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King of Kensington Season 1

September. 25,1975
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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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King of Kensington Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 13 - The Christmas Show
Episode 12 - Scout's Honour
Episode 11 - The Real Mrs. King
Episode 10 - The Gambler
Episode 9 - The Joy of Kensington
Episode 8 - The Lady Who Came to Dinner
Episode 7 - Half-Way Home
Episode 6 - Where's Cathy?
Episode 5 - Save Old George
Episode 4 - The Tax Audit
Episode 3 - Kensington Achievement Award
First Aired: October. 09,1975

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.

Episode 2 - Hot Line Host
Episode 1 - Variety Store
First Aired: September. 25,1975

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

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