Episode
Who's the Boss?: Tony's Father-in-Law
Overview
Nick, Tony's father-in-law, visits. He cannot bring himself to tell everyone that he will soon be imprisoned, so he instead claims that he is dying, then milks the sympathy.
Details
- Series
- Who's the Boss?
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 1985-03-05
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Tony's Father-in-Law is Episode 19 in Season 1 of Who's the Boss?. It aired on 1985-03-05. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 18: Double Date
Samantha is looking forward to the upcoming school dance, but Tony spoils her evening by constantly taking pictures of her and her date, working at the dance as a chaperone, and getting caught kissing her teacher in front of the entire class.
Episode 20: Just Like Tony
Stories of Tony's rebellious youth are rubbing off on Jonathan, particularly when Jonathan brings home a hubcap stolen from a police car. Angela then decrees that from now on, she is to be consulted on all decisions regarding her son. Not to be completely overruled, Tony decides to handle the situation in his own way.
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