March 15, 1977 –
One of the first TV “dramedies“, Eight Is Enough began airing on ABC-TV on this date.
Based on the 1975 autobiographical account of newspaper editor and columnist Thomas Braden, who also served as co-host, with Pat Buchanan, of CNN’s Crossfire. They changed the name from Braden to Bradford because they thought Bradford sounded more likable, more all-American, less ethnic. But the first name of the book’s hero, Tom, stayed the same, as did the first names of the mother and the eight children.
The Haus of Dcaligari 