This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children.
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William Blinn
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S3.E11
The Bradfords are surprised when the Vice-President accepts Nicholas' invitation to Thanksgiving dinner with the Bradfords. Apparently, the VP has picked the Bradfords as a typical American family. ...
S5.E5
The parents of Tom's first wife come for a visit. And the father has reservations of Abby replacing his daughter. He undermines Abby.
S1.E5
David learns about life at a party the family hosts to celebrate Doctor Maxwell's 25th anniversary -- when David's date and Maxwell don't get along.
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The sometimes-comic, sometimes-dramatic exploits of the Bradford family, father Tom (a columnist for a Sacramento, California newspaper), mother Joan and their eight children: Mary, David, Joanie, Nancy, Elizabeth, Susan, Tommy, and Nicholas. After Joan's death, Tom met teacher Abby, and they were married to make the family feel complete again. The kids all had friends and relationships as well, turning the Bradford Bunch into a free-for-all of loved ones and family members. Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@soltec.net>
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15 March 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Abby's first husband was killed in Vietnam. See more »Alternate Versions
Originally, Diana Hyland was credited for appearing in ALL 9 shows from season 1. She missed half of them, due to her illness, which eventually claimed her life. In half of those shows, there were originally scenes where they explained her absence, and even voice-overs from Hyland as Joan on the phone with Tom Bradford. During the summer reruns, Lorimar aired only the shows she did not appear in. Lorimar decided to go back and reedit the shows she did not appear in, remove her credit, and all scenes featuring said phone calls and voice-overs. These are the versions of those season 1 shows that have been in use ever since. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This show pretty much picks up where the "Brady Bunch" left off, but on a more serious tone. This show was definitely one of the first "dramadies", but it still managed to have its lighter moments. Most of them were provided by Willie Aames as the entrepreneur Tommy and Adam Rich as the cute Nicholas. These two young actors helped make this show one of the most loved of the 1970's. I do think that the major flaw in shows of this type though is the conflict of whether or not it was to be a serious drama or whether it was to be a cute domestic comedy along the lines of the aforementioned "Brady Bunch" and another show of that era "The Partridge Family".