Eight Is Enough

Never Try Eating Nectarines Since Juice May Dispense

Tom and Joan Bradford use a quirky phrase to remember their children's names: "Never try eating nectarines since juice may dispense," which stands for...

Schussboomer

Matilda, Mary's heavily pregnant friend who isn't married, moves into the Bradford home as she looks for a new apartment. However, her views on marria...

Pieces of Eight

Tom's opportunity to oversee the newspaper faces a setback when the printers decide to strike. In response, the entire family rallies together to find...

Women, Ducks and the Domino Theory

Things get chaotic at the Bradfords when Tommy's "dream girl" ditches him. Meanwhile, David and Tom are both reluctant to participate in their yearly ...

Turnabout

At a family celebration for Dr. Maxwell’s 25th anniversary, David discovers surprising truths about his own life, especially since his date and Maxw...

Quarantine

When the entire Bradford family is put under quarantine due to Mary’s boyfriend falling ill with a strange sickness, hilarity ensues, especially wit...

V is for Vivian

Tony’s sister arrives for a visit and shakes things up at the Bradford household by inspiring the kids to chase their aspirations. Meanwhile, David ...

Hit and Run

Joannie gets into a minor car accident with an actual developer who's furious about Bradford's article criticizing his project. At the same time, Eliz...

The Gipper Caper

Tom finds himself in a friendly competition when his dentist invites him to a family touch football match. Throughout the game, he discovers that the ...

Is There a Doctor in the House?

After a heated argument with his wife, Dr. Max unexpectedly arrives at Tom's home, leading to a chaotic stay with the Bradfords as his meticulous habi...

Trial Marriage

In this episode, we welcome Betty Buckley as Sue "Abby" Abbott, initially appearing as a special guest star. After suffering broken ankles during a to...

Triangles

David finds himself romantically involved with both Susan and Joannie, creating a complicated situation. Meanwhile, Tom realizes he's been ignoring Ni...

Double Trouble

Following Tom and Abby's breakup, the Bradford kids decide to arrange a date for Tom with another woman to spark jealousy in Abby. Meanwhile, Nancy ta...

Mortgage Burnin' Blues

Tom hosts a party to commemorate paying off the mortgage on the Bradford house. Things take a turn when the kids get involved in a brawl after Susan p...

Dark Horse

Mary decides to campaign for a position on the Board of Education and seeks support from her family. Meanwhile, Abby struggles to find time for her da...

The Bard and the Bod

Joannie decides to take on a nude scene in a Shakespearean production, feeling a sense of relief when Tom mentions he won't be able to attend the perf...

Children of the Groom (1)

After considerable discussion, Tom and Abby settle on November 9th for their wedding and decide to let the kids take charge of the planning. However, ...

Children of the Groom (2)

The kids become overly enthusiastic about the wedding preparations, almost jeopardizing the entire event. Meanwhile, Abby invites Elizabeth to be her ...

I Quit

Tom and Abby head to San Francisco with the kids, as Tom is set to receive an award for his column, and they plan to use the trip as a honeymoon as we...

All's Fair in Love and War

Abby takes charge of the Spring cleaning at the Bradford residence. Mary feels frustrated when Tom's friend’s son arrives in Sacramento to set up an...

The Return of Auntie V

Auntie V, Tom's quirky sister, pays another visit to the Bradfords and surprises Tom and Abby with a new house as a wedding gift. The kids are thrille...

Yes Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus (1)

The Bradfords are facing their first Christmas since losing their mother, Joan. On Christmas Eve, Nicholas mistakenly believes that the stranger he en...

Yes Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus (2)

The children persuade Tom to embrace the holiday spirit by helping to bail Sam out of jail and inviting him to join their Christmas dinner, highlighti...

A Hair of the Dog

Tom feels frustrated when Abby organizes for Elizabeth to obtain birth control pills. Meanwhile, he's tasked with writing a “Dear Abby” column for...

Author, Author!

To celebrate Tom's birthday, the family decides to give him a day of tranquility, but instead, it leaves him feeling restless. Meanwhile, David heads ...

Much Ado about Garbage

Thanks to Abby's support, Tom decides to take a break from work to chase his dream of writing a book centered on his family. Although he struggles to ...

Dear Ms. Dinah

Abby is frustrated after David gifts Nicholas a BB gun. Meanwhile, Tom stirs up controversy with a sarcastic column about trash, leading to a series o...

Hard Hats and Hard Heads

Seven Days in February

During winter break, Joannie, Nancy, and Susan encounter some new guys at a disco, sending the Bradford household into a frenzy of romantic chaos. Mea...

The Boyfriend

Susan and Tom feel envious when Abby seems to be bonding too closely with Susan's new boyfriend at dinner. The chemistry between Abby and her date rai...

Great Expectations

Feeling exasperated with their transportation situation, Tommy, Elizabeth, Nancy, and Susan decide to purchase their own car. Meanwhile, Tom is disapp...

Long Night's Journey into Day

After Abby takes a tumble off a ladder and ends up with a concussion, the Bradfords rally together to help her. They take shifts to keep her awake, en...

The Lost Weekend

Abby persuades Tom to join her for a weekend visit with her parents in Pasadena, leaving the kids home alone. Ignoring the strict rule about having no...

Poor Little Rich Girl

David encounters a captivating young woman who happens to be the daughter of a prosperous construction mogul. Meanwhile, Joannie attempts to enhance c...

Who's on First?

Joannie takes charge of a talent show to raise funds for the orphanage where she volunteers, encouraging her entire family to participate. Meanwhile, ...

Who's Crazy Here?

Struggling with insomnia and feeling like he’s losing his mind, Tom decides to seek help from a psychiatrist to uncover the root of his issues. In t...

Nine Is Too Much

Nicholas persuades Tom to take on the role of coach for his little league football team. Meanwhile, the Bradford kids, fed up with their lack of priva...

Here We Go Again

Abby faces her own challenges as she suspects she might be pregnant and struggles to find the courage to share the news with Tom. Meanwhile, Tom is th...

Cinderella's Understudy

Joannie is thrilled when she’s accepted into a theater company, landing her first role as a gopher and understudy. When the lead actress unexpectedl...

Milk and Sympathy

Nicholas is infatuated with his teacher and decides to buy her self-portrait at her yard sale, but he keeps it a secret from his classmates, who suspe...

The Flunked and the Funked

Tom is selected to lead a journalism class at the university, where he becomes particularly impressed by one dedicated student balancing work and stud...

Cops and Toddlers

After coming to terms with her dream of being a professional athlete, Susan struggles to pinpoint her true career path and decides to audition for a p...

The Hipbone's Connected to the Thighbone

The challenges of medical school weigh heavily on Susan, Elizabeth, and Nancy as they navigate their demanding professors. They turn to Tommy for a dr...

Fast and Loose

After the sudden death of a close friend from a heart attack at a young age, David begins to live recklessly. Concerned for him, the kids step in to l...

War Between the Bradfords

The Bradford men outright decline to support Abby at her upcoming speech, igniting a fierce conflict between the men and women of the family. The wome...

All The Vice President's Men

Abby’s parents are coming in from Pasadena to celebrate Thanksgiving. Nicholas is taken aback when the Vice-President agrees to join the Bradfords f...

You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore (1)

The Bradford kids organize a celebration for Tom and Abby's anniversary, leaving Nicholas feeling excluded. Unbeknownst to each other, Tom and Abby co...

You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore (2)

In San Diego, Joe Simmons, a seasoned con artist and a former acquaintance of Sam's, takes Nicholas under his wing. Joe devises a clever scheme aimed ...

Alone At Last

Feeling overwhelmed by their hectic family life, Tom and Abby devise a plan to send the kids away for a weekend of peace and quiet. They arrange for t...

The Yearning Point

Elizabeth and Tommy come to realize that achieving success isn't straightforward. Elizabeth dreams of attending a prestigious college in Vermont known...

Moving Out

Frustrated by Tom's rigid rules, Nancy, Susan, and Joannie decide to find their own apartment, realizing that Tom struggles to accept their independen...

Mother's Rule

To encourage the remaining Bradfords to stay put, Tom decides to lift all curfews, but Abby questions if that’s a smart move. Tom demonstrates that ...

Inlaws and Outlaws

Abby’s mother comes to town, and Abby is heartbroken to discover that her parents are separating. Shortly after, her father shows up, and it leads t...

Horror Story

During a stormy evening in Sacramento, the Bradford household is thrown into chaos when a blackout leaves them trapped at home with Nancy’s blind da...

Just the Ten of Us

Nicholas finds himself trying to dodge a girl who has taken a liking to him. Meanwhile, David and Janet, weary of their nightly goodbyes, choose to mo...

Best of Friends

Tommy proposes to his pregnant friend, Lori, despite not being the baby's father. The Bradford family comes together to back Tommy's decision to take ...

The Kid Who Came to Dinner

Abby enlists her family as participants in a school research project. Meanwhile, Nicholas's new friend Bobby flees his foster home, hoping to join the...

The Better Part of Valour

Abby, filling in as a substitute teacher at the high school, decides not to give a passing grade to the star basketball player, putting Tommy in a tou...

Dads, Daughters, Different Drummers

Tom and Abby are taken aback to discover Nicholas’s musical abilities, but Abby feels frustrated when Tom surprises him with a drum set. Meanwhile, ...

The Final Days

Abby and the kids are feeling overwhelmed as they prepare for their final exams, but their focus is disrupted when a column Tom wrote, aimed at a youn...

Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy (1)

Tom feels a swell of pride as both Elizabeth and Joannie graduate in the same week—Joannie from college and Elizabeth from high school. However, Joa...

Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy (2)

Tom achieves his aspiration of becoming a published author when a magazine features his short story. However, he’s taken aback to discover it appear...

The Graduates

David and his friend carry on with their journey across the country, where he unexpectedly finds himself participating in a hang-gliding contest. Thro...

Merle the Pearl

Nicholas and Susan encounter Merle the Pearl, a player from a nearby minor league baseball team. Nicholas is feeling down about his girlfriend relocat...

The Cupid Crisis

David is back and set on reclaiming Janet from her new partner. Meanwhile, Merle shares with Nicholas his desire to propose to Susan, but things take ...

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do

David and Janet finalize their wedding date, only to discover it coincides with the new date Merle and Susan chose to accommodate Merle's baseball car...

Ten Ships in the Night

The Bradford household descends into chaos as everyone’s schedules spiral out of control. Abby, determined to finish her Ph.D. faster, immerses hers...

The Night They Raided Bradfords

When Merle's sister, Linda Mae, pays a visit to the Bradfords from the farm, she is taken aback by the family's unconventional lifestyle. Joannie pers...

The Devil and Mr. Bradford

Joannie starts working in the research department of a television station. Meanwhile, Mary discovers a concealed home pregnancy test and sets out to u...

Big Shoes, Little Feet

The three Bradfords find themselves grappling with the weight of others' expectations. Nicholas skips school to break free from the overwhelming influ...

Fathers and Other Strangers (1)

Vivian, Tom's sister, arrives in town with an enticing proposal for the whole family: a vacation to Hawaii. However, her true intention is to orchestr...

Fathers and Other Strangers (2)

While in Hawaii, Tom and his father reflect on the possibility of mending their strained relationship and question whether it’s worth the effort.

Letter to One Bradford

As Tommy is taken to the hospital for urgent surgery, both Mary and Nicholas grapple with feelings of guilt for their own reasons. Meanwhile, Merle an...

Separate Ways

The furnace breaks down, leaving the Bradford house chilly, but Tom brushes off Mary's suggestion to repair it. Meanwhile, Susan finds herself torn be...

Arrivals

Tom and Abby think Susan is feeling down due to Merle's absence, only to discover she's actually pregnant. The girls make an effort to lift her spirit...

Brotherhood, Sisterhood

Tom convinces David to bring Tommy on board as a construction worker, but Tommy must first earn the respect of his coworkers by standing up to them in...

Mary, He's Married

Joannie makes a pitch to her boss, expressing her desire for increased responsibilities at work while also planning a documentary about her family. Me...

My Son, the Prom Queen

Frustrated by the selection of an all-girl band for prom, Tommy decides to make a statement by campaigning for prom queen. Meanwhile, Joannie takes th...

The Courage To Be

Tom feels frustrated as his family ignores their chores, so Abby and the kids decide to team up and hire a maid to ease the burden. Meanwhile, Tommy a...

Semi-Centennial Bradford

Abby makes an effort to lift Tom's spirits on his 50th birthday. Tom is anxious about the younger generation at work, convinced that the Register is l...

The Commitment

Tommy feels frustrated when he realizes that Jill's view of commitment doesn’t align with his own. He also misreads the signals from Kerry, Mary’s...

Seven More Days in February

During winter break, Joannie, Nancy, and Mary encounter some unusual guys who really irritate Tom and Abby. Meanwhile, Tom decides to set Tommy up wit...

The Return of Joe Simons

Tom's latest temporary secretary is excessively diligent, making things a bit chaotic. Meanwhile, Joe Simons, the swindler who assisted Nicholas in ge...

Bradford vs. Bradford

Ernie misunderstands Elizabeth's kind gestures, thinking they mean more than they do. Meanwhile, David feels envious of the time Janet spends with a m...

Memories

Abby finds herself grappling with memories of her deceased husband when a fellow POW arrives in Sacramento. As she processes her emotions, she eventua...

Official Positions

Merle enlists the girls to join a charity basketball team. Meanwhile, Tom feels envious when a publisher expresses interest in Abby's thesis while his...

A Matter of Mentors

Joannie receives a significant work assignment, but Jeffrey suspects that their boss will want something in return. As a result, Joannie misses out on...

Roll Over Bradford

Tom is frustrated that Tommy hasn't submitted any college applications, but Tommy is focused on his passion for music and has no desire to attend coll...

A Little Triangle

Nicholas launches a dog-sitting business. Meanwhile, Nancy develops a fondness for the five-year-old daughter of the young widower she's seeing, but h...

(Finally) Grad Night

Tom and Abby decide to host a small graduation party at their house for Tommy and some of his friends. Meanwhile, Nicholas and Irving are busy with a ...

And Baby Makes Nine (1)

Nicholas and Tom join the Boy Scouts, and Nicholas takes it upon himself to nominate Tom as the assistant scout master. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is contem...

And Baby Makes Nine (2)

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Jeremy

Abby attends a funeral in San Francisco and brings her nephew, Jeremy, back with her because he has no place to stay. His attitude creates tension wit...

Welcome to Memorial Dr. Bradford

Abby takes on a position as a guidance counselor at a challenging high school known for its difficulties. Meanwhile, Tom realizes his driver’s licen...

Generations

Susan arrives home from the hospital with baby Sandra Sue. When Joan's parents come over to meet their great-grandchild, tensions rise as they clash w...

Holly

Ernie introduces Tommy to a woman who writes songs and has a 4-year-old son, but when Tommy develops feelings for her, she starts to reconsider. Meanw...

Maltese Airline Bag

Nicholas and his buddy Melvin launch a messenger service to make some cash, only to find themselves in over their heads. Their initial delivery reveal...

Strike

After being laid off due to a newspaper strike, Tom attempts to mediate between the warring factions, inspired by Nicholas's thoughts on the importanc...

Bradfordgate

Tom receives a nomination from the governor for a political position, but the responsibilities that come with it prove overwhelming for him. Meanwhile...

Darlene Dilemma

Abby feels a sense of pride in one of her student's achievements and decides to invite her over for dinner. Meanwhile, Jeremy finds himself infatuated...

Second Thoughts

Joannie is frustrated with her lack of meaningful projects at her job, and Abby suggests she take a leave of absence to reflect on her career. During ...

David's Rib

Joannie brings David on board to help with the restoration of a historic opera house. Meanwhile, Janet represents the developer aiming to construct lo...

Vows

At a Fred Astaire film festival, Jeremy encounters a new romantic interest. Meanwhile, Tom and Abby plan to celebrate their third anniversary by renew...

The Way We Were

Tommy and Ernie return from college sporting their "preppy" styles and unexpectedly encounter Jill, Tommy's former girlfriend. When Jill shows interes...

If The Glass Slipper Fits

Nancy's modeling career is on the verge of a breakthrough, but she faces a tough choice when she learns she must pose topless for a jeans advertisemen...

The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento

Jeremy is determined to take charge of Tommy's band and works hard to secure them a performance. Meanwhile, Joannie is selected to oversee a charity t...

Yet Another Seven Days in February

This time around, the guys are on the hunt for new romantic interests. Tommy starts dating the daughter of a radio station owner, hoping to score some...

Idolbreaker (1)

As Tommy's career is on the verge of skyrocketing, his ex-girlfriend reappears to reveal she's expecting a child right after his band receives news of...

Idolbreaker (2)

Ellen confides in Tommy that she’s not ready to marry him, leaving Tommy uncertain about his own feelings. In a last-minute revelation, they both co...

Starting Over

While digging in the garden, Jeremy becomes wary after discovering a skull. Meanwhile, David and Janet contemplate the possibility of rekindling their...

Goals

Merle faces a devastating shoulder injury that puts an end to his baseball career, leaving him uncertain about his future. While wandering, he stumble...

Father Knows Best

Jeremy's father, now prepared to embrace fatherhood, comes back for a visit and proposes taking Jeremy with him to Los Angeles. Meanwhile, David is fl...