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17 September 2002 (USA)
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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...
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Won Primetime Emmy.
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DVD Playhouse--May 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 11 May 2009, 11:22 PM, PDT)
Actress Suzanne Pleshette Dies at 70
(From WENN. 21 January 2008)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 11 May 2009, 11:22 PM, PDT)
Actress Suzanne Pleshette Dies at 70
(From WENN. 21 January 2008)
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One Of Disney's Best Comedies
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(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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Starting with the episode 'Goodbye, Part 1', the show's theme was never shown again. Instead, the screen would just fade out and '8 Simple Rules' would just be added to the beginning of the list of actors.
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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.
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Referenced in DreamBoy USA (2003) (V)
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This has to be one of the best comedies on the television at the moment. It takes the sugary-sweet idea of a show revolving around a close family and turns it into a quite realistic yet funny depiction of a typical family complete with sibling and parent spats, brat brothers, over-protective fathers and bimbo sisters. I'm almost surprised it's Disney!
To its credit, '8 Simple Rules' knows it's a comedy and doesn't try to be more. Too many shows (eg, 'Sister, Sister' and 'Lizzie McGuire') think just because its lead characters are now teenagers then they should tackle social issues and end up losing their humour by being too hard-hitting. This is a trap '8 Simple Rules' has avoided; it does tackle some issues (such as being the school outcast) but it has fun while doing so. In fact the only time it has really been serious was understandably when it sensitively handled the tragic death of John Ritter and his character.
And I think, although John Ritter will be sadly missed since he was the reason the show made its mark, '8 Simple Rules' can still do well if it remembers its humour and doesn't make Cate's father a second version of Paul Hennessy.