Who's the Boss?: Death and Love, Part 1

Who's the Boss?: Death and Love, Part 1
ABC
November 9, 1991
Sitcom
DVD
B+

This is another Doran, Kallis, & Rosenfarb story, as Part 2 would be.  Tony's childhood buddy who played the accordion (but not Bobby Governale) dies and launches Tony into a midlife crisis.  Angela tries to be supportive, although she suffers a series of mishaps and accidents, especially when he decides, with nudging from Mona, Sam, and Jonathan, to propose to her.  The studio audience is understandably very vocal this episode.  Angela accepts, until she finds out that it wasn't Tony's idea.  It's another funny, farcical episode, but with a bittersweet undercurrent because Angela has wanted Tony's proposal for so long, but not under these circumstances.

Tom Troupe makes his third and last appearance as Father Marconi.