Too Close for Comfort (1980)
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 1 - Drawing Room
Release Date: 1985-02-02Henry 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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Episode 2 - Nearly Departed
Release Date: 1985-02-09After his father's death, Henry decides it's time to plan his own funeral. He soon starts to examine his life decisions.
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Episode 3 - My Son, the PhD
Release Date: 1985-02-16Andrew might be a genius and is recruited by a school for gifted children.
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Episode 4 - All in a Day's Unemployment
Release Date: 1985-02-23Budgets 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.
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Episode 5 - Devereaux & Son
Release Date: 1985-03-02The Rushes' friend Paul pretends to be a member of their family to impress his long-lost son.
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Episode 6 - And Baby Makes Two
Release Date: 1985-05-04Jackie drops a bomb on Henry and Muriel when she announces that she wants to become a single mother.
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Episode 7 - Reconcilable Differences
Release Date: 1985-05-11Henry and Muriel end up in counseling thanks to the strain of helping another couple settle a squabble.
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Episode 8 - The Two Faces of Muriel
Release Date: 1985-05-18Muriel considers cosmetic surgery to revive Henry's interest in her.
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Episode 9 - No Mas, Monroe
Release Date: 1985-05-25The Rushes hire an illegal housekeeper with good looks, minimal English, and an urge to become a naturalized citizen.
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Episode 10 - For Every Man, There's Two Women
Release Date: 1985-07-20Monroe is kidnapped and raped by two women in a van. When the police dismiss Monroe's story, Henry searches for the rapists himself.
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Episode 11 - Finders Keepers
Release Date: 1985-07-27Henry and Monroe find a bag full of money and decide they want to keep it, but then hear their neighbors have been robbed.
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Episode 12 - These Stupid Things Remind Me of You
Release Date: 1985-08-03The Rush's recall how they met Monroe.
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Episode 13 - Terms of Endangerment
Release Date: 1985-09-28Monroe'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.
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Episode 14 - The British are Coming, The British are Coming
Release Date: 1985-10-05Henry discovers that his war-time buddy visiting from England is still a womanizer.
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Episode 15 - No Deposit, No Return
Release Date: 1985-10-12Henry takes drastic measures to avoid paying a high penalty for library books that are 5 years overdue.
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Episode 16 - Off and Running
Release Date: 1985-10-19Henry poses with Cosmic Cow in a photo with a politician which causes his job to be in jeopardy.
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Episode 17 - Accused, Confused and Abused
Release Date: 1985-10-26Monroe 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.
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Episode 18 - Arrivederci, Jackie
Release Date: 1985-11-02Jackie 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.
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Episode 19 - Ars Gratia Iris
Release Date: 1985-11-09Henry's married pal chases Muriel's friend.
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Episode 20 - Henry Enters the '80's
Release Date: 1985-11-16Sara 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.
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Episode 21 - Freddie Loves it, We Love It, You're Cancelled
Release Date: 1985-11-23