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Toronto has only ever had one King

Overview

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.

Series Cast

  1. Al Waxman as Larry King

    Al Waxman

    Larry King

    111 Episodes

  2. Helene Winston as Gladys King

    Helene Winston

    Gladys King

    111 Episodes

  3. Fiona Reid as Cathy King

    Fiona Reid

    Cathy King

    65 Episodes

  4. Ardon Bess as Nestor Best

    Ardon Bess

    Nestor Best

    65 Episodes

  5. Bob Vinci

    Tony 'Duke' Zarro

    65 Episodes

  6. Robert Haley as Ron Bacon

    Robert Haley

    Ron Bacon

    23 Episodes

  7. Dawn Greenhalgh as

    Dawn Greenhalgh

    1 Episode

  8. Casey Stevens as

    Casey Stevens

    1 Episode

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Last Season

Season 5

1979 • 23 Episodes

Season 5 of King of Kensington premiered on September 13, 1979.

Movin' On

(5x23, March 13, 1980) Season Finale

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King of Kensington
King of Kensington

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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