Party of Five is an American
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television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.
Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation. In 1996 it was the surprise winner of the
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for Best Drama, making it one of the lowest rated shows ever to win the award.
The show launched the careers of cast members
Neve CampbellNeve Adrianne Campbell is a Canadian actress. After beginning her career on stage, and on numerous commercials, she starred on the Canadian television series Catwalk. She then rose to international fame on the Golden Globe-winning 1990s television series Party of Five, playing the role of teenager...
and
Jennifer Love HewittJennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, producer, television director and former singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated...
, who both starred in their own box office hit
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s,
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and
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, respectively, while also appearing on the series. The show was also the launching pad for the careers of
Lacey ChabertLacey Nicole Chabert is an American actress and voice actress, known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the television drama Party of Five and as Gretchen Wieners in the movie Mean Girls...
, who later starred in the hit movie
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;
Matthew FoxMatthew Chandler Fox is an American actor. He is mostly known for his role as Charlie Salinger on Party of Five, and for portraying Jack Shephard on the supernatural drama television series Lost.- Early life :...
, who would later go on to star in the
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hit
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;
Scott WolfScott Richard Wolf is an American actor, known for his roles on the television series Party of Five as Bailey Salinger and on Everwood as Dr. Jake Hartman. Since 2009, he has appeared in the Sci-Fi series V as the morally ambiguous journalist, Chad Decker.-Early life:Wolf was born in Boston,...
who would star in the movie
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and the 2009 remake of
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; and
Jacob SmithJonathan Jacob Charles William Smith is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role in the film Cheaper by the Dozen and its 2005 sequel.-Life and career:...
, who later starred in the
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films.
In 1999, the show generated a
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, entitled
Time of Your LifeTime of Your Life is an American drama series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. The series is a spin-off of Party of Five, and features the character Sarah Reeves Merrin whom Hewitt portrayed on Party of Five.-Plot:...
, which followed the character of Sarah (Hewitt) as she moved to New York. It ran for just one season.
In 1995,
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named the series 'The Best Show You're Not Watching'.
Synopsis
Set in the city of San Francisco the show centered on the five siblings of the Salinger family, who become orphans after their parents were hit and killed by a drunk driver. Charlie (
Matthew FoxMatthew Chandler Fox is an American actor. He is mostly known for his role as Charlie Salinger on Party of Five, and for portraying Jack Shephard on the supernatural drama television series Lost.- Early life :...
) is the eldest, a 24-year-old, immature manual laborer who struggles with the responsibility of being the new head of the family; 16-year-old Bailey (
Scott WolfScott Richard Wolf is an American actor, known for his roles on the television series Party of Five as Bailey Salinger and on Everwood as Dr. Jake Hartman. Since 2009, he has appeared in the Sci-Fi series V as the morally ambiguous journalist, Chad Decker.-Early life:Wolf was born in Boston,...
) is the rebellious teen turned
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r; 15-year old Julia (
Neve CampbellNeve Adrianne Campbell is a Canadian actress. After beginning her career on stage, and on numerous commercials, she starred on the Canadian television series Catwalk. She then rose to international fame on the Golden Globe-winning 1990s television series Party of Five, playing the role of teenager...
) is a sensitive teen facing adolescent issues of her own; 11-year old Claudia (
Lacey ChabertLacey Nicole Chabert is an American actress and voice actress, known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the television drama Party of Five and as Gretchen Wieners in the movie Mean Girls...
) is a precocious
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, and Owen is the baby, barely one year old.
The siblings take over the running of their family's restaurant, with Charlie initially serving as manager and later with Bailey taking over. The struggles faced by the Salingers over the years included cancer, alcoholism,
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, and the long term effects of parental loss.
As the series progressed, romantic relationships became plot points and new cast members joined the show, including Hewitt as Bailey's girlfriend Sarah,
Jeremy LondonJeremy Michael London is an American actor. He is best known for his regular roles on Party of Five, 7th Heaven, and I'll Fly Away, as well as a notable supporting role in the Civil War epic Gods and Generals....
as Julia's husband Griffin and
Paula DevicqPaula Michelle Devicq is a Golden Globe winning Canadian actress, best known for her role as Kirsten Bennett Thomas Salinger on the television drama Party of Five, a role she played from 1994 to 2000...
as Owen's nanny Kirsten who developed an on-again-off-again relationship with Charlie.
Main
- Scott Wolf
Scott Richard Wolf is an American actor, known for his roles on the television series Party of Five as Bailey Salinger and on Everwood as Dr. Jake Hartman. Since 2009, he has appeared in the Sci-Fi series V as the morally ambiguous journalist, Chad Decker.-Early life:Wolf was born in Boston,...
as Bailey Salinger
- Matthew Fox
Matthew Chandler Fox is an American actor. He is mostly known for his role as Charlie Salinger on Party of Five, and for portraying Jack Shephard on the supernatural drama television series Lost.- Early life :...
as Charlie Salinger
- Neve Campbell
Neve Adrianne Campbell is a Canadian actress. After beginning her career on stage, and on numerous commercials, she starred on the Canadian television series Catwalk. She then rose to international fame on the Golden Globe-winning 1990s television series Party of Five, playing the role of teenager...
as Julia Salinger
- Lacey Chabert
Lacey Nicole Chabert is an American actress and voice actress, known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the television drama Party of Five and as Gretchen Wieners in the movie Mean Girls...
as Claudia Salinger
- Paula Devicq
Paula Michelle Devicq is a Golden Globe winning Canadian actress, best known for her role as Kirsten Bennett Thomas Salinger on the television drama Party of Five, a role she played from 1994 to 2000...
as Kirsten Bennett Thomas Salinger (seasons 1–2, 5–6, recurring otherwise)
- Scott Grimes
Scott Richard Grimes is an American actor, voice artist and singer. Some of his most prominent roles are his appearances in ER as Dr. Archie Morris, Party of Five as Will McCorkle, Band of Brothers as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, and the popular animated sitcom American Dad!, voicing Steve...
as Will McCorkle (seasons 1–2, 6, recurring otherwise)
- Michael Goorjian as Justin Thompson (season 2, recurring otherwise)
- Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, producer, television director and former singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated...
as Sarah Reeves Merrin (seasons 2–6)
- Alexondra Lee
Alexondra Lee is an American actress. She is married to actor Stephen Dunham.She was born in Pennsylvania to parents Mae and Harry Lee. Lee studied ballet since the age of four and has danced in The Nutcracker Suite with the New York City Ballet Company. She began dancing with the New York City...
as Callie Martel (season 3)
- Jeremy London
Jeremy Michael London is an American actor. He is best known for his regular roles on Party of Five, 7th Heaven, and I'll Fly Away, as well as a notable supporting role in the Civil War epic Gods and Generals....
as Griffin Chase Holbrook (seasons 4–6, recurring seasons 2–3). This character was played by James MarsdenJames Paul Marsden is an American actor, singer and former Versace model. He is known for playing the superhero Cyclops in the first three X-Men films and for his roles in other commercially successful films such as Hop, Superman Returns, Hairspray, Enchanted, The Box, and 27 Dresses.-Early life...
only in season 1, episode 22 ("The Ides of March").
- Jennifer Aspen
Jennifer Aspen is an American actress best known for her roles as Daphne Jablonsky in Fox's teen drama Party of Five , as Trina Hamilton in ABC's family comedy Rodney and as Kendra Giardi in the first season of the show Glee.-Personal life:Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los...
as Daphne Jablonsky (season 6, recurring seasons 4-5)
- The role of the youngest, Owen Salinger, was recast three times as the character grew. He was played by Alexander and Zachary Ahnert in the pilot episode, Brandon and Taylor Porter as an infant, Andrew and Stephen Cavarno as a preschooler, and Jacob Smith
Jonathan Jacob Charles William Smith is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role in the film Cheaper by the Dozen and its 2005 sequel.-Life and career:...
until the end of the show. The Owen character was aged faster than real time, in a television process known as "SORAS-ingSoap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome is a term used to describe the practice of accelerating the age of a television character in conflict with the timeline of a series and/or the real-world progression of time. Characters unseen on screen for a time might reappear portrayed by an actor several years...
", when he was rapidly aged from infant to preschooler.
Supporting
the following lists all actors who appeared in 5 or more episodes during the run of the show
- Tom Mason as Joe Mangus (25 episodes, seasons 1–6)
- Mitchell Anderson
Mitchell Ogren Anderson is an American character actor.Anderson was born in Jamestown, New York, to a retail store owner mother and a father who worked in business...
as Ross Werkman (22 episodes, seasons 1–6)
- Cari Shayne as Nina DiMayo (9 episodes, seasons 1–2)
- Jennifer Blanc
Jennifer Blanc is an American actress.She was born Jennifer Tara in New York City, New York.-Selected filmography:* Jerseyboy Hero * The Blood Bond...
as Kate Bishop (8 episodes, season 1)
- Michael Shulman
Michael Shulman is an American stage, television, film actor and co-owner of New York and Los Angeles-based production company Starry Night Entertainment....
as Artie Baum (7 episodes, season 1)
- David Burke
David Burke is an American television actor. He attended the College of William and Mary where his most famous role was that of Eugene Morris Jerome in Brighton Beach Memoirs.-Career:Burke has appeared on many television shows in guest roles...
as Bill (6 episodes, season 1)
- Megan Ward
Megan Marie Ward is an American actress best known for her numerous credits in science fiction and horror movies and television series...
as Jill Holbrook (9 episodes, season 1)
- Wendle Josepher as Lori/Mercy (6 episodes, seasons 1,3–4)
- Kathleen Noone
Kathleen Noone is an Emmy Award winning American film, stage and television actress , best known roles for Ellen Shepherd Dalton on the daytime drama All My Children , Claudia Whittaker on the primetime drama Knots Landing and Bette Katzenkazrahi on the daytime drama Sunset Beach .-Life and...
as Ellie Bennett (6 episodes, seasons 2–3, 6)
- Marla Sokoloff
Marla Lynne Sokoloff is an American actress and musician, known for playing the part of Lucy Hatcher on the TV show The Practice, and Gia Mahan on the ABC sitcom, Full House.- Personal life :...
as Jody Lynch (7 episodes, seasons 2–3)
- Alyson Reed
Alyson Reed is an American dancer and actress.Reed grew up in Anaheim, California and attended Anaheim High School, where she graduated in 1976. She was a varsity songleader for two years, and was ASB President as a senior. She began performing in high school, and one of her major roles was as...
as Mrs. Reeves (9 episodes, seasons 2–5)
- Carroll O'Connor
John Carroll O'Connor best known as Carroll O'Connor, was an American actor, producer and director whose television career spanned four decades...
as Jacob (Jake) Gordon (6 episodes, seasons 2–3)
- Brenda Strong
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as Kathleen Isley (6 episodes, season 2)
- Tamara Taylor
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as Grace Wilcox (16 episodes, season 3)
- Ben Browder
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as Sam Brody (10 episodes, season 3)
- Dan Lauria
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as Coach Russ Petrocelli (6 episodes, season 3)
- Jackie Mari Roberts as Marcia (5 episodes, season 3)
- Andrew Keegan
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as Reed Isley (8 episodes, season 4)
- Paige Turco
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as Annie Mott (18 episodes, season 4)
- Allison Bertolino as Natalie Mott (15 episodes, season 4)
- Jessica Lundy
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as Nina Rondstadt (5 episodes, season 4)
- Tim DeKay
Timothy Robert DeKay is an American character actor. His first on screen acting job was as corporate giant Larry Deon on seaQuest 2032. He was a cast member of the series Party of Five from 1997–1999, Carnivàle from 2003–2005 and Tell Me You Love Me in 2007...
as Dr. Paul Thomas (12 episodes, seasons 4–5)
- Brenda Wehle as Dr. Stephanie Rabin (8 episodes, seasons 4–5)
- Ever Carradine
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as Rosalie (7 episodes, season 4)
- Ross Malinger
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as Jamie Burke (8 episodes, seasons 4–5)
- Scott Bairstow
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as Ned Grayson (20 episodes, seasons 5–6)
- Heather McComb
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as Maggie (11 episodes, season 5)
- Adam Scott
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as Josh Macon (7 episodes, season 5)
- Joanna Garcia
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as Hallie (5 episodes, season 5)
- Lynsey Bartilson
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as Parker Brookes (5 episodes, season 5)
- Chad Todhunter
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as Cody (10 episodes, seasons 5–6)
- Kyle Secor
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as Evan Stilman (8 episodes, season 6)
- Maggie Lawson
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as Alexa (7 episodes, season 6)
- Andrew Levitas
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as Cameron Welcott (6 episodes, season 6)
- Wilson Cruz
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as Victor (11 episodes, season 6)
- Lauren Ambrose as Myra Wringler (5 episodes, season 6)
- Rhona Mitra
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as Holly Marie Beggins (12 episodes, season 6)
- Charles Esten as Luke (7 episodes, season 6)
- Sean Maher
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as Adam Matthews (7 episodes, season 6)
- Thomas Ian Nicholas
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as Todd Marsh (9 episodes, season 6)
Theme song
"Closer To Free" was performed by The BoDeans.
Early in the series "Climb on (A Back That's Strong)" by
Shawn ColvinShawn Colvin is an American singer-songwriter and musician.-Childhood and early career:Colvin was born in Vermillion, South Dakota. Her formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She learned to play guitar at the age...
from her album
Fat City was also used. Due to music licensing issues it was not included on the Season 1 DVD.
Production
The show was created by the team of
Christopher KeyserChristopher Adam Keyser is an American producer and writer of prime-time dramas. While Keyser is not a household name, his name usually is associated with prime-time, deep, down-to-earth drama.-Early life:...
and
Amy LippmanAmy Lippman is a television producer and screenwriter. She is perhaps best known as the co-creator of Party of Five with Christopher Keyser. She is politically conscious as a donor to Democratic candidates and causes.- References :...
, and produced by
Columbia Pictures TelevisionColumbia Pictures Television was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems . The studio changed its name on September 4, 1974.-1974-1982:...
(CPT) and High Productions. CPT would later be folded into
Columbia TriStar Domestic TelevisionColumbia TriStar Television was the third name of the television studio Screen Gems, named after its then-current 1991 home video division....
which soon after became
Sony Pictures TelevisionSony Pictures Television, Inc. is an American and global television production/distribution subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In turn, the latter is part of the Japanese conglomerate Sony.-Background:...
. In March 2009, Sony began streaming the third season of the show on
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. Each weekday at 8:45am,
Party of Five is shown on Irish TV Channel
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.
Reception and ratings
The show suffered from poor ratings and was slated to be canceled after its first season. In 1996, it received the
Golden Globe AwardThe Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
for Best Drama during its second season. After the win, the shows ratings significantly improved until its fifth season, when ratings yet again fell into a slump. The ratings continued in a nose dive during its sixth and final season. The series finale, however, delivered strong ratings.
Nielsen ratings
| Season |
Episodes |
Timeslot (ET) |
Season Premiere |
Season Finale |
Rank |
Rating
(Households) |
Viewers
(in millions) |
| 1 |
22 |
Monday 9:00 |
September 12, 1994 |
March 15, 1995 |
#125 |
6.2 |
|
| 2 |
22 |
Wednesday 9:00 |
September 27, 1995 |
March 27, 1996 |
#96 |
7.1 |
|
| 3 |
25 |
Wednesday 9:00 |
August 21, 1996 |
April 2, 1997 |
#82 |
7.4 |
|
| 4 |
24 |
Wednesday 9:00 |
September 17, 1997 |
May 13, 1998 |
#56 |
|
11.5 |
| 5 |
25 |
Wednesday 9:00 |
September 16, 1998 |
May 19, 1999 |
#70 |
|
10.1 |
| 6 |
24 |
Tuesday 9:00 |
October 5, 1999 |
May 3, 2000 |
#113 |
6.6 |
6.135 |
Home video releases
On April 27, 1999
Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentSony Pictures Home Entertainment is the home video distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. It was established in November 1979 as Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment, releasing 20 titles: The Anderson Tapes, Bell, Book and Candle, Born Free, Breakout,...
released the season 2 episode "The Wedding", the season 3 episode "Intervention", and the season 4 episode "Richer, Poorer, Sickness, and Health" on
VHSThe Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has also released the first two seasons of
Party of Five on DVD in Region 1 and 2. Season 3 was released in Region 1 on March 25, 2008, more than two years after the release of season 2. The first season DVD was re-issued on March 1, 2009.
| DVD Name |
Ep # |
Release Date |
| The Complete 1st Season |
22 |
May 4, 2004 |
| The Complete 2nd Season |
22 |
December 20, 2005 |
| The Complete 3rd Season |
25 |
March 25, 2008 |
Due to licensing issues, the majority of the music from the original broadcasts have been replaced on the dvds. The new music was handpicked by the original music supervisors from the show.
Footnotes
- John J. O'Connor. "Trying to Make a House a Home." The New York Times. October 17, 1994. C16.
- Brenda Scott Royce. Party of Five: The Unofficial Companion. Los Angeles: Renaissance Books, 1998.