Who's the Boss? - The Complete First Season
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Actor: Alyssa Milano, Candice Azzara, Curnal Achilles Aulisio, Judith Light, Tony DanzaBrand: Sony
Cinematographer: J. Bruce Nielsen
Editor: Michael Sachs
Editor: Marco Zappia
Writer: Richard Baer
Writer: Martin Cohan
Writer: Jeremy Bertrand Finch
Writer: Blake Hunter
Writer: Peter Marc Jacobson
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 454 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Movie Reviews of Who's the Boss? - The Complete First Season
Movie Review: Classic '80s comedy!
Summary: 4 Stars
A wealthy marketing executive and single mom employs a male housekeeper -- causing many of the misunderstandings and laughs that made this show a classic.
Judith Light stars as the conservative Angela Bower, to Tony Danza's ex-professional athlete housekeeper Tony Micelli. Fresh from Brooklyn, Tony and his adolescent daughter Sam (Alyssa Milano) quickly develop a tight-knit household with Angela, her six-year-old son Jonathan (Danny Pintauro) and sexy, wisecracking mother Mona Robinson (Katherine Helmond) who moves in with the family mid-season.
Memorable episodes include "Briefless Encounter," when a newly-hired Tony accidentally barges into the bathroom on a bathing Angela; "Samantha's Growing Up," where Mona and Angela help the young, embarrassed Sam on her journey into young womanhood; and the two-part "Angela's Ex," where Mr. Bower returns and claims to want his family back.
"Who's the Boss?" is a classic TV series, full of both laughs and heartfelt moments. I'm really anticipating the release of Season 2!
Summary of Who's the Boss? - The Complete First Season
The adage that father knows best is taken to task in this hilarious comedy series that launched network ratings into the stratosphere. Tony Micelli is a former professional baseball player who along with his pre-teen daugher moves into advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both housekeeper and father figure to Angela's young son. But chemistry and camaraderie collide between Tony and Angela - accentuated by a barrage of unforgettable one-liners - hurled by Angela's eccentric mom. Tony Danza Judith Light Katherine Helmond Alyssa Milano and Danny Pintauro comprise one of the most formidable comedy ensembles of all time in this complete 22-episode WHO'S THE BOSS first season collection.System Requirements:Starring: Tony Danza Judith Light Katherine Helmond Alyssa Milano Danny Pintauro Running Time: 454 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating:?NR UPC:?043396028692 Manufacturer No:?02869Who's the Boss? was a standard sitcom--turned on its head. Sure, there was a mom, a dad, two cute kids, a house in the suburbs... and a live studio audience. But Angela Bower (Judith Light) was a single advertising exec with a son (Danny Pintauro) and Tony Micelli (Tony Danza) was a widowed ex-ballplayer with a daughter (future Charmed star Alyssa Milano). The Connecticut mansion belonged to Angela (along with the big '80s hair and shoulder pads) and Tony wasn't her boyfriend, but rather her housekeeper. Then there was her mother, Mona (the incomparable Katherine Helmond). The sexed-up, slightly cracked grandmother is a primetime staple, but in the former Soap matriarch's hands, the character was a cut above (and usually got the best lines). As Angela complains to her in the pilot, "You've sent me a man for a housekeeper!" "Oh, don't be sexist," Mona replies. "A man can do meaningless, unproductive work just as well as a woman."
"Meaningless, unproductive work" is what Tony does for the Bowers--and does well--but he and Samantha (Milano) also become part of the family. Angela and Tony go on a number of dates with other people, but there's an obvious sexual tension between them. The show would continue to exploit that tension for eight seasons to great success (even inspiring a British version called The Upper Hand, with Honor Blackman as the "Mona" character). Helmond, meanwhile, would garner an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her efforts. Highlights include "Mona Gets Pinned," in which Mona takes up with a younger man, and "Angela's Ex, Part I," in which Angela reconciles with her estranged husband--who proceeds to fire Tony. Guest stars include Betty White (Mary Tyler Moore) in "Eye on Angela" and Danza's Taxi co-star Jeff Conoway in "First Kiss." --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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