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Eight Is Enough

Season 3

28 listed hours · 1977–1981 · ABC

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Filed by Julian Hart · The Binge Brief

Dick Van Patten's newspaper columnist fathers eight Sacramento kids, then the series does what The Brady Bunch would not: grief, remarriage, and teenage mess without freeze-frame sweetness. Betty Buckley steps in as Abby; the brood sprawls like a soap that still wants to hug you every week.

TV Flash files Season 3 of Eight Is Enough (1977–1981) on ABC as a mid listed season (3; 3 of 5) — 28 listed hours, 1978-09-06–1979-05-23 from “Who's Crazy Here?” (S03E01) to “The Graduates” (S03E28). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S03E24 Dads, Daughters, Different Drummers

    Dads, Daughters, Different Drummers is the title as a family thesis. Remarriage weather, teenage mess, Betty Buckley's Abby in the mix: the series doing what The Brady Bunch would not.

  1. S03E01

    Who's Crazy Here?

    Who's Crazy Here? — Season 3, Episode 1 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-09-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S03E02

    Nine is Too Much

    Nine is Too Much — Season 3, Episode 2 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-09-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S03E03

    Here We Go Again

    Here We Go Again — Season 3, Episode 3 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-09-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S03E04

    Cinderella's Understudy

    Cinderella's Understudy — Season 3, Episode 4 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-09-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S03E05

    Milk and Sympathy

    Milk and Sympathy — Season 3, Episode 5 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-10-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S03E06

    The Flunked and the Funked

    The Flunked and the Funked — Season 3, Episode 6 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-10-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S03E07

    Cops and Toddlers

    Cops and Toddlers — Season 3, Episode 7 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-10-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S03E08

    The Hipbone's Connected to the Thighbone

    The Hipbone's Connected to the Thighbone — Season 3, Episode 8 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-11-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S03E09

    Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose — Season 3, Episode 9 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-11-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S03E10

    War Between the Bradfords

    War Between the Bradfords — Season 3, Episode 10 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-11-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S03E11

    All the Vice President's Men

    All the Vice President's Men — Season 3, Episode 11 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-11-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S03E12

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

    You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore (1) — Season 3, Episode 12 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-11-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S03E13

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

    You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore (2) — Season 3, Episode 13 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-11-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S03E14

    Alone at Last

    Alone at Last — Season 3, Episode 14 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-12-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S03E15

    The Yearning Point

    The Yearning Point — Season 3, Episode 15 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1978-12-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S03E16

    Moving Out

    Moving Out — Season 3, Episode 16 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1979-01-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S03E17

    Mother's Rule

    Mother's Rule — Season 3, Episode 17 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1979-01-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S03E18

    Inlaws and Outlaws

    Inlaws and Outlaws — Season 3, Episode 18 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1979-01-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  19. S03E19

    Horror Story

    Horror Story — Season 3, Episode 19 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1979-01-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S03E20

    Just the Ten of Us

    Just the Ten of Us — Season 3, Episode 20 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1979-01-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  21. S03E21

    Best of Friends

    Best of Friends — Season 3, Episode 21 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1979-02-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  22. S03E22

    The Kid Who Came to Dinner

    The Kid Who Came to Dinner — Season 3, Episode 22 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1979-02-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  23. S03E23

    The Better Part of Valour

    The Better Part of Valour — Season 3, Episode 23 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1979-02-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  24. S03E24

    Dads, Daughters, Different Drummers

    Contributing to Tom's terrific headache: Joannie's infatuation with a sensitive but penniless poet; David's singlehanded renovation of the living room; and Nicholas's relentless drumming.

  25. S03E25

    The Final Days

    The Final Days — Season 3, Episode 25 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1979-03-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  26. S03E26

    Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy (1)

    Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy (1) — Season 3, Episode 26 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1979-05-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  27. S03E27

    Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy (2)

    Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy (2) — Season 3, Episode 27 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1979-05-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  28. S03E28

    The Graduates

    The Graduates — Season 3, Episode 28 of Eight Is Enough. Aired 1979-05-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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