ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: WHAT TO SURF | The Eight Is Enough Page Oct 8, 1999

What To Surf: The Eight is Enough Page

The Bradford exchange of a different sort -- this fansite offers arcana on all things Tom, Abby, David, Mary, et al

Abe Vigoda, Robin Williams, and Rosanna Arquette? All guest stars. Mark Hamill? Played eldest son David in the pilot. And what's Betty Buckley (above) -- a.k.a. step-mom Abby -- up to? (Appearing in the 1999 film ''Simply Irresistible,'' among other things.) Yes, David Tanny has all your ''EIE'' answers, from episode guides to cast bios. He also, bless him, offers a game of cast-photo Concentration, a Jumble using magic words like ''Sacramento'' -- and an eBay alert for show memorabilia, like a swimsuit shot of Willie Aames in ''Battle of the Network Stars''. It's enough to fill your life with love.

Grade: A

-- Gillian Flynn