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Jackie et Sara

Original title: Too Close for Comfort
  • TV Series
  • 1980–1987
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.7K
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Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Jackie et Sara (1980)
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In liberal San Francisco a conservative cartoonist tries to keep his two daughters, who rent an apartment below him, safe. In season 6 the cartoonist buys a small-town newspaper in Tiburon.In liberal San Francisco a conservative cartoonist tries to keep his two daughters, who rent an apartment below him, safe. In season 6 the cartoonist buys a small-town newspaper in Tiburon.In liberal San Francisco a conservative cartoonist tries to keep his two daughters, who rent an apartment below him, safe. In season 6 the cartoonist buys a small-town newspaper in Tiburon.

  • Creators
    • Brian Cooke
    • Earl Barret
    • Arne Sultan
  • Stars
    • Ted Knight
    • Nancy Dussault
    • Jim J. Bullock
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,569
    66
    • Creators
      • Brian Cooke
      • Earl Barret
      • Arne Sultan
    • Stars
      • Ted Knight
      • Nancy Dussault
      • Jim J. Bullock
    • 19User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Nancy Dussault and Ted Knight in Jackie et Sara (1980)
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    Ted Knight
    Ted Knight
    • Henry Rush
    Nancy Dussault
    Nancy Dussault
    • Muriel Rush
    Jim J. Bullock
    Jim J. Bullock
    • Monroe Ficus
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    • Jackie Rush
    Lydia Cornell
    Lydia Cornell
    • Sara Rush
    Pat Carroll
    Pat Carroll
    • Mrs. Hope Stinson
    Lisa Antille
    • Lisa Flores…
    Audrey Meadows
    Audrey Meadows
    • Iris Martin
    Deena Freeman
    Deena Freeman
    • April Rush
    Michael Philip Cannon
    • Andrew Rush
    William Thomas Cannon
    • Andrew Rush
    Joshua Goodwin
    • Andrew Rush
    Selma Diamond
    Selma Diamond
    • Mildred Rafkin
    Eric Michael Wills
    • Andrew Rush
    Jason Robert Wills
    • Andrew Rush
    Warren Berlinger
    Warren Berlinger
    • Herb
    Ray Middleton
    Ray Middleton
    • Huey Rush
    Beverly Sanders
    Beverly Sanders
    • Marsha…
    • Creators
      • Brian Cooke
      • Earl Barret
      • Arne Sultan
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    • Trivia
      In one episode, Ted Knight wore a sweatshirt with the name and logo of an actual university on it. Soon, college and university students who were fans of the show began sending logo sweatshirts for Knight to wear on the air. From then on, Knight began wearing as many different sweatshirts as possible in each episode to please the fans.
    • Goofs
      The exterior shots of the house obviously does not match the inside.
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD release of the first season is made up of the syndicated versions of episodes which are missing 2 minutes from the original network versions.
    • Connections
      Featured in I Love the '80s Strikes Back: 1980 (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Too Close for Comfort
      (theme song)

      Written by Johnny Mandel

      Performed by David Pomeranz

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    This was a break out hit for its time. Fans of the old Mary Tyler Moore Show knew that Ted Knight was a valuable talent, and changing him from an unbearable idiot newsman to an overprotective likeable father of two gorgeous daughters was a great stretch for him. One made even more likeable by making him a cartoonist for the fictional Cosmic Cow cartoon. Making the series even more enjoyable was the casting of sexy Lydia Cornell and adorable Deborah Van Valkenburgh as his daughters who tried to prove that they could live on their own in the bottom half of their duplex. The jokes ran rampant over Cornell's incredible figure: "Don't overload the washing machine again." "It was Jackie's blue jeans that did it." "It wasn't my jeans; it was your bra !" The series probably would have worked equally as well as a vehicle more for the daughters than Knight as Jackie contemplated cosmetic surgery for herself and Copley turned out to be smarter than her character, but then in walked one annoyingly grating actor named Jm J. Bullock. Hired for a one-shot performance as an idiot who followed Cornell home, he stayed and stayed and stayed and stayed..... The jokes got worse instead of better, and the show was given the final nail in the coffin by having the mom, played by Nancy Dussault, get pregnant. Reworking the show for syndication didn't help. The girls vanished, the baby became five years old and Bullock stayed to get in the way and ruin the show. What a lousy end to a once good show.
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    • Release date
      • February 5, 1983 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Chacun chez soi
    • Filming locations
      • 171-173 Buena Vista Avenue East, San Francisco, California, USA(opening credits and scenes)
    • Production companies
      • D.L. Taffner Productions
      • D.L. Taffner Syndication Sales
      • DLT Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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