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Charles in Charge

Season 2

1987
26 Episodes
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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.

Episode 1 : ‎ Amityville

Charles returns from a two-week camping trip with his friend, Buddy, to discover a whole new household waiting for him.
30 Mins
03-01-1987

Episode 2 : ‎ The Naked Truth

Charles meets a new girl, Rebecca Stansbury on campus, who happens to be an art student.
30 Mins
10-01-1987

Episode 3 : ‎ Feud for Thought

Charles is a fireman putting out fires all over the Powell household.
30 Mins
17-01-1987

Episode 4 : ‎ The Egg and Us

Jamie and Sarah Powell have a school-project that involves raising eggs as children. Real eggs, not so real children.
30 Mins
24-01-1987

Episode 5 : ‎ The Loan Arranger

Boys who are studying important things for their future, often end up studying less important things for their future, namely girls!
30 Mins
31-01-1987

Episode 6 : ‎ American Teen

Charles is nervous about asking out a wonderful young lady named Louise.
30 Mins
07-02-1987

Episode 7 : ‎ Buddy Comes to Dinner

Buddy comes for dinner, wrenches his ankles, and has to stay in Charles' room for a few days.
30 Mins
14-02-1987

Episode 8 : ‎ A Fox in the Henhouse

Lieutenant Matty Whiteford comes to keep Ellen Powell and the kids company for a weekend.
30 Mins
21-02-1987

Episode 9 : ‎ Pizza Parlor Protest

Sid's Pizza Parlor, the place that provides Charles a home away from home, is under attack.
30 Mins
28-02-1987

Episode 10 : ‎ Trade Off

Everyone in the Powell family wants something they-don't have, but someone else does.
30 Mins
07-03-1987

Episode 11 : ‎ Dating

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.
30 Mins
14-03-1987

Episode 12 : ‎ Music, Music, Mayhem

Charles is mad at Buddy because Buddy sold him a cassette player which doesn't work.
30 Mins
21-03-1987

Episode 13 : ‎ Buddy in Charge

Charles has to visit in town when his folks arrive for the weekend, so Buddy is placed in charge of the Powell kids.
30 Mins
28-03-1987

Episode 14 : ‎ Isn't That What's Her Face?

A famous young movie star, Darby Peterson, shows up on Charles' doorstep disguised as "Dorothy."
30 Mins
04-04-1987

Episode 15 : ‎ A Date From Heck

Charles dates a girl equipped with lovely eyes, a gorgeous body, and a set of huge parents, that accompany her on dates.
30 Mins
11-04-1987

Episode 16 : ‎ Mama Mia

Charles'mom, Lillian, comes to town for a brief - or maybe not so brief - visit.
30 Mins
18-04-1987

Episode 17 : ‎ Weekend Weary

Mrs. Powell decides Charles needs a weekend off, and she implements her decision with a firm edict.
30 Mins
25-04-1987

Episode 18 : ‎ U.F. Oh No

Adam thinks he's seen a UFO outside his window, and his sisters are convinced they've seen an alien in the kitchen.
30 Mins
02-05-1987

Episode 19 : ‎ The Case of the Mock-Turtle Mystery

Sarah is the proud parent of Ross, a pet turtle, who until recently, has lived in relative safety in the Powell backyard.
30 Mins
09-05-1987

Episode 20 : ‎ Twice Upon a Time (1)

Charles' first love returns
30 Mins
16-05-1987

Episode 21 : ‎ Twice Upon A Time (2)

In the second of a two part series, Gwendolyn Pierce tells Charles she will consider his proposal.
30 Mins
23-05-1987

Episode 22 : ‎ A Job From Heck

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.
30 Mins
30-05-1987

Episode 23 : ‎ Baby Doll

Charles and Lillian are throwing a big opening night party to introduce the new chef of Sid's Pizza Parlor.
30 Mins
06-06-1987

Episode 24 : ‎ Lillian Putts a Round

Charles' widowed mother Lillian comes into town for a five-day visit, complete with motherly advice.
30 Mins
13-06-1987

Episode 25 : ‎ Her Brother's Keeper

There are two very lovely ladies Charles and Buddy would like to date if they can find the time.
30 Mins
20-06-1987

Episode 26 : ‎ The Undergraduate

Ellen's attractive, married cousin Joan Robinson comes to visit and puts the whammy on Charles.
30 Mins
27-06-1987