| Too Close for Comfort | |
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| Also known as | The Ted Knight Show (season 6 title) |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Based on | Keep It in the Family created by Brian Cooke |
| Developed by | Arne Sultan Earl Barret |
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| Opening theme | "Too Close for Comfort", performed by Johnny Mandel |
| Composer | (all season 4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.12, multiples) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 129 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Videotape; multi-camera |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | D.L. Taffner Productions Metromedia Producers Corporation Fox Television Stations (season 6) |
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| Network | ABC (1980–1983) Syndication (1984–1987) |
| Release | November 11, 1980 – February 7, 1987 |
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| Keep It in the Family Family Business | |
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Too Close for Comfort is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from November 11, 1980, to May 5, 1983, and in first-run syndication from April 7, 1984, to February 7, 1987. Its name was changed to The Ted Knight Show when the show was retooled in 1986 for what would turn out to be its final season, due to Ted Knight's death. The original concept of the series was based on the 1980s British sitcom Keep It in the Family.[1][2] Knight plays work-at-home cartoonist Henry Rush, who is married to Muriel. Their two adult daughters, Jackie and Sara, live in the downstairs apartment of their San Francisco two-flat. An episode involving the daughters moving across the bay to Oakland and the family complaining about crime, undrinkable water, and constant sound of police sirens saw the episode being briefly protested by Oakland politicians.[3] The family moves to Marin County for the show's final season, where Henry Rush becomes a co-owner of the local weekly newspaper.[1]
- ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Earle Marsh (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present: Ninth Edition. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- ^ "Too Close For Comfort, "For Every Man There's Two Women"". The A.V. Club. 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Sitcom Portrayal Too Close For Comfort, "Sitcom protested by Oakland city officials"". Newspapers.com. 12 December 1980.