8 Simple Rules

About The Show

Show Time : Thursdays, 9:30 PM

It’s a time for learning to deal with life without family patriarch Paul (the late John Ritter), as the Hennessys discover the frailties of life, on 8 Simple Rules.

Cate (Katey Sagal) has to raise three teenagers on her own while she works as a hospital nurse. She gets a little relief, thanks to her father, Jim (James Garner), who’s been staying at the house since Paul’s death. Retired and separated from his wife, Jim mostly spends his days making home improvements to the house. But the family is thrown for a loop when Cate’s nephew, C.J. (David Spade), moves in and finds it hard to resist getting himself into trouble!

Cate needs to be there for her kids. Oldest daughter Bridget (Kaley Cuoco) has matured into a beautiful and popular teenager and that means a lot of trouble to her mom! Since her father’s death, she has begun to question the importance of running with the “in crowd” at school. By contrast, middle child Kerry (Amy Davidson) is intelligent and cute, but her continued lack of self-confidence has led her to hide behind a mask of sarcasm — which makes it difficult for her to get in touch with her true feelings.

And youngest child Rory (Martin Spanjers), fondly referred to as “The Boy,” is trying to fill his father’s shoes by becoming the man of the family, while at the same time entering the world of puberty and discovering one of life’s true mysteries — girls.

Dating boys and fitting in with their peers will once again become a top priority for the girls. But no matter what, Cate will continue to enforce Paul’s number one rule — “If you make my daughters cry, I’ll make you cry.”