Who's the Boss?: Just Like Tony

Who's the Boss?: Just Like Tony
ABC
March 12, 1985
Sitcom
DVD
C+

Ken Cinnamon and Karen Wengrod's first of twenty-three WtB collaborations has Jonathan emulating Tony, unfortunately Tony's hoodlum past.  Since Tony stole street signs as a kid, Jonathan and his friend steal hubcaps.  Angela feels like Tony is a bad influence, so she wants to make all the decisions about her son.  Mona initially tries to get Tony and Angela to work together as a team, but then she sides with Tony and encourages him to call Angela about every little decision, even when she's in a meeting with a client.  It bugs me that again Angela is more in the right and is again punished more.  That said, I like the last two scenes, where Angela overhears Tony giving Jonathan a good talk, and the tag where she talks about her prank at Miss Prescott's Day School, where Angela ripped a page off Miss Prescott's calendar.  We'll hear other tales of Angela "rebelling" as the series continues.

James Hampton, who previously played Herb, is the Officer from the Oak Hills Patrol.  Howard Stevens makes his first of four appearances as Angela's assistant Howie Mendelson.