According to Jim
ABC (ended 2009)
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Season 8
- Ep 18Heaven Opposed To Hell6/2/09
Jim dies after choking on shrimp and ends up in Heaven, where he has to stand trial in front of God while being defended by Andy. His sister-in-law Dana represents the Devil, and the battle for Jim's future begins. - Ep 17Diamonds are a Ghoul's Best Friend6/2/09
Jim wants to buy a necklace for Cheryl's birthday and instead of paying a lot of money for it, he buys one from Andy. The trouble arises when it's revealed that the necklace was taken off a dead woman, whose ghost is now haunting him. - Ep 16I Hate the High Road5/26/09
Cheryl pressures Jim into doing charity, but when Jim gets a reward for his work back, she wants him to return the money. Jim decides to spend the money instead and just to make things more complicated, he buys her a gift with it. - Ep 15King of the Nerds5/26/09
Jim is frustrated when Kyle seems to like sci-fi stuff rather than spend time doing sports with his father, so he's forced to attend a convention with Kyle so he could win his son back. - Ep 14Happy Jim5/12/09
After getting his back injured, Jim is forced to take painkillers, and his family uses the situation to tell a mellow Jim about their mishaps without having to deal with his angry reaction. - Ep 14The Cooler One5/11/09
- Ep 13The Cooler One5/12/09
Jim wants to be a cool dad and impress Ruby, only to learn that his daughter is using him to get away with things that she usually couldn't do. - Ep 12Physical Therapy4/28/09
Andy ends up injured after playing snow football with Jim, so Jim helps Andy make it seem like he had a freak accident because Andy was previously warned by his girlfriend not to play the game. - Ep 11The Daddy Way4/28/09
Cheryl and her friends make up a group for fathers to spend more times with their sons so they could have some time for themselves, but Jim manages to turn even that situation into a fun time for himself. - Ep 10The Meaningful Gift4/21/09
Andy asks Jim for advice regarding a perfect gift for Mandy and he goes through a process of rethinking, leaving Mandy worried that he might be cheating on her. - Ep 9Kyle's Crush4/21/09
Jim prepares his son to get out on a date with Ruby's piano teacher while Andy is already dating the woman without letting anyone know. - Ep 8The Yoga Bear4/14/09
Jim becomes intrigued by Cheryl's raving about a yoga teacher so he decides to try out the class, only to end up impressed by the teacher. Both Jim and Cheryl end up taking separate private classes to relax from their busy family life. - Ep 7The Ego Boost4/14/09
Jim is convinced that an old flame wants to get back with him until he realizes that she wants to hook up with Andy, leaving Jim with a bruised ego. - Ep 6Cabin Boys12/30/08
Jim looks forward to a "guys only" weekend with Andy, but when Andy ends up dumped by Emily over a text message and when the guys stumble upon Emily's depressed ex husband, Jim decides to do his best to cheer up the guys and save what's left of their weekend. - Ep 5Two for the Money12/16/08
When Cheryl learns of Jim's plan to use their twins in a movie starring Steve Guttenberg to get some money for Christmas gifts, she refuses to let him do it, but Andy and Jim decide to go through with the plan anyway, only to have it backfire when the producers cut the kids hair to make them look alike.moreless - Ep 4Andy's Proposal12/9/08
Jim convinces Andy to propose to Emily before it's too late, but when he stumbles upon Emily having dinner with some man, he quickly rethinks his advice. - Ep 3Jami McFame12/9/08
Jim and his band win a chance to play for a child pop sensation Jami McFame, but when the star gives them an attitude, Jim decides to set her straight. - Ep 2New Best Friend12/2/08
Cheryl turns Jim into her new best friend now that Dana has moved away with her family, and he scrambles to find a replacement for Dana to keep from becoming one. - Ep 1The Blankie12/2/08
When the girls lose a blanket belonging to one of the twins during care of them, Jim gives them extra chores and housework to punish them for it.
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Season 7
- Ep 18The Devil Went Down to Oak Park5/27/08
The Devil himself visits Jim to remind him of the deal they made years ago, when Jim promised to give away his fifth child if the Devil helped him win over Cheryl. - Ep 17No Bedrest for the Wicked5/27/08
Jim anxiously awaits for the moment when Cheryl is off bedrest so she'd take over all the chores, but Dana urges him to let Cheryl rest until she goes into labor. After meeting Cheryl's gynecologist, Jim learns that Cheryl was already allowed to be more active, but she didn't tell him.moreless - Ep 16The Six Week Curse5/14/08
- Ep 15The Six-Week Curse5/13/08
Dana puts Andy under hypnosis to learn why all of his relationships don't last longer than six weeks. Upon learning that it's due to Andy's low self-esteem, Dana decides to boost up Andy's confidence, but she ends up making things worse when Andy starts flirting with other women while on a date with Emily.moreless - Ep 14The Chaperone4/29/08
Andy finally meets the perfect girl, but things get rough when he lets Jim babysit the woman's daughters, who then end up missing while Andy is having dinner with Emily. - Ep 13I Drink Your Milkshake4/22/08
Jim makes a rule he believes to be the perfect cure for children's fights, but when he enters a discussion with Andy, the both end up on the same "tribunal system," fighting to prove who's right. - Ep 12The Gift Certificate4/15/08
Realizing that Andy didn't use the gift certificate that Jim gave him for his birthday, Jim decides to use the certificate to treat himself with a nice meal, but soon Jim finds himself in an uncomfortable situation when Andy remembers the certificate and decides to invite Jim to join him for a meal.moreless - Ep 11Pregnancy Brain3/11/08
Jim finds a way to use Cheryl's forgetfulness (a.k.a. "the pregnancy brain") to his advantage by trying to convince her that it was her idea to turn the basement into a media room instead of a room for Ruby and Gracie. - Ep 10All Dolled Up3/4/08
Jim is forced organize a doll-themed party for Gracie while Cheryl is on bed rest, but when Gracie admits that the only reason she agreed to the party was because she wanted to please her mother, Jim decides to turn the party into something totally else. - Ep 9Goodwill Hunting2/26/08
Without consulting with Cheryl, Jim transforms the garage into a cigar lounge and donates the kids' old clothes and furniture to charity. When Cheryl informs Jim that she is pregnant with twins, he is forced to retrieve all the stuff that he gave away, and has to deal with the fact that he is going to be a father of five.moreless - Ep 8The Rendezvous2/19/08
When Cheryl returns home for a visit the kids end up occupying her time, so Jim decides to prepare a special date with her at the airport lounge. - Ep 7Period Peace2/12/08
When Ruby and Gracie can't seem to stop fighting, Jim is "forced" to read their diaries to determine the cause, only to realize that he needs to give out delicate motherly advice to them, while Cheryl is still away. - Ep 6Ruby's First Date1/29/08
While Cheryl is still out of town, Jim is having hard time dealing with Ruby's girl problems, so he assigns Dana to help her. However, when Dana tells Ruby to go out on a date with an older guy, Jim if forced to intervene, as he, Dana and Andy end up following Ruby to her date.moreless - Ep 5Cheryl Goes to Florida1/22/08
While Cheryl is out of town to take care of her mother, Jim has to take care of their kids, and he receives sympathy from a neighborhood mom. Soon, other moms start helping Jim, and he tells each one that she's the only help in the house. - Ep 4The Perfect Fight1/15/08
Cheryl and Jim enjoy a special night home together without their kids that turns into a food fight. Andy, who's been watching their kids and was a victim to their pranks, goes on a revenge hunt against Jim, trying to make Cheryl to really start analyzing her marriage. - Ep 3Safety Last1/8/08
Jim is pressured by Cheryl's new obsession to keep Jim safe and healthy. However, when Jim ends up in the hospital, Cheryl realizes that she can't anticipate every danger that's out there, and Jim becomes more determined to keep his family safe. - Ep 2The Hot Wife1/1/08
Cheryl feels down when she can't use her sexuality to get a dinner table at a restaurant, so Jim tries to cheer her up by writing letter as a 'water delivery guy', but his plan soon makes Jim doubt if Cheryl is attracted to him or the delivery guy. - Ep 1Jim Almighty1/1/08
Crazed about the fact that Cheryl joined a dinner party club, Jim insults the very creator of women, God, who then gives Jim the power to try to do a better job, but Jim ends up making women behave like Jim would. Also, when Andy tries to make guys more like women, he turns himself and Jim into oversensitive girly guys.moreless
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Season 6
- Ep 18Jim's Birthday5/16/07
Cheryl throws Jim an unwanted surprise party for his 50th birthday, which Jim then sabotages, and then later reveals the real reason why he won't celebrate his birthday. - Ep 17Any Man of Mine5/9/07
In order to avoid attending another musical with Cheryl, Jim finds a gay man to accompany her. - Ep 16Devlin in Disguise5/2/07
After Tim and Cindy Devlin's sudden divorce announcement, Andy starts spending time with Cindy, which turns into a relationship, and an urge for Cheryl and Jim to break them up. - Ep 15The Grill II4/25/07
Andy and Jim end up in a war after Andy tries to sell a grill at his garage sale that Jim gave him a few years ago. - Ep 14What Lies Beneath4/18/07
Andy's new metal detector uncovers Jim's long-lost wedding ring, which causes headaches to Jim, because he bought a fake wedding ring as a replacement a long time ago so Cheryl wouldn't notice he lost it. - Ep 13The At-Bat4/4/07
Jim fails to teach his son how to play softball properly. Andy's ghost from the future shows him that Kyle turns out as a loser, so Jim, shocked by it, tries to change his sons future, but just makes things even worse. - Ep 12Coach Jim3/28/07
Jim decides to toughen up his daughters basketball team and soon turns them from sweet and peaceful to an angry and aggressive basketball team. - Ep 11In Case of Jimergency3/14/07
After an argument with a claims representative about his bill, Jim's health insurance is canceled, and Jim decides to hide the truth from Cheryl, until she ends up sick and he gets her cold. - Ep 10Separate Ways3/7/07
While Ryan is away, Dana and baby Tanner are staying at Jim and Cheryl's, until Jim starts complaining about the presence of the baby, so Cheryl wants him to stay at Andy's for a while. While Jim and Andy enjoy their male bonding, Cheryl and Dana are enjoying their time together too. At least, until Ryan returns.moreless - Ep 9Dino-Mite2/28/07
When Cheryl and Dana allow Jim and Ryan to take care of the kids and baby Tanner while they are out, things get out of control. Jim takes everyone to the museum and everything goes great until the Tyrannosaurus Rex display ends up destroyed. - Ep 8Deliverance1/31/07
When Dana gets into premature labor, and Ryan isn't able to come and deliver the baby because he is delivering a celebrity's baby, Jim has to be the one to deliver Dana's baby. - Ep 7Cheryl Gone Wild1/24/07
Andy, Ryan and Jim are stunned when they find out that Dana and Cheryl recently appeared in a Chicks Gone Wild video. - Ep 6All the Rage1/17/07
Cheryl persuades Jim to attend an anger-management class, but he soon learns that getting mad isn't as much fun as getting even. - Ep 5Good Grief1/17/07
When Cheryl's beloved Uncle Donald dies, Jim takes over housekeeping, but soon starts to suspect that Cheryl is using him. - Ep 4Hoosier Daddy1/10/07
Cheryl and Jim go to a motel in Indiana to celebrate their fifteenth wedding anniversary, but Dana's possible labor and a tornado interfere. - Ep 3Guinea Pygmalion1/10/07
When the family pet guinea pig swallows an eraser, Jim is forced to pay for an expensive operation. - Ep 2The Flannelsexual1/3/07
Cherly wants Jim to go to Dana's co-ed baby shower which he does not consider manly. By accident Jim ends up on a talk show claiming that men shouldn't let women feminize them. - Ep 1The Punch1/3/07
Jim realizes that Cheryl has been spoiling their son Kyle for way too long, so he decides to make him a man by teaching him how to throw a perfect punch in self defense. However, things get out of control when little Kyle gets suspended for repeatedly hitting the school bully.moreless
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Season 5
- Ep 23Belaboring the Point5/2/06
When a proud and happy Ryan announces that Dana is pregnant, Jim warns him of Dana's upcoming hormone swings, and ends up dreaming that he is pregnant. - Ep 22Jim's Best Friend3/21/06
When Andy stars playing chess with Ryan on a regular basis, Jim is convinced that he is losing his best friend. - Ep 21The Thin Green Line3/14/06
Cheryl gives her best to assure herself a spot on the Church Committee, and in order to get that, she forbids Jim to do his annual "Green Man" routine on St. Patrick's day. However, her plans are ruined when she gets arrested. - Ep 20Daddy Dearest3/7/06
Jim believes that Bill (played by Joseph Bologna), the father of one of Rubys and Gracies classmates is actually his real father that abandoned Jim when he was a child. - Ep 19Polite Jim3/7/06
Jim makes his own neighbour cry with complaining about his backyard barbeque, so he ends up taking polite lessons from Andy, in order to become a better person. - Ep 18The Grumpy Guy2/28/06
Jim gets mad when he finds out that his neighbor Julie has been writing children books and basing them about him. - Ep 17Get Your Freak On2/21/06
Cheryl believes she's attending a tasteful lingerie party, but is shocked to learn the hostess is selling sex toys and Cheryl buys one, but won't tell Jim. - Ep 16Mr. Right2/7/06
Cheryl and Jim get into a disagreement about Erik Estrada, and Jim tries to prove that the incident that occurred ten years ago was not wrong. - Ep 15The Stick2/7/06
It's Jim's birthday and he gets upset when Cheryl gives him gifts he does not want, but is really happy when Kyle give him a stick for his birthday. - Ep 14Renewing Vows1/24/06
Jim and Cheryl renew their wedding vows after Cheryl allowed the girls to get their ears pieced even though Jim had forbidden it. - Ep 13Sex Ed Fred1/10/06
When Jim and Cheryl watch an sex education video that is shown at Ruby's school, Jim realizes that he is watching a young him. - Ep 12The Gift of Maggie12/13/05
When Cheryl and Dana's mother, Maggie, visits for the holidays, Jim and Cheryl compete with Ryan and Dana for her affection - Ep 11Lean On Me11/29/05
Cheryl encourages Jim to meet a former girlfriend wants to discuss business for lunch, and then regrets it when she becomes convinced that the old flame has romantic intentions. - Ep 10The Dream11/15/05
Jim tries to blackmail Dana when he finds out she's having erotic dreams about him. - Ep 9James & the Annoying Peach11/8/05
To teach Jim the value of communication, Cheryl doesn't speak to him for three days. - Ep 8The Chick Whisperer11/1/05
Jim helps Andy pick up a beautiful woman in a bar, but she turns out to be crazy -- and eventually leaves Andy and stalks Jim instead. - Ep 7Dress to Kill Me10/25/05
- Ep 6Anec-Dont's10/18/05
Cheryl, upset that Jim thinks her daily anecdotes are boring, steals Dana's story about meeting Oprah. Jim, now determined to out-do Cheryl, makes up a story about his construction office catching fire. But when Cheryl take the kids to see the damage, Jim and Andy, who are scrambling to make it look authentic, end up setting a real fire.moreless - Ep 5The Race10/11/05
Out-of-shape Jim enters a 10K marathon to teach Kyle, who wants to quit basketball, a lesson about not being a quitter -- but he cheats to get first to the finish line. - Ep 4Charity Begins at Hef's10/4/05
When Cheryl wins two tickets to visit Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion in a charity-raising contest that Jim secretly entered her in, she decides to take Dana instead of him. - Ep 3The Tale of the Tape (2)9/27/05
Jim worries that Cheryl's romantic expectations will increase when his new brother-in-law, Ryan, showers Dana with flowers and gifts. But then Jim learns that a special blues tape Cheryl supposedly made for him when they were dating, and that made him fall in love with her, was actually made for her by an old boyfriend.moreless - Ep 2The Tale of the Tape (1)9/27/05
Jim worries that Cheryl's romantic expectations will increase when his new brother-in-law, Ryan, showers Dana with flowers and gifts. But then Jim learns that a special blues tape Cheryl supposedly made for him when they were dating, and that made him fall in love with her, was actually made for her by an old boyfriendmoreless - Ep 1Foul Ball9/20/05
The fifth season premieres with Jim sneaking off to a Cubs game with Kyle instead of taking him to his first day of kindergarten.
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Season 4
- Ep 27Wedding Bell Blues5/17/05
On Dana's wedding day, Jim accidentally knocks the family's favorite reverend unconscious with the car door, so he has to scramble to find a replacement preacher at the last minute, on the Season Finale. - Ep 26The Scrapbook5/10/05
Immediately following the 100th episode, a special half-hour retrospective episode takes a hilarious look at Cheryl and Jim's botched anniversary moments from years past. - Ep 25Geronimo Jim5/10/05
Cheryl and Dana think they have cause to worry when Dana's fianc - wants to race fast cars and Jim wants to take up skydiving. - Ep 24The Bachelorette Party5/3/05
When Cheryl's prim and proper bachelorette party disappoints Dana, Jim and Andy treat Dana to a rowdy night she'll never forget - but now will she make it to the wedding? - Ep 23The Competition4/19/05
Jim, certain he will win the annual hot dog eating contest, is humiliated when instead he loses to a petit woman (Suzy Nakamura), and his problems are further compounded when Andy decides to date the female champion. - Ep 22The Clock4/12/05
Jim and Cheryl adjust the clocks to get the kids to bed earlier so they can have more quality time together. - Ep 21Kentucky Fried Beltzman3/29/05
Jim is shocked to learn that his recently deceased friend will be buried with a rare baseball card he stole from Jim. - Ep 20Spelling Bee3/22/05
Jim's pride in Gracie's new-found spelling-bee aptitude quickly turns to dismay when he has to drive her to tournaments all over the state. - Ep 19Take My Wife, Please3/15/05
In order to avoid going to an opera with Cheryl, Jim asks an elderly widower to be her escort. - Ep 18Shall We Dance3/8/05
When Andy decides to learn how to dance for his sister's wedding, he turns to Jim, a closet dancer, for help. - Ep 17The Mustache3/8/05
A hot delivery girl gives Jim some fashion advice, prompting him to grow a mustache, which Cheryl hates. Cheryl retaliates by becoming a brunette - but Jim loves it. After a chance meeting with the girl, Cheryl asks her to give Jim suggestions that will make him look ridiculous. - Ep 16The Wedding Dress2/22/05
When Cheryl offers Dana the use of her wedding gown, Jim and Andy try to cover up the fact that the dress was destroyed in a fiery sports celebration years ago. - Ep 15Guess Who's Cooking Your Dinner?2/15/05
Cheryl cooks dinner for Dana and her boyfriend and lets him believe that Dana actually did the cooking. - Ep 14A Crying Shame2/8/05
Cheryl claims to like men who aren't afraid to cry, but when Jim bursts into tears after a movie, she is surprised to find herself turned off by his sensitivity. - Ep 13The Jealous Husband1/25/05
To make Cheryl feel desirable, Jim fakes a jealous rage in a restaurant and tries to teach Dana's date to do the same, but the lesson backfires when Dana fears her new beau is paranoid and possessive. - Ep 12Nanny-Cam1/18/05
Jim buys a nanny-cam to spy on the sitter he didn't want Cheryl to hire but learns something about Cheryl instead, prompting her to buy a camera of her own. - Ep 11Sympathy From the Devlins1/11/05
Jim befriends his obnoxious neighbors when he believes they bring good luck when he's watching the Chicago Bulls. - Ep 10Stalking Santa12/14/04
Jim tangles with a department store Santa after the two are involved in a parking lot fender bender. Unfortunately, Jim's kids witness the skirmish and are fearful Santa won't leave them any gifts for Christmas. - Ep 9Poking The Bear11/30/04
Cheryl's gynecologist (played by Mitch Rouse) forbids her from having sex with Jim until the time is right to get pregnant, and Jim eats crow in order to win a huge account from a blowhard potential client (Tom Arnold). - Ep 8The Hunters11/23/04
To prove his worth as a man, Jim -- along with Andy -- hunt a turkey for Thanksgiving, but on the hunt Jim is pursued -- and shot -- by a legendary 40- lb. psychotic bird christened "Angry Pete." Thanksgiving-themed episode. - Ep 7Plot Twist11/16/04
Cheryl's mother, Maggie, wants Jim, Cheryl and the family to rest someday in a family plot she reserved years ago, but Jim insists on his own family plot--then secretly reserves a plot for himself next to a star football player. - Ep 6Father-Daughter Dance11/9/04
Ruby hurts Jim's feelings when she invites Andy to a father-daughter dance instead of him. - Ep 5Dress to Kill Me10/26/04
Kyle wants to be Cinderella for Halloween. Jim is against it because he thinks he's growing up to be a sissy. Jim buys Kyle a manly costume (a dinosaur) but Kyle changes back into the dress. Jim, Andy, and Kyle all sit on the couch, Jim and Kyle persistent. Jim goes in the kitchen, sees an older Kyle who convinces Jim to let Kyle go as Cinderella. In the end, they all go as ladies and they trick-or-treat.moreless - Ep 4The Garage Door10/19/04
Cheryl and Dana are forced to smash their way out of a locked garage, because they ignored Jim's lesson on how to open the door from the inside. - Ep 3The Grill10/12/04
Jim offers to give Andy an old barbecue grill, then decides Andy should pay for it. - Ep 2The Effort9/28/04
Cheryl surprises Jim with a romantic evening, but it cuts into his planned TV boxing match. - Ep 1A Hole in One9/21/04
Cheryl wants Jim to give up his vices so he can get her pregnant.
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Season 2
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