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• Actors: Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro, Katherine Helmond
• Directors: Asaad Kelada, Bill Persky, Harvey Medlinsky, Jim Drake, John Bowab
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• DVD Release Date: June 8, 2004
• Run Time: 454 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001Z3I1C
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,750 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Who's the Boss? was a standard sitcom--turned on its head. Sure, there was a mom, a dad, two cute kids, a house in the suburbs... and a live studio audience. But Angela Bower (Judith Light) was a single advertising exec with a son (Danny Pintauro) and Tony Micelli (Tony Danza) was a widowed ex-ballplayer with a daughter (future Charmed star Alyssa Milano). The Connecticut mansion belonged to Angela (along with the big '80s hair and shoulder pads) and Tony wasn't her boyfriend, but rather her housekeeper. Then there was her mother, Mona (the incomparable Katherine Helmond). The sexed-up, slightly cracked grandmother is a primetime staple, but in the former Soap matriarch's hands, the character was a cut above (and usually got the best lines). As Angela complains to her in the pilot, "You've sent me a man for a housekeeper!" "Oh, don't be sexist," Mona replies. "A man can do meaningless, unproductive work just as well as a woman."

"Meaningless, unproductive work" is what Tony does for the Bowers--and does well--but he and Samantha (Milano) also become part of the family. Angela and Tony go on a number of dates with other people, but there's an obvious sexual tension between them. The show would continue to exploit that tension for eight seasons to great success (even inspiring a British version called The Upper Hand, with Honor Blackman as the "Mona" character). Helmond, meanwhile, would garner an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her efforts. Highlights include "Mona Gets Pinned," in which Mona takes up with a younger man, and "Angela's Ex, Part I," in which Angela reconciles with her estranged husband--who proceeds to fire Tony. Guest stars include Betty White (Mary Tyler Moore) in "Eye on Angela" and Danza's Taxi co-star Jeff Conoway in "First Kiss." --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where is Season 2???? :-(, July 1, 2006

By	A. J. Dabaie (Ohio USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I LOVE Who's the Boss. It CAN be a bit cheezy sometimes, but I don't mind. :-) Because it's just wholesome and just a feel good show. It has great comedy. I LOVE the relationship between Angela and Tony. The last show on this season is the BEST! (when they have their first kiss!)
Why haven't they released SEASON 2???????????

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Sit Com, June 16, 2004

By	C. Baker "[e-mail]" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Some people may consider Who's the Boss to be somewhat of a cheesy situation comedy, and maybe it is. But I always found it funny and it is one of the few sit coms I would ever actually sit down to watch. And it's probably the only sit com I ever felt sad to see end.

Who's the Boss ended the same year The Cosby Show did and I recall several commentaries that denigrated the show in comparison because it had no lasting social value. Even though that may be true, who watches situation comedies for their lasting social values? And name any situation comedy that strives for such a lofty aim? The bottom line is it's an entertaining and funny show and in that regard it succeeds.

Unfortunately, my version of the DVDs has poor sound quality and a lot of times the voices don't match with the actors and I have to stop and replay the DVD to get them to match up. I'm not sure if that is just the DVDs I received or if it's a manufacturing flaw in all of them.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is GREAT! When is the second season coming out???, April 11, 2005

By	Terri W - See all my reviews

I loved this show as a child and I really enjoyed watching it again. There are some great classics in here. But I will be really disappointed if they don't continue to put the rest of the seasons out on DVD. Its a keeper.