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- Synopsis
- Cast and characters Main Recurring
- Production
- Music Theme
- Score
- Reception and cancellation
- Nielsen Ratings
- Series overview
- Episodes Season 1 (1977) Season 2 (1977–78) Season 3 (1978–79) Season 4 (1979–80) Season 5 (1980–81)
- Post-series movies
- Syndication International
- DVD releases
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox television | show_name = Eight Is Enough | image = Eight is Enough.png | genre = Comedy-drama | writer = | based_on = {{based_on|the book Eight is Enough|Tom Braden}} | developer = William Blinn | starring = Dick Van Patten Diana Hyland Betty Buckley Grant Goodeve Lani O'Grady Laurie Walters Susan Richardson Dianne Kay Connie Newton Willie Aames Adam Rich | theme_music_composer = Fred Werner (Season 1 & 2 opening theme) Song: from Season 3 onwards – "Eight Is Enough" Music by Lee Holdridge Lyrics by Molly-Ann Leikin | opentheme = | composer = John Beal Alexander Courage Earle Hagen Miles Goodman | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 5 | num_episodes = 112 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Philip Capice Lee Rich | producer = Robert L. Jacks Gary Adelson Greg Strangis Phil Fehrle | camera = Single-camera | runtime = 50 minutes | company = Lorimar Productions | distributor = Warner Bros. Television Distribution | channel = ABC | audio_format = Monaural | first_aired = {{Start date|1977|3|15}} | last_aired = {{End date|1981|5|23}} | followed_by = Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion (1987) and Eight Is Enough: A Wedding (1989) }}Eight Is Enough (stylized as eight is enough) is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977 until May 23, 1981. The show was modeled on the life of syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book by the same title. SynopsisThe show centers on a Sacramento, California family with eight children (from oldest to youngest: David, Mary, Joanie, Susan, Nancy, Elizabeth, Tommy, and Nicholas). The father, Tom Bradford (Dick Van Patten), was a newspaper columnist for the fictional Sacramento Register. His wife Joan (Diana Hyland) was a homemaker and took care of the children. Unfortunately, Hyland had been diagnosed with breast cancer earlier that year and subsequently underwent a mastectomy. However, the cancer had spread and her health began to rapidly deteriorate during filming, appearing in only four episodes before falling ill. She died shortly thereafter on March 27th, 1977 and her character's death was written into the series. The second season began in the fall of 1977 with Tom as a widower. He eventually met and fell in love with Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott (Betty Buckley), a widowed schoolteacher who came to the house to tutor Tommy when he broke his leg in a football game. They were married in one of the series' TV movie broadcasts on November 9, 1977. The role went to Buckley after being approved by network chief Brandon Tartikoff, who felt the character of Miss Collins, Carrie’s sympathetic high school gym teacher that she had played in the 1976 film Carrie would translate seamlessly to the series.[1] In another TV movie event in September 1979, David and Susan were both married in a double wedding. As the series progressed, Abby got her Ph.D. in education and started a job counseling students at the local high school, oldest daughter Mary became a doctor, and second-youngest son Tommy became a singer in a rock-and-roll band. Cast and charactersMain- Dick Van Patten as Tom Bradford
- Diana Hyland as Joan Wells Bradford (season 1)
- Betty Buckley as Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott Bradford (seasons 2–5)
- Grant Goodeve as David Bradford
- Lani O'Grady as Mary Bradford
- Laurie Walters as Joanie Bradford
- Susan Richardson as Susan Bradford Stockwell
- Dianne Kay as Nancy Bradford
- Connie Needham as Elizabeth Bradford (originally credited as Connie Newton)
- Willie Aames as Tommy Bradford
- Adam Rich as Nicholas Bradford
In the pilot, the role of David was played by Mark Hamill, Nancy was played by Kimberly Beck, and Tommy was played by Chris English. When ABC screened the pilot, they were unhappy with a couple of performances. Beck and English were let go and replaced respectively by Dianne Kay and Willie Aames. Hamill sought to get out of his 5-year contract on Eight Is Enough to take the opportunity to star in George Lucas' Star Wars. Lorimar Productions granted his request and the role was re-cast with Grant Goodeve. Recurring- Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle "The Pearl" Stockwell (1979–1981)
- Jennifer Darling as Donna (1977–1981)
- Janis Paige as Vivian "Auntie V" Bradford (1977–1980)
- Michael Goodrow as Ernie Fields (1979–1981)
- James Karen as Eliot Randolph
- Ralph Macchio as Jeremy Andretti (1980–1981)
- Michele Greene as Jill (1980–1981)
- Joan Prather as Janet McArthur Bradford (1977–1981)
- Michael Thoma as Dr. Greg Maxwell (1977–1981)
- Virginia Vincent as Daisy Maxwell (1977–1981)
ProductionThe show was developed by writer William Blinn and was a Lorimar Production. It was originally distributed by Worldvision Enterprises. For the first three years the show filmed interior scenes at The Burbank Studios now known as the Warner Bros. Ranch. From the fourth season the show filmed interiors at MGM Studios in Culver City. The home featured in the exterior shots was on Chiquita St, near Lankershim Boulevard in Los Angeles. The house has since been demolished and replaced. The interiors were filmed on two separate sound stages at the studio: one for the main floor and one for the upstairs. The show's team of producers included Robert L. Jacks, Gary Adelson, Greg Strangis, and Phil Fehrle. Executive producers were Lee Rich and Philip Capice. As a production of the Lorimar stable, who were concurrently producing CBS's The Waltons, writers were often contracted by the producers and were shared between both programs. (Waltons costar Will Geer also made an Eight is Enough guest appearance during season 2.) Regular writers included Peter Lefcourt, the writing teams of Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov, Rod Peterson and Claire Whittaker, Bill Nuss and Dusty Kay, Nick Thiel and David Braff, J. Miyoko Hensley and Steven Hensley, Bruce Shelly, Sandra Kay Siegel, Gil Grant, Karen I. Hall, and Hindi Brooks, who soon became the show's long-time story editor. In-house directors included Philip Leacock, Harry Harris, and Irving J. Moore. As an in-joke, the character name of one of Nicholas Bradford's best friends was Irving Julius Moore, a nod to the director of the same name whose middle name was, in fact, Joseph. MusicThemeFor the show's first two seasons, an upbeat instrumental piece written by Fred Werner was used as the show's opening theme. Beginning with the show's third season, this was replaced by a slowed-down vocal theme titled "Eight Is Enough," which was sung by series co-star Grant Goodeve. The song had music by Lee Holdridge and lyrics by Molly-Ann Leikin, and was first heard in a longer arrangement on the last episode of the second season titled "Who's on First?", which was also performed by Goodeve. ScoreEarly episodes had instrumental music by Fred Werner and Alexander Courage, but the show's real musical stamp came from composer Earle Hagen, who had a knack of composing memorable cues as he had previously been the in-house composer on The Andy Griffith Show. He composed a love theme for Tom and Abby, a theme that permeated the show in various incarnations throughout the remainder of the series. Some later episodes were scored by John Beal and Miles Goodman. In 1980 there was a writers' strike in Hollywood, and one of the offshoots of this industry problem was making cost-cutting measures in the music department on the show. Some of the later episodes were tracked with a combination of uncredited library music and with some original music by those of the aforementioned Messrs. Hagen, Beal, and Goodman. Reception and cancellationThe series jump-started acting careers for several of its young stars. It cemented teen idol status for Grant Goodeve (David), Willie Aames (Tommy), and Ralph Macchio, who played Abby's orphaned nephew Jeremy later in the show's last season. Aames would go on to star with Scott Baio in Charles in Charge. Goodeve started a minor singing career, following his rendition of the show's theme song (see "Theme music") and initially hosted HGTV's If Walls Could Talk. Macchio would gain the most fame in feature films such as The Karate Kid and its sequels, as well as My Cousin Vinny. After the end of the show's fifth season (112 one-hour episodes), production costs and declining ratings caused the show to be cancelled, along with seven other shows that season (including The Waltons). Variety's headline on the cancellation stated, "Eight Shows In, Eight Shows Out". In a 2000 episode of E! True Hollywood Story, Dick Van Patten stated that no one contacted him to inform him of the cancellation. Instead, he read about it in a newspaper.[2] The series had two reunion movies on NBC. In An Eight Is Enough Reunion on October 18, 1987, Mary Frann replaced Betty Buckley as Abby; Buckley had been filming Frantic during its production. This was followed by An Eight Is Enough Wedding on October 15, 1989, this time with Sandy Faison as Abby. By coincidence, both movies aired opposite game two of the World Series on ABC. Nielsen Ratings- 1976–1977 — #23
- 1977–1978 — #12
- 1978–1979 — #11
- 1979–1980 — #12
- 1980–1981 — Not in Top 30
Series overviewSeason | Episodes | Originally aired | First aired | Last aired |
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| 1 | 9 | 1977|3|15}} | 1977|8|10}} |
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| 2 | 24 | 1977|9|14}} | 1978|5|10}} |
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| 3 | 25 | 1978|9|6}} | 1979|5|23}} |
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| 4 | 26 | 1979|9|5}} | 1980|4|30}} |
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| 5 | 21 | 1980|10|29}} | 1981|5|23}} |
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All airdates have been compiled from either TV listings in various newspapers or publicity photos. Unless otherwise specified, all episodes, including the pilot, were standard hour-long ones. - Nº = Overall episode number
- Ep = Episode number by season
EpisodesSeason 1 (1977){{abbr|Nº|Overall episode number | {{abbr|Ep|Episode number by season | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Never Try Eating Nectarines Since Juice May Dispense | DirectedBy = E.W. Swackhamer | WrittenBy = William Blinn | 1977|3|15}}[3] | ShortSummary = Pilot episode: After 15-year-old Elizabeth is arrested for the possession of narcotics, Tom and Joan Bradford are faced with the dual problems of raising money for her defense and trying to understand why 21-year-old David Bradford moved away from home after objecting to the way they handled the drug bust. Note: In the Pilot, David was played by Mark Hamill, Nancy was played by Kimberly Beck, and Tommy played by Chris English. When ABC picked up the show, they were recast respectively with Grant Goodeve, Dianne Kay, and Willie Aames. | LineColor = 000000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Schussboomer | DirectedBy = David Moessinger | WrittenBy = Norman Lessing | 1977|3|22}} | ShortSummary = Tom and Joan are reluctant to let Susan go away for an unchaperoned ski weekend. | LineColor = 000000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Pieces of Eight | DirectedBy = Reza Badiyi | WrittenBy = Greg Strangis | 1977|3|29}}[4] | ShortSummary = Tom is forced to face a newspaper strike, a wife who wants a job, and a daughter who wants to become a model. | LineColor = 000000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Women, Ducks, and the Domino Theory | DirectedBy = Vincent McEveety | WrittenBy = Peter Lefcourt | 1977|4|5}}[5] | ShortSummary = Tommy falls in love for the first time and learns life's most difficult lesson. | LineColor = 000000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Turnabout | DirectedBy = Harvey S. Laidman | WrittenBy = Katharyn Powers | 1977|4|12}}[6] | ShortSummary = David's romance with an older woman becomes a topic for argument. Note: Adrienne Barbeau guest stars. Note: Originally scheduled for March 29, 1977.[7] | LineColor = 000000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Quarantine | DirectedBy = Harry Harris | WrittenBy = Gwen Bagni, Paul Dubov | 1977|4|19}}[8] | ShortSummary = When Mary's new boyfriend is hospitalized with an exotic illness, the Bradford family and a visitor are questioned by the health department. | LineColor = 000000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = V Is for Vivian | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|4|26}}[9] | ShortSummary = Tom's swinging sister visits and the family is impressed. Note: Janis Paige guest stars. | LineColor = 000000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = Hit and Run | DirectedBy = Ralph Senensky | WrittenBy = C. Robert Brooks, Robert L. McCullough | 1977|5|3}}[10] | ShortSummary = Tom finds that Joanie has been blackmailed into asking for a retraction in his newspaper column after she crumples the fender on a classic sports car. Notes: Peter Coffield and Molly Dodd guest-star. | LineColor = 000000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | Title = The Gipper Caper | DirectedBy = William F. Claxton | WrittenBy = William Blinn | 1977|8|10}}[11] | ShortSummary = Filming date: February 23 – March 4, 1977[12][13] A football game becomes a blood-and-guts event. Note: This episode's working title was "What Hath Roone Arledge Wrought?" | LineColor = 000000 }} |
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Season 2 (1977–78){{abbr|Nº|Overall episode number | {{abbr|Ep|Episode number by season | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Is There a Doctor in the House? | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|9|14}}[14] | ShortSummary = Tom and the temporary single Doctor Maxwell try their luck as middle-aged swinging singles. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Trial Marriage | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|9|21}} | ShortSummary = Tom disapproves when his oldest daughter moves in with her new boyfriend (Don Johnson). Enter a teacher named Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott (Betty Buckley's first appearance) to sort all this out while tutoring Tommy. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Triangles | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|9|28}} | ShortSummary = David's roommate dates both Joanie and Susan. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Double Trouble | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|10|5}} | ShortSummary = Problems develop when Tom and Abby break up and he begins dating divorcee Ellen Manning. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Mortgage Burnin' Blues | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|10|19}} | ShortSummary = A party at the Bradfords' spirals out of control. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 15 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Dark Horse | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|10|26}} | ShortSummary = Tom and Abby decide to get married after having put aside their own problems to help Mary run for the board of education. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 16 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = The Bard and the Bod | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|11|2}} | ShortSummary = Joanie is all excited about winning the lead in a Shakesperean production, but Tom is not. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 17 18 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 9 | Title = Children of the Groom | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|11|9}}[15] | ShortSummary = Tom and Abby decide to marry despite complications caused by his children. Note: This was a special 2-hour episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 19 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | Title = I Quit | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|11|16}}[16] | ShortSummary = Tom Bradford "resigns" as father when the kids accuse him of being a dictator. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 20 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | Title = All's Fair in Love and War | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|11|23}} | ShortSummary = Tom's liberal attitudes are put to the test when Mary dates the black son of his old Navy friend. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 21 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | Title = The Return of Auntie V | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|11|30}} | ShortSummary = Tom's flamboyant sister gives the newlyweds the down-payment on a new mansion. Note: Janis Paige guests. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 22 23 | EpisodeNumber2 = 13 14 | Title = Yes, Nicholas, There Is a Santa Claus | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1977|12|14}} | ShortSummary = A present Joan hid before her death restores the Bradfords' spirit after a Christmas burglar (dressed as Santa Claus) steals their gifts. Note: This was a special 2-hour episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out. Will Geer and Judy Strangis guest-star. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 24 | EpisodeNumber2 = 15 | Title = A Hair of the Dog | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1978|1|4}} | ShortSummary = On Tom's birthday, he and Tommy have a man-to-man talk. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 25 | EpisodeNumber2 = 16 | Title = Author! Author! | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1978|1|11}} | ShortSummary = Tom receives unexpected resistance from his family when he decides to write a novel. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 26 | EpisodeNumber2 = 17 | Title = Much Ado About Garbage | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1978|1|18}}[17] | ShortSummary = Tom has been suspended from his job without pay after accusing the city officials and garbage company of corruption and refusing to reveal his sources to a grand jury. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 27 | EpisodeNumber2 = 18 | Title = Dear Miss Dinah | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1978|1|25}} | ShortSummary = Tom doles out sage advice in the hometown newspaper's advice-to-the-lovelorn column but loses his cool when Elizabeth asks if she should take "The Pill". | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 28 | EpisodeNumber2 = 19 | Title = Hard Hats and Hard Heads | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1978|2|1}} | ShortSummary = Encouraged by his friend's success, David trades in his hard hat for a newsman's notepad. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 29 | EpisodeNumber2 = 20 | Title = Seven Days in February | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1978|2|8}} | ShortSummary = Nancy decides to convert to Judaism when she falls in love with a man she thinks is Jewish. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 30 | EpisodeNumber2 = 21 | Title = The Boyfriend | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1978|2|15}} | ShortSummary = Susan's boyfriend and Abby are suspected of having an affair when they work together on a project. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 31 | EpisodeNumber2 = 22 | Title = Great Expectations | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1978|2|22}}[18] | ShortSummary = Tommy cheats in school in order to meet his father's expectations. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 32 | EpisodeNumber2 = 23 | Title = Long Night's Journey into Day | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1978|3|1}}[19] | ShortSummary = Members of the Bradford family are forced to take shifts to keep Abby awake for 24 hours after she falls and suffers a concussion. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 33 | EpisodeNumber2 = 24 | Title = The Lost Weekend | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1978|4|28}} | ShortSummary = The Bradford children quickly transform an idyllic holiday away from parents. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 34 | EpisodeNumber2 = 25 | Title = Poor Little Rich Girl | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1978|5|3}} | ShortSummary = Filming date: February 8–17, 1978[20] The self-assured daughter of a prominent contractor showers David with expensive gifts in an attempt to buy his affections. | LineColor = BB933C }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 35 | EpisodeNumber2 = 26 | Title = Who's on First? | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1978|5|10}}[21] | ShortSummary = The Bradfords stage a show to support a local orphanage. Note: The first appearance of the season three theme song. | LineColor = BB933C }} |
Season 3 (1978–79){{abbr|Nº|Overall episode number | {{abbr|Ep|Episode number by season | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 36 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Who's Crazy Here? | DirectedBy = Harry Harris | WrittenBy = J. Miyoko Hensley, Steven Hensley | 1978|9|6}}[22] | ShortSummary = Abby is convinced Tom is having an affair with another woman. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 37 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Nine Is Too Much | DirectedBy = Stan Lathan | s|story}}), Earle Doud ({{abbr|s|story}}), Shirl Hendryx ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}}), Peter Lefcourt ({{abbr|t|teleplay}}), Bruce Shelly ({{abbr|t|teleplay}}) | 1978|9|13}}[23] | ShortSummary = When Abby manages Nicholas' Little League team, Tom provides unwanted coaching from the bleachers, and America's favorite pastime becomes the Bradfords' biggest headache. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 38 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Here We Go Again! | AltTitle = Oh No--Not Again! | DirectedBy = Arnold Laven | WrittenBy = Peter Lefcourt | 1978|9|20}}[24] | ShortSummary = All the Bradfords wonder if there is going to be a new Bradford.
| LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 39 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Cinderella's Understudy | DirectedBy = Marc Daniels | WrittenBy = Nick Thiel, David Braff | 1978|9|27}}[25] | ShortSummary = Joanie's debut as an actress becomes a conflict of interests for Tom, torn between his role of proud parent, and his unexpected role as theater critic. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 40 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Milk and Sympathy | DirectedBy = Irving J. Moore | WrittenBy = Barbara Elaine Smith | 1978|10|11}} | ShortSummary = Nicholas falls head-over-heels in puppy love with his fourth-grade teacher. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 41 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = The Flunked and the Funked | DirectedBy = Irving J. Moore | WrittenBy = Bruce Shelley | 1978|10|18}} | ShortSummary = Nancy drops out of school to get a job and finds that excitement and wealth are not part of the life of an unskilled worker. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 42 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = Cops and Toddlers | DirectedBy = Irving J. Moore | WrittenBy = Sandra Kay Siegel | 1978|10|25}}[26] | ShortSummary = Nancy brings home a group of toddlers, and Susan goes into basic training as a police cadet. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 43 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = The Hipbone's Connected to the Thighbone | DirectedBy = Irving J. Moore | WrittenBy = Parke Perine | 1978|11|1}} | ShortSummary = Mary is banished from the Bradford household after making her father angry. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 44 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | Title = Fast and Loose | DirectedBy = Stan Lathan | WrittenBy = Greg Strangis | 1978|11|8}} | ShortSummary = David struggles to cope with the loss of a close friend, and ends up being arrested for bar-room brawling. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 45 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | Title = War Between the Bradfords | DirectedBy = Harry Harris | WrittenBy = Dusty Kay | 1978|11|15}} | ShortSummary = Abby's schoolboard speech on modern women in society creates a Bradford battle of the sexes. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 46 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | Title = All the Vice-President's Men | DirectedBy = Harvey S. Laidman | WrittenBy = Robert L. McCullough, Jacqueline Simmel-McKane | 1978|11|22}}[27] | ShortSummary = Thanksgiving for the Bradford clan arrives in a storm of red tape when the nation's Vice-President accepts an invitation from Nicholas to visit their home for the holiday. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 47 48 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 13 | Title = You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore | DirectedBy = Harry Harris | WrittenBy = Hindi Brooks | 1978|11|29}}[28] | ShortSummary = When Nicholas accidentally starts a fire that destroys the celebration of Tom and Abby's first anniversary, the unhappy youngster leaves home in search of a new family. Notes: This was a special 2-hour episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out. Jack Elam guest stars. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 49 | EpisodeNumber2 = 14 | Title = Alone at Last | DirectedBy = Harvey S. Laidman | t|teleplay}}), Steven Hensley ({{abbr|t|teleplay}}), Martin Roth ({{abbr|s|story}}) | 1978|12|6}} | ShortSummary = After bundling their brood off to the mountains for a camping trip, Tom and Abby soon find their romantic weekend alone disturbed by too much peace and quiet. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 50 | EpisodeNumber2 = 15 | Title = The Yearning Point | DirectedBy = Stan Lathan | WrittenBy = Larry Arnstein, David Hurwitz | 1979|1|10}} | ShortSummary = Elizabeth's dream of going to a posh Eastern school conflicts with the Bradford household budget. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 51 | EpisodeNumber2 = 16 | Title = Moving Out | DirectedBy = Arnold Laven | WrittenBy = Nick Thiel, David Braff | 1979|1|17}} | ShortSummary = When Tom gets upset about Susan's boyfriend taking a shower in the upstairs bedroom, Joanie coming in after curfew, and Nancy sunbathing topless in the backyard, the girls move out of the house into their own apartment. Note: This was a special 2-hour episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 52 | EpisodeNumber2 = 17 | Title = Mother's Rule | DirectedBy = Earl Bellamy | WrittenBy = Sandra Kay Siegel | 1979|1|17}} | ShortSummary = When Tom gets upset about Susan's boyfriend taking a shower in the upstairs bedroom, Joanie coming in after curfew, and Nancy sunbathing topless in the backyard, the girls move out of the house into their own apartment. Note: This was a special 2-hour episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 53 | EpisodeNumber2 = 18 | Title = Inlaws and Outlaws | DirectedBy = Vincent McEveety | WrittenBy = Bruce Shelly | 1979|1|24}}[29] | ShortSummary = The mutiny by Susan, Joanie, and Nancy continues, and Abby's parents announce their marital estrangement. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 54 | EpisodeNumber2 = 19 | Title = Horror Story | DirectedBy = Irving J. Moore | WrittenBy = Chris Manheim, Pat Green | 1979|1|31}} | ShortSummary = When a thunderstorm causes power failure, the Bradford children use their vivid imaginations to transform the old homestead into a hysterical Haunted House. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 55 | EpisodeNumber2 = 20 | Title = Just the Ten of Us | DirectedBy = Stan Lathan | WrittenBy = J. Miyoko Hensley, Steven Hensley | 1979|2|14}} | ShortSummary = When David and his girlfriend decide to live together, their decision threatens Tom's chance to win the "Father of the Year" award, along with an all-expenses-paid trip to Hawaii for the entire Bradford family. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 56 | EpisodeNumber2 = 21 | Title = Best of Friends | DirectedBy = Gerald Mayer | WrittenBy = David Braff, Nick Thiel | 1979|2|21}} | ShortSummary = Tommy rocks the Bradford family foundation with the shocking news of his impending marriage and fatherhood. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 57 | EpisodeNumber2 = 22 | Title = The Kid Who Came to Dinner | DirectedBy = Irving J. Moore | WrittenBy = Chris Manheim, Pat Green | 1979|2|28}} | ShortSummary = When Nicholas discovers that his new playmate has no parents, the youngest Bradford tries to turn friendship into brotherhood. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 58 | EpisodeNumber2 = 23 | Title = The Better Part of Valor | DirectedBy = Vincent McEveety | WrittenBy = Dusty Kay | 1979|3|7}} | ShortSummary = Abby finds her relationship with Tommy threatened when she returns to teaching and flunks a failed basketball star, causing Tommy peer-group problems. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 59 | EpisodeNumber2 = 24 | Title = Dads, Daughters, Different Drummers | DirectedBy = Robert L. Friend | WrittenBy = Bruce Shelly | 1979|3|14}}[30] | ShortSummary = When Tom forbids Joanie to see her new boyfriend, she runs away from home to be with the handsome young writer she loves. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 60 | EpisodeNumber2 = 25 | Title = The Final Days | DirectedBy = Vincent McEveety | WrittenBy = Nick Thiel, David Braff | 1979|5|2}} | ShortSummary = Tom's editorial, on "Passing the torch to a younger generation", ignites a Grey Power demonstration by Sacramento's indignant senior citizens. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 61 62 | EpisodeNumber2 = 26 27 | Title = Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1979|5|9}}[31] | ShortSummary = David, despite the family's concern and his father's objections, teams up with an outspoken female in a cross-country quest for new beginnings. Note: This was a special 2-hour episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out. | LineColor = 7A99DF }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 63 | EpisodeNumber2 = 28 | Title = The Graduates | DirectedBy = Harry Harris | WrittenBy = Sandra Kay Siegel | 1979|5|23}} | ShortSummary = Graduation is hardly what the Bradfords expected—with Joanie upset over her future and Elizabeth suspended from her commencement exercises where her father is to be the guest speaker. | LineColor = 7A99DF }} |
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Season 4 (1979–80){{abbr|Nº|Overall episode number | {{abbr|Ep|Episode number by season | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 64 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Merle the Pearl | DirectedBy = Stan Lathan | WrittenBy = Nick Thiel, David Braff | 1979|9|5}}[32] | ShortSummary = Nicholas's plan to impress his little girlfriend backfires when star pitcher Merle (Brian Patrick Clarke in his debut appearance) ignores him at the ballpark. | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 65 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = The Cupid Crisis | DirectedBy = Leslie H. 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Miyoko Hensley | 1979|9|26}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 68 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = The Night They Raided Bradfords | DirectedBy = David Moessinger | t|teleplay}}), Chris Manheim ({{abbr|t|teleplay}}), Jock Paritz ({{abbr|s|story}}) | 1979|10|3}}[35] | ShortSummary = Merle's sister, Linda Mae, pays the Bradfords a visit. However, she misunderstands the Bradfords and their activities and calls the police. | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 69 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = The Devil and Mr. Bradford | DirectedBy = Arnold Laven | WrittenBy = Gil Grant | 1979|10|24}}[36] | ShortSummary = Tom Bradford makes a hasty exit from a movie theater with little Nicholas in tow after he discovers too late that the movie—"Snow White..."—is X-rated. | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 70 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = Big Shoes, Little Feet | DirectedBy = Carl Kugel | WrittenBy = Linda Elstad | 1979|10|31}}[37] | ShortSummary = Nicholas plays hooky because his new teacher is holding him to ridicule because she feels he has not lived up to the academic standards of a Bradford. | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 71 72 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 9 | Title = Fathers and Other Strangers | DirectedBy = Harry Harris | WrittenBy = Gil Grant | 1979|11|7}}[38] | ShortSummary = Aunt Vivian comes up with a plan to take the entire Bradford clan to Hawaii. 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Janis Paige and David Wayne guest star. | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 73 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | Title = Letter to One Bradford | DirectedBy = Jack Bender | s|story}}), Sandra Kay Siegel ({{abbr|t|teleplay}}) | 1979|11|14}}[39] | ShortSummary = Because he broke a chain letter, Nicholas believes he is to blame for Tommy being rushed to the hospital for surgery. | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 74 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | Title = Separate Ways | DirectedBy = Jack Bender | WrittenBy = Nick Thiel, David Braff | 1979|11|21}}[40] | ShortSummary = Susan and Merle reach an impasse regarding their careers when he wants to fly to Puerto Rico to play winter baseball and she wants to finish her last semester of college at home. | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 75 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | Title = Arrivals | DirectedBy = Harry Harris | WrittenBy = Bruce Shelly | 1979|11|28}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 76 | EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | Title = Brotherhood, Sisterhood | DirectedBy = Harry Harris | s|story}}), David Braff ({{abbr|t|teleplay}}), Anne Convy ({{abbr|s|story}}), Mitzi McCall ({{abbr|s|story}}), Nick Thiel ({{abbr|t|teleplay}}) | 1979|12|5}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 77 | EpisodeNumber2 = 14 | Title = Mary, He's Married | DirectedBy = Irving J. 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Martinson | WrittenBy = Nick Thiel, David Braff | 1980|2|27}}[44] | ShortSummary = Janet and David's marriage is threatened when she starts working in overtime at the office with a handsome lawyer. | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 85 | EpisodeNumber2 = 22 | Title = Memories | DirectedBy = Vincent McEveety | WrittenBy = Channing Gibson | 1980|3|5}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 86 | EpisodeNumber2 = 23 | Title = Official Positions | DirectedBy = Leslie H. Martinson | WrittenBy = Paul Schneider, Margaret Schneider | 1980|3|19}}[45] | ShortSummary = Merle recruits the girls for a charity basketball team, Tom is jealous when a publisher offers to publish Abby's thesis and Tom can't get his accepted, and Nicholas gets his friend's mom a job helping with the book. | LineColor = AC1D20 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 87 | EpisodeNumber2 = 24 | Title = A Matter of Mentors | DirectedBy = Vincent McEveety | s/t|story and teleplay}}), Chris Manheim ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}}), E. F. Wallengren ({{abbr|s|story}}) | 1980|3|26}} | ShortSummary = Joanie gets an important assignment at work but Jeffrey believes that the boss will be expecting a favor in return. Joannie blows her chance at a big story. An experienced reporter makes her his partner and the result is an important scoop. 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Season 5 (1980–81){{abbr|Nº|Overall episode number | {{abbr|Ep|Episode number by season | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 91 92 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 2 | Title = And Baby Makes Nine | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1980|10|29}}[47] | ShortSummary = A very pregnant Susan is in an automobile accident; Elizabeth moves in with her boyfriend and Merle pitches for the New York Mets. Notes: This was a special 90-minute episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out. 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The garage is transformed into a small nursery for Susan and her baby. | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 97 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = The Maltese Airline Bag | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1980|12|3}}[49] | ShortSummary = Nicholas and his friend Marvin (John Louie) split up the loot when they come into possession of an airlines bag a mysterious woman in a blonde wig gave them to deliver to an equally mysterious red-haired woman who ran off before they could finish their mission. | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 98 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = Strike | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1980|12|17}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 99 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | Title = Bradfordgate | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|1|7}}[50] | ShortSummary = Tom's nomination to the Board of Education makes him compromise his beliefs. Meanwhile, Joannie goes undercover as a TV reporter, and Nicholas tries to change his "cute" image. | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 100 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | Title = The Darlene Dilemma | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|1|14}}[51] | ShortSummary = Tommy has a new girlfriend; unfortunately, he isn't her only boyfriend—in fact, he isn't even her only boyfriend in his own house. | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 101 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | Title = Second Thoughts | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|1|21}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 102 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | Title = David's Rib | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|1|28}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 103 | EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | Title = Vows | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|2|18}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 104 | EpisodeNumber2 = 14 | Title = The Way We Were | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|3|4}} | ShortSummary = Tommy tries to get back with Jill when she starts liking Ernie. David's depressed over his new bachelor apartment complex. Nicholas & Jeremy deliver papers for the Sacramento Tribune. | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 105 | EpisodeNumber2 = 15 | Title = If the Glass Slipper Fits | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|3|11}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 106 | EpisodeNumber2 = 16 | Title = The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|3|28}} | ShortSummary = Joanie organizes a telethon for Channel 8. Jeremy tries to be Tommy's manager. The episode features performances by Willie Aames, Connie Needham, Betty Buckley, Grant Goodeve, Dianne Kay & Adam Rich. | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 107 | EpisodeNumber2 = 17 | Title = Yet Another Seven Days in February | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|4|4}} | ShortSummary = This time, the boys get weird dates. | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 108 | EpisodeNumber2 = 18 | Title = The Idolbreaker: Part 1 | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|4|11}}[52] | ShortSummary = Tommy's band gets the biggest gig of its career when the group's agent signs them for a national tour with a top star. | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 109 | EpisodeNumber2 = 19 | Title = The Idolbreaker: Part 2 | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|4|18}}[52] | ShortSummary = Tommy moves into Ellen's apartment and makes plans for their future wedding; a new sexy female reporter stirs jealousy in Joanie; Jeremy celebrates his 16th birthday. | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 110 | EpisodeNumber2 = 20 | Title = Starting Over | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|5|9}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 111 | EpisodeNumber2 = 21 | Title = Goals | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|5|16}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 435A41 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 112 | EpisodeNumber2 = 22 | Title = Father Knows Best? | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | 1981|5|23}} | ShortSummary = Filming date: March 21-27, 1981[53] Jeremy's father shows up to assert his parental rights. David's old high school classmates arrive for their reunion. | LineColor = 435A41 }} |
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Post-series moviesNº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = M1 | RTitle = Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion | DirectedBy = Harry Harris | WrittenBy = Gwen Bagni-Dubov | 1987|10|18}} | ShortSummary = Tommy, David, Mary and the other Bradford siblings come home for Tom's 50th birthday. | LineColor = FF9900 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = M2 | RTitle = An Eight Is Enough Wedding | DirectedBy = Stan Lathan | WrittenBy = Greg Strangis | 1989|10|15}} | ShortSummary = The Bradfords bring their family home for David's wedding, which is open to discussion. | LineColor = FF9900 }} |
SyndicationReruns of all 112 episodes of Eight Is Enough have aired sporadically since the show's syndication debut in September 1982.[54] The show aired on FX from 1994 to 1997, on PAX in 1998, and as part of a 50th-anniversary Warner Bros. marathon on TV Land in 2005. Eight Is Enough also aired on the Chicago-based MeTV and MeToo, a sister station of MeTV, from 2008 to 2010[55][56][57] before MeTV spread to other markets around the U.S. During its network run, the show was distributed by Worldvision Enterprises (also internationally in rebroadcasts), and later by Lorimar-Telepictures. All syndication rights are now held by (Lorimar successor) Warner Bros. Television. InternationalIn Italy, RAI public networks aired the first season of Eight Is Enough under the title Otto Bastano in 1978,[58] the literal Italian translation of the original title. The remaining seasons were aired in the 1980s on Retequattro, a commercial network from Fininvest (now Mediaset), under the title La Famiglia Bradford. The Italian version excludes the laugh track. The true French version excludes the laugh track, Huit, ça suffit! was a big success in the 1980s both in France and Quebec, Canada, and among all Francophone (French-speaking) Canadians. In Spain, Eight Is Enough was aired also in the 1980s. RTVE (public network) aired all the seasons under the title Con Ocho Basta (the Spanish translation) in Friday's evening time. In the Philippines, Eight Is Enough aired on GMA 7 from 1978 to 1981. DVD releasesOn April 17, 2012, Warner Home Video released the complete first season of Eight Is Enough on DVD in Region 1.[59] The release includes the pilot episode (featuring Mark Hamill in the role of eldest son David) and a cast reunion special. Several of the episodes have the wrong end credits, and the Lorimar Productions logo has also been edited out of the end credits. On November 13, 2012, Warner Bros. released Season 2, parts one and two on DVD-R via their Warner Archive Collection.[60] These are Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) releases and are available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com. Season 3, Parts One and Two were released on April 30, 2013.[61] Season 4, parts one and two were released on August 13, 2013.[62] The fifth and final season was released on March 11, 2014.[63] DVD name | Episodes | Release date | | The Complete First Season | 9 | April 17, 2012 | | The Complete Second Season, Part 1 | 14 | November 13, 2012 | | The Complete Second Season, Part 2 | 12 | November 13, 2012 | | The Complete Third Season, Part 1 | 14 | April 30, 2013 | | The Complete Third Season, Part 2 | 14 | April 30, 2013 | | The Complete Fourth Season, Part 1 | 14 | August 13, 2013 | | The Complete Fourth Season, Part 2 | 13 | August 13, 2013 | | The Complete Fifth Season | 22 | March 11, 2014 |
See also- The Brady Bunch (1969)
- Just the Ten of Us (1988)
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External links- {{IMDb title|id=0075500|title=Eight Is Enough}}
- {{tv.com show|eight-is-enough|Eight Is Enough}}
- {{IMDb title|id=0092952|title=Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion}} (1987 reunion movie)
- {{IMDb title|id=0097266|title=An Eight Is Enough Wedding}} (1989 reunion movie)
- Eightisenough.com contains episode summaries
{{People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama |state=collapsed}} 9 : 1977 American television series debuts|1981 American television series endings|1970s American comedy-drama television series|1980s American comedy-drama television series|American Broadcasting Company network shows|English-language television programs|Television series by Lorimar Television|Television shows set in Sacramento, California|Television series about families |