Too Close For Comfort
Too Close For Comfort
A conservative cartoonist tries to meddle in the affairs of family and friends.
Pilot
When Henry and Muriel have a problem when the downstairs neighbor, Rafkin, a transvestite suddenly dies leaving a vacancy in the townhouse, Jackie and Sara quickly decide it would be wonderful to move into the apartment.
It Didn't Happen One Night
With Sara and Jackie living downstairs, Henry has become a snoop-aholic. Sara asks for permission to go to Lake Tahoe for the weekend, leaving behind birth control pills that Henry assumes are hers.
The Bag Lady
Jackie, who works at a bank, tries to make a money delivery to a supermarket, but finds it closed. After calling her boss, she finds herself in charge of a bag with $100,000 in it.
Sara's Monroe Doctrine
Sara befriends Monroe Ficus, a recently dumped young man, who quickly follows her all over the place even following her home
Que Sara, Sara
Jackie and Sara have split the cost of rent but when Sara is unable to pay her half, Henry tells her to go out and get a job. Sara easily gets a job as a waitress, but Henry is not thrilled with her work attire.
Tenants Anyone?
The furniture of the previous tenant, Rafkin, has become Jackie and Sara's but when his sister shows up to claim his belongings, they find themselves in an unfurnished apartment.
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolfe?
When Sara gets a part-time job at Jackie's bank, things go smoothly. Jackie quickly warns her of the branch manager, Mr. Wolfe, and his "friendliness" toward the women tellers.
Mister Big
Henry is worried about his job when the new mystery-loving boss, Arthur Wainwright, takes over and begins a steady practice of age discrimination.
The Location
Sara and Monroe are ecstatic when a movie director decides Jackie and Sara's apartment would be perfect to film a movie. However, Henry and Muriel are totally unsure of the situation.
A Friend in Need
Monroe has been struggling with the fact he is still a virgin and seeks out a psychologist for help. The psychologist suggests that Monroe hire a sex surrogate to solve his problem.
A Fine Romance
Sylvia Walker, an old college friend and recently divorced friend of Muriel's arrives in town for a visit and decides to make the most of the rest of her life.
The Boy in the Band
Rich Holland, a man who took Muriel on the road with a band when she was young arrives in town looking just as young as ever leaving Henry feeling old and insecure.
Deadline for Henry
Henry is not happy with the fact that he has been called in for jury duty. However, things get pressed when Henry's boss wanting to avoid any problems associated with a possible strike, orders Henry to cough up his next comic.
Huey
Henry's father, Huey breaks out of the nursing home, or rather is thrown out when he has a romantic interlude with another resident. He arrives in San Francisco to stay with Henry sending the household into an uproar.
Centerfold
A football player, Buck Krulik, is in town and a fan of Henry's Cosmic Cow comic strip, so he comes by for a visit and has Jackie, Sara and Muriel fawn all over him.
What's Wrong with Mr. Right?
A woman arrives at Sara and Jackie's door accusing Sara of dating her husband. However, the woman has the wrong Rush daughter, Jackie is the one and doesn't see anything wrong with it since they are separated.
Up Your Easter Bonnet
Out of pity, Henry reluctantly allows Monroe to crash on his couch for Easter week when Monroe's parents decide they don't want him to visit them in Miami.
Cosmic Cow vs. the Oval Office
Henry is fired by Mr. Wainwright when he refuses to publish an apology for his recent Cosmic Cow comic strips that poke fun at President Reagan, leading him to pursue his passion for painting at Muriel's expense.
The Return of Rafkin
Sara arranges for a medium to hold a séance to connect Mildred Rafkin with her deceased brother in an attempt to find a missing broach. However, an accusation leveled by Rafkin's "spirit" threatens to split up Henry and Muriel.