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Eight Is Enough (1977)
Eight Is Enough (1977)
Overview
Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977, until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name.
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Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.3
Overview
Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977, until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The series primarily focuses on the apolitical themes of family dynamics, individual growth, and interpersonal relationships within a large, blended family, without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology.
The series features traditional casting, primarily focusing on a white family without intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative centers on family dynamics and relationships, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its storytelling.
Secondary
Eight Is Enough, a family dramedy from the late 1970s and early 1980s, centered on the lives of a large, conventional family. The show did not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or storylines, reflecting the typical mainstream television content of its era. Therefore, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate.
The television series "Eight Is Enough" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the daily lives and challenges of a large family, without exploring transgender identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The characters in "Eight Is Enough" were original to the 1977 television series, or directly adapted from a real family without altering their established genders. There is no prior fictional canon from which a character's gender could have been swapped.
Eight Is Enough is an original television series that premiered in 1977. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments from which character races could have been established and subsequently changed.
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