Who's the Boss?: Season 2

1985 · 26 episodes · ★ 7.4

What Season 2 of Who's the Boss?

Season 2 begins at Jonathan's summer camp, where Tony and Angela discover that they both spent their youth there and may have met years ago. Samantha enters a high school full of girls from wealthy families and hides from her new friends where she really comes from. Mona receives an inheritance from a stranger that is tied to a chapter in her past. Michael announces his wedding in California and demands custody of Jonathan. Tony helps his friend Wally get over a breakup, and a distant relative arrives to marry a chauvinistic man. Across all these storylines, no one wants to give up control of the house.

26episodes

Sep 24, 1985premiered

May 13, 1986latest episode

10 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 It Happened One Summer (1)
Sep 24, 1985 · 23 min
The family visit Jonathan's summer camp when his counselor calls Angela to say he is homesick. While there, Angela and Tony realize they both attended camp in the same area many years earlier. Their individual stories of their first kiss seem to coincide, and they soon suspect they may have met each other a long time ago.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Written by Blake Hunter · Starring: Troy Slaten, Richard Sanders
2x02 It Happened One Summer (2)
Oct 1, 1985 · 23 min
After visiting the site in the woods where each remembers from their past, a thunderstorm prevents Tony and Angela from returning to the campsite in time. They end up having to share a room at a cheap hotel. Meanwhile, Mona and the campers tell scary stories and play pranks on the counselor.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Written by Blake Hunter · Starring: Troy Slaten, Richard Sanders
2x03 Ad Man Micelli
Oct 8, 1985 · 23 min
Samantha has just begun junior high school, and has little trouble becoming friends with the popular girls. Since they are all from wealthy families, Samantha is afraid they will not like her if they know of her true past, so she tells them that Tony owns Angela's house and is an advertising executive.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Written by: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser · Starring: Nicole Eggert, Tonya Crowe, Shana Lane-Block, Angela Lee Sloan
2x04 The Heiress
Oct 15, 1985 · 23 min
The family is thrilled when a recently deceased stranger leaves Mona a sizable chunk of money in his will. Mona soon realizes who the man was, and suddenly doesn't want the money. The man turns out to be a former family friend with whom Mona had an affair many years ago.
Starring: Fran Drescher
2x05 Tony the Matchmaker
Oct 29, 1985 · 23 min
Wally, a recently dumped friend of Tony's, is down on his luck, so Tony convinces Angela to go out with him. She is not interested in seeing him again, until Mona dates him. Then a mother-daughter rivalry begins for Wally's attention
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Starring: Paul Sand
2x06 Custody (1)
Nov 5, 1985 · 23 min
Michael, Angela's ex-husband, returns to announce he is going to be married again soon, and invites everyone to California for the wedding. Jonathan takes an instant liking to Heather, his father's new wife-to-be, and to the California lifestyle. Michael tells Angela that he thinks their son would have a better life in California, and that he wants custody of Jonathan.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Written by Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser · Starring: James Naughton, Suzanne Barnes
2x07 Custody (2)
Nov 12, 1985 · 23 min
While everyone prepares for the wedding, Angela and Michael plan for a legal battle for custody of Jonathan. Soon, Angela is ready to give up, but a messy incident at the ceremony proves to Michael and Heather that they are not ready to be parents.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Written by: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser · Starring: Frank Dicopoulos, Suzanne Barnes, Liz Sheridan, James Naughton
2x08 Hunk of the Month
Nov 19, 1985 · 23 min
After posing for a calendar, Tony becomes the object of a seductive woman's affections. Angela doesn't want him to date her, but her views change when one of the calendar's other stars takes an interest in her.
Directed by Michael Zinberg · Starring: Grant Aleksander, Leslie Bevis, Dori Brenner
2x09 Thanksgiving at Mrs. Rossini's
Nov 26, 1985 · 23 min
The family go to Mrs. Rossini's apartment for Thanksgiving. Angela is disgusted by the antiquated custom of women waiting on men, hand and foot. She also feels threatened by one of the guests, an attractive young girl who used to know Tony and is interested in him romantically. Meanwhile, Mona appears in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as one of Santa's elves.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Starring: Betty White, Bill Erwin, Al Ruscio, Rhoda Gemignani
2x10 The Prodigal Father-in-Law
Dec 3, 1985 · 23 min
Nick, Samantha's grandfather, is denied parole from prison, so he breaks out and prepares to run from the law. First, though, he must confront Samantha, who refuses to speak to him for what he is doing.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Starring: James Coco, Blackie Dammett, Sam Scarber
2x11 The Graduate
Dec 10, 1985 · 23 min
Recent college graduate Mona is asked to secretly participate in a sting against age discrimination by applying for a job, then getting turned down. But when Angela learns that her mother has this job interview, she pulls some strings to get Mona hired.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Starring: Mona Marshall, John Hancock, Rick Lieberman
2x12 Tony the Nanny
Dec 17, 1985 · 23 min
A distant relative of Tony's comes to town to meet the man she is to marry through an arranged marriage. Upon learning that the intended groom is a male chauvinist, Tony throws him out of the house and forbids him to marry his cousin. But this infuriates her father, who flies from Italy to confront Tony.
Directed by: Katherine Helmond · Starring: Vito Scotti
2x13 Junior Executive
Jan 7, 1986 · 23 min
When Samantha needs more money to participate in activities with her basketball team, Angela hires her to work for her on Saturdays. But Samantha soon realizes that, by working weekends, she is missing all the events she wanted money for. So she decides to do a poor job, hoping to get fired.
Starring: Nicole Eggert, Tonya Crowe, Shana Lane-Block, Angela Lee Sloan
2x14 Educating Tony
Jan 14, 1986 · 23 min
Angela is teaching a class on advertising, and Tony is one of her students. For the students' first assignment, they are to make a commercial for a laundry detergent. Tony is overbearingly proud of his ad, but Angela despises it and give him an F.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Written by Michael Poryes · Starring: Lawrence Mandley, Larry Cedar
2x15 Gotta Dance
Jan 21, 1986 · 23 min
Tony signs up Samantha for ballet lessons. He is pleased when her instructor tells him she has great potential, but the compliment may not have been sincere.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Written by Howard Meyers
2x16 The Babysitter
Jan 28, 1986 · 23 min
A sitter's last-minute cancellation leaves Samantha to watch Jonathan while Angela and Tony go to a parents' meeting at school. Samantha panics when Jonathan inadvertently tosses a piece of jewelry down the sink drain. Although Tony had told her not to have any guests, the house is soon full of her friends: Chad, a boy who thinks he can retrieve the missing jewelry, and four of Samantha's friends who come to admire Chad. Tony and Angela return home just as the kids are sneaking out.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Starring: Nicole Eggert, Tonya Crowe, Scott Grimes, Shana Lane-Block
2x17 Jonathan Plays Cupid
Feb 11, 1986 · 23 min
Jonathan's friend gets him worrying that, one day, Tony may no longer be part of his life. Hoping to ensure against Tony leaving, Jonathan arranges for him and Angela to meet on Valentine's Day at a restaurant for a romantic dinner for two. But they think that the ""Mr. Bower"" behind this evening is really Michael, Angela's ex-husband.
Directing: Asaad Kelada
2x18 When Worlds Collide
Feb 18, 1986 · 23 min
Tony's poker game has run late, and Angela hurries him to clean up the house in time for her friend who will soon be arriving. Just as his last guest (a raucous Brooklynite) is ready to leave, Angela's friend (a quiet, straight-laced woman) arrives, and the two end up as an item.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Starring: Dennis Burkley, Jeanna Michaels
2x19 Losers and Other Strangers
Feb 25, 1986 · 23 min
Tony is excited about his bowling trophy. But his victory is overshadowed when Angela, who was quite certain she would win an advertising award for which she'd been nominated, comes home empty-handed. Tony suggests that Angela might feel better about her loss if she congratulated the winner.
Directing: Asaad Kelada · Starring: Rita Wilson
2x20 Tony for President
Mar 4, 1986 · 23 min
Tony's campaign for PTA president is clouded by his opponent's mudslinging. He attempts to justify her accusations by explaining some past misunderstandings (this is done through clips of earlier episodes).
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Written by Howard Meyers · Starring: Dori Brenner
2x21 Not with My Client, You Don't
Mar 18, 1986 · 23 min
A wealthy international client of Angela's sends his daughter to handle his affairs. She takes a liking to Tony, who agrees to be her escort. But Angela soon feels that she forced the woman on Tony, and goes to break them up.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Starring: Earl Boen, Marisa Berenson
2x22 Angela's New Best Friend
Mar 25, 1986 · 23 min
Arrogant, obnoxious neighbor Diane is devastated by her husband's recent decision to leave her for their maid. She temporarily moves in with the Bowers and Micellis, and nobody in the family enjoys her company.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Starring: Marilu Henner
2x23 There's No Business Like Shoe Business
Apr 1, 1986 · 23 min
After hearing a colleague from the shoe factory describe his boredom with his life, Mona encourages him to be spontaneous and pursue a new life. He takes her advice a little too far when he leaves his wife and infant in search of Hollywood stardom.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Starring: Patricia Harty
2x24 The Unnatural
Apr 8, 1986 · 23 min
One of Tony's old baseball friends visits and the two end up in a competition to organize a team of players, then play each other. Tony wants to have Angela play for his team, but when he turns out to be a demanding coach, she decides to play for the other team.
Directing: Jim Drake · Starring: Bob Uecker, Billy Martin, Steve Sax, Casey Sander
2x25 The Anniversary Show
May 6, 1986 · 23 min
Angela had planned a special dinner for five, in honor of Tony and Samantha's two-year anniversary in Connecticut, but Tony is the only one who doesn't have other plans. During the meal, Tony falls ill and is rushed to the hospital in need of surgery. After he has been given sedatives, but just before he falls asleep, he says ""I love you"" to Angela.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Written by Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser · Starring: Lillian Lehman
2x26 Charmed Lives Season Finale
May 13, 1986 · 23 min
Angela has found a model to play the part of a princess in a series of pasta commercials. But the client instead chooses a shy photographer, who didn't even want the job.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Written by Paul Haggis · Starring: Fran Drescher, John Randolph, Donna Dixon, John Kapelos