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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...

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    #1 - A Rash Decision

    S1:E5

    Tony visits Angela at the filming of a soap commercial, and ends up the star of the ad. Soon after, Tony develops an itchy rash that turns out to have been caused by the soap. Angela must then decide if she wants to market a soap whose makers are not completely honest about its potentially harmful side effects

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    #2 - Dinner For Two

    S1:E6

    Tony is greatly anticipating his dinner date with a girl in Brooklyn, just as Angela is preparing for a business dinner for two with a client. When Angela's guest cancels at the last minute, Tony reluctantly stays in Connecticut to keep her company, while attempting to keep, but slightly postpone, his date.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Samantha's Growing Up

    S1:E11

    Forced to confront the fact that Samantha is not a little girl any more, Tony buys her her first brassiere. When it turns out not to be the kind she wanted, Tony enlists Angela's help in buying Samantha new clothes. He is less than thrilled, however, when Samantha comes home looking a bit too grown up. (Note: This episode was originally titled ""Samantha's First Bra"" but was later changed due to censoring problems.)

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Paint Your Wagon

    S1:E12

    It's time to paint the Jaguar, and Angela wants the new color to be sandalwood. Tony overrides her decision and has it painted diablo red. When Angela discovers this, she is enraged and forbids him from future decision-making, proclaiming that he is just the maid. He then takes this declaration to the extreme by dressing, speaking, and behaving like a prim and proper butler.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Guess Who's Coming Forever?

    S1:E14

    Mona has been evicted from her apartment and begins looking for a new home. She takes Tony's suggestion to convert the loft above Angela's garage into an apartment. Angela is not happy about the new arrangements.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Angela's Ex (1)

    S1:E15

    Angela's ex-husband, Michael, visits so that they can sign the final divorce papers. Instead, they find themselves back together again. With Michael back in the house, there's no longer a need for Tony, who is given two weeks' notice by Michael.

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    #7 - Angela's Ex (2)

    S1:E16

    While Tony and Samantha live it up at the lavish estate of Tony's new boss, a wealthy older woman, Michael and Angela enjoy their reunion. But the celebration is short-lived, as they are eventually reminded of the professional and personal differences that drove them apart the first time.

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    #8 - Eye on Angela

    S1:E17

    A local news reporter, Bobbi Barnes, wants to do a story on the daily life of Angela. But when a series of innocent mix-ups leads Tony and Angela to wake up in the same bed, Bobbi's camera crew is waiting in the hall to capture the scene. Bobbi thinks she has a juicy story for her show, but Mona has other ideas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Double Date

    S1:E18

    Samantha is looking forward to the upcoming school dance, but Tony spoils her evening by constantly taking pictures of her and her date, working at the dance as a chaperone, and getting caught kissing her teacher in front of the entire class.

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    #10 - Frankie and Tony Are Lovers

    S4:E1

    At 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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - Big Girl On Campus

    S4:E2

    Sam 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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - A Trip to the Principal

    S4:E4

    Jonathan'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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
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    #13 - New Kid in Town

    S4:E5

    Sam 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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    #14 - Two On a Billboard

    S4:E6

    For 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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    #15 - A Farewell to Nick

    S4:E7

    Sam 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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
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    #16 - Hell on Wheels

    S4:E8

    During 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - Car and Driver

    S4:E10

    Sam 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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
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    #18 - Just Mona and Me

    S4:E11

    Angela 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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - Yellow Submarine

    S4:E12

    Tony 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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - Another Single Parent

    S4:E13

    In 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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - All in the Famiglia

    S4:E14

    Tony'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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
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    #22 - Steady As She Goes

    S4:E15

    Sam and Jesse decide to go steady.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
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    #23 - Tony and the Dreamtones

    S4:E16

    To 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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - The Matriculator

    S4:E17

    Tony 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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
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    #25 - Three Teens and a Tony

    S4:E18

    Because 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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Rash Decision" is the worst rated episode of "Who's the Boss?". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Linda Day and written by Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, it aired on 11/13/1984. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dinner For Two".