Episode 1
Break Out the Pampers (1)
After several false alarms, Muriel finally goes into labor while Henry is at work.
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Too Close for Comfort
19806 seasons6.4 / 10
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.
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Synopsis
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.
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Episode 2
Break Out the Pampers (2)
Henry makes it to the hospital in time for Muriel to give birth.
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Episode 3
Guess Who's Coming Forever?
Henry threatens to move out when Muriel's mother says she's moving in.
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Episode 4
A Snip in Time
Henry has intimacy issues with Muriel after the baby is born.
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Episode 6
Do You Take This Woman Again?
Muriel wants to renew their vows for their anniversary in a small get-together that soon balloons out of control.
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Episode 7
Who Was That Baby I Saw You With?
While Muriel was taking portraits of babies, Andrew is accidently taken by a confused grandmother leaving her grandson behind.
Episode credits
Directed by Russ Petranto
Episode 8
Monroe's Secret Love's Secret
Henry gives Monroe advice on how to land a woman (or so he thinks) who refuses to go out with him.
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Episode 9
A Thanksgiving Tale
Iris is feeling depressed. When she doesn't show up at the Rush's everyone is worried.
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Episode 10
Pressure's Rising
Henry has to get a physical for a life insurance policy.
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Episode 11
Mr. Christmas
Jackie invites a sweet old Santa home for Christmas, which prompts Henry to think the worst of him.
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Episode 12
The Yearning Point
Muriel's famous old singing partner comes for a visit prompting Muriel to wonder "what if" she never stopped performing.
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Episode 13
Briefly at the Counter
Iris falls in love with a man who she believes is highly successful.
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Episode 14
To Buy or Not to Buy
The Rushs are robbed after Sara lets the burglers into the apartment. Henry decides to get a gun.
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Episode 15
The Seperation
Jackie has an argument with her fiance over her working after they're married which prompts Henry, Muriel, and Iris to separately recount an incident that nearly broke up the Rush couple.
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Episode 16
Girls of the Media
Sara is upset that Henry only supports and celebrates Jackie's accomplishments so she poses for a men's magazine.
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Episode 17
The Courier
An attractive messenger, after being out all night, passes out in the Rush's bedroom leaving Henry and Monroe to think fast on how to get her out of the house before Muriel gets home.
Episode credits
Written by Jurgen WolffGuest stars Cisse Cameron
Episode 18
The Adoption Story
Iris' gift of a trip to Paris backfires when Muriel needs a passport and her birth certificate reveals she was adopted.
Episode credits
Directed by Jeremiah Morris
Episode 19
Out to Lunch
Andrew's hungry and his nursing mother is at work, so Henry takes the baby to the photo session.
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Episode 20
A Portrait of Henry
30m
Henry is upset with Monroe after he accidentally damages the living room wall while hanging a self-portrait of Henry. He chases Monroe out the door, causing him to fall down a flight of stairs. While Monroe is sent to the hospital, Henry is racked with guilt after his conscience starts speaking to him through the portrait.
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Episode 21
Don't Rock the Boat
Henry is shocked to find his friend is marrying a much younger woman.
Episode credits
Directed by Bruce Bilson
Episode 22
Family Business
finale
After Iris gets mugged, the Rushes decide to add on a room for her. Unfortunately, the male workers hired are young and inept, as Henry informs their mother who runs the business. She hires a female foreman, much to the boys' surprise.
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More about Too Close for Comfort
Cast
Ted KnightHenry Rush
Nancy DussaultMuriel Rush
Deborah Van ValkenburghJackie Rush
Lydia CornellSara Rush
Jim J. BullockMonroe Ficus
Audrey MeadowsIris Martin
Pat CarrollHope StinsonLisa AntilleLisa Flores
Credits
- Created by
- Brian Cooke
- Written by
- Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno, Mitch Markowitz, Earl Barret, Arne Sultan, George Arthur Bloom, Jurgen Wolff, Brian Cooke, Tony Garofalo
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 129
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ABCUnited States- SyndicationUnited States
Themes
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