Pilot:
Aired Monday, September 12, 1994Pilot:
Aired Monday, September 12, 1994
Rating: 8.9
In the series opener, the five Salinger kids struggle to make ends meet following the deaths of their parents. Charlie uses family funds to make a risky invesment. Bailey has to find Owen a new nanny. Claudia wants to be a normal kid, and Julia excercises her freedom and gets hurt.
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#1 Homework: Aired Monday September 19,
1994
Rating: 6.9
Bailey tries to break the ice with Kirsten; Julia's on thin ice at school; and Claudia gets a cool reception from her siblings after embarking on a search for their long-lost grandfather.
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#2 Good Sports: Aired Monday September 26,
1994
Rating: 5.4
Wanting to be in with the "in" crowd, Julia offers the Salingers' as a party pad for her party-animal friends; Bailey stands by his principles and risks getting kicked off the football team; and Charlie's noble act backfires.
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#3 Worth Waiting For: Aired Monday October
3, 1994
Rating: 5.5
After seeing a school film on sexuality, Claudia has questions no one wants to answer, especially Julia--who has questions of her own. Meanwhile, things heat up between Kirsten and Charlie; and Bailey finds an interest outside of football.
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#4 All's
Fair: Aired Monday, October 10,
1994
Rating: 5.8
Charlie cheats on Kirsten when an old girlfriend surfaces; Bailey tires of being Kate's friend and tries to woo her away from her boyfriend; and Julia tries to look older to land a job, while Claudia, hoping to improve her chances in a violin competition, pretends she's younger.
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#5 Fathers and
Sons: Aired Monday, October
17, 1994
Rating: 5.6
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#6 Much Ado:
Aired Monday October 24,
1994
Rating: 5.7
The coming of a solar eclipse casts a shadow of gloom over Claudia's plans and foreshadows a family crisis; Charlie's cofession clouds Kirsten's hopes; and Julia can no longer keep under cover the secret of her job. Owen is rushed to the hospital.
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#7 Kiss me Kate: Aired Wednesday, November
2, 1994
Rating: 6.6
As Julia's priorities change, responsibility falls to Charlie, who's saddled with his own priorities. Meanwhile, Bailey pressures Kate to have sex; and Claudia lets a glowing newspaper review go to her head.
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#8 Something Out
of Nothing: Aired Monday,
November 7, 1994
Rating: 5.7
The Salingers welcome a houseguest, a freespirited friend of their mother's, who takes Julia under her wing and makes everybody feel special--particularly a vulnerable Bailey. Meanwhile, Claudia's dreams are dashed by Ross's confession that he is gay.
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#9 Thanksgiving: Aired Monday November 14,
1994
Rating: 6.2
The arrival of Thanksgiving brings back troubling memories for the Salinger kids, whose grief is compounded by news that the drunken driver who killed their parents has been parolled--and seeks forgiveness.
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#10 Private Lives: Aired Monday, November
21, 1994
Rating: 6.3
A social worker makes an unexpected visit--and Claudia's missing; Julia's job requires her to wear a revealing costume; and Charlie is doing another nighttime disappearing act.
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#11 Games
People Play: Aired Monday,
November 28, 1994
Rating: 6.8
Kate and Bailey go on a camping trip before she takes off for an east coast school. Julia lies about her age to date her boss. Artie tires of Claudia's attention-getting techniques. Kirsten deals with the fear of a serious illness, and learns that she cannot have children.
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#12 Grownups: Aired Monday, December 12,
1994
Rating: 5.9
Charlie takes a great leap of faith with Kirsten; Bailey meets Jill, a fun-loving coffee shop waitress, and passion takes over. Claudi feels unprepared for the internal and external changes confronting her; and Julia feels responsible for Morgan's desperate condition.
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#13 Not Fade Away: Aired Wednesday, January
4, 1995
Rating: 7.1
Kirsten moves into Charlie's room and gets the cold shoulder from Julia. Meanwhile, Julia finds an old journal of her mother's hinting of an affair with a musician colleague; Bailey takes risks to please Jill. Claudia considers converting to Judaism.
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#14 It's Not Easy Being Green: Aired
Wednesday, January 11, 1995
Rating: 6.4
Charlie questions Kirsten's relationship with her academic advisor (Mark Moses); Bailey's relationship with best-friend Will takes a back seat to Jill; Julia's timing is off as she tries to rev up a relationship with Justin in driver's-ed class, but learns he's dating her friend Libby; and envy wrecks Claudia's relationship with Artie when she steals his starring role in "Oliver!"
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#15 Aftershocks: Aired Wednesday, January
18, 1995
Rating: 7.3
An earthquake leaves Claudia trembling and Jill babbling, but Charlie suspects Jill's odd behavior points to a drug problem. Elsewhere, Julia's relationship with Justin shakes the foundation of her friendship with Libby; and Kirsten's loan becomes a burden to Charlie.
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#16 In Loco Parentis: Aired Wednesday,
February 1, 1995
Rating:7.4
Bailey attempts to help Jill by going to her mother, but Jill resents his interference. Julia alienates Justin by befriending his mother. Claudia hatches a plan when Artie complains of discord at home. And Charlie's efforts to bond with Owen pay off.
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#17 Who Cares: Aired Wednesday, February
15, 1995
Rating:6.5
Everyone is too busy to celebrate Claudia's 12th birthday as Bailey makes an urgent trip to L.A. in search of Jill; business picks up for Charlie; and Julia commits to an unrealistic songwriting deadline with pal Danny, who is HIV positive, and trying to make his mark on the world before it's too late.
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#18 Brothers
Keeper: Aired Wednesday,
February 22, 1995
Rating: 5.9
Charlie gets a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity which would mean moving the family to Seattle. But his siblings say Hell no, we won't go. Bailey, who's unable to grasp logarithms, is reluctantly thrown together with Julia in a 10th-grade math class. Ross urges Claudia to move on to a more advanced violin teacher.
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#19 The Trouble with Charlie: Aired
Wednesday, March 1, 1995
Rating: 6.0
Kate surprises Bailey with a return visit, as does Jill--and both want to continue where they left off with him; Charlie gets no respect when he grounds Claudia and nixes a raise for Bill; and Julia takes dramatic license in her writing, which wins her a prestigious award but humiliates her siblings.
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#20 All-Nighters: Aired Wednesday, March 8,
1995
Rating: 6.0
As Charlie prepares to leave the nest, he discovers that he's needed more than ever at home; Jill puts her foot down when Bailey interferes as she takes charge of a school dance marathon; and Julia is in no rush to have sex with Justin.
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#21 The Ides of March: Aired Wednesday,
March 15, 1995
Rating: 8.0
Jill dies from a cocaine overdose, and Bailey refuses to face the tragedy. Meanwhile, Jill's brother Griffin rejects Julia's kind gestures. Ross encounters roadblocks in his efforts to adopt a child. Charlie and Kirsten get engaged.
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