Too Close for Comfort
Too Close for Comfort: Season 3

Air Date

September 30, 1982

Episodes

22 episodes

Too Close for Comfort

Season 3

Episodes

Break Out the Pampers (1)

1. Break Out the Pampers (1)

September 30, 1982

After several false alarms, Muriel finally goes into labor while Henry is at work.

Break Out the Pampers (2)

2. Break Out the Pampers (2)

September 30, 1982

Henry makes it to the hospital in time for Muriel to give birth.

Guess Who's Coming Forever?

3. Guess Who's Coming Forever?

October 14, 1982

Henry threatens to move out when Muriel's mother says she's moving in.

A Snip in Time

4. A Snip in Time

October 21, 1982

Henry has intimacy issues with Muriel after the baby is born.

The Luck of the Iris

5. The Luck of the Iris

October 28, 1982

Henry ruins a date for Iris.

Do You Take This Woman Again?

6. Do You Take This Woman Again?

November 4, 1982

Muriel wants to renew their vows for their anniversary in a small get-together that soon balloons out of control.

Who Was That Baby I Saw You With?

7. Who Was That Baby I Saw You With?

November 11, 1982

While Muriel was taking portraits of babies, Andrew is accidently taken by a confused grandmother leaving her grandson behind.

Monroe's Secret Love's Secret

8. Monroe's Secret Love's Secret

November 18, 1982

Henry gives Monroe advice on how to land a woman (or so he thinks) who refuses to go out with him.

A Thanksgiving Tale

9. A Thanksgiving Tale

November 25, 1982

Iris is feeling depressed. When she doesn't show up at the Rush's everyone is worried.

Pressure's Rising

10. Pressure's Rising

December 9, 1982

Henry has to get a physical for a life insurance policy.

Mr. Christmas

11. Mr. Christmas

December 16, 1982

Jackie invites a sweet old Santa home for Christmas, which prompts Henry to think the worst of him.

The Yearning Point

12. The Yearning Point

January 6, 1983

Muriel's famous old singing partner comes for a visit prompting Muriel to wonder "what if" she never stopped performing.

Briefly at the Counter

13. Briefly at the Counter

January 13, 1983

Iris falls in love with a man who she believes is highly successful.

To Buy or Not to Buy

14. To Buy or Not to Buy

January 20, 1983

The Rushs are robbed after Sara lets the burglers into the apartment. Henry decides to get a gun.

The Seperation

15. The Seperation

January 27, 1983

Jackie has an argument with her fiance over her working after they're married which prompts Henry, Muriel, and Iris to separately recount an incident that nearly broke up the Rush couple.

Girls of the Media

16. Girls of the Media

February 3, 1983

Sara is upset that Henry only supports and celebrates Jackie's accomplishments so she poses for a men's magazine.

The Courier

17. The Courier

February 17, 1983

An attractive messenger, after being out all night, passes out in the Rush's bedroom leaving Henry and Monroe to think fast on how to get her out of the house before Muriel gets home.

The Adoption Story

18. The Adoption Story

February 24, 1983

Iris' gift of a trip to Paris backfires when Muriel needs a passport and her birth certificate reveals she was adopted.

Out to Lunch

19. Out to Lunch

March 10, 1983

Andrew's hungry and his nursing mother is at work, so Henry takes the baby to the photo session.

A Portrait of Henry

20. A Portrait of Henry

March 17, 1983
30 min

Henry is upset with Monroe after he accidentally damages the living room wall while hanging a self-portrait of Henry. He chases Monroe out the door, causing him to fall down a flight of stairs. While Monroe is sent to the hospital, Henry is racked with guilt after his conscience starts speaking to him through the portrait.

Don't Rock the Boat

21. Don't Rock the Boat

April 28, 1983

Henry is shocked to find his friend is marrying a much younger woman.

Family Business

22. Family Business

May 5, 1983

After Iris gets mugged, the Rushes decide to add on a room for her. Unfortunately, the male workers hired are young and inept, as Henry informs their mother who runs the business. She hires a female foreman, much to the boys' surprise.