6.8/10152 votesLoading...#1 - Every Picture Tells A Story
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/25/2003
When Paul is asked by race car driver Carter Tibbits (Jason Priestley, "Beverly Hills 90210") to write a book about him, Paul brings the family to Tibbits' mansion to meet the driving legend and his sarcastically dry-witted butler, Cody (Robert Guillaume, "Benson," "Sports Night") -- who used to be Carter's crew chief. But a misunderstanding leads Rory to steal a photo from Carter's room, and it's Paul who's under suspicion when a security camera catches him trying to return the item.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: David Flebotte
6.8/10141 votesLoading...#2 - Career Woman
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/28/2003
Paul's job as parental guardian becomes more of a full-time position when Cate is up for a promotion and has to spend more time at the hospital. After Paul introduces Rory to baseball card collecting, Rory trades the cards for something not exactly associated with the sport.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: Rosalind Moore
6.8/10107 votesLoading...#3 - Let's Keep Going (2)
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/6/2004
Upon discovering Cate in the arms of Artie, Bridget and Kerry decide to blow off their planned trip to their grandmother's and take to the open road to sort out their feelings. Meanwhile, Rory continues to pine for Rachel Sharpe, who confesses her true feelings for him.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Martin Weiss
6.9/10194 votesLoading...#4 - Wall of Shame
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2002
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.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Michael Langworthy
6.9/10165 votesLoading...#5 - Trick or Treehouse
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2002
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.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Bonnie Kallman
6.9/10154 votesLoading...#6 - All I Want for Christmas
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/2002
Paul tries to find perfect gifts for the family to make up for last year's Christmas fiasco. Kerry finds a stray dog during the holidays. Cate is overjoyed when she is asked to sing a solo at the church's midnight service, but fears that seeing her family there will make her nervous.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Christy Jacobs White
6.9/1097 votesLoading...#7 - The Teachers Lounge
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 4/1/2005
Officially a full-time teacher, C.J. is overjoyed to finally get access to the teachers' lounge. But he soon finds himself being bullied out of the room by the school's overzealous Home Ec instructor. Rory wants to impress a girl, so Bridget and Kerry take it upon themselves to give him a full-fledged makeover.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Paul F. Ciancarelli, David DiPietro
7.0/10146 votesLoading...#8 - Cool Parent
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/18/2003
After a party at Tommy's house is broken up by the police, Paul chastises his friend and unwittingly volunteers to host the next one. But when the party gets out of control too, the kids think of him as a cool parent, while the neighborhood parents think he's just as unreliable as Tommy.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Paul F. Ciancarelli, David DiPietro
7.0/10139 votesLoading...#9 - Good Moms Gone Wild
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/25/2003
While vacationing in Florida at Cate's parents' home, Paul and Cate catch Bridget and Kerry on the news partying with a group of Spring Breakers. But the news runs archival footage that features a young Cate letting loose in a bar. Meanwhile, a jealous Paul meets Cate's college boyfriend Byron and Rory befriends an elderly gentleman whose stories about World War II turn out to be more fiction than fact.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Bill Callahan, Philip Wen
7.0/10136 votesLoading...#10 - Queen Bees and King Bees
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/8/2003
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 Tommy to get closer to boss Nick, and Bridget trying to break up ex-boyfriend Kyle and her nemesis Jenna.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Martin Weiss
7.0/10117 votesLoading...#11 - The First Thanksgiving
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2003
While Cate plans to raise the family spirits with a special Thanksgiving dinner, Rory takes it upon himself to be the man of the house by looking after Bridget and Kerry.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Bonnie Kallman
7.0/10113 votesLoading...#12 - Mother's Day
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2004
After witnessing some strange behavior from Bridget and Kerry, Cate tries to find out what they are up to. Meanwhile, C.J. and Rory doubt Jim's ability to put an engine back together after he falls in love with a classic car.
Director: Pat Fischer-Doak
Writer: Grant Nieporte, Robert Spina
7.1/10180 votesLoading...#13 - Bridget's First Job
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2002
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. But when she lands a job at a trendy mall clothing store that offers its workers a 40% discount, Paul and Cate begin to worry that she may not be learning the true value of a dollar.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Bill Daly
7.1/10169 votesLoading...#14 - Wings
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2002
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.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Bill Daly, Bonnie Kallman
7.1/10169 votesLoading...#15 - Son-In-Law
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2002
A sports-struck Paul lets Bridget do whatever she wants when she starts dating Travis, star basketball player and son of baseball legend Steve Smith. Meanwhile Kerry resents the fact that Paul still thinks of her as a little girl.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Tracy Gamble, Martin Weiss
7.1/10164 votesLoading...#16 - Cheerleader
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/2002
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.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Paul F. Ciancarelli, David DiPietro
7.1/10146 votesLoading...#17 - Rory's Got a Girlfriend
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/2002
When a proud Paul lets thirteen-year-old Rory go out on his first date, Bridget and Kerry accuse him of unfairly changing the rules because they were never allowed to date at that age. Kerry is shocked when Bridget receives a higher score then she did on a state aptitude test.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Bill Daly
7.1/10151 votesLoading...#18 - Drummer Boy (1)
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/4/2003
Bridget defies the rules of the house after Paul forbids her from going out on a date with Ben, her college-age drum instructor. Meanwhile, Kerry is mad at Cate when her ex-boyfriend confesses that he thinks her mother is pretty.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Bill Daly
7.1/10137 votesLoading...#19 - Bake Sale
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/29/2003
For a health class assignment, Bridget and Kyle have to take care of a sack of flour as if it were a baby. Kerry and Rory bake cookies for the Great American Bake Sale to help put an end to childhood hunger in America.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Kim Friese
7.1/10113 votesLoading...#20 - The Story of Anne Frank and Skeevy
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/23/2003
After Cate encourages Bridget to participate in extracurricular activities to beef up her college resume, Bridget shocks the family by landing the lead in the high school production of the story of Anne Frank. Rory's obsession with a dummy named Skeevy becomes a little unnerving for the Hennessy clan.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Tracy Gamble, Bonnie Kallman
7.1/10123 votesLoading...#21 - Daddy's Girl
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/2/2004
On the advice of the family therapist, Cate is encouraged to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. Meanwhile, C.J. and Jim find themselves trying to bond in a bar when Cate encourages C.J. to take his grandfather out after he is dumped by his wife in a letter. Kerry angers Bridget by dying her hair blonde after she complains that the romance is fading from her relationship with Kyle.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Tracy Gamble, David Flebotte
7.1/10107 votesLoading...#22 - Let's Keep Going (1)
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/30/2004
Cate sends Bridget and Kerry to their grandmother's house for a visit after the Hennessys decide against vacationing at the family cabin. But while on their road trip to grandma's, the girls are shocked to find Cate at their father's favorite saloon with a mysterious stranger. Meanwhile, Kerry makes Rory's life miserable when she discovers that he has a crush on her friend, Rachel.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Martin Weiss
7.1/10111 votesLoading...#23 - C.J.'s Party
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/20/2004
Cate banishes C.J. and grounds Bridget for going to C.J.'s college keg party. Jim has to take a written drivers exam after being pulled over with an expired license.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: Martin Weiss
7.1/1091 votesLoading...#24 - Volleybrawl
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/28/2005
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 and Bridget becomes upset when one of her friends begins dating her ex-boyfriend.
Director: Barnet Kellman
Writer: Hayes Jackson
7.1/10104 votesLoading...#25 - Freaky Friday
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/2005
After falling asleep while watching Freaky Friday, Cate awakens to find that she and Bridget have switched bodies. C.J. and Jim have also trade places as well as Rory and his hamster. Only Kerry is spared and enjoys their predicament.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: W. Bruce Cameron
The Worst Episodes of 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Every Picture Tells A Story" is the worst rated episode of "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter". It scored 6.8/10 based on 152 votes. Directed by Mark Cendrowski and written by David Flebotte, it aired on 2/25/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Career Woman".