8 Simple Rules

When Cate goes back to work, Paul has trouble dealing with his daughters' burgeoning interest in boys.

Bridget is accused of shoplifting.

Bridget gets a job at a mall clothing store to learn fiscal responsibility, but she can't resist the employee discount.

Paul makes excuses to keep Bridget from taking her driver's test.

Paul eases up on the rules when Bridget dates a boy whose father is a baseball legend (Terry Bradshaw).

Kerry is chosen over Bridget for a spot on the cheerleading team; Paul tries to switch Rory's attention from video games to books.

Paul wants to relive the past with one last family camp-out in the old treehouse for Halloween, but it might turn into a nightmare.

Paul turns to a parenting book for advice.

Paul advises Bridget to tell Kyle the truth about her date with another boy; Kerry is dismayed when her dream date does not call her back.

Each of the Hennesseys gives up a bad habit for a week in a contest to determine who gets to pick the family vacation.

Paul discovers he has a lot in common with his new editor (Patrick Warburton); Paul forbids the girls inviting their boyfriends to Thanksgiving Day dinner.

Paul searches for perfect Christmas gifts for his family; Cate's church asks her to sing a solo at midnight Mass.

Paul proudly permits Rory to go out on his first date, prompting the girls to accuse him of having a double-standard because they weren't allowed to date when they were 13.

Paul and Cate are shocked when they're called into the principal's office and told Bridget wants to go to beauty school.

After a breakup, Kerry goes to a party. Kerry is shocked when a spark goes off between her and Kyle and the two share a romantic kiss. Meanwhile at home, Paul and Cate try to discover what is hidden in Rory's secret box.

Bridget gives Kerry the silent treatment after she learns her sister kissed Kyle at a party; Paul has a nightmare about Kyle and his daughters.

Paul lets Bridget learn to play the drums. She later defies her father's rules and dates her drum instructor, Ben.

Bridget follows her drummer boyfriend to his college dorm.

Frustrated with the unsupervised parties Bridget and Kerry have been attending, Paul decides to chaperone a party for his daughters and their friends, but falls asleep while chaperoning.

A security camera catches Paul in the act of stealing.

Kerry decides to videotape Bridget for a school project.

Kerry and Bridget are caught partying on the evening news while the family is vacationing at Cate's parents' home in Florida. The news also runs an archived video that features a young Cate, who is very drunk at a bar.

Paul's parental duties increase when Cate has to spend more time at the hospital; Rory is introduced to the hobby of baseball card collecting.

Paul crashes a co-worker's (guest star Larry Miller) poker game to socialize with his boss (guest star Patrick Warburton); Bridget tries to break up her ex-boyfriend and her nemesis.

After Bridget begrudgingly mothers a sack of flour for school, she notices her "baby" is mysteriously losing weight.

Neighbors (John Ratzenberger, Shelley Long) invite the Hennessy clan to take part in their daughter's wedding.

Paul invites Cate's sister Maggie (Cybill Shepherd) to visit when he learns of her marital troubles; Bridget's sudden maturity impresses Paul and Cate.

Maggie alarms Cate by getting a sexy makeover.