Eight Is Enough (1977)

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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.

• Released: 1977-03-15
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Seasons: 5, 112 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 0m
• Network: ABC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 43 votes

Created by Lee Mendelson.

Top cast

• Dick Van Patten as Tom Bradford
• Betty Buckley as Abby Bradford
• Grant Goodeve as David Bradford
• Willie Aames as Tommy Bradford
• Dianne Kay as Nancy Bradford
• Connie Needham as Elizabeth Bradford
• Lani O'Grady as Mary Bradford
• Adam Rich as Nicholas Bradford
• Susan Richardson as Susan Bradford
• Laurie Walters as Joannie Bradford

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Where to watch Eight Is Enough

• United States: buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: buy on Apple TV Store

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