8 Simple Rules
Paul and Cate are raising their three children -- Bridget, Kerry and Rory -- which is no easy task. Oldest daughter Bridget is traversing the dating scene. Kerry is cute and smart, but she has a hard time getting in touch with her true feelings because of her lack of self-confidence. The youngest of the three children, and only boy, Rory is beginning to discover one of life's greatest mysteries -- girls.
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Seasons
The first season of 8 Simple Rules aired on ABC between September 17, 2002, and May 20, 2003, and consists of 28 episodes. On August 7, 2007, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the complete first season on DVD on a 3-disc set.
1.Pilot
7.517-09-200222mAs Cate decides to go back to work as a nurse, Paul undertakes the responsibility of watching the kids.
2.Wall of Shame
7.024-09-200222mPaul is left home alone with the kids while Cate is at a seminar on the day of the big Michigan/Ohio State football game. But much to Paul's dismay, the game soon takes a backseat...
3.Bridget's First Job
7.001-10-200222mAfter seeing how much money Bridget spends on keeping up with the latest fashions, Paul tells her to go out and get a job to learn how to be fiscally responsible. But when she lan...
4.Wings
7.008-10-200222mBridget takes drastic measures when an overprotective Paul keeps coming up with excuses to delay her from taking her driver's test. Meanwhile, after convincing a less-than-confiden...
5.Son-In-Law
7.015-10-200222mA sports-struck Paul lets Bridget do whatever she wants when she starts dating Travis, star basketball player and son of baseball legend Steve Smith. Meanwhile Kerry resents the fa...
6.Cheerleader
6.522-10-200222mBridget is ecstatic when the cheerleading squad has an opening for a new member. But after telling Kerry that she is not cut out to be a cheerleader, Bridget is completely dumbfoun...
7.Trick or Treehouse
7.029-10-200222mPaul seems to be the only one looking forward to a family Halloween, as Bridget, Kerry and Rory make plans to spend the spooky evening away from home and with their friends. But Pa...
8.By the Book
7.005-11-200222mIn an effort to win back the love and respect that his daughters used to show him when they were young, Paul turns to a parenting book for some quick advice. But when Bridget and K...
9.Two Boys for Every Girl
7.012-11-200222mAfter Paul convinces Bridget to tell Kyle the truth about her date with another boy, Kyle breaks up with her. Meanwhile, Kerry's first date turns out to be a dream, but she is deva...
10.Give It Up
8.019-11-200222mWhen no one can agree on where the family vacation should take place, Paul challenges the Hennessey clan to give up their bad habits for a week and the winner gets to choose the va...
11.Paul Meets His Match
7.526-11-200222mPaul becomes quick friends with his new editor Nick when he discovers they both are married fathers of teenage girls. But Paul soon learns that they both have the reputation of bei...
12.All I Want for Christmas
6.510-12-200222mPaul tries to find perfect gifts for the family to make up for last year's Christmas fiasco. Kerry finds a stray dog during the holidays. Cate is overjoyed when she is asked to sin...
13.Rory's Got a Girlfriend
7.017-12-200222mWhen a proud Paul lets thirteen-year-old Rory go out on his first date, Bridget and Kerry accuse him of unfairly changing the rules because they were never allowed to date at that...
14.Career Choices
7.507-01-200322mPaul and Cate are shocked when they are called into the principal's office and informed that Bridget wants to skip her college prep classes in order to become an esthetician. Meanw...
15.Kerry's Big Adventure
7.021-01-200322mAfter Kerry and her boyfriend break up, Paul tries to cheer her up by getting Bridget to take her little sister with her to a party. Meanwhile, Paul and Cate try to discover what i...
16.Come and Knock on Our Door
7.528-01-200322mAfter discovering that boyfriend Kyle kissed Kerry at a party, Bridget gives her sister the silent treatment which is anything but quiet for Paul. But real life merges with fantasy...
17.Drummer Boy (1)
6.504-02-200322mBridget defies the rules of the house after Paul forbids her from going out on a date with Ben, her college-age drum instructor. Meanwhile, Kerry is mad at Cate when her ex-boyfrie...
18.Drummer Boy (2)
6.511-02-200322mBridget takes the car and follows her older boyfriend, drum instructor Ben, to his college dorm.
19.Cool Parent
7.018-02-200322mAfter a party at Tommy's house is broken up by the police, Paul chastises his friend and unwittingly volunteers to host the next one. But when the party gets out of control too, th...
20.Every Picture Tells A Story
6.525-02-200322mWhen Paul is asked by race car driver Carter Tibbits (Jason Priestley, "Beverly Hills 90210") to write a book about him, Paul brings the family to Tibbits' mansion to meet the driv...
21.Kerry's Video
7.511-03-200322mKerry devotes her school video project to sister Bridget to illustrate the hypocrisy that life is much easier for the beautiful people. But when Bridget discovers that the video ma...
22.Good Moms Gone Wild
6.525-03-200322mWhile vacationing in Florida at Cate's parents' home, Paul and Cate catch Bridget and Kerry on the news partying with a group of Spring Breakers. But the news runs archival footage...
23.Career Woman
6.528-03-200322mPaul's job as parental guardian becomes more of a full-time position when Cate is up for a promotion and has to spend more time at the hospital. After Paul introduces Rory to baseb...
24.Queen Bees and King Bees
7.008-04-200322mBridget and Paul are surprised to find themselves in similar situations when they are both alienated in their social circles. But they devise a plan to settle the score, leading Pa...
25.Bake Sale
7.329-04-200322mFor a health class assignment, Bridget and Kyle have to take care of a sack of flour as if it were a baby. Kerry and Rory bake cookies for the Great American Bake Sale to help put...
26.The Doyle Wedding
7.506-05-200322mAfter reluctantly inviting socially inept neighbors Fred and Mary Ellen Doyle and their kids over for dinner, Paul and Cate are shocked when the entire Hennessy clan is asked to ta...
27.Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman (1)
7.013-05-200322mHaving learned that her sister Maggie is having marital problems, Cate is nevertheless not too thrilled when Paul invites Maggie to stay at the house. Meanwhile, Paul and Cate are...
28.Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman (2)
7.020-05-200322mThe rivalry between Cate and Maggie comes to a boiling point when Maggie gets a sexy, new makeover and gives Bridget a water bra as a gift. Tensions between the Hennessy sisters mo...
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