Too Close for Comfort - Season 5

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.

After his father's death, Henry decides it's time to plan his own funeral. He soon starts to examine his life decisions.

Andrew might be a genius and is recruited by a school for gifted children.

Monroe asks for a raise and is fired.

The Rushes' friend Paul pretends to be a member of their family to impress his long-lost son.

Jackie shocks her folks when she announces her plan to become a single parent. 

Henry and Muriel end up in counseling thanks to the strain of helping another couple settle a squabble.

Muriel wonders whether she should undergo a face lift after a friend has one and looks much younger.

The Rushes hire an illegal housekeeper with good looks, minimal English, and an urge to become a naturalized citizen.

Henry is determined to bring to justice the two women who kidnapped and raped Monroe. 

Note: Though this episode was broadcast during the fifth season, it was originally produced for the fourth season. Also this episode was banned after its original airing due to the controversial plot and was not seen again until decades later when the show was broadcast on Antenna TV.

Henry and Monroe find a bag of money and plan to keep it, until they discover that a neighbor's home was robbed.

Note: Though this episode was broadcast during the fifth season, it was originally produced for the fourth season.

In this clip show, Monroe is away taking care of his ill father, and Henry has been feeling depressed. He insists it has nothing to do with Monroe's absence, but his family tries to convince him otherwise through the use of flashbacks.

Note: Though this episode was broadcast during the fifth season, it was originally produced for the fourth season; as a result, this episode only features clips from the first four seasons.

The Rush family learns that Monroe is dating a wealthy woman who's old enough to be his mother.

Henry discovers that his war-time friend visiting from England is still a womanizer.

Faced with a huge library fine, Henry resorts to action that isn't quite by the book. 

Henry's job is threatened when he and Cosmic Cow inadvertently endorse a political candidate. 

Monroe and Sara decide to help a teenage boy who was going to juvenile hall for stealing.

Jackie is asked to accept a fashion design job in Italy, but doesn't know how to break the news to her overprotective father.

Henry competes with 100 top artists in a contest to design a logo for Iris' company.

Henry flips out when Sara says her boyfriend is moving in.

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.