It was first telecast on November 11, 1980 and ran until September 15, 1983.

November 1980 - September 1982 -- ABC -- Tuesday -- 9:30-10:00 PM

September 1982 - June 1983 -- ABC -- Thursday -- 9:00-9:30 PM

August 1983 - September 1983 -- ABC -- Thursday -- 8:30-9:00 PM

September 1983 -- ABC -- Thursday -- 8:00-8:30 PM

"Too Close for Comfort" -- January 1984 - September 1985; and as

"The Ted Knight Show" from April 1986 - September 1986

Henry Rush, a conservative San Francisco cartoonist of children's comic book heroine, Cosmic Cow, resided in the upstairs apartment of a two story home with wife, Muriel, a former big band singer, (which allowed us to occasionally hear Nancy Dussault's terrific voice), and free-lance photographer. Their college-aged daughters, pretty brunette Jackie, a bank teller and sexy blonde Sara, a freshman at San Francisco State, wanting independence, moved into the downstairs apartment. Guys came and went and Henry agonized over his 2 "little girls".

Other characters in the show included Henry's boss, tiny Mr. Wainwright, Monroe, Sara's goofy school friend and thorn in Henry's side, Mildred Rafkin, the sister of the deceased former transvestite downstairs resident and Henry's Cosmic Cow puppet, which he always wore when he was drawing.

During the subsequent seasons, Henry's hippie niece April stayed with the family for a year, Muriel became pregnant and gave birth to son, Andrew, Henry's hated mother-in-law Iris was a semi-regular, Jackie became a fashion designer and was engaged to a policeman, Brad, but broke the engagement, and went to Italy to pursue her career. Sara became a TV weather girl and eventually Monroe and she graduated from college.

When the show's title changed from "Too Close for Comfort" to "The Ted Knight Show", there was a huge format change. Henry purchased a 49% share in a weekly newspaper, the Marin Bugler, and Muriel, Andrew and he moved to Mill Valley, CA to be closer to his new business. Jackie and Sara were not seen as they were now on their own. Monroe, who had lived with the Rush family in San Francisco and worked as a security guard, worked for Henry at the newspaper, but had his own place, which was never seen. The Rushes' gained a Hispanic housekeeper, Lisa, and the publisher of the Bugler, 51% owner, Hope Stinson, who enjoyed her conflicts with Henry, the editor. Muriel worked as a staff photographer.

"The Ted Knight Show" was due to go into its second season of production when its star, who was ill with cancer, passed away.

After a heads-up press release last July that this was coming (and also following a a minor release delay of one week), Rhino has sent over the offiicial final details for Too Close for Comfort - The Complete 1st Season, plus we also have this very first look at the cool-looking cover art:

In a 3-DVD set (three thin-packs in a slipcover), you get 19 original, uncut episodes that run about 455 minutes: "Pilot," "It Didn't Happen One Night," "The Bag Lady," "Sara's Monroe Doctrine," "Que Sara, Sara," "Tenants Anyone?," "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolfe?," "Mr. Big," "The Location," "A Friend in Need," "A Fine Romance," "The Boy in the Band," "Deadline for Henry," "Huey," "Centerfold," "What's Wrong with Mr. Right?," "Up Your Easter Bonnet," "Cosmic Cow vs. The Oval Office," and "The Return of Rafkin." Extras include interviews with the cast and photo galleries. The set was released on November 2, 2004 and a DVD release party was held November 8, 2004. Click here to see photos from the party.

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Too Close For Comfort: The Complete Second Season was released on June 6, 2005. All 22 episodes from the second season--including "Guess Who's Coming to Burp?," "April and September," "My Unfavorite Martin," "As the Cookie Crumbles," and "Don't Shoot the Piano Movers"--are included in a three-disc set. 9 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary on selected episodes.

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