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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 a father figure to her young son. Tony 's laid-back

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Who's the Boss? Season 1 Episode 5 - A Rash Decision
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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

    Director:Linda Day
    Writers:Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  2. Who's the Boss? Season 1 Episode 6 - Dinner For Two
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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. Who's the Boss? Season 1 Episode 11 - Samantha's Growing Up
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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. Who's the Boss? Season 1 Episode 12 - Paint Your Wagon
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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. Who's the Boss? Season 1 Episode 14 - Guess Who's Coming Forever?
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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. Who's the Boss? Season 1 Episode 15 - Angela's Ex (1)
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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.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writers:Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  7. Who's the Boss? Season 1 Episode 16 - Angela's Ex (2)
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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.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writers:Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  8. Who's the Boss? Season 1 Episode 17 - Eye on Angela
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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. Who's the Boss? Season 1 Episode 18 - Double Date
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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.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 1 - It Happened One Summer (1)
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    #10 - It Happened One Summer (1)

    S2:E1

    The family visit Jonathan's summer camp when his counselor calls Angela to say he is homesick. While there, Angela and Tony realize they both attended camp in the same area many years earlier. Their individual stories of their first kiss seem to coincide, and they soon suspect they may have met each other a long time ago.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Blake Hunter

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  11. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 3 - Ad Man Micelli
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    #11 - Ad Man Micelli

    S2:E3

    Samantha has just begun junior high school, and has little trouble becoming friends with the popular girls. Since they are all from wealthy families, Samantha is afraid they will not like her if they know of her true past, so she tells them that Tony owns Angela's house and is an advertising executive.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writers:Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  12. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 5 - Tony the Matchmaker
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    #12 - Tony the Matchmaker

    S2:E5

    Wally, a recently dumped friend of Tony's, is down on his luck, so Tony convinces Angela to go out with him. She is not interested in seeing him again, until Mona dates him. Then a mother-daughter rivalry begins for Wally's attention

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 11 - The Graduate
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    #13 - The Graduate

    S2:E11

    Recent college graduate Mona is asked to secretly participate in a sting against age discrimination by applying for a job, then getting turned down. But when Angela learns that her mother has this job interview, she pulls some strings to get Mona hired.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 12 - Tony the Nanny
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    #14 - Tony the Nanny

    S2:E12

    A distant relative of Tony's comes to town to meet the man she is to marry through an arranged marriage. Upon learning that the intended groom is a male chauvinist, Tony throws him out of the house and forbids him to marry his cousin. But this infuriates her father, who flies from Italy to confront Tony.

    Director:Katherine Helmond
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 16 - The Babysitter
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    #15 - The Babysitter

    S2:E16

    A sitter's last-minute cancellation leaves Samantha to watch Jonathan while Angela and Tony go to a parents' meeting at school. Samantha panics when Jonathan inadvertently tosses a piece of jewelry down the sink drain. Although Tony had told her not to have any guests, the house is soon full of her friends: Chad, a boy who thinks he can retrieve the missing jewelry, and four of Samantha's friends who come to admire Chad. Tony and Angela return home just as the kids are sneaking out.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 18 - When Worlds Collide
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    #16 - When Worlds Collide

    S2:E18

    Tony's poker game has run late, and Angela hurries him to clean up the house in time for her friend who will soon be arriving. Just as his last guest (a raucous Brooklynite) is ready to leave, Angela's friend (a quiet, straight-laced woman) arrives, and the two end up as an item.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 19 - Losers and Other Strangers
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    #17 - Losers and Other Strangers

    S2:E19

    Tony is excited about his bowling trophy. But his victory is overshadowed when Angela, who was quite certain she would win an advertising award for which she'd been nominated, comes home empty-handed. Tony suggests that Angela might feel better about her loss if she congratulated the winner.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 20 - Tony for President
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    #18 - Tony for President

    S2:E20

    Tony's campaign for PTA president is clouded by his opponent's mudslinging. He attempts to justify her accusations by explaining some past misunderstandings (this is done through clips of earlier episodes).

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Howard Meyers

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  19. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 21 - Not with My Client, You Don't
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    #19 - Not with My Client, You Don't

    S2:E21

    A wealthy international client of Angela's sends his daughter to handle his affairs. She takes a liking to Tony, who agrees to be her escort. But Angela soon feels that she forced the woman on Tony, and goes to break them up.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 22 - Angela's New Best Friend
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    #20 - Angela's New Best Friend

    S2:E22

    Arrogant, obnoxious neighbor Diane is devastated by her husband's recent decision to leave her for their maid. She temporarily moves in with the Bowers and Micellis, and nobody in the family enjoys her company.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 23 - There's No Business Like Shoe Business
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    #21 - There's No Business Like Shoe Business

    S2:E23

    After hearing a colleague from the shoe factory describe his boredom with his life, Mona encourages him to be spontaneous and pursue a new life. He takes her advice a little too far when he leaves his wife and infant in search of Hollywood stardom.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 24 - The Unnatural
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    #22 - The Unnatural

    S2:E24

    One of Tony's old baseball friends visits and the two end up in a competition to organize a team of players, then play each other. Tony wants to have Angela play for his team, but when he turns out to be a demanding coach, she decides to play for the other team.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 25 - The Anniversary Show
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    #23 - The Anniversary Show

    S2:E25

    Angela had planned a special dinner for five, in honor of Tony and Samantha's two-year anniversary in Connecticut, but Tony is the only one who doesn't have other plans. During the meal, Tony falls ill and is rushed to the hospital in need of surgery. After he has been given sedatives, but just before he falls asleep, he says ""I love you"" to Angela.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writers:Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  24. Who's the Boss? Season 2 Episode 26 - Charmed Lives
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    #24 - Charmed Lives

    S2:E26

    Angela has found a model to play the part of a princess in a series of pasta commercials. But the client instead chooses a shy photographer, who didn't even want the job.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Paul Haggis

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  25. Who's the Boss? Season 3 Episode 1 - Angela Gets Fired (1)
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    #25 - Angela Gets Fired (1)

    S3:E1

    Overworked Angela goes to Mexico with the family, but when Angela's business loses an important account, Tony never gave Angela the message. When Angela comes home, she goes to the agency to learn that they lost the account. After sassing to her boss and telling him to chill, Angela loses her job.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Howard Meyers

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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".