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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 Worst Episode
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    Too Close for Comfort Season 6 Episode 8 - Educating Lisa
    5.2/10(26 votes)

    #1 - Educating Lisa

    S6:E8

    The Rush's housekeeper Lisa enrolls in classes to become a naturalized American citizen

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Too Close for Comfort Season 6 Episode 14 - Monroe's Critical Condition
    5.4/10(20 votes)

    #2 - Monroe's Critical Condition

    S6:E14

    Monroe's life is threatened after he gives a singer a bad review.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Too Close for Comfort Season 2 Episode 22 - Don't Shoot the Piano Movers
    5.7/10(31 votes)

    #3 - Don't Shoot the Piano Movers

    S2:E22

    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 mistake when everyone gets trapped in the apartment just as Muriel begins feeling labor pains and Henry's just-married friend becomes desperate to be reunited with his bride.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Too Close for Comfort Season 6 Episode 18 - Herb Kiss, Henry Tells
    5.8/10(22 votes)

    #4 - Herb Kiss, Henry Tells

    S6:E18

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Too Close for Comfort Season 3 Episode 19 - Out to Lunch
    5.9/10(26 votes)

    #5 - Out to Lunch

    S3:E19

    Andrew's hungry and his nursing mother is at work, so Henry takes the baby to the photo session.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Too Close for Comfort Season 3 Episode 22 - Family Business
    5.9/10(39 votes)

    #6 - Family Business

    S3:E22

    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. She hires a female foreman, much to the boys' surprise.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Too Close for Comfort Season 4 Episode 18 - The Missing Fink
    5.9/10(27 votes)

    #7 - The Missing Fink

    S4:E18

    After Muriel's camera is stolen at a gallery opening, her attempts at retrieving it lead Henry to think she's having an affair.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Too Close for Comfort Season 6 Episode 16 - Family Fued
    5.9/10(25 votes)

    #8 - Family Fued

    S6:E16

    Muriel quits the Marin Bugler when Henry decides to use a reader's photo in a story instead of hers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Too Close for Comfort Season 6 Episode 21 - Presenting Buddy Ficus
    5.9/10(24 votes)

    #9 - Presenting Buddy Ficus

    S6:E21

    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 is performing, under the stage name Buddy Ficus, the audience does not think his jokes are funny and everyone (except Muriel, Henry, Hope and Lisa) leave. Monroe falsely thinks he did a great job, and it is up to Henry to tell Monroe that stand-up is not Monroe's forte.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Too Close for Comfort Season 2 Episode 17 - Seventh Month Blues
    6.0/10(39 votes)

    #10 - Seventh Month Blues

    S2:E17

    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 increasingly insecure Muriel and causes him to panic when Monroe tells him that she tried to jump out a window after her last break up. Henry and Muriel also host a Lamaze class in their apartment, which turns out to be a bad idea.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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

    #11 - 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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  12. Too Close for Comfort Season 6 Episode 3 - Four is a Crowd
    6.1/10(26 votes)

    #12 - Four is a Crowd

    S6:E3

    The Rush's friends visit and overstay their welcome.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Too Close for Comfort Season 6 Episode 12 - Muriel's Fish Story
    6.1/10(30 votes)

    #13 - Muriel's Fish Story

    S6:E12

    Muriel is offered a photography job from a famous oceanographer for his next expedition.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Too Close for Comfort Season 2 Episode 19 - Foreign Exchange
    6.2/10(36 votes)

    #14 - Foreign Exchange

    S2:E19

    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 accidentally opens a piece of their luggage that contains a high powered rifle, and concludes they are on a mission to assassinate a Russian ambassador.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

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  15. Too Close for Comfort Season 3 Episode 12 - The Yearning Point
    6.2/10(32 votes)

    #15 - The Yearning Point

    S3:E12

    Muriel's famous old singing partner comes for a visit prompting Muriel to wonder "what if" she never stopped performing.

    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 6 Episode 4 - Ho-Ho Ho Chi Henry
    6.2/10(29 votes)

    #17 - Ho-Ho Ho Chi Henry

    S6:E4

    The Rushes and Mrs. Stinson help a Vietnamese family who opened a restaurant achieve the American dream.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Too Close for Comfort Season 6 Episode 10 - Henry Gets Taken for a Ride
    6.2/10(23 votes)

    #18 - Henry Gets Taken for a Ride

    S6:E10

    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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Too Close for Comfort Season 6 Episode 15 - Cyrano Henry
    6.2/10(21 votes)

    #19 - Cyrano Henry

    S6:E15

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Too Close for Comfort Season 2 Episode 15 - The Last Weekend
    6.3/10(33 votes)

    #20 - The Last Weekend

    S2:E15

    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 weekend ski trip, but the experience doesn't turn out quite the way he envisioned when the girls meet a couple of brothers and he discovers that Monroe packed the wrong suitcase in the car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Too Close for Comfort Season 3 Episode 7 - Who Was That Baby I Saw You With?
    6.3/10(25 votes)

    #21 - Who Was That Baby I Saw You With?

    S3:E7

    While Muriel was taking portraits of babies, Andrew is accidently taken by a confused grandmother leaving her grandson behind.

    Director:Russ Petranto
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Too Close for Comfort Season 3 Episode 15 - The Seperation
    6.3/10(27 votes)

    #22 - The Seperation

    S3:E15

    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 couple.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Too Close for Comfort Season 4 Episode 17 - Quick on the Draw
    6.3/10(25 votes)

    #23 - Quick on the Draw

    S4:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Too Close for Comfort Season 6 Episode 9 - Henry's Novel Solution
    6.3/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Henry's Novel Solution

    S6:E9

    Henry's admiration for a famous author diminishes when he learns the man (Peter Haskell) gets his inspiration from the bottle

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Too Close for Comfort Season 6 Episode 13 - Ya Gotta Have Heart
    6.3/10(28 votes)

    #25 - Ya Gotta Have Heart

    S6:E13

    When Mrs. Stinson's niece begins works as an intern at the newspaper, it causes friction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Educating Lisa" is the worst rated episode of "Too Close for Comfort". It scored 5.2/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by Peter Baldwin and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/24/1986. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Monroe's Critical Condition".