Charles in Charge Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Charles in Charge: Season 5

• Season 5 Episode 26: Almost Family

  Charles helps save his aunt's (Ellen Travolta) carwash.

• Season 5 Episode 25: Fair Exchange

  Sarah visits her relatives in Mexico.

• Season 5 Episode 24: Charles Be DeMille

  Charles offers to direct a show to fund Sarah's class trip.

• Season 5 Episode 23: Teacher's Pest

  Walter enrolls in a history class taught by Charles.

• Season 5 Episode 22: Seeing Is Believing

  Charles asks a girl out, then learns she is blind.

• Season 5 Episode 21: La Cage Aux Fools

  To protest animal experimentation, Charles and Buddy are locked in a cage.

• Season 5 Episode 20: Lost Resort

  Buddy's identical cousin takes Charles' job at a Hawaiian resort.

• Season 5 Episode 19: The Dead Puck Society

  Charles learns an illiterate boy is using Sarah.

• Season 5 Episode 18: All That Chaz

  A bump on the heads again turns Charles into Chaz.

• Season 5 Episode 17: Up Your I.Q.

  Jamie wants to convince a boy she is not shallow.

• Season 5 Episode 16: Let's Quake a Deal

  Charles tries to market an earthquake simulator.

• Season 5 Episode 15: Frankie and Mommy

  Lillian is ambivalent about an old flame.

• Season 5 Episode 14: Brain Man

  Buddy has visions of Charles' future.

• Season 5 Episode 13: Don't Rock the Vote

  Sarah and Jamie vie to be class president.

• Season 5 Episode 12: Buddy Flips His Disc

  Buddy gets to be a disc jockey for a day.

• Season 5 Episode 11: Daffy Doc

  Buddy enters a mental hospital to do research.

• Season 5 Episode 10: Advice and Consent

  Jamie stays with a boy only because Charles disapproves.

• Season 5 Episode 9: Paper Covers Rock

  A tabloid links Charles and a rock singer.

• Season 5 Episode 8: Baby Bummer

  Buddy's advice leads Adam astray.

• Season 5 Episode 7: Child Hoods

  Charles romps with visiting pals from high school.

• Season 5 Episode 6: Judge Not Lest Ye Beheaded

  Beauty-pageant judge Charles has ties to four contestants.

• Season 5 Episode 5: There's a Girl in My Ficus

  A girl tries to come between Charles and Buddy.

• Season 5 Episode 4: Out With the In Crowd

  Jamie befriends a snob to join a clique.

• Season 5 Episode 3: Three Dates & a Walnut

  Walter makes three dates for one night.

• Season 5 Episode 2: Get Thee to a Nuttery

  A brush with death convinces Buddy he should be a priest.

• Season 5 Episode 1: Summer Together, Fall Apart

  The Powell children decide to have no rules; guest Tony Dow.

Charles in Charge: Season 4

• Season 4 Episode 26: Buddy's Daddy

  Buddy assumes trouble when his father visits alone.

• Season 4 Episode 25: Triple Threat

  Charles and Buddy's involvement with triplets causes confusion.

• Season 4 Episode 24: The Big Bang

  Charles writes an essay about growing up.

• Season 4 Episode 23: Bad Boy

  Charles tries to reform a juvenile delinquent.

• Season 4 Episode 22: It's a Blunderful Life

  Charles dreams about the Powells' lives without him.

• Season 4 Episode 21: Aunt Vanessa

  Jamie debates attending school in New York.

• Season 4 Episode 20: The Organization Man

  Charles plots his schedule with a computer.

• Season 4 Episode 19: Charles Splits

  The family is stunned when Charles brings home a bride.

• Season 4 Episode 18: Charles Splits

  Charles calls himself 'Chaz' and acts strangely.

• Season 4 Episode 17: Poetic License

  Charles borrows Sarah's poem to impress a girl.

• Season 4 Episode 16: Second Banana

  Jamie loses out to Sarah for a part in a TV ad.

• Season 4 Episode 15: Walter's War

  Walter borrows World War II souvenirs to impress a woman.

• Season 4 Episode 14: Curing the Common Cult

  Jamie falls under a shady guru's spell.

• Season 4 Episode 13: A Fish Called Buddy

  Charles stands vigil over unconscious Buddy in the hospital.

• Season 4 Episode 12: Chargin' Charles

  The children run Charles' credit card to the limit just before a date.

• Season 4 Episode 11: Still at Large

  Buddy and Charles think Jamie's teacher (Sally Struthers) is a fugitive.

• Season 4 Episode 10: Fatal Obsession

  A persistent coed sets her sights on Charles.

• Season 4 Episode 9: Ladies' Night Out

  Jamie and Nicole try to sneak out to a nightclub.

• Season 4 Episode 8: Adam See, Adam Do

  Adam observes Charles' way with women.

• Season 4 Episode 7: Walter Gets a Dodo

  Walter likes Professor Bunt's visiting sister (Marcia Wallace).

• Season 4 Episode 6: Duelling Presleys

  Lillian hires an odd Elvis impersonator.

• Season 4 Episode 5: Yesterday Cafe

  Charles tutors history in Lillian's '50s cafe.

• Season 4 Episode 4: Room at the Bottom

  Jamie wants the remodeled basement to be her room.

• Season 4 Episode 3: A String of Pearls

  The Powells' former sitter plots against Charles.

• Season 4 Episode 2: Ninny and the Professor

  Charles stands by a grade he gave to a student.

• Season 4 Episode 1: No Nukes Is Good Nukes

  Sarah is arrested for protesting at her father's ship.

Charles in Charge: Season 3

• Season 3 Episode 26: Barbelles

  A girl's ex-beau, a bodybuilder, threatens Charles.

• Season 3 Episode 25: Where the Auction Is

  Sarah, Jamie and Adam purchase Charles' services.

• Season 3 Episode 24: Runaround Charles

  Charles makes three appointments for one evening.

• Season 3 Episode 23: May the Best Man Lose

  Adam schemes to win a school quiz contest.

• Season 3 Episode 22: The Boy Who Loved Women

  A boy dates both Sarah and Josie.

• Season 3 Episode 21: Berkling Up Is Hard to Do

  Charles' advice causes misunderstandings.

• Season 3 Episode 20: Dutiful Dreamer

  The family's bad luck causes Charles to dream.

• Season 3 Episode 19: Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow

  Charles and Buddy foil a pizza-parlor holdup.

• Season 3 Episode 18: Five Easy Pizzas

  A restaurant critic visits the pizza parlor.

• Season 3 Episode 17: Trading Papers

  Charles gets an A for Sarah's work.

• Season 3 Episode 16: The Blackboard Bungle

  Charles accepts a job as a teacher's aide.

• Season 3 Episode 15: Bottle Baby

  Charles sees the other side of Buddy's sister (Mindy Cohn).

• Season 3 Episode 14: The Pickle Plot

  Uncle Joe makes Charles a job offer.

• Season 3 Episode 13: Poppa, the Sailor Man

  Charles arranges a visit by Walter's father.

• Season 3 Episode 12: The Buddy System

  A confidence class turns Buddy into a boor.

• Season 3 Episode 11: Sarah Steps Out

  Sarah dates a smooth-talking ticket scalper.

• Season 3 Episode 10: Dorm Warnings

  The family thinks Charles wants to live in the dorm.

• Season 3 Episode 9: The Extremely Odd Couple

  Charles gets between feuding Lillian and Walter.

• Season 3 Episode 8: Role Model

  Charles is suspicious of Jamie's modeling school.

• Season 3 Episode 7: Piece of Cake

  Charles prepares for Cmdr. Powell's visit.

• Season 3 Episode 6: Infatuation

  Charles' crush on a model could alienate Linda.

• Season 3 Episode 5: Yule Laff

  The family is snowbound in a cabin on Christmas.

• Season 3 Episode 4: Speechless

  Buddy helps Charles fight a fear of public speaking.

• Season 3 Episode 3: Baby Doll

  Promotion-manager Charles rejects offers of help.

• Season 3 Episode 2: Twice Upon a Time

  Gwen hesitates after saying 'yes' to Charles.

• Season 3 Episode 1: Twice Upon a Time

  Charles' first love returns.

Charles in Charge: Season 2

• Season 2 Episode 26: U.F. Oh No!

  Charles and Adam think they see a UFO.

• Season 2 Episode 25: Lillian Putts a Round

  Charles worries when Lillian begins to date.

• Season 2 Episode 24: Her Brother's Keeper

  Charles agrees to help a shy boy.

• Season 2 Episode 23: The Undergraduate

  Ellen's married cousin makes a play for Charles.

• Season 2 Episode 22: A Job From Heck

  Charles chaperons newly hired waitress Jamie.

• Season 2 Episode 21: A Date From Heck

  Charles' charges come along on his dream date.

• Season 2 Episode 20: Isn't That What's Her Face?

  An actress asks Charles' help to stay incognito.

• Season 2 Episode 19: Getting In

  Charles and Buddy try to join a fraternity.

• Season 2 Episode 18: Dear Charles

  Charles takes a job as an advice columnist.

• Season 2 Episode 17: The Heart Burglar

  The family learns to be honest about feelings.

• Season 2 Episode 16: Weekend Weary

  Mrs. Powell insists Charles take a weekend off.

• Season 2 Episode 15: Mama Mia

  Charles' mother takes over during a visit.

• Season 2 Episode 14: The Case of the Mock Turtle Mystery

  Accused turtle-killer Adam demands a trial.

• Season 2 Episode 13: Buddy in Charge

  Buddy takes over while Charles visits his kin.

• Season 2 Episode 12: Music, Music, Mayhem

  A cassette player fosters several arguments.

• Season 2 Episode 11: Dating

  The Powells and Charles suffer dating woes.

• Season 2 Episode 10: Trade Off

  Charles encourages the family to trade favors.

• Season 2 Episode 9: Pizza Parlor Protest

  The local pizzeria may become a parking lot.

• Season 2 Episode 8: A Fox in the Henhouse

  Cmdr. Powell's amorous shipmate visits Ellen.

• Season 2 Episode 7: Buddy Comes to Dinner

  Injured guest Buddy upsets Charles' romance.

• Season 2 Episode 6: American Teen

  Charles gives Sarah advice he should take.

• Season 2 Episode 5: The Loan Arranger

  Charles loses his loan when his grades drop.

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Egg and Us

  The girls care for eggs as a school project.

• Season 2 Episode 3: Feud for Thought

  Family troubles test Charles' philosophy.

• Season 2 Episode 2: The Naked Truth

  Charles' new girl is a nude model for art class.

• Season 2 Episode 1: Amityville

  A new family awaits Charles upon his return.

Charles in Charge: Season 1

• Season 1 Episode 22: Meet Grampa

  Grampa Harry (Dick O'Neill) arrives for a visit.

• Season 1 Episode 21: Mr. Brilliant

  Charles invites an old chum of Jill's to dinner.

• Season 1 Episode 20: The Wrong Guy

  The Pembrokes disapprove of Lila's new love.

• Season 1 Episode 19: Charles' Spring Break

  Florida spring break is a disaster.

• Season 1 Episode 18: Charles 'R' Us

  Charles and Buddy start an agency for live-in helpers.

• Season 1 Episode 17: Snowed In

  A snowstorm traps Charles with Lila's friends.

• Season 1 Episode 16: Pressure From Grandma

  Grandma Irene makes Charles a business offer.

• Season 1 Episode 15: Jill's Decision

  Jill is offered a job with long hours.

• Season 1 Episode 14: Mr. President

  Charles vies with Elliot for class president.

• Season 1 Episode 13: The Commotion

  Arguments disrupt Charles' important schoolwork.

• Season 1 Episode 12: Accidental Puppy

  Charles lets the children keep an injured dog.

• Season 1 Episode 11: Home for the Holidays

  Mr. Pembroke's mother visits for Christmas.

• Season 1 Episode 10: Friends and Lovers

  Charles seethes when Gwendolyn dates another.

• Season 1 Episode 9: A Date With Enid

  Douglas' first love undergoes a makeover.

• Season 1 Episode 8: Trick or Treat

  Charles checks out a dream date for unsure Buddy.

• Season 1 Episode 7: Discipline

  Charles discusses Douglas' grade with a teacher.

• Season 1 Episode 6: Slumber Party

  Charles must chaperon Lila's pajama party.

• Season 1 Episode 5: Cousin Elliott

  The children abandon Charles for a fun cousin.

• Season 1 Episode 4: War

  Charles stays neutral as the children squabble.

• Season 1 Episode 3: Another Saturday Night

  Buddy disrupts Charles' evening with Gwendolyn.

• Season 1 Episode 2: Extracurricular Activity

  Charles urges the children to try new hobbies.

• Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot

  Charles invites Gwendolyn to the Pembrokes'.