46 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S1E8: Hit and Run
Joannie has a fender-bender with a real developer who is upset with Bradford's column opposing his project. Meanwhile, Elizabeth goes from three prom dates to none when they all show up at the same time. Tommy breaks the window of a local church house.
Airdate: 1977-05-03
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/1/episode/8
#EightIsEnough #DickVanPatten #ABC #TV

46 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S1E7: V is for Vivian
Tony's sister shows up for a visit and turns the Bradford house upside-down when the encourages the kids to pursue their dreams and goals. David gets laid off and Vivian gets him a job as an architect. Mary gets ""C' in Introductory Philosophy. Joanie considers traveling in an acting company i...
Airdate: 1977-04-26
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/1/episode/7
#EightIsEnough #DickVanPatten #ABC #tvshows

46 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S1E7: V is for Vivian
Tony's sister shows up for a visit and turns the Bradford house upside-down when the encourages the kids to pursue their dreams and goals. David gets laid off and Vivian gets him a job as an architect. Mary gets ""C' in Introductory Philosophy. Joanie considers traveling in an acting company i...
Airdate: 1977-04-26
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/1/episode/7
#EightIsEnough #DickVanPatten #ABC #tvseries

46 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S1E6: Quarantine
Togetherness can be really funny when the whole Bradford household is quarantined, including Nancy's blind date,after Mary's boyfriend comes down with a mysterious ailment. David has to run errands for his quaranteened family. Nicolas hides some toys he brought into the house without buying the...
Airdate: 1977-04-19
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/1/episode/6
#EightIsEnough #DickVanPatten #ABC #tvshows

46 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S1E5: Turnabout
David learns about his life at a party the family throws to celebrates doctor Maxwell's 25th anniversary, as his date and Maxwell don't get along. David helps an older woman stuck in a traffic jam, but his dates seems to cause more trouble with his family than he bargained for.
Airdate: 1977-04-12
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/1/episode/5
#EightIsEnough #DickVanPatten #AdrienneBarbeau #ABC #Television

46 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S1E5: Turnabout
David learns about his life at a party the family throws to celebrates doctor Maxwell's 25th anniversary, as his date and Maxwell don't get along. David helps an older woman stuck in a traffic jam, but his dates seems to cause more trouble with his family than he bargained for.
Airdate: 1977-04-12
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/1/episode/5
#EightIsEnough #DickVanPatten #AdrienneBarbeau #ABC #TV

46 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S1E4: Women, Ducks and the Domino Theory
Topsy-turvy at the Bradfords when Tommy has his ""dream girl"" stand him up. Neither David nor Tom wants to go on their annual hunt. Nancy wants to be a cheerleader. Elizabeth gets grounded over curfew.
Airdate: 1977-04-05
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/1/episode/4
#EightIsEnough #DickVanPatten #ABC #tvshows

42 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S5E17: Yet Another Seven Days in February
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 band some air time. Jeremy runs himself ragged trying to keep up with a beautiful sports athelete. David dates an older woman, Tommy's date's divorced mother.
Airdate: 1981-04-04
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/5/episode/17
#EightIsEnough #ABC #TV

42 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S5E16: The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento
Jeremy wants to manage Tommy's band and tries to get him a gig. Joannie is chosen to organize a charity telethon and tries to get celebrities to appear on the show. She recruits the family to perform and Nicholas saves the day with his on-the-air speech and performance. David gets a new roomma...
Airdate: 1981-03-28
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/5/episode/16
#EightIsEnough #RalphMacchio #ABC

43 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S4E24: A Matter of Mentors
Joannie gets an important assignment at work but Jeffrey believes that the boss will be expecting a favor in return. Joannie blows her chance at a big story. An experienced reporter makes her his partner and the result is an important scoop. Nicholas has a problem with a bully that he can't hit b...
Airdate: 1980-03-26
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/4/episode/24
#EightIsEnough #ABC #tvseries

Tonight in 1977 — #EightIsEnough debuted on ABC.

#DickVanPatten starred in this dramedy about a newspaper columnist w/ 8 kids (adapted from the book by #TomBraden).

#MarkHamill played eldest son David in the pilot, but left for a galaxy far, far away.

#ClassicTV #1970sTV #1970s #StarWars #Nostalgia

44 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S3E24: Dads, Daughters, Different Drummers
Tom and Abby are surprised to learn that Nicholas is musically talented but Abby is upset when Tom gets him a drum set. Joannie falls for the local drama critic who gave her a good review. Tom thinks he is a phony and tries to break up their romance. An unemployed David decides to open his own...
Airdate: 1979-03-14
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/3/episode/24
#EightIsEnough #ABC #ClassicTV

42 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S5E14: The Way We Were
Tommy and Ernie, back from college with a ""preppy"" look, run into Jill, Tommy's old girlfriend. When Jill picks Ernie over Tommy, David helps him realize that reliving the past is not the real world. David moves into a singles-only apartment building. Upset by Tom's refusal to give him money...
Airdate: 1981-03-04
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/5/episode/14
#EightIsEnough #RalphMacchio #ABC #ClassicTV #TV #Television

42 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S5E13: Vows
Jeremy meets a new girlfriend at a Fred Astaire film festival. Tom and Abby decide to renew their marriage vows on their 3rd anniversary and they agree to let the kids handle the arrangements. David and Janet try to hide the fact that they have split up
Airdate: 1981-02-18
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/5/episode/13
#EightIsEnough #ABC #ClassicTV #TV #Television #tvseries #tvshows

43 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S4E20: The Return of Joe Simons
Tom's new temporary secretary is overly attentive. Joe Simons, the con man who helped Nicholas return from San Diego, shows up pretending to have struck it rich in the Yukon and drives the family bonkers. He claims to have found a gold mine. Joannie offers to produce a TV commercial for David'...
Airdate: 1980-02-13
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/4/episode/20
#EightIsEnough #ABC #ClassicTV #TV #Television #tvshows

43 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S4E20: The Return of Joe Simons
Tom's new temporary secretary is overly attentive. Joe Simons, the con man who helped Nicholas return from San Diego, shows up pretending to have struck it rich in the Yukon and drives the family bonkers. He claims to have found a gold mine. Joannie offers to produce a TV commercial for David'...
Airdate: 1980-02-13
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/4/episode/20
#EightIsEnough #ABC #ClassicTV #TV #Television #tvshows

42 years ago today:
Eight Is Enough
S5E12: David's Rib
Joannie involves David in the renovation of an old opera house. However, Janet is the legal counsel for the developer who wants to build low-income housing on the site. Nicholas gets a horse from Joe Simons and Abby help him find a way to keep it. Merle returns home from the New York Mets, but...
Airdate: 1981-01-28
https://themoviedb.org/tv/4382/season/5/episode/12
#EightIsEnough #ABC #ClassicTV #TV #Television #tvseries #tvshows

#DianaHyland (1936–1977) would have been 87 today.

She was a (posthumous) Emmy winner for #TheBoyInThePlasticBubble (1976), the original mom on #EightIsEnough, and a familiar face on shows like #PeytonPlace and #TheTwilightZone for 20 years.

#BornOnThisDay #ClassicTV #Nostalgia #1960s #1970s #1970sTV

#AdamRich, child star of 70s TV show #EightIsEnough, has died, aged 54.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/08/entertainment/adam-rich-dead/index.html
#obituaries

#AdamRich, child star of 70s TV show #EightIsEnough, has died, aged 54.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/08/entertainment/adam-rich-dead/index.html