Who's the Boss?

Kermit asks for financing of a Who's the Boss? movie

Who's the Boss? is a sitcom that aired on ABC from 1984 to 1992. It stars Tony Danza as a retired baseball player who becomes a live-in housekeeper for an advertising executive.

References

• Statler and Waldorf mention Who's the Boss? as an upcoming series for the "Coming Attractions" section in issue 8 of Muppet Magazine.

• During a pre-recorded segment for a 2005 episode of The Tony Danza Show, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy report from the red carpet of the Daytime Emmy Awards. They ask various stars for money to fund a film adaptation of Who's the Boss?, though they only end up with $4.37. Miss Piggy also mentions that Heather Tom once guest starred on the show.

Connections

• Marisa Berenson played Genevieve Pescher in "Not with My Client You Don't" (1986)
• Pat Crawford Brown played Mary in "Housekeepers Unite" (1988)
• Candace Cameron Bure played little Mona in "Mona" (1987)
• Ray Charles played himself in "Hit the Road, Chad" (1987)
• James Coco played Nick Milano in three episodes (1985-1987)
• Tony Danza played Tony Micelli
• Phil Donahue played himself in "Tony Micelli, This Is Your Life" (1992)
• Don Draper played Peter Willis in "Junior Executive" (1986)
• Conchata Ferrell played Frances in "Housekeepers Unite" (1988)
• Fran Drescher played Carol Patrice in "The Heiress" (1985) and Joyce Columbus in "Charmed Lives" (1986)
• I. M. Hobson played St. Peter in "A Spirited Christmas" (1988)

• James Hong played Thomas Ping in "Mona's Limbo" (1986)
• Linda Hoy played Vivian in "Paint Your Wagon" (1985)
• John Hostetter played Satch in "Tony and the Dreamtones" (1988) and "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" (1991)
• Tom Kane played the announcer in "Tony, Can You Spare a Dime?" (1992)
• Robert Kraft co-wrote the theme song
• Lawrence H. Levy wrote "Marie's Secret" (1987)
• Mona Marshall played Shirley in "The Graduate" (1985)
• Ed McMahon played himself in "A Well-Kept Housekeeper" (1991)
• Sam McMurray played Mark Harper in "Heather Can Wait" (1989) and "Party Politics" (1991)
• Robert Mandan played Reed Hamilton in "Tony Bags a Big One" (1991) and "Tony, Can You Spare a Dime?" (1992)
• Tahj Mowry played Greg in "Who's Minding the Kid?" (1990)
• Leslie Nielsen played Max Muldoon in "Just Mona and Me" (1987) and "Marry Me, Mona" (1988)
• Jerry Orbach played Nick in "Starlight Memories" (1990)
• Stuart Pankin played Doug Shaffer in "It's Somebody's Birthday" (1989)
• Vic Polizos played Joe Thomopolous in five episodes (1992)
• Kevin Pollak played Scott in "Yellow Submarine" (1987)
• Wolfgang Puck played himself in "A Fishy Tale" (1987)
• Jeffrey Tambor played Ed and Fred Hartwell in "Tony Kills" (1990)
• Heather Tom played Heather in "Heather Can Wait" (1989)
• Betty White played Bobbie Barnes in "Eye on Angela" and the Macy's Parade hostess in "Thanksgiving at Mrs. Rossini's" (1985)
• Rita Wilson played Shirley in "Losers and Other Strangers" (1986)