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King of Kensington

NR
1975 - 1980

Description

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.

Episodes

23 Episodes
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EP01

King's Brave New World

13 September 1979
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EP02

Diabolical Plots

20 September 1979
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EP03

Life Begins at Forty

27 September 1979
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EP04

The Hat Trick

4 October 1979
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EP05

Home Is Where the Heartburn Is...

11 October 1979
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EP06

The Rivals

25 October 1979
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EP07

Born to Boogie

1 November 1979
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EP08

The Double Date

8 November 1979
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EP09

Masters and Johnson and King

15 November 1979
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EP010

The Bet

22 November 1979
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EP011

Pawn to King Four

29 November 1979
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EP012

Down But Not Out

6 December 1979
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EP013

Catch 23

20 December 1979
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EP014

The Total Woman

3 January 1980
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EP015

Look Ma, No Cavities

10 January 1980
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EP016

Sign of the Bull

17 January 1980
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EP017

The Spirit of Joy

24 January 1980
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EP018

Good News, Bad News

31 January 1980
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EP019

War and Peace

7 February 1980
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EP020

Counter Attack

21 February 1980
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EP021

Green Eyed Monster

28 February 1980
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EP022

Purple Passion

6 March 1980
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EP023

Movin' On

13 March 1980