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8 Simple Rules
TV Series (2002 - 2005)
'8 Simple Rules' follows a married couple with three children living in suburb of Detroit, Michigan. Paul's (the late John Ritter) two teenage daughters are starting to date boys and he has 8 rules they need to follow.
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03x24 Ditch Day Aired: Apr. 15, 2005Cate doesn't want to tell the family that she is dating Principal Gibb, and she finds it even harder when she's confronted at every angle at … [continue reading]
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On September 11, 2003, John Ritter (Paul Hennessy in series) felt ill while rehearsing scenes for the second season and died later that day.
Series continued with James Garner and David Spade as his replacement.
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 17, 2002
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
AKA:
8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter (Episodes 1-34)
Genre
- comedy
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Series Fun Facts
- The fourth episode of season 2 was rehearsed with Paul still in it before John Ritter's sudden death. It is unknown what was left out/changed after his death.
- 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…
[show]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.
[hide] - John Ritter received a posthumous Emmy nomination for his performance.













