8 Simple Rules - The Complete First Season

8 Simple Rules - The Complete First Season
by James Widdoes

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Actor: Amy Davidson, John Ritter, Kaley Cuoco, Katey Sagal, Martin Spanjers
Director: James Widdoes
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 601 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-07
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone

DVD Reviews of 8 Simple Rules - The Complete First Season

DVD Review: 8 Simple Rules--RULES
Summary: 5 Stars

I have been a fan since its network run. Now that I have it on DVD, I can watch it whenever I want. The laughs never stop coming. John Ritter is a legend. And, what can I say about Katey Sagal? She's the perfect match for John's TV wife. I became an Amy Davidson fan because of her portrayal of Kerry...I highly recommend this series to anyone who likes quality family sitcoms.

DVD Review: i love 8 simple rules
Summary: 5 Stars

it really made me mad when they stopped making 8 simple rules because i love this tv series

DVD Review: Out takes show the funniest John Ritter
Summary: 4 Stars

This show would have been much better if they let John Ritter act more like he did in the outtakes (be funnier). He's too serious. He plays a strict father who constantly worries about his daughters and the boys they date. It's like the comedian plays he straight man of the family. I like it, but it could have been much better if Ritter could have lightened up. In the later episodes he starts to lighten up and the show is more enjoyable.

DVD Review: Review for 8 simple rules
Summary: 5 Stars

It's a very cool series of DVD I ever bought then I recommend it to everyone who want to know how work a familly who never ever stop to have funny problem with teenager.

DVD Review: great
Summary: 5 Stars

the tv ser was great and the service i got on hear was even better. everyone who like to laugh and get good service this is the place.

Description of 8 Simple Rules - The Complete First Season

Legendary sitcom stars John Ritter and Katey Sagal team up in 8 Simple Rules, ABC's hit family comedy that is laugh-out-loud funny. "If you make my daughters cry, I'll make you cry." That is the rallying cry of Paul Hennessy. A little rusty in the parenting department, Paul is forced to meet fatherhood head-on when his wife Cate returns to work. Two teenage daughters and a wisecracking son make Paul's new situation daunting but never dull. Cybill Shepherd, Jason Priestley and Terry Bradshaware just some of the guest stars joining the fun in Season One. Experience all 28 episodes, plus exclusive bonus features, including a hilarious bonus reel, in this sensational 3-disc set.

After gaining fame as ladies man Jack Tripper on the 1970s sitcom Three's Company, John Ritter steals the show as a father of three--including two nubile teenage girls--on 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter. The first season, which aired on ABC during 2002 and 2003, introduces viewers to Paul (Ritter) and Cate Hennessy (Katey Sagal) and their precocious children Bridget (Kaley Cuoco), Kerry (Amy Davidson), and Rory (Martin Spanjers). When former stay-at-home mom Cate returns to the work force as a nurse, it's up to Paul to write his newspaper column at home on occasion and mind the kids. The first season deals with that uneasy transition. It's actually refreshing to see a family depicted where the parents don't always like the kids. Paul often jokes with Cate that he's mad she ever suggested they start a family. He also notes, "What's it called if you're damned if you do and damned if you don't? Oh yes, fatherhood."

As for the children, we've seen similar stereotypical characters on other sitcoms. Bridget is the 16-year-old blonde bombshell. Kerry is her awkward, brunette younger sister, and Rory is their kid brother who has the creepy habit of hiding in their closets. Paul's relationship with Rory is even keeled. But it's his daughters that he is trying to win over. They love him, but they're also embarrassed and befuddled by him. Just when he thinks he's bonding with them, the girls will sarcastically point out his faults--such as his being at least 100 years old. As he succinctly points out to his wife, "They live in my house, but they don't even like me. They're not kids. They're cats!" Though the show is big on comic moments, it also is generous in sharing poignant memories. When Paul looks at his girls, he doesn't see young women that even his friends think of as hotties. Rather, he still views them as innocent toddlers who looked up to and adored him. Sagal, who was so over-the-top in both looks and mannerisms when she played the matriarch on Married with Children, is a wonderful foil for Ritter. Beautiful, smart, and funny, she's a tough act for him to follow when it comes to being a stay-at-home dad. --Jae-Ha Kim

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