7.7/10215 votesLoading...#1 - A Hole in One
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2004
Cheryl wants Jim to give up his vices so he can get her pregnant.
Director: Charles T. Kanganis
Writer: N/A
7.4/10184 votesLoading...#2 - The Chick Whisperer
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2005
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10168 votesLoading...#3 - Physical Therapy
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 4/28/2009
Andy ends up injured after playing snow football with Jim, so Jim helps Andy make it seem like he had a freak accident because Andy was previously warned by his girlfriend not to play the game.
Director: Penny Marshall
Writer: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman
7.2/10161 votesLoading...#4 - Jim's Birthday
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 5/16/2007
Cheryl throws Jim an unwanted surprise party for his 50th birthday, which Jim then sabotages, and then later reveals the real reason why he won't celebrate his birthday.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: N/A
7.1/10181 votesLoading...#5 - The Helmet
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 4/8/2003
Jim refuses to spend money for a new dryer for Cheryl, but he secretly spends money for pricey sports memorabilia online, which Cheryl discovers when she simultaneously bids against Jim for a Chicago Bears helmet for his birthday.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
7.1/10176 votesLoading...#6 - The Imaginary Friend
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/2003
Jim creates an imaginary friend to avoid going to a couple's baby shower with Cheryl.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
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7.1/10175 votesLoading...#7 - House for Sale
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/2004
The Devlins place a bid on the house across the street from Jim and Cheryl, to their dismay.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
7.1/10173 votesLoading...#8 - The Bachelorette Party
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/3/2005
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10166 votesLoading...#9 - Wedding Bell Blues
Season 4 Episode 27 - Aired 5/17/2005
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10167 votesLoading...#10 - The Dream
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2005
Jim tries to blackmail Dana when he finds out she’s having erotic dreams about him.
Director: Jim Belushi
Writer: N/A
7.0/10210 votesLoading...#11 - Father Disfigure
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2002
The charismatic new preacher at Cheryl and Jim's church holds a grudge against Jim for a childhood dodge-ball incident.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10158 votesLoading...#12 - In Case of Jimergency
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/2007
After an argument with a claims representative about his bill, Jim's health insurance is canceled, and Jim decides to hide the truth from Cheryl, until she ends up sick and he gets her cold.
Director: Larry Joe Campbell
Writer: N/A
7.0/10162 votesLoading...#13 - Coach Jim
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2007
Jim decides to toughen up his daughters basketball team and soon turns them from sweet and peaceful to an angry and aggressive basketball team.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: N/A
7.0/10148 votesLoading...#14 - What Lies Beneath
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 4/18/2007
Andy's new metal detector uncovers Jim's long-lost wedding ring, which causes headaches to Jim, because he bought a fake wedding ring as a replacement a long time ago so Cheryl wouldn't notice he lost it.
Director: Larry Joe Campbell
Writer: N/A
7.0/10152 votesLoading...#15 - Cheryl Goes to Florida
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 1/22/2008
While Cheryl is out of town to take care of her mother, Jim has to take care of their kids, and he receives sympathy from a neighborhood mom. Soon, other moms start helping Jim, and he tells each one that she's the only help in the house.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/10189 votesLoading...#16 - The Bachelor
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2002
When Dana is picked to be a bachelorette on the reality series The Bachelor, Jim gives her a little advice on how not to be herself.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
6.9/10204 votesLoading...#17 - The Christmas Party
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2002
Cheryl and the kids are invited to a neighbor's annual Christmas party, but Jim, who is feuding with the neighbor, isn't invited.
Director: Brian K. Roberts
Writer: Bob Nickman
6.9/10192 votesLoading...#18 - You Gotta Love Somebody (2)
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/2003
Cheryl and Jim try to play matchmaker to a cop and his female partner , and Jim and Cheryl's memory of how they met doesn't mesh with the recollections Andy and Dana have, on a special one-hour episode.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
6.9/10180 votesLoading...#19 - Slumber Party
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/4/2003
When Cheryl gets sick on the day of Ruby's birthday party, Jim is stuck trying to entertain a house full of little girls.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
6.9/10177 votesLoading...#20 - Mom's Boyfriend
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 5/13/2003
When Cheryl's recently widowed mother, Maggie, introduces her fiancÈ to the family, Cheryl and her siblings are wary of their whirlwind romance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/10191 votesLoading...#21 - We Have a Bingo
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2003
Jim wrestles with his conscience after he cheats at a church fundraiser bingo game.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
6.9/10175 votesLoading...#22 - The Toilet
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 4/27/2004
Cheryl promises to take Jim's opinions seriously when she decides to remodel the bathroom, until Jim insists it include a hideous high-tech stainless steel toilet – that talks.
Director: Jim Belushi
Writer: N/A
6.9/10161 votesLoading...#23 - Kentucky Fried Beltzman
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/29/2005
Jim is shocked to learn that his recently deceased friend will be buried with a rare baseball card he stole from Jim.
Director: Jim Belushi
Writer: Bob Nickman
6.9/10168 votesLoading...#24 - The Race
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/2005
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 first to the finish line.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
6.9/10170 votesLoading...#25 - The Flannelsexual
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/2007
Jim ends up on a talk show after claiming that men shouldn't let women feminize them, and then goes to Dana's co-ed baby shower to prove his point.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of According to Jim
Every episode of According to Jim ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of According to Jim!
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
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Best Episodes Summary
"A Hole in One" is the best rated episode of "According to Jim". It scored 7.7/10 based on 215 votes. Directed by Charles T. Kanganis and written by N/A, it aired on 9/21/2004. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Chick Whisperer".
