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.
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Tony Danza
Tony Micelli
Judith Light
Angela Bower
Alyssa Milano
Samantha Micelli
Danny Pintauro
Jonathan Bower
Katherine Helmond
Mona Robinson
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22 episodes • 1984Avg: 7.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Sep 20, 1984 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Briefless Encounter | Sep 27, 1984 | 8.7 |
| 3 | Angela's First Fight | Oct 23, 1984 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Mona Gets Pinned | Oct 30, 1984 | 8.0 |
| 5 | A Rash Decision | Nov 13, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dinner For Two | Nov 20, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sorority Sister | Nov 27, 1984 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Truth in Dating | Dec 4, 1984 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Sports Buddies | Dec 11, 1984 | 4.5 |
| 10 | Requiem | Dec 18, 1984 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Samantha's Growing Up | Jan 8, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Paint Your Wagon | Jan 15, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Protecting the President | Jan 22, 1985 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Guess Who's Coming Forever? | Jan 29, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Angela's Ex (1) | Feb 5, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Angela's Ex (2) | Feb 12, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Eye on Angela | Feb 19, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Double Date | Feb 26, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Tony's Father-in-Law | Mar 5, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Just Like Tony | Mar 12, 1985 | 7.5 |
| 21 | Keeping Up With Marci | Apr 9, 1985 | 8.0 |
| 22 | First Kiss | Apr 16, 1985 | 4.8 |
26 episodes • 1985Avg: 7.4Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It Happened One Summer (1) | Sep 24, 1985 | 8.0 |
| 2 | It Happened One Summer (2) | Oct 1, 1985 | 4.5 |
| 3 | Ad Man Micelli | Oct 8, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 4 | The Heiress | Oct 15, 1985 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Tony the Matchmaker | Oct 29, 1985 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Custody (1) | Nov 5, 1985 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Custody (2) | Nov 12, 1985 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Hunk of the Month | Nov 19, 1985 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Thanksgiving at Mrs. Rossini's | Nov 26, 1985 | 8.0 |
| 10 | The Prodigal Father-in-Law | Dec 3, 1985 | 8.0 |
| 11 | The Graduate | Dec 10, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tony the Nanny | Dec 17, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Junior Executive | Jan 7, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Educating Tony | Jan 14, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Gotta Dance | Jan 21, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 16 | The Babysitter | Jan 28, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Jonathan Plays Cupid | Feb 11, 1986 | 9.0 |
| 18 | When Worlds Collide | Feb 18, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Losers and Other Strangers | Feb 25, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Tony for President | Mar 4, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Not with My Client, You Don't | Mar 18, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Angela's New Best Friend | Mar 25, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 23 | There's No Business Like Shoe Business | Apr 1, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Unnatural | Apr 8, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Anniversary Show | May 6, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Charmed Lives | May 13, 1986 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 1986Avg: 7.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela Gets Fired (1) | Sep 23, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Angela Gets Fired (2) | Sep 30, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Daddy's Little Montague Girl | Oct 21, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Mona's Limo | Oct 28, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Hickey | Nov 4, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Wedding Bells? | Nov 11, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Jonathan the Gymnast | Nov 18, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Semi-Private Lives | Nov 25, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Forgive Me, Tony | Dec 2, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Spud Micelli | Dec 9, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Christmas Card | Dec 16, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 12 | The Way We Was | Jan 6, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Jonathan Kills Tony | Jan 13, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Marie's Secret | Jan 20, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Tony, the Patchmaker | Jan 27, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Hit the Road, Chad | Feb 3, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Raging Housekeeper | Feb 10, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 18 | The Proposal | Feb 17, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Diet in Cell Block 11 | Feb 24, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Older Than Springtime | Mar 3, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Walk on the Mild Side | Mar 17, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Reconcilable Differences | Mar 31, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 23 | Mona | May 12, 1987 | 3.0 |
| 24 | A Moving Episode | May 19, 1987 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 1987Avg: 7.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankie and Tony Are Lovers | Sep 22, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Big Girl On Campus | Sep 29, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 3 | There Goes the Bride | Oct 6, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 4 | A Trip to the Principal | Oct 13, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 5 | New Kid in Town | Oct 27, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Two On a Billboard | Nov 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 7 | A Farewell to Nick | Nov 10, 1987 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Hell on Wheels | Nov 17, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 9 | A Fishy Tale | Nov 24, 1987 | 3.0 |
| 10 | Car and Driver | Dec 1, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Just Mona and Me | Dec 8, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Yellow Submarine | Dec 15, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Another Single Parent | Jan 5, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 14 | All in the Famiglia | Jan 12, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Steady As She Goes | Jan 19, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tony and the Dreamtones | Feb 2, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Matriculator | Feb 9, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Three Teens and a Tony | Mar 1, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Housekeepers Unite | Mar 15, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Model Daughter | Mar 22, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Marry Me, Mona | Mar 29, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Prom Night II | May 3, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 23 | Sleep Talk, Sweet Talk | May 10, 1988 | 9.0 |
| 24 | The Two Tonys | May 17, 1988 | 0.0 |
25 episodes • 1988Avg: 6.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam's Car | Oct 18, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 2 | My Fair Tony | Oct 25, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Nineteen Again | Nov 1, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Yankee Doodle Micelli | Nov 22, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Jack Story | Nov 29, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Double Dump | Dec 6, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Life With Father | Dec 13, 1988 | 7.0 |
| 8 | A Spirited Christmas | Dec 20, 1988 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Teacher's Pet | Jan 3, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Mrs. Rossini's Uncle | Jan 10, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Your Grandmother's a Bimbo | Jan 29, 1989 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Ton-An-Enterprises | Jan 31, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Cardinal Sin | Feb 7, 1989 | 3.3 |
| 14 | Winter Break | Feb 14, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 15 | First Date | Feb 21, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Party Double | Feb 28, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Boozin' Buddies | Mar 7, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Heather Can Wait | Mar 21, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Living Dolls | Mar 28, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Men are People, Too | Apr 4, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Working Girls | Apr 11, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Tony Does Golf | Apr 25, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ode to Angela | May 2, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 24 | In Sam We Trust | May 9, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 25 | It's Somebody's Birthday | May 16, 1989 | 0.0 |
26 episodes • 1989Avg: 6.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Search of Tony | Sep 19, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Life's a Ditch | Sep 26, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 3 | In Your Dreams | Oct 3, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sam's Novel Romance | Oct 10, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Tony and the Professor | Oct 24, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mother and Child Disunion | Oct 31, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sam Can Manage | Nov 7, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Supermom Burnout | Nov 14, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sex, Lies and Exercise Tape | Nov 21, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 10 | To Tony, With Love | Nov 28, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The World According to Jonathan | Dec 5, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Gambling Jag | Dec 12, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sam Accelerates | Jan 2, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Tony Kills | Jan 9, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Dear Landlord | Jan 16, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mona & Walter & Sam & Eric | Jan 23, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Micelli's Marauders | Jan 30, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Her Father's Daughter | Feb 6, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Take Me Back to the Ballgame | Feb 13, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 20 | I Dream of Genealogy | Feb 20, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Couple Trouble | Feb 27, 1990 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Operation Mona | Mar 13, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Road Scholar | Mar 27, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Beautician Heal Thyself | Apr 10, 1990 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Sit Down and Be Counted | May 1, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The All-Nighter | May 8, 1990 | 0.0 |
25 episodes • 1990Avg: 1.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridiculous Liaisons | Sep 18, 1990 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Hey Dude! | Sep 25, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Fabulous Robinson Sisters | Oct 2, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind? | Oct 9, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 5 | One Flew Over the Empty Nest | Oct 16, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Kid | Oct 23, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Parental Guidance Suggested | Oct 30, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Roomies | Nov 6, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Four Alarm Tony | Nov 13, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Starlight Memories | Nov 20, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Inherit the Wine | Nov 27, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Who's Minding the Kid? | Dec 4, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Broadcast Blues | Dec 18, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Days of Blunder | Jan 8, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 15 | You Can Go Home Again | Jan 22, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ms. Mom | Jan 29, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Unsinkable Tony Micelli | Feb 5, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tony and Angela Get Divorced | Feb 12, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Let Me Tell You 'Bout the Birds and the Bees | Feb 19, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Party Politics | Feb 26, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Choose Me | Mar 12, 1991 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Tony and the Princess | Mar 26, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Between a Rock and a Hard Place | Apr 16, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Road to Washington (1) | Apr 30, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Road to Washington (2) | May 7, 1991 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 1991Avg: 1.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seer of Love | Sep 28, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 2 | An Affair to Forget | Oct 5, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Misery | Oct 12, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Selling Sam Short | Oct 19, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Tony Bags a Big One | Oct 26, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 6 | A Well-Kept Housekeeper | Nov 2, 1991 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Death and Love (1) | Nov 9, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Death and Love (2) | Nov 16, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Grandmommie Dearest | Nov 23, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Field of Screams | Nov 30, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 11 | This Sold House | Dec 7, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tony Can You Spare a Dime? | Jan 4, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Mrs. Al | Jan 11, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Who's the Boss? | Jan 25, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tony Micelli, This is Your Other Life | Feb 1, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Allergic to Love | Feb 8, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Better Off Wed (1) | Feb 15, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Better Off Wed (2) | Feb 22, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Tony and the Honeymooners | Feb 29, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Split Decision | Mar 21, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mr. Micelli Builds His Dream House | Mar 28, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Savor the Veal (1) | Apr 18, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Savor the Veal (2) | Apr 25, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Savor the Veal (3) | Apr 25, 1992 | 0.0 |
