• Air date: 31 Dec '88 26 episodes
      Charles in Charge is an American sitcom series starring Scott Baio as Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who worked as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board. Baio directed many episodes of the show, and was credited with his full name, Scott Vincent Baio. It was first broadcast on CBS from October 3, 1984 to April 3, 1985, when it was cancelled due to a struggle in the Nielsen ratings. It then had a more successful first-run syndication run from January 3, 1987 to November 10, 1990, as 126 original episodes were aired in total. The show was produced by Al Burton Productions and Scholastic Productions in association with Universal Television, and distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution and New Line Cinema Corporation.
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. No Nukes, Is Good Nukes

      31 Dec '88
      While Commander Powell is home, Sarah is arrested for protesting the nuclear weapons on her father's ship.
    • 2. Ninny and the Professor

      07 Jan '89
      Charles' professor disagrees with the grade he gives a student.
    • 3. A Sting of Pearls

      08 Jul '89
      The Powell's old babysitter comes back tries to get Charles in trouble.
    • 4. Room at the Bottom

      01 Jul '89
      Walter remodels the basement.
    • 5. Yesterday Cafe

      28 Jan '89
      Lillian starts a 1950's-style restaurant called the "Yesterday Cafe".
    • 6. Duelling Presleys

      14 Jan '89
      Lillian hires an Elvis impersonator for the diner.
    • 7. Walter Gets a Dodo

      11 Feb '89
      Charles has to entertain his professor's sister, and he sets her up with Walter.
    • 8. Adam See, Adam Do

      21 Jan '89
      Adam studies Charles' dating techniques.
    • 9. Ladies' Night Out

      18 Feb '89
      Jamie and Sarah want to go to a nightclub
    • 10. Fatal Obsession

      04 Feb '89
      A woman at camp pursues Charles.
    • 11. Still at Large

      29 Apr '89
      Charles and Buddy find out Jamie's teacher (Sally Struthers) is wanted by the FBI.
    • 12. Chargin' Charles

      25 Feb '89
      Charles can't use his credit card because of the Powell children.
    • 13. A Fish Called Buddy

      04 Mar '89
      Buddy goes to the hospital right after an argument with Charles.
    • 14. Curing the Common Cult

      27 May '89
      Jamie joins a cult, and Charles must prove that the leader is a fake.
    • 15. Walter's War

      09 Sep '89
      Walter tries to impress a woman with war souvenirs.
    • 16. Second Banana

      22 Apr '89
      Jamie thinks she will be in a commercial, but it is really Sarah who got the part.
    • 17. Poetic License

      06 May '89
      Charles uses one of Sarah's poems to impress a woman, who publishes it in a magazine under Charles' name.
    • 18. Charles Splits (1)

      13 May '89
      When Charles bumps his head, he begins acting strangely and calls himself Chaz.
    • 19. Charles Splits (2)

      20 May '89
      Chaz gets married.
    • 20. The Organization Man

      16 Sep '89
      Charles uses a digital organizer to plan his schedule.
    • 21. Aunt Vanessa

      28 Oct '89
      Jamie wants to move to New York and live with Charles' aunt.
    • 22. It's a Blunderfull Life

      04 Nov '89
      Charles has a dream about life without him.
    • 23. Bad Boy

      11 Nov '89
      Charles tutors an ex-con.
    • 24. Big Bang

      14 Oct '89
      Charles writes an essay about childhood.
    • 25. Triple Threat

      21 Oct '89
      Charles and Buddy go out with identical twins, but they think they are dating the same girl.