Mona

Episode aired May 12, 1987
24m

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7.0/10

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S3.E23

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Katherine Helmond and Joe Regalbuto in Who's the Boss? (1984)

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Mona goes to visit her brother who bought an old hotel. And he also used money that's hers. And she discovers that the place is a money pit.Mona goes to visit her brother who bought an old hotel. And he also used money that's hers. And she discovers that the place is a money pit.Mona goes to visit her brother who bought an old hotel. And he also used money that's hers. And she discovers that the place is a money pit.

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Director
- Asaad Kelada
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- Martin Cohan
- Blake Hunter
- Karen Wengrod(executive story editor)
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Mona cheerfully visits the hotel her brother Cornelius Robinson invested all their savings in, only to find it's a miserably-run dump. Still, she's charmed enough by happier hotel-memories and the hunky naive bell-hop-waiter to give it a go, making the most of experience and people-skills. —KGF Vissers

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infidelity

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This episode was a pilot for a potential spin-off starring Katherine Helmond. But the producers felt the departure of 'Mona' would highly affect the series, so the character was rejoined in the next episode.

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References The Shining (1980)

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Brand New Life
Music by Larry Carlton and Robert Kraft
Lyrics by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter

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9/10

One of the better episodes!!!

Imagine that! Who's the Boss? Minus the annoying Samantha Micelli and minus the over-hyped romance. How I would have loved for this sitcom to take off! The old cleaning lady was a very cute actress! (I wonder if she clashed with Katherine Helmond?) There was the bell-hop comic relief. The brother was a decent actor and I enjoyed the dynamics with Mona. Loved Mona's pink boudoir. It was off to a great start. (I would have also enjoyed WTB? Better with less Mona.) Sadly it was never to be. I never EVER liked The Golden Girls. They stole this idea. They ran wit it. And it made for a GREAT sitcom, minus the very annoying Dorothy: The Golden Palace. And I loved it and watched every episode when they had it on YouTube. (Never ever heard of it, back when!) Again: a real pity this show didn't do it first, but Betty White was amazing. We would have had 2 competing shows on the same topic, with two old ladies managers. (Who said old actresses can't find a break?! This is proof!) This episode ends on a great note, too. Literally AND figuratively! And Mona looked gorgeous in that bright pink one-piece suit. (Overalls? I don't know the names of women's clothes.) A solid 9/10!

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