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Who's the Boss?
A former professional baseball player, along with his preteen daughter, moves into New York advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both a housekeeper and a father figure to her young son. Tony 's laid-back personality contrasts with Angela's type-A behavior.
- Created by:
- Blake Hunter
- Cast:
- Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- ABC
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Season 4
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E01
Episode 1
★ 8.0Frankie and Tony Are Lovers
1987-09-22 · 23mAt a street carnival in Brooklyn Tony and Angela help at Mrs. Rossini's stand. There Tony also meets Frankie, an old friend. At an charity auction - Tony offers his services for a weekend - she makes the race.After the weekend Tony returns with a proposal from Frankie.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.0Big Girl On Campus
1987-09-29 · 23mSam has found a new friend and meets him at the library. But it's the college library - Tony finds this out and assumes that her new friend must be much too old for her. Immediately he goes there and in front of everyone he makes Sam look like a fool. Sam's friend is the 15 year old genius Mason whom Sam just want to use to show off in front of her friends.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.0There Goes the Bride
1987-10-06 · 23mAngela and Tony want to pair off Angela's cousin Christy and Tony's friend Lyle. The evening together didn't go as planned, but on the following day the both stand in the doorway announcing their wedding. But unfortunately the wedding coincides with an icehockey game. As the game is more important, Christy angrily cancels the wedding.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 8.0A Trip to the Principal
1987-10-13 · 23mJonathan's grades are at the level where he can skip a grade. He goes from sixth grade to seventh grade. He meets a boy who gets him into trouble and Tony and Angela have to see the principal, concerning Jonathan's behavior.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 8.0New Kid in Town
1987-10-27 · 23mSam has no companion for the dance. Tony brings a boy, who's working in the vegetables department in the supermarket, along with him. But with his persuasiveness concerning the protection of birds, Jesse drives away the partner Sam has found inbetween.
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E06
Episode 6
Two On a Billboard
1987-11-03 · 23mFor a contribution campaign Tony spends 48 hours on a billboard. This campaign is also heard in Washington and Tony is offered a job as 'Nationwide Coordinator for Special Projects for the Parents' Council'.But Tony refuses - too quick, Angela thinks.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 9.0A Farewell to Nick
1987-11-10 · 23mSam is invited by her grandfather to visit him in Florida. But on her way there, Nick dies. First Sam tries to pay no attention to this but Nick's death, however, left big marks on her.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 8.0Hell on Wheels
1987-11-17 · 23mDuring a competition Tony injures his leg due to Angela's fault. Of course she now wants to take care of him; but this costs Tony a broken leg. Angela lends him a helping hand in the household, but somehow she can't get anything right for Tony. As a result she starts working again and gets a nurse to look after Tony. But she is much worse than Angela.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 3.0A Fishy Tale
1987-11-24 · 23mJoe, Mrs. Rossini's husband, has cleared off with a woman from the neighborhood. Now Tony should help out at Mrs. Rossini's fish store until they have found a replacement.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 8.0Car and Driver
1987-12-01 · 23mSam and Jesse take Tony's car for a joy ride when delivering food, but she dents the car and when it's time to face Tony, she lies and says a boy, who caused the Bower family trouble in the past, dented the car. But on trial day, Sam confesses what really happened to Tony's car.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 8.0Just Mona and Me
1987-12-08 · 23mAngela has got a new customer - Max Muldoon. Mona and Max fall in love and have a wonderful time together. But then he just quits this relationship. Tony and Angela are quite upset and visit Max at his office. There they find out the reason for the breakup - Catherine-Anne.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 8.0Yellow Submarine
1987-12-15 · 23mTony takes charge of a teen restaurant. When he throws out a popular student all the other customer follow him. Sam, working there as waitress, gets the order to fire her dad.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 8.0Another Single Parent
1988-01-05 · 23mIn Sam Angela's new neighbor Kelly has found a babysitter for her daughter Melissa. When Tony and Kelly are out once again and Sam wants to go to a concert, Angela takes care of the kid. As she did so, Melissatells Angela that her dad called her once, though he, according to Kelly, is dead. On the basis of the circumstances Angela assumes that Kelly could have abducted Melissa from her father.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 8.0All in the Famiglia
1988-01-12 · 23mTony's relatives from Italy are coming for a visit and uncle Aldo has a great surprise for Tony: he gives him a 12 hectare piece of the winery. Maurizio, Tony's cousin, has fallen for Angela and wants to marry her.
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E15
Episode 15
Steady As She Goes
1988-01-19 · 23mSam and Jesse decide to go steady.
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E16
Episode 16
Tony and the Dreamtones
1988-02-02 · 23mTo prevent the old school in Brooklyn from being tore down, a benefit concert is organized.There, also 'Tony and the Dreamtones' should be on stage, but due to their continuing disagreements there not, that also caused their breakup years ago. After Tony hears Angela sing, he wants her to join the band on stage for a few songs. But the other's refuse and Tony ultimately quits again.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 8.0The Matriculator
1988-02-09 · 23mTony wants to persuade Sam into going to College. In the course of this, the desire of going to College himself, awakes. But when he has to face the admission test, he chickens out.
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E18
Episode 18
Three Teens and a Tony
1988-03-01 · 23mBecause of a job he has to do Jesse can't go out with Sam and suggests she should go out with Mason instead, who's living there for a short time after he has been thrown out of his room. After a great evening Sam gives Mason a fatal kiss which means the end of the relationship with Jesse after he has learned about it.
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E19
Episode 19
★ 8.0Housekeepers Unite
1988-03-15 · 23mWhen a housekeeper finds out that Tony gets paid more than the other housekeepers on the block, all the housekeepers, even Tony, go on strike.
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E20
Episode 20
★ 8.0Model Daughter
1988-03-22 · 23mSam gets a job as model. This one is a success and other orders follow. But Tony isn't happy about that fact, especially because she's earning a lot of money and with that she's no longer dependent on him.
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E21
Episode 21
★ 8.0Marry Me, Mona
1988-03-29 · 23mMax proposes to Mona, but she refuses. When Max' ex-wife shows up, Mona feels threatened by her and, however, accepts the proposal.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 8.0Prom Night II
1988-05-03 · 23mJesse asks Sam to go with him to the prom. But Angela takes to much care of Sam because she wants Sam having the prom night she herself never had. But after all the interferences, Sam refuses to go.
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E23
Episode 23
★ 9.0Sleep Talk, Sweet Talk
1988-05-10 · 23mOne year has passed and it's again Angela's birthday. In the nights after she has found out about the surprise party Tony gives, she talks in the sleep and confesses that she loves Tony. But waking up all with her 'Tony, Tony' shouts is, however, very embarrassing for her.
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E24
Episode 24
The Two Tonys
1988-05-17 · 23mIn Brooklyn Tony meets an old girlfriend. Her husband challenges Tony for a pool game which Tony should lose to strenghten the self-confidence of his opponent. But this is quite hard thing to do as he would really like to blow away this jerk.
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Tony Danza
Tony Micelli
Judith Light
Angela Bower
Alyssa Milano
Samantha Micelli
Danny Pintauro
Jonathan Bower
Katherine Helmond
Mona Robinson