8 Simple Rules season 1

*8 Simple Rules*
8 Simple Rules
Season 1
	Region 1 DVD cover
No. of episodes	28
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 17, 2002 –; May 20, 2003
	List of episodes

The first season of 8 Simple Rules aired on ABC between September 17, 2002 and May 20, 2003, it consists of 28 episodes. On August 7, 2007 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the complete first season on DVD for the first time ever, on a 3-disc set.

Guest stars throughout season one include: Cybill Shepherd, Jason Priestley, Terry Bradshaw, Nick Carter, Shelley Long, Patrick Warburton, Thad Luckinbill, Billy Aaron Brown and Larry Miller.

Cast and characters

Main cast

John Ritter as Paul Hennessey
Katey Sagal as Cate Hennessey
Kaley Cuoco as Bridget Hennessey
Amy Davidson as Kerry Hennessey
Martin Spanjers as Rory Hennessey

Guest cast

Billy Aaron Brown as Kyle
Larry Miller as Tommy
Patrick Warburton as Nick Sharpe
Nikki Danielle Moore as Jenna Sharpe
Nicole Mansour as Rachel Sharpe
Cole Williams as Anthony
Brian Sites as Jason
Shelley Long as Mary Ellen Doyle
John Ratzenberger as Fred Doyle
Thad Luckinbill as Donny Doyle
Terry Bradshaw as Steve "Canned Heat" Smith
Matt Funke as Travis "The Rainman" Smith
Jason Priestley as Carter Tibbits
Nick Carter as Ben
Cybill Shepherd as Maggie
Don Knotts as himself

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"Pilot"	Gil Junger	Tracy Gamble	September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17)	101
2	2	"Wall of Shame"	James Widdoes	Story by: W. Bruce Cameron Teleplay by: Mike Langworthy	September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)	104, SC R-133
3	3	"Bridget's First Job"	James Widdoes	Story by: W. Bruce Cameron Teleplay by: Bill Daly	October 1, 2002 (2002-10-01)	105, SC R-134
4	4	"Wings"	James Widdoes	Story by: W. Bruce Cameron Teleplay by: Bill Daly & Bonnie Kallman	October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)	106, SC R-135
5	5	"Son-in-Law"	James Widdoes	Story by: W. Bruce Cameron Teleplay by: Tracy Gamble & Martin Weiss	October 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)	103, SC R-132
6	6	"Cheerleader"	James Widdoes	Story by: W. Bruce Cameron Teleplay by: Paul Ciancarelli & David Dipietro	October 22, 2002 (2002-10-22)	102, SC R-131
7	7	"Trick or Treehouse"	James Widdoes	Story by: W. Bruce Cameron Teleplay by: Bonnie Kallman	October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29)	107, SC R-136
8	8	"By the Book"	James Widdoes	Paul Ciancarelli & David Dipietro	November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)	108, SC R-137
9	9	"Two Boys for Every Girl"	James Widdoes	Bill Callahan & Philip Wen	November 12, 2002 (2002-11-12)	109, SC R-138
10	10	"Give It Up"	James Widdoes	Martin Weiss	November 19, 2002 (2002-11-19)	110, SC R-139
11	11	"Paul Meets His Match"	James Widdoes	Story by: Dena Waxman Teleplay by: Bonnie Kallman & Martin Weiss	November 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)	112
12	12	"All I Want for Christmas"	James Widdoes	Christy Jacobs White	December 10, 2002 (2002-12-10)	113, SC R-142
13	13	"Rory's Got a Girlfriend"	James Widdoes	Bill Daly	December 17, 2002 (2002-12-17)	111, SC R-140
14	14	"Career Choices"	Terry Hughes	Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg	January 7, 2003 (2003-01-07)	114, SC R-143
15	15	"Kerry's Big Adventure"	James Widdoes	Tracy Gamble & Martin Weiss	January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21)	116, SC R-145
16	16	"Come and Knock on Our Door"	James Widdoes	Bill Callahan & Philip Wen	January 28, 2003 (2003-01-28)	117, SC R-146
17	17	"Drummer Boy (Part 1)"	James Widdoes	Bill Daly	February 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)	118, SC R-147
18	18	"Drummer Boy (Part 2)"	James Widdoes	Janis Hirsch	February 11, 2003 (2003-02-11)	119, SC R-148
19	19	"Cool Parent"	James Widdoes	Paul Ciancarelli & David Dipietro	February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18)	120, SC R-149
20	20	"Every Picture Tells a Story"	Mark Cendrowski	David Flebotte	February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25)	121, SC R-150
21	21	"Kerry's Video"	Terry Hughes	Bonnie Kallman	March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)	115, SC R-144
22	22	"Good Moms Gone Wild"	James Widdoes	Bill Callahan & Philip Wen	March 25, 2003 (2003-03-25)	124, SC R-153
23	23	"Career Woman"	Mark Cendrowski	Rosalind Moore	March 28, 2003 (2003-03-28)	122, SC R-151
24	24	"Queen Bees and King Bees"	James Widdoes	Martin Weiss	April 8, 2003 (2003-04-08)	123, SC R-152
25	25	"Bake Sale"	James Widdoes	Kim Friese	April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29)	125, SC R-154
26	26	"The Doyle Wedding"	Lynn McCracken	Rosalind Moore	May 6, 2003 (2003-05-06)	128
27	27	"Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman (Part 1)"	James Widdoes	Heather MacGillvray & Linda Mathious	May 13, 2003 (2003-05-13)	126
28	28	"Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman (Part 2)"	James Widdoes	Janis Hirsch & Bonnie Kallman	May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)	127

DVD release

The Complete First Season
Set Details^[1]			Special Features
28 episodes 3-disc set 1.78:1 aspect ratio Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 French Dolby Digital 2.0 English, French & Spanish Subtitles			Blooper Reel Trailers
Release Dates
Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
7 August 2007	1 September 2008	12 November 2008

References

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External links

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