Who's the Boss?: Tony the Nanny

Who's the Boss?: Tony the Nanny
ABC
December 17, 1985
Sitcom
DVD
B-

Ellen Guylas wrote this story where Tony's Uncle Aldo Micelli (Vito Scotti in his first of two appearances, although he'd be referred to in a third) sends Ana, his youngest daughter of eight, from Italy to America for an arranged marriage.  Angela disapproves but Tony says his parents had an arranged marriage.  He comes around to Angela's viewpoint when he hears how old-fashioned the prospective groom is.

Note that Aldo is worried who will take over his business, which suggests that, one, he has no sons, and two, none of the older daughters are married.  Also, at this point he can't speak English and Tony's Italian is very rusty.  (Ana is bilingual.)  Oh, and, yes, Jonathan's line, in reply to Sam's wish to marry a man like her dad (which won't happen), "I want to marry a wife like your dad," is ironic in retrospect.

Helmond shares the directing credit with Gail L. Bergmann, who would direct five more.