Watch 8 Simple Rules

Usually Okay —This is a fabulous show!! My whole family dad, mom, 14 year old me, 11 year old brother loves it. There’s no profanity, and very little sexual innuendo. Family members get into occasional fights, as family members do, but everything is always resolved in the end.

Adolescence can be a difficult time for fathers and daughters. arise, and to protect their daughters, especially once dating becomes part of the mix. Of course, taking a new, less authoritarian approach doesn’t mean letting go of all the rules. as listening to her favorite music together, having a show you watch with her.

Bruce Cameron. Paul Hennessy is a stay at home father of three children, two teenage daughters and a preteen son. He and his family reside in Michigan. His wife, Cate, is a nurse and the “voice of reason” in the family. His oldest child, Bridget, is rebellious and boy-crazy; middle child Kerry lives in her older sister’s shadow; while Rory, lives only to antagonise his older sisters.

The show is about his thoughts and feelings about guys dating his teenage daughter. The first season was focused around Paul and his daughters. Older daughter Bridget was very popular with boys, much to her father’s dismay. The episodes were mainly about him trying to do what was best for his children, whether they liked it or not. He and his daughter argue about her behavior, clothing, and boyfriends.

The second and third seasons were centered on the rest of the family, due to John Ritter’s untimely death in Paul Hennessy dies in a supermarket while buying milk.