Charles in Charge (1984)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Scott Baio
Charles
Willie Aames
Buddy Lembeck
Nicole Eggert
Jamie Powell
Josie Davis
Sarah Powell
Alexander Polinsky
Adam Powell
James Widdoes
Stan Pembroke
James T. Callahan
Walter Powell
April Lerman
Lila Pembroke
Ellen Travolta
Lillian
Jonathan Ward
Douglas Pembroke
Sandra Kerns
Ellen Powell
Michael Pearlman
Jason Pembroke
Julie Cobb
Jill Pembroke
Michael Jacobs
Writer
Jennifer Runyon
Gwendolyn Pierce
Craig Kellem
Writer
Alan Rafkin
Director
Mary Lou Belli
Director
Brian Levant
Director
Bonnie Franklin
Director
Dwayne Hickman
Director
Norman Abbott
Director
John Robins
Director
Lee Lochhead
Director
Lee Aronsohn
Writer
Judy Pioli
Writer
Chuck Lorre
Writer
Marc Sotkin
Writer
Maxine Lapiduss
Writer
Jeffrey Ferro
Writer
George Tibbles
Writer
Jeff Greenstein
Writer
David Ankrum
Writer
Frederic Weiss
Writer
Donald Ross
Writer
Mike Reiss
Writer
Al Jean
Writer
Meg Ryan
Meagan Parker
Marcia Wallace
Dodo
Peter Parros
Eddie Dootabuta
Erika Eleniak
Stephanie Curtis
Mandy Ingber
Enid
Rue McClanahan
Irene Pembroke
Jerry Levine
Elliot Pembroke
Mark Venturini
Herman Holloway
Robert Costanzo
Hank Holloway
Bryan Dattilo
Jeff
Tony Dow
Preston
Mindy Cohn
Bunny Lembeck
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Philip
Graham Jarvis
Lester Worley
Charlie Brill
Jamal
Lewis Arquette
Clarence Lembeck
Mary B. Ward
Lily
Betsy Palmer
Gloria
Jerry O'Connell
David Landon
Gabriel Bologna
Mooch
J.D. Roth
Brad
Parker Jacobs
Max Shrimner
Gary Riley
Van
Kay Lenz
Joan Robinson
Clive Rosengren
Delivery Man
Ami Foster
Christy
Ruta Lee
Gloria
Michelle Nicastro
Michelle
Kathy Ireland
Woman In Line
Dick O'Neill
Grandpa Harry
Robert Ridgely
Frankie Romano
Signy Coleman
Rebecca Stanbury
Susan Ursitti
Debbie
Iona Morris
Nancy Mayo
Kenneth Mars
Poppa Grundov
Paul Provenza
Todd Sterling
Byrne Offutt
Cliff Randall
Paul Walker
Russell Davis
Michael Manasseri
Michael Colfax
Nita Talbot
Alison Lane
Barbara Rhoades
Pat Walker
Brian Robbins
Todd Baldwin
Charles Nelson Reilly
Abba-Kahn
Nancy Valen
Tammy
Dabbs Greer
'Buzz' Powell
Michelle Johnson
Joyce
James O'Sullivan
Commander Powell
Don Most
Lottery Winner
Vito Scotti
Dino Firenzi
Holly Gagnier
Susan
Jack Riley
Professor Kleeman
Michael Sharrett
Alexander Morgan
Darlene Vogel
Valerie
Elizabeth Keifer
Julie Mercer
John Roarke
Father Michaels
Tiffani Thiessen
Jennifer
Pamela Anderson
Chris
John Astin
Uncle Joe
Adam Carl
Mark Emerson
Mark Blankfield
Eddie Drummond / Louis Brenner
Jerry Van Dyke
Mr. Merken
Kellie Martin
Heather Curtis
Sally Struthers
Nora Bennington / Nancy Bowman
Samantha Fox
Samantha Steele
Christina Applegate
Stacy
Marlyn Mason
Julia Meyers
Kit McDonough
Counter Woman
Loren Lester
Clarence Norman
Raymond Singer
Lamplight Manager
Richard Sanders
Professor Smalley
Olivia Burnette
Melanie Colfax
Diane Franklin
Anna Grundov
Marcy Kaplan
Mike Lewis
Ben Stein
Stanley Willard
Cheryl Arutt
Stephanie
Hope Marie Carlton
Jocelyn Brooks
Patch Mackenzie
Ruth Lemay
James Saito
Chinese Food Delivery Man
Mark Clayman
Ray
Rodney Kageyama
Mr. Asuka
Mark L. Taylor
Professor Krick
Matthew Perry
Ed
Stanley Brock
Bernie
Crystal Carson
Penny Hennesy
Tom Fridley
Spitball
Judie Aronson
Luanne
Joe Mays
Professor Berger
Brian Backer
Leonard Burley
Warren Berlinger
Lamplight Manager
Daniel Baldwin
Daryl Furman
Anthony Mangano
Slick
Billy 'Sly' Williams
Tyrone Sampson
Cecilia Hart
Elaine Colfax
Ed Beechner
Victor
David Graf
Steve Colfax
Jack Fletcher
Professor Wycliffe
Tom Williams
Mr. Stevens
Samantha Reed Smith
Kim
Michael Dorn
Officer
James Karen
Austin Miller / Mr. Bartlett
Tina Andrews
Linda Murphy
Allisun Sturges
Heather
Justin Whalin
Anthony
Denise Miller
Tiffany Kovac
Amanda Horan Kennedy
Ms McCoy
Kimberly Ross
Diana Marks
Nicole Rosselle
Princess
Diana Barton
Noki / Jacqueline Bloom
Vincent Barbour
Tony Abruzzi
Calon Blackledge
London girl
Stewart Wilson-Turner
Bradley Simpson
Mary Ellen Dunbar
Brittany
Molly Orr
Hillary Smith / Emily Perdue
Michael Harrington
Waiter
Rodney Eastman
Danny Holland / Bobby Nijinsji
Fran Robinson
Maxine
Nick Segal
George Franklin
Kenny Tessel
Man
Kristi Somers
Linda
Hannah Cutrona
Patsy Lewis
Betsy Chasse
Valerie / Tracy
Renny Temple
Max Ziegler
Romy Walthall
Lisette
Sandra J. Marshall
Woman Customer
Julianne McNamara
Paula Thackery
Mario Baio
Instructor
Jade Chan
Linda
Jeff Williams
Sid
Karen M. Waldron
Heidi
Lisa Donovan
Jill Pembroke
Tammi Caudell
Patti
Lisa Aliff
Gina
Nicolette Scorsese
Louise
Maylo McCaslin
Lauren Andrews
Stephen Parr
Matty Whitford
Erin Lyerla
Extra
Dawn Merrick
Darby Peterson / Dorothy Pret
Jacque Lynn Colton
Momma Grundov
Dorothy Parke
Karen
John Zarchen
Daryl
Tammy Townsend
Tammy
Hank Brandt
Alan Barlow
David Knell
Duane
Jack Bannon
Dr. Clay / Arthur Stingley
Jemmabel Bosch
Jemma
Pam Potillo
Lisa Taylor
Leslie Danon
Heidi
Doris Hess
Guard
Suzannah Woodside
Trish
Robin Bach
Turkeyman
Scott Grimes
Gary Marlin
Al Pugliese
Man
Christopher Templeton
Mrs. Williams
David Cowgill
Travis
Gary McGurk
George
Michael Lopez
Steven Berkle
Raf Mauro
Professor Flack / Claude Craven
Courtney Gebhart
Julie
Diana Barrows
Pushy Co-ed
Lisa Fuller
Buyer of Charles
Lorie Griffin
Jeanie Anderson
Kate Poole
Jessica
Marianne Corney
Professor Harris
Kris Greenberg
Linda
Suzi Dean
Julie
Susan Burell
Gayle Landis
Pat Benson
Woman
Ronald McAdams
Theatre Patron
Laurie Wagner
Linda
Robert Jayne
Peter Curtis
Kelly Meadows
Tina
Leslie Ryan
Carol Fuller
Richard Marion
Mr. Nichols
Jason Zahler
Sean Detwiler
Richard Brose
Mike Novak
Brenda Swanson
Beth
Shaun Weiss
Max
Pete Willcox
Elvis
Richard Gautier
Harry Hileman / Karl Higler
Greg Mullavey
Mr. Curtis
Suzanne O'Donnell
Alex
Stuart Mabray
Policeman
David Agress
Professor Bunt
Mark Marrone
Policeman
Eva LaRue
Daphne Prentiss
Kelly Ann Conn
Nurse Bennett
Barbara Tyson
Veronica Radford
Nick Toth
Reverend Bob
Shannon Beaty
Kim
Laura Walsh
Buddy's Girlfriend
Jill Novick
Leslie
Kymberly Gold
Charlene Murray
Michelle Gold
Marlene Murray
Traci Lee Gold
Darlene Murray
Susan Jennifer Sullivan
Muffy / Tippi Brewster
Troy Kaufman
Keith Warner
Blake Boyd
Richard Travis
Holly Fields
Stacy
Kristin Pearcey
Yvette
Tiffany Salerno
Wendy
Kristina Coggins
Mrs. Smith
Jasper Cole
Rex
Frank De Vol
Leonard Griffin
Phill Lewis
Bernie
Douglas Bryant Johnson
Todd Gordon
Brooke Stacy Mills
Karen West
Mary Lee Andres
Melody
Frank Ferrante
The Human Fly
Lisa Melilli
Woman
Geno Ghiselli
Bruno
Mary Sheldon
Jenny
Jeff Davis
Lewis 'Spiderman' Burch
Keely Christian
Kelly Morgan
Ivan Gueron
Nikki
Bryan Clark
Professor Haskins
Roberta Weiss
Miss Spelling
Jeff Bennett
Mitchell Hunt
Valerie Michaels
Mindy
Millicent Collingsworth
Christine Kelly
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 3, 1984
StatusEnded
Seasons5
Episodes126
Running Time30m
Genres
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Charles in Charge is an American sitcom television series that premiered on October 3, 1984, on CBS. The series was a production of Al Burton Productions and Scholastic Productions in association with Universal Television and starred Scott Baio, who had previously starred in Happy Days, in the title role. Willie Aames, who had previously been a cast member on Eight Is Enough, also starred as Charles’ best friend Buddy Lembeck.
Charles in Charge joined the CBS Wednesday night lineup at 8:00 pm, placing it against ABC’s hit action series The Fall Guy and the new Michael Landon-led Highway to Heaven on NBC. At the time, with the exception of their Monday-night comedies (Kate & Allie and Newhart), CBS's sitcom lineup was not performing well in the ratings and Charles in Charge did not do much to change that. Still, the network allowed the show to remain in production to complete the 22 episodes it had ordered for the season.
After the February 27, 1985, episode, CBS placed Charles in Charge on hiatus. Two episodes had yet to air, and CBS aired them on March 13 and April 3, 1985. The network then dropped Charles in Charge from its Wednesday lineup in favor of the mystery drama series Double Dare; the show was moved to Saturday, where it aired in reruns for several weeks until it was replaced by the drama Cover Up. None of these series were renewed for a second season, nor were either of the two comedies that shared the hour with Charles in Charge (Dreams and E/R).
One year later, after seeing the success of some cancelled network series after they were revived for first-run syndication (which was a significant trend at the time), Universal decided to rework and relaunch Charles in Charge in syndication. The show premiered on local stations at the midway point of the 1986-87 season, with the first episode of the new series premiering on January 3, 1987. Four seasons were produced for syndication, with the last episode airing on November 10, 1990. In total, 126 episodes were produced, 22 in the abbreviated first season and 26 in each of the syndicated seasons.