Party of Five, Season 3

Charlie:
I'm sorry, Claud. I shouldn't have yelled at you. But I don't get it. I don't get why you're so mad at him.

Claudia:
Because of what he did to us.

Charlie:
But what did he do to you, really? Because he didn't make Bailey drink. I know you think he did, but--

Claudia:
Yes, he did. He gave him his problem.

Charlie:
No, Claud. Even if he did get the alcoholism from him, Dad couldn't help that, any more than Mom could help giving you her music.

Claudia:
Maybe not, but…he could help what he did to her. He could help being a bad husband and a bad father.

Charlie:
He wasn't Claud. He quit drinking. He made himself better, and the guy he was after that, you loved him. You thought he was a great father.

Claudia:
I don't care. I don't think that anymore.

Charlie:
You know, I've made a lot of mistakes, too, stuff that's hurt this family, and I tell myself that you need to screw up before you can learn, you know? Maybe you've got to be a lousy person before you can be a good one. And Owen, I mean…what if someday, Owen looks at me the way you're looking at Dad? Because if he does, there's no reason he won't decide to hate me.

Claudia:
You're different, Charlie. The stuff you did, it's just not the same thing.

Charlie:
Yes, it is. It's exactly the same. He was a good father, Claud, and if he was still around, he'd be a good father now. [long silence] Claudia?

Claudia:
Is Bailey gonna be okay?

Charlie:
I hope so. But I don't know.