It was a different time, for sure.
Read on to catch a glimpse of ’90s sitcom dads who are unrecognizable today.
and I said, ‘What?Who’s the Boss?doesn’t go to dinner?'"
The cast of the show later reunited in 2017, an experience that made VelJohnson especially emotional.
“I love these people.
…Every one of them,” he gushed in an interview withEntertainment Weekly.
“I didn’t realize I was going to see everybody.
…To see them now, the way they are, is wonderful.
It makes me cry.”
Awww, someone is cutting onions in here!
The guy knew how to get a laugh!
“I can’t say everybody, but ithasbeen floated,” he explained in an interview withEntertainment Tonight.
Charles Shaughnessy starred opposite Drescher in the role, serving as a foil to her spirited and humorous temperament.
While Drescher hasexpressed her desirefor a reboot, starring Cardi B (!
), Shaughnessy seems less than excited about the prospect.
“The whole concept ofThe Nannyis a nanny to these three kids.
When those three kids are all grown up, there is no need for a nanny.”
That’s one way of looking at it, but he does have a point.
In fact, Shaughnessy isn’t a fan of reboots in general.
“Nostalgia is remembering things as they were.
you might’t re-create it,” he continued.
“It doesn’t work like that.”
Sounds like there might be a need for a new dad if a revival ever happens.
They didn’t shy away from the heavy stuff!
“It was beautiful to be a part of it, even when I step back as an audience.
Young also appreciated the way the show depicted African-Americans, something he said was “beautiful.”
As for a reboot?
Literally the entire cast is aresounding yes.
Given how the show ended without being fully resolved, it would be amazing to finally get some answers!
When the role of Frank Lambert landed in Duffy’s lap, he welcomed it with open arms.
It was always serious, heavy drama,” he shared in an interview withSidewalks Entertainment.
“And to walk out theDallasdoor and walk in theStep By Stepdoor… was such a joy.”
It must have been a breath of fresh air to finally be a little less severe.
In 2014, Duffy said that he and Somers would like to see aStep By Stepreboot in aReddit AMA.
“Oh, Dick Solomon,” he revealed in an interview with theLos Angeles Times.
“Dick Solomon was not just Dick Solomon!
He was a man trying to figure out what kind of a human being he was!
So it allowed me to just act and act and act and act.”
Sounds like he had a total blast on set.
Lithgow remains open to a reboot of the show, according toE!
News, though he admits it would be difficult to be that energetic.
We totally get that.
It’s a miracle everyone ended up loving him then, huh?
By the time the sitcom ended, Romano was the highest-paid sitcom actor on all of television.
“Let it be my sitcom legacy, and leave it at that.”
Fair enough he clearly put in his time.
Given his resolve to avoid sitcoms, a reboot is highly unlikely.
Reruns it is, then!
The show, which wasreviled by conservatives, ran from 1987 to 1997 an impressive run, for sure.
So when O’Neill read for the role, he stood out.
But inspired by an uncle of his, O’Neill read it as resigned and got the part.
TMZreports that the cast is game for a reboot, but who knows if it will come to fruition.
Smith looks back at his time in Point Place with a genuine fondness.
“It was just a pleasure doing that show,” he gushed in an interview withAV/Film.
I loved working with all those folks."
Sounds like they really connected during their time on set!
Netflix, take note!
“There was just energy.
And that punch in of sinister, shadow energy cannot be concealed.”
But despite Cosby’s actions, the show’s importance and impact remain significant.
Tony Danza - Tony Micelli (Who’s the Boss?)
We are so here for that!
“It’s a good show for kids to see,” he explained in an interview withEntertainment Tonight.
Welcome to wholesomeville, from its mayor, Tony Danza.
In an interview withUproxx, Danza said he’d rather “look forward than backward.”
But alas, in August 2020,CNNreported that aWho’s the Boss?revival was in the works.
The sitcom endured for many years, running from 1989 to 1997.
“I just said, ‘You know what?
“And the next day, they wanted to give it to me.”
He said yes, and the rest is history!
Who knows what could have been?
“There was a debt owed to this fictional family.
We want to finish telling this story.”
