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According to Jim

2001–2009 · Ended · 8 seasons

Comedy Romance
First aired
Oct 3, 2001
Last aired
Jun 2, 2009
IMDb rating
6.5 / 10 40,437 votes
Recall rating
7.0 / 10 1 rating

Overview

Jim is an abrasive but lovable suburban father. Much like his real life counterpart, Jim's character is noted as a fan of Blues music, as well as the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bears, and the Chicago Cubs. He's married to a gorgeous woman, Cheryl, and raises his five children – Ruby, Gracie, Kyle, and twins, Gordan and Jonathan – in a big house. Everything is perfect for Jim, if it wasn't for the messy situations he gets himself into and his laziness, which often makes him search for alternative ways of doing things with less effort. Of course, having his wife's siblings hanging out at his house all the time is no help. While Andy might be one of his best friends, Dana often teams up with Cheryl against Jim.

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. 21 nominations total

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Episodes

Season 6 · 18 episodes

  • Jan 3, 2007 25 min

    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.

  • Jan 3, 2007 25 min

    Jim ends up on a talk show after claiming that men shouldn't let women feminize them, and then goes to Dana's co-ed baby shower to prove his point.

  • Jan 10, 2007 25 min

    When the family pet guinea pig swallows an eraser, Jim is forced to pay for an expensive operation.

  • Jan 10, 2007 25 min

    Cheryl and Jim go to a motel in Indiana to celebrate their fifteenth wedding anniversary, but Dana's possible labor and a tornado interfere.

  • Jan 17, 2007 25 min

    When Cheryl's beloved Uncle Donald dies, Jim takes over housekeeping, but soon starts to suspect that Cheryl is using him.

  • Jan 17, 2007 25 min

    Cheryl persuades Jim to attend an anger-management class, but he soon learns that getting mad isn't as much fun as getting even.

  • Jan 24, 2007 25 min

    Andy, Ryan and Jim are stunned when they find out that Dana and Cheryl recently appeared in a Chicks Gone Wild video.

  • Jan 31, 2007 25 min

    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.

  • Feb 28, 2007 25 min

    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.

  • Mar 7, 2007 25 min

    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.

  • Mar 14, 2007 25 min

    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.

  • E12 Coach Jim
    Mar 28, 2007 25 min

    Jim decides to toughen up his daughters basketball team and soon turns them from sweet and peaceful to an angry and aggressive basketball team.

  • E13 At-Bat
    Apr 4, 2007 25 min

    Jim's bad softball game advice to Kyle turns to be Jim's worst nightmare when an Ghost of Andy visits him to show him the Adult Kyle's life as a loser.

  • Apr 18, 2007 25 min

    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.

  • Apr 25, 2007 25 min

    Andy and Jim end up in a war after Andy tries to sell him a grill that Jim gave him a few years ago.

  • May 2, 2007 25 min

    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.

  • May 9, 2007 25 min

    In order to avoid attending another musical with Cheryl, Jim finds a gay man to accompany her.

  • May 16, 2007 25 min

    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.

Cast 7

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