Party of Five (TV Series)

Change Partners... and Dance (1995)

Lacey Chabert: Claudia Salinger

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  [the family is in the ice skating rink, Claudia and Charlie are talking about the restaurant] 

  Claudia Salinger : A what night?

  Charlie Salinger : A lounge night. Kind of a '50s thing.

  [he almost slips on ice] 

  Charlie Salinger : Whoa...

  Claudia Salinger : Oh, I got you.

  Charlie Salinger : Okay. Anyway, it'll bring a new crowd into Salinger's. You know, the whole lounge thing is very hip.

  Claudia Salinger : If you say so. Hey, look at her.

  [they see Kirsten doing figure skating on ice] 

  Charlie Salinger : What a woman, huh?

  Claudia Salinger : If I were you, I'd marry her.

  [to Kirsten] 

  Claudia Salinger : Hey, Kirsten, teach me how to do that.

• [the family is in the skating rink, Bailey is skating with Sarah, Julia talks to Griffin who is outside] 

  Sarah Reeves : Help!

  [squeals] 

  Sarah Reeves : Hey, Bailey! Bailey, slow down. Slow down.

  [they pass near Julia] 

  Sarah Reeves : Julia, make him stop!

  Julia Salinger : [to Griffin]  No warning? You just walked in, and he fired you. Well, did he at least give you a reason?

  Griffin Holbrook : Something about my attitude. He expects me to treat every customer like they're my best friend or something. I don't know. Who cares?

  Julia Salinger : Well, maybe if you apologized

  Griffin Holbrook : To him? Forget it. He should be apologizing to me. So you wanna blow this place, or what?

  [suddenly, Kirsten takes Julia's hand, while skating along Charlie, Sarah and Bailey] 

  Julia Salinger : Oh, my God!

  [she squeals and the family laughs] 

  Claudia Salinger : Pick me up!

  [Julia takes Claudia's hand but after a while inadvertently lets her go] 

  Julia Salinger : Claudia!

  [she crashes with her arms against the wall] 

• [Julia, Claudia and Kirsten are sitting on a table and while the band keeps playing, Charlie approaches them] 

  Charlie Salinger : This band cost me 500 bucks. Someone's gotta dance to it.

  Claudia Salinger : I'm not in the mood.

  Kirsten Bennett : In the mood, but are you sure?

  [he nods and takes her hand, Julia smiles and watches them dance while the band starts playing Jumping Jack] 

  Kirsten Bennett : I'm feeling a little "Don't you dare try and tell me I can't dance, you so-and-so," aren't I?

  Charlie Salinger : Yeah, well, I decided to make a few changes in my life. Ever since I had my cereal read.

  Kirsten Bennett : Your what?

  Charlie Salinger : My breakfast cereal. It's the new wave in fortunetelling, you know, reading the gooshy gunk at the bottom of your cereal bowl.

  Kirsten Bennett : I hadn't heard.

  Charlie Salinger : Yeah. Very scientific. I got some clear images. One of good ol' Rob sitting there in his athleisure wear with his beer gut pressing the remote control.

  [she laughs] 

  Kirsten Bennett : [chuckles]  Ewww... .

  Charlie Salinger : I know, I'm so sorry.

  [both laugh] 

  Charlie Salinger : And then I saw another image, this one at the wedding. You look beautiful. I look not half-bad too. Everyone around is watching us dance and they're saying "Look at them. They're perfect together. I bet they live happily ever after."

  Kirsten Bennett : I thought you didn't believe in all that mumbo jumbo.

  Charlie Salinger : Gotta believe in something, right?

  Kirsten Bennett : Right.

  Charlie Salinger : Try a spin?

  [he tries but accidentally his arm collide with her head] 

  Charlie Salinger : Jesus! I'm sorry!

  [both laugh] 

  Bailey Salinger : [to Claudia]  You wanna dance?

  Claudia Salinger : I'm not in the mood.

  Bailey Salinger : You know what? Neither am I.

  [he takes her hand and they start dancing, while Charlie and Kirsten keep dancing next to them, laughing and smiling]