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King of Kensington Season 5 Episodes

23 Episodes 1979 - 1980

Episode 1

King's Brave New World

It's a brave new world when Larry takes on the job of Recreation Director at Kensington Community Centre, and Gladys and Jack return from their honeymoon ready for a divorce. Gwen is introduced as the Program Director for the Centre.

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Episode 2

Diabolical Plots

Larry has big problems when an obnoxious alderman is scheduled to visit the centre on the same evening a less-than-typical dance is in full swing. Gladys and Jack argue over the adjoining cemetery plots Jack shares with his late wife.

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Episode 3

Life Begins at 40

When an attractive young woman takes a romantic interest in Larry he feels young again -- until he discovers that he's older than her father.

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Episode 4

Home Is Where the Heartburn Is

Larry accepts a buddy's offer to share his swinging singles apartment after Gladys ruins Larry's chance for a date.

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Episode 5

The Rivals

Gwen's chances of getting the job as Field Supervisor look pretty good until Larry decides to apply for the same position. The usual mixed feelings between them become even more complicated.

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Episode 6

Born to Boogie

Larry pairs a young couple for a disco contest and inadvertently becomes involved in a conflict between a father and daughter over an arranged marriage.

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Episode 7

The Blind Date

Larry's attempts at playing matchmaker backfire when he and Gwen are mistakenly assumed to be the blind dates of the intended couple.

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Episode 8

Masters and Johnson and King

If Larry holds a discussion on sex education at the Centre, the funds required to repair the pool will be withheld by a disapproving socialite.

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Episode 9

The Bet

It's the boys against the girls when Larry and Gwen take opposing sides in a battle over the use of the swimming pool.

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Episode 10

Pawn to King Four

Larry breaks the rules and allows a chess hustler to sleep at the Centre while Gwen is desperately trying to get the Centre ready for a surprise official inspection.

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Episode 11

Down But Not Out

While coaching contenders for an upcoming boxing tournament , Larry is distracted by an elderly man who has started to hang around the Centre.

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Episode 12

The Hat Trick

Larry sits in on a Flying Single discussion group and makes a date with a woman he later learns has just left a convent. Gladys and Jack argue over Gladys insistence on displaying her. late husband's picture in the house.

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Episode 13

Catch 23

It's Christmas time and money is tight. Larry discovers that Gwen is earning more money than he is for the same amount of work and more sparks fly at the Centre.

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Episode 14

The Total Woman

Gwen is worried. about not being feminine enough and becomes ultra-feminine. Larry decides he preferred the old Gwen and tries to change her back to her former self.

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Episode 15

Look Ma, No Cavities

It's love at first sight when Gwen's cousin visits from Prince Edward Island and Larry proposes marriage.

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Episode 16

Sign of the Bull

Larry is adamant that astrology will not be taught at the Centre until he meets the instructor. An old threat from a newly-released convict throws Jack into a panic.

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Episode 17

Good News, Bad News

Unless the Centre can raise more money by increasing enrollment, Larry will lose his job. Gwen has a solution in mind to solve the budget problems: her resignation in order to get married.

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Episode 18

The Spirit of Joy

The Centre is doomed for demolition until Larry convinces the wife of the owner to intervene. As a sculptor working at the Centre, she donates two statues - which in turn create a new set of problems.

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Episode 19

War and Peace

The Lubanians plan to use the Centre for a multicultural event. Larry gets caught in the middle when two opposing factions claim the sole right of representation. Jack and Gladys resort to marriage counseling using puppets.

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Episode 20

Counter Attack

Larry's workload and extracurricular activities bring on an attack that sends him to hospital. His reflections while in hospital have an adverse effect on how he views his Iife.

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Episode 21

Green-Eyed Monster

Larry must convince an insanely jealous husband that he and the man's wife are only working together. Gwen is having trouble auditioning a bunch of kids for a play, and Gladys confronts Jack with an old love letter of his.

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Episode 22

Purple Passion

Gladys' hopes to match Gwen with Larry are complicated by the arrival of an attractive and flamboyant poet.

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Episode 23

Movin' On

Gladys and Jack decide to retire to Florida and sell the house and store. Larry is going to move into an apartment - - he hopes with Gwen.

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