document_title: America's Got Talent (season 12)

question_text: what is the yellow button on america's got talent golden

question_tokens: what is the yellow button on america 's got talent golden

text: America's Got Talent (season 12)

text: Season changes

text: On October 4, 2016, Simon Cowell signed a contract to remain as a judge through 2019.[10]

text: Long-time host Nick Cannon announced, on February 13, 2017, that he would not return as host for the twelfth season, soon after he made disparaging remarks about NBC in his 2017 Showtime comedy special, Stand Up, Don't Shoot.[11] Cannon was still under contract to host, and NBC executives did not initially accept his resignation, but they ultimately searched for a new host.[12][13]

text: On March 12, 2017, NBC announced supermodel and host Tyra Banks as the host for Season 12.[3]

text: Preliminary auditions

text: The season had preliminary open call auditions in Chicago, Austin, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, San Diego, New York City, Charleston, Memphis, and Los Angeles.[14] As in years past, prospective contestants could also submit online auditions.

text: Judges' auditions were taped in March at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. The premiere aired May 30, 2017.[citation needed]

text: Golden buzzer

text: The Golden Buzzer returned for its fourth consecutive season. Any act that received a golden buzzer during the preliminary auditions was sent directly to the live shows and did not compete in the Judge Cuts round. In the first episode of preliminary auditions, Mel B pressed the golden buzzer for 12-year-old singing ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer. In subsequent episodes, Simon Cowell pressed it for 29-year-old deaf singer Mandy Harvey, Howie Mandel chose 16-year-old former blind singer Christian Guardino, Tyra Banks pressed it for Light Balance dance crew, and Heidi Klum chose 13-year-old singer Angelina Green.[15]

text: Each Judge Cuts act that received a golden buzzer advanced to the live shows without any voting by the judges. During those Judge Cuts round, guest judges Chris Hardwick pressed his golden buzzer for 9-year old singer Angelica Hale, DJ Khaled pressed it for 21-year old singer-songwriter and guitarist Chase Goehring, Laverne Cox pressed it for 9-year old singer Celine Tam, and Seal pressed it for soul singer Johnny Manuel.[15]

text: Death of Brandon Rogers

text: On June 11, 2017, contestant Brandon Rogers died in an automobile accident. Rogers was an American physician who specialized in family medicine. Earlier in 2017, after seeing YouTube videos of Rogers singing, Boyz II Men invited him to sing with them as a guest in three of their Las Vegas shows. His AGT audition aired on July 11, 2017 in his memory, and he advanced to the next round.[16] He competed in the Judge Cuts round, but his performance in that round was not televised.[17]

text: Judge Cuts

text: The Judge Cuts round began on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Like the previous season, one guest judge joined the judges' panel each show and was given one golden buzzer opportunity to send an act straight to the live shows. Twenty acts were shown each week and seven advanced, including the guest judge's golden buzzer choice. Guest judges were not given a red buzzer to use. Any act that received all four red buzzers was immediately eliminated from the competition. The four guest judges were Chris Hardwick, DJ Khaled, Laverne Cox, and Seal.

text: After the Judge Cuts, three wildcards were chosen from eliminated acts to perform in the live shows: Final Draft, Bello Nock and Oskar and Gaspar (who did not perform in the Judge Cuts round). All three of these acts were eliminated in the Quarterfinals.

text:
Key
 Buzzed
 Golden buzzer

  Advanced

  Quarterfinal Wildcard

  Eliminated

  Eliminated Immediately

  Advanced Immediately

text: Week 1

text: Guest judge: Chris Hardwick

text: Date: July 18, 2017

text:
Act
Order
Performance type
Buzzes
Result

Cowell
Klum
Hardwick
Brown
Mandel

Sara and Hero
1
Dog Act

Advanced

The Baker Family
2
Bluegrass Band

Eliminated

Mariachi Nuevo Santander
3
Mariachi Group

Eliminated

The Masqueraders
4
Vocal Group

Advanced

Eric Jennifer
5
Comedian

Eliminated

Harrison Greenbaum
6
Comedian

Eliminated

Dancing Pumpkin Man
7
Dancer

Eliminated

Tom London
8
Close-Up Magician

Eliminated

Eric Jones
9
Close-Up Magician

Advanced

Angelica Hale
10
Singer

Advanced Immediately

Danylo and Oskar
11
Acrobat Duo

Eliminated

Lera and Nika Tomanova
12
Aerial Duo

Eliminated

Yosein Chi
13
Hand Balancer

Eliminated

Darcy Callus
14
Singer And Keyboardist

Eliminated

Carlos De Antonis
15
Opera Singer

Eliminated

Canion Shijirbat
16
Multimedia Dancer

Eliminated

Just Jerk
17
Hip-Hop Dance Group

Advanced

Maw Kitty
18
Singer

Eliminated

The Singing Trump
19
Singing Trump Impersonator

Advanced

Demian Aditya
20
Escape Artist

Advanced

text: Week 2

text: Guest judge: DJ Khaled

text: Date: July 25, 2017

text: As of 2017, this is the only Judge Cuts episode in the show's history in which an act with at least one "X" buzzer was nevertheless promoted to the live shows. This was also the only Judge Cuts episode of the season in which an act received 4 red buzzers.

text:
Act
Order
Performance type
Buzzes
Result

Cowell
Klum
Khaled
Brown
Mandel

Sammulous
1
Cabaret Singer

Eliminated

Steven Scott
2
Comedian

Eliminated

The Quiddlers
3
Novelty Puppet Group

Eliminated

Str8jacket
4
Dance Group

Eliminated

Solto & T Dot
5
Dance Duo

Eliminated

Junior and Emily
6
Salsa Dance Duo

Advanced

Jokgu and Aichan
7
Piano-Playing Chickens

Eliminated Immediately

Dakota Striplin
8
Singer and Guitarist

Eliminated

Chase Goehring
9
Singer and Guitarist

Advanced Immediately

Azeri Brothers
10
Danger Act

Eliminated

The Godfathers
11
Acrobat Group

Eliminated

Tulga
12
Strongman

Eliminated

Mirror Image
13
Vocal/Dance Duo

Advanced

Evie Clair
14
Singer

Advanced

Kyle Eschen
15
Magician

Eliminated

Xavier Mortimer
16
Digital Magician

Eliminated

Colin Cloud
17
Mentalist

Advanced

Pelican212
18
Family Band

Eliminated

Puddles Pity Party
19
Singing Clown

Advanced

Yoli Mayor
20
Singer

Advanced

text: Week 3

text: Guest judge: Laverne Cox

text: Date: August 1, 2017

text: This was the first Judge Cuts episode in which no acts received a red buzzer from any of the judges.

text:
Act
Order
Performance type
Buzzes
Result

Cowell
Klum
Cox
Brown
Mandel

Oscar Hernandez
1
Dancer

Advanced

Tony and Jordan
2
Digital Magicians

Eliminated

The Naked Magicians
3
Magicians

Eliminated

Jeki Yoo
4
Magician

Eliminated

Herbie Russ
5
Singer And Saxophonist

Eliminated

Mike Yung
6
Singer

Advanced

5 Alive
7
Boy Band

Eliminated

Final Draft
8
R&B Vocal Group

Quarterfinal Wild Card

Brobots & Mandroidz
9
Hip-Hop Dance Group

Advanced

Marisa McKaye
10
Singer

Eliminated

Celine Tam
11
Singer

Advanced Immediately

Aileen George
12
Pole Dancer

Eliminated

Shemika Charles
13
Limbo Dancer

Eliminated

Jay Jay Phillips
14
Comedic Keyboardist

Eliminated

Diavolo
15
Acrobatic Dance Group

Advanced

Jonathan Rinny
16
Balancing Acrobat

Eliminated

Bello Nock
17
Comedic Daredevil

Quarterfinal Wild Card

Daniel Ferguson
18
Singing Impressionist

Eliminated

Preacher Lawson
19
Comedian

Advanced

Billy & Emily England
20
Extreme Rollerskating Duo

Advanced

text: Week 4

text: Guest judge: Seal

text: Date: August 8, 2017

text:
Act
Order
Performance type
Buzzes
Result

Cowell
Klum
Seal
Brown
Mandel

Artyon & Paige
1
Dance Duo

Advanced

Britt Saasen
2
Singer

Eliminated

In The Stairwell
3
A Capella Group

Advanced

Will Tsai
4
Visualist

Eliminated

Henry Richardson
5
Magician

Eliminated

Elena and Sasha
6
Acrobatic Duo

Eliminated

Lost Legends
7
Dance Group

Eliminated

Nick Uhas
8
Scientist

Eliminated

Veronica Gonzalez
9
Foot Puppeteer

Eliminated

Sirqus Alfon
10
Comedy Trio

Eliminated

DaNell Daymon & Greater Works
11
Gospel Choir

Advanced

Pompeyo Family Dogs
12
Dog Act

Advanced

Johnny Manuel
13
Singer

Advanced Immediately

Maria Popazova
14
Hand Balancer / Contortionist

Eliminated

Maxim Popazov
15
Hand Balancer

Eliminated

German Cornejo Dance Company
16
Dance Group

Eliminated

The Honeybee-z Plus
17
Dance Group

Eliminated

Merrick Hanna
18
Dancer

Advanced

Kechi Okwuchi
19
Singer

Advanced

Brandon Rogers
N/A
Singer

Did Not Advance[note 1][17]

text: Jump up ^ Rogers competed in this round before he died, but his performance was omitted from the episode.

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text: Quarterfinals

text: The quarterfinals were broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles starting on August 15, 2017. They featured the nine golden buzzer acts, the 24 other acts promoted during the Judge Cuts round, and three wildcard acts chosen by the producers and judges. Twelve acts performed each week, with results announced the on following nights; each week seven acts were sent through to the semifinals.[18] Puddles Pity Party and Mirror Image received an "X" in the Quarterfinals. Demian Aditya received "X's" by Brown and Cowell in the second Quarterfinals.

text:
Key
 Buzzed

  Advanced

 Judges' Choice

  Won Judges' Choice

  Lost Judges' Choice

  Dunkin' Save

  Judges' Wildcard

text: Week 1 (August 15–16)

text: Guests: Grace VanderWaal, August 16[19]

text:
Act
Order
Performance Type
Buzzes and judges' choices
Result

Cowell
Klum
Brown
Mandel

Christian Guardino
1
Singer

Dunkin' Save

Artyon & Paige
2
Dancing Duo

Eliminated

In The Stairwell
3
A Cappella Group

Advanced

The Singing Trump
4
Singing Donald Trump Impersonator

Eliminated

Angelica Hale
5
Singer

Advanced

Bello Nock
6
Comedic Daredevil

Eliminated

Just Jerk1
7
Hip-Hop Dance Group

Lost Judges' Choice

Puddles Pity Party
8
Singing Clown

Eliminated

Preacher Lawson
9
Comedian

Advanced

Yoli Mayor1
10
Singer

Won Judges' Choice

Billy & Emily England
11
Extreme Rollerskating Duo

Advanced

Darci Lynne Farmer
12
Singing Ventriloquist

Advanced

text: ^1 After the judges split evenly in the Judges' Choice, Yoli Mayor was announced to have received more of America's votes than Just Jerk, and she advanced to the semi-finals.

text: Week 2 (August 22–23)

text: Guests: Circus 1903, August 23[20]

text:
Act
Order
Performance Type
Buzzes and judges' choices
Result

Cowell
Klum
Brown
Mandel

Brobots & Mandroidz
1
Hip-Hop Dance Group

Eliminated

Celine Tam
2
Singer

Advanced

Mirror Image
3
Vocal Dance Duo

Eliminated

Johnny Manuel
4
Singer

Advanced

Merrick Hanna
5
Dancer

Advanced

Eric Jones1
6
Close-up Magician

Won Judges' Choice

The Masqueraders1
7
Vocal Group

Lost Judges' Choice

Light Balance2
8
Light-Up Dance Group

Advanced

Evie Clair
9
Singer

Dunkin' Save

Demian Aditya3
10
Escape Artist

Eliminated

Pompeyo Family Dogs
11
Dog Act

Wild Card

Mandy Harvey
12
Singer-Songwriter/Ukulelist

Advanced

text: ^1 After the judges split evenly in the Judges' Choice, Eric Jones was announced to have received more of America's votes than The Masqueraders, and he advanced to the semi-finals.

text: ^2 Due to a technical issue, Light Balance's performance was based on their dress rehearsal.[21]

text: ^3 Another technical issue occured when the sealed box Aditya was in didn't fall as planned.[22]

text: Week 3 (August 29–30)

text: Guests: Mat Franco, Piff the Magic Dragon, and Jon Dorenbos, August 30[23][24]

text:
Act
Order
Performance Type
Buzzes and judges' choices
Result

Cowell
Klum
Brown
Mandel

DaNell Daymon & Greater Works
1
Gospel Choir

Won Judges' Choice

Junior and Emily Alabi
2
Salsa Dance Duo

Eliminated

Final Draft
3
Vocal Group

Eliminated

Oscar Hernandez
4
Dancer

Eliminated

Angelina Green
5
Singer

Lost Judges' Choice

Colin Cloud
6
Mentalist

Dunkin' Save

Mike Yung
7
Singer

Advanced

Oskar and Gaspar
8
Videomapping Act

Eliminated

Sara and Hero 1
9
Dog Act

Advanced

Chase Goehring
10
Singer-Songwriter/Guitarist

Advanced

Diavolo
11
Acrobatic Dance Group

Advanced

Kechi Okwuchi
12
Singer

Advanced

text: ^1 Sara added another dog named Loki in her act. Loki performed throughout the rest of the competition.

text: Semifinals

text: The live semifinals started on September 5, 2017. They featured the 21 acts voted to the semifinals, plus the judges' semifinal wildcard pick. Each week, eleven acts performed; five went through to the finals, and six were eliminated. No acts were buzzed.

text:
Key

  Advanced

 Judges' Choice

  Won Judges' Choice

  Lost Judges' Choice

  Dunkin' Save

text: Week 1 (September 5–6)

text: Guests: The Clairvoyants[25]

text:
Act
Order
Performance Description
Buzzes and judges' choices
Result

Cowell
Klum
Brown
Mandel

Yoli Mayor
1
Singer; performed "Say You Won't Let Go" by James Arthur

Eliminated

Eric Jones
2
Close-up magician: The judges are seated on the stage. A $2 bill in Eric's hand turns into 4 coins. Simon hands him a signed hundred-dollar bill in exchange for the 4 coins. He shakes the coins together between his palms, and one of the coins disappears. Eric gives Heidi the three coins, asks her to focus on one of them, and makes that coin disappear. Howie holds the two coins between his thumb and middle finger, and when he drops them, only one coin remains. Eric then places it onto Mel B's hand, teleports it to her shoulder, and that coin disappears as well. All four coins are found under Simon's 100-dollar bill, and Eric changes them into the $2 bill.

Lost Judges' Choice

DaNell Daymon & Greater Works1
3
Gospel choir; performed "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith

Eliminated

Preacher Lawson
4
Comedian; laments being single, explains why he broke up with his ex-girlfriend, Tyra, and worries about passing his big lips on to his future offspring. He ends with a joke about his reaction to his 4-year-old cousin calling him ugly.

Advanced

Johnny Manuel
5
Singer; performed an original song called "Blind Faith"

Eliminated

Billy and Emily England
6
Extreme rollerblading duo: rollerblades on a high platform in which Emily hangs on to Billy in several positions while they spin around. Billy then flings Emily off the edge of the platform into the jaws of animated dragons.

Eliminated

Evie Clair
7
Singer; performs "Yours" by Ella Henderson

Dunkin' Save

Sara & Hero
8
Dog act: Hero pretended to perform CPR on Sara before she "revives" and they play volleyball together. Guest performer Loki, Sara's younger dog, circles backwards around a standing Hero, who then gets on a skateboard and catches frisbees. Sara and Loki get on a surfboard, and then Hero jumps through a hoop before Sara jumps through the hoop with Hero. The act ends with Loki in Sara's arms.

Advanced

Chase Goehring1
9
Singer-songwriter/Guitarist; performed an original song called "What Is Love".

Won Judges' Choice

Darci Lynne Farmer
10
Singing ventriloquist's puppet, Edna Doorknocker, complains about being stuck in the elevator with The Singing Trump, while gushing about Simon. She then sings "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin to him, eventually cuddling a blushing Simon.

Advanced

Mike Yung1
11
Singer; performed "Don't Give Up on Me" by Solomon Burke

Eliminated

text: ^1 Chase Goehring, DaNell Daymon & Greater Works, and Mike Yung were not initially announced as performing on week one of semifinals.

text: Week 2 (September 12–13)

text:
Act
Order
Performance Description
Buzzes and judges' choices
Result

Cowell
Klum
Brown
Mandel

Celine Tam
1
Singer; performed "How Far I'll Go" from Moana.

Eliminated

Colin Cloud
2
Mentalist; printed thousands of tweets collected from the public, each listing a random celebrity, city and object, on cards (each containing a couple dozen of the tweets) distributed to the live audience members. Judges collected some of the cards from the audience at random. Mel B selected one card from these, and Heidi chose one tweet on the card at random, which contained a unique list: Ellen, Rome, cheese. Cloud demonstrated with prerecorded video snippets of himself and the judges that he had correctly predicted the list. A picture on stage, when flipped upside down, gave the same list in reverse order.

2

Lost Judges' Choice

Christian Guardino
3
Singer; performed "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye.

Eliminated

In the Stairwell
4
A Cappella Group; performed "Castle on the Hill" by Ed Sheeran

Eliminated

Merrick Hanna1
5
Dancer; performed robot-themed urban dance routine that involved some flying.

Eliminated

Mandy Harvey1
6
Singer; performed an original song, "Release Me", while translating the song into American Sign Language.

Advanced

Pompeyo Family Dogs
7
Dog Act; dogs of varying sizes, dressed as Arctic/Antarctic animals such as a polar bear and penguins, performed agility and acrobatic tricks including walking and handstanding on two legs, sometimes in size order, leaping through hoops and over humans, jumping rope with a human and climbing a ladder.

Eliminated

Diavolo
8
Acrobatic Dance Group; dancers rose into the air hanging artfully, or climbing on, and leaping from, various moving, transforming apparatuses, with a post-apocalyptic or futuristic theme.

2

Won Judges' Choice

Kechi Okwuchi
9
Singer; performed "Don't Worry About Me" by Frances.

Dunkin' Save

Light Balance
10
Light-Up Dance Group; urban dance employing darkness and chromatic lights on set and costumes with a video game effect.

Advanced

Angelica Hale
11
Singer; performed "Without You" by David Guetta

Advanced

text: ^1 Merrick Hanna and Mandy Harvey were switched to perform on Week 2 although they were on the Week 1 promo.

text: ^2 Klum's voting intention was not revealed.

text: Finals

text: The final performances took place on September 19, followed by the final results show on September 20, 2017. No acts were buzzed.

text:
Key

  Advanced to the top 5

  Top 10

text:
Act
Order
Performance Description
Result

Angelica Hale
1
Singer; performed "Symphony" by Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson.
Advanced

Chase Goehring
2
Singer-Songwriter/Guitarist; performed an original song called "Mirror".
Top 10

Sara and Hero
3
Dog Act; Hero freed Sara from a glass cube by pressing a button. Hero danced around Sara's legs before Loki ran out and performed alongside Hero. Hero balanced on Sara's feet and put his front legs in the air. Loki jumped over obstacles and ran through a tube, then Loki jumped rope, with Sara and Hero holding the ends. Hero jumped on his hind legs with Sara, then Sara made hoops with her hands for Loki to jump through. The act ended with Hero running up a ramp and jumping high through the air over a ball pit to grab a dangling bone.
Advanced

Diavolo
4
Dance/Acrobat Crew; Two acrobats danced around a door before opening it up to reveal acrobats dancing, jumping and sliding on ramps. They then transferred to a large rocking apparatus, climbing on and leaping off of it, and catching each other, with themes of fire and thunder in the background.
Top 10

Evie Clair
5
Singer; performed "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong.
Top 10

Preacher Lawson
6
Stand-Up Comedian; recalled an interaction on the street with a mostly naked man who proclaimed "Black Power" despite being white. He said the man asked to borrow $75, and noted that the man would definitely use it for drugs. He then performed an energetic physical bit, imitating the man by shaking and repeating the same phrase over and over. He ended by making a meta observation that while some audience members die laughing from this joke, others say, "How long is he gonna do this for?"
Top 10

Kechi Okwuchi
7
Singer; performed "Conqueror" by Estelle.
Top 10

Darci Lynne Farmer
8
Singing Ventriloquist; puppets Oscar and Petunia bickered over who should sing for the Finals. The two puppets then told Darci to keep her mouth closed while they both performed a version of "With a Little Help from My Friends" by The Beatles.
Advanced

Mandy Harvey
9
Singer-Songwriter/Ukeleleist; performed an original song called "This Time".
Advanced

Light Balance
10
Light-Up Dance Group; urban dance with chromatic lights. At the beginning, echoing the group's past performances, a dancer in a top hat sat on a chair (Preliminary auditions), followed by a werewolf (Quarterfinals) that seemingly tore one of the android dancers in half, although its top and bottom halves soon rejoined, and ended with a person resembling a video game character (Semifinals).
Advanced

text: Finale

text: Guest performers at the finale included Kelly Clarkson, Shania Twain, James Arthur, Derek Hough and Terry Fator.[8] Other celebrity appearances included Marlee Matlin.[26]

text:
Key

  1st place (Winner)

  2nd place (Runner-up)

  3rd place

  4th place

  5th place

text:
Act
Result

Darci Lynne Farmer
Winner

Angelica Hale
Runner-Up

Light Balance
3rd place

Mandy Harvey
4th place

Sara and Hero
5th place

text: Top 36 acts

text:
Key
     Winner
     Runner-up
     Third Place
     Top 5
     Finalist
     Semifinalist (lost judges' vote)
     Semifinalist (lost audience vote)
     Quarterfinalist (lost judges' vote)
     Quarterfinalist (lost audience vote)
 Golden buzzer (Auditions)
 Golden buzzer (Judge Cuts)
 Judges' wild card (quarterfinals)
 Judges' wild card (semifinals)

text:
Name of Act
Age(s)
Genre
Act
Hometown
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Result

Darci Lynne Farmer
12
Comedy & Singing
Singing Ventriloquist
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1
1
Winner

Angelica Hale
9
Singing
Singer
Atlanta, Georgia
1
2
Runner-Up

Light Balance
22-36
Dance
Light-Up Dance Group
Ukraine
2
2
3rd Place

Mandy Harvey
29
Singing
Singer-Songwriter/Ukulelist
St. Cloud, Florida
2
2
4th Place

Sara and Hero
22 & 5
Animal
Dog Act
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
3
1
5th Place

Chase Goehring
21
Singing
Singer-Songwriter/Guitarist
Nolensville, Tennessee
3
1
Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)

Diavolo
21-39
Acrobatic Dance
Acrobatic Dance Group
Los Angeles, California
3
2
Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)

Evie Clair
13
Singing
Singer
Florence, Arizona
2
1
Finalist (Won Dunkin' Save Vote)

Kechi Okwuchi
27
Singing
Singer
Houston, Texas
3
2
Finalist (Won Dunkin' Save Vote)

Preacher Lawson
25
Comedy
Stand-up Comedian
Memphis, Tennessee
1
1
Finalist (Won Public Vote)

Colin Cloud
30
Magic
Mentalist
Edinburgh, Scotland
3
2
Semifinalist (Lost Judges' Vote)

Eric Jones
36
Magic
Close-up Magician
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2
1
Semifinalist (Lost Judges' Vote)

Billy & Emily England
30, 27
Danger
Extreme Rollerskating Duo
Las Vegas, Nevada
1
1
Eliminated

Celine Tam
9
Singing
Singer
Hong Kong
2
2
Eliminated

Christian Guardino
16
Singing
Singer
Patchogue, New York
1
2
Eliminated

DaNell Daymon & Greater Works
24-59
Singing
Gospel Choir
Various
3
1
Eliminated

In The Stairwell
18-22
Singing
A Cappella Group
Colorado Springs, Colorado
1
2
Eliminated

Johnny Manuel
32
Singing
Singer
Flint, Michigan
2
1
Eliminated

Merrick Hanna
12
Dance
Dancer
Encinitas, California
2
2
Eliminated

Mike Yung
56
Singing
Singer
New York, New York
3
1
Eliminated

Pompeyo Family Dogs
7-35
Animal
Dog Act
Sarasota, Florida
2
2
Eliminated

Yoli Mayor
21
Singing
Singer
Miami, Florida
1
1
Eliminated

Angelina Green
13
Singing
Singer
Miami, Florida
3
N/A
Quarterfinalist (lost judges' vote)

Just Jerk
18-27
Dance
Hip-Hop Dance Group
Seoul, South Korea
1
N/A
Quarterfinalist (lost judges' vote)

The Masqueraders
72-74
Singing
Vocal Group
Nashville, Tennessee
2
N/A
Quarterfinalist (lost judges' vote)

Artyon & Paige
9 & 8
Dance
Dancing Duo
Murrieta, California
1
N/A
Eliminated

Bello Nock
47
Danger
Comedic Daredevil
Sarasota, Florida
1
N/A
Eliminated

Brobots & Mandroidz
16-24
Dance
Hip-Hop Dance Group
Torrance, California
2
N/A
Eliminated

Demian Aditya
36
Magic
Escape Artist
Jakarta, Indonesia
2
N/A
Eliminated

Final Draft
22-26
Singing
Vocal Group
Atlanta, Georgia
3
N/A
Eliminated

Junior and Emily
31 & 27
Dance
Salsa Dance Duo
Los Angeles, California
3
N/A
Eliminated

Mirror Image
16
Singing & Dance
Vocal Dance Duo
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2
N/A
Eliminated

Oscar Hernandez
34
Dance
Dancer
Orange County, California
3
N/A
Eliminated

Oskar and Gaspar
Unknown
Variety
Videomapping Act
Unknown
3
N/A
Eliminated

Puddles Pity Party
52
Singing
Singing Clown
Atlanta, Georgia
1
N/A
Eliminated

The Singing Trump
56
Comedy & Singing
Singing Trump Impersonator
Palm Springs, California[27]
1
N/A
Eliminated

text: Ratings

text: U.S. Nielsen ratings

text:
Show
Episode title
First air date
Timeslot (EDT)
Rating
(18–49)
Share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Nightly
Rank
Weekly
Rank

1
Auditions Week 1
May 30, 2017
Tuesday
8:00 p.m.
2.7
11
12.32[28]
1
3[29]

2
Auditions Week 2
June 6, 2017
2.7
11
12.53[30]
1
3[31]

3
Auditions Week 3
June 13, 2017
2.6
11
12.70[32]
1
2[33]

4
Auditions Week 4
June 20, 2017
2.6
11
12.74[34]
1
1[35]

5
Auditions Week 5
June 27, 2017
2.5
10
12.36[36]
1
1[37]

6
Auditions Week 6
July 11, 2017
2.5
10
12.59[38]
1
1[39]

7
Judge Cuts 1
July 18, 2017
2.5
11
12.57[40]
1
1[41]

8
Judge Cuts 2
July 25, 2017
2.6
11
13.08[42]
1
1[43]

9
Judge Cuts 3
August 1, 2017
2.8
12
13.33[44]
1
1[45]

10
Judge Cuts 4
August 8, 2017
2.7
11
13.32[46]
1
1[47]

11
Quarterfinals, Week 1 (Performances)
August 15, 2017
2.8
11
13.44[48]
1
1[49]

12
Quarterfinals, Week 1 (Results)
August 16, 2017
Wednesday 8:00 p.m.
2.1
9
10.89[50]
1
2[49]

13
Quarterfinals, Week 2 (Performances)
August 22, 2017
Tuesday 8:00 p.m.
2.6
10
12.76[51]
1
1[52]

14
Quarterfinals, Week 2 (Results)
August 23, 2017
Wednesday 8:00 p.m.
2.0
9
10.84[53]
1
2[52]

15
Quarterfinals, Week 3 (Performances)
August 29, 2017
Tuesday 8:00 p.m.
2.6
11
13.13[54]
1
2[55]

16
Quarterfinals, Week 3 (Results)
August 30, 2017
Wednesday 8:00 p.m.
1.9
8
11.07[56]
1
3[55]

17
Semifinals, Week 1 (Performances)
September 5, 2017
Tuesday 8:00 p.m.
2.6
10
13.29[57]
1
3[58]

18
Semifinals, Week 1 (Results)
September 6, 2017
Wednesday 8:00 p.m.
2.1
8
11.99[59]
1
6[58]

19
Semifinals, Week 2 (Performances)
September 12, 2017
Tuesday 9:00 p.m.[note 1]
2.3
9
11.57[60]
1
3[61]

20
Semifinals, Week 2 (Results)
September 13, 2017
Wednesday 8:00 p.m.
2.1
8
11.59[62]
1
2[61]

21
The Finals
September 19, 2017
Tuesday 8:00 p.m.
3.0
12
14.70[63]
1
4[64]

22
Season Finale
September 20, 2017
Wednesday 8:00 p.m.
3.0
11
15.64[65]
1
2[64]

text: Jump up ^ This episode was delayed by one hour to follow Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief.

text: Specials

text:
Show
Episode title
First air date
Timeslot (EDT)
Rating
(18–49)
Share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Nightly
Rank
Weekly
Rank

S1
Best of Season 12 Auditions
July 13, 2017
Thursday 8:00 p.m.
1.3
6
7.10[66]
2
10[39]

S2
Road to Finals[67]
August 9, 2017
Wednesday 8:00 p.m.
1.3
6
7.01[68]
2
8[47]

text: Contestants who appeared on other seasons or shows

text:
Demian Aditya appeared as a guest performer on Indonesia's Got Talent.
German Cornejo & Gisela Galeassi ("German Cornejo Dance Company") appeared on and were the tango dancer winners of ¡Q'Viva! The Chosen in 2012, performing after the show in Las Vegas with ¡Q'Viva! The Chosen Live. They also were guest artists in Buenos Aires at the Dance Again World Tour by Jennifer Lopez.
Ezequiel Lopez ("German Cornejo Dance Company") appeared on and was one of the malambo dancer winners of ¡Q'Viva! The Chosen in 2012.
Canion Shijirbat appeared on and was the runner-up of Mongolia's Got Talent (season 2) in 2016.
Nick Uhas was a houseguest on Big Brother 15 and was the second houseguest evicted from the house.
Merrick Hanna auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation. He made it into the top 40 at Dance Academy, but was eliminated before reaching the top 30.[69] He has also appeared as a lip sync battler on Nickelodeon's Lip Sync Battle Shorties and on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[70]
Artyon, half of the dancing duo Artyon and Paige, appeared as a lip sync battler on Nickelodeon's Lip Sync Battle Shorties.
Darci Lynne Farmer appeared on Little Big Shots in 2016 and on Little Big Shots (UK TV series) in 2017.
Billy and Emily England appeared on Britain's Got Talent (series 9) and reached the Semifinals. In 2008, Emily was the runner-up on Big Brother UK: Celebrity Hijack, competing under the name of "Emilia."
Tony and Jordan ("The French Twins") appeared on series 11 of La France a un incroyable talent(the French version of Got Talent) in 2016.
Chase Goehring appeared on The X Factor (U.S. season 3).
Light Balance appeared on Britain's Got Talent (series 8) and reached the Semifinals.
Junior and Emily appeared on Season 3 of America's Got Talent, but were eliminated before the live shows.
Shemika Charles appeared on Season 6 of America's Got Talent, but was eliminated during Vegas week.
Celine Tam appeared on Little Big Shots in 2016 and Britain's Got Talent (series 10) but had to drop out due to a visa issue.
Vinny Grosso ("The Naked Magician") previously appeared on "Penn and Teller: Fool Us", performing the same routine as his AGT Audition, and successfully fooling the magic duo.
The Quiddlers participated in the third season and appeared on I Can Do That, performing with Ciara and Nicole Scherzinger during their time on the show.
Eric Jones previously appeared on "Penn and Teller: Fool us, and he was successful in fooling them. Kyle Eschen & Xavier Mortimer also appeared on Fool Us (Mortimer twice), but were unsuccessful in fooling Penn & Teller.
Xavier Mortimer auditioned in Season 10, but was eliminated at the judge cuts after receiving four buzzers.
Pelican 212 appeared on Little Big Shots in 2016.
Kyle Eschen appeared on Season 3, episode 2 of Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Masters of Illusion, and The World Magic Awards.
Colin Cloud appeared on Britain's Got Talent in 2012 however did not make it through to the live semifinals. Cloud also appeared on Season 1 of Penn and Teller Fool Us. His trick didn't however fool Penn and Teller. At both BGT and Penn and Teller Fool Us he went under his real name Colin McLeod.

tag: ul


document_title: The Lodge (TV series)

question_text: the lodge season 2 episode 8 release date

root

text: The Lodge (TV series)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Fifteen-year-old Skye moves with her father from the big city to rural Northern Ireland, where they take over a local hotel called North Star Lodge, which was previously owned and managed by Skye's grandfather. At their new home, Skye tries to build a life, but this new life is far from complication free as she must navigate through the everyday stresses of life as a teenager. She struggles to integrate into a group of teenagers who live and work in the hotel, but discovers that most of them do not have good intentions. When she discovers that her father is planning to sell the hotel, Skye becomes upset as she has developed an emotional attachment to it. Skye decides to convince her father not to sell the hotel only to discover that the man wanting to buy it is her new friend's father. Skye receives the support of her friends, but not everyone is as interested as she is in saving it. Skye discovers secrets over time that will affect not only her life, but that of the hotel.

tag: p

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Sophie Simnett as Skye
Luke Newton as Ben
Thomas Doherty as Sean
Bethan Wright as Danielle
Jayden Revri as Noah
Jade Alleyne as Kaylee
Joshua Sinclair-Evans as Josh
Mia Jenkins as Alex (season 2)

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Marcus Garvey as Ed
John Hopkins as SJ
Geoffrey McGivern as Patrick
Dan Richardson as Gil
Ellie Taylor as Christina
Laila Rouass as Olivia
Dominic Harrison as Oz
Tom Hudson as Kyle
Martin Anzor as Aaron
Sarah Nauta as Lori
Clara Rugaard as Ana
Cameron King as Ethan
Emma Campbell-Jones as Ella

text: Production[edit]

text: In July 2015, the British Disney Channel gave the green light for the production of the series The Lodge, which had the working title of North Star..[2] For the first season, 13 episodes were originally announced, each with a running time of 22 minutes, though the amount was later reduced to 10 episodes.[1][3] The main character, Skye, was originally named Maia, like in the Israeli Disney Channel original series North Star.[4] The series The Lodge, filmed in Northern Ireland, takes place in the county of County Down. Most of the scenes are filmed in Montalto Estate and at The Carriage Rooms, which are in Ballynahinch.[5]

text: On 13 December 2016, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season, which will premiere in 2017.[6] On 21 February 2017, it was announced that production had begun on the second season and it would consist of 15 episodes.[7][8]

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
10
17 October 2016 (2016-10-17)
25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)

2
15[7][8]
9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)
TBA

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text: Season 1 (2016)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [9][10]
Directed by
Written by
UK air date [10]
U.S. air date [9]
UK viewers
(millions) [11]
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"The New Girl"
Matt Bloom
Lee Walters
23 September 2016 (2016-09-23)
17 October 2016
0.26
0.80[12]

We start with Skye and her dad driving to the lodge whilst Face Timing her best friend Josh. Sean cycles in front of the car causing Ed to stop it instantly which, in turn, breaks the car. Sean gives Skye a ride to the lodge when he learns that her mum died a year before hand. They arrive at the lodge where we meet Kaylee and he finds out that Skye's grandpa owns the place. Ben fixes up the car but has an icy attitude towards Ed. All the other workers are the same towards him and Skye. It is then revealed that without Skye's knowledge her dad and grandpa were planning on selling the place. During a game of volleyball,, Sean's girlfriend Danielle reveals to Skye that Sean's dad is the one buying the place. Skye then convinces her dad and grandpa to give the North Star a makeover and keep it running until the end of summer.
Guest stars: Marcus Garvey as Ed, Geoffrey McGivern as Patrick, Dan Richardson as Gil, Ellie Taylor as Christina, Sarah Nauta as Lori, Laila Rouass as Olivia

2
2
"Reality Check"
Matt Bloom
Lee Walters
30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
18 October 2016
0.18
0.73[13]

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Skye, Kaylee, Noah and Ben begin to give the lodge a much needed makeover. Danielle begins to believe that there is something going on between Sean and Skye, so Sean promises Danielle that he won't speak to Skye. Skye is offered a role on a show called 'My Amazing Life' and accepts the offer to promote the lodge. Sean pays a visit to the lodge and him and Skye hangout. Danielle turns up furious about Skye having the show now and that Sean is talking to Skye. To get Danielle off Skye's back, Ben says that he and Skye are dating and he kisses her on the cheek. Skye proposes that Kaylee performs for a music night, but right before Kaylee goes on stage, Danielle tries to convince her that Skye is only using her for publicity. Kaylee ignores her and as the performance starts the power goes out so Noah and Lori go down into the basement to turn it back on. Danielle then explains to Kaylee how she thinks that the whole thing was staged by Skye. Skye talks to Kaylee and convinces Kaylee to sing acoustic with her. After the performance Sean tells Skye that she shouldn't be using Ben, she expresses her anger in a voicemail to him that he needs to mind his own business. At the end of the episode Noah confesses his feelings for Kaylee but the footage is seen by Lori, who then deletes it.
Guest stars: Marcus Garvey as Ed, Geoffrey McGivern as Patrick, Ellie Taylor as Christina, Tom Hudson as Kyle, Martin Anzor as Aaron, Sarah Nauta as Lori

3
3
"Opportunities"
Matt Bloom
Robert Evans
7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
19 October 2016
0.19
0.71[14]

Feeling guilty about having left Sean an angry voicemail and learning that his dad has cut off his allowance, Skye offers him a job. She also goes rock climbing with Ben and his brother Ethan. Ethan then 'falls' to make Ben have to come save him, in an attempt to make Ben look good in front of Skye. Ben then takes Skye to her mum's favourite place and asks her out. Skye's grandpa leaves the lodge and everybody celebrates. Angry at Skye for giving Sean a job at the lodge, Danielle reveals to her that Ben's ex, Ana, is back in town.
Guest stars: Marcus Garvey as Ed, Geoffrey McGivern as Patrick, Dan Richardson as Gil, Ellie Taylor as Christina, Tom Hudson as Kyle, Martin Anzor as Aaron, Sarah Nauta as Lori, Emma Campbell-Jones as Ella, Clara Rugaard as Ana, Cameron King as Ethan

4
4
"Double Date"
Matt Bloom
James Whitehouse & Hannah George
14 October 2016 (2016-10-14)
20 October 2016
0.14
0.74[15]

With Ana back in town Skye begins to feel insecure about her relationship with Ben. Danielle proposes a double date inviting Skye and Ben to go with her and Sean and winds up a little by inviting Ana along for her last day. To see which girl Ben likes more, when Ana falls in, Danielle pushes Skye into the water as well. Ben ends up saving Ana but only because she can't swim, leaving Sean to have to go save Skye, and while he is kayaking over to her, he bumps into Danielle's kayak, causing her to fall in. Kaylee learns that the My Amazing Life show is plotting to keep her and Noah apart. Noah, Kaylee and Lori also find a secret pathway and room below the lodge. The episode ends with Ana leaving and Josh arriving at the reception.
Guest stars: Marcus Garvey as Ed, Ellie Taylor as Christina, Tom Hudson as Kyle, Martin Anzor as Aaron, Sarah Nauta as Lori, Clara Rugaard as Ana, Laila Rouass as Olivia

5
5
"#Winning"
Matt Bloom
Bronagh Taggart
21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
21 October 2016
0.22
0.77[16]

Guest stars: Marcus Garvey as Ed, Dominic Harrison as Oz, Dan Richardson as Gil, Ellie Taylor as Christina, Tom Hudson as Kyle, Martin Anzor as Aaron, John Hopkins as SJ

6
6
"Best Kept Secrets"
Dez McCarthy
Scott Payne
28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)
28 October 2016
0.12
0.73[17]

Skye is worried that she might hurt Ben by telling him that Sean kissed her after the race. Danielle later asks if Skye has feelings for Sean and what she thinks about Ben. Skye does not notice that Danielle caught what she said on tape and wants to put it on the show. Danielle later confronts Sean and asks him if he has feelings for Skye and he says yes. Skye tells Ben that she was kissed by Sean and then Ben becomes furious and pushes Sean down the stairs by accident and he sprains his ankle.
Guest stars: Marcus Garvey as Ed, Dominic Harrison as Oz, Ellie Taylor as Christina, Tom Hudson as Kyle, Martin Anzor as Aaron, Dan Richardson as Gil, Cameron King as Ethan, John Hopkins as SJ

7
7
" "Cancelled" "
Dez McCarthy
Holly Phillips
4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)
4 November 2016
0.20
0.78[18]

Following the shocking revelation that Sean kissed Skye, things are sour at the North Star. After this, Ben quits working for the Lodge. Without Ben, things at the Lodge go awry when Skye has to deal with a malfunctioning shower and also planning a pizza night for My Amazing Life. Skye begs Ben to come back, but when a My Amazing Life camera drone follows them to Skye's secret place, Skye cancels the show out of anger. Christina and the crew move out of the Lodge and Danielle loses her job with the show because of this. Meanwhile, SJ's kooky spies are sneaking around the Lodge once again, but this time, as plumbers to "fix" the shower. Also, with the time off from riding, due to his ankle injury, Sean is lost without the Lodge, but scared to go back after the blowup. Sean's dad convinces him to go patch things up, but he also makes him promise to mention his wanting to buy the Lodge to Skye. The episode concludes with Skye and Sean patching things up with each other, while Oz and the band perform at the pizza night.
Guest stars: Marcus Garvey as Ed, Dominic Harrison as Oz, Dan Richardson as Gil, Ellie Taylor as Christina, Tom Hudson as Kyle, Martin Anzor as Aaron, Laila Rouass as Olivia, Emma Campbell-Jones as Ella

8
8
"Wishful Thinking"
Dez McCarthy
Bronagh Taggart
11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
11 November 2016
0.15
0.78[19]

Skye, Kaylee, Oz, Noah and Sean leave for a camping trip. Danielle and Ben meet up in the woods and try to find the campsite. Ben and Sean go into the woods and end up in an argument over Skye. Oz accidentally reveals to the group that Kaylee got into the City Music School and is leaving. Oz later tells Noah that if he wants the best for Kaylee, he should back off and let her leave. The girls think a wild animal is outside the tent, but it is really just Kyle and Aaron trying to get in and talk to Skye about S.J. Later on, Skye tells the group about a Japanese tradition that if you write your wish and make it into a boat, if you release it will come true, providing no-one reads it. Everybody sets their wishes into a river. In the evening, Kaylee and Skye find Noah's wish boat. Kaylee opens it and finds out it says 'I wish Kaylee would stay and we could be together.' She is shocked about the wish.
Guest stars: Marcus Garvey as Ed, Dominic Harrison as Oz, Tom Hudson as Kyle, Martin Anzor as Aaron
Absent: Joshua Sinclair-Evans as Josh

9
9
"The Truth"
Dez McCarthy
Lee Walters
18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)
18 November 2016
0.12
0.68[20]

Guest stars: Marcus Garvey as Ed, Dominic Harrison as Oz, Dan Richardson as Gil, Tom Hudson as Kyle, Martin Anzor as Aaron, John Hopkins as SJ

10
10
"The Choice"
Dez McCarthy
Lee Walters
25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)
25 November 2016
0.12
0.60[21]

< Skye works hard to create the concert that will save the lodge. Ben asks Skye to chose between him and Sean. Josh shows up. After Noah tries to kiss Kaylee, Oz and the band leave. Sean tries to rebuild his friendship with Ben. When Danielle's mother finds out about the concert she tries to shut it down but, Sean convinces Danielle to change her mothers mind. The concert goes ahead and Skye and her friends perform 'Bringing Better Back'. After the concert Skye sends a text to Sean and Ben telling them who she chose.
Guest stars: Marcus Garvey as Ed, Dominic Harrison as Oz, Tom Hudson as Kyle, Martin Anzor as Aaron, Laila Rouass as Olivia

text: Season 2 (2017)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
UK air date
U.S. air date [9]
UK viewers
(millions) [11]
U.S. viewers
(millions)

11
1
"I Choose You"
Dez McCarthy
Lee Walters
9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)
TBA
0.14
TBA

Guest stars: Marcus Garvey as Ed, Tom Hudson as Kyle, Martin Anzor as Aaron, Dan Richardson as Gil, Lina Larissa Strahl as Frankie, Eloise Joseph as Miss Shaw

12
2
"Partners"
Dez McCarthy
Bronagh Taggart
16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)
TBA
N/A
TBA

Guest stars: Marcus Garvey as Ed, Tom Hudson as Kyle, Martin Anzor as Aaron, Lina Larissa Strahl as Frankie, Eloise Joseph as Miss Shaw

13
3
"Help"
Dez McCarthy
Paul Gerstenberger
23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)
TBA
N/A
TBA

Guest stars: Kimberley Walsh as Rebeca, Marcus Garvey as Ed, Martin Anzor as Aaron, Tom Hudson as Kyle, Lina Larissa Strahl as Frankie, Eloise Joseph as Miss Shaw

14
4
"Call Me"[22]
Dez McCarthy
Zoe Lister
30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)
TBA
0.12
TBA

Guest stars: Kimberley Walsh as Rebeca, Marcus Garvey as Ed, Dan Richardson as Gil, Lina Larissa Strahl as Frankie, Eloise Joseph as Miss Shaw

15
5
"Mystery Guest"[23]
Julie Edwards
Scott Payne
7 July 2017 (2017-07-07)
TBA
0.09
TBA

16
6
"The Last Dance"[24]
Julie Edwards
James Whitehouse & Hannah George
14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)
TBA
0.14
TBA

17
7
"I'll Huff And I'll Puff"[25]
Julie Edwards
Lee Walters
14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)
TBA
0.13
TBA

18
8
"No Hard Feelings"[26]
TBA
TBA
8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)
TBA
TBD
TBA

19
9
"Under New Management"[27]
TBA
TBA
15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)
TBA
TBD
TBA

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: The premiere episode of The Lodge, "The New Girl", was released online in the UK on 8 September 2016, more than two weeks before its television premiere. The series premiered in the United States on Disney Channel on 17 October 2016.[28] At the end of 2016 and beginning of 2017, the series will be released in 108 additional countries within the EMEA region.[3][28]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: UK ratings[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Avg. viewers
(millions)

Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)

1
10
23 September 2016 (2016-09-23)
0.26[11]
25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)
0.12[11]
0.17

text: U.S. ratings[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Avg. viewers
(millions)

Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)

1
10
17 October 2016 (2016-10-17)
0.80[12]
25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)
0.60[21]
0.73


document_title: Eight Is Enough

question_text: who played the father in eight is enough

text: Eight Is Enough

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: The show centers on a Sacramento, California family with eight children (from oldest to youngest: David, Mary, Joanie, Susan, Nancy, Elizabeth, Tommy, and Nicholas). The father, Tom Bradford (Dick Van Patten), was a newspaper columnist for the fictional Sacramento Register. His wife Joan (Diana Hyland) took care of the children. Hyland was only in four episodes before falling ill. She died soon after, and her character's death was written into the script.

text: The second season began in the fall of 1977 with the revelation that Tom had become a widower. Tom fell in love with Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott (Betty Buckley), a schoolteacher who came to the house to tutor Tommy when he broke his leg in a football game. They were married in one of the series' TV movie broadcasts on November 9, 1977. The role went to Buckley after being approved by network chief Brandon Tartikoff, who felt the character of the sympathetic teacher she had played in the 1976 film Carrie would also be great for the series.[1] In another TV movie event in September 1979, David and Susan were both married in a double wedding. As the series progressed, Abby got her Ph.D. in education and started a job counseling students at the local high school, oldest daughter Mary became a doctor, and second-youngest son Tommy became a singer in a rock-and-roll band.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Dick Van Patten as Tom Bradford
Diana Hyland as Joan Wells Bradford (season 1)
Betty Buckley as Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott Bradford (seasons 2–5)
Grant Goodeve (Mark Hamill in the series pilot) as David Bradford
Lani O'Grady as Mary Bradford
Laurie Walters as Joanie Bradford
Susan Richardson as Susan Bradford
Dianne Kay (Kimberly Beck in the series pilot) as Nancy Bradford
Connie Needham as Elizabeth Bradford (originally credited as Connie Newton)
Willie Aames (Chris English in the series pilot) as Tommy Bradford
Adam Rich as Nicholas Bradford

text: In the pilot, the role of David was played by Mark Hamill, Nancy was played by Kimberly Beck, and Tommy was played by Chris English. When ABC screened the pilot, they were unhappy with a couple of performances. Beck and English were let go and replaced respectively by Dianne Kay and Willie Aames. Hamill sought to get out of his 5-year contract on Eight Is Enough to take the opportunity to star in George Lucas' Star Wars. Lorimar Productions granted his request and the role was re-cast with Grant Goodeve.

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle "The Pearl" Stockwell (1979–1981)
Jennifer Darling as Donna (1977–1981)
Janis Paige as Vivian "Auntie V" Bradford (1977–1980)
Michael Goodrow as Ernie Fields (1979–1981)
James Karen as Eliot Randolph
Ralph Macchio as Jeremy Andretti (1980–1981)
Michele Greene as Jill (1980–1981)
Joan Prather as Janet McArthur Bradford (1977–1981)
Michael Thoma as Dr. Greg Maxwell (1977–1981)
Virginia Vincent as Daisy Maxwell (1977–1981)

text: Production[edit]

text: The show was developed by writer William Blinn and was a Lorimar Production. It was originally distributed by Worldvision Enterprises. For the first three years the show filmed interior scenes at The Burbank Studios now known as the Warner Bros. Ranch. From the fourth season the show filmed interiors at MGM Studios in Culver City.

text: The home featured in the exterior shots was on Chiquita St, near Lankershim Boulevard in Los Angeles. The house has since been demolished and replaced. The interiors were filmed on two separate sound stages at the studio: one for the main floor and one for the upstairs.

text: The show's team of producers included Robert L. Jacks, Gary Adelson, Greg Strangis, and Phil Fehrle. Executive producers were Lee Rich and Philip Capice.

text: As a production of the Lorimar stable, who were concurrently producing CBS's The Waltons, writers were often contracted by the producers and were shared between both programs. (Waltons costar Will Geer also made an Eight is Enough guest appearance during season 2.) Regular writers included Peter Lefcourt, the writing teams of Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov, Rod Peterson and Claire Whittaker, Bill Nuss and Dusty Kay, Nick Thiel and David Braff, J. Miyoko Hensley and Steven Hensley, Bruce Shelly, Sandra Kay Siegel, Gil Grant, Karen I. Hall, and Hindi Brooks, who soon became the show's long-time story editor. In-house directors included Philip Leacock, Harry Harris, and Irving J. Moore. As an in-joke, the character name of one of Nicholas Bradford's best friends was Irving Julius Moore, a nod to the director of the same name whose middle name was, in fact, Joseph.

text: Music[edit]

text: Theme[edit]

text: For the show's first two seasons, an upbeat instrumental piece written by Fred Werner was used as the show's opening theme. Beginning with the show's third season, this was replaced by a slowed-down vocal theme titled "Eight Is Enough," which was sung by series co-star Grant Goodeve. The song had music by Lee Holdridge and lyrics by Molly-Ann Leikin, and was first heard in a longer arrangement on the last episode of the second season titled "Who's on First?", which was also performed by Goodeve.

text: Score[edit]

text: Early episodes had instrumental music by Fred Werner and the prolific Alexander Courage, but the show's real musical stamp came from veteran composer Earle Hagen, who had a knack of composing memorable cues as he had previously been the in-house composer on The Andy Griffith Show. He composed a love theme for Tom and Abby, a theme that permeated the show in various incarnations throughout the remainder of the series. Some later episodes were scored by John Beal and Miles Goodman.

text: In 1980 there was a writers' strike in Hollywood, and one of the offshoots of this industry problem was making cost-cutting measures in the music department on the show. Some of the later episodes were tracked with a combination of uncredited library music and with some original music by those of the aforementioned Messrs. Hagen, Beal, and Goodman.

text: Reception and cancellation[edit]

text: The series jump-started acting careers for several of its young stars. It cemented teen idol status for Grant Goodeve (David), Willie Aames (Tommy), and Ralph Macchio, who played Abby's orphaned nephew Jeremy later in the show's last season. Aames would go on to star with Scott Baio in Charles in Charge. Goodeve started a minor singing career, following his rendition of the show's theme song (see "Theme music") and initially hosted HGTV's If Walls Could Talk. Macchio would gain the most fame in feature films such as The Karate Kid and its sequels, as well as My Cousin Vinny.

text: After the end of the show's fifth season (112 one-hour episodes), production costs and declining ratings caused the show to be cancelled, along with seven other shows that season (including The Waltons). Variety's headline on the cancellation stated, "Eight Shows In, Eight Shows Out". In a 2000 episode of E! True Hollywood Story, Dick Van Patten stated that no one contacted him to inform him of the cancellation. Instead, he read about it in a newspaper.[2]

text: The series had two reunion movies on NBC. In An Eight Is Enough Reunion on October 18, 1987, Mary Frann replaced Betty Buckley as Abby; Buckley had been filming Frantic during its production. This was followed by An Eight Is Enough Wedding on October 22, 1989, this time with Sandy Faison as Abby. By coincidence, both movies aired opposite game two of the World Series on ABC.

text: Nielsen Ratings[edit]

text:
1976–1977 — #23
1977–1978 — #12
1978–1979 — #11
1979–1980 — #12
1980–1981 — Not in Top 30

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
9
March 15, 1977 (1977-03-15)
August 10, 1977 (1977-08-10)

2
24
September 14, 1977 (1977-09-14)
May 10, 1978 (1978-05-10)

3
25
September 6, 1978 (1978-09-06)
May 23, 1979 (1979-05-23)

4
26
September 5, 1979 (1979-09-05)
April 30, 1980 (1980-04-30)

5
21
October 29, 1980 (1980-10-29)
May 23, 1981 (1981-05-23)

text: Episodes[edit]

text: All airdates have been compiled from either TV listings in the Los Angeles Times or publicity photos. Unless otherwise specified, all episodes, including the pilot, were standard hour-long ones.

text:
Nº = Overall episode number
Ep = Episode number by season

text: Season 1 (1977)[edit]

text:
Nº
Ep
Title
Directed by:
Written by:
Original air date

1
1
"Never Try Eating Nectarines Since Juice May Dispense"
E.W. Swackhamer
William Blinn
March 15, 1977 (1977-03-15)[3]

Pilot episode: After 15-year-old Elizabeth is arrested for the possession of narcotics, Tom and Joan Bradford are faced with the dual problems of raising money for her defense and trying to understand why 21-year-old David Bradford moved away from home after objecting to the way they handled the drug bust.
Note: In the Pilot, David was played by Mark Hamill, Nancy was played by Kimberly Beck, and Tommy played by Chris English. When ABC picked up the show, they were recast respectively with Grant Goodeve, Dianne Kay, and Willie Aames.

2
2
"Schussboomer"
David Moessinger
Norman Lessing
March 22, 1977 (1977-03-22)

Tom and Joan are reluctant to let Susan go away for an unchaperoned ski weekend.

3
3
"The Gipper Caper"
William F. Claxton
William Blinn
March 29, 1977 (1977-03-29)

Filming date: February 23 – March 4, 1977[4][5]
A football game becomes a blood-and-guts event.
Note: This episode's working title was "What Hath Roone Arledge Wrought?"

4
4
"Pieces of Eight"
Reza Badiyi
Greg Strangis
April 5, 1977 (1977-04-05)

Tom is forced to face a newspaper strike, a wife who wants a job, and a daughter who wants to become a model.

5
5
"Women, Ducks, and the Domino Theory"
TBA
TBA
April 12, 1977 (1977-04-12)

Tommy falls in love for the first time and learns life's most difficult lesson.

6
6
"Turnabout"
TBA
TBA
April 19, 1977 (1977-04-19)

David's romance with an older woman becomes a topic for argument.
Note: Adrienne Barbeau guest stars.
Note: Originally scheduled for March 29, 1977.[6]

7
7
"Quarantine"
TBA
TBA
April 26, 1977 (1977-04-26)

When Mary's new boyfriend is hospitalized with an exotic illness, the Bradford family and a visitor are questioned by the health department.

8
8
"V Is for Vivian"
TBA
TBA
May 3, 1977 (1977-05-03)

Tom's swinging sister visits and the family is impressed.
Note: Janis Paige guest stars.

9
9
"Hit and Run"
TBA
TBA
August 10, 1977 (1977-08-10)[7]

Tom finds that Joanie has been blackmailed into asking for a retraction in his newspaper column after she crumples the fender on a classic sports car.
Notes: Peter Coffield and Molly Dodd guest-star. This was held back by ABC until the show moved to Wednesday nights, after a 13-week hiatus.

text: Season 2 (1977–78)[edit]

text:
Nº
Ep
Title
Directed by:
Written by:
Original air date

10
1
"Is There a Doctor in the House?"
TBA
TBA
September 14, 1977 (1977-09-14)[8]

Tom and the temporary single Doctor Maxwell try their luck as middle-aged swinging singles.

11
2
"Trial Marriage"
TBA
TBA
September 21, 1977 (1977-09-21)

Tom disapproves when his oldest daughter moves in with her new boyfriend (Don Johnson). Enter a teacher named Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott (Betty Buckley's first appearance) to sort all this out while tutoring Tommy.

12
3
"Triangles"
TBA
TBA
September 28, 1977 (1977-09-28)

David's roommate dates both Joanie and Susan.

13
4
"Double Trouble"
TBA
TBA
October 5, 1977 (1977-10-05)

Problems develop when Tom and Abby break up and he begins dating divorcee Ellen Manning.

14
5
"Mortgage Burnin' Blues"
TBA
TBA
October 19, 1977 (1977-10-19)

A party at the Bradfords' spirals out of control.

15
6
"Dark Horse"
TBA
TBA
October 26, 1977 (1977-10-26)

Tom and Abby decide to get married after having put aside their own problems to help Mary run for the board of education.

16
7
"The Bard and the Bod"
TBA
TBA
November 2, 1977 (1977-11-02)

Joanie is all excited about winning the lead in a Shakesperean production, but Tom is not.

17
8
"Children of the Groom"
TBA
TBA
November 9, 1977 (1977-11-09)[9]

Tom and Abby decide to marry despite complications caused by his children.
Note: This was a special 2-hour episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out.

18
9
"I Quit"
TBA
TBA
November 16, 1977 (1977-11-16)[10]

Tom Bradford "resigns" as father when the kids accuse him of being a dictator.

19
10
"All's Fair in Love and War"
TBA
TBA
November 23, 1977 (1977-11-23)

Tom's liberal attitudes are put to the test when Mary dates the black son of his old Navy friend.

20
11
"The Return of Auntie V"
TBA
TBA
November 30, 1977 (1977-11-30)

Tom's flamboyant sister gives the newlyweds the down-payment on a new mansion.
Note: Janis Paige guests.

21
12
"Yes, Nicholas, There Is a Santa Claus"
TBA
TBA
December 14, 1977 (1977-12-14)

A present Joan hid before her death restores the Bradfords' spirit after a Christmas burglar (dressed as Santa Claus) steals their gifts.
Note: This was a special 2-hour episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out. Will Geer and Judy Strangis guest-star.

22
13
"Dear Miss Dinah"
TBA
TBA
December 21, 1977 (1977-12-21)

Tom doles out sage advice in the hometown newspaper's advice-to-the-lovelorn column but loses his cool when Elizabeth asks if she should take "The Pill".

23
14
"A Hair of the Dog"
TBA
TBA
January 11, 1978 (1978-01-11)

On Tom's birthday, he and Tommy have a man-to-man talk.

24
15
"Author! Author!"
TBA
TBA
January 18, 1978 (1978-01-18)

Tom receives unexpected resistance from his family when he decides to write a novel.

25
16
"Much Ado About Garbage"
TBA
TBA
January 25, 1978 (1978-01-25)[11]

Tom has been suspended from his job without pay after accusing the city officials and garbage company of corruption and refusing to reveal his sources to a grand jury.

26
17
"Seven Days in February"
TBA
TBA
February 1, 1978 (1978-02-01)

Nancy decides to convert to Judaism when she falls in love with a man she thinks is Jewish.

27
18
"Hard Hats and Hard Heads"
TBA
TBA
February 8, 1978 (1978-02-08)

Encouraged by his friend's success, David trades in his hard hat for a newsman's notepad.

28
19
"The Boyfriend"
TBA
TBA
February 15, 1978 (1978-02-15)

Susan's boyfriend and Abby are suspected of having an affair when they work together on a project.

29
20
"Great Expectations"
TBA
TBA
February 22, 1978 (1978-02-22)[12]

Tommy cheats in school in order to meet his father's expectations.

30
21
"Long Night's Journey into Day"
TBA
TBA
March 1, 1978 (1978-03-01)[13]

Members of the Bradford family are forced to take shifts to keep Abby awake for 24 hours after she falls and suffers a concussion.

31
22
"Poor Little Rich Girl"
TBA
TBA
March 22, 1978 (1978-03-22)

Filming date: February 8–17, 1978[14]
The self-assured daughter of a prominent contractor showers David with expensive gifts in an attempt to buy his affections.

32
23
"The Lost Weekend"
TBA
TBA
May 3, 1978 (1978-05-03)

The Bradford children quickly transform an idyllic holiday away from parents.

33
24
"Who's on First?"
TBA
TBA
May 10, 1978 (1978-05-10)

The Bradfords stage a show to support a local orphanage.
Note: The first appearance of the season three theme song.

text: Season 3 (1978–79)[edit]

text:
Nº
Ep
Title
Directed by:
Written by:
Original air date

34
1
"Nine Is Too Much"
TBA
TBA
September 6, 1978 (1978-09-06)[15]

When Abby manages Nicholas' Little League team, Tom provides unwanted coaching from the bleachers, and America's favorite pastime becomes the Bradfords' biggest headache.

35
2
"Here We Go Again!"
"Oh No--Not Again!"
TBA
TBA
September 13, 1978 (1978-09-13)[16]

All the Bradfords wonder if there is going to be a new Bradford.

36
3
"Who's Crazy Here?"
TBA
TBA
September 20, 1978 (1978-09-20)[17]

Abby is convinced Tom is having an affair with another woman.

37
4
"Cinderella's Understudy"
TBA
TBA
September 27, 1978 (1978-09-27)[18]

Joanne's debut as an actress becomes a conflict of interests for Tom, torn between his role of proud parent, and his unexpected role as theater critic.

38
5
"Milk and Sympathy"
TBA
TBA
October 11, 1978 (1978-10-11)

Nicholas falls head-over-heels in puppy love with his fourth-grade teacher.

39
6
"The Flunked and the Funked"
TBA
TBA
October 18, 1978 (1978-10-18)

Nancy drops out of school to get a job and finds that excitement and wealth are not part of the life of an unskilled worker.

40
7
"Cops and Toddlers"
TBA
TBA
October 25, 1978 (1978-10-25)

Nancy brings home a group of toddlers, and Susan goes into basic training as a police cadet.

41
8
"The Hipbone's Connected to the Thighbone"
TBA
TBA
November 1, 1978 (1978-11-01)

Mary is banished from the Bradford household after making her father angry.

42
9
"Fast and Loose"
TBA
TBA
November 8, 1978 (1978-11-08)

David struggles to cope with the loss of a close friend, and ends up being arrested for bar-room brawling.

43
10
"War Between the Bradfords"
TBA
TBA
November 15, 1978 (1978-11-15)

Abby's schoolboard speech on modern women in society creates a Bradford battle of the sexes.

44
11
"All the Vice-President's Men"
TBA
TBA
November 22, 1978 (1978-11-22)[19]

Thanksgiving for the Bradford clan arrives in a storm of red tape when the nation's Vice-President accepts an invitation from Nicholas to visit their home for the holiday.

45
12
"You Won't Have Nicholas to Kick Around Anymore"
TBA
TBA
November 29, 1978 (1978-11-29)

When Nicholas accidentally starts a fire that destroys the celebration of Tom and Abby's first anniversary, the unhappy youngster leaves home in search of a new family.
Notes: This was a special 2-hour episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out. Jack Elam guest stars.

46
13
"Alone at Last"
TBA
TBA
December 6, 1978 (1978-12-06)

After bundling their brood off to the mountains for a camping trip, Tom and Abby soon find their romantic weekend alone disturbed by too much peace and quiet.

47
14
"The Yearning Point"
TBA
TBA
January 10, 1979 (1979-01-10)

Elizabeth's dream of going to a posh Eastern school conflicts with the Bradford household budget.

48
15
"Moving Out"
"Mother's Rule"
TBA
TBA
January 17, 1979 (1979-01-17)

When Tom gets upset about Susan's boyfriend taking a shower in the upstairs bedroom, Joannie coming in after curfew, and Nancy sunbathing topless in the backyard, the girls move out of the house into their own apartment.
Note: This was a special 2-hour episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out.

49
16
"Inlaws and Outlaws"
TBA
TBA
January 24, 1979 (1979-01-24)[20]

The mutiny by Susan, Joannie, and Nancy continues, and Abby's parents announce their marital estrangement.

50
17
"Horror Story"
TBA
TBA
January 31, 1979 (1979-01-31)

When a thunderstorm causes power failure, the Bradford children use their vivid imaginations to transform the old homestead into a hysterical Haunted House.

51
18
"Just the Ten of Us"
TBA
TBA
February 14, 1979 (1979-02-14)

When David and his girlfriend decide to live together, their decision threatens Tom's chance to win the "Father of the Year" award, along with an all-expenses-paid trip to Hawaii for the entire Bradford family.

52
19
"Best of Friends"
TBA
TBA
February 21, 1979 (1979-02-21)

Tommy rocks the Bradford family foundation with the shocking news of his impending marriage and fatherhood.

53
20
"The Kid Who Came to Dinner"
TBA
TBA
February 28, 1979 (1979-02-28)

When Nicholas Bradford discovers that his new playmate has no parents, the youngest Bradford tries to turn friendship into brotherhood.

54
21
"The Better Part of Valor"
TBA
TBA
March 7, 1979 (1979-03-07)

Abby finds her relationship with Tommy threatened when she returns to teaching and flunks a failed basketball star, causing Tommy peer-group problems.

55
22
"Dads, Daughters, Different Drummers"
TBA
TBA
March 14, 1979 (1979-03-14)[21]

When Tom forbids Joannie to see her new boyfriend, she runs away from home to be with the handsome young writer she loves.

56
23
"The Final Days"
TBA
TBA
May 2, 1979 (1979-05-02)

Tom's editorial, on "Passing the torch to a younger generation", ignites a Grey Power demonstration by Sacramento's indignant senior citizens.

57
24
"Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy"
"The Two of Us"
TBA
TBA
May 9, 1979 (1979-05-09)[22]

David, despite the family's concern and his father's objections, teams up with an outspoken female in a cross-country quest for new beginnings.
Note: This was a special 2-hour episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out.

58
25
"The Graduates"
TBA
TBA
May 23, 1979 (1979-05-23)

Graduation is hardly what the Bradfords expected—with Joanne upset over her future and Elizabeth suspended from her commencement exercises where her father is to be the guest speaker.

text: Season 4 (1979–80)[edit]

text:
Nº
Ep
Title
Directed by:
Written by:
Original air date

59
1
"Merle the Pearl"
TBA
TBA
September 5, 1979 (1979-09-05)[23]

Nicholas's plan to impress his little girlfriend backfires when star pitcher Merle (Brian Patrick Clarke in his debut appearance) ignores him at the ballpark.

60
2
"The Cupid Crisis"
TBA
TBA
September 12, 1979 (1979-09-12)[24]

When Tom makes a "losers pay for the dinners" bet on a touch football game between his family and his neighbor's, it's a wild "hut, hut, hut".

61
3
"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
TBA
TBA
September 19, 1979 (1979-09-19)[25]

David and Janet set a wedding night, which turns out to be the same day Merle and Susan accommodate Merle's ball-playing career move.

62
4
"Ten Ships in the Night"
TBA
TBA
1979 (1979)

63
5
"The Night They Raided Bradfords"
TBA
TBA
October 3, 1979 (1979-10-03)[26]

Merle's sister, Linda Mae, pays the Bradfords a visit. However, she is shocked when she finds out they are not who they seem.

64
6
"Letter to One Bradford"
TBA
TBA
October 17, 1979 (1979-10-17)[27]

Because he broke a chain letter, Nicholas believes he is to blame for Tommy being rushed to the hospital for surgery.

65
7
"The Devil and Mr. Bradford"
TBA
TBA
October 24, 1979 (1979-10-24)[28]

Tom Bradford makes a hasty exit from a movie theater with little Nicholas in tow after he discovers too late that the movie—"Snow White..."—is X-rated.

66
8
"Big Shoes, Little Feet"
TBA
TBA
October 31, 1979 (1979-10-31)[29]

Nicholas plays hooky because his new teacher is holding him to ridicule because she feels he has not lived up to the academic standards of a Bradford.

67
9
"Fathers and Other Strangers"
TBA
TBA
November 7, 1979 (1979-11-07)[30]

Aunt Vivian comes up with a plan to take the entire Bradford clan to Hawaii.
Notes: This was a special 2-hour episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out. Janis Paige and David Wayne guest star.

68
10
"Separate Ways"
TBA
TBA
November 21, 1979 (1979-11-21)[31]

Susan and Merle reach an impasse regarding their careers when he wants to fly to Puerto Rico to play winter baseball and she wants to finish her last semester of college at home.

69
11
"Arrivals"
TBA
TBA
1979 (1979)

70
12
"Brotherhood, Sisterhood"
TBA
TBA
1979 (1979)

71
13
"Mary, He's Married"
TBA
TBA
December 12, 1979 (1979-12-12)

Mary's friendship with a doctor begins to develop into a romance. Nicholas dabbles in sales with face cream. Joannie tries to produce a documentary on her family for a promotion at work.

72
14
"My Son, The Prom Queen"
TBA
TBA
January 9, 1980 (1980-01-09)[32]

When Tommy gets embroiled in a battle of the sexes—he runs for the title of Prom Queen at high school—he gets some unexpected help from the female population at the school.

73
15
"The Courage to Be"
TBA
TBA
1980 (1980)

74
16
"Semi-Centennial Bradford"
TBA
TBA
1980 (1980)

75
17
"The Commitment"
TBA
TBA
1980 (1980)

76
18
"Seven More Days in February"
TBA
TBA
February 6, 1980 (1980-02-06)[33]

Cupid runs amok in the Bradford household during Spring Break, causing Mary to fall for a young psychiatrist who really wants to be a stand-up comic, Nancy to swoon over an archaeologist on his way to his first dig, and Joannie to be swept away by an SAP (self-analysis programmer).

77
19
"The Return of Joe Simons"
TBA
TBA
February 13, 1980 (1980-02-13)[34]

When Joe Simons returns promising Nicholas gold nuggets, Tom questions the motives of both Joe and his secretary (Mary Betten) as well.

78
20
"Bradford vs. Bradford"
TBA
TBA
February 27, 1980 (1980-02-27)[35]

Janet and David's marriage is threatened when she starts working in overtime at the office with a handsome lawyer.

79
21
"Memories"
TBA
TBA
1980 (1980)

80
22
"Official Positions"
TBA
TBA
March 19, 1980 (1980-03-19)[36]

Merle recruits the girls for a charity basketball team, Tom is jealous when a publisher offers to publish Abby's thesis and Tom can't get his accepted, and Nicholas gets his friend's mom a job helping with the book.

81
23
"A Matter of Mentors"
TBA
TBA
March 26, 1980 (1980-03-26)

Joannie gets an important assignment at work but Jeffrey believes that the boss will be expecting a favor in return. Joannie blows her chance at a big story. An experienced reporter makes her his partner and the result is an important scoop. Meanwhile, Nicholas has a problem with a bully that he can't hit back, and fed up with the way that Tom divvies up the family's discretionary funds, Tommy takes over budgeting for it.

82
24
"Roll Over Bradford"
TBA
TBA
1980 (1980)

83
25
"A Little Triangle"
TBA
TBA
1980 (1980)

84
26
"Grad Night"
TBA
TBA
April 30, 1980 (1980-04-30)[37]

The Bradford clan vacates the house for Tommy, Ernie and their girlfriends on Graduation Night.

text: Season 5 (1980–81)[edit]

text:
Nº
Ep
Title
Directed by:
Written by:
Original air date

85
1
"And Baby Makes Nine"
TBA
TBA
October 29, 1980 (1980-10-29)[38]

A very pregnant Susan is in an automobile accident; Elizabeth moves in with her boyfriend and Merle pitches for the New York Mets.
Notes: This was a special 90-minute episode; syndicated versions of this episode split it into two hour-long parts, cutting some scenes out. This season started later than normal due to the actors' strike of 1980.

86
2
"Jeremy"
TBA
TBA
November 5, 1980 (1980-11-05)[39]

There's trouble brewing when the newest member of the Bradford household (Ralph Macchio) shares a smoke with Nicholas.

87
3
"Welcome to Memorial Dr. Bradford"
TBA
TBA
1980 (1980)

88
4
"Generations"
TBA
TBA
1980 (1980)

89
5
"Holly"
TBA
TBA
1980 (1980)

Tommy falls for a girl who's a lyricist. The garage is transformed into a small nursery for Susan and her baby.

90
6
"The Maltese Airline Bag"
TBA
TBA
December 10, 1980 (1980-12-10)[40]

Nicholas and his friend Marvin (John Louie) split up the loot when they come into possession of an airlines bag a mysterious woman in a blonde wig gave them to deliver to an equally mysterious red-haired woman who ran off before they could finish their mission.

91
7
"Strike"
TBA
TBA
1980 (1980)

92
8
"Bradfordgate"
TBA
TBA
January 7, 1981 (1981-01-07)[41]

Tom's nomination to the Board of Education makes him compromise his beliefs. Meanwhile, Joannie goes undercover as a TV reporter, and Nicholas tries to change his "cute" image.

93
9
"The Darlene Dilemma"
TBA
TBA
January 14, 1981 (1981-01-14)[42]

Tommy has a new girlfriend; unfortunately, he isn't her only boyfriend—in fact, he isn't even her only boyfriend in his own house.

94
10
"Second Thoughts"
TBA
TBA
1981 (1981)

95
11
"David's Rib"
TBA
TBA
1981 (1981)

96
12
"Vows"
TBA
TBA
1981 (1981)

97
13
"The Way We Were"
TBA
TBA
1981 (1981)

Tommy tries to get back with Jill when she starts liking Ernie. David's depressed over his new bachelor apartment complex. Nicholas & Jeremy deliver papers for the Sacramento Tribune.

98
14
"If the Glass Slipper Fits"
TBA
TBA
1981 (1981)

99
15
"The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento"
TBA
TBA
1981 (1981)

Joanie organizes a telethon for Channel 8. Jeremy tries to be Tommy's manager.
The episode features performances by Willie Aames, Connie Needham, Betty Buckley, Grant Goodeve, Dianne Kay & Adam Rich.

100
16
"Yet Another Seven Days in February"
TBA
TBA
1981 (1981)

This time, the boys get weird dates.

101
17
"The Idolbreaker: Part 1"
TBA
TBA
April 11, 1981 (1981-04-11)[43]

Tommy's band gets the biggest gig of its career when the group's agent signs them for a national tour with a top star.

102
18
"The Idolbreaker: Part 2"
TBA
TBA
April 18, 1981 (1981-04-18)[43]

Tommy moves into Ellen's apartment and makes plans for their future wedding; a new sexy female reporter stirs jealousy in Joanie; Jeremy celebrates his 16th birthday.

103
19
"Starting Over"
TBA
TBA
1981 (1981)

104
20
"Goals"
TBA
TBA
1981 (1981)

105
21
"Father Knows Best?"
TBA
TBA
May 23, 1981 (1981-05-23)

Filming date: March 21-27, 1981[44]
Jeremy's father shows up to assert his parental rights. David's old high school classmates arrive for their reunion.

text: Post-series movies[edit]

text:
Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion (1987)
An Eight Is Enough Wedding (1989)

text: Syndication[edit]

text: Reruns of all 112 episodes of Eight Is Enough have aired sporadically since the show's syndication debut in September 1982.[45] The show aired on FX in 1994, on PAX in 1998, and as part of a 50th-anniversary Warner Bros. marathon on TV Land in 2005. Eight Is Enough also aired on the Chicago-based MeTV and MeToo, a sister station of MeTV, from 2008 to 2010[46][47][48] before MeTV spread to other markets around the U.S.

text: During its network run, the show was distributed by Worldvision Enterprises (also internationally in rebroadcasts), and later by Lorimar-Telepictures. All syndication rights are now held by (Lorimar successor) Warner Bros. Television.

text: International[edit]

text: In Italy, RAI public networks aired the first season of Eight Is Enough under the title Otto Bastano in 1978,[49] the literal Italian translation of the original title. The remaining seasons were aired in the 1980s on Retequattro, a commercial network from Fininvest (now Mediaset), under the title La Famiglia Bradford. The Italian version excludes the laugh track.

text: The French version, Huit, ça suffit! was a big success in the 1980s both in France and Quebec, Canada, and among all Francophone (French-speaking) Canadians.

text: In Spain, Eight Is Enough was aired also in the 1980s. RTVE (public network) aired all the seasons under the title Con Ocho Basta (the Spanish translation) in Friday's evening time.

text: In the Philippines, Eight Is Enough aired on GMA 7 from 1978 to 1981.

text: DVD releases[edit]

text: On April 17, 2012, Warner Home Video released the complete first season of Eight Is Enough on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.[50] The release includes the pilot episode (featuring Mark Hamill in the role of eldest son David) and a cast reunion special. Several of the episodes have the wrong end credits, and the Lorimar Productions logo has also been edited out of the end credits.

text: On November 13, 2012, Warner Bros. released Season 2, parts one and two on DVD-R via their Warner Archive Collection.[51] These are Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) releases and are available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com. Season 3, Parts One and Two were released on April 30, 2013.[52]

text: Season 4, parts one and two were released on August 13, 2013.[53] The fifth and final season was released on March 11, 2014.[54]

text:
DVD name
Episodes
Release date

The Complete First Season
9
April 17, 2012

The Complete Second Season, Part 1
14
November 13, 2012

The Complete Second Season, Part 2
12
November 13, 2012

The Complete Third Season, Part 1
14
April 30, 2013

The Complete Third Season, Part 2
14
April 30, 2013

The Complete Fourth Season, Part 1
14
August 13, 2013

The Complete Fourth Season, Part 2
13
August 13, 2013

The Complete Fifth Season
22
March 11, 2014


document_title: List of human anatomical regions

question_text: the area between the groin and the knee

question_tokens: the area between the groin and the knee

text: List of human anatomical regions

text: Regions[edit]

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The cranial region encompasses the upper part of the head while the
facial region encompasses the lower half of the head beginning below the ears.
The forehead is referred to as the frontal region.
The eyes are referred to as the orbital or ocular region.
The cheeks are referred to as the buccal region.
The ears are referred to as the auricle or otic region.
The nose is referred to as the nasal region.
The mouth is referred to as the oral region.
The chin is referred to as the mental region.
The neck is referred to as the cervical region.

text: The trunk of the body contains, from superior to inferior,

text:
the thoracic region encompassing the chest
the mammary region encompassing each breast
the sternal region encompassing the sternum
the abdominal region encompassing the stomach area
the umbilicus, or naval, is located at the center of the abdomen.[dubious – discuss]
the coxal region encompassing the belt line
the pubic region encompassing the area above the genitals.

text: The pelvis and legs contain, from superior to inferior,

text:
the inguinal or groin region between the legs and the genitals,
the pubic region surrounding the genitals,
the femoral region encompassing the thighs,
the patellar region encompassing the knee,
the crural region encompassing the shin area of the leg,
the fibular region encompassing the outside of the lower leg,
the tarsal region encompassing the ankle,
the pedal region encompassing the foot
the digital/phalangeal region encompassing the toes.
The great toe is referred to as the hallux.

text: The regions of the upper limbs, from superior to inferior, are

text:
the axillary region encompassing the armpit,
the brachial region encompassing the upper arm,
the antecubital region encompassing the front of the elbow,
the antebrachial region encompassing the forearm,
the carpal region encompassing the wrist,
the palmar region encompassing the palm,
the digital/phalangeal region encompassing the fingers.
The thumb is referred to as the pollex.

text: The posterior view contains, from superior to inferior,

text:
the cervical region encompassing the neck,
the scapular region encompassing the scapulae and the area around,
the dorsal region encompassing the upper back
the lumbar region encompassing the lower back.
the sacral region occurring at the end of the spine, directly above the buttocks.

text: The regions of the back of the arms, from superior to inferior, include

text:
the cervical region encompassing the neck,
the acromial region encompassing the shoulder,
the brachial region encompassing the upper arm,
the olecranal region encompassing the back of the elbow,
the antebrachial region encompasses the back of the arm
and the manual or manus region encompassing the back of the hand.

text: The posterior regions of the legs, from superior to inferior, include

text:
the gluteal region encompassing the buttocks,
the femoral region encompassing the thigh,
the popliteal region encompassing the back of the knee,
the sural region encompassing the back of the lower leg,
the calcaneal region encompassing the heel,
the plantar region encompassing the sole of the foot.

text: Some regions are combined into larger regions. These include the trunk, which is a combination of the thoracic, mammary, abdominal, naval, and coxal regions. The cephalic region is a combination of all of the head regions. The upper limb region is a combination of all of the arm regions. The lower limb region is a combination of all of the leg regions.

text: Deprecated or older regions[edit]

text: Many of these terms are Latin terms that have fallen into disuse.

text: Front:

text:
Frons - forehead
Facies - face
Pectus - breast
Latus - flank
Coxa - hip
Genu - knee
Pes - foot

text: Back:

text:
Vertex - Crown [a]
Occiput - back of head
Collum - neck
Dorsum - back [b]
Lumbus - loin
Natis - buttock
Calx - heel