Eight Is Enough

19771h 0m / epDrama · Comedy

First aired

March 15, 1977

6.2

TMDB Score

62% match · 44 votes

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Never Try Eating Nectarines Since Juice May Dispense

Season 1 · Mar 15, 1977

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""Never try eating nectarines since juice may dispense."" That's how Tom and Joan Bradford remember the names of their childrens: Nicholas, Tommy, Elizabeth, Nancy, Susan, Joannie, Mary, and David.Tired of fighting with his father,David move out of the Bradford house and the youngest Bradford children fight over his bedroom, prompting Tom to learn the importance of having a family relationship.Elizabeth is arrested for possession of narcotics and Tom and Joan have to find 1,500 to pay a lawyer. Nicholas had his tonsils removed.

About the Series

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DramaComedy

Synopsis

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.

CreatorLee Mendelson

First aired
March 15, 1977
Last aired
May 23, 1981
Seasons
5 seasons · 112 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
English
Network
ABC

Top Billed Cast

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

Tom Bradford

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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