Eight Is Enough

About Eight Is Enough

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.

Eight Is Enough is a comedy series made for ABC. Its 5 seasons and 112 episodes aired between March 1977 and May 1981. That is around 22 episodes a season.

Dick Van Patten leads the cast as Tom Bradford, Betty Buckley as Abby Bradford, Grant Goodeve as David Bradford, and Willie Aames as Tommy Bradford.