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.
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Scott Baio
Charles
Willie Aames
Buddy Lembeck
Nicole Eggert
Jamie Powell
Josie Davis
Sarah Powell
Alexander Polinsky
Adam Powell
Ellen Travolta
Lillian
James T. Callahan
Walter Powell
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22 episodes • 1984Avg: 7.6Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Oct 3, 1984 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Extracurricular Activity | Oct 10, 1984 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Another Saturday Night | Oct 17, 1984 | 7.0 |
| 4 | War | Oct 24, 1984 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Cousin Elliott | Nov 7, 1984 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Slumber Party | Nov 14, 1984 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Discipline | Nov 21, 1984 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Trick or Treat | Nov 28, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 9 | A Date with Enid | Dec 5, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Friends And Lovers | Dec 12, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Home for the Holidays | Dec 19, 1984 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Accidental Puppy | Dec 26, 1984 | 8.0 |
| 13 | The Commotion | Jan 2, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mr. President | Jan 16, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Jill's Decision | Jan 23, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Pressure from Grandma | Jan 30, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Snowed In | Feb 6, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Charles 'R' Us | Feb 13, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 19 | Charles' Spring Break (A.K.A.: The Last Resort) | Feb 20, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Wrong Guy | Feb 27, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mr. Brilliant | Mar 13, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Meet Grandpa | Apr 3, 1985 | 0.0 |
26 episodes • 1987
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amityville | Jan 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Naked Truth | Jan 10, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Feud for Thought | Jan 17, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Egg and Us | Jan 24, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Loan Arranger | Jan 31, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 6 | American Teen | Feb 7, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Buddy Comes to Dinner | Feb 14, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 8 | A Fox in the Henhouse | Feb 21, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Pizza Parlor Protest | Feb 28, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Trade Off | Mar 7, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dating | Mar 14, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Music, Music, Mayhem | Mar 21, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Buddy in Charge | Mar 28, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Isn't That What's Her Face? | Apr 4, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 15 | A Date From Heck | Apr 11, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mama Mia | Apr 18, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Weekend Weary | Apr 25, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 18 | U.F. Oh No | May 2, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Case of the Mock-Turtle Mystery | May 9, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Twice Upon a Time (1) | May 16, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Twice Upon A Time (2) | May 23, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 22 | A Job From Heck | May 30, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Baby Doll | Jun 6, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Lillian Putts a Round | Jun 13, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Her Brother's Keeper | Jun 20, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Undergraduate | Jun 27, 1987 | 0.0 |
26 episodes • 1987
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yule Laff | Dec 26, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Piece of Cake | Jan 2, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Dorm Warnings | Jan 9, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Speechless | Jan 16, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Infatuation | Jan 23, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Role Model | Jan 30, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Extremely Odd Couple | Feb 6, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Poppa, the Sailor Man | Feb 13, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Bottle Baby | Feb 20, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dear Charles | Feb 27, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Pickle Plot | Mar 5, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Buddy System | Mar 12, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sarah Steps Out | Mar 19, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Trading Papers | Mar 26, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Five Easy Pizzas | Apr 2, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Getting In | Apr 9, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow | Apr 16, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Dutiful Dreamer | Apr 23, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Berkling Up Is Hard to Do | Apr 30, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Runaround Charles | May 7, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Where the Auction Is | May 14, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Boy Who Loved Women | May 21, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Barbelles | May 28, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Blackboard Bungle | Jun 4, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Heart Burgler | Jun 11, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 26 | May the Best Man Lose | Jun 18, 1988 | 0.0 |
26 episodes • 1988
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Nukes, Is Good Nukes | Dec 31, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Ninny and the Professor | Jan 7, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Duelling Presleys | Jan 14, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Adam See, Adam Do | Jan 21, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Yesterday Cafe | Jan 28, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Fatal Obsession | Feb 4, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Walter Gets a Dodo | Feb 11, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ladies' Night Out | Feb 18, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chargin' Charles | Feb 25, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A Fish Called Buddy | Mar 4, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Second Banana | Apr 22, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Still at Large | Apr 29, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Poetic License | May 6, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Charles Splits (1) | May 13, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Charles Splits (2) | May 20, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Curing the Common Cult | May 27, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Room at the Bottom | Jul 1, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 18 | A Sting of Pearls | Jul 8, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Walter's War | Sep 9, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Organization Man | Sep 16, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Big Bang | Oct 14, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Triple Threat | Oct 21, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Aunt Vanessa | Oct 28, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 24 | It's a Blunderfull Life | Nov 4, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Bad Boy | Nov 11, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Buddy's Daddy | Nov 18, 1989 | 0.0 |
26 episodes • 1989
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer Together, Fall Apart | Dec 30, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Get Thee to a Nuttery | Jan 6, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Three Dates & a Walnut | Jan 13, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Out with the in Crowd | Jan 20, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 5 | There's a Girl in My Ficus | Jan 27, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Judge Not Lest Ye Beheaded | Feb 3, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Baby Bummer | Feb 10, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Paper Covers Rock | Feb 17, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Child Hoods | Feb 24, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Advice and Contempt | Mar 3, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Daffy Doc | Apr 28, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Buddy Flips a Disc | May 5, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Brain Man | May 12, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Don't Rock the Vote | May 19, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Let's Quake a Deal | May 26, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Up Your IQ | Jun 2, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 17 | All That Chaz | Jun 9, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Frankie and Mommy | Aug 25, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Lost Resort | Sep 1, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Dead Puck Society | Sep 8, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 21 | La Cage Aux Fools | Sep 15, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Teacher's Pest | Sep 22, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Almost Family | Oct 20, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Seeing Is Believing | Oct 27, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Fair Exchange | Nov 3, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Charles Be DeMille | Nov 10, 1990 | 0.0 |
