Charlie & Co. (also known as Charlie & Company) is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1985 to May 16, 1986. Created by Allan Katz, the series starred Flip Wilson and Gladys Knight. Charlie & Co. is regarded as CBS' answer to The Cosby Show, which was a ratings success for NBC at the time. Unlike The Cosby Show, which ran for eight seasons, Charlie & Co. lasted for only one.
The series followed a middle class Africa...
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Charlie & Co. (also known as Charlie & Company) is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1985 to May 16, 1986. Created by Allan Katz, the series starred Flip Wilson and Gladys Knight. Charlie & Co. is regarded as CBS' answer to The Cosby Show, which was a ratings success for NBC at the time. Unlike The Cosby Show, which ran for eight seasons, Charlie & Co. lasted for only one.
The series followed a middle class African American family that lived on the South Side of Chicago. Flip Wilson starred as Charlie Richmond, a civil servant married to Diana (Gladys Knight), a school teacher. The couple had three children, Charlie, Jr. (Kristoff St. John), daughter Lauren (Fran Robinson), and Robert (Jaleel White). Della Reese joined the cast during the latter half of the first season as Charlie's sister Rachel.
Besides Wilson, Reese and Gladys Knight, who were already successful when this show appeared, the two sons went on to much bigger fame. Kristoff St. John ...
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