Eight Is Enough
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Eight Is Enough is an American television dramedy series from the late 1970s that follows the lives of a newspaper columnist and his large family of eight children.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eight Is Enough canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6320632 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eight Is Enough Context triple: [Dick Van Patten, notableWork, Eight Is Enough]
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A.
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch is a classic American sitcom from the late 1960s and early 1970s that follows the humorous everyday life of a blended family with six children and has become a lasting pop culture icon.
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B.
Three's Company
Three's Company is a popular American sitcom from the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for its slapstick humor, misunderstandings, and the comedic chemistry of its three roommates.
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C.
All in the Family
All in the Family is a groundbreaking American television sitcom that aired in the 1970s, known for its candid and often controversial treatment of social and political issues through the lens of a working-class family.
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D.
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show is a landmark American sitcom that aired in the 1980s and early 1990s, portraying an upper-middle-class African American family and significantly influencing television representation and culture.
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E.
The Partridge Family (TV series)
The Partridge Family is a 1970s American musical sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who form a pop band and embark on humorous, music-filled adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eight Is Enough Target entity description: Eight Is Enough is an American television dramedy series from the late 1970s that follows the lives of a newspaper columnist and his large family of eight children.
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A.
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch is a classic American sitcom from the late 1960s and early 1970s that follows the humorous everyday life of a blended family with six children and has become a lasting pop culture icon.
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B.
Three's Company
Three's Company is a popular American sitcom from the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for its slapstick humor, misunderstandings, and the comedic chemistry of its three roommates.
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C.
All in the Family
All in the Family is a groundbreaking American television sitcom that aired in the 1970s, known for its candid and often controversial treatment of social and political issues through the lens of a working-class family.
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D.
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show is a landmark American sitcom that aired in the 1980s and early 1990s, portraying an upper-middle-class African American family and significantly influencing television representation and culture.
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E.
The Partridge Family (TV series)
The Partridge Family is a 1970s American musical sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who form a pop band and embark on humorous, music-filled adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramedy television series
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television series ⓘ |
| audioFormat | mono ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Eight Is Enough: A Father’s Memoir
NERFINISHED
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book by Tom Braden ⓘ |
| character |
Abby Bradford
NERFINISHED
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David Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Andretti NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanie Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Fred Werner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | William Blinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | William Blinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Lee Rich
NERFINISHED
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Philip Capice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | single-camera ⓘ |
| finaleDate | 1981-05-23 ⓘ |
| genre | comedy-drama ⓘ |
| network | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 112 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 5 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | “Eight Is Enough” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingThemePerformer | Grant Goodeve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalRunPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | color ⓘ |
| plotSummary | follows newspaper columnist Tom Bradford and his family of eight children ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1977-03-15 ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Lorimar Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Sacramento, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
Adam Rich
NERFINISHED
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Betty Buckley NERFINISHED ⓘ Connie Needham NERFINISHED ⓘ Diana Hyland NERFINISHED ⓘ Dianne Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Van Patten NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant Goodeve NERFINISHED ⓘ Lani O’Grady NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurie Walters NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Macchio NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Aames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| themeMusicComposer | Fred Werner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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