Who's the Boss?: Men Are People, Too

Who's the Boss?: Men Are People, Too
ABC
April 4, 1989
Sitcom
DVD
B-

Eric Gilliland wrote this episode where Tony convinces Angela to hire his ex-coach, Ralph (Dan Hedaya, probably best known at the time as Carla's ex-husband, Nick Tortelli, on Cheers), to build a skylight for the kitchen.  (Is this the first and only time we find out there's no room directly upstairs?)  Mona sets out to get his attention, seeing this shy, old-fashioned man as a challenge, so she pretends to love opera and dote on her grandson.  They go out once but then she's ready to move on to the next man.  Tony, who's changed after all these years with Angela in Connecticut, disapproves.  While I agree with Mona that she has the right to date or not date whoever she wants, it doesn't sit well with me that she went out of her way to get the guy, including pretending to be someone she's not.  Still, there are some interesting insights into her and into her friendship with Tony.