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Eight Is Enough S4E4 — Ten Ships in the Night
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Eight Is Enough•Season 4•Episode 4

Ten Ships in the Night

7.7/10 · 36 votesSep 26, 1979

Ranked #9 of 27 in Season 4•+0.2 vs season avg

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Chaos hits the Bradford house when everyone's activities go around the clock. In order to get her Ph.D. more quickly, Abby attends school full-time and has little time for the family. Tom is upset when no one is home

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Big Shoes, Little Feet stillE7 7.2

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Fathers and Other Strangers (2) stillE9 7.5

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Letter to One Bradford stillE10 7.9

Letter to One Bradford

Separate Ways stillE11 8.2

Separate Ways

Arrivals stillE12 7.6

Arrivals

Brotherhood, Sisterhood stillE13 7.8

Brotherhood, Sisterhood

Mary, He's Married stillE14 7.9

Mary, He's Married

My Son, the Prom Queen stillE15 7.5

My Son, the Prom Queen

The Courage To Be stillE16 7.6

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Semi-Centennial Bradford stillE17 7.5

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The Commitment stillE18 7.9

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Bradford vs. Bradford stillE21 7.1

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Memories stillE22 6.6

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Official Positions stillE23 7.4

Official Positions

A Matter of Mentors stillE24 6.9

A Matter of Mentors

Roll Over Bradford stillE25 6.1

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A Little Triangle stillE26 7.3

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(Finally) Grad Night stillE27 8.2

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Cast10

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

Tom Bradford

Betty Buckley

Betty Buckley

Abby Bradford

Grant Goodeve

Grant Goodeve

David Bradford

Willie Aames

Willie Aames

Tommy Bradford

Dianne Kay

Dianne Kay

Nancy Bradford

Connie Needham

Connie Needham

Elizabeth Bradford

Lani O'Grady

Lani O'Grady

Mary Bradford

Adam Rich

Adam Rich

Nicholas Bradford

Susan Richardson

Susan Richardson

Susan Bradford

Laurie Walters

Laurie Walters

Joannie Bradford

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Episode Summary

"Ten Ships in the Night" is episode 4 of Eight Is Enough season 4. It scored 7.7/10 from 36 votes, ranking #9 of 27 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on September 26, 1979.

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