

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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Cast
Seasons

1.Pilot
8.003-10-198430mJill 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...

2.Extracurricular Activity
8.010-10-198430mCharles is put in the awkward position of helping and encouraging Lila, Jason and Douglas to seek out new and exciting extracurricular activities.

3.Another Saturday Night
7.017-10-198430mMr. 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.

4.War
7.024-10-198430mThe 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.

5.Cousin Elliott
8.007-11-198430mCousin Elliot shows up at the Pembroke house. His ideas on how to deal with children do not coincide with Charles' opinions.

6.Slumber Party
8.014-11-198430mCharles and Gwendolyn had a fight over something rather trivial, and he feels he doesn't want to deal with the whole WOMEN issue.

7.Discipline
8.021-11-198430mStan comes home expecting Jill to be ready to go to the Vice President's reception, but home has turned into "Little Crisis Central".

8.Trick or Treat
28-11-198430mDiana Marks is a classy lady, and she has agreed to go on a Halloween date with Buddy.

9.A Date with Enid
05-12-198430mCharles has his hands full. It is pouring rain outside and everyone in the Pembroke household is confined to the house.

10.Friends And Lovers
12-12-198430mCharles and Gwendolyn decide that college itself puts enough pressure on them, so they give themselves some space.

11.Home for the Holidays
8.019-12-198430mIt is Christmastime and Grandma Irene, Stan's mother, is expected for her yearly three-week-stay with her grandchildren.

12.Accidental Puppy
8.026-12-198430mJason and Douglas come in the back door carrying a dog, and they are blaming each other for 'killing' the animal.

13.The Commotion
02-01-198530mCharles is pushed for time, and he has to meet a deadline for his school paper. His scholarship depends on it.

14.Mr. President
16-01-198530mCharles can't find anything wrong with having a little fun in college, but Gwendolyn has a different opinion.

15.Jill's Decision
23-01-198530mCharles has a million things to do before he meets Michelle Harris for coffee at the Lamplight.

16.Pressure from Grandma
30-01-198530mCharles is in charge of the Pembroke children when their parents are off on a week's vacation in Jamaica.

17.Snowed In
06-02-198530mMr. and Mrs. Pembroke went to the movies, and an incredible blizzard hits the city, leaving them unable to return to their home.

18.Charles 'R' Us
6.013-02-198530mNo matter how hard Charles and Buddy try, between them, they do not have enough cash to even think about going out on dates.

19.Charles' Spring Break (A.K.A.: The Last Resort)
20-02-198530mCharles, and his friends, save and scrape together as much money as they possibly can to spend a few days of rest in sunny Florida.

20.The Wrong Guy
27-02-198530mCharles and Buddy are excited about their very first bachelor party.

21.Mr. Brilliant
13-03-198530mJill gives Charles two tickets for a Knicks' game. Charles is so excited, he thinks of a way to do something special in return.

22.Meet Grandpa
03-04-198530mCharles and Buddy are trying very hard to find themselves summer jobs and are ecstatic when their applications are accepted.
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