Eight Is Enough

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1977 • Drama, Comedy

Rating: 6 / 10

Status: Ended

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 112

Original Language: English

Network: ABC

Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977, until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name.

Seasons & Episodes

Season 0 Poster

Season 0

Season 1 Poster

Season 1

Season 2 Poster

Season 2

Season 3 Poster

Season 3

Season 4 Poster

Season 4

Season 5 Poster

Season 5

Season 1 Episodes

1 - Never Try Eating Nectarines Since Juice May Dispense (Tue, Mar 15, 1977)
2 - Schussboomer (Tue, Mar 22, 1977)
3 - Pieces of Eight (Tue, Mar 29, 1977)
4 - Women, Ducks and the Domino Theory (Tue, Apr 5, 1977)
5 - Turnabout (Tue, Apr 12, 1977)
6 - Quarantine (Tue, Apr 19, 1977)
7 - V is for Vivian (Tue, Apr 26, 1977)
8 - Hit and Run (Tue, May 3, 1977)
9 - The Gipper Caper (Wed, Aug 10, 1977)

Season 2 Episodes

1 - Is There a Doctor in the House? (Wed, Sep 14, 1977)
2 - Trial Marriage (Wed, Sep 21, 1977)
3 - Triangles (Wed, Sep 28, 1977)
4 - Double Trouble (Wed, Oct 5, 1977)
5 - Mortgage Burnin' Blues (Wed, Oct 19, 1977)
6 - Dark Horse (Wed, Oct 26, 1977)
7 - The Bard and the Bod (Wed, Nov 2, 1977)
8 - Children of the Groom (1) (Wed, Nov 9, 1977)
9 - Children of the Groom (2) (Wed, Nov 9, 1977)
10 - I Quit (Wed, Nov 16, 1977)
11 - All's Fair in Love and War (Wed, Nov 23, 1977)
12 - The Return of Auntie V (Wed, Nov 30, 1977)
13 - Yes Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus (1) (Wed, Dec 14, 1977)
14 - Yes Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus (2) (Wed, Dec 14, 1977)
15 - A Hair of the Dog (Wed, Jan 4, 1978)
16 - Author, Author! (Wed, Jan 11, 1978)
17 - Much Ado about Garbage (Wed, Jan 18, 1978)
18 - Dear Ms. Dinah (Wed, Jan 25, 1978)
19 - Hard Hats and Hard Heads (Wed, Feb 1, 1978)
20 - Seven Days in February (Wed, Feb 8, 1978)
21 - The Boyfriend (Wed, Feb 15, 1978)
22 - Great Expectations (Wed, Feb 22, 1978)
23 - Long Night's Journey into Day (Wed, Mar 1, 1978)
24 - The Lost Weekend (Fri, Apr 28, 1978)
25 - Poor Little Rich Girl (Wed, May 3, 1978)
26 - Who's on First? (Wed, May 10, 1978)

Season 3 Episodes

1 - Who's Crazy Here? (Wed, Sep 6, 1978)
2 - Nine Is Too Much (Wed, Sep 13, 1978)
3 - Here We Go Again (Wed, Sep 20, 1978)
4 - Cinderella's Understudy (Wed, Sep 27, 1978)
5 - Milk and Sympathy (Wed, Oct 11, 1978)
6 - The Flunked and the Funked (Wed, Oct 18, 1978)
7 - Cops and Toddlers (Wed, Oct 25, 1978)
8 - The Hipbone's Connected to the Thighbone (Wed, Nov 1, 1978)
9 - Fast and Loose (Wed, Nov 8, 1978)
10 - War Between the Bradfords (Wed, Nov 15, 1978)
11 - All The Vice President's Men (Wed, Nov 22, 1978)
12 - You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore (1) (Wed, Nov 29, 1978)
13 - You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore (2) (Wed, Nov 29, 1978)
14 - Alone At Last (Wed, Dec 6, 1978)
15 - The Yearning Point (Wed, Jan 10, 1979)
16 - Moving Out (Wed, Jan 3, 1979)
17 - Mother's Rule (Wed, Jan 10, 1979)
18 - Inlaws and Outlaws (Wed, Jan 24, 1979)
19 - Horror Story (Wed, Jan 31, 1979)
20 - Just the Ten of Us (Wed, Feb 14, 1979)
21 - Best of Friends (Wed, Feb 21, 1979)
22 - The Kid Who Came to Dinner (Wed, Feb 28, 1979)
23 - The Better Part of Valour (Wed, Mar 7, 1979)
24 - Dads, Daughters, Different Drummers (Wed, Mar 14, 1979)
25 - The Final Days (Wed, May 2, 1979)
26 - Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy (1) (Wed, May 9, 1979)
27 - Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy (2) (Wed, May 9, 1979)
28 - The Graduates (Wed, May 23, 1979)

Season 4 Episodes

1 - Merle the Pearl (Wed, Sep 5, 1979)
2 - The Cupid Crisis (Wed, Sep 12, 1979)
3 - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (Wed, Sep 19, 1979)
4 - Ten Ships in the Night (Wed, Sep 26, 1979)
5 - The Night They Raided Bradfords (Wed, Oct 3, 1979)
6 - The Devil and Mr. Bradford (Wed, Oct 24, 1979)
7 - Big Shoes, Little Feet (Wed, Oct 31, 1979)
8 - Fathers and Other Strangers (1) (Wed, Nov 7, 1979)
9 - Fathers and Other Strangers (2) (Wed, Nov 7, 1979)
10 - Letter to One Bradford (Wed, Nov 14, 1979)
11 - Separate Ways (Wed, Nov 21, 1979)
12 - Arrivals (Wed, Nov 28, 1979)
13 - Brotherhood, Sisterhood (Wed, Dec 5, 1979)
14 - Mary, He's Married (Wed, Dec 12, 1979)
15 - My Son, the Prom Queen (Wed, Jan 9, 1980)
16 - The Courage To Be (Wed, Jan 16, 1980)
17 - Semi-Centennial Bradford (Wed, Jan 23, 1980)
18 - The Commitment (Wed, Jan 30, 1980)
19 - Seven More Days in February (Wed, Feb 6, 1980)
20 - The Return of Joe Simons (Wed, Feb 13, 1980)
21 - Bradford vs. Bradford (Wed, Feb 27, 1980)
22 - Memories (Wed, Mar 5, 1980)
23 - Official Positions (Wed, Mar 19, 1980)
24 - A Matter of Mentors (Wed, Mar 26, 1980)
25 - Roll Over Bradford (Wed, Apr 2, 1980)
26 - A Little Triangle (Wed, Apr 9, 1980)
27 - (Finally) Grad Night (Wed, Apr 30, 1980)

Season 5 Episodes

1 - And Baby Makes Nine (1) (Wed, Oct 29, 1980)
2 - And Baby Makes Nine (2) (Wed, Oct 29, 1980)
3 - Jeremy (Wed, Nov 5, 1980)
4 - Welcome to Memorial Dr. Bradford (Wed, Nov 12, 1980)
5 - Generations (Wed, Nov 19, 1980)
6 - Holly (Wed, Nov 26, 1980)
7 - Maltese Airline Bag (Wed, Dec 10, 1980)
8 - Strike (Wed, Dec 17, 1980)
9 - Bradfordgate (Wed, Jan 7, 1981)
10 - Darlene Dilemma (Wed, Jan 14, 1981)
11 - Second Thoughts (Wed, Jan 21, 1981)
12 - David's Rib (Wed, Jan 28, 1981)
13 - Vows (Wed, Feb 18, 1981)
14 - The Way We Were (Wed, Mar 4, 1981)
15 - If The Glass Slipper Fits (Wed, Mar 11, 1981)
16 - The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento (Sat, Mar 28, 1981)
17 - Yet Another Seven Days in February (Sat, Apr 4, 1981)
18 - Idolbreaker (1) (Sat, Apr 11, 1981)
19 - Idolbreaker (2) (Sat, Apr 18, 1981)
20 - Starting Over (Sat, May 9, 1981)
21 - Goals (Sat, May 16, 1981)
22 - Father Knows Best (Sat, May 23, 1981)

Main Cast

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

Betty Buckley

Betty Buckley

(Abby Bradford)

Grant Goodeve

Grant Goodeve

(David Bradford)

Willie Aames

Willie Aames

(Tommy Bradford)

Dianne Kay

Dianne Kay

(Nancy Bradford)

Connie Needham

Connie Needham

(Elizabeth Bradford)

Lani O'Grady

Lani O'Grady

(Mary Bradford)

Adam Rich

Adam Rich

(Nicholas Bradford)

Susan Richardson

Susan Richardson

(Susan Bradford)

Laurie Walters

Laurie Walters

(Joannie Bradford)

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