Due to her decision, Bailey ends up in bed with Annie. Julia is surprised to find out that Justin is dating her bookish friend Libby Dwyer. Bailey and Julia are so busy that they do not show up. Six months prior to the show's start, he lost his parents to a car accident and was left to be raised by his older brother Charlie. Meanwhile, Joe promotes Charlie from bartender to night manager, but Charlie's not interested for he wants to find his own path in life. But she has yet to tell him that she spent her summer getting to know Jill's brother, Griffin. He goes to talk to her, and she tells him that they should not get married like this, afraid of what might happen in the future. The real shock comes when she admits to being pregnant from their first sexual encounter. Nina can not face the fact that Charlie is sick, which leads to him breaking up with her. Bailey goes to a wedding with Holly and all her relatives think they're married. Bailey "Bay" (family nickname) Salinger is the second child of the Salinger family in the 1994 television series Party of Five. Charlie faces Kirsten, who returns to town and causes tension with Nina. Air date: Sep 17, 1997. Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman & Chris Levinson. But Charlie learns more about owning it when he must come up with some collateral for a bank to give him a loan. Claudia feels out of place during her first day of junior high. Julia finally finds out about Griffin's financial problems before they renew their wedding vows. Charlie convinces Myra's mother to drop statutory rape charges against him. Stuart gives Claudia a very expensive gift and she tries to give him a bad gift, but he loves it. 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. When Charlie moves back into his parents house full-time to look after his siblings, Claudia is forced to make a camping tent in the family living room as her sleeping quarters, unwilling to share a room with Julia or Bailey or baby Owen. Griffin meets Ned at the hospital. Julia has a miscarriage. Meanwhile, Charlie searches for a new nanny for Owen. And in retribution, Julia sabotages Bailey's audition for a job, sending Justin, who also gets the job. Claudia breaks her arm while ice-skating, and Ross worries about her future as a violinist. Bailey rushes to the house, when Charlie, Julia, Claudia, Grace and Sarah confront him. Joe decides to sell the restaurant, so the family buys it, because Bailey is ready to manage it. Julia assures Walter that she can forgive him for killing their parents. Claudia tries to slow down her new relationship with Cody. Meanwhile, Griffin goes to Boston on a job task and finds Claudia there, where she asks him to take her back to California. Charlie tells Daphne he will take full responsibility as the father of her baby if he has to. Jill shows up one night at the Salinger house after a minor car accident, and Bailey thinks she might be on drugs. Also, Charlie reverts to his immature and womanizing personality when he flirts with a waitress at the restaurant, but when she tells him that she does not want anything with him, he gets angry and gives her a hard time. Kirsten goes out on the town with Daphne and her free-spirited friends, who inspire Kirsten not to be afraid to be spontaneous and take a chance in her life. Matt kisses Sarah, and she tells Bailey. After taking a pregnancy test, she finds out she is not, which makes her thrilled. Corey flirts with Justin, and Ian kisses Julia. Justin and Julia feel like if they paid more attention to her she would be alive. Also, Claudia tries to get back at Charlie for not letting her go to the conservatory. Cooper convinces Bailey to take easy classes so he can make good grades and have time to have fun. After thinking about it all night, Bailey reluctantly decides to save the restaurant and stay in town to be close to Sarah. 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. Bailey has doubts when Kate, who has returned, and Jill both want to get back together with him and continue their relationship where it stopped. They fight because she thinks he's controlling her too much. All of the characters in Freeform's Party of Five. The fight between Charlie and Bailey for the custody of Owen continues. They go to the bar and have some drinks, and she asks him to sleep with her. Charlie leaves her there. Callie throws a big party at their place and the landlord threats to kick them out for the loud noise and not paying the rent on time. 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. He later shows up on her doorstep sporting a black eye and seeking refuge from his abusive stepfather. Kirsten starts dating a lawyer named George, which makes Charlie jealous and regrets not making his move on her. In the season finale, Jill dies suddenly (off-camera) from a drug overdose. When Bailey tries talking to Jill's mother about Jill's drug use, he learns that Jill (anticipating he would do just that) had already told her mother a false story about Bailey's harassing her. Thanksgiving Day at the Salingers' is anything but peaceful. Elsewhere, Claudia takes off her cast and decides to quit playing the violin. As the Thanksgiving holiday draws near, the Salinger siblings finally meet Walter Alcott, the drunk driver who killed their parents whom was recently paroled from prison. Griffin also decides that it is time for him to move out of the Salingers' shed and into a place of his own. She claims that Charlie fathered her four-year-old son, Spencer. Bailey has a fight with Sarah and goes to Callie for comfort, but she is with another guy, so Bailey decides to look for comfort in a beer. Maggie confesses to him that she's not with her. Charlie's friend, Dudley, continues to plan their engagement party, despite the happy couple's disappearance. Charlie confesses to Nina that he loves her. Charlie runs into a desperate woman in the hallway of the hotel. Bailey is very excited with wrestling and wants to tryout for All Stars. Bailey soon develops an attraction for Greer instead. They all try to get Bailey into an AA program, but he refuses claiming that alcoholism is a part of who he is, and he openly states he would rather die than seek treatment. Claudia is preparing to celebrate her 16th birthday and her only wish is that the whole family gets back together. 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. Julia tells her how much their mother hated him for abandoning her and their grandmother. Julia tries to talk with Sarah about her pregnancy, but Sarah says that if her mother decided to have an abortion, she would not be there. Charlie is suspicious about Jill's behavior and he's convinced that the problem is drugs. Charlie and Kirsten go on a double date with Daphne and her new boyfriend named Luke Sheppard. Charlie gives Daphne a job at the furniture factory as a consultant, while Kirsten has her own hands full with her busy schedule. Elsewhere, Claudia begins skipping school over being ignored by her siblings and because of Charlie's medical condition. Julia gets to the house wearing her new waitress costume, and Claudia is missing, causing a very bad impression. Following Julia's advice, Griffin tries to bond with Charlie by helping out for the restaurant's grand re-opening. Bailey is feeling distant from Sarah because she is spending all her free time with the band. Party of Five is an American television teen and family drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox for six seasons from September 12, 1994 to May 3, 2000.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 several . Charlie and Bailey decide to increase production of the furniture assembly line sales when a big client offers a generous fee. The new owner, Rosalie, offers him a job at the store, which he refuses to take until Julia convinces him to. Charlie does not want Julia to turn down Stanford. Claudia is tempted by an academic shortcut of plagiarizing a term paper while trying to balance her time between school and seeing Todd. It was decided that the 'Party of Five' would that very night infiltrate the Royal Palace to find and rescue Dam Loudly Heer. Also, Bailey tries to impress Kate's stern father. Meanwhile, Julia notices that Jake can not see very well, and he tells her he's going blind. As a result, Claudia breaks up with Byron and unfairly blames Julia for stealing her boyfriend. Kirsten is very happy to see him, although Ellie is not. From Season 1 Episode 1, 'Pilot'. He goes after her, but she just wanted some help with the taxes. Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation. Charlie tracks down Pamela. Charlie meets a fellow cancer patient named Kevin, who inspires Charlie to live life to the fullest, and he changes his behavior. Bailey, overwhelmed by responsibilities of managing the restaurant and going to school, decides to drop out of college so he can deal with everything. He is the sixteen-year-old brother of Charlie, Julia, Claudia and Owen Salinger. Meanwhile, Bailey brings Annie and her seven-year-old daughter, Natalie, to the wedding, but his choice to bring Natalie causes a big disaster. Party of Five is an American television teen and family drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox for six seasons from September 12, 1994 to May 3, 2000. Bailey is spending so much money on drinking that he can not even afford rent. Claudia finds out that Cameron got back together with Alexa. Meanwhile, Sarah wants to make peace between Annie and Bailey, so she finally decides to get them together to resolve their problems. He and Julia are now debt free. Claudia overhears their conversation and tries to do all that to get Artie's attention. When she finds her, she tells Julia that another book with the same story of hers has been published, so her book would not be published anymore. Julia continues to mistakingly think that Griffin's lackadaisical attitude and his inability to express any emotion stems from indifference, similar to Julia's own over her parents deaths. Also, Julia lies to Justin in order to spend time with the loner outcast Griffin. Claudia is invited to play the violin at a concert in Los Angeles, and nobody can take her there but Bailey. Kirsten tells Charlie that he is part of her mental problems. Julia Salinger is the third child of the Salinger family in the 1994 television series Party of Five. One by one, they all try to show Bailey that he has a serious drinking problem. Bailey is sober for a week. It is Christmas time and the Salinger's grandfather Jake Gordon comes back. Sarah is convinced that she'll die as a virgin, until Elliot comes out of the closet to Bailey. Just as she is announcing to everybody that the wedding is off, he shows up. At Grant High School, Sarah, Julia and Justin are seniors competing for a writing competition that gives a college spot. A free-spirited friend of the family, named Greer Erikson, visits the Salingers. An unusually moody Kirsten thinks she's going through withdrawal since she quit taking her anti-depressant pills, only to get an even bigger surprise that will change her life and Charlie's. She tells him to make decisions about his life. 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. Sarah and Bailey move back to the Salinger house. Neither Charlie or Bailey tell anyone the truth, and they quietly reconcile during the celebration. Also, Claudia's relationship with Artie is in question when she takes over his role in the school play. Back in San Francisco, Victor steps in when Owen comes home every day claiming to be bullied at school. But when his plans fail, he tells Charlie to plan his own wedding. Party of Five Wiki is a community site that anyone can contribute to. Julia and Griffin both lie to each other about their current dating situations. Julia packs her bags and leaves Griffin to go to Stanford, while Bailey has to leave to help move Claudia to Massachusetts for boarding school.