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Eight Is Enough is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from March 15, 1977, to May 23, 1981. The show was modeled on the life of syndicated newspaper columnist Tom Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book by the same title.
Eight Is Enough: Created by William Blinn. With Dick Van Patten, Lani O'Grady, Connie Needham, Susan Richardson. This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children.
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- 1977-03-15
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Jan 11, 2023 · ABC’s ‘Eight is Enough’ is a comedy-drama series that follows the lives of Tom Bradford, a syndicated newspaper journalist, his wife Joan, and their eight children, Mary, David, Joanie, Nancy, Elizabeth, Susan, Tommy and Nicholas.
- Ed Gross
- Betty Buckley (Abby Bradford) When the series began, Tom Bradford (Dick Van Patten) was married to Joan, but when the actress who played her — Diana Hyland — lost her battle with cancer, the producers were left with a distinct choice.
- Dianne Kay (Nancy Bradford) Prior to starring on Eight is Enough, Dianne Kay — born March 29, 1954, in Phoenix, Arizona — made her television debut in an episode of the 1976 Saturday morning live-action TV series The Kids from C.A.P.E.R.
- Willie Aames (Tommy Bradford) Upon arriving in the world on July 15, 1960, he was given the name Albert William Upton. Willie began his career in the early 1970s by making guest appearances, making his debut on the 1971 episode of The Odd Couple, “Win One for Felix,” playing Leonard Unger, the son of Tony Randall’s Felix.
- Grant Goodeve (David Bradford) When he started singing the title song of Eight is Enough beginning with the show’s third season, Grant Goodeve found himself elevated above being merely an actor in an ensemble cast — now he was a singer.
S2.E8 ∙ Children of the Groom: Part 1. Wed, Nov 9, 1977. Tom and Abby struggle to decide on a wedding date; when they finally do, the kids plan the entire event but go way overboard. Many arguments ensue, putting the very ceremony in jeopardy.
Eight is Enough is an American comedy-drama series running from March 15, 1977 until August 29, 1981 on ABC, centered around the Bradford family with eight children living in Sacramento, California.
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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.
