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Charles in Charge Season 3

26 December 198726 episodes

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Charles in Charge Season 3 air dates

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Air dates: TMDB.

Charles in Charge Season 3 episodes

  1. S03 E01

    Yule Laff

    30m

    Charles suggests the family spend the Christmas holidays in the mountains, but a storm leaves everyone but Walter stranded in a cabin.

  2. S03 E02

    Piece of Cake

    30m

    News of the sudden arrival of Commander Powell throws the household into chaos.

  3. S03 E03

    Dorm Warnings

    30m

    When Charles is named Student of the Year, local newspaper reporter Pat Walker (Barbara Rhoades) arrives at the house to interview him.

  4. S03 E04

    Speechless

    30m

    When Charles' and Buddy's history teacher changes their team assignment from a written to an oral report, Charles insists that Buddy deliver the speech.

  5. S03 E05

    Infatuation

    30m

    Charles becomes infatuated with Trish (Susannah Woodside), a beautiful fashion model and the daughter of Walter's friend.

  6. S03 E06

    Role Model

    30m

    When Jamie enrolls in a modeling school, a suspicious Charles decides to investigate. He and Buddy enroll in order to expose the school as a fraud.

  7. S03 E07

    The Extremely Odd Couple

    30m

    Charles tries to end a feud between Walter and Lillian by giving them each a ticket to a swing music concert.

  8. S03 E08

    Poppa, the Sailor Man

    30m

    The death of a lifelong friend causes Walter to have visions of mortality, so Charles summons Walter's father, Buzz (Dabbs Greer), for a visit in order to show him his son has many years left.

  9. S03 E09

    Bottle Baby

    30m

    When Buddy receives word that his shy sister Bunny (Mindy Cohn) is arriving for a visit, he pleads with Charles to help entertain her.

  10. S03 E10

    Dear Charles

    30m

    Charles asks editor Gayle Landis for a job on her newspaper, but acting as a fill—in for "‘Dear Amy" is not what he had in mind.

  11. S03 E11

    The Pickle Plot

    30m

    Unable to decide on a college major and faced with a tuition increase, is determined to convince his Uncle Joe (John Astin) that he should be made the heir to his business.

  12. S03 E12

    The Buddy System

    30m

    When Buddy's new girlfriend unceremoniously dumps him, he sinks into a bout of depression. Under the circumstances, Charles requests that everyone be especially nice to Buddy.

  13. S03 E13

    Sarah Steps Out

    30m

    Charles convinces Ellen to allow Adam to stay up and watch television all night, let Jamie streak her hair, and allow Sarah to go on her first unchaperoned date.

  14. S03 E14

    Trading Papers

    30m

    Charles is ecstatic when he scores an A on his English assignment, until he turns past the cover page and discovers Sarah's poem there by mistake.

  15. S03 E15

    Five Easy Pizzas

    30m

    Charles calms Lillian's fears about an upcoming trip out of town, saying that he's more than able to manage the pizza parlor himself, even though she's just hired a new chef, Dine (Vito Scotti).

  16. S03 E16

    Getting In

    30m

    Charles and Buddy decide to pledge a fraternity, and must put up with a series of humiliating tests and activities during "Hell Week."

  17. S03 E17

    Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow

    30m

    When Charles and Buddy foil an attempted holdup at the pizza parlor, their names appear in the local newspaper. They can't resist capitalizing on their new-found popularity with the girls at the sorority house.

  18. S03 E18

    Dutiful Dreamer

    30m

    When the Powells learn their house is to be sold and Ellen loses her job, Charles takes to bed with a sneezing fit and falls asleep.

  19. S03 E19

    Berkling Up Is Hard to Do

    30m

    This is just not Charles' day. He's trying to prepare for the new school year, but Buddy needs his help in planning their end of summer party.

  20. S03 E20

    Runaround Charles

    30m

    Charles becomes frantic when he makes too many commitments for one evening.

  21. S03 E21

    Where the Auction Is

    30m

    Charles is outraged when he learns his mother is hosting a sorority slave auction. Outraged, that is, until he finds out that attractive new transfer student Jeanie intends to bid for him.

  22. S03 E22

    The Boy Who Loved Women

    30m

    Confused by the instructions that came with a new stereo component rack, Charles is frustrated trying to assemble the unit.

  23. S03 E23

    Barbelles

    30m

    After Charles is devastated at being dumped by his girlfriend, Buddy fixes him up with Beth (Brenda Swanson), a female bodybuilder at his health club.

  24. S03 E24

    The Blackboard Bungle

    30m

    Charles seems to be the only one excited about his new post as teacher's aide. Jamie resents his sitting in on her class, and the teacher can't understand why anyone would want to teach.

  25. S03 E25

    The Heart Burgler

    30m

    When Sarah tries to get closer to a boy that she likes by inviting him over to study, she is upset when he pays more attention to Charles than her.

  26. S03 E26

    May the Best Man Lose

    30m

    The kids each must find a gladiator to represent their class in the school's stunt-filled quiz contest complete with pies in the face and a dunk tank.

Episode names, air dates, runtimes and summaries: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere.

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