Willie Aames

Eight is Enough: The Complete First Season (DVDVerdict)

# The Charge "What I'm trying to tell you nicely is that about four of you were accidents...That doesn't mean you're not loved, it just means that you weren't planned." -- _Joan Bradford, mother of eight._ "Let's see now...one daughter being charged with felony drug offense. One small son just out of surgery. One large son leaving home for good. Half a thousand further in debt. So far, so good." -- _Tom Bradford, father of eight._ # The Case Welcome to Casa de Bradford. Comfortably nestled in sunny suburban Sacramento, this house is crowded with laughter, tears, and brotherly/sisterly love. Come meet the family: newspaper columnist and dear-old-dad Tom (Dick Van Patten, **Westworld**), his wife Joan (Diana Hyland), and their offspring octet -- several of whom changed dramatically when the show went from pilot to series. • "Never Try Eating Nectarines Since Juice May Dispense" The pilot's strange title is actually an anagram made up of the kid's names: -- (N)icholas (Adam Rich) is the Bradford baby; precocious, photogenic, and extremely good at big eye-rolls. -- (T)ommy (Chris English, replaced in episode 2 by Willie Aames) is just entering high school, suffering through puberty, and resembles a teenage Ryan O'Neal. -- ...

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