Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke went to the movies, and an incredible blizzard hits the city, leaving them unable to return to their home.

It is Christmastime and Grandma Irene, Stan's mother, is expected for her yearly three-week-stay with her grandchildren.

Chaz gets married.

Charles and Buddy are trying very hard to find themselves summer jobs and are ecstatic when their applications are accepted.

Sarah puts on a show to raise money, and Charles directs while preparing for an interview to get into Princeton.

After Charles is devastated at being dumped by his girlfriend, Buddy fixes him up with Beth (Brenda Swanson), a female bodybuilder at his health club.

Charles becomes frantic when he makes too many commitments for one evening.

Charles and Buddy decide to pledge a fraternity, and must put up with a series of humiliating tests and activities during "Hell Week."

Charles' old friends come to visit.

Charles has his hands full. It is pouring rain outside and everyone in the Pembroke household is confined to the house.

Sarah is the proud parent of Ross, a pet turtle, who until recently, has lived in relative safety in the Powell backyard.

A famous young movie star, Darby Peterson, shows up on Charles' doorstep disguised as "Dorothy."

In the second of a two part series, Gwendolyn Pierce tells Charles she will consider his proposal.

Charles has a million things to do before he meets Michelle Harris for coffee at the Lamplight.

Charles and Buddy go out with identical twins, but they think they are dating the same girl.

Walter tries to impress a woman with war souvenirs.

Charles is outraged when he learns his mother is hosting a sorority slave auction. Outraged, that is, until he finds out that attractive new transfer student Jeanie intends to bid for him.

Charles and Buddy are excited about their very first bachelor party.

Walter takes a history class that Charles teaches.

Charles and Buddy protest animal testing at their college.

Charles works at a hotel in Hawaii with Buddy's cousin. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)

Charles uses one of Sarah's poems to impress a woman, who publishes it in a magazine under Charles' name.

Charles visits his aunt Sally at her car wash. (A pilot to a possible spin-off which never materialized.)

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.)

Charles calms Lillian's fears about an upcoming trip out of town, saying that he's more than able to manage the pizza parlor himself, even though she's just hired a new chef, Dine (Vito Scotti).

Unable to decide on a college major and faced with a tuition increase, is determined to convince his Uncle Joe (John Astin) that he should be made the heir to his business.

Charles asks editor Gayle Landis for a job on her newspaper, but acting as a fill—in for "‘Dear Amy" is not what he had in mind.

When Buddy receives word that his shy sister Bunny (Mindy Cohn) is arriving for a visit, he pleads with Charles to help entertain her.

Buddy goes to the hospital right after an argument with Charles.

Jamie and Sarah want to go to a nightclub

A woman at camp pursues Charles.

Confused by the instructions that came with a new stereo component rack, Charles is frustrated trying to assemble the unit.

When Charles is named Student of the Year, local newspaper reporter Pat Walker (Barbara Rhoades) arrives at the house to interview him.

Stan comes home expecting Jill to be ready to go to the Vice President's reception, but home has turned into "Little Crisis Central".

A tabloid shows pictures of Charles with a rock star (Samantha Fox), and everyone thinks they're in a relationship.

Charles is ecstatic when he scores an A on his English assignment, until he turns past the cover page and discovers Sarah's poem there by mistake.

The death of a lifelong friend causes Walter to have visions of mortality, so Charles summons Walter's father, Buzz (Dabbs Greer), for a visit in order to show him his son has many years left.

Adam thinks he's seen a UFO outside his window, and his sisters are convinced they've seen an alien in the kitchen.

Jamie gets upset when she thinks Charles is trying to make her boyfriend stop seeing her.

Buddy enters a mental hospital to do research, but they make him a patient.

Charles and Lillian are throwing a big opening night party to introduce the new chef of Sid's Pizza Parlor.

Charles' professor disagrees with the grade he gives a student.

Charles writes an essay about childhood.

Jamie tries to join an exclusive group of girls.

Buddy gets tested for ESP and starts to predict the future.

Lillian sees an old boyfriend.

News of the sudden arrival of Commander Powell throws the household into chaos.

Lillian hires an Elvis impersonator for the diner.

Buddy decides to become a priest after a near-death experience.

Charles and Gwendolyn decide that college itself puts enough pressure on them, so they give themselves some space.

Everyone in the Powell family wants something they-don't have, but someone else does.

Charles has to visit in town when his folks arrive for the weekend, so Buddy is placed in charge of the Powell kids.

Mrs. Powell decides Charles needs a weekend off, and she implements her decision with a firm edict.

Charles seems to be the only one excited about his new post as teacher's aide. Jamie resents his sitting in on her class, and the teacher can't understand why anyone would want to teach.

Adam studies Charles' dating techniques.

Lillian starts a 1950's-style restaurant called the "Yesterday Cafe".

When Charles bumps his head, he begins acting strangely and calls himself Chaz.

Jamie joins a cult, and Charles must prove that the leader is a fake.

Charles is the judge of a beauty pageant where Jamie, Sarah, and both of Charles' girlfriends are contestants.

While Commander Powell is home, Sarah is arrested for protesting the nuclear weapons on her father's ship.

Buddy comes for dinner, wrenches his ankles, and has to stay in Charles' room for a few days.

Charles dates a girl equipped with lovely eyes, a gorgeous body, and a set of huge parents, that accompany her on dates.

There are two very lovely ladies Charles and Buddy would like to date if they can find the time.

Charles becomes infatuated with Trish (Susannah Woodside), a beautiful fashion model and the daughter of Walter's friend.

Charles is a fireman putting out fires all over the Powell household.

No matter how hard Charles and Buddy try, between them, they do not have enough cash to even think about going out on dates.

When the Powells learn their house is to be sold and Ellen loses her job, Charles takes to bed with a sneezing fit and falls asleep.

The Powell's old babysitter comes back tries to get Charles in trouble.

Buddy's father visits and reveals he is getting a divorce.

Jill and Stan Pembroke are a working couple whose uncertain schedules propel them into hiring a nineteen-year-old college student, Charles, to move in and help them with their three children: Lila 14; Douglas, 12; and Jason, 10.

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.

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.

When a boy thinks Jamie is shallow, she talks to Charles' intelligent girlfriend.

An accidental bump on the head turns Charles into Chaz again.

Charles is the substitute teacher in Sarah's class, and Sarah's partner lets her do all the work on an assignment

Cousin Elliot shows up at the Pembroke house. His ideas on how to deal with children do not coincide with Charles' opinions.