
Too Close for Comfort
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...
Too Close for Comfort
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.
Too Close for Comfort
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...

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Episode 1: Pilot
Henry and Muriel Rush are the owners of a duplex in San Francisco, where they live with their two ad...

Episode 2: It Didn't Happen One Night
With Sara and Jackie living downstairs, Henry has become a snoop-aholic. Sara asks for permission t...

Episode 3: The Bag Lady
Jackie, who works at a bank, tries to make a money delivery to a supermarket, but finds it closed....

Episode 4: Sara's Monroe Doctrine
Sara befriends Monroe Ficus, a recently dumped young man, who quickly follows her all over the place...

Episode 5: Que Sara, Sara
Jackie and Sara have split the cost of rent but when Sara is unable to pay her half, Henry tells her...

Episode 6: Tenants Anyone?
The furniture of the previous tenant, Rafkin, has become Jackie and Sara's but when his sister shows...

Episode 7: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolfe?
When Sara gets a part-time job at Jackie's bank, things go smoothly. Jackie quickly warns her of the...

Episode 8: Mister Big
Henry is worried about his job when the new mystery loving boss, Arthur Wainwright, takes over and b...

Episode 9: The Location
Sara and Monroe are ecstatic when a movie director decides Jackie and Sara's apartment would be perf...

Episode 10: A Friend in Need
Monroe has been struggling with the fact he is still a virgin and seeks out a psychologist for help....

Episode 11: A Fine Romance
Sylvia Walker, an old college friend and recently divorced friend of Muriel's arrives in town for a...

Episode 12: The Boy in the Band
Rich Holland, a man who took Muriel on the road with a band when she was young arrives in town looki...

Episode 13: Deadline for Henry
Henry is not happy with the fact that he has been called in for jury duty. However, things get press...

Episode 14: Huey
Henry's father, Huey breaks out of the nursing home, or rather is thrown out when he has a romantic...

Episode 15: Centerfold
A football player, Buck Krulik, is in town and a fan of Henry's Cosmic Cow comic strip, so he comes...

Episode 16: What's Wrong with Mr. Right?
A woman arrives at Sara and Jackie's door accusing Sara of dating her husband. However, the woman ha...

Episode 17: Up Your Easter Bonnet
Out of pity, Henry reluctantly allows Monroe to crash on his couch for Easter week when Monroe's par...

Episode 18: Cosmic Cow vs. the Oval Office
Henry is fired by Mr. Wainwright when he refuses to publish an apology for his recent Cosmic Cow com...

Episode 19: The Return of Rafkin
Sara arranges for a medium to conduct a séance to connect Mildred Rafkin with her deceased brother i...

Episode 1: Guess Who's Coming to Burp?
A doctor informs Muriel that she's pregnant after she faints at a restaurant while celebrating her 4...

Episode 2: Your Guest is As Good As Mine
Henry's free-spirited niece, April, shows up on his doorstep after moving from Delaware to start a s...

Episode 3: Who's Sara Now?
Muriel and Henry read a newspaper article about a nurse who had switched babies in the maternity war...

Episode 4: The Prince and the Frog
Jackie openly dreads a visit from an annoying, nerdy guy who had a crush on her when she was a kid....

Episode 5: What's Our Rush?
Muriel goes in for an amniocentesis, but she and Henry decline to learn the sex of the baby. This do...

Episode 6: Rafkin's Bum
An older man dressed like a bum shows up at the Rushes' doorstep looking for the transvestite person...

Episode 7: Where There's a Will
Hearing a story about a man who died intestate causes Henry to have a terrible nightmare, which comp...

Episode 8: The Remaking of Monroe
Monroe enrolls in an assertiveness class on the advice of the Rush girls after being pushed around a...

Episode 9: When the Bough Breaks
Muriel unwisely commits herself to do a coveted helicopter photo shoot, which Henry demands she canc...

Episode 10: Cop-Out
Jackie falls madly in love with a police officer who responds to a false burglary report at the apar...

Episode 11: April and September
Henry is going up the wall with April keeping such late hours, spending time with her latest boyfrie...

Episode 12: A Fan for Henry
A fan of Henry's Cosmic Cow comic strip who has been sending him increasingly bizarre fan mail break...

Episode 13: Brotherly Hate
April secretly arranges for her father Bill to meet face to face with his brother Henry, so they can...

Episode 14: Charlie's Last Hurrah
Henry is contacted by a rival cartoonist who has perpetrated several practical jokes on him over the...

Episode 15: The Last Weekend
Upon realizing the birth of his third child is only six weeks away, Henry feels a sense of guilt for...

Episode 16: My Unfavorite Martin
Muriel secretly asks her mother Iris stay with her until she recovers from childbirth, much to the c...

Episode 17: Seventh Month Blues
Henry's generous offer to arrange a job interview for an attractive art student backfires when she b...

Episode 18: As the Cookie Crumbles
Just before heading off on a Las Vegas vacation, Henry reluctantly lends $100 to Sara, April, and Mo...

Episode 19: Foreign Exchange
In order to reduce the cost of a trip to Europe, Jackie and Sara swap apartments with an English cou...

Episode 20: A Matter of Degree
Henry refuses to accept Sara's decision to drop out of college to become the weather announcer on a...

Episode 21: A Policeman's Wife is Not a Happy One
Jackie's boyfriend Brad has recovered from his gunshot wound and decides he can't work a desk job, w...

Episode 22: Don't Shoot the Piano Movers
April's father sends her his baby grand piano, and she takes up Monroe's offer to move it into the a...

Episode 1: Break Out the Pampers (1)
After several false alarms, Muriel finally goes into labor while Henry is at work.

Episode 2: Break Out the Pampers (2)
Henry makes it to the hospital in time for Muriel to give birth.

Episode 3: Guess Who's Coming Forever?
Henry threatens to move out when Muriel's mother says she's moving in.

Episode 4: A Snip in Time
Henry has intimacy issues with Muriel after the baby is born.

Episode 5: The Luck of the Iris
Henry ruins a date for Iris.

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 ou...

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 le...

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.

Episode 9: A Thanksgiving Tale
Iris is feeling depressed. When she doesn't show up at the Rush's everyone is worried.

Episode 10: Pressure's Rising
Henry has to get a physical for a life insurance policy.

Episode 11: Mr. Christmas
Jackie invites a sweet old Santa home for Christmas, which prompts Henry to think the worst of him.

Episode 12: The Yearning Point
Muriel's famous old singing partner comes for a visit prompting Muriel to wonder "what if" she never...

Episode 13: Briefly at the Counter
Iris falls in love with a man who she believes is highly successful.

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.

Episode 15: The Seperation
Jackie has an argument with her fiance over her working after they're married which prompts Henry, M...

Episode 16: Girls of the Media
Sara is upset that Henry only supports and celebrates Jackie's accomplishments so she poses for a me...

Episode 17: The Courier
An attractive messenger, after being out all night, passes out in the Rush's bedroom leaving Henry a...

Episode 18: The Adoption Story
Iris' gift of a trip to Paris backfires when Muriel needs a passport and her birth certificate revea...

Episode 19: Out to Lunch
Andrew's hungry and his nursing mother is at work, so Henry takes the baby to the photo session.

Episode 20: A Portrait of Henry
Henry is upset with Monroe after he accidentally damages the living room wall while hanging a self-p...

Episode 21: Don't Rock the Boat
Henry is shocked to find his friend is marrying a much younger woman.

Episode 22: Family Business
After Iris gets mugged, the Rushes decide to add on a room for her. Unfortunately, the male workers...

Episode 1: The Enemy Above
The Rushes rent their newly built apartment to Monroe

Episode 2: Making Mountains Out of Molehills
Jackie is envious of Sara's many dates, so she decides to get breast implants to make herself more a...

Episode 3: Just Another Pretty Face
Sara auditions for an anchor position at the station and thinks she's a shoo-in next to her plain Ja...

Episode 4: Home Is Where the Bart Is
The Rush's home is scheduled for demolition by the city in order to build a new subway station

Episode 5: High Infidelity
Monroe's father comes for a visit.

Episode 6: Son of the Groom
Henry's father visits to ask if he will be his best man at his upcoming wedding. The happy news is d...

Episode 7: Witness for the Persecution
Henry witnesses a robbery and works with the police to identify the suspect. The suspect then threat...

Episode 8: Henry Draws a Blank
Henry suffers from a case of writer's block. Surprisingly, Mrs. Rafkin ends up being extremely helpf...

Episode 9: Shipmates
Henry runs into his cantankerous former Navy commander who is now a doorman. Despite their antagoniz...

Episode 10: Is There a Doctor in the House?
Henry's cartoonist friend suggests donating his early work to a college with the hopes of being awar...

Episode 11: High and Inside
Henry eagerly sets Sara up with a major league baseball star. Sara begrudgingly agrees to one date b...

Episode 12: The Runaway
Monroe asks if a friend could spend a week with him, but neglects to tell Henry the friend is female...

Episode 13: The Graduates
As Monroe nears graduation, he is having a hard time finding a job. Monroe twists Henry's concern in...

Episode 14: Goodbye, Mr. Chip
Monroe gets a computer and wins big in the stock market and horse racing thanks to computer tips. So...

Episode 15: No Patsy, This Kelly
Henry almost misses an important meeting with his boss because the guard dog Monroe agrees to watch...

Episode 16: Hawaii Five-8
Jackie and Sara return from a Hawaiian vacation with their grandmother Iris. Jackie fell in love wit...

Episode 17: Quick on the Draw
After Henry breaks his arm, his boss sends a young artist to help keep up with his deadlines. The yo...

Episode 18: The Missing Fink
After Muriel's camera is stolen at a gallery opening, her attempts at retrieving it lead Henry to th...

Episode 19: The Sound of Mother
Muriel's biological mother writes asking to meet. Despite being angry and bitter, Jackie and Sara co...

Episode 20: The Return of Mr. Wonderful
Iris visits in order to meet up with the Lothario who broke her heart. He lures her there with the p...

Episode 21: Divorce Chicago Style
Muriel's best friend, Sylvia, is recently divorced and enjoying every minute of her new life and lov...

Episode 22: Cinderella Update
Jackie considers a move to Dallas to find a job in fashion. That is, until she meets Sara's date and...

Episode 23: Henry Bites the Big Apple
Henry considers taking a job in New York City when a new, younger executive takes over at Wainwright...

Episode 1: Drawing Room
Henry decides to work at a downtown office, due to life at home getting crazier, but it turns out th...

Episode 2: Nearly Departed
After his father's death, Henry decides it's time to plan his own funeral. He soon starts to examine...

Episode 3: My Son, the PhD
Andrew might be a genius and is recruited by a school for gifted children.

Episode 4: All in a Day's Unemployment
Budgets are tight throughout the Rush household. Henry coaches Monroe to ask for a raise at work, bu...

Episode 5: Devereaux & Son
The Rushes' friend Paul pretends to be a member of their family to impress his long-lost son.

Episode 6: And Baby Makes Two
Jackie drops a bomb on Henry and Muriel when she announces that she wants to become a single mother.

Episode 7: Reconcilable Differences
Henry and Muriel end up in counseling thanks to the strain of helping another couple settle a squabb...

Episode 8: The Two Faces of Muriel
Muriel considers cosmetic surgery to revive Henry's interest in her.

Episode 9: No Mas, Monroe
The Rushes hire an illegal housekeeper with good looks, minimal English, and an urge to become a nat...

Episode 10: For Every Man, There's Two Women
Monroe is kidnapped and raped by two women in a van. When the police dismiss Monroe's story, Henry s...

Episode 11: Finders Keepers
Henry and Monroe find a bag full of money and decide they want to keep it, but then hear their neigh...

Episode 12: These Stupid Things Remind Me of You
The Rush's recall how they met Monroe.

Episode 13: Terms of Endangerment
Monroe's new love interest is not only mature but possibly married. Henry and Muriel butt in to make...

Episode 14: The British are Coming, The British are Coming
Henry discovers that his war-time buddy visiting from England is still a womanizer.

Episode 15: No Deposit, No Return
Henry takes drastic measures to avoid paying a high penalty for library books that are 5 years overd...

Episode 16: Off and Running
Henry poses with Cosmic Cow in a photo with a politician which causes his job to be in jeopardy.

Episode 17: Accused, Confused and Abused
Monroe and Sara decide to help a teenage boy who was going to juvenile hall for stealing. The boy ha...

Episode 18: Arrivederci, Jackie
Jackie has been offered a job working at The House of Aldo, an Italian designer, but she doesn't tel...

Episode 19: Ars Gratia Iris
Henry's married pal chases Muriel's friend.

Episode 20: Henry Enters the '80's
Sara agrees to go on a blind date with a man that Muriel had set her up with. To everyone's amazemen...

Episode 21: Freddie Loves it, We Love It, You're Cancelled

Episode 1: Henry's Change of Life
Henry, Muriel and Monroe move to Mill Valley, CA. The Rushes buy a new home. Henry bought a 49% shar...

Episode 2: Front Page Monroe
Monroe publishes a front page story about corporate pollution and gets sent to jail for not revealin...

Episode 3: Four is a Crowd
The Rush's friends visit and overstay their welcome.

Episode 4: Ho-Ho Ho Chi Henry
The Rushes and Mrs. Stinson help a Vietnamese family who opened a restaurant achieve the American dr...

Episode 5: Miss Marin Bugler
The Marin Bugler holds a beauty contest with unexpected repercussions for the winner

Episode 6: Garfield the Cat Joins the Marin Bugler
Henry strikes up a deal to run the Garfield comic strip in the Marin Bugler

Episode 7: Bedtime for Henry
All Henry wants to do is spend a relaxing day in bed, but is constantly interrupted

Episode 8: Educating Lisa
The Rush's housekeeper Lisa enrolls in classes to become a naturalized American citizen

Episode 9: Henry's Novel Solution
Henry's admiration for a famous author diminishes when he learns the man (Peter Haskell) gets his in...

Episode 10: Henry Gets Taken for a Ride
Henry decides to buy a car for Lisa. He attempts to show his business prowess by getting the best de...

Episode 11: Late, Great Herbert Maxwell
Monroe and Henry learn about a coverup with regards to death of a friend of Mrs. Stinson.

Episode 12: Muriel's Fish Story
Muriel is offered a photography job from a famous oceanographer for his next expedition.

Episode 13: Ya Gotta Have Heart
When Mrs. Stinson's niece begins works as an intern at the newspaper, it causes friction.

Episode 14: Monroe's Critical Condition
Monroe's life is threatened after he gives a singer a bad review.

Episode 15: Cyrano Henry
Mr. Forester asks for Henry's help in writing a personal ad, which turns Henry into a ghost writer o...

Episode 16: Family Fued
Muriel quits the Marin Bugler when Henry decides to use a reader's photo in a story instead of hers.

Episode 17: Rock Around Henry
Henry rallies behind two rock musicians who were banned from performing at a local music festival.

Episode 18: Herb Kiss, Henry Tells
Henry and Muriel are caught in the middle of Herb and Marsha Kennedy's marriage problems after it's...

Episode 19: Believing is Seeing
Henry suddenly becomes editor of the paper when Mrs. Stinson quits. Henry realizes he needs her at t...

Episode 20: Acropolis Now
Henry suspects Iris' Greek fiancé is after her money.

Episode 21: Presenting Buddy Ficus
Monroe reviews a comedy club, and thinks that the comedians at the club were not up to par; he decid...

Episode 22: Lisa Goes Lottery Loco
Lisa is overjoyed when she wins $5 and becomes addicted to playing.
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