Episode guide
8 Simple Rules: Season 3
24 episodes · premiered Sep 24, 2004
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- Episode 1: First Day of School Sep 24, 2004 · 22m Knowing that Kerry is dragging her feet over breaking up with Kyle, Bridget takes it upon herself to do it for her sister. Meanwhile, Cate is offered the position of school nurse and…
- Episode 2: Changes Oct 1, 2004 · 22m The kids question Cate's motives when they return from their summer getaways and discover that she has bought a new bed and changed her hairstyle. Meanwhile, after traveling through Europe…
- Episode 3: School Nurse Oct 8, 2004 · 22m After Cate accepts the position of school nurse, Bridget and Kerry are convinced that she only took the job to spy on them. Rory is ecstatic that his mom might be able to protect him from…
- Episode 4: Out of the Box Oct 15, 2004 · 22m Kerry is livid when Bridget unintentionally makes a mockery out of her art project at the mall. But she forgets about Bridget when a fellow artist asks her out on a date. While C.J. finds…
- Episode 5: Car Trouble Oct 22, 2004 · 22m Kate gives Bridget and Kerry the keys to the minivan, provided they drive Rory wherever he needs to go. But when the girls repeatedly fail to drive him, he attempts to drive himself…
- Episode 6: Halloween Oct 29, 2004 · 22m Kerry doubts Bridget's ability to put together the school's Halloween party as part of her Student Body President duties. C.J. is hired as the party's security guard and sets his sights on…
- Episode 7: Coach Nov 5, 2004 · 22m Bridget is psyched to join the high school tennis team when she develops a crush on Coach Scott. But her infatuation soon turns to disgust when she learns that Scott has a crush on Cate…
- Episode 8: Secrets Nov 12, 2004 · 22m Everyone fears the ringing of the phone when they all keep secrets from each other. Rory refuses to divulge the identity of the student responsible for beating him up at school. Bridget…
- Episode 9: Thanksgiving Nov 26, 2004 · 22m While the family prepares Thanksgiving dinner for Cate to give her some much needed time off, she's left with nothing to do until she brings home an unexpected guest while on an errand…
- Episode 10: Vanity Unfair Dec 3, 2004 · 22m 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 an old flame. When he tries to persuade her to…
- Episode 11: Princetown Girl Dec 10, 2004 · 22m Bridget is ecstatic when she learns that tennis scouts from Princeton are coming to her school to watch her play for a possible scholarship. But when Bridget's school forbids her to play…
- Episode 12: A Very C.J. Christmas Dec 17, 2004 · 22m To keep C.J. from spending Christmas alone in Las Vegas, the Hennessy household bends over backwards to recreate one of Cate's first holiday memories to entice him to stay. Meanwhile, Rory…
- Episode 13: The Sub Jan 7, 2005 · 22m Cate is shocked to discover that Principal Gibb has hired C.J. as a substitute teacher. When C.J. catches Rory cheating on a test, he is torn about reporting it as Cate tries to persuade…
- Episode 14: C.J.'s Temptation Jan 7, 2005 · 22m While Cate finds herself becoming jealous of Principal Ed Gibb's new girlfriend, C.J. is asked by Ed to help tutor Cheryl for her GEDs -- and finds himself unwittingly being hit on by her…
- Episode 15: Old Flame Jan 14, 2005 · 22m After sending an email to former college flame Matt to see how he's been doing over the years, Cate becomes fed up with the unreasonable demands of her family and locks herself in her room…
- Episode 16: Closure Jan 21, 2005 · 22m When Cate and C.J. discover that Kerry has been e-mailing Bruno, they secretly try to snoop in her computer to find out what the two have been up to. Unbeknownst to them, Bruno is hiding…
- Episode 17: Volleybrawl Jan 28, 2005 · 22m 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…
- Episode 18: Freaky Friday Feb 4, 2005 · 22m 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…
- Episode 19: Torn Between Two Lovers Feb 11, 2005 · 22m Valentine's Day finds C.J. in a predicament when he commits to two different Valentine's Day dates. Meanwhile, Bridget's excitement over being elected to the court of the Valentine's Day…
- Episode 20: C.J.'s Real Dad Feb 18, 2005 · 22m C.J. is shocked and delighted when he meets his biological father for the first time. But Jim doesn't trust the man and thinks he may have ulterior motives for the visit.
- Episode 21: The After Party Mar 4, 2005 · 22m After turning down Bridget's request to throw an after-prom party in a hotel room, Cate decides to throw a school- sanctioned party at the house which totally embarrasses her kids…
- Episode 22: The Teachers Lounge Apr 1, 2005 · 22m 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…
- Episode 23: The Sleepover Apr 8, 2005 · 22m 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. Bridget, Kerry, Rory and…
- Episode 24: Ditch Day Apr 15, 2005 · 22m After C.J. discovers that Cate may be starting a relationship with Principal Gibb, he blabs it to Bridget. An angry Cate has Gibb put C.J. in charge of the student detention on Ditch Day…