Chicago suburban family with Jim as a irresponsible father that keeps getting in trouble, Cheryl as a down-to-earth wife and their kids.
1 | A Hole in One |
| Cheryl wants Jim to give up his vices so he can get her pregnant. But Jim scores a hole in one in golfing and celebrates with beer and cigars. |
2 | The Effort |
| Cheryl surprises Jim with a romantic evening, but it cuts into his planned TV boxing match. |
3 | The Grill |
| Jim offers to give Andy an old barbecue grill, then decides Andy should pay for it. |
4 | The Garage Door |
| 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. |
5 | Dress to Kill Me |
| Kyle wants to be Cinderella for Halloween. Jim is against it because he thinks he’s growing up to be a sissy. |
6 | Father-Daughter Dance |
| Ruby hurts Jim’s feelings when she invites Andy to a father-daughter dance instead of him. |
7 | Plot Twist |
| 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. |
8 | The Hunters |
| 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". |
9 | Poking the Bear |
| Cheryl’s gynecologist Ryan 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. |
10 | Stalking Santa |
| 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. |
11 | Sympathy from the Devlins |
| Jim befriends his obnoxious neighbors when he believes they bring good luck when he’s watching the Chicago Bulls. |
12 | The Nanny-Cam |
| 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. |
13 | The Jealous Husband |
| 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. |
14 | A Crying Shame |
| 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. |
15 | Guess Who’s Cooking Your Dinner? |
| Cheryl cooks dinner for Dana and her boyfriend and lets him believe that Dana actually did the cooking. |
16 | The Wedding Dress |
| When Cheryl offers Dana the use of her wedding gown, Jim and Andy try to cover up the fact that the dress was destroyed years ago. |
17 | The Mustache |
| An attractive delivery girl gives Jim some fashion advice, prompting him to grow a mustache, which Cheryl hates. |
18 | Shall We Dance? |
| When Andy decides to learn how to dance for his sister’s wedding, he turns to Jim, a closet dancer, for help. |
19 | Take My Wife, Please |
| In order to avoid going to an opera with Cheryl, Jim asks an elderly widower to be her escort. |
20 | Spelling Bee |
| 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. |
21 | Kentucky Fried Beltzman |
| Jim is shocked to learn that his recently deceased friend will be buried with a rare baseball card he stole from Jim. |
22 | The Clock |
| Jim and Cheryl adjust the clocks to get the kids to bed earlier so they can have more quality time together. |
23 | The Competition |
| Jim, certain he will win the annual hot dog eating contest, is humiliated when instead he loses to a petite woman, and his problems are further compounded when Andy decides to date the female champion. |
24 | The Bachelorette Party |
| When Cheryl’s prim and proper bachelorette party disappoints Dana, Jim and Andy treat Dana to a rowdy night she’ll never forget. |
25 | Geronimo Jim |
| Cheryl and Dana think they have cause to worry when Dana’s fiancé wants to race fast cars and Jim wants to take up skydiving. |
26 | The Scrapbook |
| Immediately following the 100th episode, a special half-hour retrospective episode takes a look at Cheryl and Jim’s botched anniversary moments from years past. |
27 | Wedding Bell Blues |
| On Dana’s wedding day, Jim accidentally knocks the family’s favorite reverend unconscious, so he has to scramble to find a replacement preacher at the last minute. |