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26 Episodes 1985 - 1986
Episode 1
Tue, Sep 24, 198530 mins
After a three weeks Florida holiday, Tony and Sam get a warm welcome. When Angela gets a call to visit and probably bring home Jonathan from summer camp, the Micellis and Mona tag along. Camp psychologist Bob Wormser confirms it's home sickness, which Tony claims wouldn't occur in the YMCA camp he enjoyed. Exchanging memories with Angela teaches then they were in the same camp in the same year. They may even have sneakily kissed each-other at a specific rock, and check if teenage 'Antony' carved their names in it.
Episode 2
Tue, Oct 1, 198530 mins
On their way back from 'kissing rock', Tony and Angela 'Ingrid' strand in a shabby motel, in a single room. Boy-girl differences turn a happy shared memory in a matter of strife, but after the leaky ceiling ruins Angela's bed and Tony hurts his head trying to sleep on a chair, they settle. Back in Jonathan's camp, Mona and Sam draw him into the mischievous spirit, at Wormser's expense.
Episode 3
Tue, Oct 8, 198530 mins
Tony already feels Samantha spends too little time with him and Jonathan since she entered junior high-school. So when he overhears Sam's lies to her birthday party to the silver spoon 'popular girls' that he's the advertising boss and Angela her ma, he orders her to come clean about his humble job. But hearing she's just about to be accepted as 'cheerleader material' by the rich brats, he decides to play along. So do Mona, and even Angela although that spooks her date Andrew. Yet a birthday present changes things.
Episode 4
Tue, Oct 15, 198524 mins
Mona is tickled pink when she receives an $80,000 legate from late millionaire Charles Brooke. But her plan to spend the money goes out of the window after Tony shows her a newspaper picture. Angela is shattered when Tony recognizes the man on an old family photograph as former friendly neighbor Charlie Broomeier. Mona confirms she had an adulterous affair with him.
Episode 5
Tue, Oct 29, 198530 mins
Tony hopes to get sauna mate Wally to step out of his gloom over being divorced by his single love by arranging a date with Angela. The first date makes him transfer his monogamous fixation to Angela, but Mona's attention changes everything.
Episode 6
Tue, Nov 5, 198524 mins
Michael Bower, Angela's ex, turns up to invite their eager son Jonathan to be his best man at his California second wedding with young personal assistant, foxy Heather. Tony and Mona convince Angela the whole family should come along. They all have a blast at the free beach holiday. Tony even convinces Angela to accept attending the actual wedding. But the sting is in the tale's tale, when Michael announces he and his wife want custody of Jonathan.
Episode 7
Tue, Nov 12, 198524 mins
As Michael's wedding approaches, Angela is heartbroken in case Michael gets half year custody of Jonathan, Tony encourages her to fight and Mona decides to play dirty. Alas tarantulas scare Heather no more then Jonathan, who enjoy throwing a stag party, which Tony manages to 'interprete' acceptably even by Angela's spoilsport standards. Angela no longer feels confident she can deny the boy his adored dad, but nature has a dirty surprise in store.
Episode 8
Tue, Nov 19, 198530 mins
When Mona makes a calendar filled with hunky men among whom is Tony, Angela finds the whole thing disgusting. And when Tony starts getting propositions from his admirers, Angela thinks Tony should be ashamed of himself. That is until Angela meets one of the hunks who asks her out.
Episode 9
Tue, Nov 26, 198524 mins
After a messy attempt to help Tony cook, Angela accepts to join him, with the kids, accepting Mrs. Rossini's Thanksgiving invitation. She's put to women's work while foxy Gina is all over Tony, even ends up kissing him in the kitchen, which makes Angela jealous. Mona had an earlier parade appointment.
Episode 10
Tue, Dec 3, 198530 mins
Jonathan amazes the family with his perfect memory - except for doing his homework. But it also means Sam finds out Tony kept from her that his father-in-law Nick Milano is in jail for multiple property crimes, so she childishly turns on both. Tony has a row with Nick, who is so popular amongst the cons that they testify at his parole hearing he's a good influence. Tony's family input should do the trick, yet parole is denied. Nick however escapes, hoping to reconcile with his granddaughter. Tony diplomatically helps both out, however childish or unwilling they are, unlike cool Jonathan and Mona.
Episode 11
Tue, Dec 10, 198524 mins
Mona has finally graduated from college. Tony throws a glee party for her and skilfully switches the camera to flirtatious Carla. Mona's professor Jake Emerson enlists her for a set-up test to prove shoe manufacturer Sid Hadley is among the many employers who discriminate against seniors. She tells the family only she's applying, so Tony convinces Angela she should pull strings with ex-client Hadley to get her hired. It works, alas, so now Mona is stuck with a job she didn't want and a failed test.
Episode 12
Tue, Dec 17, 198530 mins
Tony shows off his dangerously rudimentary Italian while accepting to act as host and chaperon for old-fashioned homeland uncle Aldo Micelli's daughter Ana, who comes to meet her arranged US fiancé Carlo Garabaldi, in essence a business deal. The Bower feminist influence makes Ana reconsider, so Aldo and Carlo's arrival spells a hot confrontation.
Episode 13
Tue, Jan 7, 198630 mins
Samantha has been accepted for the school's cheer-leading team, but the many uniforms are too expensive for Tony to buy her, so she seeks a weekend job. Angela, whose personal assistant is absent, takes her on. All goes well, until a hot boy offers to date Sam on Saturday, so she decides too mess up in order to be fired.
Episode 14
Tue, Jan 14, 198624 mins
Hearing Angela is proud to be asked to teach a college course for adults 'introduction to advertising', Tony sneakily enrolls. He's confident his daring soap commercial must win and scores even with his cocky British class rival, but is graded cruelly a mere F. When a real manufacturer comes grade the students' work, an final showdown is in the making.
Episode 15
Tue, Jan 21, 198624 mins
Samantha takes up ballet lessons and is told by her teacher that she could be dancing professionally if she spends all of her time in practicing. Tony pushes her to follow that dream, but this means giving up her social life. Meanwhile, Samantha's talent reminds Angela of her cello lessons which she took as a kid.
Episode 16
Tue, Jan 28, 198630 mins
Because Mona refuses to delay her date when both Tony and Angela attend a PTA meeting, only Sam remains available as novice babysitter for Jonathan. He is model-behaved as always, but while they toy around Mona's diamond earrings one lands in the drain. So when Sam's coolest classmate, 'womanizer' Chad McCann, calls by, his offer to help with the plumbing emergency provides the perfect excuse to ignore Tony's formal order to receive nobody. Alas, after finding the diamond, Chad gets stuck, and more classmate follow. Meanwhile, Chad's dad bragged to Tony about his boy being a chick-magnet.
Episode 17
Tue, Feb 11, 198624 mins
When Tony offers to step in for Jonathan's ever-absent dad at a father-son-school golf event, the boy's classmate Steven warns him housekeepers can always leave for another job, but marriage could change that. As it's Valentine's day, Jonathan sends Tony and Angela each an invitation to Hneri's fancy restaurant from an anonymous admirer. They go, bribe the owner to tell them the mystery host is 'Mr. Bower' and decide to enjoy revenge by running up an excessive bill, ignoring Jonathen left her credit-card.
Episode 18
Tue, Feb 18, 198624 mins
Tony hosts his Brooklyn Saturday poker bunch for once at Angela's, at her invitation. Panic strikes when they realize her posh college friend Emily is expected the same day. Working class Joey stayed to help clean up, just too late to avoid Emily. But to Tony's and Angela's surprise, their extremely different friends experience and give in to the animal magnetism of attracted opposites.
Episode 19
Tue, Feb 25, 198624 mins
Tony leaves for his bowling evening disappointed as the team's best player had to cancel. Angela gets a pre-victory-cheerful send-off to the fancy Maddie awards ceremony, generally expected to win the greatest prize in advertising. But when they arrive, Tony carries a cup, she was just nominated. Jonathan practices for a perfect spelling bee performance, tirelessly. It takes all Tony's charm and persuasion to cool the family and convince Angela she must show class by attending the after-party gracefully. She agrees, but surprises him as unpleasantly as her winning rival appeals to him and surprises her.
Episode 20
Tue, Mar 4, 198624 mins
Because the PTA president up for reelection is no good, Angelo has signed up Tony without consulting him, but he's flattered enough to accept. Together they mount a 'professional' campaign. It goes well, until the debate, where the incumbent attacks their cohabitation and Tony's explications keep making it worse. They now fight for their reputation, while even the kids are abused. On election day, surprises follow, some actually planned.
Episode 21
Tue, Mar 18, 198624 mins
Angela's advertising agency hopes to sign its first-ever $10,000,000 account with Frenchman Pescher's perfume company. He however has a royal Jordanian meeting, so he sends his daughter Genevieve. She now gets the luxury treatment, which includes an escort for her French embassy party. After seeing Mona's charity's shirtless men calender, she insists it must be Tony. His objections disappears soon as he sees the French fox. Angela however gets a nagging conscience, especially when the arranged couple stays out late, so she tracks them down to Brooklyn.
Episode 22
Tue, Mar 25, 198630 mins
Nobody can stand bossy, haughty neighbor Diane Wilmington, yet Angela hasn't the heart to deny her moving in for a while hearing her housekeeper flew to Brazil with Mr. neighbor Wilmington. Selfish Diane soon drives the children to Mona's. After advice from Angela to become more independent, Diane tries 'helping herself' to unamused Tony after catching him doing laundry shirtless, yet pretends she was seduced.
Episode 23
Tue, Apr 1, 198630 mins
Mona feels guilty when her personnel counseling convinces artistically bored shoe designer Norman Bevins to quit his job and pursue his dream, Hollywood. When his naive wife comes blame Mona, she decides to mount a rescue expedition. Meanwhile Tony minds their baby, which also rekindles Angela's maternal instincts, although no match for Tony's parental genius.
Episode 24
Tue, Apr 8, 198624 mins
When Tony gets a visit from his old pro baseball rival Josh Brady and learns they each coach a kids' team, their competitive sides kick in. They agree to recruit amateur teams to see who trains best. Angela whines until Tony enlists her, then proves a hopeless screwup at batting. Josh, however, seduces her to fill the agreed three women quota on each team, but doesn't field her until Tony invokes the agreement everyone must play, yet he discretely takes pity on her, despite surgeon Doyle Ferguson having been called away on emergency duty so even one male is a last minute recruit.
Episode 25
Tue, May 6, 198630 mins
To celebrate Tony and Sam moved in with the Bowers two years ago, Angela insists to 'treat' everyone to her cooking, which scares them all. So she ends up having dinner for two with Tony, which goes fairly well, until he gets terrible pains, diagnoses in hospital as appendicitis, not her fault. The anesthetics 'inspire' him to slip out he loves her, which they both manage to muffle away just as in her family harmony speech.
Episode 26
Tue, May 13, 198624 mins
Angela travels to San Francisco to shoot an advertising commercial. Joyce Columbus is the actress who is determined on playing the lead in it. In the office, Joyce meets Lauren, a struggling photographer who has been waiting for weeks for a meeting with boss Frank Vionelli. During Joyce's final meeting, Lauren barges into the office to complain about having to wait and is unexpectedly given the lead role, much to Joyce's anger.