6.6/10184 votes#1 - The Importance of Being Jim
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2002
Cheryl and Jim clash when he breaks a promise to save a digital photo she values.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: Bob Nickman
6.8/10198 votes#2 - Cars and Chicks
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2002
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: N/A
6.8/10189 votes#3 - The Baby Monitor
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2002
Jim and Cheryl meet the new neighbors and find out that they can hear their conversation through the baby monitor. When the neighbors find out, Jim tries to come up with a story to smooth things over.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
6.5/10185 votes#4 - The Pizza Boy
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2002
Jim's pizza delivery boy moves in with him and Cheryl after the boy's father kicks him out of the house because of his dream of doing standup comedy.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky
6.6/10182 votes#5 - The Closet
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2002
Jim is upset when Cheryl's stuff takes over the entire house, leaving him with no private place of his own.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: N/A
6.7/10180 votes#6 - Punch & Ruby
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2002
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/10180 votes#7 - 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
7.0/10201 votes#8 - 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
6.6/10176 votes#9 - Thanksgiving Confidential
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2002
When Jim and Cheryl are caught fooling around after hours on the set of their kid's Thanksgiving play, Jim tries to find a way to reinstate Cheryl in the good graces with the PTA.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
6.9/10195 votes#10 - 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
6.5/10176 votes#11 - The Brother-in-Law
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/2002
Country singer Brad Paisley guest stars as Dana's new boyfriend, an amazing musician who can get Jim the gig of his dreams — once Andy is out of the way.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: Jonathan Stark
6.6/10171 votes#12 - Moral Dilemma
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/2003
Jim treats Cheryl to a romantic weekend with money he knows was mistakenly credited to his card.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: Mark Driscoll
6.7/10178 votes#13 - You Gotta Love Somebody (1)
Season 2 Episode 13 - 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
6.9/10184 votes#14 - 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
6.5/10175 votes#15 - The Smell of Success
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/2003
Cheryl isn't very supportive of Jim's latest invention, a flatulent doll named "Gassy Gus."
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: N/A
6.9/10172 votes#16 - 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
6.8/10180 votes#17 - The Ring
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/2003
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.
Director: Brian K. Roberts, Micheline Lanctôt
Writer: N/A
6.5/10165 votes#18 - Wonder Woman
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/2003
When Cheryl is mugged while shopping, Jim goes into protective overdrive.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/10174 votes#19 - The Pass
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/25/2003
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: N/A
6.8/10177 votes#20 - Dana Gets Fired
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/11/2003
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: N/A
6.6/10178 votes#21 - Bo Diddley
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/1/2003
Jim is torn between holding a nervous Cheryl's hand through her two-hour dental surgery or meeting his hero — blues legend Bo Diddley.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Bob Nickman
6.6/10175 votes#22 - Deal with the Devlins
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/1/2003
Jim and Cheryl are conflicted when their new friends turn out to be obnoxious — but are also able to get free Bears season tickets and discounts on hot tubs.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10174 votes#23 - 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
6.5/10166 votes#24 - No Harm, No Fowl
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 4/29/2003
When Gracie adopts an abandoned bird, the household cries fowl about the annoying addition to the family.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
6.7/10169 votes#25 - About a Girl
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 5/6/2003
Dana pretends to be Ruby's mother to gain the interest of a single dad she met in the park.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of According to Jim Season 2
Every episode of According to Jim Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of According to Jim Season 2!
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Importance of Being Jim" is the best rated episode of "According to Jim" season 2. It scored 6.6/10 based on 184 votes. Directed by Philip Charles MacKenzie and written by Bob Nickman, it aired on 10/1/2002. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Cars and Chicks".