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Eight Is Enough S4E5 — The Night They Raided Bradfords
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Eight Is Enough•Season 4•Episode 5

The Night They Raided Bradfords

7.9/10 · 37 votesOct 3, 1979

Ranked #3 of 27 in Season 4•+0.4 vs season avg

Discussion

Things are not as they seem at the Bradfords when Merle's sister, Linda Mae, comes from the farm and visits the Bradfords and is shocked at what she finds. Joannie talks Nancy into playing a stripper in her play. Susan panics when she hears that

Written byChris Manheim, Patricia Green
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Fathers and Other Strangers (2) stillE9 7.5

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Letter to One Bradford stillE10 7.9

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Separate Ways stillE11 8.2

Separate Ways

Arrivals stillE12 7.6

Arrivals

Brotherhood, Sisterhood stillE13 7.8

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Mary, He's Married stillE14 7.9

Mary, He's Married

My Son, the Prom Queen stillE15 7.5

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The Courage To Be stillE16 7.6

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Semi-Centennial Bradford stillE17 7.5

Semi-Centennial Bradford

The Commitment stillE18 7.9

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The Return of Joe Simons

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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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

Crew2

C

Chris Manheim

Writer

P

Patricia Green

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Night They Raided Bradfords" is episode 5 of Eight Is Enough season 4. It scored 7.9/10 from 37 votes, ranking #3 of 27 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Written by Chris Manheim, Patricia Green, it aired on October 3, 1979.

Next: E6 · The Devil and Mr. BradfordBest of Season 4