QDid Charles' dad ever appear on the show?
ANo, 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.
QWere Charles and Buddy childhood friends?
ANo, they met at college. Charles was from the East Coast while Buddy was from the West Cost.
QHow many years did it take Charles to graduate college?
AIn 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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