Charles in Charge (Season 1)

Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, works as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board.

Pilot 8.0
Air date: 1984-10-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Extracurricular Activity 8.0
Air date: 1984-10-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Charles is put in the awkward position of helping and encouraging Lila, Jason and Douglas to seek out new and exciting extracurricular activities.
Another Saturday Night 7.0
Air date: 1984-10-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
War 7.0
Air date: 1984-10-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Cousin Elliott 8.0
Air date: 1984-11-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Cousin Elliot shows up at the Pembroke house. His ideas on how to deal with children do not coincide with Charles' opinions.
Slumber Party 8.0
Air date: 1984-11-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Charles and Gwendolyn had a fight over something rather trivial, and he feels he doesn't want to deal with the whole WOMEN issue.
Discipline 8.0
Air date: 1984-11-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Stan comes home expecting Jill to be ready to go to the Vice President's reception, but home has turned into "Little Crisis Central".
Trick or Treat 0.0
Air date: 1984-11-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Diana Marks is a classy lady, and she has agreed to go on a Halloween date with Buddy.
A Date with Enid 0.0
Air date: 1984-12-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Charles has his hands full. It is pouring rain outside and everyone in the Pembroke household is confined to the house.
Friends And Lovers 0.0
Air date: 1984-12-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Charles and Gwendolyn decide that college itself puts enough pressure on them, so they give themselves some space.
Home for the Holidays 8.0
Air date: 1984-12-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: It is Christmastime and Grandma Irene, Stan's mother, is expected for her yearly three-week-stay with her grandchildren.
Accidental Puppy 8.0
Air date: 1984-12-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jason and Douglas come in the back door carrying a dog, and they are blaming each other for 'killing' the animal.
The Commotion 0.0
Air date: 1985-01-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Charles is pushed for time, and he has to meet a deadline for his school paper. His scholarship depends on it.
Mr. President 0.0
Air date: 1985-01-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Charles can't find anything wrong with having a little fun in college, but Gwendolyn has a different opinion.
Jill's Decision 0.0
Air date: 1985-01-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Charles has a million things to do before he meets Michelle Harris for coffee at the Lamplight.
Pressure from Grandma 0.0
Air date: 1985-01-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Charles is in charge of the Pembroke children when their parents are off on a week's vacation in Jamaica.
Snowed In 0.0
Air date: 1985-02-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke went to the movies, and an incredible blizzard hits the city, leaving them unable to return to their home.
Charles 'R' Us 6.0
Air date: 1985-02-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: No matter how hard Charles and Buddy try, between them, they do not have enough cash to even think about going out on dates.
Charles' Spring Break (A.K.A.: The Last Resort) 0.0
Air date: 1985-02-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
The Wrong Guy 0.0
Air date: 1985-02-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Charles and Buddy are excited about their very first bachelor party.
Mr. Brilliant 0.0
Air date: 1985-03-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jill gives Charles two tickets for a Knicks' game. Charles is so excited, he thinks of a way to do something special in return.
Meet Grandpa 0.0
Air date: 1985-04-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Charles and Buddy are trying very hard to find themselves summer jobs and are ecstatic when their applications are accepted.