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Who's the Boss?

7.4/10 315 votes
Comedy

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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Seasons

9 available

Season 5

Episodes

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Episode 1

Sam's Car

1988-10-18 · 23m

Young Samantha has reached a teenage milestone - she has her driver's license! But in upscale Connecticut she feels left out when Bonnie gets a brand new car but Tony buys Samantha a hazard light on wheels! It comes down to pride vs love when it's discovered she's parking blocks away from her school.

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Episode 2

My Fair Tony

1988-10-25 · 23m

In an effort to better himself, Tony heads off to college. The public speaking class is headed up by a strict grammer enthusiast who singles Tony out as an impossible case. Its My Fair Lady as Tony does a complete turnaround, but he alienates himself from his family and friends and must rely on the ""inner Tony"" to figure out who he really wants to be.

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Episode 3

★ 8.0

Nineteen Again

1988-11-01 · 23m

Tony has been invited to a frat party and Angela accompanies him. But there Angela drinks a little too much of the (with alcohol mixed) bowle and 'entertains' those present. In the end Angela and Tony land up in the campus jail.

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Episode 4

Yankee Doodle Micelli

1988-11-22 · 23m

Tony feels guilty when he remembers he got his grandfather in trouble when he was a child, causing him to never take the American citizen swearing in, so Tony does the swearing in for his grandfather.

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Episode 5

★ 8.0

A Jack Story

1988-11-29 · 23m

Angela engages a new employee. Because in the evening the both work together more and more often and longer, Tony fears the worst:he gets jealous.

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Episode 6

Double Dump

1988-12-06 · 23m

Samantha and Mona both break up with their boyfriends on the same night, so they go out to eat at a restaurant to clear their minds, which troubles Tony.

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Episode 7

★ 7.0

Life With Father

1988-12-13 · 23m

Samantha wants to go to Vermont ski lodge for the weekend, but Tony forbids her. Sam goes anyway. Along the way, she remembers everything her father did, even the embarassing moments!!

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Episode 8

★ 7.0

A Spirited Christmas

1988-12-20 · 23m

The wife of Mona's brother has died. But to go to heaven she must make Mona reconcile with her brother. Tony is picked out as the mediator.

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Episode 9

★ 7.0

Teacher's Pet

1989-01-03 · 23m

Mason should run a seminar at the college, which also Tony attends. Because Mason is quite nervous Tony and Angela give him some hints: among these is also the tip that he should concentrate on one person. And Mason has choosen this one person: Tony.

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Episode 10

★ 7.0

Mrs. Rossini's Uncle

1989-01-10 · 23m

Mrs. Rossini visits Tony. Accompanying her is her young uncle Al.Al is attending the nearby Beauty College and Tony should take care of him. In the course of this Sam and Al come closer.

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Episode 11

★ 3.0

Your Grandmother's a Bimbo

1989-01-29 · 23m

Mona has saved the order for Angela and designs now the new get-up for the magazine 'Mature Woman'. Jonathan runs for treasurer in his school. For the magazine's cover Mona let herself photograph scantily dressed. When Jonathan schoolfellows see this cover, his chances getting elected seem to be gone.

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Episode 12

Ton-An-Enterprises

1989-01-31 · 23m

Again Sam comes home with an expensive T-shirt. This time Tony wants to show her that she can have them cheaper and produces some of them himself. Angela and Sam persuade him selling them at the flea market. Both of them help him, especially Sam hopes she can get rid of her debts which she has made at Jonathan. But it happens what has to happen: Angela and Tony quarrel.

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Episode 13

★ 3.3

Cardinal Sin

1989-02-07 · 23m

Tony goes to an 'Old Timer'-meeting of the Cards in St. Louis,accompanied by Angela. There Tony meets also his old friend Betty.But to prevent approaching attempts he introduces Angela as his wife. When Tony is 'unfaithful', the 'marital row' follows.

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Episode 14

Winter Break

1989-02-14 · 23m

Tony and Sam spend a weekend together skiing in Vermont. There Tony meets Lisa, his skiing instructor. But Sam isn't happy about her father's fling. Inbetween - at home - Angela and Mona catches a cold.

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Episode 15

★ 8.0

First Date

1989-02-21 · 23m

Discouraged that Angela had to pay for an escort for a dinner event, Mona convinces Tony to ask her out on a date. The date hardly seems like a first for them, though, as they discover how much they know about each other. Things get ugly when Angela learns the reason behind the evening, and attacks an obnoxious comedian.

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Episode 16

★ 8.0

Party Double

1989-02-28 · 23m

Angela gets invited to a dinner at which Frank Sinatra is to perform; Tony, a huge Sinatra fan, is to be her guest. When business affairs leave her unable to go, Mona goes in her place, but doesn't tell Tony that the ticket is nontransferable.

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Episode 17

★ 8.0

Boozin' Buddies

1989-03-07 · 23m

Samantha gets drunk one night, and when she sees Tony drinking the next day, she calls him a hypocrite because he told her drinking was wrong.

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Episode 18

★ 8.0

Heather Can Wait

1989-03-21 · 23m

The Bowers get new neighbors: the Harpers. But they are a little bit too snooty and an big argument between Tony/Angela and the Harpers comes up. But Jonathan and Heather, the Harper's daughter, have fallen for each other.

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Episode 19

★ 7.0

Living Dolls

1989-03-28 · 23m

Sam visits a beauty school run by Angela's friend. While there, she meets Charlie, a friend of hers from the old neighborhood, who is living there. Charlie is unhappy with her life there, and is considering running away.

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Episode 20

Men are People, Too

1989-04-04 · 23m

Angela hires a shy contractor to put a skylight in the kitchen. He takes an immediate liking to Mona, who agrees to go out with him. When he learns that he is not the only man in Mona's life, he abandons the skylight job. Tony accuses Mona of having no respect for men's feelings.

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Episode 21

Working Girls

1989-04-11 · 23m

At a practical program, where students are assigned different jobs, for Sam and Bonnie there are only two left: domestic engineer with Tony or advertising with Angela. Sam decides in favor of the housekeeping job which she regrets soon. The following day Bonnie and Sam switch their jobs but working for Angela isn't any fun, neither.

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Episode 22

Tony Does Golf

1989-04-25 · 23m

Tony has a new passion: golfing. Angela wins a country club membership for Tony. There Tony meets the owner of the biggest nationwide sport articles store who currently gives away a big advertising order. And of course, Angela's after this order, too.

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Episode 23

Ode to Angela

1989-05-02 · 23m

Angela married Brian 20 years ago. As this was just meant as a college joke, Brian drove down to Mexico the following day to annul this marriage. But now when Brian wanted to marry again, he is told, that his marriage with Angela is still valid.

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Episode 24

★ 8.0

In Sam We Trust

1989-05-09 · 23m

Sam's friend Scott gets nervous about French finals, so on test day, Sam gives Scott the answers. When Tony finds out, he takes Sam's car privileges. But when Sam has to take chemistry finals, someone gives Sam the answers to the test, but she does not use it. When the teacher sees the answers under Sam's desk, he calls Tony. But will anyone believe anything she says?

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Episode 25

★ 8.0

It's Somebody's Birthday

1989-05-16 · 23m

Tony gets a new car as birthday present. First his pride forbids to accept it but after some encouragement he, however, decides to keep the car. But selling his Van brings up memories of good old times.

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Cast

Tony Danza

Tony Danza

Tony Micelli

Judith Light

Judith Light

Angela Bower

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano

Samantha Micelli

Danny Pintauro

Danny Pintauro

Jonathan Bower

Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Mona Robinson

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