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UMfan77 · 02-19-2011, 10:10 AM

Does anyone here think that when Tony and Angela started dating, it kind of ruined the show, or should I say, "jumped the shark"? I think there was an awkwardness with Tony and Angela dating, engagement and marriage. It just didn't feel right to me. I think the show was more appealing when they were employer and housekeeper. What does everyone else think?

deefanforever · 02-19-2011, 09:44 PM

I am one of the ones that loved when they got together. I had and so many others waited so long and when it finally happened it was sweet. It wasn't the way I had thought or wanted but at least it happened. The show was ending anyway so why not. I know some say their chemistry changed when they became a couple but I don't think it did. I actually think they looked better suited for each other later in the series than early on. I loved them through the entire run but it was nice to see how they could be as a couple even though they could have shown more and not made it so silly at times. I think that was what my main gripe about seaon 8 was. There should have beem more loving, tender and emotional scenes and actions but they were trying to still be funny and keep it as a family show. I wanted them to get married and I was very upset when they didn't. Tony/Judith had such wonderful chemistry they could have pulled anything off IMO. So I don't think it ruined the show but it did change it some though. I would have loved to see how they would have played married. I know some think the opposite and thats cool. Everyone has their opinions and we can all agree that we enjoyed the show and it was a success

SawyerSoze · 03-22-2011, 02:52 AM

Actually, I thought they waited too long to get them together. You can only play the sexual tension card for so long before no one cares anymore. The show became less about the reverse domestic dynamic and more about finding contrived ways to keep these two apart. They didn't let the story develop at a natural pace.

tmac81s · 03-22-2011, 05:46 AM

Actually, I think adding young Billy was when it "jumped the shark"

at least they got rid of him the next season.

I also agree, that they waited too long to get them together. by that time, it just wasn't natural. it would have happened a couple years earlier.

i remember when it was originally on, reading in some magazine that the plan was for that season, that they'd be married during November sweeps, then the season would end with Angela being pregnant and going into labor in a cliffhanger, leading into another season for the show. i don't remember where i read this, it was a long time ago!

SurrealFox · 08-05-2012, 02:53 AM

I like the idea of them being together, but think it should have happened a few seasons earlier. What I didn't like was when they added Billy into the show, it just didn't flow to me.

mets82 · 08-05-2012, 02:30 PM

How did Tony and Angela finally get together? I dont remember it.

cleverfun3000 · 08-06-2012, 02:07 PM

JR1 · 08-18-2012, 07:38 PM

when characters get it on and get together- it removes the tension that's built up, and sometimes makes for a less funny program.

liane49 · 07-12-2013, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by deefanforever

I am one of the ones that loved when they got together. I had and so many others waited so long and when it finally happened it was sweet. It wasn't the way I had thought or wanted but at least it happened. The show was ending anyway so why not. I know some say their chemistry changed when they became a couple but I don't think it did. I actually think they looked better suited for each other later in the series than early on. I loved them through the entire run but it was nice to see how they could be as a couple even though they could have shown more and not made it so silly at times. I think that was what my main gripe about seaon 8 was. There should have beem more loving, tender and emotional scenes and actions but they were trying to still be funny and keep it as a family show. I wanted them to get married and I was very upset when they didn't. Tony/Judith had such wonderful chemistry they could have pulled anything off IMO. So I don't think it ruined the show but it did change it some though. I would have loved to see how they would have played married. I know some think the opposite and thats cool. Everyone has their opinions and we can all agree that we enjoyed the show and it was a success

All male and female charactors on sit coms play "cat and Mouse" with each other. Then the show has them get married and it's big ratings but then the show goes down hill.

mets82 · 07-12-2013, 08:36 PM

I don't understand why Tony and Angela got together. First off, how did they get together after being friends for years? I mean I saw them kiss a couple of times. If they were not a couple after those times, then they would never be.
Then when they finally became a couple, you would think it would be a little bit of a letdown.

MacLeaper · 11-20-2013, 04:36 PM

Tony and Angela never got married though. If they ever did a reunion special, it'd be nice to see Tony and Angela's wedding or at this point, the life they would have now after having been married for a while.
Of course, in lieu of that, I'd just like to see the rest of the series on DVD.
But I don't think Tony and Angela getting together as a couple ruined "Who's The Boss?" at all- it just added to it. That was a great sitcom- I loved watching this as a kid.

'80sSitcoms · 12-17-2013, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by liane49

All male and female charactors on sit coms play "cat and Mouse" with each other. Then the show has them get married and it's big ratings but then the show goes down hill.

Actually I think they did this very well on "The Nanny"; IMO the show stayed great to the end. Maybe if Tony and Angela had gotten together around season 4 or 5 (I think Fran and Max did around season 5?) it may have seemed more natural and "with the flow", who knows.

piotrowicz · 05-05-2016, 03:44 AM

ok if angla/tony got together early likes season 5 there would no new real life story lines
im thinking that if tony/angel did get together
tony would so burned out that he would have time for own dreams
like playing golf/baseball tony would go to collage
tony/angel would fight too much over who gets payed more
mona would not pay some guy to date angela
tony would be bad rolmole to jonathan but jonathan would not date girls
mona would have midlife criuse of her own
seaning tony/angela together always fighting trying to be a peace maker
sam would not have teenage fun like geting drunk/dating do a driving test/leasons
later there be no billy
what rover the dog? also unrseloved story lines

piotrowicz · 05-05-2016, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by mets82

How did Tony and Angela finally get together? I dont remember it.

tony/angel got togeter first eps
season 8
tony gives angel a silly car seat cover
angel run alway from tony both have the futurn told a carviel

peteemory · 04-24-2021, 11:12 PM

Their getting together in Season 8 didn't ruin the show. The horrific scripts ruined the show (the scheduling switch from Tuesdays to Saturdays destroyed the show's heretofore ratings). They (Tony & Judith) had tremendous screen chemistry and it was almost completely destroyed by having the Tony character become a complete jerk by the final season. Happens to lots of sitcoms near the end of their run: often the main character(s) just become dumber versions of themselves. Sad.

02-19-2011, 10:10 AM	#1
UMfan77 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 28, 2003 Posts: 1,064	Tony and Angela getting together ruined the show Does anyone here think that when Tony and Angela started dating, it kind of ruined the show, or should I say, "jumped the shark"? I think there was an awkwardness with Tony and Angela dating, engagement and marriage. It just didn't feel right to me. I think the show was more appealing when they were employer and housekeeper. What does everyone else think?

02-19-2011, 09:44 PM	#2
deefanforever Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 22, 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 44	I am one of the ones that loved when they got together. I had and so many others waited so long and when it finally happened it was sweet. It wasn't the way I had thought or wanted but at least it happened. The show was ending anyway so why not. I know some say their chemistry changed when they became a couple but I don't think it did. I actually think they looked better suited for each other later in the series than early on. I loved them through the entire run but it was nice to see how they could be as a couple even though they could have shown more and not made it so silly at times. I think that was what my main gripe about seaon 8 was. There should have beem more loving, tender and emotional scenes and actions but they were trying to still be funny and keep it as a family show. I wanted them to get married and I was very upset when they didn't. Tony/Judith had such wonderful chemistry they could have pulled anything off IMO. So I don't think it ruined the show but it did change it some though. I would have loved to see how they would have played married. I know some think the opposite and thats cool. Everyone has their opinions and we can all agree that we enjoyed the show and it was a success
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03-22-2011, 05:46 AM	#4
tmac81s Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 06, 2011 Location: Kalispell, MT, USA Posts: 203	Actually, I think adding young Billy was when it "jumped the shark" at least they got rid of him the next season. I also agree, that they waited too long to get them together. by that time, it just wasn't natural. it would have happened a couple years earlier. i remember when it was originally on, reading in some magazine that the plan was for that season, that they'd be married during November sweeps, then the season would end with Angela being pregnant and going into labor in a cliffhanger, leading into another season for the show. i don't remember where i read this, it was a long time ago!
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08-05-2012, 02:30 PM	#6
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	How did Tony and Angela finally get together? I dont remember it.
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08-18-2012, 07:38 PM	#8
JR1 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 07, 2009 Location: USA Posts: 742	That Often Happens... when characters get it on and get together- it removes the tension that's built up, and sometimes makes for a less funny program.

03-22-2011, 02:52 AM	#3
SawyerSoze Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 16, 2009 Posts: 14	Actually, I thought they waited too long to get them together. You can only play the sexual tension card for so long before no one cares anymore. The show became less about the reverse domestic dynamic and more about finding contrived ways to keep these two apart. They didn't let the story develop at a natural pace.

08-05-2012, 02:53 AM	#5
SurrealFox Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 05, 2012 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 43	I like the idea of them being together, but think it should have happened a few seasons earlier. What I didn't like was when they added Billy into the show, it just didn't flow to me.

08-06-2012, 02:07 PM	#7
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07-12-2013, 08:36 PM	#10
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	I don't understand why Tony and Angela got together. First off, how did they get together after being friends for years? I mean I saw them kiss a couple of times. If they were not a couple after those times, then they would never be. Then when they finally became a couple, you would think it would be a little bit of a letdown.

11-20-2013, 04:36 PM	#11
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,355	Tony and Angela never got married though. If they ever did a reunion special, it'd be nice to see Tony and Angela's wedding or at this point, the life they would have now after having been married for a while. Of course, in lieu of that, I'd just like to see the rest of the series on DVD. But I don't think Tony and Angela getting together as a couple ruined "Who's The Boss?" at all- it just added to it. That was a great sitcom- I loved watching this as a kid.
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05-05-2016, 03:44 AM	#13
piotrowicz Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 04, 2016 Location: australia Posts: 30	ok if angla/tony got together early likes season 5 there would no new real life story lines im thinking that if tony/angel did get together tony would so burned out that he would have time for own dreams like playing golf/baseball tony would go to collage tony/angel would fight too much over who gets payed more mona would not pay some guy to date angela tony would be bad rolmole to jonathan but jonathan would not date girls mona would have midlife criuse of her own seaning tony/angela together always fighting trying to be a peace maker sam would not have teenage fun like geting drunk/dating do a driving test/leasons later there be no billy what rover the dog? also unrseloved story lines

04-24-2021, 11:12 PM	#15
peteemory Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 10, 2013 Posts: 19	Their getting together in Season 8 didn't ruin the show. The horrific scripts ruined the show (the scheduling switch from Tuesdays to Saturdays destroyed the show's heretofore ratings). They (Tony & Judith) had tremendous screen chemistry and it was almost completely destroyed by having the Tony character become a complete jerk by the final season. Happens to lots of sitcoms near the end of their run: often the main character(s) just become dumber versions of themselves. Sad.
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