Too Close for Comfort (Season 3)

Break Out the Pampers (1) (Episode 1)

Air date: 1982-09-30

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

Break Out the Pampers (2) (Episode 2)

Air date: 1982-09-30

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

Guess Who's Coming Forever? (Episode 3)

Air date: 1982-10-14

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

A Snip in Time (Episode 4)

Air date: 1982-10-21

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

The Luck of the Iris (Episode 5)

Air date: 1982-10-28

Overview: Henry ruins a date for Iris.

Do You Take This Woman Again? (Episode 6)

Air date: 1982-11-04

Overview: 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? (Episode 7)

Air date: 1982-11-11

Overview: 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 (Episode 8)

Air date: 1982-11-18

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

A Thanksgiving Tale (Episode 9)

Air date: 1982-11-25

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

Pressure's Rising (Episode 10)

Air date: 1982-12-09

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

Mr. Christmas (Episode 11)

Air date: 1982-12-16

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

The Yearning Point (Episode 12)

Air date: 1983-01-06

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

Briefly at the Counter (Episode 13)

Air date: 1983-01-13

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

To Buy or Not to Buy (Episode 14)

Air date: 1983-01-20

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

The Seperation (Episode 15)

Air date: 1983-01-27

Overview: 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 (Episode 16)

Air date: 1983-02-03

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

The Courier (Episode 17)

Writer: Jurgen Wolff

Air date: 1983-02-17

Overview: 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 (Episode 18)

Air date: 1983-02-24

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

Out to Lunch (Episode 19)

Air date: 1983-03-10

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

A Portrait of Henry (Episode 20)

Air date: 1983-03-17

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 21)

Air date: 1983-04-28

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

Family Business (Episode 22)

Air date: 1983-05-05

Overview: 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.