Too Close for Comfort (1980)


Too Close for Comfort
Episode FrequencyWeekly
TV Show StatusSeries Complete
GenreComedy
CountryUSA
Filming Locations171-173 Buena Vista Avenue East, San Francisco, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeSeries
Film ClassDomestic Comedy
MoodJust for Fun
ThemesFathers and Daughters
TonesMadcap, Racy, Goofy
TagsFamily

Too Close for Comfort is an American television sitcom which ran on the ABC network and in first-run syndication from 1980 to 1986. It was modeled after the British series Keep It in the Family. Its name was changed to The Ted Knight Show when the show was retooled for its final season.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Henry Rush

Muriel Rush

Monroe Ficus

Sara Rush

Lisa Antille
Lisa Flores 

Mrs. Hope Stinson

Iris Martin

April Rush

Michael Philip Cannon
Andrew Rush

William Thomas Cannon
Andrew Rush

Joshua Goodwin
Andrew Rush

Mildred Rafkin

Eric Michael Wills
Andrew Rush

Jason Robert Wills
Andrew Rush

Warren Berlinger
Herb

Ray Middleton
Huey Rush

Marsha 

Kellie Bennett
Dinner Guest 

Dave Cameron
Customer #1 

Barbara Barnett
Liz Chapman 

Claude Stroud
Butler 

Arthur Wainwright

Paul

Elyse Knight
Bank Teller 

Jamie Masada
Juan 

Rose Michtom
Bank Customer 

Sylvia Walker

Sarina C. Grant
Mrs. Sexauer 

Patrick Cronin
Clifford 

Wendell Balaban

Paddi Edwards
Dr. Connelly

M.G. Kelly
Man 

Peggy Mondo
Miss Obler 

Regis

Jordan Bennett
Brad Turner

Libby Aubrey
Carol Hubert 

Howard George
Inspector Moffit 

Byron 

Bill St. George

Mr. Wainwright

Wendell Forester

Director

Russ Petranto

Lee Lochhead

Earl Barret

Peter Baldwin

Phil Ramuno

Will Mackenzie

Howard Storm

Peter Frazer-Jones

Charles S. Dubin

John Bowab

Nancy Heydorn

Chuck Liotta

Writer

Earl Barret

Arne Sultan

George Tricker

Neil Rosen

Austin Kalish

Irma Kalish

Bill Davenport

Gary Ress

Rick Sultan

George Yanok

Ron Osborn

Jeff Reno

Laurie Gelman

Larry Balmagia

Douglas Arango

Phil Doran

Jurgen Wolff

Mickey Rose

Brian Cooke

Rich Reinhart

Mitch Markowitz

Sam Greenbaum

Jerry Winnick

Adele Styler

Burt Styler

George Arthur Bloom

Bruce Kalish

Bill Daley

Producer

Earl Barret
executive producer / producer

Arne Sultan
executive producer

Phil Doran
producer

Douglas Arango
producer

Volney Howard
associate producer

Volney Howard III
associate producer / supervising producer

George Yanok
producer

Austin Kalish
producer

Aaron Ruben
executive producer

Original Music

Casting Director

Pat Harris

Production Manager

Don Taffner
executive in charge of production

Art Department

Edwin McCormick
construction coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Peter Heatherwick
assistant camera

Doug Luberts
electrician

Barry Seybert
electrician

Casting Department

Donald Paul Pemrick
casting assistant

Music Department

composer: theme music

Other Crew

Mattie Caruthers
script supervisor

John Nelson
production liaison

George Arthur Bloom
story editor

Neil Rosen
story editor

Don Taffner
developer

George Tricker
story editor

Production Company

D.L. Taffner Productions
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D.L. Taffner Syndication Sales
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DLT Entertainment Ltd.
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Metromedia Productions
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Distributor

Rhino Home Video

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

D.L. Taffner Syndication Sales
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DLT Entertainment Ltd.
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The situation comedies of Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer
The Ropers (1979)
Too Close for Comfort