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The Adoption Story

Comedy

TV-PG

20

Feb 16, 2018

Iris buys two plane tickets to Paris for Muriel's 43rd birthday without realizing that Muriel will discover she's adopted when she applies for a passport.

Season 3, 22 episodes

Break Out the Pampers (1),

Henry and his daughters verge on total emotional and physical exhaustion after Muriel experiences one false labor after another.

Break Out the Pampers (2),

Muriel and Monroe make it safely to the hospital, and are soon joined by Henry and the girls. Not being in a proper state of mind, Henry tasks Monroe with calling Mr. Wainwright.

Guess Who's Coming Forever?,

Muriel's mother Iris pays an unexpected visit, and she agrees to call a truce with Henry for the sake of the new baby.

A Snip in Time,

Henry becomes increasingly frustrated as he tries to understand why he hasn't been interested in making love to Muriel in the two months since Andrew was born.

The Luck of the Iris,

Andrew accidentally becomes exposed to the chickenpox, which Henry has never had. After exhausting all other options, Henry is forced to move in with Iris, and proceeds to interfere with her social life.

Do You Take This Woman Again?,

Henry and Muriel decide to renew their wedding vows on their 26th anniversary, and allow their daughters to plan a simple ceremony for fifteen guests in the apartment.

Who Was That Baby I Saw You With?,

In an attempt to bring in extra income to buy a new couch for the girls' apartment, Muriel starts a baby photography business in the apartment using Henry and his Cosmic Cow puppet as a prop.

Monroe's Secret Love's Secret,

Henry is enraged by Monroe's ineptness at hanging a portrait.

A Thanksgiving Tale,

The whole family panics Thanksgiving morning when they hear a news report about a woman matching Iris' description who has jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge.

Pressure's Rising,

The Rushes are shocked when a family friend dies of a heart attack in the prime of his life leaving his family penniless. Muriel pressures Henry to buy more life insurance, but he regrettably takes Monroe along to his physical.

The Rushes are forced to cancel their plans to spend Christmas at Mammoth Mountain when Andrew comes down with a fever. Henry's day gets even worse when he allows Monroe to help him decorate the tree.

The Yearning Point,

Muriel is visited by Karen Day, her former singing partner from 26 years ago who has since become rich and famous. Henry becomes increasingly uncomfortable as he wonders if he prevented Muriel from becoming famous too.

Briefly at the Counter,

Iris falls in love with a man she meets at a soup shop who claims to be an investment banker, and he invites Henry and Muriel to join them for dinner at an expensive restaurant.

To Buy or Not to Buy,

After Sara lets two men posing as furniture refinishers into her parents' apartment who proceed to rob them of all of their valuables, Henry becomes determined to buy a shotgun despite Muriel's objections.

The Separation,

Jackie and her fiancé Brad separate after Brad demands that she become a housewife. Her parents and grandmother try to help her by each recounting their own versions of a similar situation between Henry and Muriel.

Girls of the Media,

Jackie achieves her own fashion line at Balaban's, and Henry's reaction convinces Sara that he treats the two of them unequally.

Henry reluctantly allows a flirtatious substitute courier named Bambi to take a cold shower when she arrives for a pickup extremely hungover. This proves to be an error in judgment when Bambi falls asleep in his bed.

The Adoption Story,

Iris buys two plane tickets to Paris for Muriel's 43rd birthday without realizing that Muriel will discover she's adopted when she applies for a passport.

Just when the Rushes' financial situation seems bleak, Muriel is offered a two-day photo shoot for a beer company.

A Portrait of Henry,

Henry receives a mediocre portrait of himself from a friend, and insists on hanging it over the dining room table.

Don't Rock the Boat,

Henry and Muriel travel to the Oxnard marina to visit his old Navy buddy Arthur, who is finally getting remarried after losing his wife 17 years ago.

Family Business,

After Iris is mugged in the garage of her condominium complex, Henry agrees to go along with Muriel's and Iris' plan to sell the condo and use the proceeds to add a third floor to the Rushes' apartment building.

Details

Too Close For Comfort

Comedy

TV-PG

6

20

A conservative cartoonist tries to meddle in the affairs of family and friends.

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