Charles in Charge

Name: Charles in Charge
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1984-10-03
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Nicole Eggert, Josie Davis, Alexander Polinsky

ENDED5 Seasons126 Episodes★ 6.1

Charles in Charge is a comedy series on CBS that ran from 1984 to 1990, ending after 5 seasons and 126 episodes.

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NetworkCBS

First AiredOct 3, 1984

Last AiredNov 10, 1990

GenreComedy

Runtime30 min

Created ByMichael Jacobs

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionUniversal Television, Al Burton Productions, Scholastic Productions

Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, works as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board.

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Cast

Scott Baio

Charles

Willie Aames

Buddy Lembeck

Nicole Eggert

Jamie Powell

Josie Davis

Sarah Powell

Alexander Polinsky

Adam Powell

Ellen Travolta

Lillian

James T. Callahan

Walter Powell

Seasons & Episodes5 seasons · 126 episodes

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E1Summer Together, Fall Apart

Dec 30, 198930m

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

E2Get Thee to a Nuttery

Jan 6, 199030m

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

E3Three Dates & a Walnut

Jan 13, 199030m

Walter makes plans with three women on the same night.

E4Out with the in Crowd

Jan 20, 199030m

Jamie tries to join an exclusive group of girls.

E5There's a Girl in My Ficus

Jan 27, 199030m

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

E6Judge Not Lest Ye Beheaded

Feb 3, 199030m

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

E7Baby Bummer

Feb 10, 199030m

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

E8Paper Covers Rock

Feb 17, 199030m

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

E9Child Hoods

Feb 24, 199030m

Charles' old friends come to visit.

E10Advice and Contempt

Mar 3, 199030m

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

E11Daffy Doc

Apr 28, 199030m

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

E12Buddy Flips a Disc

May 5, 199030m

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

E13Brain Man

May 12, 199030m

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

E14Don't Rock the Vote

May 19, 199030m

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.

E15Let's Quake a Deal

May 26, 199030m

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

E16Up Your IQ

Jun 2, 199030m

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

E17All That Chaz

Jun 9, 199030m

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

E18Frankie and Mommy

Aug 25, 199030m

Lillian sees an old boyfriend.

E19Lost Resort

Sep 1, 199030m

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

E20Dead Puck Society

Sep 8, 199030m

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

E21La Cage Aux Fools

Sep 15, 199030m

Charles and Buddy protest animal testing at their college.

E22Teacher's Pest

Sep 22, 199030m

Walter takes a history class that Charles teaches.

E23Almost Family

Oct 20, 199030m

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

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E24Seeing Is Believing

Oct 27, 199030m

Charles gets trapped in an elevator with a blind woman.

E25Fair Exchange

Nov 3, 199030m

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.)

E26Charles Be DeMille

Nov 10, 199030m

Sarah puts on a show to raise money, and Charles directs while preparing for an interview to get into Princeton.

About Charles in Charge

Charles in Charge is a comedy series on CBS. The show first aired on Oct 3, 1984 and currently has 5 seasons and 126 episodes. Charles in Charge has ended. It has a rating of 6.1/10 based on 75 votes. The cast includes Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Nicole Eggert, Josie Davis, Alexander Polinsky. Created by Michael Jacobs.