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Too Close for Comfort

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TV Series

The Resume

    (November 11, 1980-September 1986)
    Aired on ABC (1980-83) and in syndication (1984-86)
    Ted Knight as Henry Rush
    Nancy Dussault as Muriel Rush
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh as Jackie Rush (1980-85)
    Lynda Cornell as Sara Rush (1980-85)
    Jm J. Bullock as Monroe Ficus
    Audrey Meadows as Iris Martin (1982-86)
    A married couple and their two grown daughters live in a San Francisco duplex and find the situation too close for comfort

Why Too Close for Comfort might be annoying:

    It had a late start and truncated first season due to an actors' strike.
    It unleashed Jm J. Bullock on the world.
    Michael Ian Black's description of Monroe: 'They can't just say he's gay. So instead, they make him retarded.'
    When Henry and Muriel moved from the duplex to a house in Marin County (1985), Monroe simultaneously moved to remain their next-door neighbor.
    For the last season, it was retitled 'The Ted Knight Show.'

Why Too Close for Comfort might not be annoying:

    It won a People's Choice Award as favorite new comedy series.
    With the two daughters, it gave viewers a blonde and a brunette hottie.
    Knight wore sweatshirts from several different universities that were sent in by fans.
    It was successful enough in syndication that it was slated for another season until Knight was diagnosed with cancer.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 86 Votes: 44.19% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 66 Votes: 42.42% Annoying