8 Simple Rules
Also known as	8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (S01E01-S02E05 title)
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Tracy Gamble
Starring	John Ritter (2002-2003) Katey Sagal Kaley Cuoco Amy Davidson Martin Spanjers James Garner (2003-2005) David Spade (2004-2005)
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	76 (List of episodes)
Production
Location(s)	Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California
Running time	approx 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 17, 2002 – April 15, 2005
External links
IMDb profile

8 Simple Rules (Also known as 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter) was an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 17, 2002 to April 15, 2005. Loosely based on humor columnist W. Bruce Cameron's book of the same name, the show is known as the series John Ritter was starring in when he died. This article is about a genre of comedy. ... This article is about the American actor. ... Katey Sagal (born Catherine Louise Sagal on January 19, 1954)[1] is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her roles in Futurama, 8 Simple Rules, and Married. ... Kaley Christine Cuoco (born November 30, 1985)[1] is an American television actress, perhaps best known for her supporting role as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules. ... Amy Davidson (born September 15, 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress, best known for her role as Kerry Hennessy in 8 Simple Rules. ... Martin Ryan Spanjers (born February 2, 1987) is an American actor best known for his supporting role as the son, Rory Joseph Hennessy in the ABC television sitcom 8 Simple Rules. ... For other uses, see James Garner (disambiguation). ... David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-Award and Golden Globe–nominated American actor, comedian, television personality who gained fame in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This is a list of episodes from the 2000s American sitcom, 8 Simple Rules episodes. ... ... For the community in Santa Clara County, California, see Burbank, Santa Clara County, California. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2002 in television involved some significant events. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2005 in television involved some significant events. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2002 in television involved some significant events. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2005 in television involved some significant events. ... Look up Humour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... W. Bruce Cameron is an internationally known humor columnist. ... This article is about the American actor. ...

Premise

8 Simple Rules is about a married couple with three children, set in a Detroit, Michigan suburb. The father, Paul Hennessy (John Ritter, Three's Company), is a sportswriter who is prompted by his wife Cate's (Katey Sagal, Married... with Children, Futurama) return to nursing to take a more active role in raising their two teenage daughters, Bridget (Kaley Cuoco), and Kerry (Amy Davidson), and their 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. His 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 (ISBN 0-7611-2314-8). Matrimony redirects here. ... Detroit redirects here. ... Threes Company is an American sitcom that ran from 1977 to 1984 on ABC. It is a remake of the British sitcom Man About the House. ... Katey Sagal (born Catherine Louise Sagal on January 19, 1954)[1] is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her roles in Futurama, 8 Simple Rules, and Married. ... Married… with Children was a long-running American sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in Chicago. ... This article is about the television series. ... Kaley Christine Cuoco (born November 30, 1985)[1] is an American television actress, perhaps best known for her supporting role as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules. ... Amy Davidson (born September 15, 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress, best known for her role as Kerry Hennessy in 8 Simple Rules. ... Martin Ryan Spanjers (born February 2, 1987) is an American actor best known for his supporting role as the son, Rory Joseph Hennessy in the ABC television sitcom 8 Simple Rules. ... W. Bruce Cameron is an internationally known humor columnist. ...

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.
4. Bring her home late, there's no next date.
5. Only delivery men honk. Dates ring the doorbell. Once.
6. No complaining while you're waiting for her. If you're bored, change my oil.
7. If your pants hang off your hips, I'll gladly secure them with my staple gun.
8. Dates must be in crowded public places. You want romance? Read a book.

The third season took a creative turn, revolving more around Jim and C.J. than the Hennessy family, more specifically not revolving around the raising of the Hennessy girls. However this was little more than a phase in a way, and newly added characters joined the show as an ensemble, and shortly after their novelty wore off, the show found its roots once more.

Three's Company spoof

One episode does feature a dream sequence in which Paul is on the set of Three's Company, the sitcom from which John Ritter gained fame. Also, Paul's wit and deadpan expression are similar to Stanley Roper. His co-star on that series Don Knotts even appeared in a cameo at the end of the episode. Knotts would be the last Three's Company co-star to work with Ritter before his death. Threes Company is an American sitcom that ran from 1977 to 1984 on ABC. It is a remake of the British sitcom Man About the House. ... Stanley Roper is the name of a character from the sitcom Threes Company. ... Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (a role which earned him five Emmy Awards), and as landlord Ralph Furley on the television sitcom Three’s...

The Three's Company set is also used as Kyle's older brother's "bachelor pad".

Production

John Ritter's death

On September 11, 2003, following an interview on the set with the Museum of Television & Radio, John Ritter suffered an aortic dissection. After he experienced discomfort during a rehearsal that afternoon, crew members took Ritter to a nearby hospital, where he died that night. Following Ritter's death, ABC announced that the show would continue after a hiatus, and would incorporate the death of Ritter's character. The three new episodes that Ritter completed were aired with Katey Sagal introducing them. is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Museum of Television and Radio, New York City The Museum of Television & Radio (MTR) (formerly The Museum of Broadcasting) is a set of archives in the U.S. dedicated to the collection of programs and advertising broadcast via radio and television. ... This article is about the American actor. ... Aortic dissection is a tear in the wall of the aorta (the largest artery of the body). ... Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center is a hospital in Burbank, California, USA. The hospital has 455 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. ... In television scheduling, a hiatus refers to a break of at least several weeks in the normal schedule of a television program. ...

The show returned on November 4, 2003 with a one hour episode, "Goodbye," dedicated to Ritter's death. Subsequent episodes dealt with the family's reaction to his death and their moving on. The first four post-Ritter episodes were shot without a live audience. Suzanne Pleshette and James Garner guest-starred as Cate's parents. David Spade later guest-starred as Cate's wayward nephew, C.J. Both Garner and Spade eventually received starring roles. is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2003 in television involved some significant events. ... Pleshette in 1991 Suzanne Pleshette (born January 31, 1937 in New York City) is an American actress, best known as Emily Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show in the 70s. ... For other uses, see James Garner (disambiguation). ... David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-Award and Golden Globe–nominated American actor, comedian, television personality who gained fame in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. ...

See also: Very special episode and John Ritter's death

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Season 3 and subsequent cancellation

Shortly after the third season finale, rumors began circulating that 8 Simple Rules was facing cancellation. In its first season, the show ranked a respectable 42nd in the Nielsen Ratings. It did a little better when more viewers tuned in out of sympathy and curiosity after Ritter's unexpected death. But by the end of the second season, the show slipped to 50th. After ABC moved 8 Simple Rules to Friday nights at 8:00 p.m., it fell to 94th in the Nielsen standings. When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Some observers simply could not get beyond the tragic absence of John Ritter and welcomed its end. But others applauded the show's portrayal of a family sticking together and growing after a staggering loss that millions of families have shared. Regardless of either view, it is certainly one of a few times in U.S. television history that a series continued nearly two full seasons beyond the death of its star. But the Friday night death slot ratings took their toll on the show that had already endured so much. The third season finale (in which Katey Sagal's character tells her family that she has been dating the school principal played by Adam Arkin) was not even aired for May sweeps. The finale received a 3.9/8 rating share which gave ABC a third place finish behind NBC's Dateline (5.8/11) and CBS' Joan of Arcadia (4.9/10) which happened to star John Ritter's son Jason (and, coincidentally, was also cancelled due to declining ratings). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American television, film, and stage actor. ... When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ... This article is about the television network. ... A dateline is a short piece of text included in news articles that describes where and when the story was filed, though the date is often omitted. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama, which aired on Fridays, 8-9 p. ... Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, son of the late actor John Ritter and grandson of actors Tex Ritter and Dorothy Fay. ...

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"Jump the Shark" founder Jon Hein^[1] believed that the idea of 8 Simple Rules bringing in David Spade was like bringing in Scott Baio to play Chachi on Happy Days. Hein added that while he thought Spade was really funny, the show should have ended immediately after John Ritter died.^[2] The moment when Fonzie jumps over a shark while on water skis in a scene in Happy Days. ... Not to be confused with John Hein. ... David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-Award and Golden Globe–nominated American actor, comedian, television personality who gained fame in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. ... Scott Vincent James Baio (born September 22, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, who is perhaps best known for his work on the sitcoms Happy Days and Charles in Charge. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Happy Days (disambiguation). ...

Production companies

Throughout the series' three year run it had a number of changing production companies:

• Shady Acres Entertainment - Helped produce Seasons 1 and 2, produced all of Season 3.
• Tracy Gamble Productions - Produced Season 2; left after Season 2 because Tracy Gamble, himself, left the series.
• Flody Co - Produced Seasons 1 and half of season 2, before Flody Suarez left the series.

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Characters

• Paul Hennessy Portrayed by John Ritter (2002-2003), .A former sports writer, who worked from home as a Lifestyle columnist. Described as being "the master of the double standard", a "Psycho-Dad" as well a percieved hypocrite who often embarrasses his children, even if he wants what's best for them. Nonetheless, he loves his children, and wants them to have happy futures. John Ritter died suddenly in 2003 from an aortic dissection during rehearsal; his character Paul collapsed and died at the store while shopping.

• Cate S. Hennessy (neé Egan) Portrayed by Katey Sagal, A wife, mother, nurse and easily the most sane and composed person in the family, who is made a widow by Paul's death. She takes a nursing job at the kids' school so that she can work standard hours and spend more time with the kids. Cate starts dating her kids' High School Principal, Ed Gibb, towards the end of Season 3. At first, the rest of the family, especially the kids, do not take this well, claiming the potential relationship was "wrong on a million different levels". However, they grudgingly came to accept it. She received her middle name "Stinky" as a result of her father promising his best friend he would name one of his children after him after accidentally stabbing him with a bayonet while they were drunk in Korea; to hide this, she claims that the S stands for "Stacy."

• Bridget Erin Hennessy Portrayed by Kaley Cuoco, Bridget is the dull-witted oldest child of Cate and Paul's three. She depicts a stereotypical blonde, popular, bombshell who is interested in her looks, teenage boys and little else. She has many times mentioned she wears thongs. Whilst dating Donny Doyle, Bridget once complained that all she had left was thongs having worn her "only real ... underwear to church". Sometimes she has a deep or intelligent moment, but these are few and far between. After her father dies, she starts to mature more.

• Kerry Michelle Hennessy Portrayed by Amy Davidson, she is the middle child and not very happy about it. She is a nerd in her sister Bridget's eyes as she made a comment about looking like one of the kids who sits at her lunch table when her nose was broken and is not known to have any friends. She was accused by Bridget of stealing her (ex-)boyfriend, Kyle. She is sarcastic, and constantly makes snide remarks about essentially everybody, though less to her mother. She lost her virginity to Bruno (her boyfriend in Europe) later in the third season. She is often annoyed at her sister and is easily upset. She is also very artistic and keeps a sketchbook. She is the smart child, but often shows naiveté.

• Rory Joseph Hennessy Portrayed by Martin Spanjers, The boy. He is usually making wisecracks and is seen going out with Missy. He constantly tattles on his sisters, getting twisted pleasure out of it, as per his remark when he had stirred the pot to his liking: "This is just like my birthday!" Usually he waits until his sisters already did whatever it was, then tattled just to see his father lose it as well, but he is still his father's favorite, being the boy. He is also involved in money-making schemes along with C.J. and is very immature at times as the youngest out of the three children. He can be seen playing video games in the living room and shows signs of always wanting a monkey. He once successfully traded some of his father's baseball trading cards for a monkey. He also delights in showing his friends the private aspects of his popular sister Bridget's life, mentioning once that he revealed that his friends looted through Bridget's underwear drawer.

• Jim Egan Portrayed by James Garner (2003-2005), Jim was in the Korean War and looks out for his family. He often sneaks away and "takes care" of his smoking habit. He is now divorced and used to live in Florida but now lives in his daughter's basement and often used to try to beat C.J. with his cane. He once sent C.J. to Canada to buy acetylsalicylic acid for him. When C.J. discovers this is just Aspirin, Jim explains, "C.J., the pain in my hip is still here. But now the pain in my ass is in Canada!" He is now proud of C.J.'s success as a teacher. When C.J.'s biological father comes to visit his son, Jim feels out of place and angry because he prepared a car for C.J. after he becomes a full-fledged teacher but then Mr. Barnes gives C.J. a sports car.

• C.J. Barnes Portrayed by David Spade (2004-2005), C.J. is a thirty-two year old man who is Cate's nephew and was once in the Army. He claims to have studied aerial photography during the Gulf War, and to have received a Purple Heart in combat. He is a teacher at the school and often tries to get women, but fails to do so. When C.J. first arrives, he claims to have had a job at the circus operating a tilt-a-whirl ride. He lives along with his Grandfather in the basement (having previously lived in a van, which was burned by that same Grandfather). He once dated Mrs. Krupp, his cousins' (Kerry and Bridget) math teacher, but he ended up cheating on her with his ex-girlfriend Cheryl.

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Other characters

• Kyle Portrayed by Billy Aaron Brown, the dumb one, Bridget's, and later Kerry's, ex-boyfriend. He is often seen hanging around with Rory, when not with either Kerry or Bridget.

• Ed Gibb Portrayed by Adam Arkin, principal of the high school. He and Cate knew each other in High School, and even dated. When discussing it, his and Cate's account of their first romantic encounter varied, with either believing they had more self-control and admitting to the other that they liked the other as just friends. Even though they have had some very intimate moments.

• Coach Scott Portrayed by Dan Cortese, Coach whom Bridget had a crush on, who likes Cate. Cate at first likes him, but then discovers Bridget's crush, which caused her from thence forth to deny Scott's romantic advances towards her, such as asking her out on dates.

• Jenna Sharpe Portrayed by Nikki Danielle Moore (2003-2005), Paul's boss' daughter, and one of Bridget's rivals.

• Jeremy Portrayed by Jonathan Taylor Thomas (third season), Bridget's tutor and eventual boyfriend. He is considered a nerd at school, and because of this, Bridget at first denied her interest in him by saying it was only because he was her tutor.

• Maggie Barnes (neé Egan) Portrayed by Cybill Shepherd. Cate's sister and also C.J.'s mother. Maggie shares the same sensitive, moody nature as Kerry. However it appears (from a conversation between Ed Gibb and Cate) that Cate was the smarter one as well as being more popular.

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Episodes

Main article: List of 8 Simple Rules episodes

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Syndication

While 8 Simple Rules ratings were well above those of the surrounding TGIF shows during its third season, ABC canceled it due to the inability to sell it to syndication. Due to John Ritter's death, 8 Simple Rules could not air two daily cycles (with episodes from varying seasons) as it is thought that this would confuse and/or upset viewers, although, on Danish channel TV3, this does occur. TGIF is the slogan of a prime time programming block on the ABC-TV network. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ...

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International

Country	Channel	First airdate	Last airdate	Notes
United Kingdom	ABC1	2005	September 26, 2007	Channel closed September 26, 2007
United Kingdom	Five	2007	Mid-December 2007
United Kingdom	FIVER	2008		All three seasons
Turkey	TNT	2006		Second Season
Australia	FOX8		April 15, 2005	All seasons
New Zealand	TV2			All Seasons
Bulgaria	Kanal 1	2006
Bulgaria	Fox Life (repeats)	2007
Bulgaria	Nova Television (repeats)	April 5, 2008
Serbia	Foxlife and RTS	2007	2008
Canada	Family Channel		2008	All three seasons
France	M6			Renamed as Touche pas à mes filles (Don't mess with my daughters or Don't touch my daughters)
Belarus	VT4
Ireland	RTÉ Two			Airing cancelled
Ireland	TG4
Spain	SET en VEO
Netherlands	Comedy Central (Netherlands)	2007
Norway	TV3
Japan	NHK Educational TV	2003
Estonia	TV3		Sundays 9:30
Germany	Pro7			Renamed "Meine wilden Töchter" (My Wild Daughters)
Saudi Arabia	MBC4		2007	two seasons
United Arab Emirates	Dubai One		2007	two seasons
Israel	yes	2007
India	Star World
Pakistan	Star World	2005		Third season currently airing.
Turkey	TNT Turkey	March 3 2008
Ukraine	1+1	2008		Third season only.

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DVD releases

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8 Simple Rules: The First Season
Set Details
28 Episodes Widescreen (1.78:1) English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround) French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Bonus Feature: Blooper Reel
Release Date
United States	August 7, 2007

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References in popular culture

• A joke about John Ritter's role in 8 Simple Rules was deleted from the "North by North Quahog" episode of Family Guy in an apparently rare case of the writing team finding one of their own jokes too distasteful to broadcast; originally, the gag involved Meg wanting to watch 8 Simple Rules, but Chris refuses to change the channel, commenting "That show hasn't been the same since they killed John Ritter."^{[citation needed]} It was replaced with a joke about George Lopez, with Meg wanting to watch The George Lopez Show (which also aired on ABC), but Chris refusing to change the channel, quoting "That show only furthers the stereotype that George Lopez is funny". Incidentally, Family Guy also had an episode entitled "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter."

• On the short-lived The Warner Bros. Television Network sitcom The Help one of the male characters joked about "Not seeing so much phony emotion since the promos for '8 Simple Rules'." Although there was never a direct reference to John Ritter's death, TV Guide still placed that particular joke in their weekly "Cheers & Jeers" section as one of the Jeers of the Week.

• On the premiere episode of the FOX sitcom The War at Home, the main character portrayed by Michael Rapaport boldly proclaimed "I only have one simple rule for dating my teenage daughter. If she sees your penis, I'll cut it off!"

• FOX's animated series, American Dad!, had an episode where the main character, Stan, says "It's a bizarre situation. Not '8 Simple Rules', let's-keep-it-going-after-the-father-died bizarre, but close."

• "Weird Al" Yankovic's song Couch Potato references the show.

Recent rumours have circulated that the book "8 Simple Rules For Marrying My Daughter", the sequel to the original book which inspired the series, is to be made into a film. The film is not related to the show and there is no confirmation over whether any of the show's cast will appear in the film. “North by North Quahog” is the first episode of the fourth season of Family Guy and is the first new episode of Family Guy after the series revival. ... Family Guy is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. ... Megan Meg Griffin is a fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. ... This article is about the Family Guy character. ... George C. Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor. ... George Lopez is an American sitcom starring comedian George Lopez that originally aired on ABC from March 27, 2002 to May 8, 2007. ... “8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter” is an episode from the fourth season of the FOX animated television series Family Guy which guest-starred Joanna Garcia as Stewie’s babysitter, Liddane. ... The Warner Bros. ... The Help is a short-lived series which aired on The WB in March and April of 2004. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... FOX redirects here. ... The War at Home is a sitcom that premiered on September 11, 2005 on Fox. ... Michael David Rapaport (born March 20, 1970) is an American actor and a comedian. ... American Dad! is a satirical American animated series produced by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions for 20th Century Fox Television. ... List of American Dad! episodes Deacon Stan, Jesus Man is an episode of American Dad!. In this episode, we are introduced to the White family. ... For other persons named Stan Smith, see Stan Smith (disambiguation). ... This article is about the musician. ... Couch Potato is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ...

Hip hop star Immortal Technique has a song lyric that references Ritter's death, "I'm still angry and bitter, havin' niggas laughin' at you after you die, like John Ritter"

References

External links

• 8 Simple Rules at the Internet Movie Database
• An online version of the original article at the author's web site
• 8 Simple Rules at TV.com
• PB's 8 Simple Rules Page
• 8 Simple Rules at EpGuides.com
• 8 Simple Rules Fan Site
• Jump The Shark - 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
• James Garner Interview on the Charlie Rose Show
• James Garner interview at Archive of American Television