- List of Party of Five episodes
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The following is a list of episodes for the television show Party of Five. 142 original episodes were broadcast across six seasons.
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Season 1 (1994-1995)
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#Title Director Writer(s) Original air date 1 1 "Pilot" Richard Pearce Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman September 12, 1994 Six months after their parents were killed in a car accident involving a drunk driver, the five Salinger orphans are struggling to make ends meet and keep their family together. They try to search for a replacement for Owen's 65-year-old nanny, Mrs. Kelleher, who suddenly quits. Bailey assumes most of the responsibility for the family. Julia turns her back on the family after a classmate named P.K. shows an interest in her. After her heart is broken, she longs for her mother's advice and comfort. Charlie loses $12,000 of their money in a bad real estate investment. Joe Mangus, their father's partner in Salingers Restaurant, loans Charlie enough money to tide them over on the condition that Charlie work at Salingers as a bartender, a job which Charlie accepts reluctantly. Young Claudia pawns her violin and announces that she'd rather be a regular kid than a child prodigy. Her violin instructor, Ross Werkman, reminds her that she has a rare gift and encourages her to stick with it. 2 2 "Homework" Richard Pearce Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman September 19, 1994 Bailey dreams about Kirsten. Claudia tries to find their lost grandfather. Julia is tired of her life and start going to parties and failing school. Charlie dumps his older mistress and flirts with Kirsten. Bailey makes up an imaginary friend to get Kirsten's attention and she accidentally tells everybody about it. Charlie and Kirsten kiss. Claudia finds a man who might be their grandfather, but he isn't. Charlie doesn't go out with Kirsten for Bailey 3 3 "Good Sports" Steve Robman W.K. Scott Meyer September 26, 1994 Bailey witnesses a fight between one of his teammates and some members of an opposing team. When he refuses to name the teammate who was involved in the incident, he is suspended from the football team. Julia holds a party for her "new friends", but they quickly abuse her generosity by trashing the house. Kirsten starts dating a lawyer named George. Charlie regrets not making his move on Kirsten. Because he lied about his profession, Kirsten dumps George and isn't interested in Charlie. 4 4 "Worth Waiting For" Stephen Cragg Susannah Grant October 3, 1994 Sex seems to be the only thing on everyone's mind, but no one answers Claudia's questions about it. Julia decides that she's ready to go all the way with her friend, Justin, but backs off. Charlie and Kirsten finally make a date, but just as their romance is heating up, she learns that he used one of his weak pick-up lines on her. Bailey likes Kate, the pretty customer he met at the shoe store, but is sadden to learn that she has a boyfriend. 5 5 "All's Fair" Peter O'Fallon Ann Lewis Hamilton October 10, 1994 Charlie's ex-girlfriend, Rebecca, visits and turns to him for comfort, due to a failing marriage. They end up sleeping together and now Charlie begins lying to Kirsten and Rebecca. Bailey finds out that Kate's boyfriend, Tom, is too nice and feels bad trying to win Kate over. He eventually succeeds. Julia tries to pass for 21 to get a job waitressing in a club. Claudia pretends to be younger so she can enter a violin competition. 6 6 "Fathers and Sons" Ellen S. Pressman Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman October 17, 1994 At work, Julia runs into P.K. and he later shows up on her doorstep sporting a black eye and seeking refuge from his abusive stepfather. As the family takes in P.K., they worry that hiding P.K. could get them in trouble with social services. Joe promotes Charlie from bartender to night manager, but Charlie's not interested. Bailey tries to impress Kate's stern father. 7 7 "Much Ado" Ken Topolsky Hollis Rich October 24, 1994 Kirsten finds out about Rebecca and breaks up with Charlie. Charlie sees Julia at the club and assumes that she is there partying. Claudia becomes jealous of Bailey's new relationship with Kate and gives Kate the wrong message so that she'd miss a date with Bailey. Owen is rushed to the hospital. 8 8 "Kiss Me Kate" Richard Pearce Susannah Grant November 2, 1994 Bailey is shocked when Kate tells him that she plans to stay a virgin until she marries. When Bailey doesn't accept her decision and Kate doesn't change her mind, they break up. Julia teams with a songwriter who wants to put her poetry into music. Claudia is named one of the Bay area's most gifted young musicians and lets her success go to her head. 9 9 "Something Out of Nothing" Steve Robman Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman & Susannah Grant November 7, 1994 A friend of the family by the name of Greer Erikson visits the Salingers. Her well-meaning interference causes problems for the Salinger siblings. Greer tries to boost Julia's confidence by sending her to a fashion photographer and Julia spends $800 on the photo session. Greer also tries to get Bailey over his breakup with Kate by fixing him up on a blind date. Bailey soon develops an attraction for Greer instead. Ross comes out of the closet and reveals to Claudia that he is gay. Meanwhile, Charlie searches for a new nanny. 10 10 "Thanksgiving" Michael Engler Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman November 14, 1994 The Salinger siblings finally meet the Walter Alcott, the drunk driver who killed their parents. Walter Alcott wants to see the Salingers in person. They all talk privately with Walter. Bailey wants Walter to suffer like they have. He later leaves and shows up at Kate's house, where they reconcile. Julia assures Walter that she can forgive him 11 11 "Private Lives" Peter O'Fallon W.K. Scott Meyer November 21, 1994 Mrs. Gideon, the social worker, shows up without telling and finds a complete mess in the house. Julia gets to the house wearing the new bar costume, and Claudia is missing, causing a very bad impression at her. They call the police and report Claudia. When the phone rings in the morning they find Claudia in the kitchen and she blames them for not knowing anything about her life. Charlie has a secret and won't tell, so they think he might be on drugs. Morgan fires all the waitresses, but later he tries to get Julia back, but she won't come back Bailey and Julia play parents on Claudia's date, ruining it. Charlie reveals that he's back to school. Bailey asks Kristen to help them when Mrs. Gideon visits again, and they all act as a perfect happy family to her. Bailey and Charlie agree to help each other. Claudia asks Mrs. Gideon not to split them up. Owen takes his first steps. 12 12 "Games People Play" Michael Engler Susannah Grant November 28, 1994 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 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. Before Julia and Morgan go on a date, Nina tells Julia to be mysterious, surprising and to make him jealous. Claudia overhears their conversation and tries to 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. 13 13 "Grownups" Ellen S. Pressman Ann Lewis Hamilton December 12, 1994 Bailey meets Jill Holbrook, a pretty waitress he falls for and ends up sleeping with. 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. 14 14 "Not Fade Away" Peter O'Fallon Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman January 4, 1995 Claudia spends time thinking about converting to Judaism. Julia 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 into a fight with Julia. 15 15 "It's Not Easy Being Green" Michael Engler Susannah Grant January 11, 1995 Charlie tries to figure out what Kirsten's relationship with Ben Atkins is. Julia is surprised to find out that Justin is dating her friend Libby Dwyer. Claudia's relationship with Artie is in question when she take over his role in "Oliver". 16 16 "Aftershocks" Ken Topolsky Ann Lewis Hamilton & Mark B. Perry January 18, 1995 After an earthquake, Claudia and Jill start acting weird, especially Jill. Charlie is suspicious about Jill's behavior and he's convinced that the problem is drugs. Julia's friendship with Libby is again shaken because of Justin. 17 17 "In Loco Parentis" Ken Topolsky Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman February 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. When Justin gets mad at Julia for spending too much time with his mom, she explains that she misses having a mother to talk to. Arnie's parents are breaking up, and Claudia makes a plan to get them back together which 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. 18 18 "Who Cares?" Ellen S. Pressman Susannah Grant February 15, 1995 Bailey urgently travels 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. 19 19 "Brother's Keeper" Richard Chamberlin Mark B. Perry February 22, 1995 Upon receiving an incredible job opportunity with a very high salary, Charlie faces a dilemma when he realizes that in order to accept this position, the entire family would have to move to Seattle. His siblings immediately express their disapproval, and when Charlie attempts to make the decision for them, he risks losing his family for good. Meanwhile, as Bailey's math grades gradually slip, his teacher pairs him with Julia, but because Bailey is so jealous of his sister's blossoming relationship with Justin, these tutoring sessions flare into a nightmare for both of them. 20 20 "The Trouble With Charlie" Ken Topolsky Chrstopher Keyser & Amy Lippman March 1, 1995 Bailey has 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. Julia wins an award for her writing, but her siblings are humiliated by what she wrote. 21 21 "All-Nighters" Steve Robman Susannah Grant & Mark B. Perry March 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. 22 22 "The Ides of March" Ellen S. Pressman Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman March 15, 1995 In the season finale, After Jill dies because of overdosing, Bailey refuses to believe that she's dead. In the meantime, Griffin Holbrook; Jill's brother; comes in and does not wants to have any business with Julia, so he tries to avoid her. Finally, Charlie and Kirsten get engaged. Season 2 (1995-1996)
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#Title Director Writer(s) Original air date 23 1 "Ready or Not" Peter O'Fallon Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman September 27, 1995 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. 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. 24 2 "Falsies" Ellen S. Pressman Mark B. Perry October 4, 1995 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. 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. 25 3 "Dearly Beloved" Michael Engler Lisa Melamed October 18, 1995 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. 26 4 "Have No Fear" Rodman Flender Melissa Gould October 25, 1995 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. 27 5 "Change Partners... and Dance" Ken Topolsky Susannah Grant November 1, 1995 Claudia breaks her arm while ice-skating, 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. A fortuneteller tells Kristen that she won't marry Charlie. She convinces him to take dancing classes for their wedding, and they fight. Julia sees Justin with another girl and he is mean to her. She is mad with Griffin for not being romantic. 28 6 "Analogies" Ellen S. Pressman Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman November 8, 1995 Kirsten's parents arrive suddenly to spend some time with them. Charlie tells Kirsten that she is like her mother, and she says she's not. 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. 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. 29 7 "Where There's Smoke" Daniel Attias Mark B. Perry November 15, 1995 A fire destroys the restaurant. The insurance company refuses to give Charlie the money because they think he did it. Kristen helps him and they get the money. Will asks Bailey if he can go out with Sarah, and he says yes, but later regrets and realizes he still likes her. Griffin steals money from one of the restaurant's employees, and he goes to jail. Julia asks his father to help him. Griffin is released and has to go away for 6 months. Claudia meets a new friend who is a troublemaker, and the girl convinces her to smoke 30 8 "Best Laid Plans" Rodman Flender Lisa Melamed November 22, 1995 Kirsten 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. 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 Kirsten 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. Claudia's plans to make a special night for Kirsten fail. Charlie is not sure about the wedding and flips a coin for it. 31 9 "The Wedding" Steve Robman Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman December 13, 1995 It's the wedding day but Charlie is not sure and asks Kristen to wait 6 more months. Ellie tells Kristen to pressure Charlie, and so she tells him that is now or never. He leaves the house. Just as she is announcing to everybody that the wedding is off, he shows up. He decided to get married in order not to lose her forever. He is waiting for her in the altar, but she never shows up. He goes talk to her and she tells him that they shouldn't get married like this, afraid of what might happen in the future. She gives him the wedding ring back and leaves. Bailey tells Will that he might love Sarah and she feels the same way, so Will decides to step out of the picture letting them stay together. Julia and Justin get drunk and have sex. 32 10 "Grand Delusions" Ken Topolsky Susannah Grant December 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 Kirsten 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 Kirsten and they run into her in the house when they get back. 33 11 "Unfair Advantage" Michael Engler Mark B. Perry & Lisa Melamed January 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. When confronted by Justin, 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 and get drunk. 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. 34 12 "Hold On Tight" Oz Scott Melissa Gould January 10, 1996 Claudia tells Charlie that Kirsten called. He goes after her, but she just wanted some help with the taxes. They have dinner and end up sleeping together. Julia wants to move to the attic and Bailey says he should be the one moving there. Bailey sabotages Julia's audition for the lead singer of a band sending Sarah, who gets the job. And Julia sabotages Bailey's audition for a job, sending Justin, who also gets the job. The couples have a fight and when Bailey receives a letter that says he was accepted in a university in Massachusetts Julia decides to let him have the attic. Claudia takes off her cast and decides to quit playing violin. The family discusses her decision and she says she just wants to be normal. She says goodbye to her violin, putting it on the shelf. 35 13 "Poor Substitutes" Davis Guggenheim Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman January 17, 1996 After a woman mistakes Sarah for someone else's daughter, she decides to try to find her birth mother. They find her in the phone book and Bailey calls her behind Sarah's back and goes to meet her. She's an actress and she tells him that she doesn't want to meet her. Bailey tells Sarah that the woman was not her mother, killing her hopes. Charlie tries to potty train Owen so he can go to pre-school. Claudia is shocked when she finds out that Kirsten is dating someone. She tries to make Kirsten come back to the family, but Kirsten tells her that she has to move on. Justin's friend Allison comes from England to visit him. At first, Julia is jealous, but they really get along. Allison comes on to Julia, who later reveals her secret. Julia advises Allison not to run away from her problems. 36 14 "Strange Bedfellows" Steve Robman Mark B. Perry January 24, 1996 Claudia is caught smoking, and her teacher advises Charlie to make a deal with her. The deal is that Claudia won't smoke is Charlie doesn't get involved with her teacher, which he does. Claudia walks on them making out and she starts to smoke. Charlie dumps her, but when she gets back by giving hard tests to Claudia's class, Jody asks her to get them back together. Will has a new girlfriend who is really annoying, and he breaks up with her because Bailey doesn't like her. He regrets it and Bailey apologizes. They get back together and Bailey tries to like her for Will. Justin's mother is pregnant and Justin worries about his father's affair. 37 15 "Benefactors" Daniel Attias Susannah Grant January 31, 1996 One of Charlie's clients tries to seduce him. Emily says she thinks it's too soon to sleep with Charlie, so he sleeps with his client. Julia is having problems in her computer class, and asks a student to be her tutor. She doesn't want any help from Justin, so they make a deal: an A for a date. Bailey gets a scholarship from a stranger. During dinner, his benefactor asks too much about Bailey's parents. The next day he goes to the cemetery and finds yellow roses by his mother's grave. He figures that the man who is helping him is in fact his grandfather. Bailey asks him to meet the others, but he refuses. Bailey tells him that he doesn't want anything from him. He surprises everybody when he introduces himself during family dinner at Salinger's. 38 16 "Comings and Goings" Ken Topolsky Melissa Gould February 7, 1996 Emily finds out about Charlie's affair and they break up. Kathleen tells him that she doesn't want to be just another girl, and wants to take their relationship ahead. Sarah is mad at Bailey because he didn't tell her about his college plans. Robin meets Sarah and tells her that she's leaving in two days. Sarah asks her to stay, and Robin gives Sarah her cat, promising that she'll be back. Claudia is trying to get closer to her grandpa, and she asks him to move into the house. Julia tells her how much their mother hated him for leaving her. Jake tells Julia that he wants to be a part of the family, and so she accepts him, thinking that their mother would have done the same. 39 17 "Valentine's Day" David Semel P.K. Simonds February 14, 1996 It's Valentine's Day. Bailey has unromantic plans and Sarah doesn't like it. An old friend (Ivan Sergi) of hers comes back from Paraguay and Bailey gets jealous. They go to a bar and he reads a poem that Bailey thinks was written for Sarah. Bailey punches him and realizes he was wrong. He tries to be romantic to Sarah to make up for his mistake. Kathleen loans money to Charlie so he can hire a new chef to grow the business. Charlie takes her for a romantic weekend after she is demoted from her job. Griffin comes back and decides not to go back to school. Julia asks Justin to help him, although he doesn't like Griffin. Griffin tells Julia that he's in love with her and takes off. Justin asks Julia to be his fiancée and she tells him that she's late and might be pregnant. 40 18 "Before and After" Steve Robman Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman February 21, 1996 Julia is pregnant. She's not sure if she wants to have an abortion. Charlie finds her pregnancy test in the trash and talks to her. Claudia finds out and gets shocked. Bailey and Sarah plan on sleeping together, but she makes it too special. Bailey asks her to make it simple, but Julia's news scares them. Julia tries to talk with Sarah about her pregnancy, but Sarah says that if her mom decided to have an abortion, she wouldn't be there. Julia has a miscarriage. Claudia apologizes to Julia. 41 19 "Altered States" Michael Engler Susannah Grant February 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. 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. 42 20 "Happily Ever After" Rodman Flender P.K. Simonds & Lisa Melamed & Melissa Gould March 20, 1996 Jake is missing and Bailey worries about him never coming back. He comes back and apologizes, but Bailey can't get over it. A woman calls Jake at the house, saying she's his daughter and is getting married. Bailey, trying to protect his family, kicks Jake out of the house, which divides the family. Later Bailey talks to him and asks him not to disappear entirely. Kathleen declares on television that she loves Charlie, who makes up a story about getting back with Kirsten just to dump her. Kathleen finds out the lie and decides to get back at Charlie, saying that she'll buy the restaurant. 43 21 "Spring Breaks: Part 1" Daniel Attias Mark B. Perry March 27, 1996 Bailey is feeling distant from Sarah because she is spending all her free time with the band. She and Matt get robbed at an alley and they end up in the hospital. Matt kisses Sarah and she tells Bailey. They have a fight and she says she has to be more on her own. Julia joins a photography class after Justin turns it down and she meets a boy. They are taking pictures on the street when she spots Justin strolling with another girl, Cori (Kate Hudson). Cori flirts with Justin and Ian kisses Julia. Claudia is getting tired of Jody after she drags Claudia to a party where she is pressured to make out with a boy. Claudia tells Jody she wants things to be the way they were, and not hanging out with boys all the time. Joe is worried because they might lose the restaurant. Charlie gets drunk and arrested. Claudia says she won't forgive him because the restaurant was a piece of their parents. He goes to Kirsten asking her to get back together, but it's too late, she's getting married to Michael the next week. 44 22 "Spring Breaks: Part 2" Steve Robman Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman March 27, 1996 Kathleen is taking the restaurant and Charlie asks Jake to help him. Charlie shows up at Kirsten's wedding and she runs away with him. Bailey breaks up with Sarah because he doesn't want her to feel sorry for him. Jake tells Bailey that he has to decide what to do with his college money: save the restaurant or go to college, so he decides to save the restaurant and stay for Sarah. Julia and Justin decide to break up. Claudia is tired of Jody and her boyfriend, so they split. She asks Ross to start violin again. Season 3 (1996-1997)
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#Title Director Writer(s) Original air date 45 1 "Summer Fun, Summer Not" Steve Robman Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman August 21, 1996 Bailey and Will plan a trip to Mexico. The car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and later the car is stolen. Bailey and Will end up having a fight but they realize that 10 years of friendship is not worth a fight. Kirsten's mom is spending a few days with them because her marriage is falling apart. She tells Kirsten that Gene discovered about an old affair of hers, and Kirsten won't forgive her until she forgives Charlie. Julia runs into Griffin, who got back without telling her. He never answered her letters and she gets mad. He tells her that he's in love with her. Claudia returns from summer camp in love with a boy who everybody thinks is made up, but he comes to visit Claudia and she gets mad at everybody for not believing her. 46 2 "Going, Going, Gone" Michael Engler P.K. Simonds & Mark B. Perry August 28, 1996 Will is leaving for college and his new roommate comes from Seattle to meet him. Bailey feels threatened by his presence and they have a fight. Bailey finds his car and decides to live in a dorm to meet people and move on with his life. Kirsten gets a job far away and they have to deal with the distance. She tells Charlie that if they were married things might have been different. Julia wants Griffin to find a place of his own, but he spends his money buying her a car. She gets fired after he confronts her boss and decides to leave to San Diego to get on with his life. Claudia wants her relationship with Byron to be just like Julia and Griffin's, but Byron is more interested in Julia than in her. Claudia blames Julia for stealing her boyfriend. 47 3 "Short Cuts" Ellen S. Pressman Lisa Melamed September 4, 1996 Bailey meets a guy at his first day of college. This guy convinces Bailey to take easy classes so he can make good grades and have time to have fun. Bailey faces a very difficult computer test and finds cheating as the only way out. Sarah, Julia and Justin are seniors competing for a writing competition that gives a college spot. Sarah and Julia are writing about their family dramas and Justin decides to write about Julia's pregnancy, which makes her really furious. After Kirsten's boss discovers that she copied her essay from a book, Charlie decides to help her and accidentally finds her anti-depressives prescription. She took it after the wedding. She loses her PhD and her job. 48 4 "Deal With It" Dennie Gordon Susannah Grant September 11, 1996 Kristen is getting more and more depressed, and not even a job as Salinger's hostess makes her feel better. Charlie tries to help her as much as he can, but nothing seems to work. He wants her to get better fast and medication can take 6 weeks. Cooper lets Bailey crash in his place. Julia starts to date him and things get awkward between the three of them. Bailey asks Julia not to date his friend, but she decides to date him anyway. Later she realizes how much they don't have in common. Bailey is looking for a new place and finds one cheap with a good roommate, Callie, who Sarah really doesn't like, but Bailey tells her not to worry. Claudia has to find a plumber to fix the pipes and gets yelled at because it costs 3,000 dollars, but she says she's 13 and that was not her job. 49 5 "Mixed Signals" Ken Topolsky Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman September 18, 1996 Cooper wants to sleep with Julia but when she says she not eadybecause of her pregnancy scare, they break up. Julia then tries to see if she can go through with sleeping with him and she can't so they break up for good. Jody tells Claudia that her mom's boyfriend came into her room at and kissed her, so Claudia invites her to stay for a couple of days because Charlie said she can't sleep over there anymore. Kirsten depression turns into compulsive cleaning and organizing which drives her crazy and she decides to go on the medication. Callie tells Bailey that her old boyfriend Tom is going to be at the art shows she's appearing in and asks him to pretend to be her boyfriend so he will stop asking her out. Bailey says he'll help her out but then finds out that Tom is his professor 50 6 "Going Home" Daniel Attias Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman September 25, 1996 51 7 "Personal Demons" Michael Engler Mark B. Perry October 30, 1996 52 8 "Not So Fast" Ken Topolsky Karen Kremis November 6, 1996 53 9 "Gimme Shelter" Steve Robman Susannah Grant November 13, 1996 54 10 "Close To You" Vicky Jackson LeMay Catherine Butterfield November 20, 1996 55 11 "I Do" Ellen S. Pressman P.K. Simonds & Lisa Melamed November 27, 1996 56 12 "Desperate Measures" Michael Engler Mark B. Perry December 11, 1996 57 13 "Christmas" Dennie Gordon Susannah Grant December 18, 1996 58 14 "Life's Too Short" Eric Jewett Lisa Melamed & Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman January 15, 1997 59 15 "Significant Others" Ken Topolsky P.K. Simonds January 15, 1997 60 16 "I Declare" Michael Engler Chris Levinson January 22, 1997 61 17 "Misery Loves Company" Rodman Flender Mark B. Perry January 29, 1997 62 18 "MYOB" Daniel Attias Lisa Melamed February 5, 1997 63 19 "Point of No Return" Michael Engler Susannah Grant February 12, 1997 64 20 "Intervention" Steve Robman Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman February 19, 1997 65 21 "Hitting Bottom" Dennie Gordon P.K. Simonds February 26, 1997 66 22 "Leap of Faith" Susannah Grant Lisa Melamed March 5, 1997 67 23 "Promises, Promises" Lou Antonio Mark B. Perry March 19, 1997 68 24 "A Little Faith" Ken Topolsky Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman & Chris Levinson March 26, 1997 69 25 "You Win Some, You Lose Some" Michael Enlger Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman April 2, 1997 Season 4 (1997-1998)
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#Title Director Writer(s) Original air date 70 1 "What a Drag" Michael Engler Mark B. Perry September 17, 1997 71 2 "Past Imperfect" Ken Topolsky P.K. Simonds September 24, 1997 72 3 "Handicaps" Lou Antonio Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman October 1, 1997 73 4 "Zap" Eric Jewett Mitchell Burgess & Robin Green October 15, 1997 74 5 "Fight or Flight" Patrick Norris Julia Dahl October 22, 1997 75 6 "Immediate Family" Daniel Attias Mark B. Perry October 29, 1997 76 7 "Positive Attitude" Michael Enlger P.K. Simonds November 5, 1997 77 8 "Sickness/Health, Richer/Poorer" Rodman Flender Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman November 12, 1997 78 9 "Truth Be Told" Steve Robman Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman November 19, 1997 79 10 "Adjustments" Vicky Jackson LeMay Mitchell Burgess & Robin Green December 3, 1997 80 11 "S'Wunnerful Life" Jan Eliasberg Mark B. Perry December 10, 1997 81 12 "Empty Shoes" Arvin Brown P.K. Simonds January 7, 1998 82 13 "Parent Trap" Kevin Inch Tammy Ader January 14, 1998 83 14 "Of Human Bonding" Brian Mertes Julia Dahl & Mitchell Burgess & Robin Green January 21, 1998 84 15 "Here and Now" Daniel Attias Mark B. Perry January 28, 1998 85 16 "I Give Up" Ken Topolsky P.K. Simonds February 4, 1998 86 17 "Of Sound Mind and Body" Steve Robman Lisa Melamed February 11, 1998 87 18 "True or False" Lou Antonio Ellen Herman February 25, 1998 88 19 "Go Away" Jan Elisaberg Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman March 4, 1998 89 20 "Square One (1)" Daniel Attias P.K. Simonds April 22, 1998 90 21 "Free and Clear (2)" Steve Robman Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess April 22, 1998 91 22 "Opposites Distract" Julianna Levin Lisa Melamed April 29, 1998 92 23 "Fools Rush In" Michael Engler Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman May 6, 1998 93 24 "Fools Rush Out" Michael Enlger Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman May 13, 1998 Season 5 (1998-1999)
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#Title Director Writer(s) Original air date 94 1 "Moving On" Ken Topolsky P.K. Simonds September 16, 1998 95 2 "Separation Anxiety" Daniel Attias Tammy Ader September 23, 1998 96 3 "Naming Names" Steve Robman Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman September 30, 1998 97 4 "A Mid-Semester's Night Dream" Adam Nimoy Julia Dahl October 28, 1998 98 5 "The Baby" Daniel Attias Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman November 4, 1998 99 6 "Forgive and/or Forget" Steve Robman P.K. Simonds November 11, 1998 100 7 "Tender Age" Ken Topolsky John Romano November 18, 1998 101 8 "Love and War" Vicky Jackson LeMay Allan Heinberg December 2, 1998 102 9 "Gifts" Joe Ann Fogle Julia Dahl & Tammy Ader December 9, 1998 103 10 "One Christmas to Go" Ken Topolsky P.K. Simonds December 16, 1998 104 11 "Rings of Saturn" Lou Antonio Mark Richard January 13, 1999 105 12 "Witness For the Persecution" Ellen S. Pressman John Romano & Allan Heinberg January 20, 1999 106 13 "Fillmore Street" Eric Jewett Julia Dahl January 27, 1999 107 14 "Stand by Me" Jonathan Prince Tammy Ader February 3, 1999 108 15 "Whatever Works" Daniel Attias P.K. Simonds February 10, 1999 109 16 "Party of Frued" Steve Robman Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman February 17, 1999 110 17 "fam-i-ly" Lou Antonio Julia Dahl March 3, 1999 111 18 "Driven to Extremes" Joe Pennella Mark Richard & Allan Heinberg March 10, 1999 112 19 "Judgment Day" Ellen S. Pressman John Romano & P.K. Simonds March 17, 1999 113 20 "The Wish" Adam Nimoy Dan Peterson April 14, 1999 114 21 "Get Back" Steve Robman Tammy Ader April 21, 1998 115 22 "Fragile" Harry Winer Mimi Schmir April 28, 1999 116 23 "I'll Show You Mine" Daniel Attias Julia Dahl May 5, 1999 117 24 "Haunted" Jan Eliasberg John Romano & Allan Heinberg May 12, 1999 118 25 "Otherwise Engaged" Daniel Attias Mark Richard & P.K. Simonds May 19, 1999 Season 6 (1999-2000)
Series
#Season
#Title Director Writer(s) Original air date 119 1 "Don't Let Go" Steve Robman P.K. Simonds October 5, 1999 120 2 "Naked" Daniel Attias Julia Dahl October 12, 1999 121 3 "Bye, Bye, Love" Adam Nimoy Allan Heinberg & Mimi Schmir October 19, 1999 122 4 "Wrestling Demons" Lou Antonio Melissa Rosenberg October 26, 1999 123 5 "The Shortest Distance" Eric Jewett Tom Garriguso & Ian Biederman November 2, 1999 124 6 "Too Close" Daniel Attias Julia Dahl & P.K. Simonds November 9, 1999 125 7 "We Gather Together" Steve Robman Allan Heinberg November 16, 1999 126 8 "Faith, Hope and Charity" Daniel Attias Melissa Rosenberg & Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman & Mimi Schmir November 30, 1999 127 9 "Ties That Bind" Lou Antonio Mimi Schmir & Robin Schiff December 7, 1999 128 10 "Dog Day After New Year" Keith Samples Julia Dahl & Tom Garrigus January 11, 2000 129 11 "Fear and Loathing" Joe Penella Ian Biederman January 18, 2000 130 12 "Bad Behavior" Harry Winer Melissa Rosenberg & Allan Heinberg January 25, 2000 131 13 "The Declaration of Co-Dependence" Danny Leiner Mimi Schmir February 1, 2000 132 14 "One For the Road" Steve Robman Ian Biederman & P.K. Simonds February 8, 2000 133 15 "What If..." Ken Topolsky Allan Heinberg & P.K. Simonds February 22, 2000 134 16 "Blast the Past" Daniel Attias P.K. Simonds & Melissa Rosenberg March 14, 2000 135 17 "Getting There" Joe Penella Tom Garrigus March 21, 2000 136 18 "Too Cool for School" Scott Brazil Ian Biederman & Mimi Schmir April 4, 2000 137 19 "Isn't It Romantic" Ken Topolsky Allan Heinberg April 11, 2000 138 20 "Great Expectations" Christian D. Della Penna Emily Whitesell April 18, 2000 139 21 "Taboo or Not Taboo" Matthew Fox Mimi Schmir & Melissa Rosenberg April 19, 2000 140 22 "Falling Forward" David Dworetzky Allan Heinberg & Tom Garrigus & Ian Biederman April 26, 2000 141 23 "All's Well..." Steve Robman P.K. Simonds May 3, 2000 142 24 "...That Ends Well" Ken Topolsky Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman May 3, 2000 External links
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