1984

S1.E1 ∙ Pilot

Wed, Sep 19, 1984

Without consulting Angela, Angela's mother Mona told Tony Micelli he can be Angela's new housekeeper.

7.4 /10

S1.E2 ∙ Briefless Encounter

Wed, Sep 26, 1984

Tony has a date and, thinking Angela won't be home for hours, decides to take a bath in her tub.

7.7 /10

Angela firmly and Tony mildly lecture Sam for fighting in the park and thus causing Jonathan to trade his first punches. Instead of learning a lesson, Sam tells Jonathan all about 'cool, exciting' Brooklyn life. When she decides to run back, Jonathan insists to tag along. Tony and Angela set out to get them back. They succeed, and are invited by Mrs. Rossini for dinner. While Tony shows her around, she gets in a surprisingly lively argument herself with rude waitress Teresa, who still has an eye on Tony.

7.4 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Mona Gets Pinned

Mon, Oct 29, 1984

Mona is dating a much younger man.

7 /10

S1.E5 ∙ A Rash Decision

Mon, Nov 12, 1984

Angela has landed an account with a commercial, so Tony and Mona 'invite' themselves to come along. Client Larson insists Italian stallion Tony must replace the actor scheduled for the 'Machismo' shaving cream shower scene. He does great, but gets a terrible rash afterward. Larson wants Angela's agency and Tony for an even bigger account, but refuses to retract the cream, which lab tests say irritates 2 to 3 percent of users.

7.2 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Dinner for Two

Mon, Nov 19, 1984

With Mona and the kids away for a couple of days, Tony makes a date. Angela also has a guy coming in to see her so she arranges for a meal to be catered. When the guy doesn't show up, and when the caterer does, he convinces Tony not to leave Angela alone.

7.4 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Sorority Sister

Mon, Nov 26, 1984

In town for a reunion, Angela's sorority sister (Nancy Stafford), who's used to taking everything of Angela's, sets her sights on Tony.

7.2 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Truth in Dating

Mon, Dec 03, 1984

Tony is dating a woman who thinks he's very rich while Angela is seeing a guy who thinks she's a secretary.

6.9 /10

S1.E9 ∙ Sports Buddies

Mon, Dec 10, 1984

Angela's new boyfriend upon meeting Tony and knowing he's a former player latches on to him. And they hang out a lot. But when Tony sees him pick up another woman, he doesn't know whether to tell Angela or not.

7.5 /10

S1.E10 ∙ Requiem

Mon, Dec 17, 1984

When Mona discovers Tony spends time and seems to need an extra income, she follows him to Brooklyn. Assumptions he either has mob debts or a new York lover are found false, he actually pays for the apartment where he was raised by his deceased father. Angela tries to convince him to cut that irrational tie to the past.

7.9 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Samantha's Growing Up

Mon, Jan 07, 1985

Tony is worried when Samantha acts uncharacteristically shy and uninterested in their baseball. The ladies figure out she's growing into a bra-build. Tony gathers the courage to face a haughty, condescending 'supportive underwear' sales clerk, only to be told his choice doesn't live up to current 12 year-old girls fashion. So he lets Angela take Sam shopping at Bloomingdale's, only to see Sam outfitted like a mini-adult. AS she seems to like that stuff, he starts doubting about her long-desired birthday gift, a pitching mitten.

7.6 /10

S1.E12 ∙ Paint Your Wagon

Mon, Jan 14, 1985

Angela has something painted and left instructions of what color she wants. But Tony thinking her choice is dull, decides on a different color. And when she sees what he did, she lays down the law on who is the boss and who is the maid. That's when Tony becomes subservient. And her neighbor upon learning the friction between them decides to make Tony an offer to work for her.

7.4 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Protecting the President

Mon, Jan 21, 1985

When Angela hears her firm's owner is retiring, she fears competent colleague VP Jim Petersen will maneuver to replace her as president. She tries to win the board's sympathy by staging a party when Jim has a family function, but he turns up, sports talk stirs the old boys network and unrepentant Tony's temper makes things worse.

7.3 /10

S1.E14 ∙ Guess Who's Coming Forever?

Mon, Jan 28, 1985

Mona has been evicted from her apartment for keeping a dog. Tony's family sense practically forces Angela to invite her mother to move in. Tony hires father and son Battaglia from Brooklyn to convert an old barn into a separate apartment, but mother and daughter bicker endlessly and bitterly over every concept and every detail. Tony intervenes again when they are on non-speaking terms.

7.6 /10

S1.E15 ∙ Angela's Ex: Part 1

Mon, Feb 04, 1985

Angela's husband Michael, a researcher in the jungle, shows up after she sent him divorce papers.

7.4 /10

S1.E16 ∙ Angela's Ex: Part 2

Mon, Feb 11, 1985

After leaving Angela, Tony finds a new job. And the old problems between Angela and Michael resurface.

7.8 /10

S1.E17 ∙ Eye on Angela

Mon, Feb 18, 1985

Angela announces proud as a peacock she has been chosen as next guest-subject in regional TV star presenter Roberta 'Bobby' Barnes's show, which is renowned for scandal. Tony and Mona are eager to be in the home section. Mona moves into the house temporarily. That and Sam's nightmare lead to cascade of children crawling into beds with adults, who later sneak into the kids' rooms. By morning, Tony and Angela unexpectedly wake up besides each-other. And Jonathan innocently ushers to 'Bobby' Barnes crew upstairs to the bedroom door.

7.7 /10

S1.E18 ∙ Double Date

Mon, Feb 25, 1985

School coach Tony opposes his Sam attending the school dance, suspicious of boys, until he realizes the 'suitor' is utter klutz Bobby Michaelson from his soccer team. However, the kids are increasingly annoyed and embarrassed as Tony and his camera hover around every step to the dance, horrified to hear his surprise: he volunteered last minute as chaperon. Even that is topped by Tony being seen dancing and kissing with 'old' Lois Scranton, their foxy teacher.

7.6 /10

S1.E19 ∙ Tony's Father-in-Law

Mon, Mar 04, 1985

Tony isn't amused when his father-in-law Nick Milano comes spend quality time with granddaughter 'Sambina' and spend a fortune of her. Nick didn't dare tell he's about to be thrown in prison, so he jumps at a way out when Tony assumes he's terminally ill, even before he realizes that's an opportunity to be spoiled, waited upon hand and foot and speed-seduce Mona.

7.1 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Just Like Tony

Mon, Mar 11, 1985

When Tony tells Jonathan about some of his misadventures, Jonathan decides to try doing it and when Angela learns of this, she insists that she be involved with everything in relation to Jonathan which disrupts her work. When Jonathan decides to see a boy whom Tony forbade him to see, he goes behind his back to Angela who allows him to. And later the police arrive to arrest him.

7.4 /10

S1.E21 ∙ Keeping Up with Marci

Mon, Apr 08, 1985

Despite the fact he doesn't have the money for it, Tony tells Sam she can go on a school ski trip.

7.6 /10

S1.E22 ∙ First Kiss

Mon, Apr 15, 1985

Tony and his Connecticut sports buddy Jeff accept to be drinking test subjects for a safe driving course demonstration. The kids visit Brooklyn. Angela is surprised Mona listened for once to her traditional pea against a surprise birthday party, actually disappointed, so she gets drunk with rich neighbors, who envy her hunky Tony. When he arrives as drunk, talk and food fight end up with him carrying her to bed and her kissing him.

8 /10