Too Close for Comfort
In liberal San Francisco a conservative cartoonist tries to keep his two daughters, who rent an apartment below him, safe. In season 6 the cartoonist buys a small-town newspaper in Tiburon.
Genre: Comedy
Cast:Ted Knight , Nancy Dussault , Jim J. Bullock , Deborah Van Valkenburgh , Lydia Cornell , Pat Carroll , Lisa Antille , Audrey Meadows , Deena Freeman , Michael Philip Cannon , William Thomas Cannon , Joshua Goodwin , Selma Diamond , Eric Michael Wills , Jason Robert Wills , Warren Berlinger , Ray Middleton , Beverly Sanders
S5.E1 ∙ Drawing Room
Henry decides to work at a downtown office, due to life at home getting crazier, but it turns out there were more distractions downtown than he bargained for.
S5.E2 ∙ Nearly Departed
After his father's death, Henry decides it's time to plan his own funeral. He soon starts to examine his life decisions.
S5.E3 ∙ My Son, the PhD
Andrew might be a genius and is recruited by a school for gifted children.
S5.E4 ∙ All in a Day's Unemployment
Budgets are tight throughout the Rush household. Henry coaches Monroe to ask for a raise at work, but the coaching backfires and Monroe is fired. Henry works overtime to find Monroe a new job.
S5.E5 ∙ Devereaux & Son
The Rushes' friend Paul pretends to be a member of their family to impress his long-lost son.
S5.E6 ∙ And Baby Makes Two
Jackie drops a bomb on Henry and Muriel when she announces that she wants to become a single mother.
S5.E7 ∙ Reconcilable Differences
Henry and Muriel end up in counseling thanks to the strain of helping another couple settle a squabble.
S5.E8 ∙ The Two Faces of Muriel
Muriel considers cosmetic surgery to revive Henry's interest in her.
S5.E9 ∙ No Mas, Monroe
The Rushes hire an illegal housekeeper with good looks, minimal English, and an urge to become a naturalized citizen.
S5.E10 ∙ For Every Man, There's Two Women
Monroe is kidnapped and raped by two women in a van. When the police dismiss Monroe's story, Henry searches for the rapists himself.
S5.E11 ∙ Finders Keepers
Henry and Monroe find a bag full of money and decide they want to keep it, but then hear their neighbors have been robbed.
S5.E12 ∙ These Stupid Things Remind Me of You
The Rush's recall how they met Monroe.
S5.E13 ∙ Terms of Endangerment
Monroe's new love interest is not only mature but possibly married. Henry and Muriel butt in to make sure Monroe doesn't get his heart broken.
S5.E14 ∙ The British Are Coming, the British Are Coming
Henry discovers that his war-time buddy visiting from England is still a womanizer.
S5.E15 ∙ No Deposit, No Return
Henry takes drastic measures to avoid paying a high penalty for library books that are 5 years overdue.
S5.E16 ∙ Off and Running
Henry poses with Cosmic Cow in a photo with a politician which causes his job to be in jeopardy.
S5.E17 ∙ Accused, Confused and Abused
Monroe and Sara decide to help a teenage boy who was going to juvenile hall for stealing. The boy has a history of being abused, and when Henry tries to step in to offer his own help the boy rejects him and runs away.
S5.E18 ∙ Arrivederci, Jackie
Jackie has been offered a job working at The House of Aldo, an Italian designer, but she doesn't tell her father about it. She invites Senor Aldo to the house without telling Henry who he is. When the man tells Henry he wants Jackie for his House, Henry thinks he's a dirty old man so he throws him out. Later, he is told the truth. Jackie can't believe what Henry did so she decides to move out. Henry calls the man and tries to apologize. He asks him to give Jackie a chance, but Aldo doesn't think it would be good for Jackie because of how overprotective he is.
S5.E19 ∙ Ars Gratia Iris
Against Iris' wishes, Henry submits a design for the Interworld Travel Association's logo.
S5.E20 ∙ Henry Enters the '80s
Sara agrees to go on a blind date with a man that Muriel had set her up with. To everyone's amazement, Bob is gorgeous. After several dates, Bob and Sara make plans to move in together, which Henry is totally against.
S5.E21 ∙ Freddie Loves It, We Love It, You're Cancelled
Henry gets the chance to make Cosmic Cow a Saturday morning cartoon. But when heads of programming keep changing, he's constantly asked for several (sometimes absurd) changes.
