill's brother, Griffin.

    Director:Peter O'Fallon
    Writer:Amy Lippman

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  22. Party of Five Season 2 Episode 2 - Falsies
    0.0/10(97 votes)

    #22 - Falsies

    S2:E2

    Claudia feels out of place in junior high school. Will, along with Bailey, checks out an Eastern college. Julia and Justin take action to a new rule that prohibits kissing in school and they organize a protest to convince Principal Stickley to change the rules. Charlie tracks down Pamela. It turns out that Spencer isn't Charlie's son at all and she was desperate for money. Kirsten wonders if he'll be happy with her, knowing that she can never have children. To reassure her, they decide to adopt Owen.

    Director:Ellen S. Pressman
    Writer:Mark B. Perry

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  23. Party of Five Season 2 Episode 3 - Dearly Beloved
    0.0/10(88 votes)

    #23 - Dearly Beloved

    S2:E3

    After being irritated by the family's interference in her wedding plans, Kirsten and Charlie decide to run off to Reno and elope. Charlie's friend, Dudley, continues to plan their engagement party, despite the happy couple's disappearance. Bailey decides to run for class vice president. Sarah volunteers to be his campaign manager. But when Sarah ends up doing all the work and Bailey pays less attention, she tells Bailey how she really feels about him. Julia lies to Justin in order to spend time with Griffin.

    Director:Michael Engler
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Party of Five Season 2 Episode 4 - Have No Fear
    0.0/10(91 votes)

    #24 - Have No Fear

    S2:E4

    Joe suffers a heart attack and Charlie takes over management of Salingers. Julia assumes Griffin will want to have sex with her, but when he asks to sleep with her, it turns out he literally wanted to sleep. Bailey injures a teammate during football practice.

    Director:Rodman Flender
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Party of Five Season 2 Episode 5 - Change Partners ... and Dance
    0.0/10(91 votes)

    #25 - Change Partners ... and Dance

    S2:E5

    Claudia breaks her arm while ice-skating with everybody, and Ross worries about her future as a violinist. Julia gets Griffin a job at Salinger's. He skips the first day and Charlie fires him in the second. Bailey and Sarah's relationship starts to get serious, and she tells him that she's not Jill, and things are different with her. A fortuneteller tells Kristen that she won't marry Charlie. She convinces him to take dancing classes for their wedding, and they fight. Julia tells him how important dancing is for a woman at her wedding. Charlie tells Kristen that everything will be fine. Julia sees Justin with another girl and he is mean to her. She is mad with Griffin for not being romantic, so he buys her a helmet for his bike.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susannah Grant

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "Party of Five". It scored /10 based on 212 votes. Directed by Richard Pearce and written by Amy Lippman, Christopher Keyser, it aired on 9/12/1994. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Homework".