Too Close for Comfort

Too Close for Comfort
Also known asThe Ted Knight Show
(season 6 title)
GenreSitcom
Based onKeep It in the Family
created by Brian Cooke
Developed byArne Sultan
Earl Barret
Directed by
Starring
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 originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes129 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Earl Barret
  • Arne Sultan (seasons 1-4)
  • Aaron Ruben (seasons 5-6)
Producers
Camera setupVideotape; multi-camera
Running time24 minutes
Production companiesD.L. Taffner Productions
Metromedia Producers Corporation
Fox Television Stations (season 6)
Original release
NetworkABC (1980–1983)
Syndication (1984–1987)
ReleaseNovember 11, 1980 (1980-11-11) –
February 7, 1987 (1987-02-07)
Related
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]

  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.
  2. ^ "Too Close For Comfort, "For Every Man There's Two Women"". The A.V. Club. 8 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Sitcom Portrayal Too Close For Comfort, "Sitcom protested by Oakland city officials"". Newspapers.com. 12 December 1980.

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