Episode
Who's the Boss?: Thanksgiving at Mrs. Rossini's
Overview
The family go to Mrs. Rossini's apartment for Thanksgiving. Angela is disgusted by the antiquated custom of women waiting on men, hand and foot. She also feels threatened by one of the guests, an attractive young girl who used to know Tony and is interested in him romantically. Meanwhile, Mona appears in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as one of Santa's elves.
Details
- Series
- Who's the Boss?
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1985-11-26
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Thanksgiving at Mrs. Rossini's is Episode 9 in Season 2 of Who's the Boss?. It aired on 1985-11-26. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 8: Hunk of the Month
After posing for a calendar, Tony becomes the object of a seductive woman's affections. Angela doesn't want him to date her, but her views change when one of the calendar's other stars takes an interest in her.
Episode 10: The Prodigal Father-in-Law
Nick, Samantha's grandfather, is denied parole from prison, so he breaks out and prepares to run from the law. First, though, he must confront Samantha, who refuses to speak to him for what he is doing.
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