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Who's the Boss?: Season 1

22 episodes Premiered Sep 20, 1984 Updated Jul 19, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Pilot

Sep 20, 1984 · 23 min

Single dad Tony Micelli and his street smart young daughter Samantha decide to leave the mean streets of their poor neighbourhood for a chance at a better life in Connecticut. Ton

S1·E2

Briefless Encounter

Sep 27, 1984 · 23 min

Part of settling into his new home has Tony using Angela's personal bathroom and getting an eyeful when she steps out of the tub. Neither of the two stubborn housemates accept res

S1·E3

Angela's First Fight

Oct 23, 1984 · 23 min

During a trip to Tony's old neighbourhood to find runaway Samantha, Angela must stand up for Tony who is criticized for being a housekeeper. After proclaiming that fighting is no

S1·E4

Mona Gets Pinned

Oct 30, 1984 · 23 min

Mona meets Jason, the man of her dreams, but she's old enough to be his mother! After much hiding the truth comes out and Angela, who previously stated that age had no part in lov

S1·E5

A Rash Decision

Nov 13, 1984 · 23 min

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. Ange

S1·E6

Dinner For Two

Nov 20, 1984 · 23 min

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 la

S1·E7

Sorority Sister

Nov 27, 1984 · 23 min

Angela's sorotory sister from college comes around and takes an interest in Tony.

S1·E8

Truth in Dating

Dec 4, 1984 · 23 min

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, Ang

S1·E9

Sports Buddies

Dec 11, 1984 · 23 min

Angela becomes involved with a gentleman who is quite the sports fanatic. He becomes more interested in hanging out with Tony and talking sports than in spending time with Angela.

S1·E10

Requiem

Dec 18, 1984 · 23 min

Tony is moonlighting to raise extra money, which Mona believes is to take care of a secret girlfriend in Brooklyn. Soon the truth comes out: Tony is still paying rent on his recent

S1·E11

Samantha's Growing Up

Jan 8, 1985 · 23 min

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 h

S1·E12

Paint Your Wagon

Jan 15, 1985 · 23 min

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 enrage

S1·E13

Protecting the President

Jan 22, 1985 · 23 min

During a company party at Angela's house, Tony throws out one of her vice-presidents for saying unprofessional things about her.

S1·E14

Guess Who's Coming Forever?

Jan 29, 1985 · 23 min

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 h

S1·E15

Angela's Ex (1)

Feb 5, 1985 · 23 min

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 l

S1·E16

Angela's Ex (2)

Feb 12, 1985 · 23 min

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 th

S1·E17

Eye on Angela

Feb 19, 1985 · 23 min

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'

S1·E18

Double Date

Feb 26, 1985 · 23 min

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 ge

S1·E19

Tony's Father-in-Law

Mar 5, 1985 · 23 min

Nick, Tony's father-in-law, visits. He cannot bring himself to tell everyone that he will soon be imprisoned, so he instead claims that he is dying, then milks the sympathy.

S1·E20

Just Like Tony

Mar 12, 1985 · 23 min

Stories of Tony's rebellious youth are rubbing off on Jonathan, particularly when Jonathan brings home a hubcap stolen from a police car. Angela then decrees that from now on, she

S1·E21

Keeping Up With Marci

Apr 9, 1985 · 23 min

Tony fears he can't afford the ski club Samantha wants to join with her friends, but he lets her sign up anyway. When his attempt to economize by cleaning Angela's chimney himself

S1·E22

First Kiss

Apr 16, 1985 · 23 min

Angela comes home from a rowdy birthday party, just as Tony returns home from a police-sponsored demonstration of the effects of alcohol on the mind. Both are in a woozy state, and