Party of Five · Season 1, Episode 1
“Pilot” · Season 1, Episode 1
In this episode: Bailey Salinger (7), Charlie Salinger (4), Claudia Salinger (3), Julia Salinger (2)
Do you ever think about them Bailey?
Yeah, of course I do.
Well why don't we ever talk about them. I mean why don't we ever talk about it?
I don't know maybe we feel like we have to put on this brave face for Claud and Owen. But maybe that's stupid. Maybe we should talk about it. Maybe it would help.
Sometimes I wonder if these feelings are ever gonna go away.
I don't know, I hope someday they will.
[to Owen] Listen just to keep you up to date, and don't take this the wrong way, but I'm going crazy here. So unless I come up with some kind of nanny soon, I'm gonna have to sell you off to white slave traders. Now I know that's not how you pictured yourself growing up, but hey welcome to the club. Sleep well.
[to Charlie] We'll give up whatever we have to to get by and we'll let everyone think you're this great guy just trying to hold his family together, who's like a father to us, even if we know it's a lie.
Julia get down here now, family meeting. Me and Doug and a friend of his were gonna by into this co-op. We were gonna fix it up and sell it. The whole thing was gonna take a month tops. We would have doubled our money no questions asked. Except the guy took the money and split.
How much money did you lose, Charlie?
12 [long pause] thousand.
Of your own money right?
So much for your lectures on responsibility. Is this why you wanted control of all the accounts so you could blow it all yourself?
[Bailey discovers that the phone was turned off]
Why didn't you pay the phone bill?
Why didn't I pay the phone bill? Why didn't I pay the phone bill??
This wouldn't have happened if Mom and Dad were here. Why aren't they here?
You can't tell me what to do.
Oh yes I can, read the guardianship agreement.
Oh, would you shut up about that already, Charlie? A piece of paper does NOT make you a parent.
Lights out time, Claud. Come on
We never go to be this early. Bailey?
Starting tonight.
Forget it. You can't tell me what to do.
Oh yes I can, read the guardianship agreement.
Oh, would you shut up about that already, Charlie? A piece of paper does NOT make you a parent.
Hey, you know what? I am really sick of hearing that from you, Bailey. If you've got a problem with this agreement, fine. It doesn't have to be this way. You guys just won't be able to stay together. No one will be in charge, and they'll come in here and split you guys up. I'm responsible for this family and I'm gonna take that responsibility seriously.
Oh, give me a break, Charlie! You're the one who lost the money, not me! You wanna help us? We don't need your rules, okay? Why don't you go get a job?
I am getting a job.
What?
I've got carpentry stuff in the wings.
You know you've always got something in the "wings", Charlie. I saw the jobs you circled in the paper. "Construction foreman", "master carpenter". You're not looking for a job, you're looking for a career. We need money now. If you wanna help us, go get a job. [to Claudia] It's late, Claud. You should probably get to bed.
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