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Who's the Boss?

Sitcoms in the 1980s were full of male leads in non-traditional gender roles. No more Ward Cleaver, Darrin Stephens or Archie Bunker – now the males were competent around the house and sensitive husbands and fathers like Steven Keaton (Family Ties) and Bill Huxtable (The Cosby Show). But it is the classic 1980s sitcom Who’s the Boss? that spearheaded the way for the role...