Episode 1 of "Party of Five"
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Title: Party of Five
Original Air Date: 09/12/1994 on Fox
Director: Richard Pearce
Writer: Christopher Keyser, Amy Lippman
Guest Stars: Allan Lysell (Teacher), Kevin McNulty (Plumber), Suzy Joachim (Janet), Maxine Miller (Mrs. Kelleher), Jay Brazeau (Pawnbroker), Byron Lucas (Doug), Sandy Tucker (Mrs. Elleson), Susan McLennan (Nanny), Delores Drake (Mrs. Pick), Zachary Ahnert (Owen), Alexander Ahnert (Owen)
Plot Outline:
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.
