King of Kensington
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Seasons | 5
Episodes | 111
avg.Runtime | 30 min
First EP | 1975-09-25
Last EP | 1980-03-13
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Rating : 5.2
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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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Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1975-09-25
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Variety Store
1975-09-25
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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Hot Line Host
1975-10-02
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Kensington Achievement Award
1975-10-09
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.
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The Tax Audit
1975-10-23
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Save Old George
1975-10-30
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Where's Cathy?
1975-11-06
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Half-Way Home
1975-11-13
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The Lady Who Came to Dinner
1975-11-20
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The Joy of Kensington
1975-11-27
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The Gambler
1975-12-04
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The Real Mrs. King
1975-12-11
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Scout's Honour
1975-12-18
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The Christmas Show
1975-12-25
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney