Editing Charlie Harper (section)

== Life With Alan And Jake ==

==== Season 1 ====
Charlie welcomes in his recently divorced brother, Alan Harper, with his son Jake. Charlie adjusts to his brother and nephew living with him, a one night stand, Rose, continues stalking him. Charlie learns that his favorite ex-girlfriend, Lisa is getting married, another ex named Jill, is now 'Bill', and his former sister-in-law, Liz doesn't remember who he is, even when they had relations at their sibling's wedding.

==== Season 2 ====
Charlie starts to get annoyed with his brother for sponging off him, he dates Jake's teacher, dates the female version of him, and more. Charlie attempts to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend, Lisa, who is recently divorced; the relationship does not work out.

==== Season 3 ====
Charlie starts dating a ballet teacher named Mia. The relationship lasts several episodes, but they split up when she keeps on trying to make him change. In the season finale, Mia comes back to Malibu and Charlie proposes. Mia agrees and they start to plan a wedding. Charlie and Mia decide to elope in Las Vegas and only have Alan and his girlfriend [[Kandi (Two and a Half Men)|Kandi]] there. When Charlie learns that Mia wants Alan to move out, they call off the wedding. Charlie gives Alan and Kandi his wedding rings, and Alan marries Kandi and moves out.

==== Season 4 ====
Charlie enjoys life with his brother having moved out, and his fiancée having left him. Charlie throws parties every night and enjoys the single life. Alan knocks on Charlie's door, four months after getting married and announces that Kandi kicked him out. Charlie has to deal with Alan and Jake moving back in, and Alan's second divorce.

Charlie starts a relationship with Lydia, a stuck-up snob in real estate that Alan, Jake, Rose, and Berta think is exactly like Evelyn, which is why Charlie dates her. The couple eventually break up when Lydia gets into a fight with Berta and they make him choose.

One Christmas, Charlie has a one-night stand with a woman named Gloria, who is revealed to be his and Alan's half sister from when their mother's husband had an affair with another woman.

Charlie has a brief relationship with Judith's fiancé's sister, Myra Melnick. The relationship doesn't go further when Charlie learns that Myra has to go home to her fiancé.

==== Season 5 ====
Charlie starts dating a judge named Linda for several episodes. The relationship ends when Charlie humiliates Linda at a special dinner.

Charlie falls in love with his future stepsister, [[Courtney Leopold|Courtney]]. At the wedding, Charlie proposes to her and she says yes. The brief engagement is called off when Teddy dies hours after his marriage with Evelyn, and Courtney is revealed to be a con artist and is arrested.

Charlie learns that his ex-fiancée, Mia, is getting married. Charlie crashes the wedding to announce that he is still in love with her. Mia turns him down, and her dad punches him in the nose.

==== Season 6 ====
Charlie starts dating a woman named Chelsea and the relationship gets serious. Charlie tells her that he loves her, but she just says "Thank you." Charlie proposes to Chelsea so he can get her to say she loves him. Chelsea says yes to the proposal. The couple move in together at the end of the season. Charlie is there when Judith gives birth to her daughter, Milly.

==== Season 7 ====
Charlie and Chelsea starts to make preparations for their marriage, at the same time both try to convive with each other's families. After Alan is arrested for punching a guy in a bar, Chelsea finds him a lawyer, Brad, which causes Chelsea a little attraction, and invites the couple to a charity event. Charlie tells Chelsea he won't be going, but Alan later warns him about Chelsea and Brad possible attraction. Charlie wonders if it's true, and after hints that Chelsea may have some relationship with Brad, both have a fight, and she leaves the house. After entering depression, and eventually marrying a woman named Betsy in Las Vegas (which was actually invalid, as she was already married), Charlie learns that Chelsea and Brad are dating, and even stalks her with Alan's help. Both later have a post-breakup one-night stand, and are left rethinking if they have done the right thing in breaking up. Charlie runs into Chelsea's friend [Gail], which had previously stayed at his house during a hard breakup, and attracted Charlie and Alan (the latter caused her to leave the house by Charlie's and Berta's idea). Both had relations, but Charlie learns that Chelsea is having problems with Brad. Both meet to talk, but Chelsea storms off when Charlie tells he slept with Gail, and later when she goes to his house to apologize, but finds Charlie is sleeping with Gail again. After hearing that Alan was invited to Chelsea's birthday, Charlie takes Jake to give her a present by him, but after trying to hide from her, he crashes into a police car, and is arrested.

==== Season 8 ====
Single yet again, Charlie spends the majority of season 8, pursuing new women and hoping to replace Chelsea. However, he begins to develop genuine feelings for Rose after she becomes a married woman. This is soon proven false, as she is using a mannequin ("Manfred Quinn") to pose as her husband in order to make Charlie jealous, and eventually win him over. In the last episode of the season, Charlie and Rose take an ill-fated trip to Paris.

=== "Death" ===
Charlie Harper is reported by Rose to have died in Paris after being struck by a train. In the Season 9 premiere, his funeral features one of his trademark bowling shirts and a pair of cargo shorts hanging by his closed casket. Rose explains that Charlie had proposed to her in Paris, and although they were happy for a few days, she found him in the shower with another woman when she returned from shopping. The next day, Charlie fell off a Paris Métro platform and was struck by a train, his body exploding "like a balloon full of meat." It is heavily implied that Rose was responsible for his death, as suggested by both her and Berta.

After Charlie's funeral, he is often mentioned by his remaining loved ones, typically in a disrespectful manner. New details and secrets about his life emerge. His ashes are delivered to Alan, who decides to spread them on the beach, but ends up spilling them after being startled by the sight of [[Walden Schmidt]], soaking wet, at the window.

In the episode "Those Fancy Japanese Toilets," it is revealed that Charlie kept a private journal in a safe deposit box, which the bank gave to his mother after his death. Alan becomes fascinated with the journal, as it shows a different side of Charlie. The entries reveal that Charlie speculated on various causes of his death, such as liver failure or being pushed in front of a bus, and reflected on his condescending behavior toward women. He also admitted that he once believed Jake had a bright future but secretly thought Jake might not be Alan's biological son. Despite his criticism and abuse, the journal hints that Charlie idolized his brother and missed him when he moved in with Lyndsey, though he was certain Alan would be back soon.

In "Thank You For The Intercourse," Walden redecorates the house and donates Charlie's piano to an orphanage. Alan, missing Charlie, suffers a mental breakdown and begins to imitate him, even successfully picking up women. Concerned, Jake and Walden bring Alan to a mental institution, tricking him into believing they were going on a trip to Las Vegas.

Charlie is reintroduced in the episode "Why We Gave Up Women," portrayed by Kathy Bates. While Alan is hospitalized for a mild heart attack, he encounters a woman dressed like Charlie, smoking a cigar, who claims to be Charlie himself. After correctly answering personal questions, Charlie reveals that he is in Hell and, as punishment, is living in the body of an older woman but still has a pair of testicles. Charlie advises Alan to turn his life around and become self-dependent. Alan attempts to follow this advice by moving into a low-grade apartment, but Charlie appears again and admits he didn't care if Alan changed—he just wanted him out of his house. Later, after Alan fakes a second heart attack, Charlie appears to Jake and tries to hint at his identity, but Jake fails to understand. Annoyed, Charlie returns to Hell, complaining about not having male genitals anymore.

In Season 10 of ''Two and a Half Men'', Charlie Harper is frequently mentioned, often in reference to his emotional breakdowns or relationships. In "A Big Bag of Dog," Berta notes that Charlie used to have emotional meltdowns in the master bedroom over breakups. In "That's Not What They Call It in Amsterdam," Rose's return prompts discussions about her previous stalking of Charlie and her concerns about dating Walden because he lives in Charlie's house. In "Something My Gynecologist Said," Walden makes a meta-reference to Charlie's death while talking about a fake book. Berta mentions Charlie in "I Scream When I Pee," noting she never thought she could work for anyone besides him, but praises Walden as her best boss. Alan briefly mentions him in "Advantage: Fat, Flying Baby," and in the finale, "Cows, Prepare to Be Tipped," Charlie is remembered when Alan and Jake smoke cigars that Charlie left for Jake's graduation. In "Big Episode. Someone Stole a Spoon," Walden jokes that their messy beach house looks like "Charlie Sheen's house."

=== Charlie's Daughter ===
In Season 11, Charlie's daughter, Jenny, arrives at the beach house, surprising Alan, who was unaware of her existence. She reveals that she last saw Charlie at her fourth birthday before her mother banned him from seeing her, but Charlie continued to provide for Jenny by sending checks until his death. Alan shares that he kept Charlie's ashes in the liquor cabinet. Jenny begins to learn more about her father, and Berta shares stories, but most of them involve drugs, alcohol, or hookers. The family toasts to Charlie at Pavlov's, recognizing him as a father, brother, and the man who owned the beach house.

Evelyn, Charlie's mother, admits in a later episode that she was not a great mother to Charlie and Alan and tries to make up for it with Jenny. Walden has a moment where he talks to Charlie's ashes, thanking him for the house and joking about his life choices. Jenny reveals that Charlie only wrote to her once, asking, "Are your friends 18 yet?"

=== Charlie's Return ===
In the series finale, "Of Course He's Dead," Rose reveals that Charlie did not die in Paris. After discovering him with a hooker, a mime, and a goat, Rose tried to kill him, but he survived. Rose kept him imprisoned in a pit under her house in Sherman Oaks for four years before he escaped, collected $2.5 million in royalties, and sent threatening messages to Alan, Evelyn, and Walden, warning of his return. He also sent generous checks to Jenny, his ex-girlfriends, Berta, and Jake.

In the finale's final moments, Charlie (shown only from the back) approaches the beach house to ring the doorbell, but a helicopter drops his grand piano on him, ending his story for good. Despite speculation, Charlie Sheen does not make an on-screen appearance; his character is depicted through animation and a stand-in for the last scene.

The finale emphasizes that, despite Charlie's survival, no one is particularly happy about his return, as they had moved on with their lives and formed a closer family unit in his absence.