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The Best Episodes of Charles in Charge

Every episode of Charles in Charge ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Charles in Charge!

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.
Genre:Comedy

Best Episodes Summary

"Infatuation" is the best rated episode of "Charles in Charge". It scored 8.8/10 based on 63 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/23/1988. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Role Model".

  • Infatuation
    8.8/1063 votes
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    #1 - Infatuation

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 1/23/1988

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Role Model
    8.8/1064 votes
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    #2 - Role Model

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 1/30/1988

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Baby Bummer
    8.8/1059 votes
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    #3 - Baby Bummer

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 2/10/1990

    Buddy offers to help out Adam with babysitting, but he ends up forgetting the little girl at the diner.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • La Cage Aux Fools
    8.8/1058 votes
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    #4 - La Cage Aux Fools

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 9/15/1990

    Charles and Buddy protest animal testing at their college.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • Barbelles
    8.7/1068 votes
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    #5 - Barbelles

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/28/1988

    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.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • May the Best Man Lose
    8.7/1062 votes
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    #6 - May the Best Man Lose

    Season 3 Episode 26 - Aired 6/18/1988

    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.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: Lee Aronsohn

  • No Nukes, Is Good Nukes
    8.7/1060 votes
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    #7 - No Nukes, Is Good Nukes

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 12/31/1988

    While Commander Powell is home, Sarah is arrested for protesting the nuclear weapons on her father's ship.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: Lee Aronsohn

  • Daffy Doc
    8.7/1061 votes
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    #8 - Daffy Doc

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 4/28/1990

    Buddy enters a mental hospital to do research, but they make him a patient.

    Director: Willie Aames

    Writer: N/A

  • The Extremely Odd Couple
    8.6/1063 votes
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    #9 - The Extremely Odd Couple

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/6/1988

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

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • Trading Papers
    8.6/1062 votes
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    #10 - Trading Papers

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 3/26/1988

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Donald Ross

  • The Heart Burgler
    8.6/1062 votes
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    #11 - The Heart Burgler

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 6/11/1988

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Adam See, Adam Do
    8.6/1066 votes
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    #12 - Adam See, Adam Do

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 1/21/1989

    Adam studies Charles' dating techniques.

    Director: Norman Abbott

    Writer: Lee Aronsohn

  • Get Thee to a Nuttery
    8.6/1058 votes
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    #13 - Get Thee to a Nuttery

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/1990

    Buddy decides to become a priest after a near-death experience.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • There's a Girl in My Ficus
    8.6/1068 votes
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    #14 - There's a Girl in My Ficus

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 1/27/1990

    Charles' girlfriend Jennifer (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen) tells a lie about Buddy in order to get rid of him.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • Brain Man
    8.6/1067 votes
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    #15 - Brain Man

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 5/12/1990

    Buddy gets tested for ESP and starts to predict the future.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • Seeing Is Believing
    8.6/1064 votes
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    #16 - Seeing Is Believing

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 10/27/1990

    Charles gets trapped in an elevator with a blind woman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Naked Truth
    8.5/1076 votes
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    #17 - The Naked Truth

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/1987

    Charles meets a new girl, Rebecca Stansbury on campus, who happens to be an art student.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Fox in the Henhouse
    8.5/1075 votes
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    #18 - A Fox in the Henhouse

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/1987

    Lieutenant Matty Whiteford comes to keep Ellen Powell and the kids company for a weekend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Chuck Lorre

  • Trade Off
    8.5/1067 votes
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    #19 - Trade Off

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/1987

    Everyone in the Powell family wants something they-don't have, but someone else does.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dating
    8.5/1065 votes
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    #20 - Dating

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/1987

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Music, Music, Mayhem
    8.5/1063 votes
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    #21 - Music, Music, Mayhem

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/1987

    Charles is mad at Buddy because Buddy sold him a cassette player which doesn't work.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Isn't That What's Her Face?
    8.5/1065 votes
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    #22 - Isn't That What's Her Face?

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 4/4/1987

    A famous young movie star, Darby Peterson, shows up on Charles' doorstep disguised as "Dorothy."

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Case of the Mock-Turtle Mystery
    8.5/1063 votes
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    #23 - The Case of the Mock-Turtle Mystery

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 5/9/1987

    Sarah is the proud parent of Ross, a pet turtle, who until recently, has lived in relative safety in the Powell backyard.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Twice Upon a Time (1)
    8.5/1065 votes
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    #24 - Twice Upon a Time (1)

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/16/1987

    Charles' first love returns

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Twice Upon A Time (2)
    8.5/1062 votes
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    #25 - Twice Upon A Time (2)

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/23/1987

    In the second of a two part series, Gwendolyn Pierce tells Charles she will consider his proposal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A