Who's the Boss?
- Tony Danza: Tony Micelli
- Alyssa Milano Samantha Micelli
- Judith Light Angela Bower
- Danny Pintauro Jonathan Bower
- Katherine Helmond: Mona Robinson
Who 's the Boss? is an American sitcom that (196 episodes ) was produced from 1984 to 1992 from ABC in eight seasons. On German television series first aired on December 7, 1992 RTL.
- 7.1 Golden Globe Award
- 7.2 Young Artist Awards
- 7.3 Emmys
Action
In order to provide a better life for his child, the former baseball player Tony Micelli decides to move with his young daughter Samantha from Brooklyn, New York in a small town near Fairfield County / Connecticut. He finds his first job as a housekeeper at Angela Bower, head of an advertising agency and a single mother of her son Jonathan. Regular at home Bower is Mona, who is widowed, but still young at heart mother Angela.
After both families befriend each other after initial difficulties quickly and forth between Tony and Angela and again the question arises of who is actually the "boss" of the two ( the title of the invention) in the common house, both protagonists come in the course of the series always closer. However, it takes seven years to be in the 173rd episode confess her love for the first time.
Occupation
The German synchronization was performed by synchronous Plaza, Munich.
Cast and Crew
Supporting roles
Episode List
Spin -offs
On the basis of who is the boss here? two spin-offs have been developed which should be established by backdoor pilot in the series, but ultimately both were discontinued after a few episodes. The Charmed Lives series with Fran Drescher and Donna Dixon went forth from the episode The noodle princess characters from Living Dolls were introduced in the sequences Sam in the model agency and From Cinderella to the model.
Remakes
1993, RTL, a German remake of 15 early episodes under the title A job for life. Tony was here and Vito was an Italian guest worker from Berlin- Neukölln and former striker means of Hertha BSC. Angela Bower said Barbara Hoffmann and lived in the Hamburg suburb Nobel Othmarschen. Apart from the name and location changes, the original screenplays 1:1 were implemented.
As early as 1990 on British television a stand-alone adaptation of the series entitled The Upper Hand was shown. 1998 and 2005 followed by Una familia con Ángel (Mexico) and ¿ Quién it jefe el? (Argentina ) two other remakes in Spanish. Under the title of patron kim bilmek lazim also occurred in Turkey to a remake.
Stars in supporting roles
Throughout the series also some stars appeared that one now knows from other series, and became famous years later in other series. Thus came into Who 's the boss here, among other things Betty White ( aka Rose from the Golden Girls, but also other shows like Mary Tyler Moore and Boston Legal), which at that time - like Charmed star Alyssa Milano - still very young Leah Remini (Carrie from King of Queens ), Max Wright ( Willie Tanner from the series Alf ), Candace Cameron (DJ Tanner from Full House ) and Fran Drescher ( Fran from the Nanny ) on.
The recurring role of Chad McCann played Scott Grimes ( Dr. Archie Morris known as Emergency Room - The emergency room ). Also included performances by Leslie Nielsen, Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra.
Awards
Golden Globe Award
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a TV -Series - Comedy / Musical - Katherine Helmond (1989 )
Young Artist Awards
- Best Young Supporting Actress in a Television Series - Alyssa Milano ( 1986, 1987, 1988)
- Best Young Supporting Actor in a Television Series - Danny Pintauro (1987 )
Emmys
- Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic ) for a Comedy Series - Mark J. Levin (1989 )