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The Best Episodes of Charles in Charge Season 4

Every episode of Charles in Charge Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Charles in Charge Season 4!

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 4 Ratings Summary

"No Nukes, Is Good Nukes" is the best rated episode of "Charles in Charge" season 4. It scored 8.7/10 based on 59 votes. Directed by Scott Baio and written by Lee Aronsohn, it aired on 12/31/1988. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Ninny and the Professor".

  • No Nukes, Is Good Nukes
    8.7/1059 votes

    #1 - 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

  • Ninny and the Professor
    8.4/1057 votes

    #2 - Ninny and the Professor

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/7/1989

    Charles' professor disagrees with the grade he gives a student.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lee Aronsohn

  • Duelling Presleys
    8.3/1057 votes

    #3 - Duelling Presleys

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 1/14/1989

    Lillian hires an Elvis impersonator for the diner.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: David Ankrum

  • Adam See, Adam Do
    8.6/1065 votes

    #4 - Adam See, Adam Do

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 1/21/1989

    Adam studies Charles' dating techniques.

    Director: Norman Abbott

    Writer: Lee Aronsohn

  • Yesterday Cafe
    8.5/1061 votes

    #5 - Yesterday Cafe

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 1/28/1989

    Lillian starts a 1950's-style restaurant called the "Yesterday Cafe".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fatal Obsession
    8.4/1060 votes

    #6 - Fatal Obsession

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/4/1989

    A woman at camp pursues Charles.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • Walter Gets a Dodo
    8.0/1058 votes

    #7 - Walter Gets a Dodo

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 2/11/1989

    Charles has to entertain his professor's sister, and he sets her up with Walter.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ladies' Night Out
    8.4/1061 votes

    #8 - Ladies' Night Out

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 2/18/1989

    Jamie and Sarah want to go to a nightclub

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chargin' Charles
    8.4/1063 votes

    #9 - Chargin' Charles

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 2/25/1989

    Charles can't use his credit card because of the Powell children.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: Jeff Greenstein

  • A Fish Called Buddy
    8.3/1062 votes

    #10 - A Fish Called Buddy

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 3/4/1989

    Buddy goes to the hospital right after an argument with Charles.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Second Banana
    8.3/1063 votes

    #11 - Second Banana

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 4/22/1989

    Jamie thinks she will be in a commercial, but it is really Sarah who got the part.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Still at Large
    8.3/1062 votes

    #12 - Still at Large

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 4/29/1989

    Charles and Buddy find out Jamie's teacher is wanted by the FBI.

    Director: Dwayne Hickman

    Writer: N/A

  • Poetic License
    8.5/1060 votes

    #13 - Poetic License

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 5/6/1989

    Charles uses one of Sarah's poems to impress a woman, who publishes it in a magazine under Charles' name.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • Charles Splits (1)
    8.5/1065 votes

    #14 - Charles Splits (1)

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 5/13/1989

    When Charles bumps his head, he begins acting strangely and calls himself Chaz.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • Charles Splits (2)
    8.5/1066 votes

    #15 - Charles Splits (2)

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 5/20/1989

    Chaz gets married.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Curing the Common Cult
    8.0/1061 votes

    #16 - Curing the Common Cult

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 5/27/1989

    Jamie joins a cult, and Charles must prove that the leader is a fake.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • Room at the Bottom
    8.1/1064 votes

    #17 - Room at the Bottom

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 7/1/1989

    Walter remodels the basement.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Sting of Pearls
    8.3/1062 votes

    #18 - A Sting of Pearls

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 7/8/1989

    The Powell's old babysitter comes back tries to get Charles in trouble.

    Director: Mary Lou Belli

    Writer: N/A

  • Walter's War
    8.3/1057 votes

    #19 - Walter's War

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 9/9/1989

    Walter tries to impress a woman with war souvenirs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Organization Man
    8.2/1059 votes

    #20 - The Organization Man

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 9/16/1989

    Charles uses a digital organizer to plan his schedule.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Big Bang
    8.2/1058 votes

    #21 - Big Bang

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 10/14/1989

    Charles writes an essay about childhood.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • Triple Threat
    8.5/1059 votes

    #22 - Triple Threat

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 10/21/1989

    Charles and Buddy go out with identical twins, but they think they are dating the same girl.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • Aunt Vanessa
    8.1/1057 votes

    #23 - Aunt Vanessa

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 10/28/1989

    Jamie wants to move to New York and live with Charles' aunt.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It's a Blunderfull Life
    8.2/1059 votes

    #24 - It's a Blunderfull Life

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 11/4/1989

    Charles has a dream about life without him.

    Director: Scott Baio

    Writer: N/A

  • Bad Boy
    8.4/1060 votes

    #25 - Bad Boy

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 11/11/1989

    Charles tutors an ex-con.

    Director: Brian Levant

    Writer: N/A