For my very first "Strolling Down Memory Lane With Candy,"
You guessed it!
WHO'S THE BOSS?
Show Stars:
Tony was a former second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals and a widower with a young daughter, Samantha. Fed up with the congestion and bustle of New York City, he sought refuge working as a domestic for Angela Bower, the high-powered but somewhat disorganized President of the Wallace and McQuade advertising Agency, who lived in suburban Connecticut. Angela, a divorcee with a rambunctious young son named Jonathan, had doubts about the arrangement, but her mother, Mona, quickly observed that "a man can do meaningless, unproductive work as well as a woman." Tony proved to be very good at his new job, bringing order to Angela's chaotic household and providing a needed father figure to Jonathan.
Angela, who worried constantly about her career, was abruptly fired in 1986, whereupon she opened her own ad agency, with Mona pitching in. Later Tony goes to college while still doing his housekeeping job. Everyone knows that Angela and Tony are going to end up together one day. But you had to respect Tony for wanting to get his education first. The running theme of the series was Tony and Angela's evolving relationship, which must have been one of the longest courtships in sitcom history.
I still love watching the repeats of the show and there is even a group that has a petition going to get ABC to have a reunion show. I for one hope it happens.
