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| File:Party of Five.jpgScott Wolf, Paula Devicq, Matthew Fox, Neve Campbell, Lacey Chabert, Jacob Smith | |
| Created by | Christopher Keyser Amy Lippman |
| Starring | Scott Wolf Neve Campbell Matthew Fox Lacey Chabert Scott Grimes Paula Devicq Jennifer Love Hewitt Jeremy London Jennifer Aspen |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 142 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | FOX |
| Release | September 12, 1994 – May 3, 2000 |
Party of Five was an American television series that aired for the first time on September 12, 1994 and ended on May 3, 2000 after six seasons.
The show, a drama aimed at the teenage market and set in San Francisco, centered on five siblings who grow up orphans after their parents were killed by a drunk driver in a road accident. Before becoming a hit, it dodged cancellation due to disappointing ratings for the early episodes.
The general guideline was to approach the hardships that an average citizen could face in Western society (in this case, the average U.S. middle-class). The Salingers were not really average, however, since the show had them face arguably every single difficulty possible. Over the show's six-year run, the family had to deal with a variety of themes such as alcoholism, domestic violence, date rape, gambling problems, cancer in the form of Hodgkin's Disease, and post-traumatic stress.
Several of the key cast members, including Jennifer Love Hewitt and Neve Campbell, went on to carve out careers in Hollywood during and after the series. Matthew Fox went on to star in the 2004 ABC primetime hit drama Lost, while Scott Wolf would go on to co-star in Everwood on the WB
The show was produced by Columbia Pictures Television, High Productions and Keyser/Lippman Productions and distributed by Columbia TriStar Domestic Television and the Fox Network, which aired the show in the U.S. Reruns of the show are distributed by Sony Pictures Television.
The show was also followed by a spinoff titled Time Of Your Life.
The first season, consisting of 22 episodes, was released in May 2004 on Region 1 DVD from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
The Cast
- Neve Campbell played Julia Salinger.
- Lacey Chabert played Claudia Salinger.
- Matthew Fox played Charlie Salinger.
- Scott Wolf played Bailey Salinger.
- Jennifer Love Hewitt played Sarah Reeves.
- This character was also the center of a spin-off drama called Time of Your Life on the Fox Network, which also starred Jennifer Garner. The show was cancelled after just one season.
- Paula Devicq played Kirsten Bennett Thomas.
- Jeremy London played Griffin Chase Holbrook.
- Scott Grimes played Will McCorkle.
- Jennifer Aspen played Daphne Jablonski.
- The role of the youngest, Owen Salinger, was recast no less than three times, as the character grew. He was played by Alexander and Zachary Ahnert as an infant, Andrew and Stephen Cavarno as a preschooler, and Jacob Smith until the end of the show.
Kate Hudson appeared in a 1996 episode called Spring Breaks, four years before she got naked in the Cameron Crowe film Almost Famous. She looked a little chunky in this episode.
See also
References
- 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.