Charles in Charge
Charles in Charge
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Charles in Charge

6.1 / 10
1984
5 seasons
126 episodes
Comedy

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

Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    8.0
    03-10-198430m

    Jill and Stan Pembroke are a working couple whose uncertain schedules propel them into hiring a nineteen-year-old college student, Charles, to move in and help them with their thre...

  • Extracurricular Activity

    2.Extracurricular Activity

    8.0
    10-10-198430m

    Charles is put in the awkward position of helping and encouraging Lila, Jason and Douglas to seek out new and exciting extracurricular activities.

  • Another Saturday Night

    3.Another Saturday Night

    7.0
    17-10-198430m

    Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke are spending the evening out, and Charles is baby-sitting. He is busy preparing for Gwendolyn's visit, with whom he plans to study.

  • War

    4.War

    7.0
    24-10-198430m

    The Wilson's would like to hire a young lady to take care of their children. Mrs. Pembroke suggests that she spend some time with Charles to see if she's up to it.

  • Cousin Elliott

    5.Cousin Elliott

    8.0
    07-11-198430m

    Cousin Elliot shows up at the Pembroke house. His ideas on how to deal with children do not coincide with Charles' opinions.

  • Slumber Party

    6.Slumber Party

    8.0
    14-11-198430m

    Charles and Gwendolyn had a fight over something rather trivial, and he feels he doesn't want to deal with the whole WOMEN issue.

  • Discipline

    7.Discipline

    8.0
    21-11-198430m

    Stan comes home expecting Jill to be ready to go to the Vice President's reception, but home has turned into "Little Crisis Central".

  • Trick or Treat

    8.Trick or Treat

    28-11-198430m

    Diana Marks is a classy lady, and she has agreed to go on a Halloween date with Buddy.

  • A Date with Enid

    9.A Date with Enid

    05-12-198430m

    Charles has his hands full. It is pouring rain outside and everyone in the Pembroke household is confined to the house.

  • Friends And Lovers

    10.Friends And Lovers

    12-12-198430m

    Charles and Gwendolyn decide that college itself puts enough pressure on them, so they give themselves some space.

  • Home for the Holidays

    11.Home for the Holidays

    8.0
    19-12-198430m

    It is Christmastime and Grandma Irene, Stan's mother, is expected for her yearly three-week-stay with her grandchildren.

  • Accidental Puppy

    12.Accidental Puppy

    8.0
    26-12-198430m

    Jason and Douglas come in the back door carrying a dog, and they are blaming each other for 'killing' the animal.

  • The Commotion

    13.The Commotion

    02-01-198530m

    Charles is pushed for time, and he has to meet a deadline for his school paper. His scholarship depends on it.

  • Mr. President

    14.Mr. President

    16-01-198530m

    Charles can't find anything wrong with having a little fun in college, but Gwendolyn has a different opinion.

  • Jill's Decision

    15.Jill's Decision

    23-01-198530m

    Charles has a million things to do before he meets Michelle Harris for coffee at the Lamplight.

  • Pressure from Grandma

    16.Pressure from Grandma

    30-01-198530m

    Charles is in charge of the Pembroke children when their parents are off on a week's vacation in Jamaica.

  • Snowed In

    17.Snowed In

    06-02-198530m

    Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke went to the movies, and an incredible blizzard hits the city, leaving them unable to return to their home.

  • Charles 'R' Us

    18.Charles 'R' Us

    6.0
    13-02-198530m

    No matter how hard Charles and Buddy try, between them, they do not have enough cash to even think about going out on dates.

  • Charles' Spring Break (A.K.A.: The Last Resort)

    19.Charles' Spring Break (A.K.A.: The Last Resort)

    20-02-198530m

    Charles, and his friends, save and scrape together as much money as they possibly can to spend a few days of rest in sunny Florida.

  • The Wrong Guy

    20.The Wrong Guy

    27-02-198530m

    Charles and Buddy are excited about their very first bachelor party.

  • Mr. Brilliant

    21.Mr. Brilliant

    13-03-198530m

    Jill gives Charles two tickets for a Knicks' game. Charles is so excited, he thinks of a way to do something special in return.

  • Meet Grandpa

    22.Meet Grandpa

    03-04-198530m

    Charles and Buddy are trying very hard to find themselves summer jobs and are ecstatic when their applications are accepted.

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