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15 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Party Of Five

Party of Five could’ve been a zany teen comedy.

15 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Party Of Five

May 06, 2021

Party of Five broke ground with the difficult subjects it tackled during its run. As silly as it might sound, Fox originally wanted the show about orphaned kids living on their own to be fun and zany.

Today we’ll take a look at that and 14 other behind-the-scenes stories from the show:

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS CRACKED.COM IT WAS MEANT TO BE A BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 REPLACEMENT. pacty OF five Creators Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman unsuccessfully pitched several shows to Fox before they were offered Party of Five. Fox originally wanted the show to be a zany 90210 replacement about orphaned teens living on — Vulture

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS CRACKED.COM NEVE CAMPBELL DID THE PILOT FOR A GREEN CARD. party of five Campbell, who is originally from Canada, says she mainly did the pilot in hopes of obtaining a green card so she could pursue a dancing career in the US. She ended up getting a work — Vulture

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS CHARLIE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY. party of five Creators Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman say they initially planned on making the oldest sibling a female. Fox executives shut the idea down because no one would accept that.' — Vulture

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS SARAH WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE IN A HANDFUL OF EPISODES. party of five Jennifer Love Hewitt says she was originally supposed to be in only nine episodes of the show. Due to her popularity, this was eventually expanded into 13 episodes, before she finally became a series — The Cabin

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JERRY O'CONNELL COULD'VE PLAYED BAILEY SALINGER. party of five O'Connell says that despite the significant interest there was for him to play the role, he decided to drop out of the audition process SO he could screen test for Quinn Mallory in Sliders. — Yahoo!

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS CRACKED.COM THERE WAS AN UNSUCCESSFUL SPIN-OFF. party of five Time of Your Life, a spin-off centering around Jennifer Love Hewitt's character, premier in 1999. It was canceled after airing only 12 episodes due to low ratings. — A.V. Club

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS IT WAS INFLUENCED BY TWO CLASSIC SHOWS. thirtysomething The WONDER YEARS party bE flive: Creator Amy Lippman says that the show's storytelling was influenced by shows like The Wonder Years and thirtysomething. The idea was to flip the standard expectations about a family of orphans on its head. — The Los Angeles Times

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS CRACKED.COM THE SALINGERS WERE ALMOST EVEN WORSE OFF. party of five According to the show's creators, the Salinger family was much poorer in the original pilot. Fox executives made them change the family's finances to something that wouldn't freak OUT audiences. — Vulture

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS THERE WERE PLANS FOR SEASON SEVEN. party of five With the departures of Neve Campbell and Scott Wolf, the producers were planning on restructuring the show around Matthew Fox's character and his new family. The network, however, decided to pull the plug and end the show. — The Los Angeles Times

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS CRACKED.COM JAMES MARDSEN LEFT THE SHOW. party five of Mardsen, who played Griffin in the first season, says he decided to sign on to do another show because there was uncertainty if Party of Five would get another season. The show ended up getting renewed and he was replaced — Fox News

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS LACEY CHABERT'S FIRST KISS WAS ON THE SHOW. party of five It was particularly embarrassing having everyone watch me kiss a boy when I had never kissed a boy before in real life, Chabert said about her first-ever kiss happening on-screen. — Vulture

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS KATE HUDSON MADE HER ACTING DEBUT ON THE SHOW. party of five A 17-year-old Hudson made her very first screen appearance as Cory in season two episode 21. — IMDb

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS CRACKED.COM JULIA WAS SUPPOSED TO GET AN ABORTION. party of five Creator Amy Lippman says that Julia was originally supposed to get an abortion in season two. Fox executives thought the storyline was too controversial so they forced them to change it to a miscariage. — Vulture

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS THE SHOW WAS ALMOST CANCELED SEVERAL TIMES. party of five The show's creators say they were often in utter disbelief over how low the ratings were. Thankfully, strong critical reception and a couple of rewards saved the show from several cancelations. — Vulture

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS THE ICONIC INTERVENTION EPISODE WAS ALMOST VERY DIFFERENT. party of five Creator Chris Keyser based season three's The Intervention on his own experience of doing an intervention on one of his friends. The episode was originally going to deal with a friend of Bailey's going through addiction problems — thrillist

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