American comedy-drama television series (1977–1981)
Not to be confused with Eight Is Enough (comics).
Eight Is Enough
Genre
Comedy drama, Sitcom
Based on
Eight Is Enough by Tom Braden
Developed by
William Blinn
Starring
Dick Van Patten
Diana Hyland
Betty Buckley
Grant Goodeve
Lani O'Grady
Laurie Walters
Susan Richardson
Dianne Kay
Connie Newton
Willie Aames
Adam Rich
Theme music composer
Fred Werner (Season 1 & 2 opening theme)
Song: from Season 3 onwards – "Eight Is Enough" Music by Lee Holdridge
Lyrics by Molly-Ann Leikin
Composers
John Beal
Alexander Courage
Earle Hagen
Miles Goodman
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
5
No. of episodes
112
Production
Executive producers
Philip Capice Lee Rich
Producers
Robert L. Jacks
Gary Adelson
Greg Strangis
Phil Fehrle
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
50 minutes
Production company
Lorimar Productions
Original release
Network
ABC
Release
March 15, 1977 (1977-03-15) – May 23, 1981 (1981-05-23)
Related
Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion (1987)
Eight Is Enough: A Wedding (1989)
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Eight Is Enough is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from March 15, 1977, to May 23, 1981. The show was modeled on the life of syndicated newspaper columnist Tom Bradford, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book by the same title.
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American CIA official, journalist–– best remembered as the author of EightIsEnough, which spawned a television program–– and co-host of the CNN show Crossfire...
following year, she co-starred with Dick Van Patten in the series EightIsEnough. She appeared in only five episodes before her death, and her character...
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