'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.
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Previous Episodes
- 03x24 Ditch Day (Apr. 15, 2005)
- 03x23 The Sleepover (Apr. 08, 2005)
- 03x22 The Teacher… (Apr. 01, 2005)
- 03x21 The After P… (Mar. 04, 2005)
- 03x20 C.J.'s … (Feb. 18, 2005)
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- James Widdoes (63 episodes)
- Lynn M. McCracken (3 episodes)
- Robby Benson (2 episodes)
Writers
- Tracy Gamble (84 episodes)
- W. Bruce Cameron (23 episodes)
- Bonnie Kallman (11 episodes)
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Series Fun Facts
- The character 'Paul Hennessy' was ranked #48 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" (20 June 2004 issue).
- 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.
- After John Ritter's death, Katey Sagal hosted the final episodes featuring Ritter.
