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11
Mixed:
12
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5
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Critic Reviews
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Ritter is still quite adept at broad, keep-it-simple comedy, and this one plays to his strengths. [17 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Who knew the dumbed-down domestic sitcom could be fun again? ... OK. It's not "Seinfeld." But "Eight Simple Rules" does just what it's supposed to - amuse, entertain, disperse a few laughs and warm fuzzies. [17 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Successfully cross-breeding "Three's Company" and "Full House" may be achievement enough to earn the show's creators a Nobel Prize in genetics, but the audience for a family sex farce may be limited. ... Misgivings about the sexual content aside, "8 Simple Rules" is, indeed, one of the better sitcom prospects of the 2002-03 season. The writing is uneven, but Ritter is a rarity, an actor who doesn't need funny things to say because he can say things funny. [17 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
It's surprisingly sweet and cleverly hilarious. ... The show may not exactly blaze new trails, but it treads some old ones with finesse and veracity -- and even, thanks largely to Ritter, an endearingly rumpled charm. [17 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
No one is likely to mistake ABC's "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" for the next great comedy, but it is nicely written, decently paced, solidly performed and ably directed. [16 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Ritter has a well-honed sense of comedic timing, and some of the lines are clever, for a change. This one could grow on you. [15 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
It has a few naughty jokes, lots of good-looking youngsters, and is watchable family-entertainment. [17 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Ritter ... still has the same deceptively innocent face, the same way with a line, the same gift for a great double take or a bit of physical business. And he's still surrounded by pretty women who invariably get the better of him. Unfortunately, he's also still working with scripts that aren't up to the comic effort he pours into them.
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Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Not the best comedy you've ever seen, but the best chance for a new hit. [17 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Fortunately, Ritter is such a seasoned pro at this sitcom thing that he makes "8 Simple Rules" vaguely watchable, and at times actually funny, when in lesser hands it would be thoroughly unpleasant. [17 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Ritter and Segal are better than their material, but this is the sort of show (like "Home Improvement" or "Full House") that ABC used to do so well. [13 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Moments of sweetness, but too few laughs - and way too many sexual references. [8 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Fairly likable in a bland sort of way - a very, very bland sort of way. [17 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
The most banal family-sitcom setup possible. [17 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Ritter and Sagal are old pros, but they can't salvage material this weak. [17 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Nothing in this show has not been seen before. And nothing particularly deserves to be seen again. [17 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Watching dad fend off guys while the girls strut around in thongs is going to get old fast. [17 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Ritter, in his Three's Company days, played a career womanizer and there are a few laughs watching him on the other side of the door. A few laughs as in three, but not company enough. [14 Sep 2002]
Jul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review:
It is just offensive to hear a middle-aged man ask his daughter about her bodily functions. [13 Sep 2002]
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