Eight Is Enough (1977)

Comedy · Drama · Family

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.

IMDb rating: 6.6 (4,309 votes)
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1977)

7.79 avg 9 episodes 7.9 → 7.9 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Never Try Eating Nectarines Since Juice May Dispense	7.9	113
2	Schussboomer	7.8	77
3	Pieces of Eight	7.4	62
4	Women, Ducks and the Domino Theory	7.9	62
5	Turnabout	7.9	65
6	Quarantine	7.9	68
7	V Is for Vivian	7.7	59
8	Hit and Run	7.7	56
9	The Gipper Caper	7.9	54

Season 2 (1977)

7.41 avg 26 episodes 7.5 → 7.6 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Is There a Doctor in the House?	7.5	53
2	Trial Marriage	7.7	56
3	Triangles	7.5	47
4	Double Trouble	7.7	48
5	Mortgage Burnin' Blues	7.6	49
6	Dark Horse	7.2	46
7	The Bard and the Bod	7.4	45
8	Children of the Groom: Part 1	7.5	48
9	Children of the Groom: Part 2	7.5	50
10	I Quit	7.3	49
11	All's Fair in Love and War	7.2	46
12	The Return of Auntie V	6.8	54
13	Yes Nicholas, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 1	7.8	61
14	Yes Nicholas, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 2	7.7	61
15	A Hair of the Dog	7.5	42
16	Author, Author!	7.0	43
17	Much Ado About Garbage	7.8	43
18	Dear Ms. Dinah	7.8	43
19	Hard Hats and Hard Heads	7.2	41
20	Seven Days in February	7.6	41
21	The Boyfriend	7.3	44
22	Great Expectations	7.5	38
23	Long Night's Journey Into Day	5.8	35
24	The Lost Weekend	7.8	38
25	Poor Little Rich Girl	7.3	37
26	Who's on First?	7.6	42

Season 3 (1978)

7.34 avg 28 episodes 7.6 → 7.6

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Who's Crazy Here?	7.6	39
2	Nine Is Too Much	7.2	35
3	Here We Go Again	7.4	34
4	Cinderella's Understudy	7.1	38
5	Milk and Sympathy	7.5	43
6	The Flunked and the Funked	7.3	34
7	Cops and Toddlers	7.6	39
8	The Hipbone's Connected to the Thighbone	7.6	34
9	Fast and Loose	6.2	45
10	War Between the Bradfords	7.7	39
11	All the Vice President's Men	8.0	64
12	You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore: Part 1	7.5	36
13	You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore: Part 2	7.3	34
14	Alone at Last	7.6	35
15	The Yearning Point	7.6	34
16	Moving Out	8.2	38
17	Mother's Rule	7.7	33
18	Inlaws and Outlaws	7.7	31
19	Horror Story	7.6	39
20	Just the Ten of Us	7.9	34
21	Best of Friends	7.4	40
22	The Kid Who Came to Dinner	7.4	37
23	The Better Part of Valor	6.8	45
24	Dads, Daughters, Different Drummers	6.9	35
25	The Final Days	6.7	34
26	Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy: Part 1	7.0	32
27	Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy: Part 2	5.3	37
28	The Graduates	7.6	36

Season 4 (1979)

7.46 avg 27 episodes 7.3 → 8.2 45 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Merle the Pearl	7.3	39
2	The Cupid Crisis	7.2	34
3	I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do	7.7	38
4	Ten Ships in the Night	7.7	36
5	The Night They Raided Bradfords	7.9	37
6	The Devil and Mr. Bradford	7.3	32
7	Big Shoes, Little Feet	7.2	32
8	Fathers and Other Strangers: Part 1	7.6	37
9	Fathers and Other Strangers: Part 2	7.4	36
10	Letter to One Bradford	7.9	39
11	Separate Ways	8.2	36
12	Arrivals	7.6	35
13	Brotherhood, Sisterhood	7.8	34
14	Mary, He's Married	7.9	34
15	My Son, the Prom Queen	7.5	35
16	The Courage to Be	7.6	41
17	Semi-Centennial Bradford	7.5	33
18	The Commitment	7.9	36
19	Seven More Days in February	7.6	33
20	The Return of Joe Simons	7.0	32
21	Bradford vs. Bradford	7.1	34
22	Memories	6.6	33
23	Official Positions	7.4	30
24	A Matter of Mentors	6.9	31
25	Roll Over Bradford	6.1	41
26	A Little Triangle	7.3	34
27	Finally Grad Night	8.2	37

Season 5 (1980)

6.70 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 6.2 60 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	And Baby Makes Nine: Part 1	7.5	32
2	And Baby Makes Nine: Part 2	7.7	37
3	Jeremy	6.5	37
4	Welcome to Memorial Dr. Bradford	7.5	30
5	Generations	7.8	36
6	Holly	6.5	32
7	The Maltese Airline Bag	5.3	33
8	Strike	5.8	30
9	Bradfordgate	6.0	31
10	The Darlene Dilemma	6.8	33
11	Second Thoughts	6.7	30
12	David's Rib	5.9	31
13	Vows	7.0	32
14	The Way We Were	6.7	31
15	If the Glass Slipper Fits	6.9	29
16	The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento	6.8	33
17	Yet Another Seven Days in February	6.9	40
18	The Idolbreaker: Part 1	6.5	37
19	The Idolbreaker: Part 2	6.9	32
20	Starting Over	6.4	28
21	Goals	7.0	29
22	Father Knows Best?	6.2	32

Eight Is Enough (1977)

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