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8 Simple Rules: Created by Tracy Gamble. With Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers. The Hennessy clan -- mother Cate, daughters Bridget and Kerry, and son Rory -- look to one another for guidance and support after the death of Paul, the family patriarch.
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8 Simple Rules is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 2002 to 2005. It starred John Ritter, Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, and others as a family coping with parenting and dating issues.
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Watch the sitcom about the Hennessy family and their challenges of raising three teenage children. Starring Katey Sagal, John Ritter, Kaley Cuoco and more.
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8 Simple Rules (originally known as 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter) is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 17, 2002, to April 15, 2005, with 76 episodes in three seasons.
It was loosely based on humor columnist W. Bruce Cameron's self-improvement book of the same name. The show starred John Ritter until his death on September 11, 2003. Katey Sagal took over the show's starring position for the rest of the series's run. Veteran actor James Garner and David Spade also joined the show.
8 Simple Rules is about an American married couple with three children and is set in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. The father, Paul Hennessy (John Ritter), was a sportswriter who is prompted by his wife Cate's (Katey Sagal) return to nursing to take a more active role in raising their two teenage daughters, Bridget (Kaley Cuoco), and Kerry (Amy Davidson), and son Rory (Martin Spanjers). He is soon overwhelmed by the responsibility of being the father of teenage daughters and misses being a sports writer. Paul begins writing a column from home about his struggles with his children and offers advice to people who are in his same position.
Paul's teenage daughters are dating, which sparks the use of the "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter". The show, created by veteran comedy writer Tracy Gamble, derives its name and some of its elements from W. Bruce Cameron's book 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.
The rules are:
1.Use your hands on my daughter and you'll lose them after.
2.You make her cry, I make you cry.
3.Safe sex is a myth. Anything you try will be hazardous to your health.
See also: Full list of characters
•John Ritter as Paul Hennessy, Cate's late husband, Bridget, Kerry & Rory's late father, C.J.'s late uncle
•Katey Sagal as Cate Hennessy, Paul's wife/widow, Jim's daughter, Bridget, Kerry & Rory's mother and C.J.'s aunt
•Kaley Cuoco as Bridget Hennessy, Paul & Cate's daughter, Kerry & Rory's older sister, Jim's granddaughter and C.J.'s cousin
•Amy Davidson as Kerry Hennessy, Paul & Cate's daughter, Bridget's younger sister, Rory's older sister, Jim's granddaughter and C.J.'s cousin
•Martin Spanjer as Rory Hennessy, Paul & Cate's son, Bridget & Kerry's younger brother, Jim's grandson and C.J.'s cousin
See also: Episode Guide
8 Simple Rules originally aired on ABC from September 17, 2002, to April 15, 2005, with 76 episodes in three seasons.
Learn about 8 Simple Rules, a comedy show that ran on ABC from 2002 to 2005, starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal. Find out the premise, the characters, the episodes and the rules of dating their teenage daughter.
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IMDb provides the episode list and ratings of the TV series 8 Simple Rules, which aired from 2002 to 2005. The series follows the humorous and chaotic life of a middle-class family with three daughters and a son.
8 Simple Rules. Raising the Hennessy's three children -- Bridget, Kerry and Rory -- is no easy task. Oldest daughter Bridget is traversing the dating scene. Kerry is cute and smart, but she...
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