Aired: 1977 - 1981 (five seasons)
Vague Description: A Sacramento family that includes eight offspring.
Starred: Dick Van Patten, Willie Aames.
Why Watch: The realism, the humanness.
Fun Fact: Based on the real life family of newspaper columnist Thomas Braden.
Aired: 1996 - 2005 (nine seasons)
Vague Description: A sportswriter and his family live across the street from his parents.
Starred: Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton.
Why Watch: Mother-in-law vs. daughter-in-law, husband vs. wife, Heaton.
I have a few memories of Eight is Enough, but they are not very vivid.
ReplyDeleteI only remember a few stories: Tommy's guitar audition, Mary running for office, the party when the mortgage was paid off, Abby's failed attempt at a book.
DeleteYou have more than I do. I just have memories of several of the characters, but nothing about what they did on the show.
DeleteI'm a lot like Ericka, I kinda remember Eight is Enough. I still watch Everyone Loves Raymond while I'm trying to fall asleep at night. Great picks for the letter E.
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Yeah. I'm trying to not go too far back, but sometimes the letters don't cooperate.
DeleteThanks.
I always watched Eight is Enough and remembered Diana Hyland as the mom but the actress died and they had to bring in someone else...Betty Buckley.
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