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Who's the Boss?: Created by Martin Cohan, Blake Hunter. With Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro. Tony Micelli, a retired baseball player, becomes the housekeeper of Angela Bower, an advertising executive in New York.
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- 1984-09-20
- Comedy, Romance
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Who's the Boss? is an American sitcom television series created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, that aired on ABC from September 20, 1984, to April 25, 1992, with a total of 196 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons.
- The Show Started and Ended with Some Other Big Names!
- Tony Danza and The Studio Execs Dictated How The Series Would End
- Alyssa Milano Wanted to Pursue Her Education, But Couldn’T!
- Milano Had Had to Fight For The Role to Start with
- The House Seen Outside Really Exists
- The Pilot Was Held Back
- Season 8 Saw Tony and Angela Become A Couple to Try and Help Ailing Ratings
- The Plan Failed
- Tony Was Officially A Great Dad!
- Alyssa Milano Cut Her Hair to Get Away from Her Character
The evening that Who’s The Boss premiered was also the night that The Cosby Show’s first episode premiered, and Who’s The Boss also saw it’s final episode air the same night that Growing Pains and MacGyver also saw their runs come to an end! [rtk_adunit_middle]
The writers of Who’s The Boss wanted the series to end with Tony and Angela getting married, but the execs at the studio, ABC, along with Tony Danza were very unhappy with this idea and so the idea was formulated that they would split up then he would turn up reapplying for the job, coming full circle from the pilot episode. [rtk_adunit_bottom]
Alyssa Milano, who played Samantha on the show wanted to pursue an academic career after season 7, but this would have meant breaking her contract and the producers refused to allow her to do this! [rtk_adunit_top]
When auditioning for the role of Samantha, Alyssa Milano was up against more than 1,500 other girls auditioning for the part! Do you agree that the producers gave it to the right one? [rtk_adunit_middle]
The house seen in exterior shots for Who’s The Boss is a real home. If you’re ever in New York, then pop to 13 Onondaga Street, Rye, NY and you’ll be able to see the home – someone may well live there though, so please don’t try going in!! [rtk_adunit_bottom]
Because of the fact that the pilot was filmed in the October of 1983, the producers waited the best part of a year before going to ABC with it, because they feared it would not be picked up mid-season as a replacement for something else. [rtk_adunit_top]
The ratings of Who’s The Boss had started to decline, and after season 7 the series was almost cancelled. As an attempt to try and boost ratings, the show was given an eighth season which saw it focus on the relationship developing in to a couple between Tony and Angela. [rtk_adunit_middle]
In spite of the work of the producers, writers and cast to try and re-boost the ratings in season 8 of Who’s The Boss, the ratings failed to improve, even with Tony and Angela becoming a couple. As a result the series was then cancelled at the end of Season Eight.
In TV Guide’s June 2004 issue, the character of Tony Micelli from Who’s The Boss was rated number 23 in the 50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time! Would you agree that he came across as a wonderful dad and father figure? [rtk_adunit_bottom]
During the Eighth season of Who’s The Boss, Alyssa Milano was getting so fed up with playing Samantha and found it very “creatively frustrating” to the point that she cut her long hair short in an attempt to distance herself from the character! [rtk_adunit_top] Is Who’s The Boss a favourite of yours from the era, or was it yet another American Sit-...
- Tony Danza. Tony Danza played Tony Micelli on Who’s The Boss? a down-on-his luck former baseball player who pursues a career as a live-in housekeeper in Connecticut.
- Judith Light. Judith Light played Angela Bower on Who’s The Boss? the ad executive who takes on Tony Danza’s Tony Micelli and his daughter, Samantha, to live with her as Micelli works for her as a live-in housekeeper.
- Alyssa Milano. Alyssa Milano played Samantha Micelli on Who’s The Boss? Tony’s daughter. Milano had a fruitful career on TV after Who’s The Boss, playing lead characters in famous shows like Melrose Place, Charmed, and Mistresses.
- Danny Pintauro. Danny Pintauro played Jonathan Bower, Angela’s son, on Who’s The Boss? Pintauro hasn’t been very active on screen since his days on the set of the sitcom.
Oct 4, 2023 · The '80s was a golden age for fun family sitcoms, and Who’s The Boss?, which ran from 1984 to 1992, was one of the most popular. Starring Tony Danza as Tony Micelli, a widowed former...
Who's the Boss? is an American sitcom television series created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, which aired on ABC from September 20, 1984, to April 25, 1992.
Oct 4, 2023 · “Ay-oh! Oh-ay!” The ’80s was a golden age for fun family sitcoms, and Who’s The Boss?, which ran from 1984 to 1992, was one of the most popular. Starring Tony Danza as Tony Micelli, a widowed former major-league baseball player, and Alyssa Milano (in one of her earliest roles) as his daughter, Samantha, the show followed their ups and ...
