Eight is Enough season 2 intro (first version)

The first version of the opening theme for the second season, before Betty Buckley joined the regular cast. In syndication, this version is sometimes used for first season episodes in which Diana Hyland (Joan Bradford) does not appear. Hyland missed many season 1 episodes due to illness. When ABC reran the series in the summer of 1977, after her death, they only ran the episodes in which she did not appear, and attached this opening which does not include her - in order to get viewers used to life without Joan, apparently.

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[MsTexas73]

Hey did anybody else notice that when they cut to Tommy he's next to Mary in this one *like she is in the second version when she's on top of Abby*...but when they cut to Mary she's in the right position in the bottom row next to David?

[kbirdusa]

I've always thought something was out of whack here - thanks for pinpointing it.

[MsTexas73]

Love this show...wish they'd release it on dvd...maybe now that Family is being released this will be next...Didn't they also build the pyramid WITH Abby?

[kbirdusa]

They did build the pyramid with Abby, about two months into the second season when the opening credits were refilmed after she married Tom. I've posted that version as well.

[BroodingARTist]

Grant Goodeve was sooooo freakin hot,still is.

[Felineblood]

yeah cause they typically and hence the word typically don't have the same family structure..let's be real

[cinderfella100]

If you watch close Tom has a tattoo on his left arm facing the camera on his first close up

[parachuteboi]

@MsTexas73 i wonder how they balanced or if it was a camera trick

[TheMashwatcher585]

tv land needs to put this show back on

[sd31263]

So...it IS possible to create a TV theme song that isn't goddamned annoying. Who knew?

[mythicky]

I hated this show

[Chrisdrumz]

They're lucky that little bastard Nicholas didn't break his neck when that human pyramid imploded on itself.

[kenorca]

:38=Nancy was so amazing!!!

[Nansbbgrand]

SUPER show! Always loved their intros..with lyrics, without, whatever~

It's a shame the high number of the kids that got, (or already were), so messed up.. 'Mary', 'David', 'Susan', 'Tommy', 'Nicholas'... Luckily, most made it through their clouds, clean, and/or sober, to see light of better days.. though I'm not sure about 'Susan' now.. Rest in peace, Lani O'Grady, 'Mary'~

[Green18600]

Lorimar Productions (or Lorimar Television) produced "DALLAS" and "Knots Landing" at the time of "Eight Is Enough" in the 1979-1980 Era. 20th Century Fox assumed sole responsibility -- to my recollection -- of the production of "Family" on ABC Television. Good Question!!

[installLSC]

@ivegotalongdong Are you kidding? This cast was one of the most attractive I've seen, including the mom. Even Mary could look pretty good, if she wasn't wearing those awful glasses that made her look like Charles Nelson Riley