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Season 3 Guide (2004-2005)

	3x01 First Day of School Knowing that Kerry is dragging her feet over breaking up with Kyle, Bridget takes it upon herself to do it for her sister -- which only makes matters worse ...	Sep. 24, 2004
	3x02 Changes The kids question Cate's motives when they return from their summer getaways and discover that she has bought a new bed and changed her hairstyle. Meanwhile, ...	Oct. 01, 2004
	3x03 School Nurse After Cate accepts the position of school nurse from Principal Gibb (Adam Arkin), Bridget and Kerry are convinced that she only took the job to spy on ...	Oct. 08, 2004
	3x04 Out of the Box Kerry is livid when Bridget unintentionally makes a mockery out of her art project at the mall. But she quickly forgets about Bridget when fellow artist ...	Oct. 15, 2004
	3x05 Car Trouble Bridget and Kerry are ecstatic when Cate hands them the keys to the minivan, except for one provision -- they are responsible for driving Rory wherever ...	Oct. 22, 2004
	3x06 Halloween Kerry doubts Bridget's ability to put together the school's Halloween party as part of her Student Body President duties. Meanwhile C.J. is hired as the ...	Oct. 29, 2004
	3x07 Coach (a.k.a. Tennis Coach) Bridget is psyched to join the high school tennis team when she develops a crush on Coach Scott (Dan Cortese). But her infatuation soon turns to disgust ...	Nov. 05, 2004
	3x08 Secrets Everyone in the Hennessy family fears the ringing of the phone when they all find themselves keeping secrets from one-another. Rory refuses to divulge ...	Nov. 12, 2004
	3x09 Thanksgiving Guest (a.k.a. Thanksgiving) While the family prepares Thanksgiving dinner for Cate to give her some much needed time off, she's left with nothing to do until she brings home an unexpected ...	Nov. 26, 2004
	3x10 Vanity Unfair Bridget does not get the job as a model that she was hoping for and Jim won't take no for an answer. To his surprise, the director of the agency was an ...	Dec. 03, 2004
	3x11 Princetown Girl Bridget breaks the news that she has the chance to go to Princetown with a Tennis scholarship. The only trouble is, she has a D in Ms. Krupp's class, and ...	Dec. 10, 2004
	3x12 A Very C.J. Christmas (a.k.a. A Very Cool Christmas) To keep C.J. from spending Christmas alone in Las Vegas, the Hennessy household bends over backwards to recreate one of Cate's first holiday memories to ...	Dec. 17, 2004
	3x13 The Sub Cate is shocked to discover that Principal Gibb (Adam Arkin) has hired C.J. to be a substitute teacher at the high school. But when C.J. catches Rory cheating ...	Jan. 07, 2005
	3x14 C.J.'s Temptation While Cate finds herself becoming jealous of Principal Ed Gibb's (Adam Arkin) new girlfriend, Cheryl (Pamela Anderson), C.J. is asked by Ed to help tutor ...	Jan. 07, 2005
	3x15 Old Flame After sending an email to former college flame Matt (Ed O'Neill) to see how he's been doing over the years, Cate becomes fed up with the unreasonable demands ...	Jan. 14, 2005
	3x16 Closure When Cate and C.J. discover that Kerry has been e-mailing Bruno -- the boy she had a fling with in Europe -- they secretly try to snoop in her computer ...	Jan. 21, 2005
	3x17 Volleybrawl Cate's alleged antics at Kerry's volleyball game threaten to make her team forfeit the match. Meanwhile, C.J. has a crush on Kerry's volleyball coach (former ...	Jan. 28, 2005
	3x18 Freaky Friday After watching the film Freaky Friday, Cate awakens to find that she has switched bodies with Bridget, C.J. has changed places with Jim, and Rory has swapped ...	Feb. 04, 2005
	3x19 Torn Between Two Lovers CJ gets a date with Ms. Krupp against Cate and the kid's wishes. But everything is changed when Cheryl surprises him in a sexy outfit in his classroom. ...	Feb. 11, 2005
	3x20 C.J.'s Real Dad C.J. is shocked and delighted when his biological father (Danny Woodburn, recurring on "Seinfeld" as Mickey Abbott) - a motivational speaker and "little ...	Feb. 18, 2005
	3x21 The After Party After turning down Bridget's request to throw a "harmless" after-prom party in a hotel room, Cate decides to throw a school-sanctioned party at the house ...	Mar. 04, 2005
	3x22 The Teachers Lounge When Cate and C.J. discover that Kerry has been e-mailing Bruno -- the boy she had a fling with in Europe -- they secretly try to snoop in her computer ...	Apr. 01, 2005
	3x23 The Sleepover After Principal Gibb (Adam Arkin, "Chicago Hope") and Cate fall asleep at the house while watching a movie, the family catches them and falsely assumes ...	Apr. 08, 2005
	3x24 Ditch Day Cate 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 school...even ...	Apr. 15, 2005

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Season 3 Characters

Cate Hennessy	played by Katey Sagal
Bridget Hennessy	played by Kaley Cuoco
Kerry Hennessy	played by Amy Davidson
Rory Hennessy	played by Martin Spanjers
Jim Egan	played by James Garner
C.J. Barnes	played by David Spade
Principal Ed Gibb	played by Adam Arkin
Pete	played by Sam Horrigan
Coach Scott	played by Dan Cortese
Cheryl	played by Pamela Anderson
Mrs. Krupp	played by Suzy Nakamura
Leo	played by Jamie Starr
Duane	played by Liam Kyle Sullivan
Marisa	played by Marisa Theodore
Kyle	played by Billy Aaron Brown
TV Announcer	played by Artie Anderson
Maggie	played by Gabrielle Reece
Jackie	played by Raquel Welch
Matt	played by Ed O'Neill
Mr. Edwards	played by Michael Milhoan
Mrs. Whitley	played by Beth Grant
Bruno	played by Kyle Howard
Ashley	played by Nicole Richie

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Season 3 Videos

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Season 3 Quotes

	Season 3 / Episode 1: - First Day of School C.J.: Red thong...? I thought that was a handkerchief... Jim: Oh dear God!
	Season 3 / Episode 13: - The Sub C.J.: [talking to the class on his first day as a substitute teacher] American history... is the history of America.

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Season 3 Trivia

Episode 15 - The actor playing Cate's old flame previously played her husband for 10 years in "Married with Children" (1987).

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