Who's the Boss? (1984)

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Father doesn't always know best!

A former professional baseball player, along with his preteen daughter, moves into New York advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both a housekeeper and a father figure to her young son. Tony 's laid-back personality contrasts with Angela's type-A behavior.

• Released: 1984-09-20
• Genres: Comedy
• Seasons: 8, 196 episodes
• Episode length: 23m
• Network: ABC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 311 votes

Created by Blake Hunter.

Top cast

• Tony Danza as Tony Micelli
• Judith Light as Angela Bower
• Alyssa Milano as Samantha Micelli
• Danny Pintauro as Jonathan Bower
• Katherine Helmond as Mona Robinson

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Where to watch Who's the Boss?

• United States: stream on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
• India: stream on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
• Canada: stream on Crave

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