The first season i feel was better than season 2 , charles seems to care more about the kids and the family to me in this season of charles in charge, and more like himself than he dose in season 2, all thought buddy i think better in the second season than the first,
March 23, 2008 |  | To my surpise still great after all the years... |  |
I ran into this on Amazon while looking at old t.v. series that had come out on DVD. I added it to my Wish List and ended up getting it for my birthday. I was a little skeptical if I would still enjoy something like this, so many years later. I also couldn't quite remember any episodes, only that I enjoyed it as a kid. After the first episode my fiancée and I were hooked! She is younger than me, so I don't think she had ever seen the First Season. By the end of First Season, we were both looking for more only to be disappointed when we returned to Amazon to see this is the only season out. Also, at the end of the last disc as a bonus is the first episode for the Second Season. It's a new family which is probably the one most people remember. The First Season was a total 5-Star for us. There is plenty of 80s cheese to remember and laugh about as well as some good family values.
August 16, 2007I must say that I love this first season of Charles In Charge. The plots are good, the jokes are funny and the casts are adorable.
I just want to thank Universal for including the first episode of the second season or I would've hated myself for buying it when it's released in the future! The Powells are just plain boring, the jokes are not as funny and the plot has lost its edge.
Too bad the Pembrokes had to leave the show. I'm really going to miss them. I like the show but I will NOT buy the second season.
March 19, 2007| | | Ah, The '80s, When I only Thought I had Problems and Woes! | |
For the diverse population that enjoyed "Charles in Charge" when first broadcast I am of the opinion the DVD will be a treat. A younger adult when the show first aired, I was surprised when, upon viewing it again in 2007, how it impacted me how much our culture has changed since "Charles in Charge" first aired...I guess the best way I can try to communicate what I felt/sensed was: "even in the 1980's were we this innocent" and my resounding response was "yes"...a time when theme songs were allowed to start, complete and end prior to the beginning of episodes, when entertainment on tv could still manage to be acceptable to almost any viewer in terms of content and portrayal..look, bottom-line if you watched it and enjoyed it when it first aired you'll still enjoy it but due to how things have changed it might take an episode or two to settle you back into the comfort zone you once so easily attained...then it will be a nice stress reliever, believe me...a nice "get-away-from-it-all" experience..and if you never viewed it but would like light and very well-done comedy with a family atmosphere, you won't be disappointed. Very talented cast for the first (and in my opinion also in the second and ongoing seasons) season, good writing, and the pairing of Scott Baio and Willie Ames abilities to mesh their acting talents with their characters' traits is a huge part of what has made this show a future classic. Only the passage of time ultimately determines what shows become cultural classics and I do believe "Charles In Charge" will emerge as a definitive 1980's classic...just like "Brady Bunch" is the classic 1970's family comedy (as opposed to "Partridge Family"), just like "All In The Family" (as opposed to "Maude")..you get the drift. You won't regret buying it...especially when you want to return to the 80's, bright colors, snappy lines, and no stress....I never sell well-done comedy that captures its time short. Thanks Scott Baio, Willie Ames and ALL involved with "Charles In Charge".
February 6, 2007I ACTUALLY BOUGHT A LOT OF OLDER TYPE DVDS INCASE THE SHOW JUST SLOWLY DISAPPEARS. I GREW UP WITH THIS SHOW..ITS A CLASSIC AND I HOPE TO OWN EVERY SEASON SOON!! THEY NEED MORE SHOWS LIKE THIS NOW
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