Who's the Boss? — 1984-1992 · 8 seasons · 196 eps

★ 6.6

Who's the Boss?

1984-1992 8 seasons 196 episodes

★ 6.6 (16,901 votes) Bottom 19%

A former professional baseball player, along with his preteen daughter, moves into New York advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both a housekeeper and a father figure to her young son. Tony 's laid-back personality contrasts with Angela's type-A behavior.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

E1

7.5

8.2

7.9

8.0

7.3

8.0

7.2

8.3

E2

7.7

8.1

7.7

7.2

7.4

7.0

7.7

8.1

E3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.6

7.3

7.0

E4

7.0

7.7

7.0

7.3

7.8

7.4

7.4

6.8

E5

7.1

7.3

7.5

7.3

7.2

6.9

7.1

6.9

E6

7.3

7.8

7.4

7.5

7.3

7.0

7.1

7.1

E7

7.2

7.8

6.9

8.2

6.9

7.0

6.9

7.5

E8

7.0

7.8

7.6

7.2

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.8

E9

7.6

7.8

7.0

7.0

6.9

7.5

6.8

7.4

E10

7.9

7.5

7.1

7.3

6.8

7.3

7.7

6.8

E11

7.7

7.1

7.6

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.8

7.5

E12

7.4

7.3

7.6

7.2

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.6

E13

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.1

8.0

7.4

7.1

7.1

E14

7.7

7.6

7.2

7.5

7.4

7.3

7.2

6.9

E15

7.6

6.9

7.0

7.2

7.8

6.8

7.2

7.6

E16

7.8

8.0

8.1

7.1

8.1

7.5

7.2

7.8

E17

7.7

8.2

7.1

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.2

E18

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.5

7.6

7.6

7.8

6.9

E19

7.1

7.2

6.8

7.4

6.7

7.2

7.2

7.4

E20

7.5

7.2

7.9

7.8

6.8

7.0

6.9

7.5

E21

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.5

7.7

7.2

7.3

6.8

E22

8.1

7.3

7.2

7.6

7.3

7.7

7.1

7.8

E23

6.2

6.7

8.2

7.5

7.2

7.5

7.6

E24

7.8

7.2

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.5

8.2

E25

8.3

7.7

7.2

7.5

E26

5.5

7.5

Avg

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.4

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.3

S2E25 The Anniversary Show

#2

S8E1 8.3

Seer of Love

#3

S2E1 8.2

It Happened One Summer: Part 1

4. S2E17 "Jonathan Plays Cupid" 8.2
5. S4E7 "A Farewell to Nick" 8.2
6. S4E23 "Sleep Talk, Sweet Talk" 8.2
7. S8E24 "Savor the Veal: Part 3" 8.2
8. S1E22 "First Kiss" 8.1
9. S2E2 "It Happened One Summer: Part 2" 8.1
10. S3E16 "Hit the Road, Chad" 8.1

📉 Bottom Episodes

#196

S2E26 5.5

Charmed Lives

195. S2E23 "There's No Business Like Shoe Business" 6.2
194. S5E19 "Living Dolls" 6.7
193. S3E23 "Mona" 6.7
192. S8E21 "Mr. Micelli Builds His Dream House" 6.8

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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54 Standouts

50 Infamous

29 Hidden Gems

63 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E1 Pilot

Most Infamous: S2E26 Charmed Lives

Best Hidden Gem: S6E1 In Search of Tony

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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