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Eight Is Enough (1977)

English drama TV series on ABC

Series facts

Seasons
5112 episodes in all
Channel
ABC
Premiered
15 March 1977
Status
Ended on 23 May 1981
Episode length
45 min on average
TVmaze rating
6.7 / 10
Language
English
Country
United States

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Eight Is Enough is an English TV series on ABC. 5 seasons, 112 episodes. Premiered 15 Mar 1977. Cast: Mark Hamill, Grant Goodeve, Dick Van Patten.

Seasons and episodes

Season 19 episodes, 15 Mar 1977 to 10 Aug 1977
  1. E1Never Try Eating Nectarines Since Juice May Dispense15 Mar 1977
  2. E2Schussboomer22 Mar 1977
  3. E3Pieces of Eight29 Mar 1977
  4. E4Women, Ducks and the Domino Theory5 Apr 1977
  5. E5Turnabout12 Apr 1977
  6. E6Quarantine19 Apr 1977
  7. E7V Is for Vivian26 Apr 1977
  8. E8Hit and Run3 May 1977
  9. E9The Gipper Caper10 Aug 1977
Season 226 episodes, 14 Sep 1977 to 10 May 1978
  1. E1Is There a Doctor in the House?14 Sep 1977
  2. E2Trial Marriage21 Sep 1977
  3. E3Triangles28 Sep 1977
  4. E4Double Trouble5 Oct 1977
  5. E5Mortgage Burnin' Blues19 Oct 1977
  6. E6Dark Horse26 Oct 1977
  7. E7The Bard and the Bod2 Nov 1977
  8. E8Children of the Groom (1)9 Nov 1977
  9. E9Children of the Groom (2)9 Nov 1977
  10. E10I Quit16 Nov 1977
  11. E11All's Fair in Love and War23 Nov 1977
  12. E12The Return of Auntie V30 Nov 1977
  13. E13Yes Nicholas, There is a Santa Claus (1)14 Dec 1977
  14. E14Yes Nicholas, There is a Santa Claus (2)14 Dec 1977
  15. E15A Hair of the Dog4 Jan 1978
  16. E16Author, Author!11 Jan 1978
  17. E17Much Ado About Garbage18 Jan 1978
  18. E18Dear Ms. Dinah25 Jan 1978
  19. E19Hard Hats and Hard Heads1 Feb 1978
  20. E20Seven Days in February8 Feb 1978
  21. E21The Boyfriend15 Feb 1978
  22. E22Great Expectations22 Feb 1978
  23. E23Long Night's Journey Into Day1 Mar 1978
  24. E24The Lost Weekend28 Apr 1978
  25. E25Poor Little Rich Girl3 May 1978
  26. E26Who's on First?10 May 1978
Season 328 episodes, 6 Sep 1978 to 23 May 1979
  1. E1Who's Crazy Here?6 Sep 1978
  2. E2Nine is Too Much13 Sep 1978
  3. E3Here We Go Again20 Sep 1978
  4. E4Cinderella's Understudy27 Sep 1978
  5. E5Milk and Sympathy11 Oct 1978
  6. E6The Flunked and the Funked18 Oct 1978
  7. E7Cops and Toddlers25 Oct 1978
  8. E8The Hipbone's Connected to the Thighbone1 Nov 1978
  9. E9Fast and Loose8 Nov 1978
  10. E10War Between the Bradfords15 Nov 1978
  11. E11All the Vice President's Men22 Nov 1978
  12. E12You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore (1)29 Nov 1978
  13. E13You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore (2)29 Nov 1978
  14. E14Alone at Last6 Dec 1978
  15. E15The Yearning Point13 Dec 1978
  16. E16Moving Out3 Jan 1979
  17. E17Mother's Rule10 Jan 1979
  18. E18Inlaws and Outlaws17 Jan 1979
  19. E19Horror Story24 Jan 1979
  20. E20Just the Ten of Us31 Jan 1979
  21. E21Best of Friends7 Feb 1979
  22. E22The Kid Who Came to Dinner14 Feb 1979
  23. E23The Better Part of Valour21 Feb 1979
  24. E24Dads, Daughters, Different Drummers28 Feb 1979
  25. E25The Final Days7 Mar 1979
  26. E26Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy (1)9 May 1979
  27. E27Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy (2)9 May 1979
  28. E28The Graduates23 May 1979
Season 427 episodes, 5 Sep 1979 to 30 Apr 1980
  1. E1Merle the Pearl5 Sep 1979
  2. E2The Cupid Crisis12 Sep 1979
  3. E3I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do19 Sep 1979
  4. E4Ten Ships in the Night26 Sep 1979
  5. E5The Devil and the Mr. Bradford3 Oct 1979
  6. E6Big Shoes, Little Feet24 Oct 1979
  7. E7Fathers and Other Strangers (1)31 Oct 1979
  8. E8Fathers and Other Strangers (2)7 Nov 1979
  9. E9Letter to One Bradford14 Nov 1979
  10. E10Separate Ways21 Nov 1979
  11. E11Arrivals28 Nov 1979
  12. E12The Night They Raided Bradfords3 Dec 1979
  13. E13Brotherhood, Sisterhood5 Dec 1979
  14. E14Mary, He's Married12 Dec 1979
  15. E15My Son, the Prom Queen9 Jan 1980
  16. E16The Courage to Be16 Jan 1980
  17. E17Semi-Centennial Bradford23 Jan 1980
  18. E18The Commitment30 Jan 1980
  19. E19Seven More Days in February6 Feb 1980
  20. E20The Return of Joe Simons13 Feb 1980
  21. E21Bradford vs. Bradford27 Feb 1980
  22. E22Memories5 Mar 1980
  23. E23Official Positions19 Mar 1980
  24. E24A Matter of Mentors26 Mar 1980
  25. E25Roll Over Bradford2 Apr 1980
  26. E26A Little Triangle9 Apr 1980
  27. E27Finally Grad Night30 Apr 1980
Season 522 episodes, 29 Oct 1980 to 23 May 1981
  1. E1And Baby Makes Nine (1)29 Oct 1980
  2. E2And Baby Makes Nine (2)29 Oct 1980
  3. E3Jeremy5 Nov 1980
  4. E4Welcome to Memorial Dr. Bradford12 Nov 1980
  5. E5Generations19 Nov 1980
  6. E6Holly26 Nov 1980
  7. E7Maltese Airline Bag3 Dec 1980
  8. E8Strike10 Dec 1980
  9. E9Bradfordgate7 Jan 1981
  10. E10Darlene Dilemma14 Jan 1981
  11. E11Second Thoughts21 Jan 1981
  12. E12David's Rib28 Jan 1981
  13. E13Vows18 Feb 1981
  14. E14The Way We Were4 Mar 1981
  15. E15If the Glass Slipper Fits11 Mar 1981
  16. E16The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento28 Mar 1981
  17. E17Yet Another Seven Days in February4 Apr 1981
  18. E18Idolbreaker (1)11 Apr 1981
  19. E19Idolbreaker (2)18 Apr 1981
  20. E20Starting Over9 May 1981
  21. E21Goals16 May 1981
  22. E22Father Knows Best23 May 1981

Cast and crew

Cast
Mark Hamill as David Bradford, Grant Goodeve as David Bradford, Dick Van Patten as Tom Bradford, Lani O'Grady as Mary Bradford, Laurie Walters as Joanie Bradford, Susan Richardson as Susan Bradford, Dianne Kay as Nancy Bradford, Connie Needham as Elizabeth Bradford, Willie Aames as Tommy Bradford, Adam Rich as Nicholas Bradford, Betty Buckley as Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott Bradford, Diana Hyland as Joan Wells Bradford

Questions people ask

How many seasons does Eight Is Enough have?

Eight Is Enough ran for 5 seasons and 112 episodes.

Where can I watch Eight Is Enough?

Eight Is Enough airs on ABC.

Has Eight Is Enough ended?

Yes. Eight Is Enough ended on 23 May 1981.

Who is in the cast of Eight Is Enough?

The cast of Eight Is Enough includes Mark Hamill, Grant Goodeve, Dick Van Patten, Lani O'Grady, Laurie Walters and Susan Richardson.

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