8 Simple Rules

▶S1 E1 PilotSep 17, 2002 · 22 minAs Cate decides to go back to work as a nurse, Paul undertakes the responsibility of watching the kids.Episode details → ▶S1 E2 Wall of ShameSep 24, 2002 · 22 minPaul is left home alone with the kids while Cate is at a seminar on the day of the big Michigan/Ohio State football game.…Episode details → ▶S1 E3 Bridget's First JobOct 1, 2002 · 22 minAfter seeing how much money Bridget spends on keeping up with the latest fashions, Paul tells her to go out and get a job…Episode details → ▶S1 E4 WingsOct 8, 2002 · 22 minBridget takes drastic measures when an overprotective Paul keeps coming up with excuses to delay her from taking her driver's test. Meanwhile, after convincing…Episode details → ▶S1 E5 Son-In-LawOct 15, 2002 · 22 minA sports-struck Paul lets Bridget do whatever she wants when she starts dating Travis, star basketball player and son of baseball legend Steve Smith.…Episode details → ▶S1 E6 CheerleaderOct 22, 2002 · 22 minBridget is ecstatic when the cheerleading squad has an opening for a new member. But after telling Kerry that she is not cut out…Episode details → ▶S1 E7 Trick or TreehouseOct 29, 2002 · 22 minPaul seems to be the only one looking forward to a family Halloween, as Bridget, Kerry and Rory make plans to spend the spooky…Episode details → ▶S1 E8 By the BookNov 5, 2002 · 22 minIn an effort to win back the love and respect that his daughters used to show him when they were young, Paul turns to…Episode details → ▶S1 E9 Two Boys for Every GirlNov 12, 2002 · 22 minAfter Paul convinces Bridget to tell Kyle the truth about her date with another boy, Kyle breaks up with her. Meanwhile, Kerry's first date…Episode details → ▶S1 E10 Give It UpNov 19, 2002 · 22 minWhen no one can agree on where the family vacation should take place, Paul challenges the Hennessey clan to give up their bad habits…Episode details → ▶S1 E11 Paul Meets His MatchNov 26, 2002 · 22 minPaul becomes quick friends with his new editor Nick when he discovers they both are married fathers of teenage girls. But Paul soon learns…Episode details → ▶S1 E12 All I Want for ChristmasDec 10, 2002 · 22 minPaul tries to find perfect gifts for the family to make up for last year's Christmas fiasco. Kerry finds a stray dog during the…Episode details → ▶S1 E13 Rory's Got a GirlfriendDec 17, 2002 · 22 minWhen a proud Paul lets thirteen-year-old Rory go out on his first date, Bridget and Kerry accuse him of unfairly changing the rules because…Episode details → ▶S1 E14 Career ChoicesJan 7, 2003 · 22 minPaul and Cate are shocked when they are called into the principal's office and informed that Bridget wants to skip her college prep classes…Episode details → ▶S1 E15 Kerry's Big AdventureJan 21, 2003 · 22 minAfter Kerry and her boyfriend break up, Paul tries to cheer her up by getting Bridget to take her little sister with her to…Episode details → ▶S1 E16 Come and Knock on Our DoorJan 28, 2003 · 22 minAfter discovering that boyfriend Kyle kissed Kerry at a party, Bridget gives her sister the silent treatment which is anything but quiet for Paul.…Episode details → ▶S1 E17 Drummer Boy (1)Feb 4, 2003 · 22 minBridget defies the rules of the house after Paul forbids her from going out on a date with Ben, her college-age drum instructor. Meanwhile,…Episode details → ▶S1 E18 Drummer Boy (2)Feb 11, 2003 · 22 minBridget takes the car and follows her older boyfriend, drum instructor Ben, to his college dorm.Episode details → ▶S1 E19 Cool ParentFeb 18, 2003 · 22 minAfter a party at Tommy's house is broken up by the police, Paul chastises his friend and unwittingly volunteers to host the next one.…Episode details → ▶S1 E20 Every Picture Tells A StoryFeb 25, 2003 · 22 minWhen Paul is asked by race car driver Carter Tibbits (Jason Priestley, "Beverly Hills 90210") to write a book about him, Paul brings the…Episode details → ▶S1 E21 Kerry's VideoMar 11, 2003 · 22 minKerry devotes her school video project to sister Bridget to illustrate the hypocrisy that life is much easier for the beautiful people. But when…Episode details → ▶S1 E22 Good Moms Gone WildMar 25, 2003 · 22 minWhile vacationing in Florida at Cate's parents' home, Paul and Cate catch Bridget and Kerry on the news partying with a group of Spring…Episode details → ▶S1 E23 Career WomanMar 28, 2003 · 22 minPaul's job as parental guardian becomes more of a full-time position when Cate is up for a promotion and has to spend more time…Episode details → ▶S1 E24 Queen Bees and King BeesApr 8, 2003 · 22 minBridget and Paul are surprised to find themselves in similar situations when they are both alienated in their social circles. But they devise a…Episode details → ▶S1 E25 Bake SaleApr 29, 2003 · 22 minFor a health class assignment, Bridget and Kyle have to take care of a sack of flour as if it were a baby. Kerry…Episode details → ▶S1 E26 The Doyle WeddingMay 6, 2003 · 22 minAfter reluctantly inviting socially inept neighbors Fred and Mary Ellen Doyle and their kids over for dinner, Paul and Cate are shocked when the…Episode details → ▶S1 E27 Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman (1)May 13, 2003 · 22 minHaving learned that her sister Maggie is having marital problems, Cate is nevertheless not too thrilled when Paul invites Maggie to stay at the…Episode details → ▶S1 E28 Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman (2)May 20, 2003 · 22 minThe rivalry between Cate and Maggie comes to a boiling point when Maggie gets a sexy, new makeover and gives Bridget a water bra…Episode details →