Charles In Charge Episodes Ranked (Best To Worst)
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- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesThe Pembroke house is snowed in while Mr. & Mrs. Pembroke are at the movies. Things go from bad to worse for Charles when the furnace goes off and he has to deal with the kids as well as a group of Lila's friends.
- DirectorLee LochheadStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesMrs. Pembrooke sets Charles up to show a cute girl who is interested in child care a day in the life of taking care of the kids. The same day, Douglas and Jason decide to have a war.
- DirectorGary BrownStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsAfter one of his childhood friends dies, Mr. Powell gets worried about his own mortality. To cheer him up, Charles decides to invites Mr. Powell's father to the house, unaware that they are estranged.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesMr. and Mrs. Pembroke are fighting and Charles needs to get a term paper done by the next morning while avoiding the many distractions that the house provides.
- DirectorPhil RamunoStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsThe Powell house is turned upside down when the kids and Charles believe that they've seen UFOs.
- DirectorBob ClaverStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsWith Commander Powell coming home, Charles must bake a cake, pick up the Commander's clothes at the cleaners, buy party supplies, attend Adam's boy scout meeting, meet with the plumber, and counsel Jamie.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWhen Charles gets hit on the head, he develops another personality, Chaz, a leather wearing biker. He picks a girl named Tiffany and goes off and marries her.
- DirectorChristine BallardStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertThe Powells' are stunned when the amnesia-stricken Charles gets married.
- DirectorBob ClaverStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles is surprised when a friend poses nude for an art class.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles dreams that all the Powell family members have turned into other characters. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertBuddy winds up baby-sitting a 3-year-old girl. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles (Scott Baio) takes on a whole new personality after he accidentally bumps his head.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsSarah joins an anti-nuclear protest outside her Navy father's ship. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorBob ClaverStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles and the Powells are stranded in a mountain cabin for the holidays after a storm hits.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesLila is asked out on a date by a guy that her parents do not approve of and she must decide whether to go on the date and betray the trust of her parents and Charles.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWhen Charles and Buddy get tested for ESP, it is determined that Buddy may have it. Soon, he starts making predictions about what will happen in Charles's life.
- 1984–199030mNot Rated8.4 (58)TV EpisodeDirectorJules LichtmanStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsSarah accuses Adam of killing her pet turtle.
- DirectorZane BuzbyStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles serves as the mediator in a feud between Walter and Lillian.
- DirectorZane BuzbyStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles realizes the true gift of friendship when Buddy lies near death in a hospital.
- 1984–199023mNot Rated8.3 (57)TV EpisodeDirectorZane BuzbyStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles allows the children to make their own rules.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWalter winds up with three dates in one night. Ruta Lee, Marcia Wallace, and Marlyn Mason guest star.
- DirectorBob ClaverStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWhen Mr. Powell has a date with a woman who shares his love of World War II, Charles must deal with several crises at the last minute to make sure everything is in place for the special night.
- DirectorBob ClaverStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWhen Charles drives Buddy to a psychiatric hospital to do research, they hold him for observation and Charles must find a way to get him out.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertLillian (Ellen Travolta) considers marrying an old boyfriend.
- DirectorPat Fischer-DoakStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles, Buddy and the gang take part in a quiz contest at school.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesDouglas gets an "F" on his book report and Charles has to go to the school to talk to the teacher. He is in for a surprise when she turns out to be young, smart, and very pretty.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesGrandma Irene comes to the house while Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke go out of town and she tries to convince Charles to work for her in the lucrative business of selling pizza.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles (Scott Baio) and Buddy (Willie Aames) wind up locked in a cage. Ben Stein guest stars. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorTony SingletaryStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesCharles encourages Lila to join the cheerleading squad and Douglas to join to soccer team and needs to boost their spirits when they do not succeed.
- DirectorPhil RamunoStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsMayhem erupts when Buddy sells Charles a broken cassette player.
- DirectorPhil RamunoStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsOverprotective parents cast a cloud over Charles' date with an attractive girl.
- DirectorBob ClaverStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsWhen Jamie decides to enroll at a modeling school which appears to be a scam, it is up to Charles to find out the truth even if it means hurting her.
- DirectorBob ClaverStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles helps the Powell kids with a school project; Walter dates Buddy's grandmother.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWhen the Powell children feel that Charles does not have enough time to do things for them, they decide to own him, by buying him in a charity slave auction.
- DirectorChristine BallardStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsWhile picking up a cake for Mrs. Powell's birthday, Charles gets stuck in an elevator with an attractive woman. He is initially excited about a possible romance with her until he finds out that she is blind.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles uses one of Sarah's poem to try and impress a girl. When the girl publishes the poem in a magazine under Charles' name, Sarah's teacher sees it and accuses her of plagiarism.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles moves in with Buddy, much to the Powells' disappointment. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles faces a tough choice when he must decide whether to help the Powell children by directing their fund-raising play or to study for a test that will get him into graduate school at Princeton.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesCharles and Buddy join forces to start a new business venture that will have them screen potential live-in house helpers to be trained by Charles himself. Not all candidates are quite up to their standards.
- DirectorJudi EltermanStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsMrs. Powell orders Charles to have a relaxing weekend even though she's holding a yard sale.
- DirectorMadeline CripeStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsWhen Buddy is not himself after being dumped by his girlfriend, Charles and Mr. Powell decide to build his confidence back up by sending him to a self-improvement program. However, it gives him too much confidence and he becomes very rude to everyone.
- DirectorNorman AbbottStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWhen Adam needs help on what to do on a date with a woman, he decides to hide downstairs and study Charles on his date with Stephanie. When he uses the same techniques on his date, he and Charles end up in hot water.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertSarah tries to help her relatives communicate with each other.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles has to write an essay about growing up. Buddy uses the Powell's house to do a chemistry experiment. Sarah is reluctant to part with her childhood doll. Adam cannot get rid of the hiccups. Jamie has a date with a guy who is a college classmate of Charles and Buddy.
- DirectorPhil RamunoStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles uses the principles of bartering to solve a growing family crisis.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesCharles plans to go home for Christmas are canceled so he stays at the Pembroke house where he has to deal with a jealous grandmother. Meanwhile, Lila gets asked out on her first date.
- DirectorLee MillerStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles attempts to save his favorite pizza parlor from the wrecker's ball.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertBuddy's identical cousin lands a job at a Hawaiian resort.
- DirectorPhil RamunoStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsWhen Adam gets bullied by a neighbor, Charles and Mr. Powell have different ideas on how he should retaliate.
- 1984–199030mNot Rated8.5 (63)TV EpisodeDirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles proposes to his former girlfriend, who is about to marry another man. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- 1984–199030mNot Rated8.5 (60)TV EpisodeDirectorMadeline CripeStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles' former girlfriend has second thoughts after she accepts his marriage proposal. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorPhil RamunoStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles panics when he and Buddy are assigned an oral report in history class.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertBuddy is nervous when his shy sister, with whom he is not very close to, comes to visit from California. When she all of a sudden becomes the life of the party, it is quickly found out that alcohol abuse is to blame.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsWhen Charles is assigned to be a teacher's aide at Jamie's school, Jamie is apprehensive about him further intruding on her life and embarrassing her. Her fears are realized when she misbehaves and Charles gives her detention.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles (Scott Baio) takes on the task of teaching the children about earthquake safety.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles falls in love with a rock star (gust star Samantha Fox). Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorPhil RamunoStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertLillian opens a 1950s-style cafe; Charles tutors two football players.
- 1984–199023mNot Rated8.3 (59)TV EpisodeDirectorGary BrownStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsBuddy and Charles stop a would-be robber from holding up the pizza parlor.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesCharles, Buddy, and Gwendolyn head to Florida with some friends for spring break but things get complicated when they are all stuck in one room and then Charles and Buddy are arrested.
- DirectorBob ClaverStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles' relationship with his girlfriend is in danger when he becomes infatuated with a fashion model.
- DirectorDoug RogersStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles and an unfair faculty supervisor clash over a literature student's grade.
- DirectorBob ClaverStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWhen a film crew decides to shoot a commercial at his mom's restaurant, Charles tells Jamie that she was chosen as a model. However, when it is realized that it is Sarah that they want, Charles must find a way to not hurt Jamie's feelings.
- DirectorPhil RamunoStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsEllen won't let Jamie attend a movie with a boy.
- DirectorPhil RamunoStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsSarah's writing is accepted by the judges in an American Teen contest.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesCharles has his hands full as he tries to entertain his dream girl Gwendolyn who has come over for a date while also maintaining order in the house.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertBuddy and Charles are trapped in a case of mistaken identity when they date identical twins. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorMary Lou BelliStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWhen the Powell's old babysitter comes to visit, Charles begins to feel unneeded when the children are more attentive toward her. His fears are worsened after he loses a pearl necklace that Mr. Powell entrusted him to hide.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesWhen the kids' 'fun' cousin shows up, Charles feels threatened and has difficulty keeping control of the cousin's irresponsible ways.
- 1984–199030mNot Rated8.4 (63)TV EpisodeDirectorZane BuzbyStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles helps out a famous movie star who wants privacy when she attends college.
- DirectorDwayne HickmanStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles and Buddy are shocked when they learn that one of Jamie's favorite teachers is wanted for torching a federal building when she was in college.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesDouglas discovers love when he meets a strange friend of Lila's named Enid. He likes her the way she is and gets upset when Lila tries to give her a makeover.
- DirectorZane BuzbyStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertJamie gets upset with Charles when she feels that he is trying to interfere too much with her life.
- DirectorBrian LevantStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles and Buddy are surprised to find out that the boy who is going out on a date with Sarah is the same person who overcharged them on playoff tickets. So they decide to spy on Sarah's date.
- DirectorJules LichtmanStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles, already tired of having no time away from the Powell kids, is upset when Jamie starts working as a waitress at Sid's Pizza, his off-work hangout.
- DirectorZane BuzbyStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles matches Walter up with a younger woman (Marcia Wallace).
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesMrs. Pembroke gets a promotion at work leaving less time to spend time at home with the children and more responsibility for Charles who has a date.
- DirectorPhil RamunoStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles becomes ill when his mother dates a golf pro.
- DirectorKit WilkinsonStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWalter (James Callahan) takes a history class that is taught by Charles (Scott Baio). With Pamela Anderson.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesCharles finds himself in a bind when he wins two tickets for a Bruce Springsteen concert and both Buddy and Gwendolyn want to go with him. He also has to deal with doing the right thing with a dog that the boys brought home.
- DirectorZane BuzbyStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCmdr. Powell's old shipmate hopes to win Ellen's affection.
- DirectorZane BuzbyStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWhen Charles is unsure about what to major in, he gets a visit from his uncle from Brooklyn who tries to get him to quit school, leave the Powells and join the pickle business.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertUnknown to Charles, the Powell children charge his new credit card to its limit. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorZane BuzbyStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWhen Charles substitute teaches one of Sarah's classes, he gives them a project where he assigns her the cutest guy in class, who uses Sarah to do all his homework.
- DirectorBrian LevantStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles helps a bright student who has a police record.
- DirectorPhil RamunoStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsEllen's married cousin (Kay Lenz) makes a pass at Charles.
- DirectorScott BaioMadeline CripeStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles and Buddy hope to become members of a fraternity. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles dreams about what kind of life the Powell children would lead without him. With Don Most. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- 1984–199023mNot Rated8.5 (66)TV EpisodeDirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles' girlfriend (guest star Tiffani Amber Thiessen) tries to ruin his friendship with Buddy. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorBob ClaverStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles fears that his future is in doubt when he gets a letter in the mail saying that his student loans might be canceled.
- DirectorChristine BallardStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertJamie (Nicole Eggert) and Sarah (Josie Davis) run for student body president.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertWhen Jamie joins a cult which tells it members to give all their money away and quit school, Charles must try to prove to her that the leader, Abba-Kahn, is a phony.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertAn obsessed coed pursues Charles. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorScott BaioStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles is threatened when he dates a woman who has a jealous ex-boyfriend. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesCharles invites an old friend of Mrs. Pembroke's to the house for dinner but regrets what he has done when the guest turns out to be a condescending jerk.
- DirectorJules LichtmanStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles' mother takes the Powell children to a violent movie that Walter had forbidden the kids to see.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsScott BaioJulie CobbJames WiddoesIn an attempt to improve their relationship, Charles and Gwendolyn decide to see other people. This arrangement works well until Gwendolyn gets a date and Charles finds himself jealous.
- DirectorSteven RobmanStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsCharles's girlfriend gets him a job at the local paper filling in for the vacationing advice columnist. One of the first letter writers he has to give advice to appears to be Sarah, and the problem she wants advice for sounds quite racy.
- DirectorScott BaioMadeline CripeStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsWhile Charles is away, Buddy takes over his duties at the Powell house. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
- DirectorJohn RobinsStarsScott BaioWillie AamesSandra KernsBuddy's visit to the Powell home turns into an extended stay when he twists his ankle.
- DirectorZane BuzbyStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertBuddy and Charles attempt to keep Sarah and Jamie from escaping to an after-hours dance club.