Too Close for Comfort: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Too Close for Comfort Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Drawing Room
Feb 2, 1985
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.
Nearly Departed
Feb 9, 1985
After his father's death, Henry decides it's time to plan his own funeral. He soon starts to examine his life decisions.
My Son, the PhD
Feb 16, 1985
Andrew might be a genius and is recruited by a school for gifted children.
All in a Day's Unemployment
Feb 23, 1985
Budgets are tight throughout the Rush household. Henry coaches Monroe to ask for a raise at work, but the coaching backfires and Monroe is fired. Henry works overtime to find Monro
Devereaux & Son
Mar 2, 1985
The Rushes' friend Paul pretends to be a member of their family to impress his long-lost son.
And Baby Makes Two
May 4, 1985
Jackie drops a bomb on Henry and Muriel when she announces that she wants to become a single mother.
Reconcilable Differences
May 11, 1985
Henry and Muriel end up in counseling thanks to the strain of helping another couple settle a squabble.
The Two Faces of Muriel
May 18, 1985
Muriel considers cosmetic surgery to revive Henry's interest in her.
No Mas, Monroe
May 25, 1985
The Rushes hire an illegal housekeeper with good looks, minimal English, and an urge to become a naturalized citizen.
For Every Man, There's Two Women
Jul 20, 1985
Monroe is kidnapped and raped by two women in a van. When the police dismiss Monroe's story, Henry searches for the rapists himself.
Finders Keepers
Jul 27, 1985
Henry and Monroe find a bag full of money and decide they want to keep it, but then hear their neighbors have been robbed.
Terms of Endangerment
Sep 28, 1985
Monroe's new love interest is not only mature but possibly married. Henry and Muriel butt in to make sure Monroe doesn't get his heart broken.
The British are Coming, The British are Coming
Oct 5, 1985
Henry discovers that his war-time buddy visiting from England is still a womanizer.
No Deposit, No Return
Oct 12, 1985
Henry takes drastic measures to avoid paying a high penalty for library books that are 5 years overdue.
Off and Running
Oct 19, 1985
Henry poses with Cosmic Cow in a photo with a politician which causes his job to be in jeopardy.
Accused, Confused and Abused
Oct 26, 1985
Monroe and Sara decide to help a teenage boy who was going to juvenile hall for stealing. The boy has a history of being abused, and when Henry tries to step in to offer his own he
Arrivederci, Jackie
Nov 2, 1985
Jackie has been offered a job working at The House of Aldo, an Italian designer, but she doesn't tell her father about it. She invites Senor Aldo to the house without telling Henry
Henry Enters the '80's
Nov 16, 1985
Sara agrees to go on a blind date with a man that Muriel had set her up with. To everyone's amazement, Bob is gorgeous. After several dates, Bob and Sara make plans to move in toge