According to Jim

Overview

According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children. It originally ran on ABC from October 1, 2001 to June 2, 2009.

Episodes

Pilot

S01E01 Pilot

October 3, 2001 7.0 23 min
Jim and Cheryl are the perfect middle class American couple. Happily married, living in a suburban house with two adorable (but loud) little girls and a baby boy, they really can't complain much about life...
No Nookie

S01E02 No Nookie

October 10, 2001 6.0 23 min
Cheryl convinces Jim to forgo sex until their anticipated romantic getaway. Will abstinence relight Jim's passion, or just drive him up the wall?
The Cat Came Back

S01E03 The Cat Came Back

October 17, 2001 6.0 23 min
Cheryl's 15 year-old cat Mr. Feeney dies and she wants Jim to bury it on the backyard, but Jim desperately wants to go to the Bears game. He sticks the cat in the garage freezer,...
Anniversary

S01E04 Anniversary

October 24, 2001 6.0 23 min
On Jim and Cheryl's 10th Anniversary, Jim pays Dana to buy him an anniversary gift to give to Cheryl. However, Dana buys a beautiful and touching charm bracelet, going over the spending limit in the...
Unruly Spirits

S01E05 Unruly Spirits

October 31, 2001 6.0 23 min
It's Halloween, and Cheryl has forbidden Gracie to go trick-or-treating. However, not wanting his daughter to miss out on the fun of the halloween spirit, he sneaks her out anyway. Meanwhile, Andy becomes convinced that...
The Crush

S01E06 The Crush

November 7, 2001 5.8 22 min
Jim sets Dana up with a guy so perfect that even Cheryl falls for him.
Cheryl's Old Flame

S01E07 Cheryl's Old Flame

November 14, 2001 6.5 23 min
When Andy decides Dana is responsible for his inferiority complex, he asks her to join him in his therapy - but she falls for his therapist. Jim and Cheryl disagree about letting the kids to...
The Turkey Bowl

S01E08 The Turkey Bowl

November 21, 2001 6.7 23 min
It's Thanksgiving and Jim and Andy are going bowling. Cheryl doesn't like the idea very much, so she sends the girls with him. Jim has a perfect game, but just when he was about to...
Andy's Girlfriend

S01E09 Andy's Girlfriend

November 28, 2001 5.0 23 min
Andy has a new girlfriend, and Cheryl wants Jim to treat her nicely because not only is she Andy's first girlfriend sine Carrie, but also Ruby's piano teacher. During dinner, Alicia tells Jim she's a...
An According to Jiminy Christmas

S01E10 An According to Jiminy Christmas

December 12, 2001 6.5 23 min
Cheryl's mother is coming to visit them for Christmas and wants to stay at their house. Jim and Cheryl, however, prefer that she stayed at a hotel but don't know how to bring it up...
The Bad Word

S01E11 The Bad Word

January 16, 2002 6.5 23 min
Cheryl leaves Jim in charge of their kids and some other kids who were there to play with the girls during a Bears game. The next day, one of the kids mom calls Cheryl saying...
Model Behavior

S01E12 Model Behavior

January 23, 2002 6.0 22 min
Jim and Cheryl agree to let Ruby model for a print ad as a one-time thing, but when the photographer calls her a natural, Jim gets Ruby an agent.
The Money

S01E13 The Money

January 30, 2002 6.7 23 min
Cheryl decides to go behind Jim's back and loan Andy $1,000 for a downpayment on a new condo.
Blow-Up

S01E14 Blow-Up

February 13, 2002 6.0 22 min
When Cheryl has a revealing photo of herself taken as a Valentine gift to Jim, he proudly shows it to all his friends.
Racquetball

S01E15 Racquetball

February 27, 2002 6.0 23 min
When Cheryl reminds Jim that she beat him at racquetball years ago, he claims he was only letting her win to gain her affections, so Cheryl challenges him to a no-holds-barred re-match.
Under Pressure

S01E16 Under Pressure

March 6, 2002 6.0 23 min
After Jim is diagnosed with high blood pressure, Cheryl decides to do everything to help him. She makes him special food, give him backrubs, and keeps asking about his day in order to free him...
Date Night

S01E17 Date Night

March 13, 2002 6.0 22 min
While out for dinner and a movie, Jim loses a parking spot, and later loses Cheryl when he can't let go of it.
Birthday Boys

S01E18 Birthday Boys

March 20, 2002 6.0 22 min
It's Kyle and Andy's birthday, and Andy is feeling a little left out of his own special day. They decide to take him to a restaurant that serves a 4,5 lbs steak, and Jim offers...
The Receipt

S01E19 The Receipt

April 24, 2002 7.0 23 min
When the new DVD player breaks, Jim must find the receipt in order to exchange it. He can't find it anywhere and blames Cheryl of losing it. She says he was the one who lost...
Old Friends

S01E20 Old Friends

May 1, 2002 6.0 23 min
Jim has a run-in with an old friend from his wild and crazy days who is now a cop. Jim sets out to prove he's not an 'old married guy' by staying out all night...
Cheryl's Day Off

S01E21 Cheryl's Day Off

May 8, 2002 6.0 23 min
Jim agrees to take the girls for the day while Cheryl and Dana go to a doctor's appointment. At the park, Jim leaves the girls with another mom and goes to the movies... where he's...
No Surprises

S01E22 No Surprises

May 15, 2002 7.0 22 min
Jim plans a surprise party for Cheryl's birthday, but gets angry and cancels it when Dana spills the beans. To make it up to him, Cheryl plans a party for him... but he's too busy...

Cast

Jim Belushi
Jim Belushi
Jim
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Cheryl
Larry Joe Campbell
Larry Joe Campbell
Andy
Taylor Atelian
Taylor Atelian
Ruby
Billi Bruno
Billi Bruno
Gracie
Conner Rayburn
Conner Rayburn
Kyle

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