Who's the Boss?: An Affair to Forget

Who's the Boss?: An Affair to Forget
ABC
October 5, 1991
Sitcom
DVD
B+

Gene Braunstein wrote this farcical follow-up to the season-opener.  It's set the day after Tony and Angela confessed their love to each other and it does expect us to assume that the family assumes that nothing happened between T & A, as usual.  Tony feels self-conscious about the new relationship, especially in front of the family.  Angela reluctantly agrees to sneak around, although she proves to be much more adept (and funnier) at lying than he is.  There's physical humor, too, from Angela trying to pick up a roasted duck off the floor while wearing (she, not the duck) a short dress and high heels, to the seat-covered Jag sliding into a lake.  The episode is sexy, too, with Tony and Angela kissing more than they ever have in one episode (more than in most seasons) and clearly wanting to make love but finding themselves continually thwarted.  The family's reactions of surprise and delight are great, too.  Like the audience (both studio and home), they've been waiting a long time for Tony and Angela to get together.  Note that there's a Taxi reference, not the last this season.

Cabdriver William Flatley was an MP Sergeant on M*A*S*H.  Dale Harimoto reprises her role as TV reporter Laurie Lee.