Sheldon Larry
Director
King of Kensington (1975)
Season 5
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.
Released Sept. 25, 1975
Episode 30 min
10+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: imdb.canadian-humor, imdb.place-name-in-title, imdb.sitcom, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.sitcom-comedy
Network: CBC Television
S5E1 - King's Brave New World
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Sept. 13, 1979, midnight
S5E2 - Diabolical Plots
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Sept. 20, 1979, midnight
S5E3 - Life Begins at Forty
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Sept. 27, 1979, midnight
S5E4 - The Hat Trick
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Oct. 4, 1979, midnight
S5E5 - Home Is Where the Heartburn Is
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Oct. 11, 1979, midnight
S5E6 - The Rivals
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Oct. 25, 1979, midnight
S5E7 - Born to Boogie
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Nov. 1, 1979, midnight
S5E8 - The Double Date
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Nov. 8, 1979, midnight
S5E9 - Masters and Johnson and King
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Nov. 15, 1979, midnight
S5E10 - The Bet
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Nov. 22, 1979, midnight
S5E11 - Pawn to King Four
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Nov. 29, 1979, midnight
S5E12 - Down But Not Out
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Dec. 6, 1979, midnight
S5E13 - Catch 23
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Dec. 20, 1979, midnight
S5E14 - The Total Woman
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Jan. 3, 1980, midnight
S5E15 - Look Ma, No Cavities
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Jan. 10, 1980, midnight
S5E16 - Sign of the Bull
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Jan. 17, 1980, midnight
S5E17 - The Spirit of Joy
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Jan. 24, 1980, midnight
S5E18 - Good News, Bad News
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Jan. 31, 1980, midnight
S5E19 - War and Peace
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Feb. 7, 1980, midnight
S5E20 - Counter Attack
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Feb. 21, 1980, midnight
S5E21 - Green Eyed Monster
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Feb. 28, 1980, midnight
S5E22 - Purple Passion
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March 6, 1980, midnight
S5E23 - Movin' On
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March 13, 1980, midnight
CBC Television
30 min/ep
3330 min
Sept. 25, 1975
March 13, 1980, midnight
Ended
TV-PG / 10+
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