King of Kensington

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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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Episodes

Season 1

13 episodes

S1 E1 · Variety Store

In this pilot episode, Larry King sponsors an immigrant who creates a competition when he opens up his own variety store.

S1 E2 · Hot Line Host

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S1 E3 · Kensington Achievement Award

Larry and the boys at his club, want to present Toronto Maple Leafs star Eddie Shack with the ""Kensington Achievement Award"", but Larry is at a crossroad when the big man is fashionably late.

S1 E4 · The Tax Audit

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S1 E5 · Save Old George

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S1 E6 · Where's Cathy?

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S1 E7 · Half-Way Home

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S1 E8 · The Lady Who Came to Dinner

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S1 E9 · The Joy of Kensington

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S1 E10 · The Gambler

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S1 E11 · The Real Mrs. King

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S1 E12 · Scout's Honour

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S1 E13 · The Christmas Show

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Season 2

26 episodes

S2 E1 · The Detroit Story

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S2 E2 · Cathy's Hobby

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S2 E3 · Duke's Dilemma

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S2 E4 · Delma's Decision

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S2 E5 · Happy Anniversary

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S2 E6 · Fertility for Two

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S2 E7 · The Partners

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S2 E8 · The Checkup

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S2 E9 · The Dancer

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S2 E10 · Delma's Fur

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S2 E11 · The Reunion

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S2 E12 · Welcome to Canada

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S2 E13 · Gestalt of Kensington

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S2 E14 · The Friend

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S2 E15 · Duke's New Job

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S2 E16 · Prisoner of Kensington

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S2 E17 · The Holiday

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S2 E18 · The End of the World

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S2 E19 · The Lottery

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S2 E20 · Gladys' Teddy Bear

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S2 E21 · Bunny of Kensington

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S2 E22 · Mary Theresa is Missing

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S2 E23 · Cathy's Parents

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S2 E24 · The Central Tech Tiger

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S2 E25 · The Crush

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S2 E26 · Tiny's Job

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Season 3

26 episodes

S3 E1 · Gladys' Problem

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S3 E2 · The Quiz Show

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S3 E3 · The Big Shot

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S3 E4 · Cathy's New Career

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S3 E5 · The Comic

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S3 E6 · The Prom

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S3 E7 · The Hostage

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S3 E8 · The Boiler

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S3 E9 · Hotel Buffalo

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S3 E10 · The Photographer

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S3 E11 · The Teacher

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S3 E12 · The Move

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S3 E13 · Gladys' Restaurant

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S3 E14 · The Hero

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S3 E15 · The Dance Studio

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S3 E16 · The Suitor

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S3 E17 · The Wizard

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S3 E18 · The Hustler

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S3 E19 · The Racehorse

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S3 E20 · Big Daddy

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S3 E21 · The Dukedom

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S3 E22 · Las Vegas

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S3 E23 · Old Flame

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S3 E24 · King's Cousin

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S3 E25 · The Blood of Kings

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S3 E26 · Cathy's Last Stand

Cathy returns from a trip, with a shocker...she's leaving Larry after 9 years of marriage to discover her own identity. Larry tries everything to keep here there, but she ends up leaving anyway.

Season 4

23 episodes

S4 E1 · King's First Date

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S4 E2 · Summer of '56

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S4 E3 · School Daze

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S4 E4 · The Invitation

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S4 E5 · Words and Music

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S4 E6 · Carol's Arrival

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S4 E7 · Double Standard

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S4 E8 · The Pursesnatcher

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S4 E9 · Third Party

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S4 E10 · Big Brother

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S4 E11 · A Xmas Story

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S4 E12 · The Houseguest

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S4 E13 · With This Ring

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S4 E14 · Guido's Job

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S4 E15 · Over the Hill

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S4 E16 · Dear Aunt Martha

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S4 E17 · The Best Man

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S4 E18 · Hockey Night in Kensington

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S4 E19 · True Confessions

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S4 E20 · Mr. King Goes to Ottawa

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S4 E21 · White Lace Gloves

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S4 E22 · The Fishing Trip

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S4 E23 · Cyrano de Kensington

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Season 5

23 episodes

S5 E1 · King's Brave New World

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S5 E2 · Diabolical Plots

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S5 E3 · Life Begins at Forty

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S5 E4 · Home Is Where the Heartburn Is

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S5 E5 · The Rivals

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S5 E6 · Born to Boogie

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S5 E7 · The Double Date (aka The Blind Date)

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S5 E8 · Masters and Johnson and King

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S5 E9 · The Bet

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S5 E10 · Pawn to King Four

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S5 E11 · Down but Not Out

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S5 E13 · Catch 23

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S5 E14 · The Total Woman

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S5 E15 · Look Ma, No Cavities

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S5 E16 · Sign of the Bull

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S5 E17 · Good News, Bad News

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S5 E18 · The Spirit of Joy

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S5 E19 · War and Peace

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S5 E20 · Counter Attack

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S5 E21 · Green Eyed Monster

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S5 E22 · Purple Passion

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S5 E23 · Movin' On

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