Goodbye: Part 1 (4 Nov. 2003)
"8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" Goodbye: Part 1 (original title)

Goodbye Part 1: Unexpectdedly, Cate Henessy gets a call telling her that her husband has passed away in an accident. She suddenly, gives a dramatic reaction. When the kids don't know whats going on or why, things really turn belly up.

Director:

James Widdoes

Writers:

Tracy Gamble (creator), David Flebotte,

Stars:

Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Katey Sagal	...	Cate Hennessy
Kaley Cuoco	...	Bridget Hennessy
Amy Davidson	...	Kerry Hennessy
Martin Spanjers	...	Rory Hennessy
James Garner	...	Jim Egan
John Ratzenberger	...	Fred Doyle
Patrick Warburton	...	Nick Sharpe
Suzanne Pleshette	...	Laura
Larry Miller	...	Tommy
Billy Aaron Brown	...	Kyle
Nicole Hayden	...	Jenna Sharpe (as Nikki Danielle Moore)

Storyline

Goodbye Part 1: Unexpectdedly, Cate Henessy gets a call telling her that her husband has passed away in an accident. She suddenly, gives a dramatic reaction. When the kids don't know whats going on or why, things really turn belly up.

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Plot Keywords:

returning character killed off | main character dies

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 2003 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flody Co., Shady Acres Entertainment

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cate says something about Paul looking for his socks before going to the shop. At the end of Part 2 Cate finds the socks under a pillow, where they form a figure 8.

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Goofs

Throughout the first half of the episode, several of the characters (Rory, Cate, etc.) mention that Paul was going to the store to buy milk and that is when he collapsed. When Cate comes into the girls' room to change at the end of the episode, Kerry says that he saw that they were out of batteries and that was the intention of the store trip. While it is possible that he was going for both milk AND batteries, it seems unlikely due to the nature of the dialogue that is used, and is more likely an unintentional error.

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Quotes

Kerry Hennessy: Bridge? Grandma and Gramps are here.
Bridget Hennessy: Is Dad with them?
Kerry Hennessy: No.
Bridget Hennessy: Well, then I really don't give a damn.

User Reviews

Too sad... I will... not... cry!

8 Simple Rules was canceled after the tragic and sudden death of the shows dad John Ritter. But they decided to bring it back! I was sitting down watching TV with my parents and this came on. I thought to myself, "I thought this was canceled?" (Not that I was happy about it) Then I saw that they were doing a Paul's death episode and they were gonna continue. I am not very emotional, but this changed it. A tear appeared on my face and I quickly wiped it off. Then a couple days ago, I saw it again. My mom doesn't like this episode, she says its too sad. We just kept watching it and my eyes got watery. I hid my face so she wouldn't see that it got to me. It is still a good episode though! But very sad.