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The Best Episodes of Too Close for Comfort

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Too Close for Comfort Season 1 Episode 10 - A Friend in Need
    8.0/10(54 votes)

    #1 - A Friend in Need

    S1:E10

    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, but unfortunate circumstances cause Monroe to mistake Mrs. Rafkin for the surrogate, and the surrogate to mistake Henry for Monroe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Too Close for Comfort Season 3 Episode 17 - The Courier
    7.9/10(37 votes)

    #2 - The Courier

    S3:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jurgen Wolff

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  3. Too Close for Comfort Season 4 Episode 5 - High Infidelity
    7.9/10(34 votes)

    #3 - High Infidelity

    S4:E5

    Monroe's father comes for a visit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Too Close for Comfort Season 4 Episode 9 - Shipmates
    7.9/10(37 votes)

    #4 - Shipmates

    S4:E9

    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. His significant other throws Henry for a loop.

    Director:Russ Petranto
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Too Close for Comfort Season 3 Episode 8 - Monroe's Secret Love's Secret
    7.8/10(32 votes)

    #5 - Monroe's Secret Love's Secret

    S3:E8

    Henry gives Monroe advice on how to land a woman (or so he thinks) who refuses to go out with him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Too Close for Comfort Season 2 Episode 20 - A Matter of Degree
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    #6 - A Matter of Degree

    S2:E20

    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 protest. Meanwhile, Monroe's clumsy method of wallpapering the baby's nursery has an unexpected outcome, and a wealthy family friend brings the Rushes a much appreciated gift.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Too Close for Comfort Season 4 Episode 2 - Making Mountains Out of Molehills
    7.7/10(30 votes)

    #7 - Making Mountains Out of Molehills

    S4:E2

    Jackie is envious of Sara's many dates, so she decides to get breast implants to make herself more attractive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 9 - No Mas, Monroe
    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #8 - No Mas, Monroe

    S5:E9

    The Rushes hire an illegal housekeeper with good looks, minimal English, and an urge to become a naturalized citizen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Too Close for Comfort Season 1 Episode 4 - Sara's Monroe Doctrine
    7.6/10(61 votes)

    #9 - Sara's Monroe Doctrine

    S1:E4

    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 anniversary but just before heading out for the evening they get a phone call from Sara and Monroe with news that they have been arrested.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Too Close for Comfort Season 2 Episode 3 - Who's Sara Now?
    7.6/10(29 votes)

    #10 - Who's Sara Now?

    S2:E3

    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 if indeed Sara had been switched at birth. However, they aren't too pleased when they discover the only other baby girl in the maternity ward is now serving time in prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Too Close for Comfort Season 2 Episode 6 - Rafkin's Bum
    7.6/10(42 votes)

    #11 - Rafkin's Bum

    S2:E6

    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 Thanksgiving dinner. Feeling bad for him for several obvious reasons, they invite him to join their own disastrous get together, and later find out that he too has a big secret that involves his appearance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Too Close for Comfort Season 2 Episode 7 - Where There's a Will
    7.6/10(34 votes)

    #12 - Where There's a Will

    S2:E7

    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 follow Monroe's advice to do it on videotape in the presence of his family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Too Close for Comfort Season 2 Episode 8 - The Remaking of Monroe
    7.6/10(35 votes)

    #13 - The Remaking of Monroe

    S2:E8

    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 Henry's colleagues suggests Henry demand a raise from Mr. Wainwright.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Too Close for Comfort Season 3 Episode 20 - A Portrait of Henry
    7.6/10(34 votes)

    #14 - A Portrait of Henry

    S3:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Too Close for Comfort Season 4 Episode 1 - The Enemy Above
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #15 - The Enemy Above

    S4:E1

    The Rushes rent their newly built apartment to Monroe

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Too Close for Comfort Season 2 Episode 21 - A Policeman's Wife is Not a Happy One
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #16 - A Policeman's Wife is Not a Happy One

    S2:E21

    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 with her. Meanwhile, the Rushes' furnace goes out, and Monroe's desire to help only increases Henry's agony.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Too Close for Comfort Season 3 Episode 11 - Mr. Christmas
    7.5/10(40 votes)

    #17 - Mr. Christmas

    S3:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Too Close for Comfort Season 4 Episode 6 - Son of the Groom
    7.5/10(40 votes)

    #18 - Son of the Groom

    S4:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Too Close for Comfort Season 1 Episode 2 - It Didn't Happen One Night
    7.4/10(64 votes)

    #19 - It Didn't Happen One Night

    S1:E2

    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 Henry assumes is hers and Jackie lets her navy boyfriend spend the night, causing Henry to hit the roof.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Too Close for Comfort Season 1 Episode 3 - The Bag Lady
    7.4/10(61 votes)

    #20 - The Bag Lady

    S1:E3

    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. Meanwhile, Muriel and Henry are convinced that the ex-convict plumbers are going to rip them off, but soon Jackie's bag of money enters the fray.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Tony Garofalo

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  21. Too Close for Comfort Season 1 Episode 18 - Cosmic Cow vs. the Oval Office
    7.4/10(39 votes)

    #21 - Cosmic Cow vs. the Oval Office

    S1:E18

    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 taking unemployment compensation, he makes the regrettable decision to pursue his passion for painting and lets Muriel accept an offer for a full time job she doesn't really want.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Too Close for Comfort Season 2 Episode 18 - As the Cookie Crumbles
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    #22 - As the Cookie Crumbles

    S2:E18

    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's recipe. However, a promising and profitable start quickly turns into a disaster that includes a trashed kitchen, hefty fines, a potential lawsuit, and a visit from the immigration service.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Too Close for Comfort Season 4 Episode 8 - Henry Draws a Blank
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #23 - Henry Draws a Blank

    S4:E8

    Henry suffers from a case of writer's block. Surprisingly, Mrs. Rafkin ends up being extremely helpful.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Too Close for Comfort Season 1 Episode 7 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolfe?
    7.3/10(51 votes)

    #24 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolfe?

    S1:E7

    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. However, Jackie quickly finds herself changing her mind about Sara, when Sara begins dating him and then suddenly gets a promotion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Too Close for Comfort Season 1 Episode 9 - The Location
    7.3/10(44 votes)

    #25 - The Location

    S1:E9

    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 situation. Things get out of hand when a lion, being used for the film, gets loose and takes up residence in Henry and Muriel's kitchen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Friend in Need" is the best rated episode of "Too Close for Comfort". It scored 8/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/27/1981. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Courier".