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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    According to Jim Season 4 Episode 1 - A Hole in One
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - A Hole in One

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Charles T. Kanganis
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. According to Jim Season 4 Episode 24 - The Bachelorette Party
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Bachelorette Party

    S4:E24

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. According to Jim Season 5 Episode 7 - The Chick Whisperer
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Chick Whisperer

    S5:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. According to Jim Season 5 Episode 9 - The Dream
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Dream

    S5:E9

    Jim tries to blackmail Dana when he finds out she’s having erotic dreams about him.

    Director:Jim Belushi
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. According to Jim Season 8 Episode 9 - Kyle's Crush
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Kyle's Crush

    S8:E9

    Jim prepares Kyle for his first "date" with Ruby's slightly older piano teacher, Mandy, whom Andy has fallen for and is secretly dating behind Kyle's back.

    Director:Jim Belushi
    Writers:Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman

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  6. According to Jim Season 4 Episode 10 - Stalking Santa
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Stalking Santa

    S4:E10

    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.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. According to Jim Season 4 Episode 11 - Sympathy from the Devlins
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Sympathy from the Devlins

    S4:E11

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

    Director:Jim Belushi
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. According to Jim Season 4 Episode 12 - Nanny-Cam
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Nanny-Cam

    S4:E12

    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.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Bob Nickman

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  9. According to Jim Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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 – except for those couple fights that neither one can ever let go, like the time Jim shut the car door on Cheryl. This time the problem is their daughter, whom Cheryl can't leave alone on her first week at kindergarten. Jim says it's because she's a woman and decides to take Ruby himself, but he also can't leave her behind. Things heat up when Cheryl discovers that not only has he been hiding it from her, but he also changed Ruby's school without talking to her. Meanwhile, Jim and Cheryl try to help Andy make up with his girlfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. According to Jim Season 1 Episode 19 - The Receipt
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Receipt

    S1:E19

    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, and in order to "win" the fight, Jim buys another DVD player and tells Cheryl he exchanged the broken one. Later, Dana shows up with the receipt, in which Cheryl wrote her a recipe, and Cheryl - after realizing it was her fault after all - burns it. They get into a fight but soon decide to drop the point scoring and just be happy again.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. According to Jim Season 1 Episode 22 - No Surprises
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - No Surprises

    S1:E22

    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 bowling to show up.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 1 - The Importance of Being Jim
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Importance of Being Jim

    S2:E1

    Cheryl and Jim clash when he breaks a promise to save a digital photo she values.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writer:Bob Nickman

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  13. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 2 - Cars and Chicks
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Cars and Chicks

    S2:E2

    Jim claims women aren't capable of getting a good deal on a car, and prophetically, when Cheryl helps Dana buy a new car, it turns out to be a lemon. Dana begs Jim to use his macho influence at the dealership to help her, but instead he allows sexy sales manager Gretchen to talk him into trading the family van in for a sports car — without consulting Cheryl.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 6 - Punch & Ruby
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Punch & Ruby

    S2:E6

    Cheryl is concerned that Jim is being a bad influence on the kids when he takes them to a Bears game and they witness him punching a spectator, but Cheryl's disparaging remarks about her body image put her equally at fault as an example.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 7 - The Bachelor
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Bachelor

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown

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  16. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 8 - Father Disfigure
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Father Disfigure

    S2:E8

    The charismatic new preacher at Cheryl and Jim's church holds a grudge against Jim for a childhood dodge-ball incident.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 10 - The Christmas Party
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Christmas Party

    S2:E10

    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

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  18. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 13 - You Gotta Love Somebody (1)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - You Gotta Love Somebody (1)

    S2:E13

    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:Unknown

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  19. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 14 - You Gotta Love Somebody (2)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - You Gotta Love Somebody (2)

    S2:E14

    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:Unknown

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  20. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 17 - The Ring
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Ring

    S2:E17

    When Jim and Cheryl run into his old girlfriend, Jim worries that Cheryl may find out the truth about his past when she invites the woman to dinner.

    Directors:Micheline Lanctôt, Brian K. Roberts
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 19 - The Pass
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Pass

    S2:E19

    A childhood buddy of Jim's who "has it all" hires Jim to design his expensive new home. A resentful Jim doesn't want to take the job at first, until he learns the guy wants something that "belongs" to Jim — Cheryl.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 20 - Dana Gets Fired
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Dana Gets Fired

    S2:E20

    Jim stands up to Dana's caustic boss — and gets her fired — and Andy has trouble delegating the arrangements for his birthday party.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 23 - The Helmet
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Helmet

    S2:E23

    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:Unknown

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  24. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 26 - Mom's Boyfriend
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Mom's Boyfriend

    S2:E26

    When Cheryl's recently widowed mother, Maggie, introduces her fiancÈ to the family, Cheryl and her siblings are wary of their whirlwind romance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. According to Jim Season 3 Episode 3 - We Have a Bingo
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - We Have a Bingo

    S3:E3

    Jim wrestles with his conscience after he cheats at a church fundraiser bingo game.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Hole in One" is the best rated episode of "According to Jim". It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Charles T. Kanganis and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/21/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Bachelorette Party".