The Results Are In: Recast Charles in Charge


Updated 09/03/08 11:44 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 2 comments

Recast Charles in Charge

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar T-shirt! Thanks everyone for chipping in your ideas about a new cast for Charles in Charge! I really liked all your hunky ideas for who could play Charles, including Whip's idea for Jake Gyllenhaal and Read more

Recast Charles in Charge and Win a Prize!


Updated 08/28/08 1:12 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 9 comments

Recast Charles in Charge 2008-08-27 12:30:12

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar T-shirt! I bet you guessed I would get around to this '80s television staple one of these days. This week, the time is right to recast Charles in Charge! Normally, this is the part of the post where I remind you Read more

Flashback: Charles in Charge


Updated 04/26/08 6:46 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

Charles in Charge Theme Song

Before Scott Baio was 45 . . and Single, he was "Charles," a college student who lived in a basement and babysat the kids of the house to earn his keep. The plot sounds normal until you hear the show's theme song: "Charles in charge of our days and our nights. Charles in charge of our wrongs and our rights . . . I want Charles in charge of me." What the hell kind of underground cult was this Read more

Buzz Brainteaser


Updated 05/08/08 2:18 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 19 comments

Buzz Brainteaser

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! On Charles in Charge, Charles moves in with the Powell family in which there are two blond daughters. One of them is named Jamie (played by Nicole Eggert). What is the other Powell daughter's name? Read more

Watch Jimmy Fallon Cover the Charles in Charge Theme Song — As Bob Dylan!


Updated 03/18/11 10:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Jimmy Fallon Sings "Charles in Charge" Theme Song as Bob Dylan

If you were a child of the '80s (or even the early '90s), chances are good that you've had the Charles in Charge theme song stuck in your head more than a few times. It's been ages since I've heard the catchy little ditty, but Jimmy Fallon decided to bring it back on his show last night, adding his own unique spin. Fallon's known for his Neil Young impression, but this time he channeled his inner Read more

Super 8: Beware the Hype Monster


Updated 06/11/11 8:40 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Super 8 Movie Review

I dare you to say that you're not curious about Super 8, J.J. Abrams's 1979-set film about a group of kids who witness a spectacular train crash. The film has generated a lot of hype for what it doesn't show in trailers and promos, and it's the mystery that's the big draw. The previews do reveal that something escapes the crash and then stalks and terrorizes a small Midwestern town, which Abrams Read more