List of 8 Simple Rules episodes

As a subplot, when Paul tries to help Rory stick up to some bullies at school (though all they'd done was call him one name), it turns out that he was wearing his slippers. He is then on referred to as "Slipper Dad". Rory is also humiliated by this. At the end of the episode, Rory dumps a whole box of slippers on Paul.

Meanwhile, Paul tries to introduce Rory to the world of baseball cards to take his mind off his monkey obsession. However, Rory manages to trade the cards for a monkey, which he names Kirk Gibson (possibly to fool Paul). The monkey remains hidden until the end of the episode, when everyone comes home and sees the mess the monkey made.

Meanwhile, Bridget has been avoiding Donny (because she thinks he's "dorky" for some reason), but she ends up dancing with him at the wedding reception. (she no longer thinks he's dorky)

Meanwhile, Cate calls the pharmacy to get Rory painkillers. She sends C.J. to get them, but C.J. gets distracted, and the pharmacy closes. The pharmacist calls the house and Rory answers hearing about how nobody picked up the prescription. C.J. hears this, and so, as not to get "in trouble", he lies and says that he did get the medicine, even though it's just candy (saying that the M stands for medicine.) C.J. is still afraid that the pharmacist will call again to check up on Rory, and so hopes to answer the phone each time it rings. Bridget and Kerry return but are afraid that the cop may have been aware of their fake IDs and will call, and so they decide they need to stand guard by the telephone, pretending that they are expecting a call from a boy.

Cate comes into the living room, wonders why Bridget and Kerry are back from the library so soon, and is told that Rory has already been given medicine. Cate also discovers from Rory that Scott (Bridget's tennis coach), who already knows of Bridget's crush on him, just called, and will possibly be calling back. This frightens Cate, as she doesn't want Bridget to answer if he calls. The telephone rings, and Bridget/Kerry, Cate, and C.J. all want to answer it first. (Unfortunately, they do not have caller ID.)

Meanwhile, C.J. is hitting on the coach. Later, Kerry tells Cate she can't go to the game because if there is one more offense from a fan, Kerry's team will have to forfeit, and she doesn't want to risk it. Cate asks Bridget to tape the game, but she is worried about other romantic affairs and hardly gets footage of the game, so Cate sneaks to the game in a disguise.

During the game, someone throws a hot dog at the daughter of the mother who insulted Kerry. It is assumed that is was C.J., which leads to major humiliation for him. The family gets evidence from a video tape that it wasn't C.J., but the tape shows that Cate was holding a hot dog, proving that she was at the game. Kerry & C.J. lose trust in Cate as she had told them she wasn't there. Cate tries to tell the commissioner it was the other mother, but he doesn't believe her.

However, because there was no proof of who threw the hot dog, Kerry's team doesn't have to forfeit. Cate promises Kerry she won't create a scene at the next game. At the next game, the other mother continues to insult Kerry. C.J. tries to throw popcorn on her, but ends up throwing it on the coach instead.