Eight is Enough

  • Premiered: Mar 1977
  • Episodes: 112
  • Followers: 14
  • Ended
  • ABC (US)
  • Unknown
  • Comedy Drama Family

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Season 5
5x1
And Baby Makes Nine (1)
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 29, 1980
Nicholas and Tom start boy scouts and Nicholas volunteers Tom to be the assistant scout master. Elizabeth considers moving in with her boyfriend. Susan keeps her pregnancy problems from Merle when his career takes a leap forward.
5x2
And Baby Makes Nine (2)
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 29, 1980
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5x3
Jeremy
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 05, 1980
Abby goes to a funeral in San Francisco and returns with her nephew, Jeremy, who has nowhere else to go. His behavior upsets the family, referring the Bradfords as that other family (The .. show full overview
5x4
Welcome to Memorial, Dr. Bradford
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 1980
Abby gets a job as a guidance counselor at a rough high school filled with trouble. Tom discovers his driver's license has expired and fails the renewal test. Tom drives his family crazy .. show full overview
5x5
Generations
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 19, 1980
Susan brings the baby, Sandra Sue, home from the hospital. When Joan's parents visit the Bradford household to see the family and their great-grandchild, a conflict with Abby occurs as Joan's parents disapprove of the way Abby is raising Nicholas.
5x6
Holly
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 26, 1980
Ernie introduces Tommy to a slightly older songwriting woman who has a 4-year old son. When he falls for her, she has second thoughts. The Bradford's convert the garage into an apartment for Susan and Merle. Nicholas supervises the conversion job.
5x7
The Maltese Airline Bag
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 03, 1980
Nicholas and his friend, Melvin, start a messenger service to earn money and get more than they bargained for. One of their first deliveries turns out to be an airline bag full of money to be used for political bribes.
5x8
Strike
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 10, 1980
Caught up in a newspaper strike and laid-off, Tom tries to bring the feuding parties together thanks to something Nicholas says about giving and compromise.
5x9
Bradfordgate
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 07, 1981
Tom is nominated for a political post by the governor. A political appointment for him ends up more than he can live with. Joannie goes undercover to do a story on a video dating service.
5x10
The Darlene Dilemma
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 14, 1981
Abby is proud of the progress one of her students has made and invites her to the house for dinner. Jeremy falls for 16-year-old Darlene, who likes to flirt and cause trouble and he refuses to listen to Abby's advice about her.
5x11
Second Thoughts
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 21, 1981
Joannie is tired of not getting any serious assignments at work and Abby encourages her to take a leave of absence to evaluate her career, and falls for a co-worker.
5x12
David's Rib
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Air date
Jan 28, 1981
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.
5x13
Vows
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 18, 1981
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
5x14
The Way We Were
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 04, 1981
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.
5x15
If the Glass Slipper Fits...
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 11, 1981
Nancy's modeling career is about to take off but she needs to make an important decision as she later finds out she has to pose topless for a jeans ad.
5x16
The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 28, 1981
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.
5x17
Yet Another Seven Days in February?
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 04, 1981
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 athlete
5x18
The Idolbreaker (1)
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 11, 1981
Just as Tommy's career is about to take off, his old girlfriend returns to tell Tommy she is pregnant after it is announced that his band has been booked for a national tour.
5x19
The Idolbreaker (2)
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 18, 1981
Ellen tells Tommy that she doesn't want to marry him and Tommy isn't sure what he wants to do. At the last minute, they both realize it is not the right thing to do.
5x20
Starting Over
Episode overview
Air date
May 09, 1981
David and Janet consider getting back together.
5x21
Goals
Episode overview
Air date
May 16, 1981
Merle suffers a career-ending shoulder injury and doesn't know what to do if he can't play baseball. Merle comes upon Nicholas and his friends playing ball. He is offered a job of assistant coach of the High School team.
5x22 Show finale
Father Knows Best?
Episode overview
Air date
May 23, 1981
Finally ready to be a father, Jeremy's father returns for a visit and wants to take him back to Los Angeles. David relives old memories when four of his old high school buddies return to Sacramento for their 10 year high school reunion.

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