Episode guide
Eight Is Enough: Season 2
26 episodes · premiered Sep 14, 1977
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- Episode 1: Is There a Doctor in the House? Sep 14, 1977 Dr. Max shows up on Tom's doorstep after a fight with his wife and ends up staying with the Bradfords, driving them crazy with his fussy ways. David tries to borrow money from his brothers…
- Episode 2: Trial Marriage Sep 21, 1977 This episode introduces Betty Buckley in the contract role of Sue "" Abby"" Abbott. At first she was a special guest star. Tommy breaks his ankles at a touch football game and will miss…
- Episode 3: Triangles Sep 28, 1977 David's new roommate romance both Susan and Joannie.Tom decides he has been neflecting Nicholas and drives Nicholas crazy by spending too much time with him. Tommy organizes a family…
- Episode 4: Double Trouble Oct 5, 1977 After Tom and Abby break up, the Bradford children set Tom up with another woman in an effort to make Abby jealous. Nancy enters the Miss Scaramento beauty contest. David and Tommy hang…
- Episode 5: Mortgage Burnin' Blues Oct 19, 1977 Tom throws a party to celebrates paying off the mortage on the Bradford house. Unfortunately, the kids get into a melee when Susan punches a heckler at David and Tommy's singing appreance…
- Episode 6: Dark Horse Oct 26, 1977 Mary runs for a seat of the Board of Education and enlists the famil's help on her campaign. Abby is too busy to keep her dates with Tom. Tom proposes to Abby after she and Mary are able…
- Episode 7: The Bard and the Bod Nov 2, 1977 Joannie agrees to do a nude scene in a shakespearean play and is relives when Tom says he can't make it to the show, or so it goes. [Obviously, a sweeps stunt.] Abby's former father-in-law…
- Episode 8: Children of the Groom (1) Nov 9, 1977 After much debate, Tom and Abby decides on November 9th as their wedding date and agree to let the children handle the wedding plans, but it almost does not happen when things get too…
- Episode 9: Children of the Groom (2) Nov 9, 1977 The children get carried away with the weddind plans and nearly cause the wedding to be canceled. Abby asks Elizabeth to be her maid of honor and develop a special relationship.
- Episode 10: I Quit Nov 16, 1977 Tom and Abby take the kids to San Francisco where Tom is scheduled to accept an award for his column anbd the trip doubles as a honeymoon. Mary is upset when she is rejected by a medical…
- Episode 11: All's Fair in Love and War Nov 23, 1977 Abby coordinates Spring cleaning at the Bradford house. Mary is upset when the son of Tom's friend comes to Sacramento to open an army recuriting office on campus, which does not please…
- Episode 12: The Return of Auntie V Nov 30, 1977 Tom's eccentric sister Auntie V returns for another visit with the Bradfords. She surprises Tom and Abby with a new house as a wedding present. The kids are excited, but as they fix up the…
- Episode 13: Yes Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus (1) Dec 14, 1977 The Bradfords celebrate their first Christmas without their late mother,Joan. Nicholas mistakenly assumes the man he finds in the house on Christmas Eve is Santa Claus and lets him steal…
- Episode 14: Yes Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus (2) Dec 14, 1977 The kids convince Tom to shoiw some Christmas spirit by bailing Sam out of jail and inviting him to the house for Christmas dinner as they celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. Tommy…
- Episode 15: A Hair of the Dog Jan 4, 1978 Tom is upset when Abby makes arrangements for Elizabeth to get birth control pills. Tom is drafted into doing a ""Dear Abby"" for the paper. Abby's studies are keeping her busy and leave…
- Episode 16: Author, Author! Jan 11, 1978 The family gives Tom a day of peace for his birthday, and it drives him crazy. David goes for the weekend and gives Tommy the use of his apartment but Tommy winds up throwing a party…
- Episode 17: Much Ado about Garbage Jan 18, 1978 With Abby's encouragement, Tom takes a leave of absence to pursue the dream of writing a book about his family. He can't get it published the norman way, but has a special issue done for…
- Episode 18: Dear Ms. Dinah Jan 25, 1978 Abby is upset about when David gives Nicholas a BB gun. Tom's column about garbage causes a controverty when he writes a tongue-in-cheek column. That's when his troubles start to pile up…
- Episode 19: Hard Hats and Hard Heads Feb 1, 1978
- Episode 20: Seven Days in February Feb 8, 1978 Joannie, Nancy, and Susan meet new guys at a disco over winter break and love times three drives the Bradford household crazy. David's friend tries to convince him to go on a blind date…
- Episode 21: The Boyfriend Feb 15, 1978 Susan and Tom are jealous when Abby spends too much time with Susan's new boyfriend she brought home for dinner, and Abby strikes up too much connection with her date. Nicholas is…
- Episode 22: Great Expectations Feb 22, 1978 Frustrated by the transporation arrangements, Tommy, Elizabeth, Nancy, and Susan buy their own car. Tom is upset that Tommy is failing English and pressures him to get a good grade. Tom…
- Episode 23: Long Night's Journey into Day Mar 1, 1978 Abby suffers a concussion when she falls off a ladder. Tha Bradfords take turns keeping Abby awake by telling her stories and sharing memories, which are flashbacks from previous episodes.
- Episode 24: The Lost Weekend Apr 28, 1978 Abby convinces Tom to spend the weekend with her parents in Pasadena, leaving the kids alone for the weekend. While they are away, despite a rule against having any non-Bradfords in the…
- Episode 25: Poor Little Rich Girl May 3, 1978 David meets an attractive young woman who is the daughter of a wealthy construction man. Joannie tries to get the family to communicate better using encounter-like truth games. Tom, which…
- Episode 26: Who's on First? May 10, 1978 Joannie directs a talent show to raise money, for the orphanage she is vo;unteering at . Joannie tries to get the whole family to enterain. Nicholas believes ha has seen a UFO, but nobody…