Where to watch Charles in Charge Season 1
Charles in Charge season 1 is not streaming in Australia on any service we track right now. You can buy it on Apple TV from $14.99. Season 1 was released on 3 October 1984.
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Charles in Charge Season 1 air dates
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Air dates: TMDB.
Charles in Charge Season 1 episodes
S01 E01
Pilot
30m
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.
S01 E02
Extracurricular Activity
30m
Charles is put in the awkward position of helping and encouraging Lila, Jason and Douglas to seek out new and exciting extracurricular activities.
S01 E03
Another Saturday Night
30m
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.
S01 E04
War
30m
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.
S01 E05
Cousin Elliott
30m
Cousin Elliot shows up at the Pembroke house. His ideas on how to deal with children do not coincide with Charles' opinions.
S01 E06
Slumber Party
30m
Charles and Gwendolyn had a fight over something rather trivial, and he feels he doesn't want to deal with the whole WOMEN issue.
S01 E07
Discipline
30m
Stan comes home expecting Jill to be ready to go to the Vice President's reception, but home has turned into "Little Crisis Central".
S01 E08
Trick or Treat
30m
Diana Marks is a classy lady, and she has agreed to go on a Halloween date with Buddy.
S01 E09
A Date with Enid
30m
Charles has his hands full. It is pouring rain outside and everyone in the Pembroke household is confined to the house.
S01 E10
Friends And Lovers
30m
Charles and Gwendolyn decide that college itself puts enough pressure on them, so they give themselves some space.
S01 E11
Home for the Holidays
30m
It is Christmastime and Grandma Irene, Stan's mother, is expected for her yearly three-week-stay with her grandchildren.
S01 E12
Accidental Puppy
30m
Jason and Douglas come in the back door carrying a dog, and they are blaming each other for 'killing' the animal.
S01 E13
The Commotion
30m
Charles is pushed for time, and he has to meet a deadline for his school paper. His scholarship depends on it.
S01 E14
Mr. President
30m
Charles can't find anything wrong with having a little fun in college, but Gwendolyn has a different opinion.
S01 E15
Jill's Decision
30m
Charles has a million things to do before he meets Michelle Harris for coffee at the Lamplight.
S01 E16
Pressure from Grandma
30m
Charles is in charge of the Pembroke children when their parents are off on a week's vacation in Jamaica.
S01 E17
Snowed In
30m
Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke went to the movies, and an incredible blizzard hits the city, leaving them unable to return to their home.
S01 E18
Charles 'R' Us
30m
No matter how hard Charles and Buddy try, between them, they do not have enough cash to even think about going out on dates.
S01 E19
Charles' Spring Break (A.K.A.: The Last Resort)
30m
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.
S01 E20
The Wrong Guy
30m
Charles and Buddy are excited about their very first bachelor party.
S01 E21
Mr. Brilliant
30m
Jill gives Charles two tickets for a Knicks' game. Charles is so excited, he thinks of a way to do something special in return.
S01 E22
Meet Grandpa
30m
Charles and Buddy are trying very hard to find themselves summer jobs and are ecstatic when their applications are accepted.
Episode names, air dates, runtimes and summaries: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere.