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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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Season 1

  • Pilot
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    Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/1980

    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, in a cramped, awkward arrangement. Henry is a cartoonist of a comic strip called Cosmic Cow, while Muriel is a former musician currently working as a photographer. When Henry and Muriel's downstairs tenant, Myron Rafkin, suddenly dies, the family discovers Rafkin was living a secret life as a transvestite, and the many mysterious women Henry had been opening the door for all those years were actually Rafkin himself. Sara comes up with the idea for her and Jackie to convince their parents to let them to move into Rafkin's former apartment. Henry rejects the idea at first, but after Henry interviews a couple of prospective tenants he doesn't approve of, Muriel convinces him that having the girls move in may not be such a bad idea.

    Director: Will Mackenzie

    Writer: Earl Barret, Brian Cooke, Arne Sultan

  • It Didn't Happen One Night
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    It Didn't Happen One Night

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/16/1980

    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

  • The Bag Lady
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    The Bag Lady

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/1980

    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

  • Sara's Monroe Doctrine
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    Sara's Monroe Doctrine

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/1980

    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

  • Que Sara, Sara
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    Que Sara, Sara

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/2/1980

    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 no way thrilled with the skimpy costume that she has to wear. This leads to a blow up between Henry and Muriel leading her to move in with Jackie and Sara.

    Director: Will Mackenzie

    Writer: Mitch Markowitz

  • Tenants Anyone?
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    Tenants Anyone?

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/1980

    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. When Henry refuses to pay for new furniture, the girls decide to move out and into an unsafe part of town.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolfe?
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    Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolfe?

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/16/1980

    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

  • Mister Big
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    Mister Big

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/6/1981

    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, when Muriel invites Arthur over for dinner which quickly embroils him in a quest to find the man who had snatched Sara's purse.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Location
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    The Location

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/13/1981

    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

  • A Friend in Need
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    A Friend in Need

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/27/1981

    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

  • A Fine Romance
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