Where to watch Charles in Charge Season 3
Charles in Charge season 3 is not streaming in Australia on any service we track right now. You can buy it on Apple TV from $14.99. Season 3 was released on 26 December 1987.
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Charles in Charge Season 3 episodes

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.
S03 E02
Piece of Cake
30m
News of the sudden arrival of Commander Powell throws the household into chaos.

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.

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.

S03 E05
Infatuation
30m
Charles becomes infatuated with Trish (Susannah Woodside), a beautiful fashion model and the daughter of Walter's friend.

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.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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."

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.

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.

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.
S03 E20
Runaround Charles
30m
Charles becomes frantic when he makes too many commitments for one evening.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

