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Charles in Charge Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1988 - 1988
Episode 1
Yule Laff
Sat, Jan 2, 198822 mins
Charles and the Powells are stranded in a mountain cabin for the holidays after a storm hits.
Episode 2
Piece of Cake
Sat, Jan 9, 198823 mins
With Commander Powell coming home, Charles must bake a cake, pick up the Commander's clothes at the cleaners, buy party supplies, attend Adam's boy scout meeting, meet with the plumber, and counsel Jamie.
Episode 3
Dorm Warnings
Sat, Jan 16, 198823 mins
Charles moves in with Buddy, much to the Powells' disappointment. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
Episode 4
Speechless
Sat, Jan 23, 198823 mins
Charles panics when he and Buddy are assigned an oral report in history class.
Episode 5
Infatuation
Sat, Jan 30, 198823 mins
Charles' relationship with his girlfriend is in danger when he becomes infatuated with a fashion model.
Episode 6
Role Model
Sat, Feb 6, 198823 mins
When Jamie decides to enroll at a modeling school which appears to be a scam, it is up to Charles to find out the truth even if it means hurting her.
Episode 7
The Extremely Odd Couple
Sat, Feb 13, 198823 mins
Charles serves as the mediator in a feud between Walter and Lillian.
Episode 8
Poppa, the Sailor Man
Sat, Feb 20, 198823 mins
After one of his childhood friends dies, Mr. Powell gets worried about his own mortality. To cheer him up, Charles decides to invites Mr. Powell's father to the house, unaware that they are estranged.
Episode 9
Bottle Baby
Sat, Feb 27, 198823 mins
Buddy is nervous when his shy sister, with whom he is not very close to, comes to visit from California. When she all of a sudden becomes the life of the party, it is quickly found out that alcohol abuse is to blame.
Episode 10
Dear Charles
Sat, Mar 5, 198823 mins
Charles's girlfriend gets him a job at the local paper filling in for the vacationing advice columnist. One of the first letter writers he has to give advice to appears to be Sarah, and the problem she wants advice for sounds quite racy.
Episode 11
The Pickle Plot
Sat, Apr 30, 198823 mins
When Charles is unsure about what to major in, he gets a visit from his uncle from Brooklyn who tries to get him to quit school, leave the Powells and join the pickle business.
Episode 12
The Buddy System
Sat, May 7, 198823 mins
When Buddy is not himself after being dumped by his girlfriend, Charles and Mr. Powell decide to build his confidence back up by sending him to a self-improvement program. However, it gives him too much confidence and he becomes very rude to everyone.
Episode 13
Sarah Steps Out
Sat, May 14, 198823 mins
Charles and Buddy are surprised to find out that the boy who is going out on a date with Sarah is the same person who overcharged them on playoff tickets. So they decide to spy on Sarah's date.
Episode 14
Trading Papers
Sat, May 21, 198823 mins
Charles and Sara inadvertently take each other's paper and submits them. Charles get an A and Sara who has never gotten a grade lover than an A can't believe the grade she got. When they learn what happened Charles goes to explain to Sara's teacher what happened. He learns that her teacher makes it a point to know each student's ability and use that to grade them. Charles goes to his teacher who doesn't do what Sara's teacher does and tells him what happened but the man doesn't want to admit he made a mistake.
Episode 15
Five Easy Pizzas
Sat, May 28, 198823 mins
When his mom goes away for the weekend, she puts Charles in charge of the pizza parlor. When it is learned that the Roving Gourmet, a newspaper food critic, might make an appearance, Charles and Buddy do everything they can to find out who he/she is and impress him/her despite having a shortage of pizza.
Episode 16
Getting In
Sat, Jun 4, 198823 mins
Charles and Buddy hope to become members of a fraternity. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
Episode 17
Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow
Sat, Jun 25, 198823 mins
Buddy and Charles stop a would-be robber from holding up the pizza parlor.
Episode 18
Dutiful Dreamer
Sat, Jul 9, 198823 mins
Charles dreams that all the Powell family members have turned into other characters. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
Episode 19
Berkling Up Is Hard to Do
Sat, Jul 16, 198823 mins
When Charles gives advice involving Jamie and her love life and it doesn't work out, she gets upsets and blames him.
Episode 20
Runaround Charles
Sat, Jul 23, 198823 mins
Charles must find a way to speak to Sarah's class, chaperon Jamie's birthday party, and go out on a double date with Buddy, all in the same night.
Episode 21
Where the Auction Is
Sat, Jul 30, 198823 mins
When the Powell children feel that Charles does not have enough time to do things for them, they decide to own him, by buying him in a charity slave auction.
Episode 22
The Boy Who Loved Women
Sat, Sep 17, 198823 mins
Sarah's boyfriend causes trouble when he asks Jamie for a date.
Episode 23
The Blackboard Bungle
Sat, Oct 1, 198823 mins
When Charles is assigned to be a teacher's aide at Jamie's school, Jamie is apprehensive about him further intruding on her life and embarrassing her. Her fears are realized when she misbehaves and Charles gives her detention.
Episode 24
The Heart Burglar
Sat, Oct 29, 198823 mins
When Sarah tries to get closer to a boy that she likes by inviting him over to study, she is upset when he pays more attention to Charles than her. Buddy's girlfriend seems more attracted to Charles than him.
Episode 25
May the Best Man Lose
Sat, Nov 12, 198823 mins
Charles, Buddy and the gang take part in a quiz contest at school.
Episode 26
Barbelles
Sat, Nov 26, 198823 mins
Charles is threatened when he dates a woman who has a jealous ex-boyfriend. Directed by series star Scott Baio.
