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Eight is Enough Timeline
1979
Jan 04, 1979, Grant Goodeve guested on Dinah! starring Dinah Shore.
Jan 10, 1979, Joan Prather joined the cast of "Eight is Enough" as Janet MacArthur, who later married David the following fall.
Jan 12, 1979, Dick Van Patten and Joey Travolta were guests on "Donny and Marie"
Jan 18, 1979, Brian Patrick Clarke co-starred in the short-lived TV series "Delta House" playing Greg Marmalard.
Jan 19, 1979, Grant Goodeve appearred in the TV movie "A Last Cry for Help."
Jan 23, 1979, from January 23-26 and 29 (according to matchgame.org), Susan Richardson appearred as a panelist on "Match Game '79"
Jan 24, 1979, Larry Gelman guested on "Eight is Enough" in the episode "Horror Story" as Officer Bernstein,
Jan 26, 1979, est date, the cast of Eight is Enough appearred in another Family Feud Prime Time Special.
Jan 30, 1979, Larry Gelman appearred in the TV movie "The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal" as Mo Pincus.
Feb 03, 1979, K.C. Martel appearred in the Canadian TV series "You Can't Do That on Television".
Feb 12, 1979, from Feb 12 through Feb 16, Susan Richardson was a guest panelist on "The $20,000 Pyramid"
Feb 14, 1979, Larry Gelman guested on "Eight is Enough" in the episode "The Kid Who Came To Dinner" as Officer Bernstein,
Feb 24, 1979, Kimberly Beck guested on "B.J. and the Bear" in the episode "Shine On".
Mar 04, 1979, Betty Buckley was an uncredited singer of "Walking in Space" in the movie "Hair."
Apr 04, 1979, Connie Newton married Hal Needham
Apr 18, 1979, Grant Goodeve was a guest on "The Merv Griffin Show"
Apr 20, 1979, Susan Richardson was a guest panelist on "The $20,000 Pyramid"
Apr 23, 1979, from Apr 23 through Apr 27, Susan Richardson was a guest panelist on "The $20,000 Pyramid"
May 00, 1979, Dianne Kay married her college boyfriend Kevin
May 07, 1979, Dick Van Patten and Susan Richardson appearred in "Battle of the Network Stars VI"
May 11, 1979, Michael Thoma appearred in the movie "Winter Kills" as Ray Doty.
May 11, 1979, K.C. Martel appearred in the TV movie "The Power Within" as Small Boy.
May 12, 1979, the issue of TV GUIDE, a feature included Susan Richardson.
May 14, 1979, through May 18, Dick Van Patten and Susan Richardson and four members of their immediate families guested for a week on "Family Feud" in daytime.
May 20, 1979, Lani O'Grady, Gavin MacLeod, and Richard Hatch co-hosted an ABC special "Guinness Book Of World Records". A man holds back a helicopter with his teeth, a man plunges into 12.25 inches of water, a man tries to escape from a straitjacket while 200 feet in the air.
May 20, 1979, Grant Goodeve guested on The Osmond Family Hour
May 21, 1979, Susan Richardson appearred for five days (start date not confirmed) on "Hollywood Squares" on NBC Daytime.
May 25, 1979, Grant Goodeve appearred in the TV movie "Hot Rod"
May 25, 1979, the cast of Eight is Enough appearred in the prime-time edition of "Hollywood Squares"
May 28, 1979, from May 28 through Jun 1, Laurie Walters guested on "The $20,000 Pyramid."
Jun 02, 1979, in an issue of "TV Guide," Dianne Kay was featured in an article.
Jun 27, 1979, Kimberly Beck appearred in the TV movie "Starting Fresh" as Stephanie Harvey.
Jul 00, 1979, a Hollywood celebrity magazine blurts that Susan Richardson was with child.
Jul 06, 1979, Larry Gelman appearred in the movie "The Frisco Kid" as Rabbi.
Jul 07, 1979, Dick Van Patten appearred in the movie "Nutcracker Fantasy"
Jul 09, 1979, from Jul 9 through Jul 13, Susan Richardson was a guest panelist on "The $20,000 Pyramid (as Junior Pyramid)."
Jul 27, 1979, K.C. Martel appearred in the movie "The Amityville Horror" as Greg.
Aug 08, 1979, Michelle Greene appeared in the series "Dorothy" as Margo.
Sep 02, 1979, Susan Richardson appearred in the "All-Star Junior Pyramid Special"
Sep 05, 1979, Brian Patrick Clarke joined the cast of Eight as Enough as Merle "The Pearl" Stockwell.
Sep 14, 1979, Grant Goodeve guested on "Fantasy Island" playing "Bill Rawlins" in the episode: "Goose for the Gander/The Stuntman" .
Sep 19, 1979, David (Grant Goodeve) and Susan (Susan Richardson) each got married in a double wedding. David married Janet (Joan Prather) and Susan wed Merle (Brian Patrick Clarke) just two TV weeks after Merle was introduced. Sep=9, so add 9+19=28!
Sep 21, 1979, Dick Van Patten appearred in the TV movie "Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker" as Hurb Thurston.
Sep 22, 1979, Lani O'Grady guested on "The Love Boat" playing "Robin" in the episode: "The Oldies But Goodies/Grass Is Always Greener, The/Stages of Love"
Sep 22, 1979, Adam Rich, Dick Van Patten, Susan Richardson, Dianne Kay, Connie Newton Needham, and who knows who else guested in "CHiPs" playing themselves in the episode: "Roller Disco: Part 2". Was NBC so broke that it started outsourcing actors from other networks or something?
Sep 22, 1979, Adam Rich guested on "The Love Boat" playing "Brian" in the episode: "The Oldies But Goodies/Grass Is Always Greener, The/Stages of Love"
Sep 29, 1979, Nicholas Pryor guested on "Hart to Hart" in the episode "Passport to Murder" as Clint Reilly.
Oct 00, 1979, Larry Gelman appearred in the movie "Delta Fox" as Rudy.
Oct 02, 1979, K.C. Martel appearred in the TV movie "Portrait of a Stripper" as Mark Hanson.
Oct 03, 1979, Nicholas Pryor made the first of seven appearrances on "Eight is Enough" as Jeffrey Trout.
Nov 02, 1979, Willie Aames, and Dick Van Patten appearred in the special "Battle of the Network Stars VII".
Nov 06, 1979, Nicholas Pryor appearred in the movie "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh" as George Brockington.
Nov 08, 1979, Michelle Greene guested on "Laverne & Shirley" in the episode "Bad Girls" as Vicki.
Nov 09, 1979, Larry Gelman appearred in the TV movie "Topper" as Mechanic.
Nov 12, 1979, from Nov 12 through Nov 16, Susan Richardson was a guest panelist on "The $20,000 Pyramid"
Nov 18, 1979, Dianne Kay was a Grand Marshall in the Mother Goose Parade in El Cajon.
Nov 22, 1979, Dianne Kay appearred in "Macy's Thanksgiving Parade" in a float promoting her movie "1941."
Nov 24, 1979, K.C. Martel guested on "Fantasy Island" in the episode "The Pug/Class of '69" as Mitch Lee.
Nov 28, 1979, in that date's episode of "Eight is Enough", Susan Stockwell (Susan Richardson) learned that she was with child.
Dec 00, 1979, Adam Rich voiced in the movie "Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas."
Dec 01, 1979, Joan Prather guested on "Fantasy Island" playing "Julie Brett" in the episode: "The Victim/The Mermaid" (episode # 3.11).
Dec 03, 1979, from Dec 3 through Dec 7, Grant Goodeve guested on "The $20,000 Pyramid"
Dec 05, 1979, K.C. Martel appearred in the TV movie "Aunt Mary" as Billy.
Dec 14, 1979, Dianne Kay appearred in the movie "1941" as Betty; it also starred Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and a host of other stars.
Dec 15, 1979, in that issue of TV Guide, Joan Prather was featured.
Dec 21, 1979, Kimberly Beck appearred in the movie "Roller Boogie" as Lana.
Dec 21, 1979, Willie Aames appearred in the movie "Scavenger Hunt" as Kenny.
Dec 24, 1979, Nicholas Pryor guested on "Lou Grant" in the episode "Kids" as Al Mitchell.
Dec 27, 1979, Kimberly Beck guested on "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" in the episode "Cruise Ship to the Stars" as Allison Michaels.
Dec 29, 1979, Larry Gelman guested on "Insight" in the episode "Rebirth of Packy Rowe" as Benny Winkles.
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