Who's the Boss? Episode Guide

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Episode Guide

Who's the Boss?: Season 8 (1991 - 1992)

Who's the Boss?: Season 7 (1990 - 1991)

Who's the Boss?: Season 6 (1989 - 1991)

Who's the Boss?: Season 5 (1985 - 1989)

  • Season 5 Episode 25: It's Somebody's Birthday

    Tony rejects Angela's birthday gift of a new car.

  • Season 5 Episode 24: In Sam We Trust

    Tony is furious to learn Sam helped a friend cheat on his exam. When she is later caught with the answers to one of her own tests, she claims they don't belong to her and she wasn't going to use them

  • Season 5 Episode 23: Ode to Angela

    Angela is reunited with her ex-husband, who reveals that their supposedly annulled marriage is still valid - a problem which has put his current wedding plans on hold

  • Season 5 Episode 22: Tony Does Golf

    Tony pairs his golf partner with Angela.

  • Season 5 Episode 21: Working Girls

    Comedy about a single father who supports his daughter by becoming a nanny. Tony Danza stars

  • Season 5 Episode 20: Men Are People, Too

    Mona vexes Tony by enticing his former coach.

  • Season 5 Episode 19: Living Doll

    Comedy about a single father who supports his daughter by becoming a nanny. Tony Danza stars

  • Season 5 Episode 18: Heather Can Wait

    The snooty Harper family move into the neighbourhood, and soon get on the wrong side of Tony and Angela. However, Jonathan falls madly in love with their daughter

  • Season 5 Episode 17: Boozin' Buddies

    Tony is furious with Samantha when she comes home drunk, but his own love of beer leads to accusations of hypocrisy

  • Season 5 Episode 16: Party Double

    Angela is invited to a dinner at which Frank Sinatra is performing, and invites Tony to go with her. However, when business affairs leave her unable to go, Mona takes her place. Comedy, starring Tony Danza and Judith Light

  • Season 5 Episode 15: First Date

    Mona encourages Tony to ask her daughter out on a date, but when Angela learns the romance was prompted by her having paid an escort to attend a previous dinner with her, she is unimpressed. Comedy, starring Tony Danza and Judith Light

  • Season 5 Episode 14: Winter Break

    Tony takes Sam skiing in Vermont for the weekend, but the streetwise daughter is unimpressed when her father starts flirting with Lisa, his instructor on the slopes. Back in Connecticut, Angela and Mona suffer from a cold. Comedy, starring Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano

  • Season 5 Episode 13: Cardinal Sin

    Tony goes to St Louis when he is invited to play in a Cardinals reunion game, and tells an attractive woman he used to know he is married. Angela is happy to play along as his wife - until he kisses the woman. Tony Danza stars

  • Season 5 Episode 12: Ton-An Enterprises

    Tony shows Sam how to make her own trendy T-shirts after she buys an expensive one, and his daughter is so impressed she convinces him to open a stall at a flea market selling his designs. Comedy, starring Alyssa Milano and Tony Danza

  • Season 5 Episode 11: Your Grandmother's a Bimbo

    Mona poses for a magazine cover, but Jonathan's friends see the risque picture, harming his chances of election as school treasurer. Comedy, starring Katherine Helmond and Danny Pintauro

  • Season 5 Episode 10: Mrs Rossini's Uncle

    Mrs Rossini visits Tony to ask him to look after her young uncle Al, who is attending the nearby beauty college, but it is Sam who is more keen to help. Tony Danza stars

  • Season 5 Episode 9: Teacher's Pet

    Tony helps Mason when he is nervous about presenting a seminar at the college, but the advice backfires. Comedy, starring Tony Danza and Adam Carl

  • Season 5 Episode 8: A Spirited Christmas

    There's Christmas spirit in the air as Tony is asked to reunite Mona and her brother - by Archie's dead wife. Comedy, starring Tony Danza

  • Season 5 Episode 7: Life With Father

    Sam visits Vermont to go skiing, despite her father's objections, and soon finds herself reminiscing about some of his more embarrassing moments. Comedy, starring Alyssa Milano and Tony Danza

  • Season 5 Episode 6: Double Dump

    Samantha and Mona celebrate breaking up with their boyfriends on the same night by going out to eat at a restaurant, which Tony cannot understand. Comedy about a single father who supports his daughter by becoming a nanny. Tony Danza stars

  • Season 5 Episode 5: A Jack Story

    When Angela hires a new employee, the pair start to work longer hours - making Tony suspicious. Comedy, starring Tony Danza and Judith Light

  • Season 5 Episode 4: Yankee Doodle Micelli

    After recalling how his own behaviour stopped his grandfather from being sworn in as an American citizen, Tony resolves to take the oath on his ancestor's behalf. Comedy, starring Tony Danza

  • Season 5 Episode 3: Nineteen Again

    Tony takes Angela to a fraternity party - but the pair end up in jail after she consumes a few too many from the punch bowl. Comedy, starring Tony Danza and Judith Light

  • Season 5 Episode 2: My Fair Tony

    Tony is shocked when he returns to college and incurs the wrath of a strict grammar teacher. However, attempts to improve his spoken English alienate his friends

  • Season 5 Episode 1: Sam's Car

    Samantha's enthusiasm at getting her driver's licence is dampened when Tony buys her a car that is far less trendy than Bonnie's brand new set of wheels. Comedy, starring Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano

Who's the Boss?: Season 4 (1987 - 1988)

  • Season 4 Episode 24: The Two Tonys

    Tony is challenged to a pool game by the husband of an old flame, but his intention of bolstering the guy's confidence by letting him win the game proves easier said than done. Last in series, starring Tony Danza

  • Season 4 Episode 23: Sleep Talk, Sweet Talk

    Embarrassment leads Angela to stay away from her own birthday party after she overhears a discussion earlier about her sleep-talking the night before, when she was heard saying 'Tony, I love you'. Michael Alldredge guest stars

  • Season 4 Episode 22: Prom Night II

    Angela vows Sam will have the perfect prom night that she never had, but her interference does more harm than good. Comedy, starring Judith Light

  • Season 4 Episode 21: Marry Me, Mona

    Mona turns down Max's marriage proposal, but soon begins to feel threatened when his ex-wife shows up - and promptly changes her mind. Comedy, starring Tony Danza and Katherine Helmond

  • Season 4 Episode 20: Model Daughter

    Sam poses in a photo shoot for one of Angela's campaigns, prompting her to consider a career in professional modelling - much to Tony's chagrin

  • Season 4 Episode 19: Housekeepers Unite

    All the housekeepers on the block go on strike when they learn that Tony gets paid more than they do - so he decides to join their protest. Comedy, starring Tony Danza

  • Season 4 Episode 18: Three Teens and a Tony

    Sam worries about what she will say to Jesse after she ends up kissing Mason at the Bowers' house. Comedy, guest starring Scott Bloom and Adam Carl, with Alyssa Milano

  • Season 4 Episode 17: The Matriculator

    Tony encourages Samantha to try higher education and gets bitten by the academic bug himself, until he begins to feel daunted by the prospect

  • Season 4 Episode 16: Tony and the Dreamtones

    The other four members of Tony's former a cappella singing group visit, hoping to perform at the school once more before it is destroyed. John Hostetter, Joey Melore, Charles G Davis and Harvey Shield guest star

  • Season 4 Episode 15: Steady As She Goes

    Sam is spending most of her time with her new boyfriend and doesn't have much to spare for her dad, but she soon starts to realise that she misses him. Comedy, starring Alyssa Milano

  • Season 4 Episode 14: All in the Famiglia

    Tony's relatives from Italy come to visit. Uncle Aldo offers his nephew a share of the family winery, while Cousin Maurizio is deeply smitten with Angela and announces his intention to marry her. Comedy, starring Tony Danza

  • Season 4 Episode 13: Another Single Parent

    Angela babysits her new neighbour's daughter, and discovers that the girl's supposedly dead father is still alive. Comedy, starring Judith Light

  • Season 4 Episode 12: Yellow Submarine

    Tony takes charge at the restaurant where Sam works as a waitress, but ends up driving away most of the teenage customers after he bars a popular student. Tony Danza stars

  • Season 4 Episode 11: Just Mona and Me

    Angela and Mona set their hearts on snaring the same man

  • Season 4 Episode 10: Car and Driver

    Sam blames a neighbourhood boy for putting a dent in Tony's car, instead of admitting that she bumped it during a joyride - will her conscience get the better of her before the case goes to trial? Alyssa Milano and Tony Danza star

  • Season 4 Episode 9: A Fishy Tale

    Mrs Rossini's husband leaves her, prompting Tony to pitch in and help her run their fish market, but the work, coupled with the search for a capable new employee, soon becomes too much for him. American comedy, starring Tony Danza and Rhoda Gemignani

  • Season 4 Episode 8: Hell on Wheels

    Angela accidently causes Tony to break his leg and tries to make amends by helping him out around the house, but it seems nothing she does meets her housekeeper's high standards

  • Season 4 Episode 7: A Farewell to Nick

    Samantha learns that her grandfather is dead, and although she tries to appear unaffected, it soon becomes clear she is devastated by the loss. Alyssa Milano stars

  • Season 4 Episode 6: Two on a Billboard

    Tony agrees to camp out and appear on a billboard for two days in a highly successful fundraising campaign for the Parents' Council which attracts attention in Washington

  • Season 4 Episode 5: New Kid in Town

    Tony decides to help Samantha get a date for the dance by setting her up with a boy who works in the supermarket. Comedy, starring Tony Danza

  • Season 4 Episode 4: A Trip to the Principal

    Jonathan is moved up a grade but soon falls into bad company, so Tony and Angela are called in to see the principal. Comedy, starring Tony Danza

  • Season 4 Episode 3: There Goes the Bride

    Angela and Tony try to matchmake her cousin Christy and his friend Lyle - and succeed beyond all expectations when the pair announce they are getting married. Unfortunately, the date of the wedding coincides with an important ice hockey game

  • Season 4 Episode 2: Big Girl on Campus

    Samantha lands a date with a college student but fails to tell her dad

  • Season 4 Episode 1: Frankie and Tony are Lovers

    Tony donates his cooking and cleaning services to a charity auction

Who's the Boss?: Season 3 (1986 - 1987)

Who's the Boss?: Season 2 (1984 - 1986)

  • Season 2 Episode 26: Charmed Lives

    A beautiful blonde causes green-eyed jealousy when she turns up at Angela's workplace. Comedy starring Tony Danza and Judith Light

  • Season 2 Episode 25: The Anniversary Show

    Angela's organises a dinner in honour of Tony and Samantha's anniversary : but things don't go to plan when an unscheduled medical emergency ensues

  • Season 2 Episode 24: The Unnatural

    Tony strives to be on top form when an old rival challenges him to a game of baseball. Angela insists she wants to play, but when Tony turns out to be something of a bossy boots, she soon switches sides. Comedy, starring Tony Danza and Judith Light

  • Season 2 Episode 23: There's No Business Like Shoe Business

    Mona advises an unhappy co-worker at the shoe factory to follow his dream, but has to pick up the pieces when he leaves his wife and child to pursue Hollywood stardom. Comedy, starring Katherine Helmond

  • Season 2 Episode 22: Angela's New Best Friend

    A new neighbour causes problems when she moves in with Angela. Comedy, starring Judith Light

  • Season 2 Episode 21: Not with My Client You Don't

    Angela has problems when a wealthy client sends his daughter to handle his affairs. Comedy starring Judith Light

  • Season 2 Episode 20: Tony for President

    Tony discovers politics can be a dirty business when he is nominated for president of the school Parent Teacher Association. Comedy, starring Tony Danza

  • Season 2 Episode 19: Losers and Other Strangers

    Tony brags about winning a bowling trophy, but his victory is overshadowed when Angela comes home empty-handed from an advertising awards ceremony. Tony Danza stars

  • Season 2 Episode 18: When Worlds Collide

    Angela is furious when she finds that Tony's poker game has run late : especially as her friend is due to arrive at any minute and the house hasn't been cleaned. Comedy, starring Tony Danza and Judith Light

  • Season 2 Episode 17: Jonathan Plays Cupid

    Valentine's Day brings blind dates for Tony and Angela : but who's playing Cupid? Comedy, starring Tony Danza

  • Season 2 Episode 16: The Babysitter

    Samantha gets a taste of babysitting Jonathan while Angela and Tony attend a parents' evening, but the task doesn't go as smoothly as she finds herself with a houseful of unwanted guests - can she get rid of them before the adults return home?

  • Season 2 Episode 15: Gotta Dance

    Tony quickly becomes a pushy father when Samantha displays a talent for tap-dancing. Tony Danza stars

  • Season 2 Episode 14: Educating Tony

    Tony joins Angela's advertising class and duly gets to work on his first assignment : a laundry detergent commercial. But while Tony is overbearingly proud of his efforts, Angela is rather less enthused. Tony Danza and Judith Light star

  • Season 2 Episode 13: Junior Executive

    Samantha takes a job working for Angela to make up for overspending. But when she realises her job is going to take up her weekends, she decides to do it so badly she gets fired. Comedy starring Alyssa Milano

  • Season 2 Episode 12: Tony the Nanny

    A distant relative of Tony comes to town to meet the man with whom she has an arranged marriage - but when her cousin learns the intended groom is a male chauvinist, he forbids her to go through with the wedding

  • Season 2 Episode 11: The Graduate

    Mona applies for a job with a company known to discriminate against older people. Katherine Helmond stars

  • Season 2 Episode 10: The Prodigal Father-in-Law

    Sam is shocked when she learns her grandfather has lied to her

  • Season 2 Episode 9: Thanksgiving at Mrs Rossini's

    Mrs Rossini hosts a Thanksgiving dinner for the guys, but Angela doesn't enjoy her large helping of male chauvinism, and feels threatened by a woman who's clearly interested in Tony

  • Season 2 Episode 8: Hunk of the Month

    Tony poses for a saucy calendar, arousing his boss's jealousy, and things go from bad to worse when he becomes the object of a beautiful woman's affections - but Angela's opinion changes when she is wooed by another one of the calendar's stars

  • Season 2 Episode 7: Custody : Part Two

    Part two. Angela is forced into a custody battle, and Tony finds himself caught in the crossfire. American comedy, starring Tony Danza and Judith Light

  • Season 2 Episode 6: Custody : Part One

    Part one. Angela's ex-husband Michael returns with a new fiancee, and invites everyone to California for the wedding. But when Jonathan takes a liking to Heather, his father's new wife-to-be, Michael warns Angela that he will be fighting for custody. Tony Danza and Judith Light star

  • Season 2 Episode 5: Tony the Matchmaker

    Tony, Angela and Mona find themselves embroiled in a bizarre love triangle. Tony Danza stars

  • Season 2 Episode 4: The Heiress

    Mona inherits a fortune from a mysterious benefactor, but when she learns that the deceased is an old friend she once had an affair with, she decides she doesn't want the money. Comedy, starring Katherine Helmond

  • Season 2 Episode 3: Ad Man Micelli

    Tony and Angela are forced to pose as husband and wife. Tony Danza stars

  • Season 2 Episode 2: It Happened One Summer : Part Two

    Part two. Angela and Tony's summer camp is disrupted by rain. American comedy, starring Tony Danza and Judith Light

  • Season 2 Episode 1: It Happened One Summer : Part One

    Part one. Angela and Tony realise that they both attended summer camp in the same area many years earlier. Their stories of their first kiss seem to coincide, and they suspect they may have met each other a long time ago

Who's the Boss?: Season 1 (1984 - 1985)