Season 2 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 26
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

Eight is Enough Season 2 (1977-1978)

Eight is Enough Is There a Doctor in the House? 2x01 Is There a Doctor in the House?
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 ...
Sep. 14, 1977
Eight is Enough Trial Marriage 2x02 Trial Marriage
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 ...
Sep. 21, 1977
Eight is Enough Triangles 2x03 Triangles
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 ...
Sep. 28, 1977
Eight is Enough Double Trouble 2x04 Double Trouble
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 ...
Oct. 05, 1977
Eight is Enough Mortgage Burnin' Blues 2x05 Mortgage Burnin' Blues
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 ...
Oct. 19, 1977
Eight is Enough Dark Horse 2x06 Dark Horse
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 ...
Oct. 26, 1977
Eight is Enough The Bard and the Bod 2x07 The Bard and the Bod
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 ...
Nov. 02, 1977
Eight is Enough Children of the Groom (1) 2x08 Children of the Groom (1)
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 ...
Nov. 09, 1977
Eight is Enough Children of the Groom (2) 2x09 Children of the Groom (2)
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.
Nov. 09, 1977
Eight is Enough I Quit 2x10 I Quit
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 ...
Nov. 16, 1977
Eight is Enough All's Fair in Love and War 2x11 All's Fair in Love and War
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 ...
Nov. 23, 1977
Eight is Enough The Return of Auntie V 2x12 The Return of Auntie V
Auntie V. Tom's eccentric sister, returns for another visit with the Bradfords and surpries Tom and Abby with a new house as a wedding present. The kids are excited, but as they fix ...
Nov. 30, 1977
Eight is Enough Yes Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus (1) 2x13 Yes Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus (1)
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 ...
Dec. 14, 1977
Eight is Enough Yes Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus (2) 2x14 Yes Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus (2)
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 ...
Dec. 14, 1977
Eight is Enough A Hair of the Dog 2x15 A Hair of the Dog
With a family as hectic as the Bradfords, you'd think one of them would appreciate a little peace and quiet. This isn't the case, however, when Tom gets the house to himself for his ...
Jan. 04, 1978
Eight is Enough Author, Author! 2x16 Author, Author!
Abby encourages Tom to take a leave of absence and pursue his dream to write a book. David and Nancy go on a double date, and each comes home with a different story regarding the night's ...
Jan. 11, 1978
Eight is Enough Much Ado about Garbage 2x17 Much Ado about Garbage
Tom writes a column regarding garbage, causing a massive controversy. Trouble quickly follows, and Tom is threatened with jail time if he doesn't reveal his source for the column's ...
Jan. 18, 1978
Eight is Enough Dear Ms. Dinah 2x18 Dear Ms. Dinah
Tom gets selected to produce a "Dear Abby" column for his paper. Abby realizes that her studies have been keeping her away from the family, so she decides to stay at home a little more, ...
Jan. 25, 1978
Eight is Enough Hard Hats and Hard Heads 2x19 Hard Hats and Hard Heads
Tom and Abby get David to build them a new dresser so they can quit storing their clothes in the hall closet. Meanwhile, David catches up with some old friends, and winds up feeling ...
Feb. 01, 1978
Eight is Enough Seven Days in February 2x20 Seven Days in February
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 ...
Feb. 08, 1978
Eight is Enough The Boyfriend 2x21 The Boyfriend
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 appointed ...
Feb. 15, 1978
Eight is Enough Great Expectations 2x22 Great Expectations
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. ...
Feb. 22, 1978
Eight is Enough Long Night's Journey into Day 2x23 Long Night's Journey into Day
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 e ...
Mar. 01, 1978
Eight is Enough The Lost Weekend 2x24 The Lost Weekend
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 ...
Apr. 28, 1978
Eight is Enough Poor Little Rich Girl 2x25 Poor Little Rich Girl
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, ...
May. 03, 1978
Eight is Enough Who's on First? 2x26 Who's on First?
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 ...
May. 10, 1978
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