Who is the boss?
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Who is the boss? |
| Original title | Who's the Boss? |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1984-1992 |
| length | 21 minutes |
| Episodes | 196 in 8 seasons |
| genre | Sitcom |
| idea | Martin Cohan Blake Hunter |
| music | Brand New Life by Larry Carlton and Robert Craft (music), Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter (text) |
| First broadcast | September 20, 1984 (USA) on ABC |
| German-language first broadcast |
December 7, 1992 on RTL |
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Who is the boss? is an American sitcom that was produced in eight seasons (196 episodes) from 1984 to 1992 by the broadcaster ABC . The series was first broadcast on German television on December 7, 1992 on RTL .
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In order to be able to offer his child a better life, the former baseball player Tony Micelli decides to move with his young daughter Samantha from the New York borough of Brooklyn to a small town near Fairfield County , Connecticut . He finds his first job as a housekeeper with Angela Bower, head of an advertising agency and single mother of her son Jonathan. Mona, the widowed, young-at-heart of Angela's mother, is a regular guest at the Bower house.
After the two families quickly become friends after initial difficulties and the question arises between Tony and Angela every now and then who of the two (according to the title) is actually the "boss" in the common house, both protagonists always come to each other in the course of the series closer. Nevertheless, it takes seven years before they confess their love for the first time in the 173rd episode.
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The German dubbing was done by Arena Synchron under the dialogue direction by Axel Lutter and Ulrich Johannson.
Leading roles
| actor | Role name | Voice actor | Season | Episodes | Years | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Danza | Anthony "Tony" Micelli | Tommi Piper | 1-8 | 196 | 1984-1992 | Father of Samantha Micelli. Housekeeper and future partner of Angela Bower. |
| Alyssa Milano | Samantha "Sam" Micelli |
Shandra Schadt (1.01–3.13) Julia Haacke (3.14–8.24) |
1-8 | 196 | 1984-1992 | Daughter of Tony Micelli. |
| Judith Light | Angela Bower | Angelika Bender | 1-8 | 196 | 1984-1992 | “Boss” and later partner of Tony Micelli. Daughter of Mona Robinson. Mother of Jonathan Bower. |
| Danny Pintauro | Jonathan Bower | Oliver Cresswell (1.01–4.24) Cyril Geffcken (5.01–8.24) |
1-8 | 196 | 1984-1992 | Son of Angela Bower. Grandson of Mona Robinson. |
| Katherine Helmond | Mona Robinson | Edith Schneider | 1-8 | 196 | 1984-1992 | Mother of Angela Bower. Grandmother of Jonathan Bower. |
Supporting roles
| actor | Role name | Voice actor | Season | Episodes | Years | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoda Gemignani | Mrs. Rossini | Ilona Grandke | 1-8 | 25th | 1984-1992 | Neighbor and friend of the Micellis. |
| Nicole Eggert | Marci Ferguson | 1-3 | 7th | 1985-1986 | Girlfriend of Samantha Micelli. | |
| James Coco | Nick Milano | Fred Maire | 1-3 | 3 | 1985-1987 | Tony's father-in-law, Samantha's grandfather. |
| Dennis Holahan | Grant Paxton | 1 | 1 | 1984 | Boss and friend of Angela Bower. | |
| Nancy Lane | Cindy Morrell | 1 | 1 | 1984 | Date by Tony Micelli. | |
| Dean Butler | Jason Franklin | 1 | 1 | 1984 | Partner of Mona Robinson. | |
| Bibi Besch | Hilary Franklin | Maddalena Kerrh | 1 | 1 | 1984 | Mother of Jason Franklin. |
| Bill Erwin | Ted Franklin | 1 | 1 | 1984 | Father of Jason Franklin. | |
| Shana Lane Block | Bonnie | Jennifer Bottcher | 2-7 | 22nd | 1985-1991 | Samantha Micelli's best friend. |
| Angela Lee | Julia | 2-4 | 7th | 1985-1986 | Girlfriend of Samantha Micelli. | |
| Robin Thomas | Geoffrey Wells | 3 | 6th | 1986-1987 | Temporary partner of Angela Bower. | |
| Billy Gallo | Al | 5-8 | 9 | 1989-1992 | Rock musician, hairdresser and uncle of Mrs. Rossini | |
| Leah Remini | Charlie Briscoe | Sandra Schwittau | 5-6 | 2 | 1989 | Samantha Micelli's friend from Brooklyn. |
| Ralph P. Martin | Ernie | 6-8 | 10 | 1989-1992 | Angela Bower's water supplier | |
| Jonathan Halyalkar | William "Billy" Napoli | 7th | 21st | 1990-1991 | Foster child by Tony Micelli. | |
| Curnal Achilles Aulisio | Hank Thomopoulos | 8th | 9 | 1992 | Later husband of Samantha Micelli. | |
| Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | Robert Robinson | 6th | 22nd | 1990 | Late husband of Mona Robinson (cameo). |
Episode list
Spin-offs
Based on who's the boss here? two spin-offs were developed that were to be established by backdoor pilots as part of the series, but both were ultimately discontinued after a few episodes. The series Charmed Lives with Fran Drescher and Donna Dixon emerged from the episode The Noodle Princess , the characters from Living Dolls were introduced in the episodes Sam in the modeling agency and From Cinderella to the model .
Remakes
In 1993 RTL showed a German remake of 15 early episodes under the title Ein Job fürs Leben . Tony was called Vito here and was an Italian guest worker from Berlin-Neukölln and a former Hertha BSC center forward . Angela Bower's name was Barbara Hoffmann and lived in the posh Hamburg suburb of Othmarschen . Apart from the name and location changes, the original scripts were implemented 1: 1.
As early as 1990, an independent adaptation of the series was shown on British television under the title The Upper Hand . 1998 and 2005 followed with Una familia con Ángel ( Mexico ) and ¿Quién es el jefe? ( Argentina ) two more remakes in Spanish. There was also a remake in Turkey under the title Patron Kim bilmek lazim .
Stars in supporting roles
In the course of the series, some stars appeared who later became famous in other series. So who is here the Boss appeared among others Betty White (known as Rose from the Golden Girls and other series such as Mary Tyler Moore and Boston Legal ), Leah Remini (Carrie from King of Queens ), Max Wright (Willie Tanner from the series Alf ), Candace Cameron (DJ Tanner from Full House ) and Fran Drescher (Fran from Die Nanny ).
The recurring role of Chad McCann was played by Scott Grimes (later known as Dr. Archie Morris from Emergency Room ). Likewise occurred among others Leslie Nielsen , Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra on.
Awards
- Golden Globe Award : Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a TV-Series - Comedy / Musical - Katherine Helmond (1989)
- Young Artist Award : Best Young Supporting Actress in a Television Series - Alyssa Milano (1986, 1987, 1988)
- Young Artist Award: Best Young Supporting Actor in a Television Series - Danny Pintauro (1987)
- Emmy : Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Comedy Series - Mark J. Levin (1989)
Web links
- Who is the boss? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- [1] on serienoldies.de