According to Jim

September 21, 2004

Cheryl wants Jim to give up his vices so he can get her pregnant.

September 28, 2004

Cheryl surprises Jim with a romantic evening, but it cuts into his planned TV boxing match.

October 12, 2004

Jim offers to give Andy an old barbecue grill, then decides Andy should pay for it.

October 19, 2004

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.

October 26, 2004

Kyle wants to be Cinderella for Halloween. Jim is against it because he thinks he's growing up to be a sissy. Jim buys Kyle a manly costume (a dinosaur) but Kyle changes back into the dress. Jim, Andy, and Kyle all sit on the couch, Jim and Kyle persistent. Jim goes in the kitchen, sees an older Kyle who convinces Jim to let Kyle go as Cinderella. In the end, they all go as ladies and they trick-or-treat.

November 9, 2004

Ruby hurts Jim's feelings when she invites Andy to a father-daughter dance instead of him.

November 16, 2004

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 a plot for himself next to a star football player.

November 23, 2004

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." Thanksgiving-themed episode.

November 30, 2004

Cheryl's gynecologist (played by Mitch Rouse) 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 (Tom Arnold).

December 14, 2004

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.

January 11, 2005

Jim befriends his obnoxious neighbors when he believes they bring good luck when he's watching the Chicago Bulls.

January 18, 2005

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.

January 25, 2005

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.

February 8, 2005

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.

February 15, 2005

Cheryl cooks dinner for Dana and her boyfriend and lets him believe that Dana actually did the cooking.

February 22, 2005

When Cheryl offers Dana the use of her wedding gown, Jim and Andy try to cover up the fact that the dress was destroyed in a fiery sports celebration years ago.

March 8, 2005

A hot delivery girl gives Jim some fashion advice, prompting him to grow a mustache, which Cheryl hates. Cheryl retaliates by becoming a brunette - but Jim loves it. After a chance meeting with the girl, Cheryl asks her to give Jim suggestions that will make him look ridiculous.

March 8, 2005

When Andy decides to learn how to dance for his sister's wedding, he turns to Jim, a closet dancer, for help.

March 15, 2005

In order to avoid going to an opera with Cheryl, Jim asks an elderly widower to be her escort.

March 22, 2005

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.

March 29, 2005

Jim is shocked to learn that his recently deceased friend will be buried with a rare baseball card he stole from Jim.

April 12, 2005

Jim and Cheryl adjust the clocks to get the kids to bed earlier so they can have more quality time together.

April 19, 2005

Jim, certain he will win the annual hot dog eating contest, is humiliated when instead he loses to a petit woman (Suzy Nakamura), and his problems are further compounded when Andy decides to date the female champion.

May 3, 2005

When Cheryl's prim and proper bachelorette party disappoints Dana, Jim and Andy treat Dana to a rowdy night she'll never forget - but now will she make it to the wedding?

May 10, 2005

Cheryl and Dana think they have cause to worry when Dana's fianc - wants to race fast cars and Jim wants to take up skydiving.

May 10, 2005

Jim actually remembers his and Cheryl's anniversary - but Cheryl didn't! Improvising, she gives him the photo album that covers years worth of memories. They start reminiscing.

May 17, 2005

On Dana's wedding day, Jim accidentally knocks the family's favorite reverend unconscious with the car door, so he has to scramble to find a replacement preacher at the last minute, on the Season Finale.