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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.