Athough Charles claims he just wants to relax and clip coupons (which he obviously does) he can't resist his old habit of continuing his real estate career ... the one he had before his "nervous breakdown", and begins plans to sell the entire town of Winter River. Though Charles acts too busy for his own family, he truly cares about them. He loves his wife Delia (despite hating the way she "trashes the place" with her redecorating obsession) and is attentive to Lydia (even asking her opinion of the new house, promising her a darkroom for her photography, and even calling her "pumpkin"). While initially upset at the idea when Adam and Barbara summoned the snake (Beetlejuice in disguise) to attack him, Charles shows great concern when the seance turned exorcism causes the couple to decompose in front of him and tries to make Otho stop. In the end Charles seems to accept the idea of living with ghosts, even reading a book (called "The Living and the Dead") on how to deal with it and sharing Adam's frustration that the book reads like stereo instructions. While Beetlejuice has been banished, Charles still has a lingering fear of him which is triggered when Delia shows him a sculpture of Beetlejuice in Snake form.
Due to Jeffrey Jones serving five years of probation and had to register as a sex offender, while also being made to undergo counseling, Charles was replaced by a different actor in the sequel.
TV Series:Alex • Armhold Musclehugger • Aunt May • Auntie Em • Baby Sandworm • Barf Biffman • Barry Me Not • Bea and Nat Juice • Bertha • Big Gooey • Bully the Crud • Captain Kidder • Cartoonhead • Chester Slime • Claire Brewster • Count Mein • Deader Alive • Deady Eddie • Donny Juice • Doomie • Dr. Zigmund Void • Ed • Fleagor • Flubbo • Fuzzo the Clown • I.M. Smallhead • Germs Pondscum • Ginger • Goody Two Shoes • Great Huge Baby • Great Huge Father • Grimdiana Bones • Humphrey and Hanna Scuzzymoto • Jacques LaLean • Jesse Germs • Judge Mental • Lipscum • Little Arnlow • Little Gooey • Little Miss Warden • Little Stinky • Mayor Maynot • Miss Shannon • Miss Sharpen • Mr. Big • Mr. Kane • Mr. Monitor • Mr. Silverfish • Mrs. Bugsly • Odeious • Percy • Pinky • Poopette • Poopsie • Porcupine Baby • Porcupine Mom • Prankenstein • Prince Vince • Prudence • Ramon Sequel:Astrid Deetz • Delores • Rory • Shrinkers • Wolf Jackson
Songs
Original:Day-O • Man Smart, Woman Smarter • Sweethart from Venezuela • Jump in the Line • Regnava Nel Silenzio
Sequel:MacArthur Park • Margaritaville • Tragedy • Somedays • Cry, Cry • Where's the Man • Right Here Waiting • Svefn-G-Englar • Soul Train Theme
Locations
Afterlife Call Center • Barber Shop • Betelgeuse's Grave • Connecticut • Dante's Inferno Room • Jane Butterfield's Real Estate and Travel Agency • Juno's Office • Miss Shannon's School For Girls • Maitland Hardware • Maitland Residence • Neitherworld • Neitherworld Waiting Room • The Bridge • Saturn • Winter River • Winter River Fire Dept.
Objects
Art in America • Handbook for the Recently Deceased • Model of Winter River • The Afterlife • The Birds of America • The Living and the Dead