8.3/1062 votes#1 - Yule Laff
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 12/26/1987
Charles suggests the family spend the Christmas holidays in the mountains, but a storm leaves everyone but Walter stranded in a cabin.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1065 votes#2 - Piece of Cake
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/2/1988
News of the sudden arrival of Commander Powell throws the household into chaos.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
8.5/1062 votes#3 - Dorm Warnings
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/9/1988
When Charles is named Student of the Year, local newspaper reporter Pat Walker (Barbara Rhoades) arrives at the house to interview him.
Director: Scott Baio
Writer: N/A
8.3/1062 votes#4 - Speechless
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/16/1988
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/1063 votes#5 - 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
8.8/1064 votes#6 - 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
8.6/1063 votes#7 - 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
8.3/1061 votes#8 - Poppa, the Sailor Man
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/13/1988
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.
Director: Brian Levant
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
8.2/1065 votes#9 - Bottle Baby
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 2/20/1988
When Buddy receives word that his shy sister Bunny (Mindy Cohn) is arriving for a visit, he pleads with Charles to help entertain her.
Director: Scott Baio
Writer: N/A
8.4/1066 votes#10 - Dear Charles
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/27/1988
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1064 votes#11 - The Pickle Plot
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 3/5/1988
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1062 votes#12 - The Buddy System
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 3/12/1988
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1064 votes#13 - Sarah Steps Out
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 3/19/1988
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1062 votes#14 - 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
8.2/1062 votes#15 - Five Easy Pizzas
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 4/2/1988
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).
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1063 votes#16 - Getting In
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/9/1988
Charles and Buddy decide to pledge a fraternity, and must put up with a series of humiliating tests and activities during "Hell Week."
Director: N/A
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
8.3/1061 votes#17 - Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 4/16/1988
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.
Director: Bonnie Franklin
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
8.5/1063 votes#18 - Dutiful Dreamer
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/23/1988
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.
Director: Mary Lou Belli
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
8.1/1063 votes#19 - Berkling Up Is Hard to Do
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/30/1988
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.
Director: Scott Baio, Bonnie Franklin
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
8.4/1065 votes#20 - Runaround Charles
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/7/1988
Charles becomes frantic when he makes too many commitments for one evening.
Director: Mary Lou Belli
Writer: N/A
8.3/1064 votes#21 - Where the Auction Is
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/14/1988
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1064 votes#22 - The Boy Who Loved Women
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/1988
Confused by the instructions that came with a new stereo component rack, Charles is frustrated trying to assemble the unit.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
8.7/1068 votes#23 - 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
8.3/1064 votes#24 - The Blackboard Bungle
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 6/4/1988
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.
Director: Scott Baio
Writer: N/A
8.6/1062 votes#25 - 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
The Best Episodes of Charles in Charge Season 3
Every episode of Charles in Charge Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Charles in Charge Season 3!
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 3 Ratings Summary
"Yule Laff" is the best rated episode of "Charles in Charge" season 3. It scored 8.3/10 based on 62 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/26/1987. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Piece of Cake".