Charles in Charge
Season 1
198422 episodes
Episode 1
Pilot
Oct 3, 198430m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
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 three children: Lila 14; Douglas, 12; and Jason, 10.
Episode 2
Extracurricular Activity
Oct 10, 198430m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
Charles is put in the awkward position of helping and encouraging Lila, Jason and Douglas to seek out new and exciting extracurricular activities.
Episode 3
Another Saturday Night
Oct 17, 198430m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
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.
Episode 4
War
Oct 24, 198430m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
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.
Episode 5
Cousin Elliott
Nov 7, 198430m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
Cousin Elliot shows up at the Pembroke house. His ideas on how to deal with children do not coincide with Charles' opinions.
Episode 6
Slumber Party
Nov 14, 198430m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
Charles and Gwendolyn had a fight over something rather trivial, and he feels he doesn't want to deal with the whole WOMEN issue.
Episode 7
Discipline
Nov 21, 198430m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
Stan comes home expecting Jill to be ready to go to the Vice President's reception, but home has turned into "Little Crisis Central".
Episode 8
Trick or Treat
Nov 28, 198430m
Diana Marks is a classy lady, and she has agreed to go on a Halloween date with Buddy.
Episode 9
A Date with Enid
Dec 5, 198430m
Charles has his hands full. It is pouring rain outside and everyone in the Pembroke household is confined to the house.
Episode 10
Friends And Lovers
Dec 12, 198430m
Charles and Gwendolyn decide that college itself puts enough pressure on them, so they give themselves some space.
Episode 11
Home for the Holidays
Dec 19, 198430m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
It is Christmastime and Grandma Irene, Stan's mother, is expected for her yearly three-week-stay with her grandchildren.
Episode 12
Accidental Puppy
Dec 26, 198430m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
Jason and Douglas come in the back door carrying a dog, and they are blaming each other for 'killing' the animal.
Episode 13
The Commotion
Jan 2, 198530m
Charles is pushed for time, and he has to meet a deadline for his school paper. His scholarship depends on it.
Episode 14
Mr. President
Jan 16, 198530m
Charles can't find anything wrong with having a little fun in college, but Gwendolyn has a different opinion.
Episode 15
Jill's Decision
Jan 23, 198530m
Charles has a million things to do before he meets Michelle Harris for coffee at the Lamplight.
Episode 16
Pressure from Grandma
Jan 30, 198530m
Charles is in charge of the Pembroke children when their parents are off on a week's vacation in Jamaica.
Episode 17
Snowed In
Feb 6, 198530m
Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke went to the movies, and an incredible blizzard hits the city, leaving them unable to return to their home.
Episode 18
Charles 'R' Us
Feb 13, 198530m
TMDB rating 6.0TMDB
No matter how hard Charles and Buddy try, between them, they do not have enough cash to even think about going out on dates.
Episode 19
Charles' Spring Break (A.K.A.: The Last Resort)
Feb 20, 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.
Episode 20
The Wrong Guy
Feb 27, 198530m
Charles and Buddy are excited about their very first bachelor party.
Episode 21
Mr. Brilliant
Mar 13, 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.
Episode 22
Meet Grandpa
Apr 3, 198530m
Charles and Buddy are trying very hard to find themselves summer jobs and are ecstatic when their applications are accepted.