EIGHT IS ENOUGH 👨‍👩‍👦‍👧 THEN AND NOW 2020

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Wednesday nights in the late 70s meant we were tuning in to Eight is Enough and the Bradford family From 77 to 81, ABC aired this groundbreaking comedy. Or was it a drama. Exactly, this show was one of the first “dramedies,”, taking us to high points, but also deathly lows. It was critically acclaimed for bringing a level of realism to tv that was never seen before, and helped create a genre forever.
Spanning five seasons and two reunion movies, pulling together a cast of that size was not easy. Some actors went on to develop problems in their personal lives, and some just completely vanished off the face of the acting universe, that’s where we come in- I’m your host Nostalgic Nick, and today we’re taking a look back at the cast of Eight is Enough and to catch up with some old friends.
EIGHT IS ENOUGH 👨‍👩‍👦‍👧 THEN AND NOW 2020
CAST:
Dick Van Patten - Tom Bradford
Lani O'Grady - Mary Bradford
Connie Needham - Elizabeth Bradford
Susan Richardson - Susan Bradford
Adam Rich - Nicholas Bradford
Laurie Walters - Joannie Bradford
Grant Goodeve - David Bradford
Dianne Kay - Nancy Bradford
Willie Aames - Tommy Bradford
Betty Buckley - Abby Bradford
Brian Patrick Clarke - Merle 'The Pearl' Stockwell
Michael Thoma - Dr. Greg Maxwell
Ralph Macchio - Jeremy Andretti
Joan Prather - Janet McArthur Bradford
Michael Goodrow - Ernie
Diana Hyland - Joan Bradford
Mark Hamill - David Bradford
Charles Aidman - Forrester
Ken Olfson - Keith the Caterer
Virginia Vincent - Daisy Maxwell
Nicholas Pryor - Jeffrey Trout
K.C. Martel - Marvin
Larry Gelman - Officer Bernstein
Lane Binkley - Matilda
Kimberly Beck - Nancy Bradford
Janis Paige - Auntie V
Gary Imhoff - Dennis
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[@DYR]

What do you remember about Eight Is Enough? 🤔

[@RetiredSailor60]

Remember when I thought Susan was the prettiest of all the girls.

[@supergoober1021]

I only remember that I never watched it. No reason, I just never did.

[@pegbutwin7189]

The theme song

[@antoniabaker7770]

I have the dvds

[@Billybopper1]

One episode I remember recording with my tape recorder when all the kids were trapped in the house during a blackout from a thunder storm with a blind date for their sister Nancy and he resembled Anthony Perkins. I don’t remember the name of the episode. It aired back in 1979.

[@dantove963]

Loved Mary, played by Lani O'Grady. Sensitive, feisty, intelligent, she was the best of the group. Like her brother Don, may she RIP. Two mega talented performers gone too soon.

[@michaeltutty1540]

I used to love this show. What few realize is that there really was a Tom Bradford, who wrote the book "Eight is Enough" about his own family. The show did a quite good job of staying true to the spirit of the book, which is very rare.

[@wildhorses5992]

Wow I didn't know that. I will check out the book. Thank very much for sharing that information.

[@JennyBurkeAirSupplyAirhead]

It was Thomas Braden who wrote the book "Eight Is Enough" the show is based on.

[@EdwardsNH]

Wait... what?! Hold on.... damn! He was a lot more interesting than the TV dad! I'll have to read the book

[@WrenFaithBridger]

I loved this show. I'm one of 7 kids, so I really related to it. One time it was on, my husband saw it. He told me, "I thought this show was unrealistic...until I met your family."

[@Kara-kx1lb]

I'm number 6 of 7, I can relate to that family also.

[@aprilcitygirltocountrywife7440]

@@Kara-kx1lb I read a book years ago and I'm sure its out of print now wrote by the dad whose family this show was based on.

[@Kara-kx1lb]

@@aprilcitygirltocountrywife7440 that's awesome April!!!

[@Kelle0284]

I can relate to this show. My friend came from a family with nine kids. They even had a fat guy that they called dad.

[@jlgignac833]

This show was my childhood... The 70s was such a great decade.

[@carlavision6143]

Eight Is Enough was one of my very favorite tv shows!

[@jamesbutler8226]

Amen to that

[@jennifermartinez5616]

Me too! When it was in reruns I watched those too! I miss it! I remember when Nicholas didn’t understand some girl liking him so he hid in the back of Abbys roadster, when He was found and explained why he was hiding he said “that girl is warm for my form” hahahhaha!!!! I still say that with my sis when talking about guys. Hahahha

[@nickhill8612]

@@jennifermartinez5616 Haha oh really?

[@catrinahartz944]

Me too. I was the same as a Nicholas. I was little watching it.

[@ruebensfilms]

The best!

[@mudwater9140]

Everything was filmed at The Burbank Studios, I was a truck driver who often made deliveries to the Print shop which was right next to where 8 is Enough was filmed, next to Police Woman. They had an open set which meant you could walk into the studio and mix with the cast, when the red lights weren't flashing, which meant they were filming.. I had a chance to meet most of them, which was really cool. Even got to play a short time with Adam Rich when they were doing a thing about saving water in the 1977 drought. Felt like I knew them.

[@b-man1232]

That's AWESOME!!! How times have changed!!!!

[@shellywil9951]

The Great Times before... crazy people and locked gates.

[@RS-cd9cf]

@doso don Mud Water was a creeper who played with little kids on the set !

[@MsWaggydog]

@@b-man1232 yes I can't imagine the security nowadays.

[@HeatherValentineMsFoodie]

Wow💖💖 thank you for that story. Times have changed for sure and anyone who was raised on digital will just never be able to relate to us, about how magical and PRIVATE our lives were. I am grateful to be Gen X who were raised in both worlds digital and before digital.

[@peterp.194]

I ran into Susan Richardson at a Walmart in Coatesville, PA a couple of years ago. She was so nice and very happy to take a picture with me.

[@danbasta3677]

Interesting. I had read that she lives in Pennsylvania, matter of fact, I am from Beaver County Western Pennsylvania.

[@andygossard4293]

Is /was she ok? She seemed so drastically ill. I hope she can have some really good things happen to her.

[@peterp.194]

@@andygossard4293 She was happy, smiling and seemed great.

[@josephambrose2852]

Please post positive proof pronto. Pics preferred

[@peterp.194]

@@josephambrose2852 You can't post a pic on here. What's your IG handle or FB? I can dm you the pic

[@144wychwood]

I liked this show back in day. I had forgotten that Mark Hamill was first David Bradford. MAN! it's hard to believe most of surviving cast are in their late 60s or 70s.

[@lina535]

Very hard!

[@robbibubnj]

I’d still love to see reruns of it. And an updated version with the surviving cast would be cool also.

[@donovanwisdom310]

It was based on the autobiography of a guy named Tom Braden, whose life was incredibly interesting on it's own. The show was set in Sacramento, my home town, which I took great pride in as a kid.

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

It is worthy of note that Betty Buckley was in the 1976 Brian De Palma film "Carrie" before Eight Is Enough.

[@wordivore]

I remember that. I just watched it again last year.

[@TammyWhelan]

Betty is so pretty now! She aged like wine!

[@stacyharper7783]

She played the gym teacher that befriended carrie .

[@emmalancaster2896]

Such a talented lady.

[@rogerdean5313]

She also played in Split...

[@sherryroden300]

I wish they would put this on tv like cozi or metv

[@robribant6716]

All the seasons and episodes are at tinyzonetv.com

[@sirrom5155]

what is 'tv'?

[@adriannegrillo8394]

Thanx Rob! You are the best!

[@barbwhitcomb5708]

Yeah! That'd be very nice!!

[@jessicaallen901]

Yes I'm surprised they haven't yet

[@pepsiq11965]

Ralph Macchio was on from 1980-1981 as Jermey. I also loved the show "Family" with Kristy McNichol as Buddy from 1976-1980 she won 2 Emmy's for her role as Buddy

[@ricky5499]

"Jeremy"

[@helenhines2712]

I had the biggest crush on him. I think he had the most success after that show.

[@wildhorses5992]

I love watching Family. I love Sada Thompson.❤

[@bufnyfan1]

Dick Van Patten was bitter about the addition of Macchio and the route the show took in the last season. He blamed the changes on the ultimate demise of the show

[@jasonbrig2944]

Thank you for the video, it brought back many memories and felt great! Sorry to hear Adam passed away today, but he was why I watched every week, we were about the same age when it aired. Thank again.

[@douggriffith6651]

This was my all time favorite show. I loved watching the Bradford's every week and now, with the magic of DVD, I can watch it again and again and fall in love with the Bradford's all over again. My favorite actresses: Lani O' Grady, Laurie Walters and Susan Richardson. Thanks for uploading this.

[@marybrowne620]

I was obsessed because of the fine cast! I was also an only child so I adopted the Bradfords

[@wildhorses5992]

You can get Eight Is Enough on dvd? I didn't know that. Where can I find it? I'm not good with all this internet stuff but my daughter helps me. I am old but I do remember only having 3 channels to watch. Please let me know where I can get it.

[@lisalee2885]

Loved Willie and even these days see him in a movie here and there 💜💜💜 He is a sweetie. Hardest scene when they found the Christmas present that his mom hid for Will...I cried 😞😞😞

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

He was hilarious in Charles in charge.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

I forgot about that scene.

[@stevenance4844]

OMG. I thought I was the only one who remembered this.? We cried our eyes out that year when they aired that episode. We were talking about this the other day wondering if some of the classic tv channels might play the Eights Enough Christmas episode. Was definately a tear jerker at the time, especially when alot of people were still heartbroken over the death of Diana Hyland. But yep, recall well how the camera went down the row of the Bradford children as the book was given to Tommy in the scene. There wasn't a dry eye in the room that I remember? I even recall the author of the book that was given in this episode. Edith Cummings. Was supposed to have been a favorite of the mother, Joan Bradford, who was played by Ms Hyland. Such a heartwarming episode, especially that scene. Maybe it'll play on one of the oldie tv channels this year? Would be awesome to see it again.

[@hoagie1978]

I was born in 1978 and watched this show as a kid. I now own all 5 seasons on DVD. They need to rerun it so younger generations can discover it.

[@MarceloRomero360]

Did the dvds come with extras?

[@hoagie1978]

@@MarceloRomero360 No. It's just the shows season by season. They split each season into 2 sets of DVD's which is a price gouge by Warner Bros. They did not remaster them and some episodes have scratches, specks etc...

[@MarceloRomero360]

@@hoagie1978 Thanks for replying! It is a shame they didn't include cast commentary or deleted scenes.

[@maplecookies2036]

Grant Goodeve was so fine. Loved his voice. Great cast , i really enjoyed this show.

[@janethodson2849]

Grant Goodeve aged well.

[@xenaswolf]

Lani O'Grady was my fave...RIP

[@davidk7575]

"one person's problem is everybody's problem". sublime.

[@juliocaesaralcaraz9891]

One of my all-time favorite TV 📺 shows. It still stands the test of time. I didn’t know that Ms. Hyland was the original mom of the Bradford clan. I don’t have 1 favorite character, I liked all of them. What wonderful memories of a bygone era

[@danbasta3677]

Yes, Mrs. Hyland was the original mother, however, I believe she passed away and had to be replaced by Betty Buckley.

[@thesamson1091]

Adam rich will be missed we all love him may he rest in peace

[@thesamson1091]

Thanks

[@TheNJ54]

Thank you for sharing this! I knew Dianne Kay before this role. Her then-boyfriend and I were NBC PAGES. I saw Dianne quite a bit during those days and visited her on the set as well. I also had the pleasure of visiting the set of 1941 during a few of her scenes, it was shot at Warner Bros. as well. Fond memories of a simpler time!

[@stephenwiedeman2726]

loved eight is enough as a kid. I remember a episode where Tommy was mad about his Mom dying. For christmas they found a christmas present his mom left him before she died.

[@sarajoseph4526]

One of our fav family series that brought our whole family in front of the tv each week. Miss shows like this.

[@MimisTreasureCottage]

I would love some reruns of Eight is Enough.

[@marybrowne620]

Me too where can we see them?

[@lalatamez9873]

Me too. I loved that show.

[@mscattale]

I would too!

[@laurietijerina3816]

Me also!

[@joannaedwards9955]

Mimi treasure eight is enough used to come on this channel decade a long 🕙 time ago

[@kevinvu658]

Love this show! When TV show was real. Real people that had love and sense of humor toward everyone. Btw my favorite Bradford is Diane Kay. I was in love with her as a kid back then. LOL. Bring back such fond memories.

[@beckyneeley3646]

I've this show! No one ever talks about this show anymore! Thanks for featuring it! I'd like to see an update on the show Family staring Kristie McNichol.

[@joeschmoe442]

Yeah and Sada Thompson was awesome!

[@mpshields]

Was that before or after Kristie McNichol knew she's a lesbian? Oh & Meridith Baxter also turned into a lesbian.

[@Kelle0284]

I talk about it.

[@lorimiller4301]

Who cares who they were attracted to a decade after the show ? Kristy was cool. I wore overalls for years because of her. If they happen to be gay for this particular lifetime, it makes no difference to me ! Really shouldn't matter to anyone. Just because we like their character on a show doesn't entitle us to have an opinion on their love life.

[@anthonycullen8633]

i sure do remember 8 is enough as a young teen in the late 70s

[@markhandy1979]

I will be 51 years old on my next birthday I remember watching eight is enough with my family I love that show so much things were so easy and simple back then if we could only go back

[@nancytoni4504]

I love all the characters from Eight Is Enough. On my heart they are all my family. Thanks for posting the video. I really enjoyed watching it. Keep up the great videos you make.

[@kinabryant5915]

Tommy was my crush. I remember all those guys. This was one of my favorite shows. It was something to see how the children rejected Abby but then they did accept for as their new mom. It was amazing, true to life. Whatever happened to the Six Million Dollar man and the Bionic woman ? I joined the Air Force because of that show.

[@freedomspromise8519]

This show became my life. My DH and I have eight children. Eight really is enough. At least for us.

[@HENJAM48]

Any true fan will get this. I spend the whole year searching for Xmas and birthday gifts for my family.

[@chlexiel.1022]

Loved Elizabeth’s beautiful long hair.

[@beautifullyflawed6723]

Me too!

[@calisongbird]

@Has Goodles STFU you are so negative

[@danbasta3677]

I did to. She was so very beautiful. Love it when women grow their hair long, they look so much better than today's bowel haircuts they run around with these days, think they call them bob's or pixie haircuts which look totally gross.

[@inezsson]

Elizabeth and her beautiful long hair was my favorite.

[@calisongbird]

@Has Goodles it wasn’t dated in the 70s when the show aired, dummy

[@danbasta3677]

Yeah, I loved her long beautiful hair to. She was so beautiful.

[@painin2teeth]

Happy for Willie Ames

[@cjc-68]

I remember Susan from school! We were school friends although I was older and one grade ahead but I always liked her and always remember her singing and acting talents!

[@73_de_CJHall]

I remember watching this show. I enjoyed it very much. Such a large ensemble and up and coming side characters! So much talent!

[@endoraismygma]

LOVED this show. It was really well done and they dealt with some serious social issues in such a positive way.

[@RosannaB7]

Grant Goodeve was my favorite ❤ And Totally one of my favorite shows I can watch over and over again.

[@scottburton9701]

Enjoyed "Eight Is Enough"-Thanks for posting!

[@coldcountess]

Yes, I loved watching Eight Is Enough !!

[@davidpellegrene1133]

Betty Buckley became a much bigger star then you gave her credit. She had a lead role as the gym teacher in the iconic movie "Carrie" before Eight Is Enough and had already starred on Broadway starting back in the late 60's. She did countless movies for the big and small screen and became one of Broadways most famous leading ladies of all time including, being called, " The Voice Of Broadway." She's been nominated for Emmy awards, Grammy awards and a song she sung for the Movie Tender Mercies which she starred in, was nominated for an Oscar not to mention several Tony nominations and a Tony win for Cats. Countless albums and world concert tours makes Betty Buckley a pretty big name in the business and rightfully so with her remarkable talent.

[@marinam.2293]

Thank you! Glad I read the comment section before posting my own, I was going to write something very similar to yours. A very accomplished actor and singer. ⭐

[@davidpellegrene1133]

@@marinam.2293 yes, she is a great talent. She even teaches and I got to study with her when I was performing in NYC.

[@marinam.2293]

@@davidpellegrene1133 Oh my, how lucky are you?? Was that as great as it sounds?

[@davidpellegrene1133]

@@marinam.2293 Yes, it was pretty amazing. She was fun to study with. Great sense of humor. She did not have a Diva attitude.

[@LilMarie100]

Yesterday we lost the youngest of the Bradfords. RIP Adam Rich.

[@peterjarvis7335]

I first heard of eight is enough after watching Willie Aames on Bibleman for much of my childhood. I had never heard of eight is enough before then. I guess I can thank Bibleman for getting me into a lot of things, eight is enough, Star Wars, etc.!

[@theresakruse1655]

Grant Goodeve used to occasionally come lead music at the church I used to attend near Seattle.

[@robbibubnj]

Loved Eight is Enough. I wish they’d play it in reruns on tv nowadays. And, as a suggestion for a future episode of your Do You Remember, I’d like, to see one on the 82-83 series, Voyagers!.

[@graytart]

I had such a crush on Jon Erik Hexum, his death was so tragic and avoidable.

[@lisamelroy2855]

It's interesting how much Adam Rich looked like his TV dad as he got older!

[@no1sbznz868]

LOVED LOVED LOVED this show, Mary was my favorite, I always wanted her to be my big sister. RIP Lani.

[@antoniabaker7770]

Just the theme song alone warms my heart. Grant is still a hottie. This show is why I have a large family.

[@bradnbuttr]

We haven't had any kids yet... 😉

[@bonniewhitlatch2908]

I loved all the members of Eight Is Enough the same, just as if they were my own family

[@adriannegrillo8394]

I liked them all pretty much. I loved " nicholas" cuz he was so adorable and "David " cuz he was gorgeous! I wish they would show that show in re runs!

[@lisalee2885]

The Dad was so Perfect 😀😀😀😀

[@kallen868]

I got to see Betty Buckley onstage in Sunset Boulevard. Amazing!

[@s.j.johnson1961]

Same. She’s spectacular!

[@joeschmoe442]

I heard she toured. My freinds loved her perform.

[@moriganna67ify]

I used to watch Eight is Enough and still remember the theme song. LOL I love this channel. It is so well put together.

[@coletteberinenasielski9805]

LOVED EIGHT IS ENOUGH

[@SummerSky786]

Our family loved this show. This show was great for kids of all ages and parents. My mom was pregnant with her fourth child. Mom and us kids decided if she had a girl we would name her "Abby". That's how my baby sis got her name!! 😉💙

[@mrlafayette1964]

Had it bad for Diane Kay. Van Patten has always been a fave, his cameo in the Weird Al video spoofing Nirvana just kills me.

[@aliciabond5567]

One of my favorite shows

[@ukekrazy1242]

I used to watch this show with my brother & sister when I was a little girl. I think Nicolas was my first official TV crush. I was 4 yr old. Thanks for reminding me of those days.

[@whtflds]

I worked in a hotel in my hometown in 1987. Dianne Kay (Nancy) and her then boyfriend were staying there. My friend and I went to talk to them. She gave us autographs and stopped by to talk to me later while I was working. She told us that she had just finished filming the reunion show. She was so easy to talk to.

[@danbasta3677]

Down to earth. I like that about some actors and actresses. Just because they hit fame and fourtion, they still remain down to earth and easy to talk to and welcome their fans.

[@TigerEye54]

She was the best looking girl on the show, imo.

[@jimvinespresents...8463]

LOVED this show when I was a kid. I rewatched several episodes a couple years ago and it still holds up. Good stuff!

[@nancywormington6030]

I watched it all the time.

[@laurietijerina3816]

Connie Needham, I just loved her hair. I wanted to be her sister. I just loved watching eight enough couldn't get enough of it. I just wanted to be a part their family.

[@Tripper111]

Love this channel. "SOAP" should be next.

[@viggycat8592]

I loved that show! Loved it!

[@juliogarcia7865]

I remember watching this show as a kid. It was one of my favorite shows back then.

[@JediFight]

Tuesday I was watching this video. Hadn’t thought of this show in forever. Then today, Sunday, Adam Rich died. Strange as it gets. RIP.

[@lucifriday6288]

Loved this show as it was supposed to take place in Sacramento, where I was born and raised. The mushroom set in the kitchen was what my mom had in her kitchen!

[@HerAeolianHarp]

I grew up there, too, and I am a year or so younger than Adam Rich. I am rewatching the show on TUBI in 2024 and loving it. One ancillary benefit is seeing domestic details from my childhood: the same sheets, blankets, linoleum, similar houseplants, similar yellow shag carpeting such as in the first David apartment.

[@rebekkabebee9006]

Have you done knots landing yet? That was my favorite weekly night tv soap opera.

[@brendaechols5929]

I loved this show. I thought it was cool they had such a big family all different ages. I liked how there was always something going on everyday. Never a dual moment.

[@Kelle0284]

Back in those days it was considered cool.

[@razmo21]

Hahaha!!! “You Are the Only One That I NEVER Need”

[@martinkurek1940]

I liked this. I didn't watch the show, but watching the reruns which they don't play anymore, I found the show enjoyable, and wish I had a family similar.

[@billjackson1317]

I dug the redhead girl with the bangs 🦊🔥🔥

[@ginamince-craven4355]

I loved all the Bradfords!!!!!

[@tracygibson1049]

Loved this show

[@elizabethelliott3175]

Even back then, it always bothered me that none of the 'siblings' looked even remotely alike.

[@suzieq1218]

Elizabeth Elliott Exactly! It bothered me too!

[@stumarston6812]

Yeah, but they made a hell of a pyramid.

[@tammyk6358]

It never bothered me because my brothers are a year apart and one was a blond and the other had black curly hair. That one was the most dramatic but we all looked very different. Oh there were 6 of us btw.

[@BIG-D-STAR]

They're a fake tv family...DUH!!!

[@gszabofan]

Hmm. I look more like 2nd cousins than I do my first cousins. And my parents are from large families with very little resemblance to each other.

[@jennylovesjoe1224]

Betty Buckley was also in The Happening by M. Night Shyamalan as well as Split (also an M. Night film.) I feel her role in the (original) classic film Carrie deserved a mention too. And that clip from Oz showed legendary actress Rita Mareno, not Betty Buckley.

[@renatamitchell519]

I ❤️❤️❤️ this show.

[@debbieschultz9768]

I loved this show.

[@kallen868]

I loved this show!

[@kimschrader2371]

Loved this show!💗💜💗💜 Grant Good Eve was so handsome!

[@impalaman9707]

I liked Eight is Enough because it reminded me of the way my dad grew up. He was the baby in the family. He WAS Nicholas! 20 years after all the other kids were born, he came along as the surprise baby that wasn't supposed to happen! The oldest kids were old enough to be HIS parents! He was an uncle at 3!

[@Phillipmoreno1]

Way cool I was the same age as Adam Rich when this show came out loved it. I even got a letter from Adam Rich fan club 😁

[@filipchung2121]

Mary Bradford was my favourite, and little sister, Nancy, too!

[@jaimiesotsky8768]

You quoted thecsong as you are the only one that i never need but it says you are the only one that i ever needed.

[@jayceew.rabbit9358]

Betty Buckley is my favorite, such a fine actress.

[@memorableme72]

Betty Buckley was also the gym teacher in the classic Horror film CARRIE!

[@lisachalmers5687]

Love that kind of trivia😍

[@FionaEm]

I loved this show when I was a kid. I had no idea Lani O'Grady died in 2001 at just 46. How sad 😥

[@danbasta3677]

Yes, she did, and she was the sister of Don O'Grady who potrayed Robbie Douglas in the tv show, My Three Sons. Don O'Grady was a great music composer who composed the theme music for the Phil Donahue tv show and he passed away from cancer in June of 2012, I believe. O'Grady was his stage last name, however he has another last name. It is common for many actors and actresses to use stage names in order to hide their identity for a more private life away from the tv set. Eugene Murice Orowitz is Michael Landon's real name, good example here.

[@leslie6938]

@@danbasta3677 I didn't know Michael Landon's real name, wow his parents didn't do him any favors, did they? It's not hard to see why he chose such a common, easy stage name. Thanks for sharing.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

@@danbasta3677 his real name was Agrati.

[@scottbillhirst9632]

Grady and O'Grady actually Italian Agrati.

[@chrisengelke1371]

I loved her brother Don Grady, who also died at a young age.

[@robspencer35]

Well done, DYR! I remember watching reruns of 8IE in the early eighties. I was a good, Wholesome show. (I really like your elephant logo!) 🐘

[@LaserRanger15]

I had a crush on the blonde. That was a very good show, that dealt with real world issues.

[@joetengler9251]

I had crushes on both Susan Richardson and Lani O’Grady

[@annettewoods9589]

Loved adored this show. Story content was always current and familiar to teen and family. Wish it would come back in reruns.

[@bhmch39]

So it's 11-30 2020 and out of nowhere - the eight is enough theme song played in my head. I start looking through yt for it and then found this - which was made 2 weeks ago. I've not seen even a rerun of this show since Maybe it was on 1981. I love the video and am both sad and glad to hear about the rise and tragedy of the many stars that were on this show I was glued to the set for in the late 70's. But the fact that likely many of us- including the creator of this video - thought of this classic home lived wholesome and very real show at the same time is a testament to how certain thoughts transcend throughout the world.

[@leighanncronin6905]

Loved this show!

[@christopherdieudonne]

Wow, Grant Goodeve looks great !

[@lisaallen918]

I meet him in 1982. At special olympics

[@trgoohileshea2820]

Agreed. At 70, he is still a hunk. I can see the classic line from "First Wives Club." "Grant Goodeve is Monique; He's 300 years old, but he's still a stud!"

[@christopherdieudonne]

@@trgoohileshea2820 😂

[@mereej8924]

@@lisaallen918 was thinking that too!

[@PiggyPickem]

My favorite was having Karate Kid (Ralph Maccio) on the show as their nephew! Loved this show.

[@nickhill8612]

He didn't say anything about Ralph Macchio.

[@PiggyPickem]

@@nickhill8612 yeah. It should’ve been included.

[@sandytyler7848]

Wow ... brings back great memories. I loved them all !

[@lynmichael7476]

I loved this show. Never missed it. The actors were great.