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8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules (formerly known as 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter) is a United States television situation comedy that airs on ABC in the US and ABC1 in the UK.
It is about a married couple with three children. The father, Paul Hennessy, played by John Ritter, is a sportswriter who is prompted by his wife's (Katey Sagal) return to nursing to take a more active role in raising their two teenage daughters and young son. The show derives its name and much of its concept from W. Bruce Cameron's book 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.
On September 11, 2003, Ritter suffered an aortic dissection during filming of an episode and died hours later. ABC later announced that the show would continue after a hiatus, and would incorporate the death of Ritter's character. The three new episodes that Ritter completed were aired with reflections from the cast.
The show returned on November 4, 2003 with a one hour episode, "Goodbye", dedicated to Paul Hennessy's death. Subsequent episodes dealt with the family's reaction to his death and their moving on; they were taped without a live audience so as to add to the dramatic atmosphere in respect to Ritter's passing. Suzanne Pleshette and James Garner guest starred as Cate's parents. David Spade later guest starred as Cate's wayward nephew. Both Garner and Spade now have starring roles. While its popularity has started to wane, as of March, 2005 the show is still on the air, shown on Friday nights on ABC
8 Simple Rules currently airs its first and second seasons in the UK on ABC1 and on Disney Channel UK.
Cast
- John Ritter as Paul Hennessy (2002 - 2003)
- Katey Sagal as Cate Egan Hennessy
- Martin Spanjers as Rory Joseph Hennessy
- Kaley Cuoco as Bridget Erin Hennessy
- Amy Davidson as Kerry Hennessy
- James Garner as Jim Egan (2003-)
- David Spade as C.J. Barnes (2003-)
- Billy Aaron Brown as Kyle
- Amanda MacDonald as Danielle
- Nikki Danielle Moore as Jenna Sharpe
External links
- An online version of the original article at the author's web site
- Official ABC Web Site
- 8 Simple Rules at TV Tome
- 8 Simple Rules Fan Site
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