7.8/10111 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/1984
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.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.6/1098 votes#2 - Extracurricular Activity
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/1984
Charles is put in the awkward position of helping and encouraging Lila, Jason and Douglas to seek out new and exciting extracurricular activities.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1092 votes#3 - Another Saturday Night
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1984
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1098 votes#4 - War
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1984
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.
Director: Lee Lochhead
Writer: Judy Pioli, Marc Sotkin
7.7/1085 votes#5 - Cousin Elliott
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/1984
Cousin Elliot shows up at the Pembroke house. His ideas on how to deal with children do not coincide with Charles' opinions.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Mike Reiss, Al Jean
7.7/1097 votes#6 - Slumber Party
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/1984
Charles and Gwendolyn had a fight over something rather trivial, and he feels he doesn't want to deal with the whole WOMEN issue.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.6/1078 votes#7 - Discipline
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/1984
Stan comes home expecting Jill to be ready to go to the Vice President's reception, but home has turned into "Little Crisis Central".
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.3/1087 votes#8 - Trick or Treat
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/1984
Diana Marks is a classy lady, and she has agreed to go on a Halloween date with Buddy.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.4/1084 votes#9 - A Date with Enid
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/1984
Charles has his hands full. It is pouring rain outside and everyone in the Pembroke household is confined to the house.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.4/1082 votes#10 - Friends And Lovers
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/1984
Charles and Gwendolyn decide that college itself puts enough pressure on them, so they give themselves some space.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.3/1093 votes#11 - Home for the Holidays
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1984
It is Christmastime and Grandma Irene, Stan's mother, is expected for her yearly three-week-stay with her grandchildren.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.6/1083 votes#12 - Accidental Puppy
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/26/1984
Jason and Douglas come in the back door carrying a dog, and they are blaming each other for 'killing' the animal.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Judy Pioli
7.4/1081 votes#13 - The Commotion
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/2/1985
Charles is pushed for time, and he has to meet a deadline for his school paper. His scholarship depends on it.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: George Tibbles
7.5/1082 votes#14 - Mr. President
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/16/1985
Charles can't find anything wrong with having a little fun in college, but Gwendolyn has a different opinion.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.5/1079 votes#15 - Jill's Decision
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/23/1985
Charles has a million things to do before he meets Michelle Harris for coffee at the Lamplight.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Judy Pioli
7.5/1083 votes#16 - Pressure from Grandma
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/30/1985
Charles is in charge of the Pembroke children when their parents are off on a week's vacation in Jamaica.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.4/1087 votes#17 - Snowed In
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/6/1985
Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke went to the movies, and an incredible blizzard hits the city, leaving them unable to return to their home.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.6/1091 votes#18 - Charles 'R' Us
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/13/1985
No matter how hard Charles and Buddy try, between them, they do not have enough cash to even think about going out on dates.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.7/1082 votes#19 - Charles' Spring Break (A.K.A.: The Last Resort)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/20/1985
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.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Judy Pioli
7.8/1085 votes#20 - The Wrong Guy
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/27/1985
Charles and Buddy are excited about their very first bachelor party.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Jeffrey Ferro, Frederic Weiss
7.7/1079 votes#21 - Mr. Brilliant
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/13/1985
Jill gives Charles two tickets for a Knicks' game. Charles is so excited, he thinks of a way to do something special in return.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.4/1085 votes#22 - Meet Grandpa
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/3/1985
Charles and Buddy are trying very hard to find themselves summer jobs and are ecstatic when their applications are accepted.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Judy Pioli
The Best Episodes of Charles in Charge Season 1
Every episode of Charles in Charge Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Charles in Charge Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Charles in Charge" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 111 votes. Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by N/A, it aired on 10/3/1984. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Extracurricular Activity".