The BEST episodes of Party of Five season 5
Every episode of Party of Five season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Party of Five season 5!
Nothing could be worse than the sudden death of parents. One day Nick and Diana Salinger were killed in a terrible car crash, and left their five children all alone. Charlie, the oldest, Bailey, the middle brother, Julia, Claudia, and little baby Owen, who was only 6 months old when his parents died. Together, they go through all sorts of problems.
#1 - Haunted
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/12/1999
Julia spends all her time dating new guys and she realizes just how much she needs some time alone with herself. Daphne finally shows up in San Francisco. Kirsten feels threatened by her, while Charlie tries to explain Daphne that he's with Kirsten now. Sarah has some hard time trying to figure out just what is she doing with her life. Daphne tells Charlie that she's back in San Francisco so she could get Diana back. Bailey decides to solve the situation with Sarah by buying an engagement ring.
#2 - fam-i-ly
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/3/1999
Maggie confesses to the Salingers that Ned hit Julia and they all try to get Julia to break up with him, but she refuses. Charlie and Bailey fight over Owen's custody. Meanwhile, Sarah finds out that her mother is getting remarried. Claudia announces that she will be going to Stanford.
#3 - The Baby
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1998
Daphne collapses and is taken to the hospital. She and Charlie are forced to decide between a premature birth or dying from liver failure. Maggie catches Ned and Julie together. Griffin meets Ned at the hospital. Sarah and Bailey kick Will out of of their home and instead put up his pregnant friend Hannah. Sarah is shocked when Bailey gives Hannah money for an abortion.
#4 - Judgment Day
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/17/1999
The fight between Charlie and Bailey for the custody of Owen continues. They go to a judge. After leaving him, Ned starts to haunt Julia around. The whole family goes to court so the fight would finally be over.
#5 - Gifts
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/1998
After finding out more about Ned's relationship with his parents and his brother, Julia wants to get closer to Ned's brother. Griffin goes to Boston on a job task and finds Claudia there. Charlie realizes that Daphne isn't really bonding with their daughter.
#6 - Otherwise Engaged
Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/19/1999
Bailey proposes to Sarah and she says yes, but changes her mind later, thinking that she is way too young to go into something this deep. Meanwhile, Charlie proposes to Kirsten and later she accepts. Daphne has some hard time trying to fit into their new situation. Claudia tries to get closer to Cody and she's ready to drink with his friends in order to get him. Justin wants to help Julia with her finals, but she seems to be doing just fine on her own.
#7 - Tender Age
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/1998
A Thanksgiving Day at the Salingers' is nothing but peaceful. Owen runs away from Charlie in the mall and the family must look for him. Julia invites Ned to the house for the Thanksgiving Day. Claudia tries to reach to her family, but Daphne keeps on dodging her phone calls until Claudia starts to be worried. Bailey and Sarah talk about their relationship.
#8 - Whatever Works
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/1999
Now even more determined to find Daphne, Charlie leaves for Los Angeles. Julia convinces everyone that everything is alright in her relationship with Ned and it leads Griffin to madness. He refuses to sign the divorce papers and ends up beating Ned up. Ned is rushed to the hospital, while Griffin has to go in jail. Bailey has to choose between his family life with Owen and a new amazing business offer. Cody steals a gift for Valentine's day and gives it Claudia who knows about it.
#9 - Separation Anxiety
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1998
Sarah receives terrible news: her parents have separated. Claudia feels like a nerd in school, but as time passes she realizes that being smart is not a bad thing after all. Charlie goes to a lawyer to ask about securing custody of Daphne's unborn baby and learns he must first get a job. Julia realizes she has feelings for Josh.
#10 - A Mid-Semester's Night Dream
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1998
Charlie and Daphne make peace with each other and Daphne confides that she is scared. Julia tries to stay away from Ned after their recent kiss, but she ends up in his arms. Maggie suspects that something is happening to Will when he begins to act strangely.
#11 - Moving On
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1998
Julia packs her bags and leaves to Stanford, while Bailey has to take off Claudia away to Massachusetts to boarding school. Meanwhile, Charlie drives Daphne crazy with his over-protectiveness. Sarah and Bailey go to check out the new loft apartment. Daphne leaves.
#12 - Party of Freud
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/1999
Now that he turned down the business offer, Bailey gets closer to Owen and is surprised to find out that he may have a learning disability. Charlie convinces Daphne to return to San Francisco, but she backs out at the last moment, thinking she is not ready. Charlie kicks Griffin out of the apartment. Julia tries to make Ned get some help, but it backfires heavily. Kirsten moves to Chicago with her parents.
#13 - Witness for the Persecution
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/1999
Julia is still shocked by Ned's behavior and she won't talk to anyone about it. Griffin tries to get Claudia to join his band and play the violin, but he forgets about his other band members. Charlie has some hard time trying to cope with the fact that Daphne left. Bailey and Sarah go to a restaurant, where a robber attacks them and steals some money & Sarah's necklace. Sarah is afraid that the robber will return, so she's in constant danger. Julia decides to talk to Ned.
#14 - Naming Names
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1998
Julia and Griffin both lie to each other about romantic relationships. Charlie is happy to find out the gender of his baby, but Daphne doesn't want to know. Sarah is shocked to find out that her biological mother died in a plane crash. Claudia tries to lead a normal life at school despite her new friends' desire to rebel.
#15 - Driven to Extremes
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/1999
The battle for Owen's custody between Charlie and Bailey continues and it drives everyone else crazy. Meanwhile, Owen's learning disability grows. Maggie and Julia leave to go to the museum. Griffin kidnaps Julia, while Ned searches for her. Maggie confesses to him that she's not with her. Julia finally leaves Ned.
#16 - Fragile
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/1999
Charlie and Kirsten's relationship grows as he moves into her apartment. Sarah and Bailey move back to the Salinger house. Julia gets closer to her professor. Bailey tries to stay faithful to Sarah when he's around Lauren all the time. Claudia and Cody go on a concert and find out more about each other.
#17 - The Wish
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/1999
Claudia is celebrating her 16th birthday and her only wish is that the whole family is together. Julia and Griffin are trapped in an elevator in a blackout. They reunite. Paul talks to Charlie about Kirsten and tells him that she belongs to him. Sarah talks to Claudia about men. Claudia's wish comes true.
#18 - One Christmas to Go
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/1998
Ned does his best to keep Julia by himself during the holidays. Daphne's mother visits and Daphne realizes just how much she is like her mother - and that's why she has hard time taking care of her baby. Owen has a little fun of his own - stealing - and Bailey is there to teach him against it. Claudia wants to have just a normal Christmas with her family.
#19 - Rings of Saturn
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/1999
When Charlie can't take care of him, Bailey takes Owen on a camping trip and it turns out to be a total disaster. Kirsten and Paul talk about adopting a baby after Kirsten accepts to be a volunteer in a hospital. Daphne is still having hard time trying to take care of Diana. She goes to church after 15 years of absence and it makes her think about her life. Ned finds out that Maggie has a boyfriend. He convinces Julia to move into his room, but Maggie changes her mind. When Ned realizes it, he hits Julia.
#20 - Get Back
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/21/1999
Julia and Griffin are finally back together. Julia drives Claudia home from school and tells her the happy news. Bailey realizes that Owen is losing his heritage by living away from the Salinger house. Claudia realizes that she is in love with Griffin. She talks to Charlie about Kirsten and his plans. Kirsten tells him that she has been accepted on a overseas-program and she may be away for a long time.
#21 - Love and War
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/1998
Charlie has some hard time trying to be there for both Owen and Diana and has some sleep. Bailey fights with the opening of a new restaurant. Julia finds out just how bad Ned's relationship with his parents is. Meanwhile, Claudia wants to go home immediately.
#22 - Fillmore Street
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/1999
Griffin realizes that something bad happened between Julia and Ned. He tries to help, but it leads to nowhere. Charlie becomes a woman-magnet now that he is a single-father and doesn't know about it. Claudia tries to put the member of the band back together, so she tries to become friends with Cody. Kirsten feels that she's ready to adopt a baby, but Paul is reckless. Sarah tries to become friends with Albert, the guy that mugged her.
#23 - Stand by Me
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/1999
Griffin still feels that something is wrong in Julia and Ned's relationship, so she wants Justin to help Julia before it's too late. Charlie decides to find Daphne after reading her file. Kirsten and Paul decide to get separated. Ned convinces Justin that there's nothing wrong in his and Julia's relationship. Sarah trusts Albert and brings him to her apartment, but when she's absent, Albert steals Sarah's keys and Bailey's gun, which leads to a total disaster in the building. Cody and Claudia get closer.
#24 - Forgive and/or Forget
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1998
Owen is not too satisfied when all the attention goes to Daphne and Charlie's baby Diana. Daphne is worried about how will she do with the baby and she suspects that everything will go wrong. Claudia comforts Owen. Bailey moves out of Sarah's apartment when he feels that the strong line of love between them broke. Julie is worried about the consequences of her relationship with Ned. However, they make love.
#25 - I'll Show You Mine
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/1999
Claudia tries to slow down her new relationship with Cody. She's too afraid about moving way-too-fast. Julia moves closer to her writing professor and ends up kissing her, but she is the one that does not want to be played. Sarah and Bailey move even more away from each other. Charlie tries to talk to Kirsten, but learns that the easy way is not the way he has to go with Kirsten.