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Starring Tony Danza, Judith Light & Katherine Helmond
Season 6 (ABC) (1989-90)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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############### Who's The Boss ###############
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ABC Tuesdays 8:00-8:30pm Eastern

6.1 [122] Who's The Boss: In search of Tony
19Sep89 ABC Tue
Holidays on Jamaica. And everyone enjoys the life there.
Angela, too, dives right into the holiday-action and has a lot of
fun. As it's not Tony, with whom she has that fun, he gets jealous.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Gene Braunstein & Bob Perlow
Guest Cast : Tommy Hinkley ................ Kyle Fletcher
Alan Haufrect ................ Hank Whiteman
Lisa Aliff ................... Jill
John Robert LaFleur .......... Ted
Kenny Eckman ................. Dave
Chuck Sloane ................. Man #1
David James Alexander ........ Man #2
Cristy Dawson ................ Woman #1
Bobbi Panter ................. Sue
Ursula Lentine ............... Monique

6.2 [123] Who's The Boss: Life's a Ditch
26Sep89 ABC Wed
Charlie, an old friend of Sam from Brooklyn comes by for a visit.
She's run away from home and wants now to make a night of it with
Sam. Tony's kitchen is chosen for a new commercial.
[Note: This episode is a (the?) pilot for the spin-off series
'Living Dolls', another episode with more of the 'Living Dolls'
cast can be seen in ep.115. See also note there.]
Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Ross Brown
Guest Cast : Michael Learned .............. Trish Curtis
Leah Remini .................. Charlie Brisco
Robert Briscoe Evans ......... Bill
Kenneth Hoyt ................. Eddie

6.3 [124] Who's The Boss: In your Dreams
3Oct89 ABC Tue
Mrs. Rossini goes on vacation and Tony shall take care of her
cat. In the course of this Tony meets old friends and when the
four celebrate their reunion, Angela comes by. They decide to go
bowling. But shortly before they go Angela opens the window and
the cat disappears. Therefore Angela stays to wait for the cat.
Doing this she falls asleep and has a dream: she and Tony are
married and are living together in Brooklyn.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Daniel Palladino
Guest Cast : Rhoda Gemignani .............. Mrs. Rossini
Louis Mustillo ............... Dennis
Carol Ann Susi ............... Ginger
Valerie Perri ................ Lynn

6.4 [125] Who's The Boss: Sam's Novel Romance
10Oct89 ABC Tue
When Sam is on the way through the library with Tony to borrow
books for his studies, she meets a nice guy who turns out to be
a graduate student. He invites Sam to one of his reading lessons.
Sam has fallen for that man. When Tony finds this out, he invites
Andrew. And Andrew comes - accompanied by his wife.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller
Guest Cast : Lou Liberatore ............... Andrew Booth
Shana Lane-Block ............. Bonnie
Eileen Seeley ................ Janet Booth
Tara Karsian ................. Student #1
Dan Stockenberg .............. Student #2
Richard Israel ............... Ethan
Jeff Benson .................. Bubba

6.5 [126] Who's The Boss: Tony and the Professor
24Oct89 ABC Tue
Tony wants to build up his friend Pee Wee whose wife has left
him. With him, Tony visits a bar to search for a new girlfriend
for him. Doing this the 'Micelli-charm' strikes again and Jo
fixes a date with Tony. Because actually he doesn't want to go
out with her he cancels this date telling her some lies. One day
later he has to notice that this Jo is Dr. Powell, the lecturer
in his new seminar.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Mindy Schneider
Guest Cast : Dennis Burkley ............... Pee Wee
Christine Kellogg ............ Joan
Tory Polone .................. Lori
Debra Armani ................. Susan
Michelle Reese ............... Hostess

6.6 [127] Who's The Boss: Mother and Child Disunion
31Oct89 ABC Tue
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.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Clay Graham & John Donley
Guest Cast : Michael Durrell .............. Richard Braden
Marcia Cross ................. Kelly
Heidi Banks .................. Stacy
Nancy McNamara ............... Amy
Jonathan Palmer .............. Guy
Mark Morocco ................. Dennis

6.7 [128] Who's The Boss: Sam can manage
7Nov89 ABC Tue
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.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Daniel Palladino
Guest Cast : William Gallo ................ Al
Seth Jaffe ................... Eddie
David Coburn ................. Greer
Bryan Law .................... Billy
Matthew Walker ............... Dale
Michael Garrity .............. Waiter

6.8 [129] Who's The Boss: Supermom Burnout
14Nov89 ABC Tue
Because Sam and Jonathan quarrel all the time Angela suggests
consulting a psychologist. This one says the kids are all right,
they behave just like normal siblings. The only one he certifies
having a problem is Tony.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Eric Gilliland
Guest Cast : Allan Miller ................. Dr. Berl
Mariangela Pino .............. Polly
Kit McDonough ................ Rosey
Marilyn McIntyre ............. Sonja
Kathleen Coyne ............... Lisa
Lawrence Parks ............... Distraught Man

6.9 [130] Who's The Boss: Sex, Lies and Exercise Tapes
21Nov89 ABC Tue
Angela is totally burned out. Therefore she decides, after Tony's
encouragement, to visit a gym. There she also meets other women.
Fearing she could lose these friends she tells that she has an
affair with Tony. But this rumor is spreading fast and finally
reaches Tony.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Seth Weinbord
Guest Cast : Randee Heller ................ Carol
Mary Cadorette ............... Deb
Deborah Sandlund ............. Vickie
Sandra Kerns ................. Patti
Ralph P. Martin .............. Ernie
Brad Kepnick ................. Chuck

6.10 [131] Who's The Boss: To Tony with Love
28Nov89 ABC Tue
Tony has finally picked a major: economy. But he needs one
more course, a go-through if possible. This course is teaching
observation. But the teacher in this class, he is assigned to,
is not satisfied with observation alone. So Tony finds himself
facing the kids - alone. The first day is a clear win for the
kids, but after the second day Tony's decision is certain: he
wants to become a teacher.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Clay Graham
Guest Cast : Anne Haney ................... Mrs. Bunch
Steven Gilborn ............... Dr. Purcell
Justin Burnette .............. Brandon
Billy O'Sullivan ............. Michael
Lindsay Parker ............... Holly
Joel Carlson ................. Timothy
Shiri Appleby ................ Kid #1
Jaime Mc Ennan ............... Kid #2

6.11 [132] Who's The Boss: The World according to Jonathan
5Dec89 ABC Tue
Jonathan is given the accordion in the school's band and as a result
he is jeered at. Tony wants to give him back his self-confidence
and engages his old friend Bobby as accordion teacher. But then when
Jonathan spends a lot of time playing and especially with Bobby,
Jonathan and Tony fall out.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Bob Perlow & Gene Braunstein
Guest Cast : Bobby Governale .............. himself
Erinn Canavan ................ Amethyst

6.12 [133] Who's The Boss: Gambling Jag
12Dec89 ABC Tue
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.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : David Daniel Titcher
Guest Cast : Robert Culp .................. Jason
Ben Frank .................... Pit Boss
Tracy Shaffer ................ Roxy
Michael Forest ............... Croupier
David Wilson ................. Dean

6.13 [134] Who's The Boss: Sam accelerates
2Jan90 ABC Tue
Due to good scholastic work Sam is admitted to a special program
which allows her to skip her last year in High School and go directly
to college. But she fears that Tony then is left back alone.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller
Guest Cast : Shana Lane-Block ............. Bonnie
Jeffrey Allan Chandler ....... Dwayne
Mike Tyson ................... himself

6.14 [135] Who's The Boss: Tony kills
9Jan90 ABC Tue
When the neighbor Fred picks up Tony to go playing tennis, he makes
up to Angela and Tony gets angry. During the tennis match Fred suffers
a heart attack and dies. Now Tony blames himself of Fred's death.
When Fred's brother Ed shows up Tony let himself be used because of
his feelings of guilt.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Clay Graham
Guest Cast : Jeffrey Tambor ............... Fred / Ed Hartwell
Tom Troupe ................... Father Marconi

6.15 [136] Who's The Boss: Dear Landlord
16Jan90 ABC Tue
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.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Daniel Palladino
Guest Cast : Sherilyn Wolter .............. Michelle
Raph P. Martin ............... Ernie
David Sage ................... Don Lester
Dan Gilvecan ................. Russ

6.16 [137] Who's The Boss: Mona+Walter+Sam+Eric
23Jan90 ABC Tue
Sam and her boyfriend Eric want to attend a concert. But Eric
usually spends the evenings with his (widowed) grandfather. So
Tony gets an idea: Mona should instead spend the evening with him.
But then when it turns out that Eric's grandfather is the man, who
Mona let down 40 years ago at the wedding, the general feeling is
at zero level.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Gene Braunstein & Bob Perlow
Guest Cast : Lloyd Bochner ................ Walter
Christopher Gartin ........... Eric

6.17 [138] Who's The Boss: Micelli's Marauders
30Jan90 ABC Tue
Angela persuades Tony to train her volleyball team. Doing this
Tony takes care more about the other, poorer team members and when
the important game is due, Angela quits the team.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Adam I. Lapidus
Guest Cast : Randee Heller ................ Carol
Diane Dilano ................. Bev
Mary Cadoretti ............... Deb
Wendie Jo Sperber ............ Lori
Diana Meier .................. Inga
Debrae Barensfeld ............ Volleyball Player #1
Dayna Meredith ............... Volleyball Player #2

6.18 [139] Who's The Boss: Her Father's Daughter
6Feb90 ABC Tue
Sam and Bonnie take part in a school trip to Fort Lauderdale. And
the supervisor is: Tony. Mona and Sam are able to persuade Angela
to go with them to look after Tony. In Florida Sam realizes that
she's more similar to Tony than she has ever thought.

Directed by: Tony Danza & Gail L. Kennedy
Written by : Toni Perling
Guest Cast : Shana Lane-Block ............. Bonnie
Steve Burton ................. Tim
Tim Griffin .................. Gene
Annabelle Weenick ............ Dorothy
Jason Majik .................. Man #1
Craig Kiley .................. Lifeguard
Debbe Dunning ................ Woman in Bikini
Eric Kay ..................... Man #1

6.19 [140] Who's The Boss: Take me back to the Ballgame
13Feb90 ABC Tue
Angela wants to engage a baseballstar for a new project and invites
him. On the following days Tony spends a lot of with him and he
realizes that for the pro the only things that count are money,
money and money.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Sheldon Kasner & David Saling
Guest Cast : Sean Kanan ................... Charlie
Zachary Bostrom .............. Kevin
Justin Shenkarow ............. Jason
Heidi Marshall ............... Annie
Tommy Lasorda ................ himself

6.20 [141] Who's The Boss: I dream of Genealogy
20Feb89 ABC Tue
Sam has found her great-grandfather (and Tony's grandfather) in Italy.
But when he is visiting the Micellis, Tony finds out that he is not
the right (great-)grandfather.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Clay Graham
Guest Cast : George O. Petrie ............. Grandpa Romano
Naomi Serotoff ............... Mrs. Rose Laudicina
Mary Betten .................. Mrs. Anna Camisa
John Rensenhouse ............. Airline Official
Rhoda Gemignani .............. Mrs. Rossini

6.21 [142] Who's The Boss: Couple Trouble
27Feb89 ABC Tue
Tony and Angela spend the evening together in a club. There they meet
Brett and Jane. Brett and Jane know each other for six years and are
quite similar to Angela and Tony. The same evening Brett proposes to
Jane. The following evenings the four spend a lot of time together,
but it seems there are already some tensions between Brett and Jane,
not at last because of the upcoming marriage.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Daniel Palladino
Guest Cast : Christine Healy .............. Jane
Terrence E. McNally .......... Brett


6.22 [143] Who's The Boss: Operation Mona
13Mar89 ABC Tue
Feuer auf dem Dach (auch: Feuer unter einem Dach)
Mona's apartment is uninhabitable after a mishap with her fireplace
and she lives now for some days at Angela's. She indicates that she
wants a little bit more room for living and Angela presents her the
offer to get her a condo. Mona gets furious by that thought. Some
time later Tony has to take her to hospital and she must be
operated at the gall bladder.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Teleplay by: David Lesser
Story by : Joe Fisch
Guest Cast : Efrem Zimbalist, jr........... Robert Robinson
Kevin Bourland ............... Fireman #1
Rick Lohman .................. Dr. Anderson
Anne Gee Byrd ................ Nurse
Doug Shanklin ................ Fireman #2

6.23 [144] Who's The Boss: Road Scholar
27Mar90 ABC Tue
Sam and Tony go on a tour through some colleges in Connecticut. But
Sam still hopes for a thick letter from the Californian university
Tate.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Gene Braunstein
Guest Cast : Armin Shimerman .............. Mr. Warner
Caroline Itai White .......... Receptionist
Marianne Hagan ............... Lynn
Paige Pengra ................. Student

6.24 [145] Who's The Boss: Beautican Heal Thyself
10Apr89 ABC Tue
Al got his degree as a hairdresser and has decided to open his own
salon. Tony now shall help him, especially how to treat customers.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Linda Va Salle & Mike Teverbaugh
Guest Cast : William Gallo ................ Al
Jill Jacobson ................ Lisa Hansen
Naomi Serotoff ............... Mrs. Laudicina
Cynthia Szigeti .............. Marilyn Miller
Brooke Friedman .............. Little Girl
Rhoda Gemignani .............. Mrs. Rossini

6.25 [146] Who's The Boss: Sit Down and be Counted
1May90 ABC Tue
Mona hasn't filled out the census questionnaire correctly. For
that reason someone comes by to go again through all the questions, one by one.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Karen Wengrod & Ken Cinnamon &
Danny Kallis & Joe Fisch
Guest Cast : Ray Buktenica ................ Hank Sloan


6.26 [147] Who's The Boss: The All-Nighter
8May90 ABC Tue
Tony must move with his studying group from the living room
into a motel room. After an evening full of studying the others
go home leaving Tony and Kathleen back alone. The both want to
spend some more time learning but instead they are getting closer.

Directed by: Asaad Kelada
Written by : Clay Graham
Guest Cast : Kate Vernon .................. Kathleen Sawyer
Stan Ivar .................... Peter Gerber
John Sanderford .............. Jon Petrie
Dick Miller .................. Motel Manager
Tara Karsian ................. Debbie
Dan Stockenberg .............. Kyle
Jordan Brady ................. Dave

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