Charles in Charge
(1984)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 5
Charles Be DeMille
Episode 26 - 11-10-1990
23m
Sarah puts on a show to raise money, and Charles directs while preparing for an interview to get into Princeton.
8.2/10Buy
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Fair Exchange
Episode 25 - 11-03-1990
23m
Sarah visits her relatives in Albuquerque and a foreign exchange student that is living with them. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)
8.4/10Buy
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Seeing Is Believing
Episode 24 - 10-27-1990
23m
Charles gets trapped in an elevator with a blind woman.
8.5/10Buy
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Almost Family
Episode 23 - 10-20-1990
23m
Charles visits his aunt Sally at her car wash. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)
7.4/10Buy
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La Cage Aux Fools
Episode 21 - 9-15-1990
23m
Charles and Buddy protest animal testing at their college.
8.7/10Buy
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Dead Puck Society
Episode 20 - 9-08-1990
23m
Charles is the substitute teacher in Sarah's class, and Sarah's partner lets her do all the work on an assignment
8.2/10Buy
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Lost Resort
Episode 19 - 9-01-1990
23m
Charles works at a hotel in Hawaii with Buddy's cousin. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)
7.5/10Buy
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All That Chaz
Episode 17 - 6-09-1990
23m
An accidental bump on the head turns Charles into Chaz again.
8.5/10Buy
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Up Your IQ
Episode 16 - 6-02-1990
23m
When a boy thinks Jamie is shallow, she talks to Charles' intelligent girlfriend.
8.4/10Buy
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Let's Quake a Deal
Episode 15 - 5-26-1990
23m
Charles invents a device that will help people prepare for earthquakes.
8.3/10Buy
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Don't Rock the Vote
Episode 14 - 5-19-1990
23m
Jamie and Sarah run for class president against each other. Buddy and Charles start fighting again which leads to a food fight erupting in the diner.
8.4/10Buy
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Brain Man
Episode 13 - 5-12-1990
23m
Buddy gets tested for ESP and starts to predict the future.
8.6/10Buy
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Buddy Flips a Disc
Episode 12 - 5-05-1990
23m
Buddy wins a contest to be a disc jockey for a day at the diner.
8.5/10Buy
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Daffy Doc
Episode 11 - 4-28-1990
23m
Buddy enters a mental hospital to do research, but they make him a patient.
8.7/10Buy
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Advice and Contempt
Episode 10 - 3-03-1990
23m
Jamie gets upset when she thinks Charles is trying to make her boyfriend stop seeing her.
8.4/10Buy
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Paper Covers Rock
Episode 8 - 2-17-1990
23m
A tabloid shows pictures of Charles with a rock star (Samantha Fox), and everyone thinks they're in a relationship.
8.5/10Buy
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Baby Bummer
Episode 7 - 2-10-1990
23m
Buddy offers to help out Adam with babysitting, but he ends up forgetting the little girl at the diner.
8.8/10Buy
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Judge Not Lest Ye Beheaded
Episode 6 - 2-03-1990
23m
Charles is the judge of a beauty pageant where Jamie, Sarah, and both of Charles' girlfriends are contestants.
8.3/10Buy
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There's a Girl in My Ficus
Episode 5 - 1-27-1990
23m
Charles' girlfriend Jennifer (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen) tells a lie about Buddy in order to get rid of him.
8.5/10Buy
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Out with the in Crowd
Episode 4 - 1-20-1990
23m
Jamie tries to join an exclusive group of girls.
8.4/10Buy
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Three Dates & a Walnut
Episode 3 - 1-13-1990
23m
Walter makes plans with three women on the same night.
8.5/10Buy
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Get Thee to a Nuttery
Episode 2 - 1-06-1990
23m
Buddy decides to become a priest after a near-death experience.
8.6/10Buy
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Summer Together, Fall Apart
Episode 1 - 12-30-1989
23m
After complaints from the family, Charles tells the children there are no more rules in the house.
8.3/10Buy
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Season 4
Buddy's Daddy
Episode 26 - 11-18-1989
23m
Buddy's father visits and reveals he is getting a divorce.
8.5/10Buy
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It's a Blunderfull Life
Episode 24 - 11-04-1989
23m
Charles has a dream about life without him.
8.3/10Buy
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Aunt Vanessa
Episode 23 - 10-28-1989
23m
Jamie wants to move to New York and live with Charles' aunt.
8.1/10Buy
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Triple Threat
Episode 22 - 10-21-1989
23m
Charles and Buddy go out with identical twins, but they think they are dating the same girl.
8.5/10Buy
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The Organization Man
Episode 20 - 9-16-1989
23m
Charles uses a digital organizer to plan his schedule.
8.2/10Buy
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A Sting of Pearls
Episode 18 - 7-08-1989
23m
The Powell's old babysitter comes back tries to get Charles in trouble.
8.3/10Buy
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Curing the Common Cult
Episode 16 - 5-27-1989
23m
Jamie joins a cult, and Charles must prove that the leader is a fake.
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Charles Splits (1)
Episode 14 - 5-13-1989
23m
When Charles bumps his head, he begins acting strangely and calls himself Chaz.
8.5/10Buy
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Poetic License
Episode 13 - 5-06-1989
23m
Charles uses one of Sarah's poems to impress a woman, who publishes it in a magazine under Charles' name.
8.5/10Buy
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Still at Large
Episode 12 - 4-29-1989
30m
Charles and Buddy find out Jamie's teacher is wanted by the FBI.
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Second Banana
Episode 11 - 4-22-1989
23m
Jamie thinks she will be in a commercial, but it is really Sarah who got the part.
8.3/10Buy
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A Fish Called Buddy
Episode 10 - 3-04-1989
23m
Buddy goes to the hospital right after an argument with Charles.
8.3/10Buy
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Chargin' Charles
Episode 9 - 2-25-1989
23m
Charles can't use his credit card because of the Powell children.
8.4/10Buy
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Walter Gets a Dodo
Episode 7 - 2-11-1989
23m
Charles has to entertain his professor's sister, and he sets her up with Walter.
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Yesterday Cafe
Episode 5 - 1-28-1989
23m
Lillian starts a 1950's-style restaurant called the "Yesterday Cafe".
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Duelling Presleys
Episode 3 - 1-14-1989
23m
Lillian hires an Elvis impersonator for the diner.
8.3/10Buy
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Ninny and the Professor
Episode 2 - 1-07-1989
23m
Charles' professor disagrees with the grade he gives a student.
8.4/10Buy
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No Nukes, Is Good Nukes
Episode 1 - 12-31-1988
23m
While Commander Powell is home, Sarah is arrested for protesting the nuclear weapons on her father's ship.
8.7/10Buy
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Season 3
May the Best Man Lose
Episode 26 - 6-18-1988
23m
The kids each must find a gladiator to represent their class in the school's stunt-filled quiz contest complete with pies in the face and a dunk tank.
8.6/10Buy
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The Heart Burgler
Episode 25 - 6-11-1988
23m
When Sarah tries to get closer to a boy that she likes by inviting him over to study, she is upset when he pays more attention to Charles than her.
8.5/10Buy
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The Blackboard Bungle
Episode 24 - 6-04-1988
23m
Charles seems to be the only one excited about his new post as teacher's aide. Jamie resents his sitting in on her class, and the teacher can't understand why anyone would want to teach.
8.3/10Buy
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Barbelles
Episode 23 - 5-28-1988
23m
After Charles is devastated at being dumped by his girlfriend, Buddy fixes him up with Beth (Brenda Swanson), a female bodybuilder at his health club.
8.9/10Buy
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The Boy Who Loved Women
Episode 22 - 5-21-1988
23m
Confused by the instructions that came with a new stereo component rack, Charles is frustrated trying to assemble the unit.
8.3/10Buy
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Where the Auction Is
Episode 21 - 5-14-1988
23m
Charles is outraged when he learns his mother is hosting a sorority slave auction. Outraged, that is, until he finds out that attractive new transfer student Jeanie intends to bid for him.
8.3/10Buy
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Runaround Charles
Episode 20 - 5-07-1988
23m
Charles becomes frantic when he makes too many commitments for one evening.
8.4/10Buy
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Berkling Up Is Hard to Do
Episode 19 - 4-30-1988
23m
This is just not Charles' day. He's trying to prepare for the new school year, but Buddy needs his help in planning their end of summer party.
8.1/10Buy
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Dutiful Dreamer
Episode 18 - 4-23-1988
23m
When the Powells learn their house is to be sold and Ellen loses her job, Charles takes to bed with a sneezing fit and falls asleep.
8.5/10Buy
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Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow
Episode 17 - 4-16-1988
23m
When Charles and Buddy foil an attempted holdup at the pizza parlor, their names appear in the local newspaper. They can't resist capitalizing on their new-found popularity with the girls at the sorority house.
8.3/10Buy
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Getting In
Episode 16 - 4-09-1988
23m
Charles and Buddy decide to pledge a fraternity, and must put up with a series of humiliating tests and activities during "Hell Week."
8.4/10Buy
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Five Easy Pizzas
Episode 15 - 4-02-1988
23m
Charles calms Lillian's fears about an upcoming trip out of town, saying that he's more than able to manage the pizza parlor himself, even though she's just hired a new chef, Dine (Vito Scotti).
8.2/10Buy
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Trading Papers
Episode 14 - 3-26-1988
23m
Charles is ecstatic when he scores an A on his English assignment, until he turns past the cover page and discovers Sarah's poem there by mistake.
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Sarah Steps Out
Episode 13 - 3-19-1988
23m
Charles convinces Ellen to allow Adam to stay up and watch television all night, let Jamie streak her hair, and allow Sarah to go on her first unchaperoned date.
8.3/10Buy
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The Buddy System
Episode 12 - 3-12-1988
23m
When Buddy's new girlfriend unceremoniously dumps him, he sinks into a bout of depression. Under the circumstances, Charles requests that everyone be especially nice to Buddy.
8.4/10Buy
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The Pickle Plot
Episode 11 - 3-05-1988
23m
Unable to decide on a college major and faced with a tuition increase, is determined to convince his Uncle Joe (John Astin) that he should be made the heir to his business.
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Dear Charles
Episode 10 - 2-27-1988
23m
Charles asks editor Gayle Landis for a job on her newspaper, but acting as a fill—in for "‘Dear Amy" is not what he had in mind.
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Bottle Baby
Episode 9 - 2-20-1988
23m
When Buddy receives word that his shy sister Bunny (Mindy Cohn) is arriving for a visit, he pleads with Charles to help entertain her.
8.3/10Buy
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Poppa, the Sailor Man
Episode 8 - 2-13-1988
23m
The death of a lifelong friend causes Walter to have visions of mortality, so Charles summons Walter's father, Buzz (Dabbs Greer), for a visit in order to show him his son has many years left.
8.3/10Buy
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The Extremely Odd Couple
Episode 7 - 2-06-1988
23m
Charles tries to end a feud between Walter and Lillian by giving them each a ticket to a swing music concert.
8.5/10Buy
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Role Model
Episode 6 - 1-30-1988
23m
When Jamie enrolls in a modeling school, a suspicious Charles decides to investigate. He and Buddy enroll in order to expose the school as a fraud.
8.7/10Buy
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Infatuation
Episode 5 - 1-23-1988
23m
Charles becomes infatuated with Trish (Susannah Woodside), a beautiful fashion model and the daughter of Walter's friend.
8.8/10Buy
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Speechless
Episode 4 - 1-16-1988
23m
When Charles' and Buddy's history teacher changes their team assignment from a written to an oral report, Charles insists that Buddy deliver the speech.
8.4/10Buy
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Dorm Warnings
Episode 3 - 1-09-1988
23m
When Charles is named Student of the Year, local newspaper reporter Pat Walker (Barbara Rhoades) arrives at the house to interview him.
8.5/10Buy
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Piece of Cake
Episode 2 - 1-02-1988
23m
News of the sudden arrival of Commander Powell throws the household into chaos.
8.2/10Buy
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Yule Laff
Episode 1 - 12-26-1987
22m
Charles suggests the family spend the Christmas holidays in the mountains, but a storm leaves everyone but Walter stranded in a cabin.
8.3/10Buy
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Season 2
The Undergraduate
Episode 26 - 6-27-1987
30m
Ellen's attractive, married cousin Joan Robinson comes to visit and puts the whammy on Charles.
8.5/10Buy
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Her Brother's Keeper
Episode 25 - 6-20-1987
30m
There are two very lovely ladies Charles and Buddy would like to date if they can find the time.
8.4/10Buy
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Lillian Putts a Round
Episode 24 - 6-13-1987
30m
Charles' widowed mother Lillian comes into town for a five-day visit, complete with motherly advice.
8.2/10Buy
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Baby Doll
Episode 23 - 6-06-1987
30m
Charles and Lillian are throwing a big opening night party to introduce the new chef of Sid's Pizza Parlor.
8.3/10Buy
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A Job From Heck
Episode 22 - 5-30-1987
30m
Ever have one of those days when you can't win for losing? Well, Charles is having one of those days, and it's turning into a week.
8.5/10Buy
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Twice Upon A Time (2)
Episode 21 - 5-23-1987
30m
In the second of a two part series, Gwendolyn Pierce tells Charles she will consider his proposal.
8.5/10Buy
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The Case of the Mock-Turtle Mystery
Episode 19 - 5-09-1987
30m
Sarah is the proud parent of Ross, a pet turtle, who until recently, has lived in relative safety in the Powell backyard.
8.5/10Buy
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U.F. Oh No
Episode 18 - 5-02-1987
30m
Adam thinks he's seen a UFO outside his window, and his sisters are convinced they've seen an alien in the kitchen.
8.4/10Buy
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Weekend Weary
Episode 17 - 4-25-1987
30m
Mrs. Powell decides Charles needs a weekend off, and she implements her decision with a firm edict.
8.4/10Buy
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Mama Mia
Episode 16 - 4-18-1987
30m
Charles'mom, Lillian, comes to town for a brief - or maybe not so brief - visit.
8.3/10Buy
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A Date From Heck
Episode 15 - 4-11-1987
30m
Charles dates a girl equipped with lovely eyes, a gorgeous body, and a set of huge parents, that accompany her on dates.
8/10Buy
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Isn't That What's Her Face?
Episode 14 - 4-04-1987
30m
A famous young movie star, Darby Peterson, shows up on Charles' doorstep disguised as "Dorothy."
8.4/10Buy
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Buddy in Charge
Episode 13 - 3-28-1987
30m
Charles has to visit in town when his folks arrive for the weekend, so Buddy is placed in charge of the Powell kids.
8.4/10Buy
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Music, Music, Mayhem
Episode 12 - 3-21-1987
30m
Charles is mad at Buddy because Buddy sold him a cassette player which doesn't work.
8.5/10Buy
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Dating
Episode 11 - 3-14-1987
30m
What do you do when you want to go out, but you can't, because someone else is going out on a date that you aren't supposed to talk about.
8.6/10Buy
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Trade Off
Episode 10 - 3-07-1987
30m
Everyone in the Powell family wants something they-don't have, but someone else does.
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Pizza Parlor Protest
Episode 9 - 2-28-1987
30m
Sid's Pizza Parlor, the place that provides Charles a home away from home, is under attack.
8.2/10Buy
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A Fox in the Henhouse
Episode 8 - 2-21-1987
30m
Lieutenant Matty Whiteford comes to keep Ellen Powell and the kids company for a weekend.
8.4/10Buy
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Buddy Comes to Dinner
Episode 7 - 2-14-1987
30m
Buddy comes for dinner, wrenches his ankles, and has to stay in Charles' room for a few days.
8.2/10Buy
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American Teen
Episode 6 - 2-07-1987
25m
Charles is nervous about asking out a wonderful young lady named Louise.
8/10Buy
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The Loan Arranger
Episode 5 - 1-31-1987
30m
Boys who are studying important things for their future, often end up studying less important things for their future, namely girls!
8.1/10Buy
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The Egg and Us
Episode 4 - 1-24-1987
30m
Jamie and Sarah Powell have a school-project that involves raising eggs as children. Real eggs, not so real children.
8.3/10Buy
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Feud for Thought
Episode 3 - 1-17-1987
30m
Charles is a fireman putting out fires all over the Powell household.
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The Naked Truth
Episode 2 - 1-10-1987
30m
Charles meets a new girl, Rebecca Stansbury on campus, who happens to be an art student.
8.5/10Buy
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Amityville
Episode 1 - 1-03-1987
25m
Charles returns from a two-week camping trip with his friend, Buddy, to discover a whole new household waiting for him.
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Season 1
Meet Grandpa
Episode 22 - 4-03-1985
25m
Charles and Buddy are trying very hard to find themselves summer jobs and are ecstatic when their applications are accepted.
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Mr. Brilliant
Episode 21 - 3-13-1985
25m
Jill gives Charles two tickets for a Knicks' game. Charles is so excited, he thinks of a way to do something special in return.
7.7/10Buy
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The Wrong Guy
Episode 20 - 2-27-1985
25m
Charles and Buddy are excited about their very first bachelor party.
7.8/10Buy
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Charles' Spring Break (A.K.A.: The Last Resort)
Episode 19 - 2-20-1985
25m
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.
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Charles 'R' Us
Episode 18 - 2-13-1985
25m
No matter how hard Charles and Buddy try, between them, they do not have enough cash to even think about going out on dates.
7.6/10Buy
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Snowed In
Episode 17 - 2-06-1985
25m
Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke went to the movies, and an incredible blizzard hits the city, leaving them unable to return to their home.
7.4/10Buy
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Pressure from Grandma
Episode 16 - 1-30-1985
25m
Charles is in charge of the Pembroke children when their parents are off on a week's vacation in Jamaica.
7.5/10Buy
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Jill's Decision
Episode 15 - 1-23-1985
25m
Charles has a million things to do before he meets Michelle Harris for coffee at the Lamplight.
7.6/10Buy
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Mr. President
Episode 14 - 1-16-1985
25m
Charles can't find anything wrong with having a little fun in college, but Gwendolyn has a different opinion.
7.5/10Buy
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The Commotion
Episode 13 - 1-02-1985
25m
Charles is pushed for time, and he has to meet a deadline for his school paper. His scholarship depends on it.
7.4/10Buy
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Accidental Puppy
Episode 12 - 12-26-1984
25m
Jason and Douglas come in the back door carrying a dog, and they are blaming each other for 'killing' the animal.
7.6/10Buy
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Home for the Holidays
Episode 11 - 12-19-1984
25m
It is Christmastime and Grandma Irene, Stan's mother, is expected for her yearly three-week-stay with her grandchildren.
7.3/10Buy
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Friends And Lovers
Episode 10 - 12-12-1984
25m
Charles and Gwendolyn decide that college itself puts enough pressure on them, so they give themselves some space.
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A Date with Enid
Episode 9 - 12-05-1984
30m
Charles has his hands full. It is pouring rain outside and everyone in the Pembroke household is confined to the house.
7.4/10Buy
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Trick or Treat
Episode 8 - 11-28-1984
24m
Diana Marks is a classy lady, and she has agreed to go on a Halloween date with Buddy.
7.3/10Buy
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Discipline
Episode 7 - 11-21-1984
25m
Stan comes home expecting Jill to be ready to go to the Vice President's reception, but home has turned into "Little Crisis Central".
7.6/10Buy
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Slumber Party
Episode 6 - 11-14-1984
25m
Charles and Gwendolyn had a fight over something rather trivial, and he feels he doesn't want to deal with the whole WOMEN issue.
7.7/10Buy
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Cousin Elliott
Episode 5 - 11-07-1984
25m
Cousin Elliot shows up at the Pembroke house. His ideas on how to deal with children do not coincide with Charles' opinions.
7.7/10Buy
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War
Episode 4 - 10-24-1984
25m
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.
7.5/10Buy
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Another Saturday Night
Episode 3 - 10-17-1984
25m
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.
7.2/10Buy
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Extracurricular Activity
Episode 2 - 10-10-1984
25m
Charles is put in the awkward position of helping and encouraging Lila, Jason and Douglas to seek out new and exciting extracurricular activities.
7.6/10Buy
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Pilot
Episode 1 - 10-03-1984
25m
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.
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Top 5 Highest Rated Episodes 8.9/10
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Barbelles
Episode 23 - 5-28-1988
23m
After Charles is devastated at being dumped by his girlfriend, Buddy fixes him up with Beth (Brenda Swanson), a female bodybuilder at his health club.
8.9/10Buy
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Infatuation
Episode 5 - 1-23-1988
23m
Charles becomes infatuated with Trish (Susannah Woodside), a beautiful fashion model and the daughter of Walter's friend.
8.8/10Buy
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Baby Bummer
Episode 7 - 2-10-1990
23m
Buddy offers to help out Adam with babysitting, but he ends up forgetting the little girl at the diner.
8.8/10Buy
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Role Model
Episode 6 - 1-30-1988
23m
When Jamie enrolls in a modeling school, a suspicious Charles decides to investigate. He and Buddy enroll in order to expose the school as a fraud.
8.7/10Buy
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No Nukes, Is Good Nukes
Episode 1 - 12-31-1988
23m
While Commander Powell is home, Sarah is arrested for protesting the nuclear weapons on her father's ship.
8.7/10Buy
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