Eight Is Enough
Drama • Series

Eight Is Enough

6.1/10 1977 5 Seasons 112 Episodes Ended

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.

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Season 5 Episodes

S5E1
E1
And Baby Makes Nine (1)
1980

Nicholas and Tom start boy scouts and Nicholas volunteers Tom to be the assistant scout master. Elizabeth considers m…

S5E2
E2
And Baby Makes Nine (2)
1980

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S5E3
E3
Jeremy
1980

Abby goes to a funeral in San Francisco and returns with her nephew, Jeremy, who has nowhere else to go. His behavior up…

S5E4
E4
Welcome to Memorial Dr. Bradford
1980

Abby gets a job as a guidance counselor at a rough high school filled with trouble. Tom discovers his driver's licens…

S5E5
E5
Generations
1980

Susan brings the baby, Sandra Sue, home from the hospital. When Joan's parents visit the Bradford household to see th…

S5E6
E6
Holly
1980

Ernie introduces Tommy to a slightly older songwriting woman who has a 4-year old son. When he falls for her, she has se…

S5E7
E7
Maltese Airline Bag
1980

Nicholas and his friend, Melvin, start a messenger service to earn money and get more than they bargained for. One of th…

S5E8
E8
Strike
1980

Caught up in a newspaper strike and laid-off, Tom tries to bring the feuding parties together thanks to something Nichol…

S5E9
E9
Bradfordgate
1981

Tom is nominated for a political post by the governor. A political appointment for him ends up more than he can live wit…

S5E10
E10
Darlene Dilemma
1981

Abby is proud of the progress one of her students has made and invites her to the house for dinner. Jeremy falls for …

S5E11
E11
Second Thoughts
1981

Joannie is tired of not getting any serious assignments at work and Abby encourages her to take a leave of absence to ev…

S5E12
E12
David's Rib
1981

Joannie involves David in the renovation of an old opera house. However, Janet is the legal counsel for the developer wh…

S5E13
E13
Vows
1981

Jeremy meets a new girlfriend at a Fred Astaire film festival. Tom and Abby decide to renew their marriage vows on th…

S5E14
E14
The Way We Were
1981

Tommy and Ernie, back from college with a ""preppy"" look, run into Jill, Tommy's old girlfriend. When Jill picks Ernie …

S5E15
E15
If The Glass Slipper Fits
1981

Nancy's modeling career is about to take off but she needs to make an important decision as she later finds out she has …

S5E16
E16
The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento
1981

Jeremy wants to manage Tommy's band and tries to get him a gig. Joannie is chosen to organize a charity telethon and …

S5E17
E17
Yet Another Seven Days in February
1981

This year it's the boys' turn to meet new women. Tommy dates the daughter of a radio station owner in order to get his b…

S5E18
E18
Idolbreaker (1)
1981

Just as Tommy's career is about to take off, his old girlfriend returns to tell Tommy she is pregnant after it is announ…

S5E19
E19
Idolbreaker (2)
1981

Ellen tells Tommy that she doesn't want to marry him and Tommy isn't sure what he wants to do. At the last minute, they …

S5E20
E20
Starting Over
1981

Jeremy is suspicious when he finds a skull while digging in the garden. David and Janet consider getting back togethe…

S5E21
E21
Goals
1981

Merle suffers a career-ending shoulder injury and doesn't know what to do if he can't play baseball. Merle comes upon Ni…

S5E22
E22
Father Knows Best
1981

Finally ready to be a father, Jeremy's father returns for a visit and wants to take him back to Los Angeles. David re…

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

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