Charles in Charge

Season 5

Charles, a college student, moves in with the Powell family as the housekeeper, baby-sitter, and friend to the children. Along with his best friend, Buddy, Charles attempts to manage his life, especially college and girls, as well as tend to the family.

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26 Episodes

Summer Together, Fall Apart
E1
Summer Together, Fall ApartAfter complaints from the family, Charles tells the children there are no more rules in the house.
Get Thee to a Nuttery
E2
Get Thee to a NutteryBuddy decides to become a priest after a near-death experience.
Three Dates & a Walnut
E3
Three Dates & a WalnutWalter makes plans with three women on the same night.
Out with the in Crowd
E4
Out with the in CrowdJamie tries to join an exclusive group of girls.
There's a Girl in My Ficus
E5
There's a Girl in My FicusCharles' girlfriend Jennifer (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen) tells a lie about Buddy in order to get rid of him.
Judge Not Lest Ye Beheaded
E6
Judge Not Lest Ye BeheadedCharles is the judge of a beauty pageant where Jamie, Sarah, and both of Charles' girlfriends are contestants.
Baby Bummer
E7
Baby BummerBuddy offers to help out Adam with babysitting, but he ends up forgetting the little girl at the diner.
Paper Covers Rock
E8
Paper Covers RockA tabloid shows pictures of Charles with a rock star (Samantha Fox), and everyone thinks they're in a relationship.
Child Hoods
E9
Child HoodsCharles' old friends come to visit.
Advice and Contempt
E10
Advice and ContemptJamie gets upset when she thinks Charles is trying to make her boyfriend stop seeing her.
Daffy Doc
E11
Daffy DocBuddy enters a mental hospital to do research, but they make him a patient.
Buddy Flips a Disc
E12
Buddy Flips a DiscBuddy wins a contest to be a disc jockey for a day at the diner.
Brain Man
E13
Brain ManBuddy gets tested for ESP and starts to predict the future.
Don't Rock the Vote
E14
Don't Rock the VoteJamie 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.
Let's Quake a Deal
E15
Let's Quake a DealCharles invents a device that will help people prepare for earthquakes.
Up Your IQ
E16
Up Your IQWhen a boy thinks Jamie is shallow, she talks to Charles' intelligent girlfriend.
All That Chaz
E17
All That ChazAn accidental bump on the head turns Charles into Chaz again.
Frankie and Mommy
E18
Frankie and MommyLillian sees an old boyfriend.
Lost Resort
E19
Lost ResortCharles works at a hotel in Hawaii with Buddy's cousin. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)
Dead Puck Society
E20
Dead Puck SocietyCharles becomes a substitute-teacher for Sarah and her classmates; for a joint-assignment, she is partnered with charming Russell Davis. The charm wears thin, however, when Russell manipulates her into doing the whole project by herself. Charles himself is baffled, when Russell puts more effort into avoiding classwork than would have gone into actually doing the same work. Yet it turns out Russell isn't lazy at all...he's illiterate.
La Cage Aux Fools
E21
La Cage Aux FoolsCharles and Buddy protest animal testing at their college.
Teacher's Pest
E22
Teacher's PestWalter takes a history class that Charles teaches.
Almost Family
E23
Almost FamilyCharles visits his aunt Sally at her car wash. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)
Seeing Is Believing
E24
Seeing Is BelievingWhile picking up a cake for Mrs. Powell's birthday, Charles gets stuck in an elevator with an attractive woman. He is initially excited about a possible romance with her until he finds out that she is blind.
Fair Exchange
E25
Fair ExchangeSarah 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.)
Charles Be DeMille
E26
Charles Be DeMilleSarah puts on a show to raise money, and Charles directs while preparing for an interview to get into Princeton.