8 simple rule for date my teenage daughter have an auspicious start . the supremely talented tom shadyac be involve in the project . this meant that the comedy would be nothing less of spectacular and and that exactly what happen represent the show remain one of the fresh and funny and witty show make in a very long time . every line and facial expression and casting choice and scene and all wreak of perfection . there be not one episode after which i think and man that wasn not as good a the rest . each one be a standout . again and this be the kind of perfectionism that we have come to expect from tom . for those who do not know and tom shadyac be the director of ace ventura ( first movie ) and the nutty professor ( first one ) and liar liar . quite a résumé . he a producer here not a director and but his magic touch be felt in every episode . the family consist of representthe father represent paul hennessy ( john ritter ) represent nice and slightly neurotic and can be a pushover from time to time and work a a sport writer . john unfortunately pass away in 2003 leave a fond memory and near sure cancellation contemplation by the suit . the mother represent cate ( katey sagal ) represent come on and who do not fall in love with katey when she play peg on married with child . al bundy be our hero . we viewer give him the respect and love he never have . but without peg nonchalant and parasitic and lazy lifestyle and al would have probably be just another chicago dad instead of the mess that peg ( life and actually ) cause him to be . katey be a milf back then and still be represent a brune now ( instead of a redhead ) and just as buxom a ever . cate be the conservative mom and loving wife . i know it sound boring and but comedically and she fit perfectly . the ditzy blonde daughter represent bridget ( play to perfection by kaley cuoco ) represent almost never have an idiot be play so well . aside of gob on arrest development and bridget may well be a shoe in for any award give to this archetype . bridget be shallow and self center and not very bright and a tad slutty in his look . she play the dumb blonde role well than absolutely anyone imo . perfection . one of the high point of the show . the overlooked geeky daughter represent kerry ( amy davidson ) represent a brune and a geek and she get no love from life or circumstance . feel overlook and under appreciate and neglect most of the time . she bridget young sister ( in reality she old than her ) and the two extremely opposite personality and brain cause endless clash and to much of our amusement . the son represent rory ( martin spanjers ) represent be the second funny character imo before the passing of ritter and then john pass and new character come and rory be not the wise crack verbal trouble maker that he use to represent that go mostly to david spade character . those character be the main one at the time of john ritter . unfortunately enough and the insanely hilarious larry miller ( one of my favorite ) do not get lot of screen time . he play paul co worker or competitor . after an aortic dissection cost ritter his life in 2003 ( september 11th ) and the show be on hiatus for a while . no one think it could come back and but it do later on and with a couple of new addition . this begin the second phase of the show and and the new character be representthe strict and confident school principal represent ed ( adam arkin ) represent i saw adam here and there on talk show . this be the first time that i saw him do anything . impressed and be the word i use . his performance be very impressive . sad he wasn not bring in earlier . he also play cate potential love interest after paul pass . the gradual progress towards this point ( which would have sound crazy at the beginning ) earn the creator lot of praise . it be do slowly and carefully and excellently and with constant respect pay to the paul ( ritter ) . the attitude grandpa represent jim egan ( james garner ) represent a surprisingly welcome addition to the series and he be cannon fodder for endless old joke and mainly by . the 35 year old unemployed wise crack half brother of the mom represent cj ( play to insanely funny height by david spade ) represent i know spade be funny and i just do not know he be this funny . somehow and spade very familiar presence be sense inside his character ( a oppose to a separable character ) and which be understandable and since he a comic and he on a comedy show . this eerie feeling be kinda like see someone borrow lot of material from david spade appearance in movie and talk show and function ( award show and etc . ) and deliver a superb impersonation of spade voice and comedy style and except and that it be spade . by that i mean you realize he not try to play someone else and or a whole new character represent he be the goofy and funny spade we have come to know and and he take this pleasantly humorous formula to the absolute top . every line he utter and every sarcasm he beget and all classic and literally . spade be crazy funny while so and so funny . the show humor and drama be both upped after the show be back and but audience think and john pass and it ain not gon na be the same anymore . this be understandable and consider we be talk about a group of people ( american viewer ) who give yes dear a free ride but cause andy richter control the universe to be cancel in no time . a the show quality increase and it rating decline . soon it be no more and sadly . and i save the best for last represent fan of married with child be in for a treat . and boy and what a treat it be . i still shiver just remember it . it a surprise so good that it would be crazy for me to spoil it and even if i legitimately do it under the spoiler . pretext . suffice it to say that it something you will never forget . i know i would not represent ) .