Eight Is Enough
1977 · TV Series · TV-PG · 60 min · ★ 6.2
This family comedy-drama follows a busy household led by a newspaper columnist raising eight children, inspired by a real-life parent and book. Across everyday ups and downs, the series mixes warmth, humor, and relatable family challenges.
Also known as 8 is Enough
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Details
- Years
- 1977–1981
- Release date
- 1977-03-15
- Network
- ABC
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (39 votes)
About
If you enjoy big-family shows with a gentle mix of laughs and life lessons, this has a cozy, old-school appeal somewhere between Alice and The Facts of Life; Not for you if you want sharper, less predictable drama.
Pros: warm family vibe; humor and heart; relatable life issues | Cons: formulaic episodes; uneven acting; repetitive conflicts
Cast & crew
Dick Van Patten
as Tom Bradford
Betty Buckley
as Abby Bradford
- WD
William Dozier
George DiCenzo
- ET
Ellen Travolta
- DH
Diana Hyland
as Joan Bradford
Grant Goodeve
as David Bradford
Willie Aames
as Tommy Bradford
Dianne Kay
as Nancy Bradford
Connie Needham
as Elizabeth Bradford
Directed by Barry Crane, Philip Leacock, Reza Badiyi +13 more
Created by Lee Mendelson
Episodes5 seasons · 112 episodes
Season 19 episodes
- S1E1Never Try Eating Nectarines Since Juice May Dispense
- S1E2Schussboomer
- S1E3Pieces of Eight
- S1E4Women, Ducks and the Domino Theory
- S1E5Turnabout
- S1E6Quarantine
- S1E7V is for Vivian
- S1E8Hit and Run
- S1E9The Gipper Caper
Season 226 episodes
- S2E1Is There a Doctor in the House?
- S2E2Trial Marriage
- S2E3Triangles
- S2E4Double Trouble
- S2E5Mortgage Burnin' Blues
- S2E6Dark Horse
- S2E7The Bard and the Bod
- S2E8Children of the Groom (1)
- S2E9Children of the Groom (2)
- S2E10I Quit
- S2E11All's Fair in Love and War
- S2E12The Return of Auntie V
- S2E13Yes Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus (1)
- S2E14Yes Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus (2)
- S2E15A Hair of the Dog
- S2E16Author, Author!
- S2E17Much Ado about Garbage
- S2E18Dear Ms. Dinah
- S2E19Hard Hats and Hard Heads
- S2E20Seven Days in February
- S2E21The Boyfriend
- S2E22Great Expectations
- S2E23Long Night's Journey into Day
- S2E24The Lost Weekend
- S2E25Poor Little Rich Girl
- S2E26Who's on First?
Season 328 episodes
- S3E1Who's Crazy Here?
- S3E2Nine Is Too Much
- S3E3Here We Go Again
- S3E4Cinderella's Understudy
- S3E5Milk and Sympathy
- S3E6The Flunked and the Funked
- S3E7Cops and Toddlers
- S3E8The Hipbone's Connected to the Thighbone
- S3E9Fast and Loose
- S3E10War Between the Bradfords
- S3E11All The Vice President's Men
- S3E12You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore (1)
- S3E13You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore (2)
- S3E14Alone At Last
- S3E15The Yearning Point
- S3E16Moving Out
- S3E17Mother's Rule
- S3E18Inlaws and Outlaws
- S3E19Horror Story
- S3E20Just the Ten of Us
- S3E21Best of Friends
- S3E22The Kid Who Came to Dinner
- S3E23The Better Part of Valour
- S3E24Dads, Daughters, Different Drummers
- S3E25The Final Days
- S3E26Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy (1)
- S3E27Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy (2)
- S3E28The Graduates
Season 427 episodes
- S4E1Merle the Pearl
- S4E2The Cupid Crisis
- S4E3I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
- S4E4Ten Ships in the Night
- S4E5The Night They Raided Bradfords
- S4E6The Devil and Mr. Bradford
- S4E7Big Shoes, Little Feet
- S4E8Fathers and Other Strangers (1)
- S4E9Fathers and Other Strangers (2)
- S4E10Letter to One Bradford
- S4E11Separate Ways
- S4E12Arrivals
- S4E13Brotherhood, Sisterhood
- S4E14Mary, He's Married
- S4E15My Son, the Prom Queen
- S4E16The Courage To Be
- S4E17Semi-Centennial Bradford
- S4E18The Commitment
- S4E19Seven More Days in February
- S4E20The Return of Joe Simons
- S4E21Bradford vs. Bradford
- S4E22Memories
- S4E23Official Positions
- S4E24A Matter of Mentors
- S4E25Roll Over Bradford
- S4E26A Little Triangle
- S4E27(Finally) Grad Night
Season 522 episodes
- S5E1And Baby Makes Nine (1)
- S5E2And Baby Makes Nine (2)
- S5E3Jeremy
- S5E4Welcome to Memorial Dr. Bradford
- S5E5Generations
- S5E6Holly
- S5E7Maltese Airline Bag
- S5E8Strike
- S5E9Bradfordgate
- S5E10Darlene Dilemma
- S5E11Second Thoughts
- S5E12David's Rib
- S5E13Vows
- S5E14The Way We Were
- S5E15If The Glass Slipper Fits
- S5E16The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento
- S5E17Yet Another Seven Days in February
- S5E18Idolbreaker (1)
- S5E19Idolbreaker (2)
- S5E20Starting Over
- S5E21Goals
- S5E22Father Knows Best