Eight Is Enough Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Eight Is Enough: Season 5 (1980 - 1981)

• Season 5 Episode 22: Father Knows Best?

  Jeremy's father wants him back; David attends his high-school reunion.

• Season 5 Episode 21: Goals

  A shoulder injury ends Merle's baseball career; Mary has an unwelcome suitor.

• Season 5 Episode 20: Starting Over

  David and Janet try to reconcile; Jeremy finds a skull in the yard.

• Season 5 Episode 19: The Idolbreaker

  Ellen miscarries; Joannie envies an attractive reporter; Jeremy's birthday.

• Season 5 Episode 18: The Idolbreaker

  A former girlfriend says she is pregnant just as Tommy is about to leave on a road tour.

• Season 5 Episode 17: Yet Another Seven Days in February

  If his daughter can be lead singer, a radio-station owner will promote Tommy's band.

• Season 5 Episode 16: The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento

  Joannie organizes local talent for a telethon -- beginning with the Bradfords.

• Season 5 Episode 15: If the Glass Slipper Fits

  A lucrative modeling assignment requires Nancy to pose seminude.

• Season 5 Episode 14: The Way We Were

  Ernie dates Tommy's old flame; David moves into a singles complex.

• Season 5 Episode 13: Vows

  Bradford and Abby renew their vows; David and Janet separate.

• Season 5 Episode 12: David's Rib

  Janet's client wants to raze an opera house David is renovating.

• Season 5 Episode 11: Second Thoughts

  Joannie falls for a co-worker; model Nancy copes with fame.

• Season 5 Episode 10: Darlene Dilemma

  Jeremy falls for a flirtatious, manipulative girl.

• Season 5 Episode 9: Bradfordgate

  Bradford gets a political appointment; undercover Joannie can't get a date.

• Season 5 Episode 8: Strike

  Bradford must cross a picket line; Nicholas starts a barter system.

• Season 5 Episode 7: The Maltese Airline Bag

  Nicholas' first delivery-service customer entrusts him with a bag of money.

• Season 5 Episode 6: Holly

  Tommy falls for an older woman; Jeremy cuts classes.

• Season 5 Episode 5: Generations

  Joan's parents visit for the first time since her death and immediately dislike Abby.

• Season 5 Episode 4: Welcome to Memorial, Dr. Bradford

  Abby is a counselor at an inner-city school; Bradford's driver's license expires.

• Season 5 Episode 3: Jeremy

  Abby's rebellious, orphan nephew alienates the Bradfords.

• Season 5 Episode 2: And Baby Makes Nine

  When Merle is called to the major league, Susan keeps pregnancy complications to herself.

• Season 5 Episode 1: And Baby Makes Nine

  Susan has an emergency caesarian; Elizabeth moves back home.

Eight Is Enough: Season 4 (1979 - 1980)

• Season 4 Episode 27: Finally Grad Night

  Abby and Tom enjoy a night out while Tommy hosts a few friends for a graduation celebration; Nicholas calls Tommy for help.

• Season 4 Episode 26: A Little Triangle

  Nancy befriends a widower's young daughter but takes no romantic interest in the father; Nicholas starts a dog-sitting service.

• Season 4 Episode 25: Roll Over Bradford

  Aunt Vivian arrives with a new fiance; Tommy wants to skip college to be a professional musician.

• Season 4 Episode 24: A Matter of Mentors

  Joanie works with another reporter on a big story; Nicholas takes a beating from a big girl; Tommy manages family finances for a month.

• Season 4 Episode 23: Official Positions

  Abby and Tom decide to co-author his book; Merle tries to coach Mary, Joanie, Janet, Elizabeth and Nancy for a charity basketball game.

• Season 4 Episode 22: Memories

  Abby needs time alone after a visit from her dead husband's friend stirs up old memories; trusting Nancy lends money to her siblings.

• Season 4 Episode 21: Bradford vs. Bradford

  Tom counsels David while Abby counsels Janet when David becomes jealous of Janet's close working relationship with a male colleague.

• Season 4 Episode 20: The Return of Joe Simons

  A con man who helped Nicholas when he ran away to San Diego shows up for a visit; an older woman in the office makes a play for Tom.

• Season 4 Episode 18: The Commitment

  The Bradfords give Susan a baby shower; Tommy gives Jill his class ring; Nicholas plays Cyrano for a friend.

• Season 4 Episode 17: Semi-Centennial Bradford

  Nicholas helps Merle choose a name for the baby; Tom has anxiety over turning 50.

• Season 4 Episode 16: The Courage to Be

  Tommy tries to help his friend and fellow band member deal with an alcohol problem; the Bradfords hire a male maid.

• Season 4 Episode 15: My Son, the Prom Queen

  After Tommy loses a gig to an all-female rock band, he decides to run for prom queen.

• Season 4 Episode 14: Mary, He's Married

  Mary falls for a married man; Joanie wants to make a documentary film on her family.

• Season 4 Episode 13: Brotherhood, Sisterhood

  Elizabeth tries to meet a nice guy; David hires Tommy; Nicholas spends the day with Tom at the office.

• Season 4 Episode 12: Arrivals

  Abby, Joanie, Mary and Tom try to cheer a pregnant Susan who has reconciled herself to divorce if Merle doesn't try to win her back.

• Season 4 Episode 11: Separate Ways

  Susan returns to the Bradford household after a spat with Merle; Nicholas goes on strike for more allowance money.

• Season 4 Episode 10: Letter to One Bradford

  Susan and Merle adjust to marriage; Nancy escorts a Chinese client out on the town; Nicholas receives a chain letter.

• Season 4 Episode 9: Fathers and Other Strangers

  Tom reluctantly reunites with his father as the rest of the family enjoys Hawaii.

• Season 4 Episode 8: Fathers and Other Strangers

  Tom's sister Vivian offers to take the Bradfords on a Hawaiian vacation after she learns her long-lost father is living there.

• Season 4 Episode 7: Big Shoes, Little Feet

  Nicholas takes comfort from Abby when he tries to live up to a teacher's expectations of him because he is a Bradford.

• Season 4 Episode 6: The Night They Raided Bradfords

  Merle's sister arrives from the farm for a visit and misunderstands the chaotic events at the Bradford household.

• Season 4 Episode 5: The Devil and Mr. Bradford

  Joanie's new job as an investigative reporter leads her to a story on a local porno theater.

• Season 4 Episode 4: Ten Ships in the Night

  Tom tries to bring order to chaos when everyone's activities keep the Bradford house bustling round the clock.

• Season 4 Episode 3: I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do

  Merle and Susan move up their wedding date and it falls on the same day David and Janet have picked.

• Season 4 Episode 2: The Cupid Crisis

  Nicholas acts as go-between when Merle decides to propose to Susan while David tries to win back Janet.

• Season 4 Episode 1: Merle the Pearl

  Nicholas tries to impress a new girl by introducing her to Merle 'the Pearl' a local baseball star; Merle falls for Susan.

Eight Is Enough: Season 3 (1978 - 1979)

• Season 3 Episode 28: Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy

  David and his traveling companion Linda get involved in a hang gliding competition.

• Season 3 Episode 27: Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy

  After David and Janet announce their engagment he sets out on a cross-country trip; Tom sells a short story to 'Man's Man' magazine.

• Season 3 Episode 26: The Graduates

  After pulling a prank Elizabeth is banned from her high school graduation where Tom delivers the commencement address; anxious Joanie graduates from college.

• Season 3 Episode 25: The Final Days

  The Bradfords study for finals; Elizabeth must hire a band for the Senior Prom; Tom's article praising youth draws fire from a senior citizen.

• Season 3 Episode 24: Dads, Daughters, Different Drummers

  David starts his own construction business; Joanie gets involved with a local drama critic who Tom dislikes.

• Season 3 Episode 23: The Better Part of Valor

  Abby substitute teaches at Tommy's school; the star basketball player flunks Abby's test.

• Season 3 Episode 22: The Kid Who Came to Dinner

  Nicholas befriends Bobby, a boy in foster care; Abby's friend and his wife consider adopting Bobby.

• Season 3 Episode 21: Best of Friends

  Though he is not the father, Tommy offers to marry a pregnant friend; Nicholas' lemonade stand faces competition down the block.

• Season 3 Episode 20: Just the Ten of Us

  David and Janet's decision to cohabit prevents Tom from becoming 'Father of the Year.'

• Season 3 Episode 19: Horror Story

  On a stormy night as Joannie watches the movie 'Psycho' Nancy's blind date, a Tony Perkins look-alike, arrives.

• Season 3 Episode 18: Inlaws and Outlaws

  Abby's divorcing parents visit the Bradfords; the girls' apartment rent is raised forcing them to move home.

• Season 3 Episode 17: Mother's Rule

  In an effort to keep the remaining children at home, Tom lifts all house rules and curfews.

• Season 3 Episode 16: Moving Out

  Nancy, Susan and Joanie move out of the Bradford home into an apartment; Tom tries to accept that his daughters are growing up.

• Season 3 Episode 15: The Yearning Point

  Aspiring-dancer Elizabeth tries to win a scholarship to the college of her choice; Tommy tries to earn extra money by scalping concert tickets.

• Season 3 Episode 14: Alone at Last

  Wanting some time to be alone, Tom and Abby send the kids on a weekend camping trip.

• Season 3 Episode 13: You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore

  In San Diego, runaway Nicholas partners with an old con man who schemes to reunite the boy with his family in Sacramento.

• Season 3 Episode 12: You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore

  The family prepares to celebrate Tom and Abby's first anniversary; Nicholas runs away after accidentally starting a fire.

• Season 3 Episode 11: All the Vice-President's Men

  Nicholas invites the Vice-President of the United States to spend Thanksgiving with the Bradfords.

• Season 3 Episode 10: The War Between the Bradfords

  The Bradford family wages a battle of the sexes.

• Season 3 Episode 9: Fast and Loose

  David goes on a self-destructive path of behavior after the death of a close friend; Nicholas adopts a stray cat.

• Season 3 Episode 8: The Hipbone Connected to the Thighbone

  Susan and Nancy teach Tommy to drive; Mary moves out to study for her medical exams.

• Season 3 Episode 7: Cops and Toddlers

  After failing her test to become a cop Susan helps Nancy with her day-care charges.

• Season 3 Episode 6: The Flunked and the Funked

  Nancy decides to leave school and get a job; phone-prankster Nicholas gets a dose of his own medicine.

• Season 3 Episode 5: Milk and Sympathy

  Nicholas's crush on his teacher spurs him to buy her self-portrait; Tommy develops trenchmouth before a big date.

• Season 3 Episode 4: Cinderella Understudy

  Understudy Joanie plays the lead in a play Tom must review; Abby's MG is stolen while Susan uses it for a date.

• Season 3 Episode 3: Oh, No ... Not Again!

  Abby suspects she is pregnant; the family helps Tom prepare for an IRS audit.

• Season 3 Episode 2: Nine Is Too Much

  After Tom quits as Nicholas' Little League coach Abby takes over the job.

• Season 3 Episode 1: Who's Crazy Here?

  While balancing his time between two ladies, Tom seeks a psychologist to rid himself of insomnia.

Eight Is Enough: Season 2 (1977 - 1980)

• Season 2 Episode 26: Who's on First?

  Joanie enlists the family to serve as the entertainment at a benefit; Nicholas thinks he has seen a UFO.

• Season 2 Episode 25: Poor Little Rich Girl

  David falls for the daughter of a wealthy man; Tom helps Nicholas build a Soapbox racer.

• Season 2 Episode 24: The Lost Weekend

  The kids throw a party while Tom and Abby are away for the weekend.

• Season 2 Episode 23: Long Night's Journey Into Day

  Abby suffers a concussion and the family keeps her awake to prevent her from lapsing into a coma.

• Season 2 Episode 22: Great Expectations

  Tom puts pressure on Tommy to do better in English with disastrous results.

• Season 2 Episode 21: The Boyfriend

  Susan becomes jealous of her boyfriend working with Abby; Nicholas is appointed household water commissioner.

• Season 2 Episode 20: Seven Days in February

  Tommy gets fixed-up with the niece of Tom's friend; Nancy decides to go to Africa with her archaeologist friend during winter break.

• Season 2 Episode 19: Hard Hats and Hard Heads

  David quits his construction job; Tommy goes out for football; the girls diet.

• Season 2 Episode 18: Dear Miss Dinah

  Tom takes over the advice column at the paper; Abby wants to be a better homemaker.

• Season 2 Episode 17: Much Ado About Garbage

  Tom has trouble with his garbage service, which prompts him to write a column about the subject.

• Season 2 Episode 16: Author, Author

  Tom takes a leave of absence from the newspaper to write a book about his family.

• Season 2 Episode 15: A Hair of the Dog

  Tommy borrows David's apartment to throw a party; the kids give Tom a day of peace for his birthday.

• Season 2 Episode 14: Yes, Nicholas, There Is a Santa Claus, Part II

  The family celebrates the true meaning of Christmas; Tommy receives a special gift.

• Season 2 Episode 13: Yes, Nicholas, There Is a Santa Claus, Part I

  The Bradford family's Christmas is disrupted when all the presents are stolen.

• Season 2 Episode 12: The Return of Auntie V

  Tom's sister Vivian returns and decides that the Bradfords need a new house.

• Season 2 Episode 11: All's Fair in Love and War

  Tom's military buddy recruits locally, to Mary's dismay; one of Tommy's money-making schemes backfires.

• Season 2 Episode 10: I Quit

  The family accompanies Tom and Abby on their honeymoon; Abby uses her influence to get Mary into medical school.

• Season 2 Episode 9: Children of the Groom, Part II

  Tommy can't attend his father's bachelor party; Elizabeth and Abby mend their relationship; Tom and Abby are married.

• Season 2 Episode 8: Children of the Groom, Part I

  The children plan Tom and Abby's wedding; memories cause a conflict for Nicholas and Elizabeth.

• Season 2 Episode 7: The Bard and the Bod

  Joanie lands a part in a play; Abby's ex-father-in-law visits and Abby tells him of her plans to remarry.

• Season 2 Episode 6: Dark Horse

  Abby and Mary clash when Mary runs for a school board seat; Tom proposes to Abby.

• Season 2 Episode 5: Mortgage Burning Blues

  Tom celebrates paying off the mortgage; Susan punches a heckler at David and Tommy's gig.

• Season 2 Episode 4: Double Trouble

  The kids' attempt to make Abby jealous of Tom backfires; Nancy enters a beauty contest.

• Season 2 Episode 3: Triangles

  David's roommate romances Joanie and Susan; Tom pays Nicholas too much attention.

• Season 2 Episode 2: Trial Marriage

  Mary's decision to move in with her boyfriend causes Tom concern; Tommy is tutored after breaking his ankle.

• Season 2 Episode 1: Is There a Doctor in the House?

  Doctor Maxwell moves in with the Bradfords; David tries to cover his poker losses.

Eight Is Enough: Season 1 (1977)

• Season 1 Episode 9: The Gipper Caper

  Tom's dentist challenges the family to a touch football game.

• Season 1 Episode 8: Hit and Run

  Joanie has a fender-bender; Elizabeth makes three dates for the prom.

• Season 1 Episode 7: V Is for Vivian

  Tom's sister encourages the kids to follow their dreams.

• Season 1 Episode 6: Quarantine

  The Bradford household is quarantined when Nancy's boyfriend comes down with a mysterious ailment.

• Season 1 Episode 5: Turnabout

  Tom forbids David to bring his date, an older woman and Dr. Maxwell's political opponent, to an anniversary party.

• Season 1 Episode 4: Women, Ducks and the Domino Theory

  Tommy's date stands him up; David and Tom cancel an annual duck hunt.

• Season 1 Episode 3: Pieces of Eight

  While Tom is acting as editor in chief, the printers go on strike.

• Season 1 Episode 2: Schussboomer

  Mary's pregnant friend is against marriage; Susan takes a ski trip with a man.

• Season 1 Episode 1: Never Try Eating Nectarines as Juice May Dispense

  Tom learns the importance of family relationships when David (Mark Hamill) moves out.