Who's the Boss?: Season 4

1987 · 24 episodes · ★ 7.8

What Season 4 of Who's the Boss?

Tony Micelli, a former baseball player forced to retire due to a shoulder injury, works as a house manager in Fairfield for Angela Bower, a divorced executive who financially supports the household. Tony cooks, cleans, and looks after Jonathan, but he wants to act as a father to his daughter Samantha, who hangs out with older boys he considers inappropriate. Conflicts escalate when Sam seeks popularity among her friends, when Jonathan moves up a grade and gets into trouble at school, and when Mona starts to take an interest in a man. Angela and Tony argue constantly about who's in charge of the house, and neither one is willing to back down.

24episodes

Sep 22, 1987premiered

May 17, 1988latest episode

9.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 Frankie and Tony Are Lovers
Sep 22, 1987 · 23 min
At a street carnival in Brooklyn Tony and Angela help at Mrs. Rossini's stand. There Tony also meets Frankie, an old friend. At an charity auction - Tony offers his services for a weekend - she makes the race.After the weekend Tony returns with a proposal from Frankie.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Starring: Walter Olkewicz, Kristian Alfonso, Rhoda Gemignani
4x02 Big Girl On Campus
Sep 29, 1987 · 23 min
Sam has found a new friend and meets him at the library. But it's the college library - Tony finds this out and assumes that her new friend must be much too old for her. Immediately he goes there and in front of everyone he makes Sam look like a fool. Sam's friend is the 15 year old genius Mason whom Sam just want to use to show off in front of her friends.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Starring: Shana Lane-Block, Angela Lee Sloan
4x03 There Goes the Bride
Oct 6, 1987 · 23 min
Angela and Tony want to pair off Angela's cousin Christy and Tony's friend Lyle. The evening together didn't go as planned, but on the following day the both stand in the doorway announcing their wedding. But unfortunately the wedding coincides with an icehockey game. As the game is more important, Christy angrily cancels the wedding.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Written by: Clay Graham · Starring: James Sloyan, Kari Lizer, Richard Fancy
4x04 A Trip to the Principal
Oct 13, 1987 · 23 min
Jonathan's grades are at the level where he can skip a grade. He goes from sixth grade to seventh grade. He meets a boy who gets him into trouble and Tony and Angela have to see the principal, concerning Jonathan's behavior.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Written by: Clay Graham · Starring: Gerald Hiken, Robert Jayne
4x05 New Kid in Town
Oct 27, 1987 · 23 min
Sam has no companion for the dance. Tony brings a boy, who's working in the vegetables department in the supermarket, along with him. But with his persuasiveness concerning the protection of birds, Jesse drives away the partner Sam has found inbetween.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Written by: Howard Meyers · Starring: Scott Bloom, Shana Lane-Block
4x06 Two On a Billboard
Nov 3, 1987 · 23 min
For a contribution campaign Tony spends 48 hours on a billboard. This campaign is also heard in Washington and Tony is offered a job as 'Nationwide Coordinator for Special Projects for the Parents' Council'.But Tony refuses - too quick, Angela thinks.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Written by: Jeffrey Duteil · Starring: James Karen, Arthur Mendoza
4x07 A Farewell to Nick
Nov 10, 1987 · 23 min
Sam is invited by her grandfather to visit him in Florida. But on her way there, Nick dies. First Sam tries to pay no attention to this but Nick's death, however, left big marks on her.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Written by: Lee Aronsohn · Starring: Marla Adams, Anthony Charnota
4x08 Hell on Wheels
Nov 17, 1987 · 23 min
During a competition Tony injures his leg due to Angela's fault. Of course she now wants to take care of him; but this costs Tony a broken leg. Angela lends him a helping hand in the household, but somehow she can't get anything right for Tony. As a result she starts working again and gets a nurse to look after Tony. But she is much worse than Angela.
Starring: Jennifer Runyon
4x09 A Fishy Tale
Nov 24, 1987 · 23 min
Joe, Mrs. Rossini's husband, has cleared off with a woman from the neighborhood. Now Tony should help out at Mrs. Rossini's fish store until they have found a replacement.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Starring: Wolfgang Puck, Bunny Summers, Rhoda Gemignani
4x10 Car and Driver
Dec 1, 1987 · 23 min
Sam and Jesse take Tony's car for a joy ride when delivering food, but she dents the car and when it's time to face Tony, she lies and says a boy, who caused the Bower family trouble in the past, dented the car. But on trial day, Sam confesses what really happened to Tony's car.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Written by: Clay Graham · Starring: Milo O'Shea, Molly Cheek, Christian Hoff, Scott Bloom
4x11 Just Mona and Me
Dec 8, 1987 · 23 min
Angela has got a new customer - Max Muldoon. Mona and Max fall in love and have a wonderful time together. But then he just quits this relationship. Tony and Angela are quite upset and visit Max at his office. There they find out the reason for the breakup - Catherine-Anne.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Janice Lynde
4x12 Yellow Submarine
Dec 15, 1987 · 23 min
Tony takes charge of a teen restaurant. When he throws out a popular student all the other customer follow him. Sam, working there as waitress, gets the order to fire her dad.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Starring: Shana Lane-Block, Angela Lee Sloan
4x13 Another Single Parent
Jan 5, 1988 · 23 min
In Sam Angela's new neighbor Kelly has found a babysitter for her daughter Melissa. When Tony and Kelly are out once again and Sam wants to go to a concert, Angela takes care of the kid. As she did so, Melissatells Angela that her dad called her once, though he, according to Kelly, is dead. On the basis of the circumstances Angela assumes that Kelly could have abducted Melissa from her father.
Directing: Asaad Kelada
4x14 All in the Famiglia
Jan 12, 1988 · 23 min
Tony's relatives from Italy are coming for a visit and uncle Aldo has a great surprise for Tony: he gives him a 12 hectare piece of the winery. Maurizio, Tony's cousin, has fallen for Angela and wants to marry her.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Written by: Clay Graham · Starring: Richard Grieco
4x15 Steady As She Goes
Jan 19, 1988 · 23 min
Sam and Jesse decide to go steady.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Starring: Scott Bloom, Shana Lane-Block
4x16 Tony and the Dreamtones
Feb 2, 1988 · 23 min
To prevent the old school in Brooklyn from being tore down, a benefit concert is organized.There, also 'Tony and the Dreamtones' should be on stage, but due to their continuing disagreements there not, that also caused their breakup years ago. After Tony hears Angela sing, he wants her to join the band on stage for a few songs. But the other's refuse and Tony ultimately quits again.
Directing: Asaad Kelada
4x17 The Matriculator
Feb 9, 1988 · 23 min
Tony wants to persuade Sam into going to College. In the course of this, the desire of going to College himself, awakes. But when he has to face the admission test, he chickens out.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Written by: Lee Aronsohn · Starring: Peter Hobbs
4x18 Three Teens and a Tony
Mar 1, 1988 · 23 min
Because of a job he has to do Jesse can't go out with Sam and suggests she should go out with Mason instead, who's living there for a short time after he has been thrown out of his room. After a great evening Sam gives Mason a fatal kiss which means the end of the relationship with Jesse after he has learned about it.
Directing: Asaad Kelada
4x19 Housekeepers Unite
Mar 15, 1988 · 23 min
When a housekeeper finds out that Tony gets paid more than the other housekeepers on the block, all the housekeepers, even Tony, go on strike.
Written by: Clay Graham
4x20 Model Daughter
Mar 22, 1988 · 23 min
Sam gets a job as model. This one is a success and other orders follow. But Tony isn't happy about that fact, especially because she's earning a lot of money and with that she's no longer dependent on him.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Written by: Danny Kallis
4x21 Marry Me, Mona
Mar 29, 1988 · 23 min
Max proposes to Mona, but she refuses. When Max' ex-wife shows up, Mona feels threatened by her and, however, accepts the proposal.
Directed by Asaad Kelada · Written by Howard Meyers
4x22 Prom Night II
May 3, 1988 · 23 min
Jesse asks Sam to go with him to the prom. But Angela takes to much care of Sam because she wants Sam having the prom night she herself never had. But after all the interferences, Sam refuses to go.
Directing: Asaad Kelada
4x23 Sleep Talk, Sweet Talk
May 10, 1988 · 23 min
One year has passed and it's again Angela's birthday. In the nights after she has found out about the surprise party Tony gives, she talks in the sleep and confesses that she loves Tony. But waking up all with her 'Tony, Tony' shouts is, however, very embarrassing for her.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Starring: Michael Alldredge, Bob Harks
4x24 The Two Tonys Season Finale
May 17, 1988 · 23 min
In Brooklyn Tony meets an old girlfriend. Her husband challenges Tony for a pool game which Tony should lose to strenghten the self-confidence of his opponent. But this is quite hard thing to do as he would really like to blow away this jerk.
Directed by: Asaad Kelada · Written by: Gene Braunstein · Starring: Derek McGrath, Clyde Kusatsu