Too Close for Comfort: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Henry and Muriel Rush are owners of a two-family house in Mill Valley, California. Henry is a conservative cartoonist who authors a comic strip called Cosmic Cow. During scenes in which Henry draws in his bedroom, Knight used his earlier acquired ventriloquism talents for comical conversations with a hand-puppet version of "Cosmic Cow." Muriel is a laid back freelance photographer, having been a band singer in her earlier days. They have two grown children, older daughter brunette Jackie who works for a bank and younger daughter Sara, a blonde bombshell and a college student at San Francisco State University.

Series details

• Title: Too Close for Comfort
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1980-11-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-02-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7342
• IMDb ID: tt0080299
• TVDB ID: 78479

Cast and credited roles

• Ted Knight — Henry Rush
• Nancy Dussault — Muriel Rush
• Jim J. Bullock — Monroe Ficus
• Lydia Cornell — Sara Rush
• Deborah Van Valkenburgh — Jackie Rush
• Pat Carroll — Hope Stinson
• Lisa Antille — Lisa Flores

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1980-11-11; final listed air date 1981-05-12; episode order: 19.
• Season 2: premiered 1981-10-13; final listed air date 1982-05-11; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1982-09-30; final listed air date 1983-05-05; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 1984-04-07; final listed air date 1984-12-08; episode order: 23.
• Season 5: premiered 1985-02-02; final listed air date 1985-11-23; episode order: 21.
• Season 6: premiered 1986-04-05; final listed air date 1987-02-07; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Too Close for Comfort on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.