
Charles in Charge
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.
Charles in Charge
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.
Charles in Charge
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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Episode 1: Pilot
Jill and Stan Pembroke are a working couple whose uncertain schedules propel them into hiring a nine...

Episode 2: Extracurricular Activity
Charles is put in the awkward position of helping and encouraging Lila, Jason and Douglas to seek ou...

Episode 3: Another Saturday Night
Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke are spending the evening out, and Charles is baby-sitting. He is busy preparin...

Episode 4: War
The Wilson's would like to hire a young lady to take care of their children. Mrs. Pembroke suggests...

Episode 5: Cousin Elliott
Cousin Elliot shows up at the Pembroke house. His ideas on how to deal with children do not coincide...

Episode 6: Slumber Party
Charles and Gwendolyn had a fight over something rather trivial, and he feels he doesn't want to dea...

Episode 7: Discipline
Stan comes home expecting Jill to be ready to go to the Vice President's reception, but home has tur...

Episode 8: Trick or Treat
Diana Marks is a classy lady, and she has agreed to go on a Halloween date with Buddy.

Episode 9: A Date with Enid
Charles has his hands full. It is pouring rain outside and everyone in the Pembroke household is con...

Episode 10: Friends And Lovers
Charles and Gwendolyn decide that college itself puts enough pressure on them, so they give themselv...

Episode 11: Home for the Holidays
It is Christmastime and Grandma Irene, Stan's mother, is expected for her yearly three-week-stay wit...

Episode 12: Accidental Puppy
Jason and Douglas come in the back door carrying a dog, and they are blaming each other for 'killing...

Episode 13: The Commotion
Charles is pushed for time, and he has to meet a deadline for his school paper. His scholarship depe...

Episode 14: Mr. President
Charles can't find anything wrong with having a little fun in college, but Gwendolyn has a different...

Episode 15: Jill's Decision
Charles has a million things to do before he meets Michelle Harris for coffee at the Lamplight.

Episode 16: Pressure from Grandma
Charles is in charge of the Pembroke children when their parents are off on a week's vacation in Jam...

Episode 17: Snowed In
Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke went to the movies, and an incredible blizzard hits the city, leaving them una...

Episode 18: Charles 'R' Us
No matter how hard Charles and Buddy try, between them, they do not have enough cash to even think a...

Episode 19: Charles' Spring Break (A.K.A.: The Last Resort)
Charles, and his friends, save and scrape together as much money as they possibly can to spend a few...

Episode 20: The Wrong Guy
Charles and Buddy are excited about their very first bachelor party.

Episode 21: Mr. Brilliant
Jill gives Charles two tickets for a Knicks' game. Charles is so excited, he thinks of a way to do s...

Episode 22: Meet Grandpa
Charles and Buddy are trying very hard to find themselves summer jobs and are ecstatic when their ap...

Episode 1: Amityville
Charles returns from a two-week camping trip with his friend, Buddy, to discover a whole new househo...

Episode 2: The Naked Truth
Charles meets a new girl, Rebecca Stansbury on campus, who happens to be an art student.

Episode 3: Feud for Thought
Charles is a fireman putting out fires all over the Powell household.

Episode 4: The Egg and Us
Jamie and Sarah Powell have a school-project that involves raising eggs as children. Real eggs, not...

Episode 5: The Loan Arranger
Boys who are studying important things for their future, often end up studying less important things...

Episode 6: American Teen
Charles is nervous about asking out a wonderful young lady named Louise.

Episode 7: Buddy Comes to Dinner
Buddy comes for dinner, wrenches his ankles, and has to stay in Charles' room for a few days.

Episode 8: A Fox in the Henhouse
Lieutenant Matty Whiteford comes to keep Ellen Powell and the kids company for a weekend.

Episode 9: Pizza Parlor Protest
Sid's Pizza Parlor, the place that provides Charles a home away from home, is under attack.

Episode 10: Trade Off
Everyone in the Powell family wants something they-don't have, but someone else does.

Episode 11: Dating
What do you do when you want to go out, but you can't, because someone else is going out on a date t...

Episode 12: Music, Music, Mayhem
Charles is mad at Buddy because Buddy sold him a cassette player which doesn't work.

Episode 13: Buddy in Charge
Charles has to visit in town when his folks arrive for the weekend, so Buddy is placed in charge of...

Episode 14: Isn't That What's Her Face?
A famous young movie star, Darby Peterson, shows up on Charles' doorstep disguised as "Dorothy."

Episode 15: A Date From Heck
Charles dates a girl equipped with lovely eyes, a gorgeous body, and a set of huge parents, that acc...

Episode 16: Mama Mia
Charles'mom, Lillian, comes to town for a brief - or maybe not so brief - visit.

Episode 17: Weekend Weary
Mrs. Powell decides Charles needs a weekend off, and she implements her decision with a firm edict.

Episode 18: U.F. Oh No
Adam thinks he's seen a UFO outside his window, and his sisters are convinced they've seen an alien...

Episode 19: The Case of the Mock-Turtle Mystery
Sarah is the proud parent of Ross, a pet turtle, who until recently, has lived in relative safety in...

Episode 20: Twice Upon a Time (1)
Charles' first love returns

Episode 21: Twice Upon A Time (2)
In the second of a two part series, Gwendolyn Pierce tells Charles she will consider his proposal.

Episode 22: A Job From Heck
Ever have one of those days when you can't win for losing? Well, Charles is having one of those days...

Episode 23: Baby Doll
Charles and Lillian are throwing a big opening night party to introduce the new chef of Sid's Pizza...

Episode 24: Lillian Putts a Round
Charles' widowed mother Lillian comes into town for a five-day visit, complete with motherly advice.

Episode 25: Her Brother's Keeper
There are two very lovely ladies Charles and Buddy would like to date if they can find the time.

Episode 26: The Undergraduate
Ellen's attractive, married cousin Joan Robinson comes to visit and puts the whammy on Charles.

Episode 1: Yule Laff
Charles suggests the family spend the Christmas holidays in the mountains, but a storm leaves everyo...

Episode 2: Piece of Cake
News of the sudden arrival of Commander Powell throws the household into chaos.

Episode 3: Dorm Warnings
When Charles is named Student of the Year, local newspaper reporter Pat Walker (Barbara Rhoades) arr...

Episode 4: Speechless
When Charles' and Buddy's history teacher changes their team assignment from a written to an oral re...

Episode 5: Infatuation
Charles becomes infatuated with Trish (Susannah Woodside), a beautiful fashion model and the daughte...

Episode 6: Role Model
When Jamie enrolls in a modeling school, a suspicious Charles decides to investigate. He and Buddy e...

Episode 7: The Extremely Odd Couple
Charles tries to end a feud between Walter and Lillian by giving them each a ticket to a swing music...

Episode 8: Poppa, the Sailor Man
The death of a lifelong friend causes Walter to have visions of mortality, so Charles summons Walter...

Episode 9: Bottle Baby
When Buddy receives word that his shy sister Bunny (Mindy Cohn) is arriving for a visit, he pleads w...

Episode 10: Dear Charles
Charles asks editor Gayle Landis for a job on her newspaper, but acting as a fill—in for "‘Dear Amy"...

Episode 11: The Pickle Plot
Unable to decide on a college major and faced with a tuition increase, is determined to convince his...

Episode 12: The Buddy System
When Buddy's new girlfriend unceremoniously dumps him, he sinks into a bout of depression. Under the...

Episode 13: Sarah Steps Out
Charles convinces Ellen to allow Adam to stay up and watch television all night, let Jamie streak he...

Episode 14: Trading Papers
Charles is ecstatic when he scores an A on his English assignment, until he turns past the cover pag...

Episode 15: Five Easy Pizzas
Charles calms Lillian's fears about an upcoming trip out of town, saying that he's more than able to...

Episode 16: Getting In
Charles and Buddy decide to pledge a fraternity, and must put up with a series of humiliating tests...

Episode 17: Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow
When Charles and Buddy foil an attempted holdup at the pizza parlor, their names appear in the local...

Episode 18: Dutiful Dreamer
When the Powells learn their house is to be sold and Ellen loses her job, Charles takes to bed with...

Episode 19: Berkling Up Is Hard to Do
This is just not Charles' day. He's trying to prepare for the new school year, but Buddy needs his h...

Episode 20: Runaround Charles
Charles becomes frantic when he makes too many commitments for one evening.

Episode 21: Where the Auction Is
Charles is outraged when he learns his mother is hosting a sorority slave auction. Outraged, that is...

Episode 22: The Boy Who Loved Women
Confused by the instructions that came with a new stereo component rack, Charles is frustrated tryin...

Episode 23: Barbelles
After Charles is devastated at being dumped by his girlfriend, Buddy fixes him up with Beth (Brenda...

Episode 24: The Blackboard Bungle
Charles seems to be the only one excited about his new post as teacher's aide. Jamie resents his sit...

Episode 25: The Heart Burgler
When Sarah tries to get closer to a boy that she likes by inviting him over to study, she is upset w...

Episode 26: May the Best Man Lose
The kids each must find a gladiator to represent their class in the school's stunt-filled quiz conte...

Episode 1: No Nukes, Is Good Nukes
While Commander Powell is home, Sarah is arrested for protesting the nuclear weapons on her father's...

Episode 2: Ninny and the Professor
Charles' professor disagrees with the grade he gives a student.

Episode 3: Duelling Presleys
Lillian hires an Elvis impersonator for the diner.

Episode 4: Adam See, Adam Do
Adam studies Charles' dating techniques.

Episode 5: Yesterday Cafe
Lillian starts a 1950's-style restaurant called the "Yesterday Cafe".

Episode 6: Fatal Obsession
A woman at camp pursues Charles.

Episode 7: Walter Gets a Dodo
Charles has to entertain his professor's sister, and he sets her up with Walter.

Episode 8: Ladies' Night Out
Jamie and Sarah want to go to a nightclub

Episode 9: Chargin' Charles
Charles can't use his credit card because of the Powell children.

Episode 10: A Fish Called Buddy
Buddy goes to the hospital right after an argument with Charles.

Episode 11: Second Banana
Jamie thinks she will be in a commercial, but it is really Sarah who got the part.

Episode 12: Still at Large
Charles and Buddy find out Jamie's teacher is wanted by the FBI.

Episode 13: Poetic License
Charles uses one of Sarah's poems to impress a woman, who publishes it in a magazine under Charles'...

Episode 14: Charles Splits (1)
When Charles bumps his head, he begins acting strangely and calls himself Chaz.

Episode 15: Charles Splits (2)
Chaz gets married.

Episode 16: Curing the Common Cult
Jamie joins a cult, and Charles must prove that the leader is a fake.

Episode 17: Room at the Bottom
Walter remodels the basement.

Episode 18: A Sting of Pearls
The Powell's old babysitter comes back tries to get Charles in trouble.

Episode 19: Walter's War
Walter tries to impress a woman with war souvenirs.

Episode 20: The Organization Man
Charles uses a digital organizer to plan his schedule.

Episode 21: Big Bang
Charles writes an essay about childhood.

Episode 22: Triple Threat
Charles and Buddy go out with identical twins, but they think they are dating the same girl.

Episode 23: Aunt Vanessa
Jamie wants to move to New York and live with Charles' aunt.

Episode 24: It's a Blunderfull Life
Charles has a dream about life without him.

Episode 25: Bad Boy
Charles tutors an ex-con.

Episode 26: Buddy's Daddy
Buddy's father visits and reveals he is getting a divorce.

Episode 1: Summer Together, Fall Apart
After complaints from the family, Charles tells the children there are no more rules in the house.

Episode 2: Get Thee to a Nuttery
Buddy decides to become a priest after a near-death experience.

Episode 3: Three Dates & a Walnut
Walter makes plans with three women on the same night.

Episode 4: Out with the in Crowd
Jamie tries to join an exclusive group of girls.

Episode 5: There's a Girl in My Ficus
Charles' girlfriend Jennifer (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen) tells a lie about Buddy in order to get rid of...

Episode 6: Judge Not Lest Ye Beheaded
Charles is the judge of a beauty pageant where Jamie, Sarah, and both of Charles' girlfriends are co...

Episode 7: Baby Bummer
Buddy offers to help out Adam with babysitting, but he ends up forgetting the little girl at the din...

Episode 8: Paper Covers Rock
A tabloid shows pictures of Charles with a rock star (Samantha Fox), and everyone thinks they're in...

Episode 9: Child Hoods
Charles' old friends come to visit.

Episode 10: Advice and Contempt
Jamie gets upset when she thinks Charles is trying to make her boyfriend stop seeing her.

Episode 11: Daffy Doc
Buddy enters a mental hospital to do research, but they make him a patient.

Episode 12: Buddy Flips a Disc
Buddy wins a contest to be a disc jockey for a day at the diner.

Episode 13: Brain Man
Buddy gets tested for ESP and starts to predict the future.

Episode 14: Don't Rock the Vote
Jamie and Sarah run for class president against each other. Buddy and Charles start fighting again w...

Episode 15: Let's Quake a Deal
Charles invents a device that will help people prepare for earthquakes.

Episode 16: Up Your IQ
When a boy thinks Jamie is shallow, she talks to Charles' intelligent girlfriend.

Episode 17: All That Chaz
An accidental bump on the head turns Charles into Chaz again.

Episode 18: Frankie and Mommy
Lillian sees an old boyfriend.

Episode 19: Lost Resort
Charles works at a hotel in Hawaii with Buddy's cousin. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never...

Episode 20: Dead Puck Society
Charles is the substitute teacher in Sarah's class, and Sarah's partner lets her do all the work on...

Episode 21: La Cage Aux Fools
Charles and Buddy protest animal testing at their college.

Episode 22: Teacher's Pest
Walter takes a history class that Charles teaches.

Episode 23: Almost Family
Charles visits his aunt Sally at her car wash. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materiali...
Episode 24: Seeing Is Believing
Charles gets trapped in an elevator with a blind woman.

Episode 25: Fair Exchange
Sarah visits her relatives in Albuquerque and a foreign exchange student that is living with them. (...

Episode 26: Charles Be DeMille
Sarah puts on a show to raise money, and Charles directs while preparing for an interview to get int...
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