Episode guide
Charles in Charge: Season 5
26 episodes · first aired Dec 30, 1989
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- 1 Summer Together, Fall Apart Dec 30, 1989 · 30m After complaints from the family, Charles tells the children there are no more rules in the house.
- 2 Get Thee to a Nuttery Jan 6, 1990 · 30m Buddy decides to become a priest after a near-death experience.
- 3 Three Dates & a Walnut Jan 13, 1990 · 30m Walter makes plans with three women on the same night.
- 4 Out with the in Crowd Jan 20, 1990 · 30m Jamie tries to join an exclusive group of girls.
- 5 There's a Girl in My Ficus Jan 27, 1990 · 30m Charles' girlfriend Jennifer (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen) tells a lie about Buddy in order to get rid of him.
- 6 Judge Not Lest Ye Beheaded Feb 3, 1990 · 30m Charles is the judge of a beauty pageant where Jamie, Sarah, and both of Charles' girlfriends are contestants.
- 7 Baby Bummer Feb 10, 1990 · 30m Buddy offers to help out Adam with babysitting, but he ends up forgetting the little girl at the diner.
- 8 Paper Covers Rock Feb 17, 1990 · 30m A tabloid shows pictures of Charles with a rock star (Samantha Fox), and everyone thinks they're in a relationship.
- 9 Child Hoods Feb 24, 1990 · 30m Charles' old friends come to visit.
- 10 Advice and Contempt Mar 3, 1990 · 30m Jamie gets upset when she thinks Charles is trying to make her boyfriend stop seeing her.
- 11 Daffy Doc Apr 28, 1990 · 30m Buddy enters a mental hospital to do research, but they make him a patient.
- 12 Buddy Flips a Disc May 5, 1990 · 30m Buddy wins a contest to be a disc jockey for a day at the diner.
- 13 Brain Man May 12, 1990 · 30m Buddy gets tested for ESP and starts to predict the future.
- 14 Don't Rock the Vote May 19, 1990 · 30m Jamie and Sarah run for class president against each other. Buddy and Charles start fighting again which leads to a food fight erupting in the diner.
- 15 Let's Quake a Deal May 26, 1990 · 30m Charles invents a device that will help people prepare for earthquakes.
- 16 Up Your IQ Jun 2, 1990 · 30m When a boy thinks Jamie is shallow, she talks to Charles' intelligent girlfriend.
- 17 All That Chaz Jun 9, 1990 · 30m An accidental bump on the head turns Charles into Chaz again.
- 18 Frankie and Mommy Aug 25, 1990 · 30m Lillian sees an old boyfriend.
- 19 Lost Resort Sep 1, 1990 · 30m Charles works at a hotel in Hawaii with Buddy's cousin. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)
- 20 Dead Puck Society Sep 8, 1990 · 30m Charles is the substitute teacher in Sarah's class, and Sarah's partner lets her do all the work on an assignment
- 21 La Cage Aux Fools Sep 15, 1990 · 30m Charles and Buddy protest animal testing at their college.
- 22 Teacher's Pest Sep 22, 1990 · 30m Walter takes a history class that Charles teaches.
- 23 Almost Family Oct 20, 1990 · 30m Charles visits his aunt Sally at her car wash. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)
- 24 Seeing Is Believing Oct 27, 1990 · 30m Charles gets trapped in an elevator with a blind woman.
- 25 Fair Exchange Nov 3, 1990 · 30m Sarah visits her relatives in Albuquerque and a foreign exchange student that is living with them. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)
- 26 Charles Be DeMille Nov 10, 1990 · 30m Sarah puts on a show to raise money, and Charles directs while preparing for an interview to get into Princeton.