Charles in Charge (1984)
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Cast & Crew.
Scott Baio
Charles
Willie Aames
Buddy Lembeck
Nicole Eggert
Jamie Powell
Josie Davis
Sarah Powell
James Widdoes
Stan Pembroke
Alexander Polinsky
Adam Powell
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
Lee Lochhead
Director
John Robins
Director
Norman Abbott
Director
Dwayne Hickman
Director
Lee Aronsohn
Writer
Judy Pioli
Writer
Chuck Lorre
Writer
Donald Ross
Writer
Marc Sotkin
Writer
Al Jean
Writer
Frederic Weiss
Writer
Jeff Greenstein
Writer
Mike Reiss
Writer
Maxine Lapiduss
Writer
George Tibbles
Writer
David Ankrum
Writer
Jeffrey Ferro
Writer
Meg Ryan
Meagan Parker
Peter Parros
Eddie Dootabuta
Mandy Ingber
Enid
Rue McClanahan
Irene Pembroke
Jerry Levine
Elliot Pembroke
Parker Jacobs
Max Shrimner
Gary Riley
Van
Michelle Nicastro
Michelle
Kathy Ireland
Woman In Line
Dick O'Neill
Grandpa Harry
Paul Walker
Russell Davis
Brian Robbins
Todd Baldwin
Holly Gagnier
Susan
Michael Sharrett
Alexander Morgan
Christina Applegate
Stacy
Kit McDonough
Counter Woman
Loren Lester
Clarence Norman
Raymond Singer
Lamplight Manager
James Saito
Chinese Food Delivery Man
Rodney Kageyama
Mr. Asuka
Matthew Perry
Ed
Warren Berlinger
Lamplight Manager
Jack Fletcher
Professor Wycliffe
Tom Williams
Mr. Stevens
Samantha Reed Smith
Kim
Michael Dorn
Officer
Allisun Sturges
Heather
Justin Whalin
Anthony
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
Michael Harrington
Waiter
Betsy Chasse
Tracy
Fran Robinson
Maxine
Nick Segal
George Franklin
Kenny Tessel
Man
Kristi Somers
Linda
Hannah Cutrona
Patsy Lewis
Renny Temple
Max Ziegler
Romy Walthall
Lisette
Sandra J. Marshall
Woman Customer
Marcy Kaplan
Patch Mackenzie
Mark Clayman
Tina Andrews
David Graf
Ed Beechner
Mark L. Taylor
Cecilia Hart
Stanley Brock
Crystal Carson
Tom Fridley
Judie Aronson
Brian Backer
Billy 'Sly' Williams
Daniel Baldwin
Anthony Mangano
James O'Sullivan
Don Most
Jack Riley
Darlene Vogel
Bryan Dattilo
Tony Dow
Jeff Bryan Davis
Mindy Cohn
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Graham Jarvis
Charlie Brill
Lewis Arquette
Mary B. Ward
Adam Carl
Mark Blankfield
Jerry Van Dyke
Kellie Martin
Sally Struthers
Samantha Fox
Jeff Bennett
Richard Sanders
Olivia Burnette
Diane Franklin
Cheryl Arutt
Hope Marie Carlton
Clive Rosengren
Ami Foster
Ruta Lee
Susan Ursitti
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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.