List of 8 Simple Rules episodes

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This is a list of episodes from the 2000s American sitcom, 8 Simple Rules episodes. Overall, 76 episodes were made.

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Season Episodes Originally aired DVD Release
1 28 September 17, 2002 - May 20, 2003 August 7, 2007
2 24 September 23, 2003 - May 18, 2004 TBA
3 24 September 24, 2004 - April 15, 2005 TBA

[edit] Season 1: 2002-2003

# Title Original airdate Guest artist(s) ###
1x01 Pilot September 17, 2002 Larry Miller (Tommy); Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle); Mo Gaffney (Mrs. Connelly); Bryan Neal (Jesse); Edward James Gage (Security guard) 001
Cate goes back to work and Paul has to contend with Bridget dating his co-worker Tommy's son Kyle, whose roaming eyes threaten to break his daughter's heart. Meanwhile, Paul and Cate are shocked when honor student Kerry is suspended for ditching school.
1x02 Wall of Shame September 24, 2002 Lee Corso (Sportscaster); Chris Fowler (Sportscaster); Steven Gilborn (Clerk) 002
Paul is left home alone with the kids while Cate is at a seminar on the day of the big Michigan/Ohio State football game. But much to Paul's dismay, the game soon takes a backseat when Bridget is accused of shoplifting and Kerry gets upset over her latest cause.
1x03 Bridget's First Job October 1, 2002 Angel Elliott (Salesperson) 003
After seeing how much money Bridget spends on keeping up with the latest fashions, Paul tells her to go out and get a job to learn how to be fiscally responsible. She gets a job at a trendy mall clothing store that offers its workers a 40% discount, but she spends $400 dollars more than her paycheck.
1x04 Wings October 8, 2002 Kit Pongetti (Ms. Hunter); Brian Leckner (Officer Jackson) 004
Bridget takes drastic measures when an overprotective Paul keeps coming up with excuses to delay her from taking her driver's test. Meanwhile, after convincing a less-than-confident Kerry that she has the talent to enter an art competition, Paul is shocked and Kerry is devastated when her submission is rejected.
1x05 Son-in-Law October 15, 2002 Matt Funke (Travis "The Rainman" Smith); Terry Bradshaw (Steve "Canned Heat" Smith); Michael McMillian (Guy) 005
A sports-struck Paul lets Bridget do whatever she wants when she breaks up with Kyle and begins dating high school basketball wonder Travis "The Rainman" Smith, whose father just happens to be Michigan baseball legend Steve "Canned Heat" Smith. Meanwhile Kerry resents the fact that Paul still thinks of her as a little girl and not as a budding teenager ready to take on the dating world.
1x06 Cheerleader October 22, 2002 Amanda Fuller (Lindsay); Dana Workman (Lyndzee); Monique Lea (Shalindsay) 006
Bridget is ecstatic when the cheerleading squad has an opening for a new member. But after telling Kerry that she is not cut out to be a cheerleader, Bridget is completely dumbfounded when her sister tries out and is chosen for the team. Meanwhile, Paul tries in vain to wean Rory off video games and introduce him to the world of books.
1x07 Trick or Treehouse October 29, 2002 Josef Cannon (Julian); Stephanie Allen (Angel) 007
Paul seems to be the only one looking forward to a family Halloween, as Bridget, Kerry and Rory make plans to spend the spooky evening away from home and with their friends. But Paul's wish to relive the past by having the family get together for one last Halloween campout in the old treehouse may turn out to be the biggest nightmare of the evening.
1x08 By the Book November 5, 2002 Oleg Zatsepin (Care Bear) 008
In an effort to win back the love and respect that his daughters used to show him when they were young, Paul turns to a parenting book for some quick advice. But when Bridget and Kerry discover Paul's teaching tool, they try to use it to their advantage to get their father to let them go to a rock festival.
1x09 Two Boys for Every Girl November 12, 2002 Brian Sites (Jason); Trent Gill (Manager) 009
Paul's plan backfires when, after telling Bridget to tell Kyle the truth about her date with another boy, Kyle breaks up with her. Meanwhile, Kerry's first date turns out to be a dream, but she is devastated when the boy doesn't call her back. Paul sees how miserable both his daughters are, and plays the role of matchmaker.
1x10 Give It Up November 19, 2002 010
It's time for summer vacation, but the Hennessys can't decide where to go. Paul wants to go to the cabin at the lake, but everyone else has a nice spot picked out. Rory's idea is Space Camp, Bridget's Mall of America, and Cate's her parents' condo. To settle the issue, Paul initiates a contest. Each family member must give up a bad habit, and the last person standing gets to pick the vacation. Rory, who gives up tattling, is the first to go, then Cate (coffee), and Bridget (telephone), leaving it down to just Paul (the television remote) and Kerry (sarcasm). Paul treats Kerry to dinner at a 50s-style diner, but Kerry remains suspicious. Once they return, Paul admits defeat, meaning Kerry gets to pick the vacation. But the place she picked is the cabin at the lake.
1x11 Paul Meets His Match November 26, 2002 011
Paul has no idea about how badly he has been treating Bridget and Kerry's boyfriends, until his seemingly friendly new boss, Nick Sharpe, treats Rory in the same manner, which causes Paul to take a change of heart.
1x12 All I Want for Christmas December 10, 2002 012
It's Christmas time, and Paul hopes to make this Christmas the best Christmas yet. When Paul asks what everyone would like, Rory says he wants a motorcycle, Bridget wants Kyle to spend the holiday with her, and Kerry wants to keep a stray dog she found. When Paul says that Kerry can't keep the dog, she is upset (as usual). Later, Paul writes a column encouraging people to adopt pets, which makes her feel better. Meanwhile, Cate gets the solo part at the Christmas Eve service, and she is nervous that her family will be there. On Christmas Eve, the family helps Kerry with the Pet Adoption Fair, where every dog,except the one she found,is given a home. Afterwards, they all go to the Christmas Eve service, where they hear Cate sing her solo. When they get home, she says she is glad they came after all. Paul agrees to let the kids each open a present that night. Rory gets a chemistry set, much to Cate's chargin, Bridget gets the company of Kyle, and Kerry gets to keep the dog she found. The episode ends with Kerry and Bridget doing a promo for the Humane Society of the United States.
1x13 Rory's Got a Girlfriend December 17, 2002 013
Rory has a girlfriend named Sabrina Jenkins, and he asks Paul if he can take her on a group date to the movies. Paul allows Rory to go, which outrages Bridget and Kerry because Rory is much younger than they were. Meanwhile, Kerry is upset when Bridget receives a higher test score than her. This leads everyone to think that Bridget is smarter than Kerry, but later on, Kerry receives a letter stating that there was a mistake in the scores and that she actually had the higher score. Not wanting to make Bridget upset, Cate tells Bridget that she got a magazine for mail.
1x14 Career Choices January 7, 2003 Mo Gaffney (Principal Connelly); Kelsey Lynn Batelaan (Young Bridget); Heather McLaughlin (Teacher); Rachel Bilson (Gum-chewing girl) 014
Paul and Cate are shocked when they are called into the principal's office and informed that Bridget wants to skip her college prep classes in order to become an esthetician. Meanwhile, Paul is so impressed with Kerry's sketches of "The Incredible Boring Woman" that he gets the principal to print them in the school newspaper -- not realizing that the principal is the boring woman in question. Now Kerry is upset because, as her punishment, she must make banners for the pep squad. However, she did think was kind of cool to have her artwork published.
1x15 Kerry's Big Adventure January 21, 2003 Shelly Cole (Christina); Amanda MacDonald (Danielle); Wendie Jo Sperber (Christina's Mom) 015
After Kerry and her boyfriend break up, Paul tries to cheer up his blue daughter by getting Bridget to take her little sister with her to a party. But while talking to Kyle at the party, Kerry is shocked when a spark is ignited and the two share a romantic kiss. Paul and Cate try to discover what is hidden in Rory's secret box. They find Paul's sports articles, but Rory really has fireworks.
1x16 Come and Knock on Our Door January 28, 2003 Don Knotts (Mr. Furley) 016
After finding out the she kissed Kyle, Bridget gives Kerry the silent treatment, which is anything but quiet for Paul. That night, Paul has a dream on the set of Three's Company (in which John Ritter rose to fame), which parodies the show right down to the last detail. In the dream, Kyle (Jack) pretends to be gay in order to fool Paul, so he can have Bridget (Chrissy) and Kerry (Janet). Back in real life, Bridget goes to Kyle's new apartment to break up with him.
1x17 Drummer Boy, Part I February 4, 2003 Nick Carter (Ben); Brian Sites (Jason) 017
After Bridget is caught sneaking out of the house, she tells Paul and Cate that she has a dream of playing in an all-girl band. Paul suggests she take up an instrument. Bridget chooses to take up drums. Paul hires her a drum instructor, named Ben, who Bridget instantly falls in love with, but is much older than she is. Meanwhile, Kerry is upset with her ex-boyfriend, Jason, when he calls Cate pretty.
1x18 Drummer Boy, Part II February 11, 2003 Nick Carter (Ben) 018
When Bridget learns that Ben is leaving to go back to his college in Ohio, Bridget decides to follow him. To cover, she says she is going to a sleepover. Kerry invites herself along in hopes of foiling Bridget's plan, but Bridget ends up going to Ohio State University (where Ben goes to college) anyway. Later, Paul and Cate find out and go after them. Rory is reading To Kill a Mockingbird, and wants to find the part where the mockingbird is actually killed.
1x19 Cool Parent February 18, 2003 019
After a party at Tommy's house is busted by the police, Paul takes the matter into his own hands by volunteering his house for the post-basketball finals party. During the party, Paul falls asleep, and the party gets out of control, as Paul finds all the kids sleeping the next morning. This causes him to lose popularity with the kids' parents, but the kids now find him cool. While Cate is at work the next evening, Kerry and Bridget allow some friends to come over, and it eventually turns into a party, but Bridget and Kerry call it a kid-pack, as it is less than 20 kids. Eventually, Cate comes home and convinces Paul to stop the party/kid-pack, which he does, which causes him to lose all popularity with the kids, and he returns to being the dorky parent the kids found him to be.

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 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.
1x20 Every Picture Tells a Story February 25, 2003 Jason Priestley (Carter); Robert Guillaume (Cody) 020
Rory comes home with exciting news to tell Cate: the racecar driver Carter Tibbits has asked Paul to write a book about him. Carter has also invited the Hennessys over to his mansion for dinner. While there, Paul makes a joke to the kids: "$20 to whoever steals the best thing!" Paul seems to make a good impression on Carter, and it looks like Paul will get to write the book. But when they get home, they discover Rory took Paul's joke too far. It turns out that Rory stole a picture of Carter and Paul Newman. Paul sneaks to the mansion and returns the picture. Later, Carter's crew chief Cody Grant arrives at the house and tells Paul that Carter has turned down Paul's services. Paul was caught on a security camera when he was returning the picture, and he goes to Carter to straighten out the situation. While there, Rory confesses to having stolen the picture, and Paul was returning it. Carter sees something in Rory that he looks for in all the students in a program for at-risk kids that he runs: character. Carter asks Rory if there was anything he could get for him. It appears that Rory is going to ask Carter to reconsider having Paul write the book, but he ends up asking for the security camera tape with Paul on it (which annoys Paul to an extent). Meanwhile, Bridget has been constantly psycho-analyzing Kerry, which annoys her. So she gets back by telling Bridget that she has a disorder called narcissism.
1x21 Kerry's Video March 11, 2003 021
Kerry devotes her school video project to Bridget to illustrate the hypocrisy that life is much easier for the beautiful people. But when Bridget discovers that the video makes her look shallow, she takes Paul's advice to enrich her life by taking up tennis again, and ends up with a broken nose. Bob and Mike Bryan, the No. 3-ranked tennis team in the world, make a cameo appearance on the tennis court.
1x22 Good Moms Gone Wild March 25, 2003 Ed Marinaro (Byron); Tom Poston (Jake) 022
While vacationing in Florida at Cate's parent's home, Paul and Cate catch Bridget and Kerry on the evening news partying with a group of Spring Breakers. But before a punishment can be implemented, the news runs archival footage that features a young, wild Cate letting loose in a bar, leading the girls to believe Cate is hypocritical. Meanwhile, a jealous Paul meets Byron, the man that Cate went out with during her college sophomore year, and Rory befriends an elderly gentleman whose stories about World War II turn out to be more fiction than fact.
1x23 Career Woman March 28, 2003 023
When Cate is offered a promotion at the hospital, Bridget is upset, as she depends on Cate to help her with her family tree project for school, while Kerry encourages her mom. However, when Cate is offered the promotion, she declines it, as it is too much stress on the family. It is revealed that Bridget wasn't really upset; she was just fooling Paul, and Kerry was trying to cover up the fact that she missed Cate.

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.
1x24 Queen Bees and King Bees April 4, 2003 Larry Miller (Tommy) 024
Bridget and Paul are surprised to find themselves in similar situations when they are both alienated in their social circles. But they devise a plan to settle the score, leading Paul to crash a poker game with co-worker Tommy to get closer to boss Nick Sharpe, and Bridget trying to break up ex-boyfriend Kyle and her nemesis, Jenna.
1x25 Bake Sale April 29, 2003 025
Bridget begrudgingly becomes a mother when she is assigned to take care of a baby made out of a sack full of flour for school. When Kerry and Rory bake cookies for the Great American Bake Sale to help put an end to childhood hunger in America, Bridget begins to notice that her baby is mysteriously losing weight.
1x26 The Doyle Wedding May 6, 2003 026
Much to the family's dismay, Cate invites the Doyles over for dinner, which turns out to be a stressful evening for all. Later, the Doyles invite the Hennessys to a wedding for their daughter. As the family always follows through on prior commitments, Paul tries hard to find an excuse not to go to the wedding. When Paul discovers that a play that Rory is in (in which he cross-dresses.) is on the same day as the Doyles' wedding. But when Paul gets ready to tell them they can't make it, the Doyles tell them that the Hennessys are like family to them. Paul changes his mind, and they go to the wedding, with Bridget and Kerry as the bridesmaids (they don't like the dresses, though), and Rory as the ring bearer.

Meanwhile, Bridget has been avoiding Donny because she thinks he's dorky, but she ends up dancing with him at the wedding reception because she thinks he's now handsome.
1x27 Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman, Part I May 13, 2003 Cybill Shepherd (Maggie); Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle); Heather Hogan (Heather); Thad Luckinbill (Donny Doyle); Amanda MacDonald (Danielle) 027
Cate learns that her sister Maggie is having marital problems. Paul thinks the family can help her, so he invites her to stay at the house, much to Cate's dismay, as the two sisters have a history of sibling rivalry. Meanwhile, Bridget has become more mature after Paul and Cate let her go out with Donny, who is home from the Naval Academy. Bridget and Kerry believe that Kyle has ulterior motives when he befriends Rory.
1x28 Sort of an Officer and a Gentleman, Part II May 20, 2003 Cybill Shepherd (Maggie); Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle) 028
The sibling rivalry between Cate and Maggie comes to a boiling point when Maggie gets a sexy new makeover and gives Bridget a water bra as a gift. Meanwhile tensions between the Hennessy sisters mount when Kerry and Kyle begin dating, while Bridget's popularity takes a nosedive after she dissed her friends for Donny, and Paul becomes concerned when he finds an empty pregnancy test kit, which turns out to be Cate's.

[edit] Season 2: 2003-2004

# Title Original airdate Guest artist(s) ###
2x01 Premiere September 23, 2003 Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle); Thad Luckinbill (Donny Doyle); Larry Miller (Tommy); John Ratzenberger (Fred Doyle); Paul Wesley (Damian); Cole Williams (Anthony). 029
Bridget finds her popularity waning because of her exclusive, long distance relationship with Donny, while Kerry's social status skyrockets because of her relationship with Kyle. But Bridget's eyes begin to stray when she meets Damian - a sexy new boy at school. Meanwhile, as she waits for the results of her pregnancy test, Cate is stunned when Paul, Bridget, Kerry and Rory seem more concerned about how the baby could disrupt their lives than the blessed event itself. In fact, the only support Cate seems to be getting is from her nosy neighbors, the Doyles, who share a well-kept secret about their own family - All their children are adopted.
2x02 Sex Ed September 30, 2003 Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle); Nikki Danielle Moore (Jenna Sharpe);

Cole Williams (Anthony).

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Cate teaches sex education at Bridget's school and gets supiscious when she reads a submission where a girl's older boyfriend was coming from Maryland & she felt pressured to have sex. Bridget says that this was a girl from Maryland, Lara O'Neal (which turned out to be made-up, so she was the one who wrote the question.) Meanwhile, Paul is worried about Kerry after they saw a French movie with a sex scene in it.
2x03 Donny Goes AWOL October 7, 2003 John Ratzenberger (Fred Doyle); Cindy Williams (Mary Ellen Doyle); Thad Luckinbill (Donny Doyle) 031
The Doyles are sending a video postcard to Donny, which they let Bridget have a part in. However, Bridget breaks up with Donny on the video, which leads to a feud between the Hennessys and the Doyles. Upset, Donny hitchhikes all the way to the Hennessys in the back of a pig truck to win Bridget back. Once there, Bridget gets back together with Donny, and he decides to drop out of Navy College. However, Bridget has still not broken up with her other boyfriend, Damien. Paul tells Bridget that Donny didn't deserve this treatment, so Bridget breaks up with him. Meanwhile, there are reports of eggings & toilet-paperings all over the neighborhood. Paul tries to come up with names for this menace, unaware that the criminal is Rory.

John Ritter died after filming this episode, so clips of his moments were aired in his memory at the end of the episode.
2x04 Goodbye, Part I November 4, 2003 James Garner (Jim Egan, Cate's father); Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle); Larry Miller (Tommy); Suzanne Pleshette (Cate's mother); John Ratzenberger (Fred Doyle); Patrick Warburton (Nick Sharpe). 032
Cate and the family are horrified and heartbroken to learn that Paul has collapsed and died at the grocery store. Cate's parents arrive to help them through the funeral.
2x05 Goodbye, Part II November 4, 2003 James Garner (Jim Egan, Cate's father); Suzanne Pleshette (Laura, Cate's mom) 033
As the family grieve for Paul, they face the difficult task of searching for his last article he wrote, so that it can be published in the newspaper along with his best articles. After Grandpa Jim finds the article in the trash can, Cate reads it to the kids, and the Hennessys learn that no matter what, family bonds cannot be broken.
2x06 No Right Way November 11, 2003 Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle); Nikki Danielle Moore (Jenna Sharpe) 034
Cate worries about how Kerry & Bridget will fare in school after the recent passing of Paul. Kerry can't cope with everyone being sweet and sympathetic, while Bridget puts on a positive front. Kyle says "I love you" to Kerry.
2x07 What Dad Would Want November 18, 2003 Larry Miller (Tommy) 035
Cate sees that Rory is now hesitant to try out for the basketball team. Cate tells him that his father wouldn't have wanted him to quit. Bridget gets distracted while watching television, and accidentally wrecks a collage that Kerry made in honor of Paul.
2x08 The First Thanksgiving November 25, 2003 Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle); Larry Miller (Tommy); Suzanne Pleshette (Cate's mother) 036
It's the first Thanksgiving without Paul. Cate's mother visits, and is able to get along well with Jim. Bridget and Kerry plan on sneaking out to a party instead of staying with the family. Rory feels that now being the man of the house, it's his job to presume Paul's role of being against every guy his sisters date, not to mention the carver of the turkey, which he does with clumsiness, inexperience and a lot of humor, which in the end helps the family to deal with the recent tragedy in a much lighter way, with needed laughter at such a sad time, adding much humor, compassion and healing when it was needed more than ever, helping the surviving members of the Hennessy family to literally survive the terrible events surrounding Paul's unexpected death.
2x09 The Story of Anne Frank and Skeevy December 23, 2003 Cole Williams (Anthony) 037
Bridget plays the role of Anne Frank in the school play, which makes Kerry jealous since all she does is background work. At first, Bridget is the same non-serious girl, which frustrates Kerry even more since she feels Bridget doesn't deserve this role. Cate does see this too, so she gives Bridget The Diary of a Young Girl, because she thinks it might help her, which it does - Bridget suddenly becomes this serious, focused girl and gets a better understanding of the role she is going to play. Jim, Cate and Rory attend the play, with Kerry behind scenes - Bridget's performance seems to be outstanding. Kerry, who was at first jealous and frustrated, became very proud of her big sister, along with Cate. Later that night when they get back home and everyone else heads to their bedrooms, Bridget stays behind downstairs and the episode ends with a red rose placed in front of Paul's photo by Bridget. Rory has a new ventriloquist dummy named Skeevy whom he uses to insult CJ and Grandpa.
2x10 YMCA January 6, 2004 James Garner (Jim Egan); David Spade (C.J. Barnes); Ethan Phillips (Dave); Lisa Rinna (Gym Instructor) 038
Bridget gets a job as a lifeguard at the local YMCA, which prompts Cate to enroll the whole family (to Bridget's chagrin). However, Kerry is unimpressed with a group of young blonde girls who idolise Bridget, while Jim punches another man for making comments about Bridget. Elsewhere Rory has an unexpected pubescent experience in a yoga class.
2x11 Get Real January 13, 2004 James Garner (Jim); David Spade (C.J. Barnes); Daniella Monet (Missy Kleinfeld) 039
Cate's nephew C.J. stops by the Hennessy household to pay his final respects to Paul. C.J., however, can't resist getting into trouble when he gives Rory advice about kissing a girl, which lands him in detention, and then takes the blame when Kerry, while driving with just a learner's permit, dents Cate's car while driving Bridget on an errand.
2x12 Consequences January 27, 2004 David Spade (C.J.); Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle) 040
Rory steals a police dog when he hears about CJ's glory days of stealing his old school mascot, but Cate is shocked when the dog finds marijuana in Kerry's backpack. Cate thinks Kerry's using drugs because of her father's death, but it's really just teenage rebellion. Meanwhile, Bridget gets brought home by the police for not wearing a helmet on her boyfriend's motorcycle after Cate telling her she has to.
2x13 Opposites Attract, Part I February 10, 2004 David Spade (C.J.); Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Jeremy); Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle); Nikki Danielle Moore (Jenna); Daniella Monet (Missy); Deborah Levin (Teacher); Patrick Harigan (Flower Vendor) 041
In a Valentine's Day special, Bridget is forced to partner geeky Jeremy in Science class, and ends up falling for him. Meanwhile Kyle decides to take Kerry's stance against a commercialised Valentine's Day, only for him to surprise her with a romantic gift she wasn't expecting.
2x14 Opposites Attract, Part II February 17, 2004 Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Jeremy); Kala Savage (Lacy); Gloria Gifford (Teacher); Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle) 042
Bridget decides to make a move on Jeremy by going to a 'geek party' with Kerry, only to discover that Jeremy has his eyes on someone else.
2x15 Opposites Attract: Night of the Locust, Part III February 24, 2004 Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Jeremy); Tatum O'Neal (Ms. McKenna); Paul Wesley (Damian); Kaitlin Cullum (Beth Doyle); Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle) 043
After being told that she's fickle when it comes to relationships, Bridget is afraid that she may end up hurting Jeremy's feelings when her ex-bad boy boyfriend, Damian, returns to town. Meanwhile, Kerry is outraged and plans revenge when "provocative" dancing has been banned from the high school formal, which is being chaperoned by Cate and Jim; C.J. partners with Rory to broadcast school scandals over the internet, and Jim falls for Ms. McKenna, a member of the high school's PTA committee.
2x16 Daddy's Girl March 2, 2004 Connie Stevens (Tina); Peter Bogdanovich (Dr. Lohr); Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle); Kathryn J. Larsen (Amanda) 044
The family therapist (Peter Bogdanovich) encourages Cate to pursue her dream of becoming a singer (her "skydiving," as the therapist puts it). In turn, Cate encourages C.J. to end his feud with Jim, so he takes him to the bar where Cate is singing. Bridget accidentaly dyes Kerry's hair blonde.

Katey Sagal (Cate) performs the song "Daddy's Girl" from her 2004 album "Room."
2x17 Mall in the Family March 16, 2004 Keir O'Donnell (Derek); Nikki Danielle Moore (Jenna); Liam Kyle Sullivan (Zac); Jonny Acker (Ric) 045
Kerry gets a job at an embarrassing fast food restaurant at the mall to make money for her trip to Europe. Grandpa wants to pay his fair share at Cate's house and also gets a job there. However, Kerry might have to fire her grandfather for treating customers with disdain at the fast food restaurant. C.J. busts Bridget for going ito the wrong movie theatre at the mall and interrogates her, which he can't do. Rory sells items on the Internet but Cate gets angry when he sells too much.
2x18 Let's Keep Going, Part I March 30, 2004 Nicole Mansour (Rachel), Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle); Artie Anderson (Artie); Peter Gannon (Bartender); 046
After deciding not to go on vacation to cabin at the lake, Cate forces Bridget and Kerry to fly out to visit Grandma Laura in Sarasota instead of attending the Maeve Festival, believing the festival to contain "sex, drugs, and rock and roll." However, on their way to the airport in Kyle's car, they spot Cate hugging a mysterious stranger at their dad's favourite bar. Meanwhile, Rory, even though he is dating Missy Kleinfeld, develops an interest in Rachel Sharpe.
2x19 Let's Keep Going, Part II April 6, 2004 Mac Davis (Guitar Player); Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle) 047
Upset and confused over their mother's actions, Bridget and Kerry decide not to go to grandma's, and instead take a road trip to sort out their feelings. Along the way they pick up C.J., who was attacked by women at the Maeve Festival.
2x20 C.J.'s Party April 20, 2004 Erik von Detten (Erik); Nikki Danielle Moore (Jenna Sharpe) 048
Cate banishes CJ and grounds Bridget for going to CJ's college keg party. Jim has to take a written drivers exam after being pulled over with an expired license. As Kerry is getting a license too, Grandpa tries to cheat off her, with unexpected results.
2x21 Mother's Day May 4, 2004 John Farley (Owner); Lee Garlington (Fran) 049
Bridget and Kerry are up to something and Cate is determined to find out what. She discovers that they were planning to send her away for a Mother's Day spa weekend, only to realise they were planning to throw a party while she was gone. Meanwhile, Rory sets up a Car Wash.
2x22 The Principal May 11, 2004 Adam Arkin (Principal Ed Gibb) 050
Bridget gets in trouble at school, prompting a meeting between Cate and Principal (Adam Arkin) who turns out to be an old schoolmate.
2x23 Finalé, Part Un May 18, 2004 Adam Arkin (Principal Ed Gibb); Connie Stevens (Tina); Daniella Monet (Missy); Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle); Elena Lyons (Sissy); Jan Hoag (Secretary); Liam Kyle Sullivan (Zac) 051
After forgetting to hand in a form for Kerry's trip to Europe, Cate is forced to deal with Principal Gibb again. Elsewhere, Cate also has to deal with Jim's relationship with Tina, who owns the bar where Cate sang in "Daddy's Girl".
2x24 Finalé, Part Deux May 18, 2004 Adam Arkin (Principal Ed Gibb); Jan Hoag (Secretary); Billy Aaron Brown (Kyle) 052
Kerry organises a sit-in to protest at frog dissection in school, and Bridget takes the blame so that Kerry will still be able to go on her trip to Europe in the summer. As a result, Bridget is elected student body present. Meanwhile Jim plans a summer road trip with Rory to Florida, where he hopes to win back his wife; C.J. deludes himself into believing that Steven Tyler wants him to be Aerosmith's roadie.

[edit] Season 3: 2004-2005

# Title Original airdate Guest artist(s) ###
3x01 First Day Of School September 24, 2004 Sam Horrigan (Pete) 053
Kerry continues to delay breaking up with Kyle, so Bridget does it for her - only for Kerry to realise she doesn't want to break up with him after all. Meanwhile Cate is offered the position of school nurse, and Rory's first day of high school is awkward when he has to hit the showers after gym.
3x02 Changes October 1, 2004 054
Originally intended to be the season premiere, it was aired as the second episode after a mix-up with production codes/dates. The kids are suspicious of Cate after she changes her hairstyle and her bedroom while they were away during the summer. Rory tries to help Jim quit smoking.
3x03 School Nurse October 8, 2004 Sam Horrigan (Pete) 055
After Cate accepts the position of school nurse, Bridget and Kerry are convinced that she only took the the job to spy on them. Rory, however, is ecstatic that his mother might be able to protect him from the school bully. While Cate is on the job she finds out that Kerry is no longer a virgin.
3x04 Out of the Box October 15, 2004 056
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 and young hottie Tyler asks her out on a date. However Tyler's intentions may not be completely genuine. Meanwhile, while C.J. finds himself striking out at speed dating, Jim discovers that he's a hit with the ladies-which further humiliates his socially inept grandson.
3x05 Car Trouble October 22, 2004 057
Bridget and Kerry are very excited when Cate gives them keys to the minivan, with a single provision: They must drive Rory wherever he needs to go. But when the girls refuse to fulfill their promise, Rory decides to take matters into his own hands, and makes an attempt to drive himself, and in the process wrecks the car.
3x06 Halloween October 29, 2004 058
Kerry doesn't feel that Bridget has the ability to put together the school's Halloween party as part of her duty as the Student Body President. Bridget has a mix-up and kisses the jealous vice-president instead of Damien. C.J. is hired as the security guard for the party and sets his eyes on catching Rory pulling off a prank by blowing up the giant pumpkin. Instead, when he catches Rory, Rory calls up the costumed Village People, bringing back CJ's bad memories. Jim finds himself being attacked by neighborhood kids when he refuses to give candy out to trick-or-treaters.
3x07 Coach (aka Tennis Coach) November 5, 2004 Dan Cortese as Scott 059
There is a new tennis coach who Bridget likes, so she joins the tennis team to get his attention. She also makes him a tennis racket cover using Cate's favourite sweater. However, the coach actually has a secret crush on the school nurse, Cate.
3x08 Secrets November 12, 2004 Colby Donaldson 060
It seems everyone in the Hennessy household is keeping secrets - Rory refuses to tell who hit him, while Bridget and Kerry worry about being busted for trying to use fake IDs to get into a nightclub.
3x09 Thanksgiving Guest
(aka Thanksgiving)		 November 26, 2004 061
After the garage is burned down, Cate recalls yesterday's Thanksgiving celebrations, which involved the kids trying to prepare everything to give Cate a break, Jim attempting to fix the TV and Cate bringing home Principal Gibb.
3x10 Vanity Unfair December 3, 2004 062
After Bridget is turned down for a role in a sports car commercial, Jim discovers that the head of the modeling agency who rejected her is his old flame Jackie (Raquel Welch). When he tries to persuade her to reconsider his granddaughter, Jim soon finds himself reminiscing over old times -- and possibly rekindling their romance. Meanwhile, Kerry and Rory discover a secret about C.J.'s past modeling experiences.
3x11 Princetown Girl December 10, 2004 063
Kerry is stunned to discover that Bridget may be getting a tennis scholarship at Princeton. However, failing grades prevent her being able to play, so Cate wonders if she should use her power as school nurse to help.
3x12 A Very C.J. Christmas
(aka A Very Cool Christmas)		 December 17, 2004 064
CJ goes to Las Vegas for Christmas rather than spend time with the family even though they spent a lot of time and effort making Christmas special for him.
3x13 The Sub January 7, 2005 065
Principal Gibb hires CJ as a substitute teacher. Everything goes well until he catches Rory cheating on a test, and wrestles with his conscience over whether to tell Principal Gibb or not.
3x14 C.J.'s Temptation January 7, 2005 Pamela Anderson (Cheryl) 066
Cate finds herself becoming jealous of Principal Gibb's new girlfriend Cheryl, while CJ attempts to tutor her - and unwittingly becomes the object of her affections. Rory discovers "self pleasure." And his pants are caught down...literally.
3x15 Old Flame January 14, 2005 Ed O'Neill (Matt) 067
When Cate sends an email to her former college flame Matt to see how he's has been over the years since college, she becomes fed up with her family's unreasonable demands, and locks herself in her room for some alone time. But she is shocked when Matt shows up at her window and whisks her off to re-live adventurous, old times. However, Cate soon begins to question if his rebel lifestyle is being used as a front.
3x16 Closure January 21, 2005 068
C.J. and Cate have found out that Kerry has been emailing to Bruno, the boy she met in Europe. They meet in Cate's attic and they get back together while C.J. and Cate have been reading Kerry's emails and print them out.
3x17 Volleybrawl January 28, 2005 Gabrielle Reece 069
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 Pro Beach volleyball player Gabrielle Reece), and Bridget becomes upset when one of her friends begins dating her ex-boyfriend.
3x18 Freaky Friday February 4, 2005 070
Cate watches Freaky Friday, then falls asleep. Dreaming the family wake up in different bodies. Bridget swaps with Cate, CJ swaps with Grandpa and Rory swaps with his hamster. Kerry is still herself. Grandpa in CJ's body tries to hit on the older school examiner while CJ in Grandpa must tell war stories to the class. Bridget in Cate's body flubs the nurse test and Cate in Bridget makes Bridget go to prom with a dork.
3x19 Torn Between Two Lovers February 11, 2005 Pamela Anderson (Cheryl) 071
In this episode, C.J. finds himself in a bad situation - he's committed himself to two different dates: Cheryl, Principal Gibb's ex-girlfriend, and Bridget and Kerry's high school math teacher, Mrs. Krupp. Meanwhile, Bridget's excitement about being elected to the court of the Valentine's dance and being given a chance to be crowned Queen of Hearts quickly become shock when she discovers that Cheryl is also running in the competition.

Trivia

  • CJ calls Ms. Krupp by her first name, Mindy, although in Princetown Girl, it was revealed that her first name was Alice
3x20 C.J.'s Real Dad February 18, 2005 072
C.J. is offered a job as a full-time teacher, which he really wants. But when his biological father comes to town, he convinces C.J. to assist him in a new book telling about how they came together after being apart for years. Meanwhile, Kerry is upset when Bridget accidentally wins an MP3 Player from a radio contest.
3x21 The After Party March 4, 2005 073
Prom night is around the corner, & Bridget wants to throw a safe after-prom party in a hotel. Cate tells her no, but later, CJ tells her if there isn't a place to party, the kids will find one. So, Cate decides to throw the after party at the house, which humiliates Rory, Kerry, & Bridget. During the after party, Bridget sneaks out to the hotel to throw her after party. CJ tracks her down, but ends up getting tied up on top of a TV in a hotel room. Meanwhile, Kerry has written an article about gay couples going to the prom. A girl named Monica asks Kerry to be her prom date, so they can "turn a few heads for the cause", but Kerry starts to get the impression that Monica really likes her as a girlfriend. It also turns out that Rory's prom date, Nicky Alcott, is gay, which disappoints Rory.
3x22 The Teachers Lounge April 1, 2005 074
C.J. gets a job as a full-time teacher, & he is excited as he now has access to the Teachers Lounge. But one of the teachers, Mr. Edwards, is bullying him, to the point where he kicks C.J. out of the lounge, so Cate helps him with his problem. Meanwhile, Kerry & Bridget give Rory a makeover so he can impress a girl named 'Hot Megan'
3x23 The Sleepover April 8, 2005 075
After Principal Gibb and Cate fall asleep at the house while watching a movie, the family catches them and falsely assumes that the two are having a relationship. Meanwhile, Bridget, Kerry, Rory and C.J. are forced to go ice-fishing with Jim in order to spend quality time with their grandfather - but unbeknownst to them, Jim would much rather be left alone and is forced to keep up a happy façade.
3x24 Ditch Day April 15, 2005 Nicole Richie (Detainee) 076
After C.J. discovers that Cate may be starting a clandestine relationship with Principal Gibb, he blabs it to Bridget. An angry Cate gets even by having Gibb put C.J. in charge of the detention of students on Ditch Day, and C.J. gets even by detaining Bridget. Meanwhile, because she is stuck in detention and can't complete the ditch day prank herself, Bridget convinces Kerry and Rory to steal the rival school's mascot.