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October 3, 1984 - December 8, 1990
CBS & Syndicated Situation Comedy - 126 Episodes
Cast:
| Charles: | Scott Baio |
| Buddy Lembeck: | Willie Aames |
| Stan Pembroke: | James Widdoes |
| Jason Pembroke: | Michael Pearlman |
| Lila Pembroke: | April Lerman |
| Jill Pembroke: | Julie Cobb |
| Douglas Pembroke: | Jonathan Ward |
| Gwendolyn Pierce: | Jennifer Runyon |
| Walter Powell: | James T. Callahan |
| Sarah Powell: | Josie Davis |
| Jamie Powell: | Nicole Eggert |
| Ellen Powell: | Sandra Kerns |
| Tiffany Kovac: | Denise Miller |
| Adam Powell: | Alexander Polinsky |
| Charles' mother Lillian: | Ellen Travolta |
| Stephanie Curtis: | Erika Eleniak |
| Anthony: | Justin Whalin |
Charles in Charge was the saga of a 19-year-old
college student who went to work as a male governess
for a busy working couple. In exchange for room, board,
and a little spending money, Charles tried valiantly
to keep a rein on Stan and Jill's three rambunctious
children: cute, boy-crazy Lila (14); sarcastic Douglas
(12); and happy-go-lucky Jason (10). Charles worked
hard at the job and at his studies, but still managed
to find time to hang out with his best friend Buddy
and to pursue the girl of his dreams, beautiful,
sexy coed Gwendolyn Pierce.
When Charles in Charge returned to the air as a first-run
syndicated series in early 1987, only Charles and Buddy
were left from the original cast. The Pembrokes had
moved to Seattle and sold their house to the Powells,
who became Charles' new employers. The man of the house
was not Mr. Powell, a Navy commander stationed in the
South Seas, but his cranky father Walter, himself a
retired career Navy man. Also in the house were Walter's
daughter-in-law Ellen, and his three grandchildren,
Jamie (14), Sarah (13), and Adam (12). Jamie was much
more outgoing, worldly, and boy-crazy than her younger
sister and seemed to be forever preoccupied with getting
Sarah out of her shell, while Sarah was moving at a much
slower, but for her more comfortable, pace. Rambunctious
Adam could have been a clone for Jason Pembroke.
That fall Charles' loving mother, Lillian, came from
Scranton for a short visit. She bought his favorite
hangout, Sid's Pizza Parlor, and took up permanent
residence in New Brunswick. Not only did he have to deal
with her good-natured meddling, but picking up girls at
Sid's, when she was there, was not what it used to be.
During the 1988-1989 season, Lillian converted the pizza
parlor to a nostalgic diner named The Yesterday Cafe,
her hip young nephew, Anthony, came to live with her
for awhile, and Charles was involved with sexy Stephanie,
his most serious romance since Gwendolyn. In the last
original episode, which aired in December 1990, Charles
was accepted to graduate school at Princeton.
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