Party of Five - Season 1

The five Salinger siblings struggle to make ends meet following the deaths of their parents, but Charlie is unsteady with the purse strings.

Bailey tries to break the ice with Kirsten; Julia's on thin ice at school; and Claudia searches for their long-lost grandfather.

Julia offers the Salinger home as a party pad for her friends; Bailey risks getting kicked off the football team; Charlie's noble act backfires.

Claudia has questions about sex---and so does Julia; things heat up between Kirsten and Charlie.

Charlie squirms when an old girlfriend returns; Bailey tires of being Kate's friend; Julia lies about her age, as does Claudia.

Charlie has a hard time trying to fill his father's shoes; the family takes in Julia's ex-boyfriend, who's running from an abusive stepdad; and Bailey makes a bad first impression on Kate's dad.

A solar eclipse casts a shadow of gloom over Claudia's plans and foreshadows a family crisis; and Charlie's confession clouds Kirsten's hopes.

As Julia's priorities change, responsibility falls to Charlie, who's saddled with his own priorities. Meanwhile, Bailey can't accept Kate's decision about intimacy.

The Salingers welcome a houseguest, a free-spirited friend of their mother's, who makes everyone feel special; and Claudia's dreams are dashed by a confession from Ross.

Thanksgiving brings back troubling memories for the Salingers, whose grief is compounded by news that the drunken driver who killed their parents has been paroled.

When a social worker visits unexpectedly, Claudia is missing, Julia's in a revealing outfit, and Charlie is doing another disappearing act.

Relationships are put to the test as Kate knocks the wind out of Bailey's sails, Kirsten challenges Charlie's one-track mind, Morgan comes clean with Julia, and Artie tires of Claudia's attention-getting techniques.

Charlie takes a great leap of faith with Kirsten; passion overpowers friendship for Bailey and Jill; Claudia feels unprepared for the internal and external changes facing her; and Julia feels responsible for Morgan's desperate condition.

Kirsten moves into Charlie's room and gets the cold shoulder from Julia. Meanwhile, Julia finds an old journal of her mother's hinting of an affair with a colleague; Bailey takes risks to please Jill; and Claudia considers converting to Judaism.

Charlie questions Kirsten's relationship with her advisor; envy wrecks Claudia's relationship with Artie; and Bailey's relationship with best-friend Will takes a back seat to Jill.

An earthquake leaves Claudia trembling and Jill babbling, but Charlie suspects Jill has a drug problem; and Julia's relationship with Justin shakes the foundation of her friendship with Libby.

Jill doesn't seem to want Bailey's help; Julia alienates Justin by getting chummy with his mom.

Everyone is too busy to celebrate Claudia's birthday: Bailey is in L.A. searching for Jill, Julia sets an unrealistic songwriting deadline, and business picks up for Charlie.

Charlie's once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity threatens to break up the family; Bailey and Julia end up in the same math class; and Ross pushes Claudia to a more advanced violin teacher.

Kate surprises Bailey with a return visit, as does Jill; Charlie's decisions get no respect; and Julia's creative writing humiliates her siblings.

Charlie discovers that he's needed more than ever at home; Bailey interferes with Jill's planning of a school dance marathon; and Julia is in no rush to have sex with Justin.

Jill's drug problems lead to a tragedy; Jill's brother rejects Julia's kind gestures; Ross tries to adopt a child; Charlie plans a surprise.