Jonathan Stark
Director
According to Jim (2001)
Season 4
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!
Released Oct. 3, 2001
Episode 22 min
13+
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Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Freeform, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: Newman-Stark Productions, Suzanne Bukinik Entertainment, ABC Studios, Touchstone Television, Brad Grey Television
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
8.0
S4E1 - A Hole in One
Cheryl wants Jim to give up his vices so he can get her pregnant.
Sept. 21, 2004, midnight
7.0
S4E2 - The Effort
Cheryl surprises Jim with a romantic evening, but it cuts into his planned TV boxing match.
Sept. 28, 2004, midnight
7.0
S4E3 - The Grill
Jim offers to give Andy an old barbecue grill, then decides Andy should pay for it.
Oct. 12, 2004, midnight
7.0
S4E4 - 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.
Oct. 19, 2004, midnight
7.0
S4E5 - 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. 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.
Oct. 26, 2004, midnight
7.0
S4E6 - Father-Daughter Dance
Ruby hurts Jim's feelings when she invites Andy to a father-daughter dance instead of him.
Nov. 9, 2004, midnight
6.0
S4E7 - 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 a plot for himself next to a star football player.
Nov. 16, 2004, midnight
7.0
S4E8 - 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." Thanksgiving-themed episode.
Nov. 23, 2004, midnight
7.0
S4E9 - Poking the Bear
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).
Nov. 30, 2004, midnight
7.5
S4E10 - 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.
Dec. 14, 2004, midnight
7.5
S4E11 - Sympathy from the Devlins
Jim befriends his obnoxious neighbors when he believes they bring good luck when he's watching the Chicago Bulls.
Jan. 11, 2005, midnight
7.5
S4E12 - 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.
Jan. 18, 2005, midnight
3.7
S4E13 - 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.
Jan. 25, 2005, midnight
7.0
S4E14 - 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.
Feb. 8, 2005, midnight
3.7
S4E15 - Guess Who's Cooking Your Dinner?
Cheryl cooks dinner for Dana and her boyfriend and lets him believe that Dana actually did the cooking.
Feb. 15, 2005, midnight
7.0
S4E16 - 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 in a fiery sports celebration years ago.
Feb. 22, 2005, midnight
7.0
S4E17 - The Mustache
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, midnight
7.0
S4E18 - 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.
March 8, 2005, midnight
7.0
S4E19 - Take My Wife, Please
In order to avoid going to an opera with Cheryl, Jim asks an elderly widower to be her escort.
March 15, 2005, midnight
7.0
S4E20 - 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.
March 22, 2005, midnight
7.0
S4E21 - 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.
March 29, 2005, midnight
7.0
S4E22 - The Clock
Jim and Cheryl adjust the clocks to get the kids to bed earlier so they can have more quality time together.
April 12, 2005, midnight
7.0
S4E23 - The Competition
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.
April 19, 2005, midnight
8.0
S4E24 - 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 - but now will she make it to the wedding?
May 3, 2005, midnight
7.0
S4E25 - Geronimo Jim
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, midnight
S4E26 - The Scrapbook
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 10, 2005, midnight
S4E27 - Wedding Bell Blues
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.
May 17, 2005, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 22 min.
Season Runtime: 4113 min.
Released: Oct. 3, 2001
Last Air Date: June 2, 2009, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 13+
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