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Too Close for Comfort — Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Brian Cooke
• Starring: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Jim J. Bullock, Pat Carroll, Lisa Antille

Too Close for Comfort — Series Details

Too Close for Comfort — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Pilot (1980-11-11) — Henry and Muriel Rush are the owners of a duplex in San Francisco, where they live with their two adult daughters: 21-year-old banker Jackie and 18-year-old college freshman Sara,
• E2: It Didn't Happen One Night (1980-11-16) — With Sara and Jackie living downstairs, Henry has become a snoop-aholic. Sara asks for permission to go to Lake Tahoe for the weekend, leaving behind birth control pills that Henr
• E3: The Bag Lady (1980-11-18) — Jackie, who works at a bank, tries to make a money delivery to a supermarket, but finds it closed. After calling her boss, she finds herself in charge of a bag with $100,000 in it
• E4: Sara's Monroe Doctrine (1980-11-25) — Sara befriends Monroe Ficus, a recently dumped young man, who quickly follows her all over the place even following her home. Meanwhile, Henry and Muriel plan on celebrating their
• E5: Que Sara, Sara (1980-12-02) — Jackie and Sara have split the cost of rent but when Sara is unable to pay her half, Henry tells her to go out and get a job. Sara easily gets a job as a waitress, but Henry is in
• E6: Tenants Anyone? (1980-12-09) — The furniture of the previous tenant, Rafkin, has become Jackie and Sara's but when his sister shows up to claim his belongings, they find themselves in an unfurnished apartment. W
• E7: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolfe? (1980-12-16) — When Sara gets a part-time job at Jackie's bank, things go smoothly. Jackie quickly warns her of the branch manager, Mr. Wolfe, and his "friendliness" toward the women tellers. How
• E8: Mister Big (1981-01-06) — Henry is worried about his job when the new mystery loving boss, Arthur Wainwright, takes over and begins a steady practice of age discrimination. However, things may swing his way
• E9: The Location (1981-01-13) — Sara and Monroe are ecstatic when a movie director decides Jackie and Sara's apartment would be perfect to film a movie. However, Henry and Muriel are totally unsure of the situati
• E10: A Friend in Need (1981-01-27) — Monroe has been struggling with the fact he is still a virgin and seeks out a psychologist for help. The psychologist suggests that Monroe hire a sex surrogate to solve his problem
• E11: A Fine Romance (1981-02-03) — Sylvia Walker, an old college friend and recently divorced friend of Muriel's arrives in town for a visit and decides to make the most of the rest of her life. Meanwhile, Henry bec
• E12: The Boy in the Band (1981-02-10) — Rich Holland, a man who took Muriel on the road with a band when she was young arrives in town looking just as young as ever. Henry soon feels old and becomes insecure, however, Mu
• E13: Deadline for Henry (1981-02-17) — Henry is not happy with the fact that he has been called in for jury duty. However, things get pressed when Henry's boss, Mr. Wainwright, wanting to avoid any problems associated w
• E14: Huey (1981-02-24) — Henry's father, Huey breaks out of the nursing home, or rather is thrown out when he has a romantic interlude with another resident. He arrives in San Francisco to stay with Henry
• E15: Centerfold (1981-03-03) — A football player, Buck Krulik, is in town and a fan of Henry's Cosmic Cow comic strip, so he comes by for a visit and has Jackie, Sara and Muriel fawn all over him. After admirin
• E16: What's Wrong with Mr. Right? (1981-03-17) — A woman arrives at Sara and Jackie's door accusing Sara of dating her husband. However, the woman has the wrong Rush daughter, Jackie is the one and doesn't see anything wrong with
• E17: Up Your Easter Bonnet (1981-03-24) — Out of pity, Henry reluctantly allows Monroe to crash on his couch for Easter week when Monroe's parents decide they don't want him to visit them in Miami. Henry soon regrets his g
• E18: Cosmic Cow vs. the Oval Office (1981-05-05) — Henry is fired by Mr. Wainwright when he refuses to publish an apology for his recent Cosmic Cow comic strips that poke fun at President Reagan. Rather than face the indignity of t
• E19: The Return of Rafkin (1981-05-12) — Sara arranges for a medium to conduct a séance to connect Mildred Rafkin with her deceased brother in an attempt to find a missing antique broach. However, an accusation leveled by

Season 2

• E1: Guess Who's Coming to Burp? (1981-10-13) — A doctor informs Muriel that she's pregnant after she faints at a restaurant while celebrating her 42nd birthday with her family. While she and Henry are initially elated, they fin
• E2: Your Guest is As Good As Mine (1981-10-27) — Henry's free-spirited niece, April, shows up on his doorstep after moving from Delaware to start a song writing career, and he reluctantly allows her to stay in the guest bedroom o
• E3: Who's Sara Now? (1981-11-03) — Muriel and Henry read a newspaper article about a nurse who had switched babies in the maternity ward of the hospital that Sara had been delivered at. They quickly set out to find
• E4: The Prince and the Frog (1981-11-10) — Jackie openly dreads a visit from an annoying, nerdy guy who had a crush on her when she was a kid. However, when Sara is the first to discover his physical appearance has changed
• E5: What's Our Rush? (1981-11-17) — Muriel goes in for an amniocentesis, but she and Henry decline to learn the sex of the baby. This doesn't sit well with Henry's mischievous father Huey, who is in town to bury his
• E6: Rafkin's Bum (1981-11-24) — An older man dressed like a bum shows up at the Rushes' doorstep looking for the transvestite persona of Rafkin, their deceased former tenant, because they always got together for
• E7: Where There's a Will (1981-12-01) — Hearing a story about a man who died intestate causes Henry to have a terrible nightmare, which compels him to finally make out his will. However, he soon regrets his decision to f
• E8: The Remaking of Monroe (1981-12-08) — Monroe enrolls in an assertiveness class on the advice of the Rush girls after being pushed around at a concert, but the class proves to work a little too well. Meanwhile, one of H
• E9: When the Bough Breaks (1981-12-15) — Muriel unwisely commits herself to do a coveted helicopter photo shoot, which Henry demands she cancel due to her pregnancy. The back and forth fighting cause a big headache for th
• E10: Cop-Out (1982-01-05) — Jackie falls madly in love with a police officer who responds to a false burglary report at the apartment due to April sneaking in late one night after getting stuck on Alcatraz wi
• E11: April and September (1982-01-12) — Henry is going up the wall with April keeping such late hours, spending time with her latest boyfriend. However, Henry and Muriel are in for a shock when they discover her boyfrien
• E12: A Fan for Henry (1982-01-19) — A fan of Henry's Cosmic Cow comic strip who has been sending him increasingly bizarre fan mail breaks into the apartment one night through the unlocked front door, kidnapping his p
• E13: Brotherly Hate (1982-02-02) — April secretly arranges for her father Bill to meet face to face with his brother Henry, so they can attempt to reconcile after a petty childhood dispute caused them to stop speaki
• E14: Charlie's Last Hurrah (1982-02-09) — Henry is contacted by a rival cartoonist who has perpetrated several practical jokes on him over the years, and Henry schemes with Monroe to pay him back during a dinner visit. How
• E15: The Last Weekend (1982-02-16) — Upon realizing the birth of his third child is only six weeks away, Henry feels a sense of guilt for not spending enough time with his two daughters. He decides to invite them on a
• E16: My Unfavorite Martin (1982-02-23) — Muriel secretly asks her mother Iris stay with her until she recovers from childbirth, much to the chagrin of Henry, who has always found her to be overbearing. When Muriel unexpec
• E17: Seventh Month Blues (1982-03-02) — Henry's generous offer to arrange a job interview for an attractive art student backfires when she begins showing affection for him, which puts him in the doghouse with an increasi
• E18: As the Cookie Crumbles (1982-03-09) — Just before heading off on a Las Vegas vacation, Henry reluctantly lends $100 to Sara, April, and Monroe so they can start a business selling home-baked cookies using Grandma Rush'
• E19: Foreign Exchange (1982-03-16) — In order to reduce the cost of a trip to Europe, Jackie and Sara swap apartments with an English couple who wants to visit America. Henry's misgivings are confirmed when he acciden
• E20: A Matter of Degree (1982-03-23) — Henry refuses to accept Sara's decision to drop out of college to become the weather announcer on a local television station, which causes her to announce that she's moving out in
• E21: A Policeman's Wife is Not a Happy One (1982-05-04) — Jackie's boyfriend Brad has recovered from his gunshot wound and decides he can't work a desk job, which causes him to reconsider the appropriateness of a long term relationship wi
• E22: Don't Shoot the Piano Movers (1982-05-11) — April's father sends her his baby grand piano, and she takes up Monroe's offer to move it into the apartment with the help of a large friend for $20. This proves to be a big mistak

Season 3

• E1: Break Out the Pampers (1) (1982-09-30) — After several false alarms, Muriel finally goes into labor while Henry is at work.
• E2: Break Out the Pampers (2) (1982-09-30) — Henry makes it to the hospital in time for Muriel to give birth.
• E3: Guess Who's Coming Forever? (1982-10-14) — Henry threatens to move out when Muriel's mother says she's moving in.
• E4: A Snip in Time (1982-10-21) — Henry has intimacy issues with Muriel after the baby is born.
• E5: The Luck of the Iris (1982-10-28) — Henry ruins a date for Iris.
• E6: Do You Take This Woman Again? (1982-11-04) — Muriel wants to renew their vows for their anniversary in a small get-together that soon balloons out of control.
• E7: Who Was That Baby I Saw You With? (1982-11-11) — While Muriel was taking portraits of babies, Andrew is accidently taken by a confused grandmother leaving her grandson behind.
• E8: Monroe's Secret Love's Secret (1982-11-18) — Henry gives Monroe advice on how to land a woman (or so he thinks) who refuses to go out with him.
• E9: A Thanksgiving Tale (1982-11-25) — Iris is feeling depressed. When she doesn't show up at the Rush's everyone is worried.
• E10: Pressure's Rising (1982-12-09) — Henry has to get a physical for a life insurance policy.
• E11: Mr. Christmas (1982-12-16) — Jackie invites a sweet old Santa home for Christmas, which prompts Henry to think the worst of him.
• E12: The Yearning Point (1983-01-06) — Muriel's famous old singing partner comes for a visit prompting Muriel to wonder "what if" she never stopped performing.
• E13: Briefly at the Counter (1983-01-13) — Iris falls in love with a man who she believes is highly successful.
• E14: To Buy or Not to Buy (1983-01-20) — The Rushs are robbed after Sara lets the burglers into the apartment. Henry decides to get a gun.
• E15: The Seperation (1983-01-27) — 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
• E16: Girls of the Media (1983-02-03) — Sara is upset that Henry only supports and celebrates Jackie's accomplishments so she poses for a men's magazine.
• E17: The Courier (1983-02-17) — 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 ho
• E18: The Adoption Story (1983-02-24) — Iris' gift of a trip to Paris backfires when Muriel needs a passport and her birth certificate reveals she was adopted.
• E19: Out to Lunch (1983-03-10) — Andrew's hungry and his nursing mother is at work, so Henry takes the baby to the photo session.
• E20: A Portrait of Henry (1983-03-17) — 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 flig
• E21: Don't Rock the Boat (1983-04-28) — Henry is shocked to find his friend is marrying a much younger woman.
• E22: Family Business (1983-05-05) — 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.

Season 4

• E1: The Enemy Above (1984-04-07) — The Rushes rent their newly built apartment to Monroe
• E2: Making Mountains Out of Molehills (1984-04-14) — Jackie is envious of Sara's many dates, so she decides to get breast implants to make herself more attractive.
• E3: Just Another Pretty Face (1984-04-21) — Sara auditions for an anchor position at the station and thinks she's a shoo-in next to her plain Jane competition.
• E4: Home Is Where the Bart Is (1984-04-28) — The Rush's home is scheduled for demolition by the city in order to build a new subway station
• E5: High Infidelity (1984-05-05) — Monroe's father comes for a visit.
• E6: Son of the Groom (1984-05-12) — Henry's father visits to ask if he will be his best man at his upcoming wedding. The happy news is dampened by Henry's suspicions of his father's much younger fiancée.
• E7: Witness for the Persecution (1984-05-19) — Henry witnesses a robbery and works with the police to identify the suspect. The suspect then threatens Henry not to testify.
• E8: Henry Draws a Blank (1984-05-26) — Henry suffers from a case of writer's block. Surprisingly, Mrs. Rafkin ends up being extremely helpful.
• E9: Shipmates (1984-06-02) — Henry runs into his cantankerous former Navy commander who is now a doorman. Despite their antagonizing relationship, Henry invites him to dinner as a way of burying the hatchet. H
• E10: Is There a Doctor in the House? (1984-06-09) — Henry's cartoonist friend suggests donating his early work to a college with the hopes of being awarded an honorary doctorate – and a guaranteed tax break.
• E11: High and Inside (1984-06-16) — Henry eagerly sets Sara up with a major league baseball star. Sara begrudgingly agrees to one date but ends up falling for him. Henry's enthusiasm quickly wanes after he finds out
• E12: The Runaway (1984-06-23) — Monroe asks if a friend could spend a week with him, but neglects to tell Henry the friend is female and a runaway. When Henry runs into her in the middle of the night, the jig is
• E13: The Graduates (1984-07-14) — As Monroe nears graduation, he is having a hard time finding a job. Monroe twists Henry's concern into an assistant's position.
• E14: Goodbye, Mr. Chip (1984-07-21) — Monroe gets a computer and wins big in the stock market and horse racing thanks to computer tips. Soon after, Henry wants in on the action.
• E15: No Patsy, This Kelly (1984-10-06) — Henry almost misses an important meeting with his boss because the guard dog Monroe agrees to watch overnight, traps him in the kitchen.
• E16: Hawaii Five-8 (1984-10-13) — Jackie and Sara return from a Hawaiian vacation with their grandmother Iris. Jackie fell in love with her surfing instructor and plans to marry him. Henry is opposed to the union u
• E17: Quick on the Draw (1984-10-27) — After Henry breaks his arm, his boss sends a young artist to help keep up with his deadlines. The young artist is cocky, abrasive, and very good which upsets Henry.
• E18: The Missing Fink (1984-11-03) — After Muriel's camera is stolen at a gallery opening, her attempts at retrieving it lead Henry to think she's having an affair.
• E19: The Sound of Mother (1984-11-10) — Muriel's biological mother writes asking to meet. Despite being angry and bitter, Jackie and Sara convince Muriel to meet her.
• E20: The Return of Mr. Wonderful (1984-11-17) — Iris visits in order to meet up with the Lothario who broke her heart. He lures her there with the premise to ask her "a very important question.
• E21: Divorce Chicago Style (1984-11-24) — Muriel's best friend, Sylvia, is recently divorced and enjoying every minute of her new life and loves. Muriel is envious of her freedom and decides to start working again to gain
• E22: Cinderella Update (1984-12-01) — Jackie considers a move to Dallas to find a job in fashion. That is, until she meets Sara's date and they hit it off. Sara and Jackie's relationship is tested.
• E23: Henry Bites the Big Apple (1984-12-08) — Henry considers taking a job in New York City when a new, younger executive takes over at Wainwright Publishing.

Season 5

• E1: Drawing Room (1985-02-02) — 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.
• E2: Nearly Departed (1985-02-09) — After his father's death, Henry decides it's time to plan his own funeral. He soon starts to examine his life decisions.
• E3: My Son, the PhD (1985-02-16) — Andrew might be a genius and is recruited by a school for gifted children.
• E4: All in a Day's Unemployment (1985-02-23) — 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 Monro
• E5: Devereaux & Son (1985-03-02) — The Rushes' friend Paul pretends to be a member of their family to impress his long-lost son.
• E6: And Baby Makes Two (1985-05-04) — Jackie drops a bomb on Henry and Muriel when she announces that she wants to become a single mother.
• E7: Reconcilable Differences (1985-05-11) — Henry and Muriel end up in counseling thanks to the strain of helping another couple settle a squabble.
• E8: The Two Faces of Muriel (1985-05-18) — Muriel considers cosmetic surgery to revive Henry's interest in her.
• E9: No Mas, Monroe (1985-05-25) — The Rushes hire an illegal housekeeper with good looks, minimal English, and an urge to become a naturalized citizen.
• E10: For Every Man, There's Two Women (1985-07-20) — Monroe is kidnapped and raped by two women in a van. When the police dismiss Monroe's story, Henry searches for the rapists himself.
• E11: Finders Keepers (1985-07-27) — Henry and Monroe find a bag full of money and decide they want to keep it, but then hear their neighbors have been robbed.
• E12: These Stupid Things Remind Me of You (1985-08-03) — The Rush's recall how they met Monroe.
• E13: Terms of Endangerment (1985-09-28) — 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.
• E14: The British are Coming, The British are Coming (1985-10-05) — Henry discovers that his war-time buddy visiting from England is still a womanizer.
• E15: No Deposit, No Return (1985-10-12) — Henry takes drastic measures to avoid paying a high penalty for library books that are 5 years overdue.
• E16: Off and Running (1985-10-19) — Henry poses with Cosmic Cow in a photo with a politician which causes his job to be in jeopardy.
• E17: Accused, Confused and Abused (1985-10-26) — 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 he
• E18: Arrivederci, Jackie (1985-11-02) — 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
• E19: Ars Gratia Iris (1985-11-09) — Henry's married pal chases Muriel's friend.
• E20: Henry Enters the '80's (1985-11-16) — 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 toge
• E21: Freddie Loves it, We Love It, You're Cancelled (1985-11-23)

Season 6

• E1: Henry's Change of Life (1986-04-05) — Henry, Muriel and Monroe move to Mill Valley, CA. The Rushes buy a new home. Henry bought a 49% share in a newspaper with a demanding 51% owner. Monroe is now his assistant and Mur
• E2: Front Page Monroe (1986-04-12) — Monroe publishes a front page story about corporate pollution and gets sent to jail for not revealing his source.
• E3: Four is a Crowd (1986-04-19) — The Rush's friends visit and overstay their welcome.
• E4: Ho-Ho Ho Chi Henry (1986-04-26) — The Rushes and Mrs. Stinson help a Vietnamese family who opened a restaurant achieve the American dream.
• E5: Miss Marin Bugler (1986-05-03) — The Marin Bugler holds a beauty contest with unexpected repercussions for the winner
• E6: Garfield the Cat Joins the Marin Bugler (1986-05-10) — Henry strikes up a deal to run the Garfield comic strip in the Marin Bugler
• E7: Bedtime for Henry (1986-05-17) — All Henry wants to do is spend a relaxing day in bed, but is constantly interrupted
• E8: Educating Lisa (1986-05-24) — The Rush's housekeeper Lisa enrolls in classes to become a naturalized American citizen
• E9: Henry's Novel Solution (1986-05-31) — Henry's admiration for a famous author diminishes when he learns the man (Peter Haskell) gets his inspiration from the bottle
• E10: Henry Gets Taken for a Ride (1986-06-07) — Henry decides to buy a car for Lisa. He attempts to show his business prowess by getting the best deal but in the process gets far less than he bargained for.
• E11: Late, Great Herbert Maxwell (1986-07-12) — Monroe and Henry learn about a coverup with regards to death of a friend of Mrs. Stinson.
• E12: Muriel's Fish Story (1986-07-19) — Muriel is offered a photography job from a famous oceanographer for his next expedition.
• E13: Ya Gotta Have Heart (1986-09-27) — When Mrs. Stinson's niece begins works as an intern at the newspaper, it causes friction.
• E14: Monroe's Critical Condition (1986-10-04) — Monroe's life is threatened after he gives a singer a bad review.
• E15: Cyrano Henry (1986-10-11) — Mr. Forester asks for Henry's help in writing a personal ad, which turns Henry into a ghost writer of sorts for all of his correspondence with the women who answer.
• E16: Family Fued (1986-10-18) — Muriel quits the Marin Bugler when Henry decides to use a reader's photo in a story instead of hers.
• E17: Rock Around Henry (1986-11-01) — Henry rallies behind two rock musicians who were banned from performing at a local music festival.
• E18: Herb Kiss, Henry Tells (1986-11-08) — Henry and Muriel are caught in the middle of Herb and Marsha Kennedy's marriage problems after it's discovered that Herb has had an affair.
• E19: Believing is Seeing (1986-11-15) — Henry suddenly becomes editor of the paper when Mrs. Stinson quits. Henry realizes he needs her at the paper and Mrs. Stinson realizes quitting was the wrong move.
• E20: Acropolis Now (1986-11-22) — Henry suspects Iris' Greek fiancé is after her money.
• E21: Presenting Buddy Ficus (1987-01-31) — Monroe reviews a comedy club, and thinks that the comedians at the club were not up to par; he decides to go onstage himself to try his hand at stand-up comedy. On the night Monroe
• E22: Lisa Goes Lottery Loco (1987-02-07) — Lisa is overjoyed when she wins $5 and becomes addicted to playing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Too Close for Comfort have? 6 season(s) with 129 episodes.

Who created Too Close for Comfort? Brian Cooke.

Where can I watch Too Close for Comfort? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.