Poor Substitutes (17 Jan. 1996)

After bumping into a woman who might be Sara's birth mother, she wonders whether to look her up. Bailey does, but is told she's not in the least maternal, so he pretends the name Robin ... See full summary »

Director:

Davis Guggenheim

Writers:

Christopher Keyser (creator), Christopher Keyser,

Stars:

Scott Wolf, Matthew Fox, Neve Campbell

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Wolf	...	Bailey Salinger
Matthew Fox	...	Charlie Salinger
Neve Campbell	...	Julia Salinger
Lacey Chabert	...	Claudia Salinger
Paula Devicq	...	Kirsten Bennett
Scott Grimes	...	Will McCorkle
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Sarah Reeves
Michael A. Goorjian	...	Justin Thompson (as Michael Goorjian)
Patricia Heaton	...	Robin Merrin
Poppy Montgomery	...	Allison
Alyson Reed	...	Mrs. Reeves
Marietta DePrima	...	Nursery School Teacher (as Marietta de Prima)
Douglas Sills	...	Michael
Billy Burke	...	Gil
Alison Martin	...	Woman

Storyline

After bumping into a woman who might be Sara's birth mother, she wonders whether to look her up. Bailey does, but is told she's not in the least maternal, so he pretends the name Robin Merrin was adopted later. Charlie realizes Kirsten neglected to get Owen enrolled in a good pre-school, which is urgent now Bill can't help out whole days any more. His last chance depends on a rule children must be potty trained, and Charlie simply can't pull that off. Justin sort of expected Julia to be jealous when his parents accept to host his English friend Allison 'Allie', but the girls soon hook up against him. Julia however turns hostile when Allie admits a lesbian interest in her and shamelessly betrays her secret. Kirsten is far from amused by Claudia's impertinent tricks to lure her to the salinger house even after meeting her new date Michael and his daughter about her age.

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Plot Keywords:

loyalty | father figure | homosexual | boy | brother brother relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 1996 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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