"Who's the Boss?" (1984) TV-Serie 1984-1992

Nutzer-Bewertung:

6.3/10   

... Schöpfer:

Martin Cohan
Blake Hunter

Staffeln:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Premierendatum:

20. September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Familie

Plot:

A TV show about Tony Micelli, the housekeeper, Angela Bauer, the career-woman, their kids Samantha and Jonathon, and Mona, Angela's man-crazy mother.

Plot Keywords:

Famous Opening Theme | Advertising | Family | Human Relationship | Sitcom

Auszeichnungen:

Won Golden Globe. Another 16 wins & 30 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Great writing and acting

Besetzung

Tony Danza	...	Tony Micelli (191 Folgen, 1984-1992)
Judith Light	...	Angela Bower (191 Folgen, 1984-1992)
Alyssa Milano	...	Samantha Micelli (191 Folgen, 1984-1992)
Danny Pintauro	...	Jonathan Bower (191 Folgen, 1984-1992)
Katherine Helmond	...	Mona Robinson (191 Folgen, 1984-1992)
Rhoda Gemignani	...	Mrs. Rossini (188 Folgen, 1984-1992)

Alternativ:

Wer ist hier der Boß? (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

30 Min (including commercials)

Land:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (DVD) | Argentina:Atp

Drehorte:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

Embassy Television

Dies und das:

The original ending for the series, as proposed by the writers, was for Angela and Tony to get married. ABC executives, however, balked at this ending and were supported by Tony Danza, who was against having Tony and Angela get married in the series finale. So the series ended with Tony and Angela breaking up but with Tony appearing on Angela's doorstep to apply for the housekeeper job in a scene that is almost identical to the opening scene in the pilot episode.

Dialogzitate:

Angela: Did it seem to you like Jan and Steve might be a good match?
Tony: What? Angela are you kidding me? All they said all night was hello, goodbye, and ehh I'm choking.

Querbezüge:

Bezug enthalten in "Living Single: Who's the Boss? (#1.22)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Up On The Roof

Great writing and acting

This show is one of my favorites to watch in re-runs. The quality of acting among the main characters elevated this to a level close to that of a good stage play, rather than that of the throwaway sitcoms that are so prevalent in prime time nowadays. The writers and actors together did a wonderful job of creating and maintaining emotional and sexual tension between Angela and Tony. It's so effective that in certain parts of some episodes I can feel the heart-pounding, did-he-mean-what-I-thought-he-meant, oh-my-gosh-I-think-he-really-likes-me tension right along with the characters in the show. And that kind of emotional effect just doesn't happen often with TV shows. It shows especial skill that they were able to maintain the chemistry and tension over an eight-year period, without it wearing thin or becoming too predictable.

Judith Light is a wonderful actress. It is a mystery to me why she has been stuck in the realm of made-for-TV movies and infomercials since the end of this series. I think she belongs on the stage, personally. And to me, Tony Danza will always be Tony "oh hey, hey oh!" Micelli.

They never should have brought in Billy, though. He was a cute kid, but at that point the show foundered for a while. It did recover in the last season and the final episode actually leaves me in tears when I see it.