diff --git a/aio/content/examples/observables-in-angular/e2e/src/app.e2e-spec.ts b/aio/content/examples/observables-in-angular/e2e/src/app.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83740c7123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aio/content/examples/observables-in-angular/e2e/src/app.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * This example project is special in that it is not a cli app. To run tests appropriate for this
+ * project, the test command is overwritten in `aio/content/examples/observables-in-angular/example-config.json`.
+ *
+ * This is an empty placeholder file to ensure that `aio/tools/examples/run-example-e2e.js` runs
+ * tests for this project.
+ *
+ * TODO: Fix our infrastructure/tooling, so that this hack is not necessary.
+ */
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/observables-in-angular/example-config.json b/aio/content/examples/observables-in-angular/example-config.json
index e69de29bb2..548e66ce80 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/observables-in-angular/example-config.json
+++ b/aio/content/examples/observables-in-angular/example-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "e2e": [
+    {
+      "cmd": "yarn",
+      "args": [ "tsc", "--project", "./" ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/observables-in-angular/src/main.ts b/aio/content/examples/observables-in-angular/src/main.ts
index f010819b4d..16788a2f0e 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/observables-in-angular/src/main.ts
+++ b/aio/content/examples/observables-in-angular/src/main.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ export class ZippyComponent {
        Time: {{ time | async }}</div>`
 })
 export class AsyncObservablePipeComponent {
-  time = new Observable(observer =>
-    setInterval(() => observer.next(new Date().toString()), 1000)
-  );
+  time = new Observable<string>(observer => {
+    setInterval(() => observer.next(new Date().toString()), 1000);
+  });
 }
 
 // #enddocregion pipe
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/observables/e2e/src/app.e2e-spec.ts b/aio/content/examples/observables/e2e/src/app.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac89f882d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aio/content/examples/observables/e2e/src/app.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * This example project is special in that it is not a cli app. To run tests appropriate for this
+ * project, the test command is overwritten in `aio/content/examples/observables/example-config.json`.
+ *
+ * This is an empty placeholder file to ensure that `aio/tools/examples/run-example-e2e.js` runs
+ * tests for this project.
+ *
+ * TODO: Fix our infrastructure/tooling, so that this hack is not necessary.
+ */
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/observables/example-config.json b/aio/content/examples/observables/example-config.json
index e69de29bb2..548e66ce80 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/observables/example-config.json
+++ b/aio/content/examples/observables/example-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "e2e": [
+    {
+      "cmd": "yarn",
+      "args": [ "tsc", "--project", "./" ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/practical-observable-usage/e2e/src/app.e2e-spec.ts b/aio/content/examples/practical-observable-usage/e2e/src/app.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af10979040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aio/content/examples/practical-observable-usage/e2e/src/app.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * This example project is special in that it is not a cli app. To run tests appropriate for this
+ * project, the test command is overwritten in `aio/content/examples/practical-observable-usage/example-config.json`.
+ *
+ * This is an empty placeholder file to ensure that `aio/tools/examples/run-example-e2e.js` runs
+ * tests for this project.
+ *
+ * TODO: Fix our infrastructure/tooling, so that this hack is not necessary.
+ */
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/practical-observable-usage/example-config.json b/aio/content/examples/practical-observable-usage/example-config.json
index e69de29bb2..548e66ce80 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/practical-observable-usage/example-config.json
+++ b/aio/content/examples/practical-observable-usage/example-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "e2e": [
+    {
+      "cmd": "yarn",
+      "args": [ "tsc", "--project", "./" ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/practical-observable-usage/src/typeahead.ts b/aio/content/examples/practical-observable-usage/src/typeahead.ts
index 4bde2c66d0..153ab7f23e 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/practical-observable-usage/src/typeahead.ts
+++ b/aio/content/examples/practical-observable-usage/src/typeahead.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-
 import { fromEvent } from 'rxjs';
 import { ajax } from 'rxjs/ajax';
-import { map, filter, debounceTime, distinctUntilChanged, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { debounceTime, distinctUntilChanged, filter, map, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+
 
 const searchBox = document.getElementById('search-box');
 
 const typeahead = fromEvent(searchBox, 'input').pipe(
-  map((e: KeyboardEvent) => e.target.value),
+  map((e: KeyboardEvent) => (e.target as HTMLInputElement).value),
   filter(text => text.length > 2),
   debounceTime(10),
   distinctUntilChanged(),
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/rx-library/e2e/src/app.e2e-spec.ts b/aio/content/examples/rx-library/e2e/src/app.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..015034d09e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aio/content/examples/rx-library/e2e/src/app.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * This example project is special in that it is not a cli app. To run tests appropriate for this
+ * project, the test command is overwritten in `aio/content/examples/rx-libary/example-config.json`.
+ *
+ * This is an empty placeholder file to ensure that `aio/tools/examples/run-example-e2e.js` runs
+ * tests for this project.
+ *
+ * TODO: Fix our infrastructure/tooling, so that this hack is not necessary.
+ */
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/rx-library/example-config.json b/aio/content/examples/rx-library/example-config.json
index e69de29bb2..548e66ce80 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/rx-library/example-config.json
+++ b/aio/content/examples/rx-library/example-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "e2e": [
+    {
+      "cmd": "yarn",
+      "args": [ "tsc", "--project", "./" ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/aio/tools/examples/shared/package.json b/aio/tools/examples/shared/package.json
index d233f50504..14ad2711d2 100644
--- a/aio/tools/examples/shared/package.json
+++ b/aio/tools/examples/shared/package.json
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
     "@types/express": "^4.0.35",
     "@types/jasmine": "~2.8.8",
     "@types/jasminewd2": "^2.0.4",
-    "@types/jquery": "^3.3.4",
-    "@types/node": "~8.9.4",
+    "@types/jquery":"3.3.28",
+    "@types/node":"~12.12.14",
     "canonical-path": "1.0.0",
     "concurrently": "^3.0.0",
     "http-server": "^0.11.1",
diff --git a/aio/tools/examples/shared/yarn.lock b/aio/tools/examples/shared/yarn.lock
index fbc57780f8..798e85b347 100644
--- a/aio/tools/examples/shared/yarn.lock
+++ b/aio/tools/examples/shared/yarn.lock
@@ -443,9 +443,12 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/jasmine" "*"
 
-"@types/jquery@^3.3.4":
-  version "3.3.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/jquery/-/jquery-3.3.4.tgz#f1850fb9a70041a14ace4f81a7ed782db8548317"
+"@types/jquery@3.3.28":
+  version "3.3.28"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/jquery/-/jquery-3.3.28.tgz#e4e4e1a72a890b9d5fce34019d961265dd1394c4"
+  integrity sha512-6+0asQBU38H5kdoKvxVGE7fY8JREBgQsxONw0na0noV9D3JLN2+odBPKkTvRcLW20xSNiP8BH0nyl+8PcIHYNw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/sizzle" "*"
 
 "@types/mime@*":
   version "2.0.0"
@@ -465,9 +468,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-11.11.3.tgz#7c6b0f8eaf16ae530795de2ad1b85d34bf2f5c58"
   integrity sha512-wp6IOGu1lxsfnrD+5mX6qwSwWuqsdkKKxTN4aQc4wByHAKZJf9/D4KXPQ1POUjEbnCP5LMggB0OEFNY9OTsMqg==
 
-"@types/node@~8.9.4":
-  version "8.9.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-8.9.5.tgz#162b864bc70be077e6db212b322754917929e976"
+"@types/node@~12.12.14":
+  version "12.12.14"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-12.12.14.tgz#1c1d6e3c75dba466e0326948d56e8bd72a1903d2"
+  integrity sha512-u/SJDyXwuihpwjXy7hOOghagLEV1KdAST6syfnOk6QZAMzZuWZqXy5aYYZbh8Jdpd4escVFP0MvftHNDb9pruA==
 
 "@types/q@^0.0.32":
   version "0.0.32"
@@ -484,6 +488,11 @@
     "@types/express-serve-static-core" "*"
     "@types/mime" "*"
 
+"@types/sizzle@*":
+  version "2.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/sizzle/-/sizzle-2.3.2.tgz#a811b8c18e2babab7d542b3365887ae2e4d9de47"
+  integrity sha512-7EJYyKTL7tFR8+gDbB6Wwz/arpGa0Mywk1TJbNzKzHtzbwVmY4HR9WqS5VV7dsBUKQmPNr192jHr/VpBluj/hg==
+
 "@types/source-list-map@*":
   version "0.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/source-list-map/-/source-list-map-0.1.2.tgz#0078836063ffaf17412349bba364087e0ac02ec9"