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!
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…
S01E02
No Nookie
⭐ 6.5
Oct 10, 200122 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?
S01E03
The Cat Came Back
⭐ 6.5
Oct 17, 200122 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, p…
S01E04
Anniversary
⭐ 6.7
Oct 24, 200122 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 spe…
S01E05
Unruly Spirits
⭐ 6.7
Oct 31, 200122 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.…
S01E06
The Crush
⭐ 5.8
Nov 7, 200122 min
Jim sets Dana up with a guy so perfect that even Cheryl falls for him.
S01E07
Cheryl's Old Flame
⭐ 6.5
Nov 14, 200122 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 t…
S01E08
The Turkey Bowl
⭐ 6.7
Nov 21, 200122 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…
S01E09
Andy's Girlfriend
⭐ 4.2
Nov 28, 200122 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, Alici…
S01E10
An According to Jiminy Christmas
⭐ 7.0
Dec 12, 200122 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…
S01E11
The Bad Word
⭐ 7.3
Jan 16, 200222 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 her d…
S01E12
Model Behavior
⭐ 7.0
Jan 23, 200222 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.
S01E13
The Money
⭐ 7.5
Jan 30, 200222 min
Cheryl decides to go behind Jim's back and loan Andy $1,000 for a downpayment on a new condo.
S01E14
Blow-Up
⭐ 7.3
Feb 13, 200222 min
When Cheryl has a revealing photo of herself taken as a Valentine gift to Jim, he proudly shows it to all his friends.
S01E15
Racquetball
⭐ 6.5
Feb 27, 200222 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-m…
S01E16
Under Pressure
⭐ 7.5
Mar 6, 200222 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…
S01E17
Date Night
⭐ 7.5
Mar 13, 200222 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.
S01E18
Birthday Boys
⭐ 7.5
Mar 20, 200222 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 to …
S01E19
The Receipt
⭐ 7.0
Apr 24, 200222 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 it, an…
S01E20
Old Friends
⭐ 6.5
May 1, 200222 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 and partying. Unfort…
S01E21
Cheryl's Day Off
⭐ 6.5
May 8, 200222 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…
S01E22
No Surprises
⭐ 8.5
May 15, 200222 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 …