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The Bard and the Bod

  • Episode aired Nov 2, 1977
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Eight Is Enough (1977)
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Joannie is excited to share the news that she's gotten a part in a Shakespeare play, but when she learns that she has a nude scene, she doesn't know how to tell her father.Joannie is excited to share the news that she's gotten a part in a Shakespeare play, but when she learns that she has a nude scene, she doesn't know how to tell her father.Joannie is excited to share the news that she's gotten a part in a Shakespeare play, but when she learns that she has a nude scene, she doesn't know how to tell her father.

  • Director
    • Irving J. Moore
  • Writers
    • Thomas Braden
    • William Blinn
    • Mike Weinberger
  • Stars
    • Dick Van Patten
    • Grant Goodeve
    • Betty Buckley
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    7.3/10
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    • Director
      • Irving J. Moore
    • Writers
      • Thomas Braden
      • William Blinn
      • Mike Weinberger
    • Stars
      • Dick Van Patten
      • Grant Goodeve
      • Betty Buckley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Dick Van Patten
    Dick Van Patten
    • Tom Bradford
    Grant Goodeve
    Grant Goodeve
    • David Bradford
    Betty Buckley
    Betty Buckley
    • Abby Abbott
    Lani O'Grady
    Lani O'Grady
    • Mary
    Laurie Walters
    Laurie Walters
    • Joannie
    Susan Richardson
    Susan Richardson
    • Susan
    Dianne Kay
    Dianne Kay
    • Nancy
    Connie Needham
    Connie Needham
    • Elizabeth
    • (as Connie Newton)
    Willie Aames
    Willie Aames
    • Tommy
    Adam Rich
    Adam Rich
    • Nicholas
    James Ray
    • Walter Abbott
    Marcus Smythe
    • Mark-The Acting Teacher
    Michael Fairman
    Michael Fairman
    • Detective Founder
    MacIntyre Dixon
    MacIntyre Dixon
    • Detective Polombe
    Kevan Dignam
    • Acting Student
    Scott Mulhern
    • Acting Student
    J. Brian Pizer
    • Quince
    • (as Brian Pizer)
    A. Michael Baldwin
    A. Michael Baldwin
    • Jason
    • (as Michael Baldwin)
    • Director
      • Irving J. Moore
    • Writers
      • Thomas Braden
      • William Blinn
      • Mike Weinberger
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    • Trivia
      As an inside joke, the poster for Joanie's play lists one of the stars as Brandon Tartikoff who was an ABC network executive at the time.
    • Goofs
      Mary states that Joanie's one night performance of the play is on the same night of Abby's meeting with her former father-in-law, Friday, October 4. In 1977, October fell on a Tuesday.

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 1977 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 9, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
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      • Lorimar Productions
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      • 1.33 : 1

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