Summary:
Based on the book by Thomas Braden, this family drama chronicles the lives of the Bradford family: the father Tom, who worked as a columnist for a Sacramento newspaper); the mother Joan; and their eight children: David, Mary, Joanie, Susan, Nancy, Elizabeth, Tommy, and Nicholas.As anyone from a large family can tell you, get these many different people – related or not – under the same roof, and chaos will certainly ensue. Enter in all their relationships, school, and work problems, and you can guarantee something is always going haywire in the Bradford home.Diana Hyland died during season one and her character was "sent away" .So in season two, Tom married Abby, a school teacher.In season four, two of the Bradford children got married: David to Janet; and Susan to Merle, a baseball player.
In France the show is known as Huit, ça suffit !.In Italy it was known as La famiglia Bradford ("The Bradford Family") on Channel One, but titled Otto Bastano on Channel Four.
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| Network: | ABC |
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| Genre(s): | Drama, Kids |
| Seasons: | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Betty Buckley | Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott Bradford |
| Grant Goodeve | David Bradford |
| Willie Aames | Tommy Bradford |
| Mark Hamill | David Bradford |
| Kimberly Beck | Nancy Bradford |
| Dick Van Patten | Tom Bradford |
| Adam Rich | Nicholas Bradford |
| Connie Needham | Elizabeth Bradford |
| Dianne Kay | Nancy Bradford |
| Susan Richardson | Susan Bradford Stockwell |
| Laurie Walters | Joanie Bradford |
| Lani O'Grady | Mary Bradford |
| Diana Hyland | Joan Bradford |
| Chris English | Tommy Bradford |