Charles in Charge
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Charles in Charge

Year:
Duration:
30 min (126 episodes)
Genres:
Comedy | Family
IMDB rate:
6.1
Awards:
2 wins & 13 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1984-10-03
Filming Locations: Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Scott Baio
Charles
Willie Aames
Buddy Lembeck
Nicole Eggert
Jamie Powell
Josie Davis
Sarah Powell
Alexander Polinsky
Adam Powell
James T. Callahan
Walter Powell
Ellen Travolta
Lillian
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Trivia
Charles's last name is never mentioned. In fact, at times the writers had to go out of their way to avoid mentioning his, or his mother's surname. This lead people to think that Scott Baio was once again playing the role of Charles Arcola aka "Chachi" from Happy Days (1974) and Joanie Loves Chachi (1982). Ellen Travolta, played Scott Baio's mother on all three series. On Charles in Charge (1984) her name was Lillian and on the previous two series she was Louisa Arcola-Delvecchio.
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Scott Baio (Charles) and Willie Aames (Buddy Lembeck) are the only actors to appear in all 126 episodes of the series.
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Originally broadcast for a year on CBS (October 1984-July 1985), then went to first-run syndication starting in January 1987.
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Quotes
Charles: [Charles finds Douglas at work with a skateboard] ... Doug, do you need help tightening those wheels?
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Douglas Pembroke: ...Jason's gone too far this time. He just took a shower and used my lucky towel.
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Stan Pembroke: [to Lila, who - against his orders - went out on a date with a boy he detested] ... You're grounded for three months. No TV, no stereo, no allowance, no phone. Your life is school, homework, eating, sleeping, and chores - *lots* of chores. And if you have any free time, I suggest you spend it dwelling on why you were grounded.
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Faq
Q
Did Charles' dad ever appear on the show?
A
No, but Charles has a telephone conversation with his father in Episode 11, Season 1 ("Home for the Holidays"). After the first season, Charles' dad is rarely mentioned but eventually said to be deceased.
Q
Were Charles and Buddy childhood friends?
A
No, they met at college. Charles was from the East Coast while Buddy was from the West Cost.
Q
How many years did it take Charles to graduate college?
A
In TV time, the show was only on for a little over four and a half years which is a reasonable time for someone to go through college. In our time, the show started in the fall of 1984 and ended in late 1990, which would mean six years had passed for Charles to finish college, seemingly too long for someone to go through college. Many people forget that the show did not air during the 1985-86 season and part of the 1986-87 season. When it did come back on in January 1987, in TV time, only a summer had passed. While in our time, almost two years had passed. Couple that with the fact that Charles had a full-time job which took up a lot of time, so he probably scheduled a minimal class load.
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