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The Best Episodes of Too Close for Comfort Season 5

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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
    Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 1 - Drawing Room
    6.9/10(31 votes)

    #1 - Drawing Room

    S5:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 2 - Nearly Departed
    6.4/10(27 votes)

    #2 - Nearly Departed

    S5:E2

    After his father's death, Henry decides it's time to plan his own funeral. He soon starts to examine his life decisions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 3 - My Son, the PhD
    7.1/10(28 votes)

    #3 - My Son, the PhD

    S5:E3

    Andrew might be a genius and is recruited by a school for gifted children.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 4 - All in a Day's Unemployment
    7.1/10(27 votes)

    #4 - All in a Day's Unemployment

    S5:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 5 - Devereaux & Son
    6.6/10(28 votes)

    #5 - Devereaux & Son

    S5:E5

    The Rushes' friend Paul pretends to be a member of their family to impress his long-lost son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 6 - And Baby Makes Two
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #6 - And Baby Makes Two

    S5:E6

    Jackie drops a bomb on Henry and Muriel when she announces that she wants to become a single mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 7 - Reconcilable Differences
    6.0/10(27 votes)

    #7 - Reconcilable Differences

    S5:E7

    Henry and Muriel end up in counseling thanks to the strain of helping another couple settle a squabble.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 8 - The Two Faces of Muriel
    6.5/10(24 votes)

    #8 - The Two Faces of Muriel

    S5:E8

    Muriel considers cosmetic surgery to revive Henry's interest in her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #9 - 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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  10. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 10 - For Every Man, There's Two Women
    6.7/10(59 votes)

    #10 - For Every Man, There's Two Women

    S5:E10

    Monroe is kidnapped and raped by two women in a van. When the police dismiss Monroe's story, Henry searches for the rapists himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 11 - Finders Keepers
    6.7/10(25 votes)

    #11 - Finders Keepers

    S5:E11

    Henry and Monroe find a bag full of money and decide they want to keep it, but then hear their neighbors have been robbed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 12 - These Stupid Things Remind Me of You
    6.4/10(21 votes)

    #12 - These Stupid Things Remind Me of You

    S5:E12

    The Rush's recall how they met Monroe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 13 - Terms of Endangerment
    6.9/10(28 votes)

    #13 - Terms of Endangerment

    S5:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 14 - The British are Coming, The British are Coming
    6.4/10(22 votes)

    #14 - The British are Coming, The British are Coming

    S5:E14

    Henry discovers that his war-time buddy visiting from England is still a womanizer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 15 - No Deposit, No Return
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #15 - No Deposit, No Return

    S5:E15

    Henry takes drastic measures to avoid paying a high penalty for library books that are 5 years overdue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 16 - Off and Running
    6.2/10(26 votes)

    #16 - Off and Running

    S5:E16

    Henry poses with Cosmic Cow in a photo with a politician which causes his job to be in jeopardy.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 17 - Accused, Confused and Abused
    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #17 - Accused, Confused and Abused

    S5:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 18 - Arrivederci, Jackie
    6.9/10(30 votes)

    #18 - Arrivederci, Jackie

    S5:E18

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 19 - Ars Gratia Iris
    6.9/10(26 votes)

    #19 - Ars Gratia Iris

    S5:E19

    Henry's married pal chases Muriel's friend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 20 - Henry Enters the '80's
    6.8/10(23 votes)

    #20 - Henry Enters the '80's

    S5:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Too Close for Comfort Season 5 Episode 21 - Freddie Loves it, We Love It, You're Cancelled
    6.6/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Freddie Loves it, We Love It, You're Cancelled

    S5:E21

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Drawing Room" is the best rated episode of "Too Close for Comfort" season 5. It scored 6.9/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/2/1985. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Nearly Departed".