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 | Foul Ball |
| Jim sneaking off to a Cubs game with Kyle instead of taking him to his first day of kindergarten. |
2 | The Tale of the Tape, part 1 |
| Jim learns that a special blues tape Cheryl supposedly made for him when they were dating was actually made for her by an old boyfriend. |
3 | The Tale of the Tape, part 2 |
| Jim learns that a special blues tape Cheryl supposedly made for him when they were dating was actually made for her by an old boyfriend. |
4 | Charity Begins at Hef’s |
| 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. |
5 | The Race |
| 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 to the finish line first. |
6 | Anec-Don’ts |
| Cheryl, upset that Jim thinks her daily anecdotes are boring, steals Dana’s story about meeting Oprah Winfrey. |
7 | The Chick Whisperer |
| 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. |
8 | James & the Annoying Peach |
| To teach Jim the value of communication, Cheryl doesn’t speak to him for three days. |
9 | The Dream |
| Jim is being pestered by Dana to get on with renovations that seem to be taking forever. After he pops over to get on with it, Ryan leaves him with Dana sleeping upstairs, where Jim overhears her dreaming, about Jim. |
10 | Lean on Me |
| 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. |
11 | The Gift of Maggie |
| When Cheryl and Dana’s mother, Maggie, visits for the holidays, Jim and Cheryl compete with Ryan and Dana for her affection. |
12 | Sex Ed Fred |
| When Jim and Cheryl watch a sex education video that is shown at Ruby’s school, Jim realizes that he was in the video when he was young, at the age thinking it was for a horror movie. |
13 | Renewing Vows |
| Ruby and Gracie want to get their ears pierced but Cheryl believes that this will lead to the girls growing up too quickly. |
14 | The Stick |
| It’s Jim’s birthday and he gets upset when Cheryl gives him gifts he does not want, but is really happy when Kyle gives him a stick for his birthday. |
15 | Mr. Right |
| 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. |
16 | Get Your Freak On |
| 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. |
17 | The Grumpy Guy |
| Jim gets mad when he finds out that his neighbor, Julie (guest-star Julie Newmar), has been writing children books and basing them about him. |
18 | Polite Jim |
| Jim makes his own neighbor cry by complaining about his backyard barbecue, so he ends up taking polite lessons from Andy, in order to become a better person. |
19 | Daddy Dearest |
| Jim believes that Bill, the father of one of Ruby and Gracie’s classmates is actually his real father that abandoned Jim when he was a child. |
20 | The Thin Green Line |
| 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. |
21 | Jim’s Best Friend |
| When Andy starts playing chess with Ryan on a regular basis, Jim is convinced that he is losing his best friend. |
22 | Belaboring the Point |
| 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. |