6.9/1086 votes#1 - Ridiculous Liaisons
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1990
Angela meets, and begins to date, Christopher, a man who appears to be perfect. Everyone who meets him seems to feel as if they've met an angel. Tony, however, cannot seem to meet him, encountering several failed attempts, which begin to ruin his relationship with Kathleen.
Director: N/A
Writer: Daniel Palladino
- 7.5/1082 votes
#2 - Hey Dude!
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1990
Sam has spent the summer working at a ranch in New Mexico. When she calls home and announces that she'd like to move there permanently, Tony and the family fly out to change her mind. Tony is adamant that she return to Connecticut and go to college, but even more so when she meets her new boyfriend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1083 votes
#3 - The Fabulous Robinson Sisters
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1990
Discouraged that Angela is spending too much time at home, Tony convinces Mona to bring her to a night club. Angela does loosen up, but more so than Tony had intended. Soon, Angela is having middle-of-the-night parties, skipping work, and becoming a regular at Mona's club.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1077 votes
#4 - Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1990
Tony meets Kathleen's father, who takes him hunting, and later tells him he expects Tony to be the father of his grandchildren. Angela and Mona babysit a child from Tony's old neighborhood.
Director: N/A
Writer: Clay Graham
- 7.1/1082 votes
#5 - One Flew Over the Empty Nest
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1990
Sam moves out of the house and into a dorm. Tony's frequent visits make him as popular there as she is, and she begins to feel smothered.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1076 votes
#6 - The Kid
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1990
An older woman from Tony's old neighborhood has fallen ill and wants Tony to be the guardian for her 5-year-old grandson, Billy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
- 6.9/1074 votes
#7 - Parental Guidance Suggested
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1990
The time has come for Billy to start kindergarten. But there he beats up all kids. Tony and Angela is given the advice to take up a parental consultation.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gene Braunstein
- 7.5/1096 votes
#8 - Roomies
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1990
Because Sam has not the peace necessary to learn she wants to move into an apartment. She moves in with Beth who's living together with her fiance and is urgently searching for another lodger. After a big argument with Ben, Beth moves out. But Sam living together alone with a man isn't a pleasant thought, neither for Tony nor for her friend Matt.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1083 votes
#9 - Four Alarm Tony
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1990
Tony becomes a volunteer fireman. His dedication is a little too extreme, and he ends up getting kicked out of the squad.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1085 votes
#10 - Starlight Memories
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1990
Tony and Angela each bring a date to a dance hall's final ball before closing. They meet a couple there who first met at the hall during World War II. Their story is told through flashbacks, where Tony and Angela play the couple as their younger selves.
Director: N/A
Writer: Clay Graham
- 6.7/1079 votes
#11 - Inherit the Wine
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1990
The family fly to Italy to visit Tony's relatives, who have a surprise for him. He is now the owner of a vineyard there.
Director: N/A
Writer: Daniel Palladino
- 6.9/1074 votes
#12 - Who's Minding the Kid?
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1990
A social worker pays a surprise visit to Tony and Angela in order to check up on Billy. Unfortunately, no one seems to know where he is.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1074 votes
#13 - Broadcast Blues
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1990
Tony and Sam compete for a college job as a sportscaster. Sam expects Tony to give it his best shot, but she is afraid that, since she is running against him, he will let her win. Tony's audition video, however, misleads Sam about his intentions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1082 votes
#14 - Days of Blunder
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1991
Jonathan fears the dark girl he is dating has no interest in him. To impress her, he takes her for a ride in Tony's jeep. A minor accident occurs, leaving a scratch on the van. Jonathan desperately turns to Sam to help him cover up what happened.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1084 votes
#15 - You Can Go Home Again
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 1/22/1991
Tony and Angela invite Sam to temporarily move back to the house while she is sick. She is skeptical at first, but soon is taking full advantage of their hospitality. Only Jonathan sees that she is milking Tony and Angela for their attention.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1074 votes
#16 - Ms. Mom
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 1/29/1991
For Tony the time has come to learn for the exams but there's no replacement for him in sight. Therefore Angela takes over his job and for two weeks she should run the household.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1079 votes
#17 - The Unsinkable Tony Micelli
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 2/5/1991
Tony wants Billy to decide on a sport so he isn't at home all day. Billy decides in favor of swimming. This is something Tony is not happy about: he is afraid of water and can't swim.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gene Braunstein
- 7.6/1079 votes
#18 - Tony and Angela Get Divorced
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/1991
Tony and Angela are audited by an IRS agent after Angela's accountant is imprisoned. The auditor suspects that Tony and Angela are more than just employer and employee, and alleges that they may inadvertently be married already.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1073 votes
#19 - Let Me Tell You 'Bout the Birds and the Bees
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1991
When Tony has to leave his class, Mona takes his place as the teacher. But she teaches the class in sex education and later on, Tony is called to the principal.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1074 votes
#20 - Party Politics
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1991
Billy has his birthday. But the Harpers wants to hold their birthday party the same day as Angela and Tony. As a result an (expensive) fight arises, who has the better party with the most guest.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gene Braunstein, Bob Rosenfarb
- 6.9/1077 votes
#21 - Choose Me
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 3/12/1991
Mona has caught herself another man. But Cliff also falls for Mrs. Rossini who lives at Angela's for some days. Cliff can't decide on one of the both, so a fight for Cliff arises between the two women.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1072 votes
#22 - Tony and the Princess
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 3/26/1991
The time has come for Tony to return a favor to Gus, a feared man in Brooklyn's underworld, who once saved him from the police. Tony should teach manners to Gus' daughter.
Director: N/A
Writer: Clay Graham, Danny Kallis, Daniel Palladino
- 7.3/1070 votes
#23 - Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 4/16/1991
Sam promotes a concert in college. But she can't find a band for the evening's highlight. Tony informs her that he has the actions to provide a star. But the friend he relied on is just a braggart who's working as errand-boy in a studio.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1072 votes
#24 - The Road to Washington (1)
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 4/30/1991
Tony is asked by some senior citizens from the neighborhood to state their request concerning the cut in the old age pension scheme in front of the US-Senate.
Director: N/A
Writer: Daniel Palladino
- 7.3/1070 votes
#25 - The Road to Washington (2)
Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 5/7/1991
An attractive young government representative becomes Tony's guide to major events and public appearances around America's capital. Angela begins to suspect that the woman's intentions toward Tony are less than pure.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gene Braunstein
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Season 7 Ratings Summary
"Ridiculous Liaisons" is the best rated episode of "Who's the Boss?" season 7. It scored 6.9/10 based on 86 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Daniel Palladino, it aired on 9/18/1990. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Hey Dude!".