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CliffClavin · 07-18-2004, 02:42 PM

ABC originally planned to cancel the show at the end of the seventh season but that the producers were able to convince the network to renew the show for an eighth season. As part of the deal to renew the show (and to revive fan interest) it was decided to base the entire eight season around Tony and Angela finally becoming a couple. When ratings for the eighth season failed to increase, the show was cancelled.

The original ending for the series, as proposed by the writers, was for Angela and Tony to get married. ABC executives however balked at this ending and were supported by Tony Danza, who was against having Tony and Angela get married in the series finale. So the series ended with Tony and Angela breaking up but with Tony appearing on Angela's doorstep to apply for the housekeeper job in a scene that is almost identical to the opening scene in the pilot episode.

The pilot episode was filmed in October 1983 but held back from ABC executives for nearly a year do to the producers of the series being afraid that the show would be rejected by ABC executives if pitched as a mid-season replacement series.

At the end of season three, the producers of the show decided to spin-off the Mona character into her own series. As a result, the season ended with a two-part episode where Mona moves away in order to run a hotel with her brother while Tony and Samantha move into Mona's loft apartment. However, due to the fear that Mona's departure might harm the success of the show, the plans for the spin-off were squashed by ABC executives and a tag sequence was added at the end of the two-parter which featured Mona returning home and Tony and Samantha moving back into Angela's house.

Episode #115 (Living Dolls) was never shown during the series' original prime time run and instead premiered when "Who's the Boss" first entered syndication. The episode, which was meant to be a pilot for a new ABC series "Living Dolls", was pulled from the schedule do to last minute casting changes to the series. Several months later, a second episode (episode #123 "Life's A Ditch") was filmed to serve as a pilot for "Living Dolls", which aired on the same night "Living Dolls" premiered.

The exterior shots of the home used in the opening sequence as well as various points throughout the show's run is in real life located on 13 Onondaga St., Rye, New York.

The character 'Tony Miceli' was ranked #23 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" (20 June 2004 issue).

SitcomLove93 · 07-18-2004, 03:33 PM

that's cliff for you... lol always knowing stuff!

Janet McFarland · 07-18-2004, 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by SitcomLove93
that's cliff for you... lol always knowing stuff!

Thanks for the info! Cool facts ..
And SitcomLove93, I love your avatar!

EmoJoe · 07-18-2004, 04:28 PM

Thanks for the facts!

spunkygirl · 07-18-2004, 09:46 PM

Thanks Cliff for all that.

IMO the reason Season 8 ratings weren't that great was because they moved it to Saturday for half the season

No show does that well on Saturdays, when they moved it back to Thursdays(I think it was) the show got somewhat better ratings

IMO ABC Was deliberately trying to kill it that's why they moved it too Saturdays, I think they just wanted nothing more to do with this show. I remember when the show ended the same night as the Growing Pains Series Finale and the MacGyver Series Finale. They sure got rid of those shows in a hurry

ILoveTheGirls · 07-19-2004, 02:36 AM

thanks cliff once again....

07-18-2004, 02:42 PM	#1
CliffClavin Yada Yada Yada Senior Member Join Date: May 04, 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,403	Interesting Who's The Boss? Facts ABC originally planned to cancel the show at the end of the seventh season but that the producers were able to convince the network to renew the show for an eighth season. As part of the deal to renew the show (and to revive fan interest) it was decided to base the entire eight season around Tony and Angela finally becoming a couple. When ratings for the eighth season failed to increase, the show was cancelled. The original ending for the series, as proposed by the writers, was for Angela and Tony to get married. ABC executives however balked at this ending and were supported by Tony Danza, who was against having Tony and Angela get married in the series finale. So the series ended with Tony and Angela breaking up but with Tony appearing on Angela's doorstep to apply for the housekeeper job in a scene that is almost identical to the opening scene in the pilot episode. The pilot episode was filmed in October 1983 but held back from ABC executives for nearly a year do to the producers of the series being afraid that the show would be rejected by ABC executives if pitched as a mid-season replacement series. At the end of season three, the producers of the show decided to spin-off the Mona character into her own series. As a result, the season ended with a two-part episode where Mona moves away in order to run a hotel with her brother while Tony and Samantha move into Mona's loft apartment. However, due to the fear that Mona's departure might harm the success of the show, the plans for the spin-off were squashed by ABC executives and a tag sequence was added at the end of the two-parter which featured Mona returning home and Tony and Samantha moving back into Angela's house. Episode #115 (Living Dolls) was never shown during the series' original prime time run and instead premiered when "Who's the Boss" first entered syndication. The episode, which was meant to be a pilot for a new ABC series "Living Dolls", was pulled from the schedule do to last minute casting changes to the series. Several months later, a second episode (episode #123 "Life's A Ditch") was filmed to serve as a pilot for "Living Dolls", which aired on the same night "Living Dolls" premiered. The exterior shots of the home used in the opening sequence as well as various points throughout the show's run is in real life located on 13 Onondaga St., Rye, New York. The character 'Tony Miceli' was ranked #23 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" (20 June 2004 issue).
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07-18-2004, 04:28 PM	#4
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07-19-2004, 02:36 AM	#6
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07-18-2004, 03:33 PM	#2
SitcomLove93 Ay oh, oh ay!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 05, 2004 Location: Just waiting for WTB? to get better air time on N@N! Posts: 243	that's cliff for you... lol always knowing stuff!
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07-18-2004, 09:46 PM	#5
spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,563	Thanks Cliff for all that. IMO the reason Season 8 ratings weren't that great was because they moved it to Saturday for half the season No show does that well on Saturdays, when they moved it back to Thursdays(I think it was) the show got somewhat better ratings IMO ABC Was deliberately trying to kill it that's why they moved it too Saturdays, I think they just wanted nothing more to do with this show. I remember when the show ended the same night as the Growing Pains Series Finale and the MacGyver Series Finale. They sure got rid of those shows in a hurry