
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 becau...
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.
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 becau...

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Episode 1: Season 1 Gag Reel
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.

Episode 1: Pilot
As Cate decides to go back to work as a nurse, Paul undertakes the responsibility of watching the ki...

Episode 2: Wall of Shame
Paul is left home alone with the kids while Cate is at a seminar on the day of the big Michigan/Ohio...

Episode 3: Bridget's First Job
After seeing how much money Bridget spends on keeping up with the latest fashions, Paul tells her t...

Episode 4: Wings
Bridget takes drastic measures when an overprotective Paul keeps coming up with excuses to delay her...

Episode 5: Son-In-Law
A sports-struck Paul lets Bridget do whatever she wants when she starts dating Travis, star basketba...

Episode 6: Cheerleader
Bridget is ecstatic when the cheerleading squad has an opening for a new member. But after telling K...

Episode 7: Trick or Treehouse
Paul seems to be the only one looking forward to a family Halloween, as Bridget, Kerry and Rory make...

Episode 8: By the Book
In an effort to win back the love and respect that his daughters used to show him when they were you...

Episode 9: Two Boys for Every Girl
After Paul convinces Bridget to tell Kyle the truth about her date with another boy, Kyle breaks up...

Episode 10: Give It Up
When no one can agree on where the family vacation should take place, Paul challenges the Hennessey...

Episode 11: Paul Meets His Match
Paul becomes quick friends with his new editor Nick when he discovers they both are married fathers...

Episode 12: All I Want for Christmas
Paul tries to find perfect gifts for the family to make up for last year's Christmas fiasco. Kerry f...

Episode 13: Rory's Got a Girlfriend
When a proud Paul lets thirteen-year-old Rory go out on his first date, Bridget and Kerry accuse him...

Episode 14: Career Choices
Paul and Cate are shocked when they are called into the principal's office and informed that Bridget...

Episode 15: Kerry's Big Adventure
After Kerry and her boyfriend break up, Paul tries to cheer her up by getting Bridget to take her li...

Episode 16: Come and Knock on Our Door
After discovering that boyfriend Kyle kissed Kerry at a party, Bridget gives her sister the silent t...

Episode 17: Drummer Boy (1)
Bridget defies the rules of the house after Paul forbids her from going out on a date with Ben, her...

Episode 18: Drummer Boy (2)
Bridget takes the car and follows her older boyfriend, drum instructor Ben, to his college dorm.

Episode 19: Cool Parent
After a party at Tommy's house is broken up by the police, Paul chastises his friend and unwittingly...

Episode 20: Every Picture Tells A Story
When Paul is asked by race car driver Carter Tibbits (Jason Priestley, "Beverly Hills 90210") to wri...

Episode 21: Kerry's Video
Kerry devotes her school video project to sister Bridget to illustrate the hypocrisy that life is mu...

Episode 22: Good Moms Gone Wild
While vacationing in Florida at Cate's parents' home, Paul and Cate catch Bridget and Kerry on the n...

Episode 23: Career Woman
Paul's job as parental guardian becomes more of a full-time position when Cate is up for a promotion...

Episode 24: Queen Bees and King Bees
Bridget and Paul are surprised to find themselves in similar situations when they are both alienated...

Episode 25: Bake Sale
For a health class assignment, Bridget and Kyle have to take care of a sack of flour as if it were a...

Episode 26: The Doyle Wedding
After reluctantly inviting socially inept neighbors Fred and Mary Ellen Doyle and their kids over fo...

Episode 27: Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman (1)
Having learned that her sister Maggie is having marital problems, Cate is nevertheless not too thril...

Episode 28: Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman (2)
The rivalry between Cate and Maggie comes to a boiling point when Maggie gets a sexy, new makeover a...

Episode 1: Premiere
Bridget finds her popularity waning because of her exclusive, long distance relationship with Donny,...

Episode 2: Sex Ed
Bridget is horrified when Cate is asked to fill in as the sex ed instructor in her daughter's class....

Episode 3: Donny Goes AWOL
Donny's parents ask Bridget to be a part of a video message they are sending Donny. They are shocked...

Episode 4: Goodbye
Cate receives a phone call that Paul had collapsed and died in the grocery store. Later that evening...

Episode 5: No Right Way
Cate is unprepared for the diverse reactions exhibited by Bridget and Kerry on their first day back...

Episode 6: What Dad Would Want
Cate persuades Rory to try out for basketball because that would've made his dad proud.

Episode 7: The First Thanksgiving
While Cate plans to raise the family spirits with a special Thanksgiving dinner, Rory takes it upon...

Episode 8: The Story of Anne Frank and Skeevy
After Cate encourages Bridget to participate in extracurricular activities to beef up her college re...

Episode 9: YMCA
Cate orders Kerry, Rory, and Jim join the YMCA where Bridget works.

Episode 10: Get Real
The Hennessy household and Jim are thrown for a loop when Cate's wayward nephew C.J. stops by to pay...

Episode 11: Consequences
Rory steals a police dog when he hears about CJ's glory days of stealing his old school mascot, but...

Episode 12: Opposites Attract (1)
In need of a tutor to boost her grades, Bridget hires Jeremy, hoping to make her chance of getting i...

Episode 13: Opposites Attract (2)
Bridget decides to make a move on her tutor but discovers that he may have his sights set on her deb...

Episode 14: Opposites Attract: Night of the Locust (3)
After being told that she's fickle when it comes to relationships, Bridget is afraid that she may en...

Episode 15: Daddy's Girl
On the advice of the family therapist, Cate is encouraged to pursue her dream of becoming a singer....

Episode 16: Mall in the Family
After Kerry is promoted to assistant manager at a fast food restaurant in the mall, Jim is hired to...

Episode 17: Let's Keep Going (1)
Cate sends Bridget and Kerry to their grandmother's house for a visit after the Hennessys decide aga...

Episode 18: Let's Keep Going (2)
Upon discovering Cate in the arms of Artie, Bridget and Kerry decide to blow off their planned trip...

Episode 19: C.J.'s Party
Cate banishes C.J. and grounds Bridget for going to C.J.'s college keg party. Jim has to take a writ...

Episode 20: Mother's Day
After witnessing some strange behavior from Bridget and Kerry, Cate tries to find out what they are...

Episode 21: The Principal
When Bridget is busted over a school dress code violation, Cate is called upon to meet with her new...

Episode 22: Final Parts Un & Deux
Kerry gets in the art program in Europe in the summer, but Cate forgot to submit her medical records...

Episode 1: First Day of School
Knowing that Kerry is dragging her feet over breaking up with Kyle, Bridget takes it upon herself to...

Episode 2: Changes
The kids question Cate's motives when they return from their summer getaways and discover that she h...

Episode 3: School Nurse
After Cate accepts the position of school nurse, Bridget and Kerry are convinced that she only took...

Episode 4: Out of the Box
Kerry is livid when Bridget unintentionally makes a mockery out of her art project at the mall. But...

Episode 5: Car Trouble
Kate gives Bridget and Kerry the keys to the minivan, provided they drive Rory wherever he needs to...

Episode 6: Halloween
Kerry doubts Bridget's ability to put together the school's Halloween party as part of her Student B...

Episode 7: Coach
Bridget is psyched to join the high school tennis team when she develops a crush on Coach Scott. But...

Episode 8: Secrets
Everyone fears the ringing of the phone when they all keep secrets from each other. Rory refuses to...

Episode 9: Thanksgiving
While the family prepares Thanksgiving dinner for Cate to give her some much needed time off, she's...

Episode 10: Vanity Unfair
After Bridget is turned down for a role in a sports car commercial, Jim discovers that the head of t...

Episode 11: Princetown Girl
Bridget is ecstatic when she learns that tennis scouts from Princeton are coming to her school to wa...

Episode 12: A Very C.J. Christmas
To keep C.J. from spending Christmas alone in Las Vegas, the Hennessy household bends over backwards...

Episode 13: The Sub
Cate is shocked to discover that Principal Gibb has hired C.J. as a substitute teacher. When C.J. ca...

Episode 14: C.J.'s Temptation
While Cate finds herself becoming jealous of Principal Ed Gibb's new girlfriend, C.J. is asked by Ed...

Episode 15: Old Flame
After sending an email to former college flame Matt to see how he's been doing over the years, Cate...

Episode 16: Closure
When Cate and C.J. discover that Kerry has been e-mailing Bruno, they secretly try to snoop in her c...

Episode 17: Volleybrawl
Cate's alleged antics at Kerry's volleyball game threaten to make her team forfeit the match. Meanwh...

Episode 18: Freaky Friday
After falling asleep while watching Freaky Friday, Cate awakens to find that she and Bridget have sw...

Episode 19: Torn Between Two Lovers
Valentine's Day finds C.J. in a predicament when he commits to two different Valentine's Day dates....

Episode 20: C.J.'s Real Dad
C.J. is shocked and delighted when he meets his biological father for the first time. But Jim doesn'...

Episode 21: The After Party
After turning down Bridget's request to throw an after-prom party in a hotel room, Cate decides to t...

Episode 22: The Teachers Lounge
Officially a full-time teacher, C.J. is overjoyed to finally get access to the teachers' lounge. But...

Episode 23: The Sleepover
After Principal Gibb and Cate fall asleep at the house while watching a movie, the family catches th...

Episode 24: Ditch Day
After C.J. discovers that Cate may be starting a relationship with Principal Gibb, he blabs it to Br...
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