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The Worst Episodes of 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...

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  1. 5.6/10(115 votes)

    #1 - Charmed Lives

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    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.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  2. 6.1/10(97 votes)

    #2 - There's No Business Like Shoe Business

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    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.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:N/A
  3. 6.6/10(105 votes)

    #3 - Mona

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    S3:E23

    Mona's brother has bought a seedy hotel in New York City and used Mona's money for it.

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  4. 6.6/10(79 votes)

    #4 - Mrs. Rossini's Uncle

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    S5:E10

    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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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  5. 6.6/10(104 votes)

    #5 - Living Dolls

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    S5:E19

    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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  6. 6.6/10(83 votes)

    #6 - Inherit the Wine

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    S7:E11

    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.

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  8. 6.7/10(73 votes)

    #7 - Life With Father

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    S5:E7

    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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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  9. 6.7/10(89 votes)

    #8 - Your Grandmother's a Bimbo

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    S5:E11

    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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    Director:Asaad Kelada
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  10. 6.7/10(79 votes)

    #9 - Dear Landlord

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    S6:E15

    Angela buys, due to tax reasons, a house in the neighborhood and Tony helps her shaping it up. A lodger already seems to be found but when Angela returns from a business trip she finds a young actress moving in instead.

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  11. 6.7/10(89 votes)

    #10 - Four Alarm Tony

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    S7:E9

    Tony becomes a volunteer fireman. His dedication is a little too extreme, and he ends up getting kicked out of the squad.

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  12. 6.7/10(76 votes)

    #11 - Tony Bags a Big One

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    S8:E5

    While Angela is away on business, Mona begins dating one of her biggest clients. She finds him thoroughly uninteresting and promptly dumps him. In an attempt to prevent from withdrawing his account from the agency, Tony accompanies him on a duck hunt. An accidental gunshot only makes things worse.

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  13. 6.8/10(87 votes)

    #12 - Jonathan the Gymnast

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    S3:E7

    Jonathan, because he takes life too serious, should do something else than always studying. He decides in favor of gymnastics and Tony should teach him. During a competition he falls due to his overzealousness and breaks his shoulder. And this is something Angela really isn't happy about.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
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  14. 6.8/10(92 votes)

    #13 - Diet in Cell Block 11

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    S3:E19

    Nick is released of jail and parks himself at Angela's garage. He has now become a writer and has already finished a book which everyone likes. Angela has also found a publisher for Nick's work

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  15. 6.8/10(91 votes)

    #14 - A Fishy Tale

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    S4:E9

    Joe, 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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    Director:Asaad Kelada
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  16. 6.8/10(85 votes)

    #15 - Teacher's Pet

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    S5:E9

    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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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  17. 6.8/10(80 votes)

    #16 - Men are People, Too

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    S5:E20

    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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  18. 6.8/10(73 votes)

    #17 - Tony and the Professor

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    S6:E5

    On the spur of the moment, Tony accepts a date with a woman he meets at a bar. Having second thoughts, he cancels the date the next day, only to learn later that the woman is the professor of his new class.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
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  19. 6.8/10(81 votes)

    #18 - Mother and Child Disunion

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    S6:E6

    Angela has reached the goal of her dreams when Braden, a V.I.P. in the advertising branch, offers her the merger. Suffering from this is Mona who gets fired by Angela. After some days has passed Angela realizes that she isn't really happy about this merger.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  20. 6.8/10(79 votes)

    #19 - Sam Can Manage

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    S6:E7

    Al has founded a rock band and Sam becomes, as she has some quite good ideas, the group's manager. But she has problems getting gigs because everyone just sees the 'cute girl' in her.

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  21. 6.8/10(77 votes)

    #20 - The World According to Jonathan

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    S6:E11

    Some bad experiences at school, including being assigned to play the accordion, have Jonathan's self-esteem at rock bottom. Tony helps him overcome his depression by introducing him to an old friend of his, who is now an accordion player. Jonathan soon enjoys playing the accordion, but when Tony encourages him not to restrict himself to one activity, Jonathan misinterprets Tony's intentions as disapproval for the accordion, and bans Tony from his first recital.

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  22. 6.8/10(84 votes)

    #21 - Gambling Jag

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    S6:E12

    To put up Mona after she has been stood up by a man, Tony and Angela decide going to Atlantic City. There Mona first gamble away Angela's diamond necklace and then the car. To win back those things Angela sits down at the poker table.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
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  23. 6.8/10(76 votes)

    #22 - Party Politics

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    S7:E20

    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.

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  24. 6.8/10(79 votes)

    #23 - A Well-Kept Housekeeper

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    S8:E6

    Tony feels inferior to Angela's success. A letter that addresses him as ""Mr. Angela Bower"" doesn't help his self-esteem. He takes a second job at a bar, but that proves to be a mistake.

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  25. 6.9/10(135 votes)

    #24 - Truth in Dating

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    S1:E8

    At the market, Tony picks up a woman who believes that he is the owner of Angela's house and Jaguar. Meanwhile, Angela accepts a date with a man who believes that she is Rosie, Angela's flighty secretary. Both advise the other that no good relationship can begin based on a lie, and soon both are forced to confront their deceived dates.

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    Director:Jim Drake
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  26. 6.9/10(93 votes)

    #25 - The Graduate

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    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.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Charmed Lives" is the worst rated episode of "Who's the Boss?". It scored 5.6/10 based on 115 votes. Directed by Asaad Kelada and written by Paul Haggis, it aired on 5/13/1986. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "There's No Business Like Shoe Business".