Charles in Charge

1984
Charles in Charge

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Summer Together, Fall Apart Dec 30, 1989

After complaints from the family, Charles tells the children there are no more rules in the house.

EP2 Get Thee to a Nuttery Jan 06, 1990

Buddy decides to become a priest after a near-death experience.

EP3 Three Dates & a Walnut Jan 13, 1990

Walter makes plans with three women on the same night.

EP4 Out with the in Crowd Jan 20, 1990

Jamie tries to join an exclusive group of girls.

EP5 There's a Girl in My Ficus Jan 27, 1990

Charles' girlfriend Jennifer (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen) tells a lie about Buddy in order to get rid of him.

EP6 Judge Not Lest Ye Beheaded Feb 03, 1990

Charles is the judge of a beauty pageant where Jamie, Sarah, and both of Charles' girlfriends are contestants.

EP7 Baby Bummer Feb 10, 1990

Buddy offers to help out Adam with babysitting, but he ends up forgetting the little girl at the diner.

EP8 Paper Covers Rock Feb 17, 1990

A tabloid shows pictures of Charles with a rock star (Samantha Fox), and everyone thinks they're in a relationship.

EP9 Child Hoods Feb 24, 1990

Charles' old friends come to visit.

EP10 Advice and Contempt Mar 03, 1990

Jamie gets upset when she thinks Charles is trying to make her boyfriend stop seeing her.

EP11 Daffy Doc Apr 28, 1990

Buddy enters a mental hospital to do research, but they make him a patient.

EP12 Buddy Flips a Disc May 05, 1990

Buddy wins a contest to be a disc jockey for a day at the diner.

EP13 Brain Man May 12, 1990

Buddy gets tested for ESP and starts to predict the future.

EP14 Don't Rock the Vote May 19, 1990

Jamie and Sarah run for class president against each other. Buddy and Charles start fighting again which leads to a food fight erupting in the diner.

EP15 Let's Quake a Deal May 26, 1990

Charles invents a device that will help people prepare for earthquakes.

EP16 Up Your IQ Jun 02, 1990

When a boy thinks Jamie is shallow, she talks to Charles' intelligent girlfriend.

EP17 All That Chaz Jun 09, 1990

An accidental bump on the head turns Charles into Chaz again.

EP18 Frankie and Mommy Aug 25, 1990

Lillian sees an old boyfriend.

EP19 Lost Resort Sep 01, 1990

Charles works at a hotel in Hawaii with Buddy's cousin. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)

EP20 Dead Puck Society Sep 08, 1990

Charles is the substitute teacher in Sarah's class, and Sarah's partner lets her do all the work on an assignment

EP21 La Cage Aux Fools Sep 15, 1990

Charles and Buddy protest animal testing at their college.

EP22 Teacher's Pest Sep 22, 1990

Walter takes a history class that Charles teaches.

EP23 Almost Family Oct 20, 1990

Charles visits his aunt Sally at her car wash. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)

EP24 Seeing Is Believing Oct 27, 1990

Charles gets trapped in an elevator with a blind woman.

EP25 Fair Exchange Nov 03, 1990

Sarah visits her relatives in Albuquerque and a foreign exchange student that is living with them. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)

EP26 Charles Be DeMille Nov 10, 1990

Sarah puts on a show to raise money, and Charles directs while preparing for an interview to get into Princeton.
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Released: 03 October 1984 Ended
Producted By: Scholastic Productions
Country: United States of America
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Synopsis

Charles in Charge is an American sitcom series starring Scott Baio as Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who worked as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board. Baio directed many episodes of the show, and was credited with his full name, Scott Vincent Baio. It was first broadcast on CBS from October 3, 1984 to April 3, 1985, when it was cancelled due to a struggle in the Nielsen ratings. It then had a more successful first-run syndication run from January 3, 1987 to November 10, 1990, as 126 original episodes were aired in total. The show was produced by Al Burton Productions and Scholastic Productions in association with Universal Television, and distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution and New Line Cinema Corporation.

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Syl I hate to say this but I preferred the first family, the Pembrokes to the Powells, but beggars can't be choosers. I remember when the show first aired on CBS television. Again after a year, the show had a large following but there was not enough room in the prime time schedule for an average sitcom in the age of Cosby Show's success. If you think about, Charles In Charge paralleled Mama's Family on NBC which attracted probably not the kind of audience that the network wanted for their demographics. Like Charles in Charge, Mama's Family was cancelled after 2 seasons. It resurfaced over a year later on Saturday evening television in something called syndication. The same for Charles in Charge, there was the audience for the comedy. Unlike Mama's Family, Charles in Charge replaced an entire family. The Powells were prettier than the Pembrokes but I liked the first family better. Sandra Kerns who played Mrs. Powell disappeared even though her name and face were in the credits, she left sometime during the production to raise her own family sadly. We never caught much of her again. It was more about Skippy, Charles, and the new kids. So I still watched the episodes but I thought the show got weaker with Ellen Travolta playing Charles' mother. James Callahan's role as the grandfather got bigger as well.
mariazipetphilange This show is really boring! I would rather die than watch it again. I hope that you don't watch it either. Charles in Charge has no story line and it has no plots at all this show makes me hate Scot Baio! I'm surprised it lasted more than a month let alone 6 years! I'm surprised that Nick @ Nite is so pathetic that they would even have this show on at 4:30 at night! Instead they should have Three's Company a better funnier show everyone can agree is great and not pathetic and moronic like Charles in Charge. I'm still trying to get that image of a bad comedy out of my head! I hope that the one person that likes this show is in a mental institution because they must be crazy! It annoys me to see such airtime on TV go to waste because some guy was on Happy Days and wants his own show. It is outrageous! It wasn't even his show! Happy Days wasn't about Scot Baio it was about Harry Winkler and Ron Howard those were the main characters. Its people like Scot Baio that destroy peace in this world. HE'S NOT A STAR!
yonko I am a child of the 80s and I grew up watching Charles in Charge. I never really liked it then but for some reason I watched it. I guess I watched it to drool over Jami Powell. So right now it's 4:30 am and I am watching it on Nick @ Nite. Thank god it's only on at 4:30.Charles in Charge is soooooo moronic, predictable, and stupid. I think the script was written by 5th grade special ed students. And Buddy Lembeck has to be one of the most irritating characters to ever be on television. If you can't sleep just turn on Nick @ Nite watch Charles in Charge. It will bore you to death.
Jeremy Arnold "Charles In Charge" has to be one of my all-time favorite TV shows. Scott Baio and Willie Aames were the ultimate team. These two guys had an obvious chemistry together, and their close friendship off screen shined in their performances on the show.Nicole Eggert was the first girl I EVER had a "crush" on, in TV land or reality! That "crush" has never gone away either. Nicole was adorable on "Charles In Charge." She was absolutely GORGEOUS. Her smile, eyes, voice, and all-around personality made me fall in love with her from the start. She was an incredibly talented young actress. No other individual could've even come close to portraying the character "Jamie Powell" like Nicole so perfectly did.Sarah, Adam, Aunt Lilian, Mrs. Powell, Grandpa Walter, and all the rest were great also. I really enjoyed the Pembroke family episodes (84-85) too, but the Powell family brought the show its greatest success and magic. Let's not forget about the extremely catchy theme song. It RULED!I would do anything to hear of a "Charles In Charge Reunion" in the works. I truly miss this great show, but luckily, WGN still airs re-runs on Sunday mornings. I will complain, though, that "Charles In Charge" belongs on television DAILY, and not merely once a week. That's not enough to please its devoted fans like me. You need 5 stars for this wonderful 80's family show? I'll give you 10!!!