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04-21-2026, 07:47 PM
...Came Back
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Our latest episode looks at the 1984 sitcom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_in_Charge) Charles in Charge (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031142412/http://www.jumptheshark.com/c/charlesincharge.htm), and the behind the scenes and making of it.
What started as a simple idea about a male babysitter quickly turned into something far messier, as the show (https://web.archive.org/web/20140407133828/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3122609-charles-in-charge/?view=getnewpost) struggled on CBS (https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Charles+in+Charge%22+CBS&sca_esv=90400c0a8b8f484b&udm=36&sxsrf=ANbL-n6y2RKYaLOcI95i97nHYG5bfGKUhw%3A1776814718322&source=lnt&tbs=bkt%3As%2Ccdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F1984%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F1985&tbm=), got cancelled, then unexpectedly came back (https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Charles+in+Charge%22+CBS&sca_esv=4157e7f827e9d38c&udm=36&sxsrf=ANbL-n7rV_JROpoF_JB__V_eI5G0HnT9Hg%3A1776815109945&source=lnt&tbs=bkt%3As%2Ccdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F1986%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F1986&tbm=) in syndication with a new family while keeping its lead.
With its shifting cast, mixed reception, and a revival that carried on like nothing had changed, the series (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/CharlesInCharge) managed to survive far longer than anyone expected, even as critics pushed back and the whole thing felt like it had been patched together on the fly.
For anyone who remembers it, or just wants to revisit one of the more unusual sitcom runs of the 80s and 90s, this episode takes a closer look at how the show was made, how it kept going, and the controversy that later changed how it’s remembered.
HACOKFWdzAQ
Our latest episode looks at the 1984 sitcom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_in_Charge) Charles in Charge (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031142412/http://www.jumptheshark.com/c/charlesincharge.htm), and the behind the scenes and making of it.
What started as a simple idea about a male babysitter quickly turned into something far messier, as the show (https://web.archive.org/web/20140407133828/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3122609-charles-in-charge/?view=getnewpost) struggled on CBS (https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Charles+in+Charge%22+CBS&sca_esv=90400c0a8b8f484b&udm=36&sxsrf=ANbL-n6y2RKYaLOcI95i97nHYG5bfGKUhw%3A1776814718322&source=lnt&tbs=bkt%3As%2Ccdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F1984%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F1985&tbm=), got cancelled, then unexpectedly came back (https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Charles+in+Charge%22+CBS&sca_esv=4157e7f827e9d38c&udm=36&sxsrf=ANbL-n7rV_JROpoF_JB__V_eI5G0HnT9Hg%3A1776815109945&source=lnt&tbs=bkt%3As%2Ccdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F1986%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F1986&tbm=) in syndication with a new family while keeping its lead.
With its shifting cast, mixed reception, and a revival that carried on like nothing had changed, the series (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/CharlesInCharge) managed to survive far longer than anyone expected, even as critics pushed back and the whole thing felt like it had been patched together on the fly.
For anyone who remembers it, or just wants to revisit one of the more unusual sitcom runs of the 80s and 90s, this episode takes a closer look at how the show was made, how it kept going, and the controversy that later changed how it’s remembered.