The BEST episodes directed by Bill Persky

Pilot
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7.81
234 votes

#1 - Pilot

Who's the Boss? - Season 1 - Episode 1

Single dad Tony Micelli and his street smart young daughter Samantha decide to leave the mean streets of their poor neighbourhood for a chance at a better life in Connecticut. Tony happens upon a job offer as a live-in housekeeper for wealthy business woman Angela Bower and her young son by means of her flirtatious mother Mona. He puts his machismo aside and takes the job for the betterment of his daughter and a new "family" is formed.

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Odd Boy Out
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7.40
5 votes

#2 - Odd Boy Out

Kate & Allie - Season 1 - Episode 3

Allie discovers that Chips friends think hes a sissy because of his background.

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Pay the Fifty Dollars
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7.29
14 votes

#3 - Pay the Fifty Dollars

Alice - Season 1 - Episode 4

Alice is mistakenly picked up by the five-0 for prostitution when she is performing in a nightclub.

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Halloween II
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7.00
1 votes

#4 - Halloween II

Kate & Allie - Season 4 - Episode 6

The kids plan a Hallowe'en haunting -- and so do their mothers.

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Lovely Rita
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7.00
1 votes

#5 - Lovely Rita

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 16

Guess who's coming to dinner? Kate's potential step-mom. But when Kate takes an instant dislike to her father's fiancée, he calls the engagement off.

Baby
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7.00
7 votes

#6 - Baby

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 1

Excited about a co-worker's pregnancy, Kate seriously considers having another baby.

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Diner
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7.00
4 votes

#7 - Diner

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 3

Allie finally has someone who wants to buy her house... but, is she willing to sell?

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General Hospital
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7.00
1 votes

#8 - General Hospital

Kate & Allie - Season 4 - Episode 4

Kate's surprise birthday party is delayed while she recuperates in hospital, so Allie checks in to keep her company.

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The Bad Seed
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7.00
2 votes

#9 - The Bad Seed

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 20

Jenny falls into bad company but finds herself all alone at the police station.

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The Dilemma with Emma
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7.00
1 votes

#10 - The Dilemma with Emma

Kate & Allie - Season 5 - Episode 2

Everyone has date problems: Emma has no date for the college dance and must go with Jennie and Jason & Jennie breaks up with Jason & Chip has a fight with Amy upstairs because she was drooling over Matt Dillon in the movie they rent ed & Kate's chiropractor date was a self-centered bore; and Allie has no date at all. But Emma meets someone at the dance: a self-satisfied, arrogrant business major whom everyone else hates on sight.

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Fathers and Sons
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7.00
2 votes

#11 - Fathers and Sons

Kate & Allie - Season 5 - Episode 1

An adult Chip brings his son Scotty to the old apartment just before the building is demolished, and reminisces a bout the day he tried to conceal a report card showing that he had failed science -- convincing him that he would always be a failure.

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Stocks and the Single Girl
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7.00
5 votes

#12 - Stocks and the Single Girl

That Girl - Season 4 - Episode 20

Ann's accidental encounter with a stockbroker leads to her investing in the stock market.

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A Weekend to Remember
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6.71
7 votes

#13 - A Weekend to Remember

Kate & Allie - Season 1 - Episode 6

Allie finds herself alone when Kate goes on a ski trip with her ex-husband and the kids are off doing their own thing.

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Sons and Lovers
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6.50
2 votes

#14 - Sons and Lovers

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 17

Allie begins dating Steven, a cute graduate student, but resists getting serious. Her doubts about age-differences are confirmed when she accidentally meets Steven's mom at his apartment and finds she has more in common with her that with her son.

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Allie's First Date
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6.44
16 votes

#15 - Allie's First Date

Kate & Allie - Season 1 - Episode 1

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Rear Window
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6.33
3 votes

#16 - Rear Window

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 15

Chip's imagination could get him into trouble when he ""witnesses"" a murder from his bedroom window.

Pirates
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6.25
4 votes

#17 - Pirates

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 8

When Jennie and Emma vie for the same part in the school production of ""Pirates of Penzance,"" their friendship is tested along with their acting skills.

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Landlady
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6.20
5 votes

#18 - Landlady

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 2

Kate and Allie face a rent increase when their landlady realizes that there are two families occupying a one-family dwelling.

Lottsa Luck
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6.00
1 votes

#19 - Lottsa Luck

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 4

Kate's elderly aunt Ofelia dies, leaving behind a cryptic will

Candidate
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6.00
2 votes

#20 - Candidate

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 5

Allie offers to be a campaign volunteer to a would-be congressman

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Author, Author
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6.00
1 votes

#21 - Author, Author

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 18

Kate and Allie's crush on an old college professor is rekindled when each imagines she is the inspiration for his recently published romantic novel.

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The Safe Caper
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6.00
2 votes

#22 - The Safe Caper

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 7

After finding a 55-year-old love letter hidden in the wall, Kate and Allie try to rekindle the romance by mailing the letter.

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Country Dog
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6.00
1 votes

#23 - Country Dog

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 9

Chip's birthday causes problems when Charles goes overboard on presents.

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The Reunion
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6.00
1 votes

#24 - The Reunion

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 1

Invited to their 20th high school reunion, Kate & Allie both go determined to settle old scores.

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Kate's Friend
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0.00
0 votes

#25 - Kate's Friend

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 10

Kate's old friend Betsy visits, and far outstays her welcome.

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Dress to Kill
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0.00
0 votes

#26 - Dress to Kill

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 11

Invited to the Russian Ballet, Kate searches frantically for the perfect dress. She finds it, but it costs more than Kate and Allie's combined monthly salaries.

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Dark Victory
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0.00
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#27 - Dark Victory

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 12

Trapped in her dentist's office during a blackout, Kate makes a date with a stranger—and then discovers he's black.

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Max's New Girlfriend
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0.00
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#28 - Max's New Girlfriend

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 9

Kate is worried that Max's new girlfriend, Darla, is turning Emma's head in a glamorous world of celebrities and premieres.

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Chip's Divorce
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#29 - Chip's Divorce

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 14

Chip feels he's being replaced when he finds out Charles' girlfriend Claire is pregnant.

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Too Late the Rebel
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0.00
0 votes

#30 - Too Late the Rebel

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 15

A protest rally gives Allie a taste of what she missed during the '60s, while for Kate it's a march down memory lane.

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The Croissant Jungle
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0.00
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#31 - The Croissant Jungle

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 16

Jenny gets more than she bargained for in her new job: a bonus of sexual harassment.

Grand Central Station
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0.00
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#32 - Grand Central Station

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 13

A singing telegram provided more information than intended when Kate and Allie referee another family's dispute.

High Anxiety
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#33 - High Anxiety

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 18

Allie is so afraid of appearing on a talk show about modern families that she follows Kate's advice and goes to a hypnotist.

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Thank You, Shirley
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0.00
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#34 - Thank You, Shirley

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 19

Kate and Allie are both attracted to the same lawyer.

Ted's Back
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0.00
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#35 - Ted's Back

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 20

Faced with a lonely Saturday night, Kate calls former boyfriend Ted on the pretense of returning a sweater.

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Privacy
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#36 - Privacy

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 17

Allie jumps to conclusions when she discovers Kate with a former boyfriend who's now married.

Winning
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0.00
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#37 - Winning

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 22

Emma questions the importance of being elected class president when she learns that her opponent has leukemia.

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Late Bloomer
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#38 - Late Bloomer

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 23

Kate takes a cooking class given by a woman who also teaches acting, and studies psychology when not arguing with her mother about moving home.

The Trouble With Jason
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#39 - The Trouble With Jason

Kate & Allie - Season 4 - Episode 1

Brash new transfer student Jason Crawford takes a shine to Emma and won't accept her lack of interest in him, muc h to the amusement of the rest of the family -- particularly when he showers her with gifts of food deliveries. Jennie advises Jason to back off a little, but he shows up again with flowers -- for Jennie.

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Found Money
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0.00
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#40 - Found Money

Kate & Allie - Season 4 - Episode 2

Kate and Allie find a wallet containing $5,000 in cash, and the grateful owner gives them a $500 reward -- so Kate challenges Allie to spend her half on something frivolous she will enjoy.

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Rx for Love
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#41 - Rx for Love

Kate & Allie - Season 4 - Episode 5

His bedside manner's irresistible, so Kate's in love...

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Piano Lesson
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#42 - Piano Lesson

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 10

When Max leaves for L.A., Emma inherits the piano, complete with a handsome piano teacher who soon has the whole family interested in ""music"" — but who strikes a note of discord when he becomes more interested in Kate than in his pupil.

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Jennie and Jason
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#43 - Jennie and Jason

Kate & Allie - Season 4 - Episode 7

Jennie's boyfriend is pressing her to go all the way, so it looks like time for the dreaded mother-daughter conversation.

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The Bully
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0.00
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#44 - The Bully

Kate & Allie - Season 4 - Episode 3

Chip's scrapes are not all due to baseball: he's being bullied at school, but is embarrassed to admit that his tormentor is an apparently sweet little girl.

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Charles Marries Claire
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#45 - Charles Marries Claire

Kate & Allie - Season 2 - Episode 13

Allie has new hope of a reconciliation after ex-husband Charles becomes suddenly attentive because he has broken up with girlfriend Clare.

Whatever Happened to Romance?
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0.00
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#46 - Whatever Happened to Romance?

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 3

Allie's advertisement for part-time work ends up in the Personals Column by mistake, and the return mail brings such bizarre responses that she is appalled.

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Evening in Paris
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#47 - Evening in Paris

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 4

On a free trip to Paris, Allie comes down with the flu while Jennie plans a rendezvous with a Frenchman.

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Picture of an Affair
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#48 - Picture of an Affair

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 5

Allie receives devastating news about her father.

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The Maltese Chotchke
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#49 - The Maltese Chotchke

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 6

Max sends Emma a mystery for her birthday, and Allie is soon in on it, catching up the family in an exotic world of menacing art dealers and homicidal maniacs.

Thanksgiving
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#50 - Thanksgiving

Kate & Allie - Season 3 - Episode 8

Kate and Allie invite a crowd for Thanksgiving dinner/disaster.

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