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.
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| "Party of Five" explores the lives of the Salingers, five brothers and sisters determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents. The one-hour drama focuses on the way the fami... | |
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