History Series / PartyOfFive

* BellyDancer: In Season 6's "Wrestling Demons" episode, Julia and Isabelle attend a costume party where Isabelle dresses up as a belly dancer. Isabelle attempts to use the costume to help her flirt with Evan, a book editor that Julia quickly gets feelings for.

''Party of Five'' is a American {{teen drama}} TV series that aired on Creator/{{FOX}} from September 1994 to May 2000.

Despite the show debuting to critical praise, its first and second seasons drew low ratings, leaving its fate in question. However, after winning the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobe for Best Television Series -- Drama in 1995, the show received a boost in popularity and ratings for the majority of the rest of its duration. Notable co-stars included Creator/ScottGrimes and Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt, the latter in her [[StarMakingRole breakout role]] as Bailey's on-off girlfriend Sarah. Hewitt's character was also the center of a SpinOff series titled ''Time of Your Life'' that was ultimately cancelled after one season.

A [[Series/PartyOfFive2020 reboot of the series]] was ordered in 2018, and began airing in January 2020. This series centers around a Latino family, and [[SettingUpdate changes the premise]] so that the children's parents [[RippedFromTheHeadlines have been deported to Mexico]] instead of killed. In April 2020, the series was cancelled after one season.

* {{Stripperiffic}}/ SexSells/ FanServicePack: In-universe. The new manager at the bar Julia works at changes the uniforms to be even skimpier - more like Xena's costume. The fun starts when Julia arrives home from work (still wearing the outfit) to find their social worker there.

* TeensAreShort: At the height of 5'1 (at that time), Lacey Chabert was shorter than all of the adult cast members. Neve Campbell was 5'7 and Scott Wolf was 5'8. Though in a subversion of this trope, a plot point in the first season is Julia being able to pass for an adult with a fake ID.

* BreakoutCharacter: Sarah Reeves, Jennifer Love Hewitt's character, was enough of one to get her own spinoff show.

* Bailey (Creator/ScottWolf), a 16-year-old with a rebellious past who now serves as a responsible TeamMom-like caretaker (at least for the first few seasons)

Despite the show debuting to critical praise, its first and second seasons drew low ratings, leaving its fate in question. However, after winning the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobe for Best Television Series -- Drama in 1995, the show received a boost in popularity and ratings for the majority of the rest of its duration. Notable co-stars included Creator/ScottGrimes and and Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt, the latter in her [[StarMakingRole breakout role]] as Bailey's on-off girlfriend Sarah. Hewitt's character was also the center of a SpinOff series titled ''Time of Your Life'' that was ultimately cancelled after one season.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: Charlie and Kirsten. They split up and get back together three times over the course of three seasons. Things level off for a bit before [[spoiler: TheyDo for good]] in season 5.

* RelationshipUpgrade: Julia and Justin. [[spoiler: They still remain on good terms after a break-up and TheyDo by the end of the series]].

%% * FiveManBand: TheHero: Charlie
%% ** TheLancer: Bailey
%% ** TeamMom: Julia.
%% ** TheHeart: Claudia
%% ** TagalongKid: Owen

After the first season had a poor run with audiences yet a favorable reception with critics, it was UnCancelled due to the protests a small pool of loyal fans. Notable co-stars included Creator/ScottGrimes and and Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt, the latter in her [[StarMakingRole breakout role]] as Bailey's on-off girlfriend Sarah.

It generated the unsuccessful SpinOff ''Time of Your Life''. In 2018, a [[Series/PartyOfFive2020 reboot of the series]] was ordered; it began airing in January 2020. In this series the children's parents are not dead, but [[SettingUpdate have]] [[RippedFromTheHeadlines been]] [[TheIllegal deported]].

** In the third episode, straight-A student and bookworm Julia convinces her friend to start going to parties during the week. The friend eventually has enough and [[BrotherChuck disappears from the show]] but Julia keeps on with this new lifestyle and her grades start slipping. Her brothers try to convince her to go back to her goodie-two-shoes persona but she eventually finds a balance.

* BrotherChuck: Nina, Julia's friend from the first season. She makes one appearance in season 2, and is only given a few brief mentions before disappearing completely in season 3.

%% ** TheChick: Julia.

''Party of Five'' is a {{teen drama}} that aired on Creator/{{FOX}} from September 1994 to May 2000.

The main plot focuses on the five kids of the Salinger family who have been orphaned after their parents are killed in a car accident. Charlie (Creator/MatthewFox), an irresponsible 24-year-old worker of odd jobs has to step up and be the new man of the house. The second oldest is Bailey (Creator/ScottWolf), a 16-year-old responsible team mom (at least for the first few seasons). 15-year old Julia (Creator/NeveCampbell) is sensitive, and 11-year-old Claudia (Creator/LaceyChabert) is a child prodigy. The fifth is Owen, barely a year old. During the series, they deal with issues like alcoholism, cancer, abuse, and death.

After the first season had a poor run with audiences yet a favorable reception with critics, it was UnCancelled due to the protests a small pool of loyal fans. The series produced another breakout star in Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt, who played Bailey's sometime girlfriend Sarah.