Episode
Who's the Boss?: Protecting the President
Overview
During a company party at Angela's house, Tony throws out one of her vice-presidents for saying unprofessional things about her.
Details
- Series
- Who's the Boss?
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1985-01-22
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Protecting the President is Episode 13 in Season 1 of Who's the Boss?. It aired on 1985-01-22. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 12: Paint Your Wagon
It's time to paint the Jaguar, and Angela wants the new color to be sandalwood. Tony overrides her decision and has it painted diablo red. When Angela discovers this, she is enraged and forbids him from future decision-making, proclaiming that he is just the maid. He then takes this declaration to the extreme by dressing, speaking, and behaving like a prim and proper butler.
Episode 14: Guess Who's Coming Forever?
Mona has been evicted from her apartment and begins looking for a new home. She takes Tony's suggestion to convert the loft above Angela's garage into an apartment. Angela is not happy about the new arrangements.
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Episode 17: Eye on Angela
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