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Too Close for Comfort

Too Close for Comfort

19806.36 Seasons129 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Too Close for Comfort is an American television sitcom which ran on the ABC network from November 11, 1980 until May 5, 1983, and in first-run syndication from April 7, 1984 until September 27, 1986. It was modeled after the British series Keep It in the Family, which premiered nine months before Too Close for Comfort debuted in the U.S. Its name was changed to The Ted Knight Show when the show was retooled for its final season.

Produced by George Yanok
NetworksABCSyndication

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Ted Knight

Ted Knight

Henry Rush

Nancy Dussault

Nancy Dussault

Muriel Rush

Jim J. Bullock

Jim J. Bullock

Monroe Ficus

Pat Carroll

Pat Carroll

Hope Stinson

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Lisa Antille

Lisa Flores

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About Too Close for Comfort

Too Close for Comfort is a comedy series that first aired in 1980 exploring themes of sitcom, cartoonist. it stars Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Jim J. Bullock. Too Close for Comfort is an American television sitcom which ran on the ABC network from November 11, 1980 until May 5, 1983, and in first-run syndication from April 7, 1984 until September 27, 1986. It was modeled after the British series Keep It in the Family, which premiered nine months before Too Close for Comfort debuted in the U.S. Its name was changed to The Ted Knight Show when the show was retooled for its final season.

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