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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   4,038 votes
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Creator:
Tracy Gamble
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Contact:
View company contact information for 8 Simple Rules on IMDbPro.
Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 full episode list
Release Date:
17 September 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
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... more
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Actress Suzanne Pleshette Dies at 70
 (From WENN. 21 January 2008)

Actress Suzanne Pleshette Dies at 70
 (From WENN. 18 January 2008)

User Comments:
They should be applauded for the way they handled his death. more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 8 of 52)

Katey Sagal ... Cate Hennessy (76 episodes, 2002-2005)

Kaley Cuoco ... Bridget Hennessy (76 episodes, 2002-2005)

Amy Davidson ... Kerry Hennessy (76 episodes, 2002-2005)
Martin Spanjers ... Rory Hennessy (76 episodes, 2002-2005)

James Garner ... Jim Egan (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
David Spade ... C.J. Barnes (39 episodes, 2004-2005)

John Ritter ... Paul Hennessy (31 episodes, 2002-2003)

Billy Aaron Brown ... Kyle (31 episodes, 2002-2004)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"8 Simple Rules" (USA) (new title)
"A Few Simple Rules" (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
30 min (76 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Netherlands:6

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Trivia:
After John Ritter's death, Katey Sagal hosted the final episodes featuring Ritter. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: In several episodes, characters drink "Safeway Select" colas. The Safeway Brands are only available in Safeway Company Stores in the Western US and Canada, in and around the Chicagoland area and at some select convenience stores in the Eastern US. The show takes place in Detroit, Michigan. No Safeway Company Stores exist in or around Detroit. more
Quotes:
Paul: Rory, you're baking cookies?
Rory: Big cookies. Man cookies. Cookies with nuts!
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in 8 Simple Rules for Banging My Teenage Daughter 2 (2006) (V) more

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51 out of 53 people found the following comment useful:-
They should be applauded for the way they handled his death., 22 July 2004
Author: Connell from USA

The writers of "8 Simple Rules" should be commended for the manner in which they handled John Ritter's death. There was a lot of speculation about merely replacing the star with another actor. The people at the show chose instead to go out on a limb and let the show mirror reality. They showed the pain of a family goes through when losing a loved one. "8 Simple Rules" is showing the family adapting to the hole that has been torn in their lives that can never be filled. They are showing the truth. And showing that there still is humor in life. Most sit-coms now-a-days shy too much away from reality and give us a syrupy-sweet, trite twenty minutes of simulated laugh tracks and simulated humor. The writers go for the easy sells and go cash their sponsor checks. "8 Simple Rules" has gone beyond such shallow ends to bring us a show we can all appreciate. Thank you, ABC.

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