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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Too Close for Comfort
1980Too 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 Season 5 Full Episode Guide
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.
Henry's married pal chases Muriel's friend.
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.
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.
Henry poses with Cosmic Cow in a photo with a politician which causes his job to be in jeopardy.
Henry takes drastic measures to avoid paying a high penalty for library books that are 5 years overdue.
Henry discovers that his war-time buddy visiting from England is still a womanizer.
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.
The Rush's recall how they met Monroe.
Henry and Monroe find a bag full of money and decide they want to keep it, but then hear their neighbors have been robbed.
Monroe is kidnapped and raped by two women in a van. When the police dismiss Monroe's story, Henry searches for the rapists himself.
The Rushes hire an illegal housekeeper with good looks, minimal English, and an urge to become a naturalized citizen.
Muriel considers cosmetic surgery to revive Henry's interest in her.
Henry and Muriel end up in counseling thanks to the strain of helping another couple settle a squabble.
Jackie drops a bomb on Henry and Muriel when she announces that she wants to become a single mother.
The Rushes' friend Paul pretends to be a member of their family to impress his long-lost son.
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.
Andrew might be a genius and is recruited by a school for gifted children.
After his father's death, Henry decides it's time to plan his own funeral. He soon starts to examine his life decisions.
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.
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