HuluWho's the Boss? (1984)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central premise normalizes and celebrates the reversal of traditional gender roles and the formation of a non-traditional family structure, aligning with progressive social values through its character-driven narrative rather than explicit political advocacy.
The series features a predominantly white cast typical of its era, with no intentional recasting of traditional roles for diversity. Its narrative explores gender role dynamics within a conventional framework, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering broader DEI themes.
Secondary
While not explicitly religious, the show consistently promotes and affirms values such as family unity, compassion, and forgiveness, which are culturally associated with Christian ethics. Holiday episodes, particularly Christmas, depict these traditions in a warm and positive light, aligning the narrative with the dignity of these underlying moral principles.
The sitcom 'Who's the Boss?' did not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes throughout its run. As a product of its time, the series focused on traditional family dynamics without venturing into LGBTQ+ representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Who's the Boss? is an original sitcom, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing characters. All characters were created for the series, establishing their genders from the outset. Thus, no character's gender was swapped from a prior canonical version.
Who's the Boss? is an original sitcom that premiered in 1984. Its characters were created for the show and do not have prior canonical or historical racial depictions from source material, previous installments, or real-world history. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.6
7.4
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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