King of Kensington

King of Kensington

1975

Season

5
4
3
2
1
23 - Movin' On
Mar. 13,1980

22 - Purple Passion
Mar. 06,1980

21 - Green Eyed Monster
Feb. 28,1980

20 - Counter Attack
Feb. 21,1980

19 - War and Peace
Feb. 07,1980

18 - The Spirit of Joy
Jan. 01,0001

17 - Good News, Bad News
Jan. 01,0001

16 - Sign of the Bull
Jan. 17,1980

15 - Look Ma, No Cavities
Jan. 10,1980

14 - The Total Woman
Jan. 03,1980

13 - Catch 23
Dec. 20,1979

12 - unknown title
Jan. 01,0001

11 - Down but Not Out
Jan. 01,0001

10 - Pawn to King Four
Jan. 01,0001

9 - The Bet
Jan. 01,0001

8 - Masters and Johnson and King
Jan. 01,0001

7 - The Double Date (aka The Blind Date)
Jan. 01,0001

6 - Born to Boogie
Jan. 01,0001

5 - The Rivals
Jan. 01,0001

4 - Home Is Where the Heartburn Is
Jan. 01,0001

3 - Life Begins at Forty
Jan. 01,0001

2 - Diabolical Plots
Jan. 01,0001

1 - King's Brave New World
Sep. 13,1979

Trailer

King of Kensington is a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1980. The show starred Al Waxman as Larry King, a convenience store owner in Toronto's Kensington Market who was known for helping friends and neighbours solve problems. His multicultural group of friends consisted of Nestor Best, Max, and Tony "Duke" Zarro, who hung around regularly to the perennial disapproval of King's mother Gladys. The show was popular with viewers; prior to the start of the fourth season one of the producers noted that show drew 1.5 to 1.8 million viewers weekly. For the first three seasons, Fiona Reid played his wife Cathy. At the end of the third season, Reid decided to leave the series, so Larry and Cathy divorced. The show never fully recovered its stride or chemistry as Larry pursued other relationships, most notably with Gwen Twining in the final season. The show's gentle but politically conscious humour is seen by some critics as a Canadian version of the topical Norman Lear sitcoms of the 1970s, such as All in the Family and Maude. The series was syndicated to some American stations during the height of its popularity, including WTTG in Washington, D.C.

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