8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
(2002)
Originaltitel: 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
Skapad av: Tracy Gamble
Release: 2002-09-17
TV-bolag: ABC
Längd per avsnitt: 30 min min
Status: AVSLUTAD
Paul Hennessy has grown accustomed to his stay-at-home wife Cate taking care of their son and two daughters. His job as a sports writer kept him on the road a lot during the kids formative years. But when Cate decides to return to work as a hospital nurse, Paul takes a job as a columnist and agrees to make the duties of raising the kids a shared experience.
Paul fondly remembers the days when his daughters would sit on his lap singing silly songs, and he was their hero for scaring... (TheTVDB)
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Pilot
2002-09-17
Pilot
2002-09-17
Paul had grown accustomed to Cate taking care of their son and two daughters. His job as a sports writer kept him on the road a lot during the kids formative years. But when Cate decides to return to work as a hospital nurse, Paul takes a job as a columnist and undertakes the responsibility of ...
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Wall of Shame
2002-09-24
Wall of Shame
2002-09-24
Paul is left home alone with the kids while Cate is at a seminar on the day of the big Michigan/Ohio State football game. But much to Pauls dismay, the game soon takes a backseat when Bridget is accused of shoplifting and Kerry gets upset over her latest cause.
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Bridget's First Job
2002-10-01
Bridget's First Job
2002-10-01
After seeing how much money Bridget spends on keeping up with the latest fashions, Paul tells her to go out and get a job to learn how to be fiscally responsible. But when she lands a job at a trendy mall clothing store that offers its workers a 40% discount, Paul and Cate begin to worry that she...
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Wings
2002-10-08
Wings
2002-10-08
Bridget takes drastic measures when an overprotective Paul keeps coming up with excuses to delay her from taking her drivers test. Meanwhile, after convincing a less-than-confident Kerry that she has the talent to enter an art competition, Paul is shocked and Kerry is devastated when her submission...
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Son-in-Law
2002-10-15
Son-in-Law
2002-10-15
A sports-struck Paul lets Bridget do whatever she wants when she breaks up with Kyle and begins dating high school basketball wonder Travis The Rainman Smith - whose father just happens to be Michigan baseball legend Steve Canned Heat Smith (Terry Bradshaw). Meanwhile Kerry resents the fact that...
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Cheerleader
2002-10-22
Cheerleader
2002-10-22
Bridget is ecstatic when the cheerleading squad has an opening for a new member. But after telling Kerry that she is not cut out to be a cheerleader, Bridget is completely dumbfounded when her sister tries out and is chosen for the team. Meanwhile, Paul tries in vain to wean Rory off video games...
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Trick or Treehouse
2002-10-29
Trick or Treehouse
2002-10-29
Paul seems to be the only one looking forward to a family Halloween, as Bridget, Kerry and Rory make plans to spend the spooky evening away from home and with their friends. But Pauls wish to relive the past by having the family get together for one last Halloween campout in the old treehouse may...
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By the Book
2002-11-05
By the Book
2002-11-05
In an effort to win back the love and respect that his daughters used to show him when they were young, Paul turns to a parenting book for some quick advice. But when Bridget and Kerry discover Pauls teaching tool, they try to use it to their advantage to get their father to let them go to a rock ...
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Two Boys for Every Girl
2002-11-12
Two Boys for Every...
2002-11-12
Pauls plan backfires when--after telling Bridget to tell Kyle the truth about her date with another boy -- Kyle breaks up with her. Meanwhile, Kerrys first date turns out to be a dream, but she is devastated when the boy doesnt call her back.
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Give It Up
2002-11-19
Give It Up
2002-11-19
When no one can agree on where the family vacation should take place, Paul challenges the Hennessey clan to give up their bad habits for a week and the winner gets to choose the vacation spot. But the familys vices soon get the better of them, and secret collaborations and clandestine alliances...
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Paul Meets His Match
2002-11-26
Paul Meets His Match
2002-11-26
After meeting his new editor Nick, Paul becomes quick friends with the man when he discovers they both have a common bond-being married fathers of teenage girls. But Paul soon learns that he may have something else in common with Nick-having the reputation of being an overprotective psycho dad....
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All I Want for Christmas
2002-12-10
All I Want for...
2002-12-10
Paul discovers that he has his work cut out for him for the holidays when he tries to find perfect gifts for the family to make up for last years Christmas fiasco. Kerry also finds a stray dog during the holidays. Meanwhile, Cate is overjoyed when she is asked to sing a solo at the churchs midnight...
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Rory's Got a Girlfriend
2002-12-17
Rory's Got a...
2002-12-17
When a proud Paul lets 13-year-old Rory go out on his first date, Bridget and Kerry accuse him of unfairly changing the rules because they were never allowed to date at that age. Meanwhile Kerry is shocked when Bridget receives a higher score then she did on a state aptitude test.
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Career Choices
2003-01-07
Career Choices
2003-01-07
Paul and Cate are shocked when they are called into the principals office and informed that Bridget wants to skip her college prep classes in order to become an esthetician. Meanwhile, Paul is so impressed with Kerrys sketches of The Incredible Boring Woman that he gets the principal to print them...
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Kerry's Big Adventure
2003-01-21
Kerry's Big...
2003-01-21
After Kerry and her boyfriend break up, Paul tries to cheer up his blue daughter by getting Bridget to take her little sister with her to a party. But while talking to Kyle at the party, Kerry is shocked when a spark is ignited and the two share a romantic kiss. Meanwhile, Paul and Cate try to...
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Come and Knock on Our Door
2003-01-28
Come and Knock on...
2003-01-28
After discovering that boyfriend Kyle kissed Kerry at a party (the previous episode, Kerrys Big Adventure, airing Jan 21), Bridget gives her sister the silent treatment which is anything but quiet for Paul. But real life merges with fantasy when Paul has a dream that lands him in familiar...
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Drummer Boy (1)
2003-02-04
Drummer Boy (1)
2003-02-04
Bridget defies the rules of the house after Paul forbids her from going out on a date with Ben (Backstreet Boys Nick Carter) -- her college-age drum instructor. Meanwhile, Kerry is mad at Cate when her ex-boyfriend confesses that he thinks her mother is pretty.
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Drummer Boy (2)
2003-02-11
Drummer Boy (2)
2003-02-11
Bridget takes the car and follows her older boyfriend, drum instructor Ben (Nick Carter, Backstreet Boys), to his college dorm. Conclusion of a two-part episode.
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Cool Parent
2003-02-18
Cool Parent
2003-02-18
When Paul has to pick up Bridget and Kerry from a party thats been broken up by the police -- and supervised by co-worker Tommy (Larry Miller) -- Paul chastises his friend and unwittingly volunteers to host the next one. But when Paul falls asleep during the party and it gets out of control too,...
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Every Picture Tells a Story
2003-02-25
Every Picture Tells...
2003-02-25
When Paul is asked by race car driver Carter Tibbits (Jason Priestley, Beverly Hills 90210) to write a book about him, Paul brings the family to Tibbits mansion to meet the driving legend and his sarcastically dry-witted butler, Cody (Robert Guillaume, Benson, Sports Night) -- who used to be...
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Kerry's Video
2003-03-11
Kerry's Video
2003-03-11
Kerry devotes her school video project to sister, Bridget, to illustrate the hypocrisy that life is much easier for the ’beautiful people. But when Bridget discovers that the video makes her look shallow, she takes Pauls advice to enrich her life by taking up tennis again -- and ends up with a...
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Good Moms Gone Wild
2003-03-25
Good Moms Gone Wild
2003-03-25
While vacationing in Florida at Cates parents home, Paul and Cate catch Bridget and Kerry on the evening news partying with a group of Spring Breakers. But before a punishment can be implemented, the news runs archival footage that features a young, wild Cate letting loose in a bar. Meanwhile, a...
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Career Woman
2003-03-28
Career Woman
2003-03-28
Pauls job as parental guardian becomes more of a full-time position when Cate is up for a promotion and has to spend more time at the hospital. Meanwhile, after Paul introduces the boy to the hobby of baseball card collecting, Rory trades the cards for something not exactly associated with the...
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Queen Bees and King Bees
2003-04-08
Queen Bees and King...
2003-04-08
Bridget and Paul are surprised to find themselves in similar situations when they are both alienated in their social circles. But they devise a plan to settle the score, leading Paul to crash a poker game with co-worker Tommy (Larry Miller) to get closer to boss Nick (Patrick Warburton), and...
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Bake Sale
2003-04-29
Bake Sale
2003-04-29
Bridget begrudgingly becomes a mother when she is assigned to take care of a baby made out of a sack full of flour for school. When Kerry and Rory bake cookies for the Great American Bake Sale to help put an end to childhood hunger in America, Bridget begins to notice that her baby is developing a...
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The Doyle Wedding
2003-05-06
The Doyle Wedding
2003-05-06
After reluctantly inviting socially inept neighbors Fred and Mary Ellen Doyle (Cheers John Ratzenberger & Shelley Long) and their kids over for dinner, Paul and Cate are shocked when the entire Hennessy clan is asked to take part in the Doyles daughters wedding. Meanwhile Kerry neglects to inform...
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Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman (1)
2003-05-13
Sort of an Officer...
2003-05-13
Having learned that her sister, Maggie (Cybill Shepherd), is having marital problems, Cate is nevertheless not too thrilled when Paul invites Maggie to stay at the house -- the sisters have a long history of sibling rivalry. Meanwhile, Paul and Cate are impressed with how mature Bridget has become...
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Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman (2)
2003-05-20
Sort of an Officer...
2003-05-20
The sibling rivalry between Cate and Maggie (Cybill Shepherd) comes to a boiling point when Maggie gets a sexy, new makeover and gives Bridget a water bra as a gift. Meanwhile tensions between the Hennessy sisters mount when Kerry and Kyle begin dating, while Bridgets popularity takes a nosedive...
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