About this season
Jim is the typical all-American guy — a macho "everyman" — with a soft spot for his beautiful wife and children. Jim's boyish bravado and humorous antics keep a certain level of turmoil in their home, but there's never a doubt that this "opposites attract" couple are in their marriage for keeps!
Episodes (28)
1. The Importance of Being Jim
8.5Aired 1 October 2002 • 23 min
Cheryl and Jim clash when he breaks a promise to save a digital photo she values.
2. Cars and Chicks
8.5Aired 8 October 2002 • 23 min
Jim claims women aren't capable of getting a good deal on a car, and prophetically, when Cheryl helps Dana buy a new car, it turns out to be a lemon. Dana begs Jim to use his macho influence at the dealership to help her, but instead he allows sexy sales manager Gretchen to talk him into trading the family van in for a sports car — without consulting Cheryl.
3. The Baby Monitor
6.5Aired 15 October 2002 • 23 min
Jim and Cheryl meet the new neighbors and find out that they can hear their conversation through the baby monitor. When the neighbors find out, Jim tries to come up with a story to smooth things over.
4. The Pizza Boy
7.0Aired 22 October 2002 • 23 min
Jim's pizza delivery boy moves in with him and Cheryl after the boy's father kicks him out of the house because of his dream of doing standup comedy.
5. The Closet
7.5Aired 29 October 2002 • 23 min
Jim is upset when Cheryl's stuff takes over the entire house, leaving him with no private place of his own.
6. Punch & Ruby
7.5Aired 5 November 2002 • 21 min
Cheryl is concerned that Jim is being a bad influence on the kids when he takes them to a Bears game and they witness him punching a spectator, but Cheryl's disparaging remarks about her body image put her equally at fault as an example.
7. The Bachelor
8.5Aired 12 November 2002 • 23 min
When Dana is picked to be a bachelorette on the reality series The Bachelor, Jim gives her a little advice on how not to be herself.
8. Father Disfigure
8.5Aired 19 November 2002 • 23 min
The charismatic new preacher at Cheryl and Jim's church holds a grudge against Jim for a childhood dodge-ball incident.
9. Thanksgiving Confidential
7.0Aired 26 November 2002 • 23 min
When Jim and Cheryl are caught fooling around after hours on the set of their kid's Thanksgiving play, Jim tries to find a way to reinstate Cheryl in the good graces with the PTA.
10. The Christmas Party
7.5Aired 10 December 2002 • 23 min
Cheryl and the kids are invited to a neighbor's annual Christmas party, but Jim, who is feuding with the neighbor, isn't invited.
11. The Brother-in-Law
6.5Aired 17 December 2002 • 23 min
Country singer Brad Paisley guest stars as Dana's new boyfriend, an amazing musician who can get Jim the gig of his dreams — once Andy is out of the way.
12. Moral Dilemma
6.0Aired 7 January 2003 • 23 min
Jim treats Cheryl to a romantic weekend with money he knows was mistakenly credited to his card.
13. You Gotta Love Somebody (1)
7.0Aired 21 January 2003 • 23 min
Cheryl and Jim try to play matchmaker to a cop and his female partner, and Jim and Cheryl's memory of how they met doesn't mesh with the recollections Andy and Dana have, on a special one-hour episode.
14. You Gotta Love Somebody (2)
8.0Aired 21 January 2003 • 23 min
Cheryl and Jim try to play matchmaker to a cop and his female partner , and Jim and Cheryl's memory of how they met doesn't mesh with the recollections Andy and Dana have, on a special one-hour episode.
15. The Smell of Success
6.5Aired 28 January 2003 • 22 min
Cheryl isn't very supportive of Jim's latest invention, a flatulent doll named "Gassy Gus."
16. Slumber Party
8.0Aired 4 February 2003 • 23 min
When Cheryl gets sick on the day of Ruby's birthday party, Jim is stuck trying to entertain a house full of little girls.
17. The Ring
7.0Aired 11 February 2003 • 22 min
When Jim and Cheryl run into his old girlfriend, Jim worries that Cheryl may find out the truth about his past when she invites the woman to dinner.
18. Wonder Woman
7.0Aired 18 February 2003 • 22 min
When Cheryl is mugged while shopping, Jim goes into protective overdrive.
19. The Pass
8.0Aired 25 February 2003 • 23 min
A childhood buddy of Jim's who "has it all" hires Jim to design his expensive new home. A resentful Jim doesn't want to take the job at first, until he learns the guy wants something that "belongs" to Jim — Cheryl.
20. Dana Gets Fired
7.5Aired 11 March 2003 • 23 min
Jim stands up to Dana's caustic boss — and gets her fired — and Andy has trouble delegating the arrangements for his birthday party.
21. Bo Diddley
7.0Aired 1 April 2003 • 23 min
Jim is torn between holding a nervous Cheryl's hand through her two-hour dental surgery or meeting his hero — blues legend Bo Diddley.
22. Deal with the Devlins
7.0Aired 1 April 2003 • 23 min
Jim and Cheryl are conflicted when their new friends turn out to be obnoxious — but are also able to get free Bears season tickets and discounts on hot tubs.
23. The Helmet
7.5Aired 8 April 2003 • 22 min
Jim refuses to spend money for a new dryer for Cheryl, but he secretly spends money for pricey sports memorabilia online, which Cheryl discovers when she simultaneously bids against Jim for a Chicago Bears helmet for his birthday.
24. No Harm, No Fowl
7.5Aired 29 April 2003 • 21 min
When Gracie adopts an abandoned bird, the household cries fowl about the annoying addition to the family.
25. About a Girl
7.0Aired 6 May 2003 • 22 min
Dana pretends to be Ruby's mother to gain the interest of a single dad she met in the park.
26. Mom's Boyfriend
7.5Aired 13 May 2003 • 22 min
When Cheryl's recently widowed mother, Maggie, introduces her fiancÈ to the family, Cheryl and her siblings are wary of their whirlwind romance.
27. Vegas, Baby (1)
6.5Aired 20 May 2003 • 22 min
On a family trip to Vegas, Cheryl secretly plans a reunion with Jim and his estranged sister, Roxanne, on the special, one-hour season finale.
28. Vegas, Baby (2)
6.0Aired 20 May 2003 • 23 min
On a family trip to Vegas, Cheryl secretly plans a reunion with Jim and his estranged sister, Roxanne, on the special, one-hour season finale.