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  • 1985-02-02T05:00:00Z on Syndication
  • 24m
  • 10h 6m (21 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
Too Close for Comfort is an American television sitcom which ran on the ABC network from November 11, 1980 until May 5, 1983, and in first-run syndication from April 7, 1984 until September 27, 1986. It was modeled after the British series Keep It in the Family, which premiered nine months before Too Close for Comfort debuted in the U.S. Its name was changed to The Ted Knight Show when the show was retooled for its final season.

21 episodes

Season Premiere

1985-02-02T05:00:00Z

5x01 Drawing Room

Season Premiere

5x01 Drawing Room

  • 1985-02-02T05:00:00Z30m

Henry decides to work at a downtown office, due to life at home getting crazier, but it turns out there were more distractions downtown than he bargained for.

1985-02-09T05:00:00Z

5x02 Nearly Departed

5x02 Nearly Departed

  • 1985-02-09T05:00:00Z30m

After his father's death, Henry decides it's time to plan his own funeral. He soon starts to examine his life decisions.

1985-02-16T05:00:00Z

5x03 My Son, the PhD

5x03 My Son, the PhD

  • 1985-02-16T05:00:00Z30m

Andrew might be a genius and is recruited by a school for gifted children.

5x04 All in a Day's Unemployment

  • 1985-02-23T05:00:00Z24m

Budgets are tight throughout the Rush household. Henry coaches Monroe to ask for a raise at work, but the coaching backfires and Monroe is fired. Henry works overtime to find Monroe a new job.

1985-03-02T05:00:00Z

5x05 Devereaux & Son

5x05 Devereaux & Son

  • 1985-03-02T05:00:00Z30m

The Rushes' friend Paul pretends to be a member of their family to impress his long-lost son.

1985-05-04T04:00:00Z

5x06 And Baby Makes Two

5x06 And Baby Makes Two

  • 1985-05-04T04:00:00Z30m

Jackie drops a bomb on Henry and Muriel when she announces that she wants to become a single mother.

1985-05-11T04:00:00Z

5x07 Reconcilable Differences

5x07 Reconcilable Differences

  • 1985-05-11T04:00:00Z24m

Henry and Muriel end up in counseling thanks to the strain of helping another couple settle a squabble.

1985-05-18T04:00:00Z

5x08 The Two Faces of Muriel

5x08 The Two Faces of Muriel

  • 1985-05-18T04:00:00Z30m

Muriel considers cosmetic surgery to revive Henry's interest in her.

1985-05-25T04:00:00Z

5x09 No Mas, Monroe

5x09 No Mas, Monroe

  • 1985-05-25T04:00:00Z30m

The Rushes hire an illegal housekeeper with good looks, minimal English, and an urge to become a naturalized citizen.

Monroe is kidnapped and raped by two women in a van. When the police dismiss Monroe's story, Henry searches for the rapists himself.

1985-07-27T04:00:00Z

5x11 Finders Keepers

5x11 Finders Keepers

  • 1985-07-27T04:00:00Z30m

Henry and Monroe find a bag full of money and decide they want to keep it, but then hear their neighbors have been robbed.

The Rush's recall how they met Monroe.

1985-09-28T04:00:00Z

5x13 Terms of Endangerment

5x13 Terms of Endangerment

  • 1985-09-28T04:00:00Z30m

Monroe's new love interest is not only mature but possibly married. Henry and Muriel butt in to make sure Monroe doesn't get his heart broken.

Henry discovers that his war-time buddy visiting from England is still a womanizer.

1985-10-12T04:00:00Z

5x15 No Deposit, No Return

5x15 No Deposit, No Return

  • 1985-10-12T04:00:00Z30m

Henry takes drastic measures to avoid paying a high penalty for library books that are 5 years overdue.

1985-10-19T04:00:00Z

5x16 Off and Running

5x16 Off and Running

  • 1985-10-19T04:00:00Z30m

Henry poses with Cosmic Cow in a photo with a politician which causes his job to be in jeopardy.

Monroe and Sara decide to help a teenage boy who was going to juvenile hall for stealing. The boy has a history of being abused, and when Henry tries to step in to offer his own help the boy rejects him and runs away.

1985-11-02T05:00:00Z

5x18 Arrivederci, Jackie

5x18 Arrivederci, Jackie

  • 1985-11-02T05:00:00Z30m

Jackie has been offered a job working at The House of Aldo, an Italian designer, but she doesn't tell her father about it. She invites Senor Aldo to the house without telling Henry who he is. When the man tells Henry he wants Jackie for his House, Henry thinks he's a dirty old man so he throws him out. Later, he is told the truth. Jackie can't believe what Henry did so she decides to move out. Henry calls the man and tries to apologize. He asks him to give Jackie a chance, but Aldo doesn't think it would be good for Jackie because of how overprotective he is.

1985-11-09T05:00:00Z

5x19 Ars Gratia Iris

5x19 Ars Gratia Iris

  • 1985-11-09T05:00:00Z30m

Henry's married pal chases Muriel's friend.

1985-11-16T05:00:00Z

5x20 Henry Enters the '80's

5x20 Henry Enters the '80's

  • 1985-11-16T05:00:00Z24m

Sara agrees to go on a blind date with a man that Muriel had set her up with. To everyone's amazement, Bob is gorgeous. After several dates, Bob and Sara make plans to move in together, which Henry is totally against.

Season Finale

5x21 Freddie Loves it, We Love It, You're Cancelled

  • 1985-11-23T05:00:00Z30m
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