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Eight Is Enough
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<p><i>Eight Is Enough</i> is an American <a href="/facts/Comedy-drama/bNHltlNB">comedy-drama</a>/<a href="/facts/Sitcom/a01VwMsV">sitcom</a> television series that aired on <a href="/facts/American_Broadcasting_Company/WGxg4vRX">ABC</a> from March 15, 1977, to May 23, 1981. The show was modeled on the life of syndicated newspaper columnist Tom Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book by the same title. </p>