7.7/10209 votes#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
6.6/10155 votes#2 - The Effort
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2004
Cheryl surprises Jim with a romantic evening, but it cuts into his planned TV boxing match.
Director: Charles T. Kanganis
Writer: N/A
6.9/10180 votes#3 - The Grill
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2004
Jim offers to give Andy an old barbecue grill, then decides Andy should pay for it.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: N/A
6.6/10165 votes#4 - The Garage Door
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2004
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.
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Writer: N/A
6.6/10182 votes#5 - Dress to Kill Me
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2004
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.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
6.5/10156 votes#6 - Father-Daughter Dance
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2004
Ruby hurts Jim's feelings when she invites Andy to a father-daughter dance instead of him.
Director: Charles T. Kanganis
Writer: Bob Nickman
6.1/10160 votes#7 - Plot Twist
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2004
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.
Director: Jim Belushi
Writer: N/A
6.8/10169 votes#8 - The Hunters
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2004
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.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: Mitch Hunter
6.7/10153 votes#9 - Poking the Bear
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2004
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).
Director: Charles T. Kanganis
Writer: N/A
6.6/10161 votes#10 - Stalking Santa
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2004
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: N/A
6.5/10161 votes#11 - Sympathy from the Devlins
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2005
Jim befriends his obnoxious neighbors when he believes they bring good luck when he's watching the Chicago Bulls.
Director: Jim Belushi
Writer: N/A
6.8/10151 votes#12 - Nanny-Cam
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/2005
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
6.8/10156 votes#13 - The Jealous Husband
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/25/2005
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10162 votes#14 - A Crying Shame
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/2005
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.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: N/A
6.7/10157 votes#15 - Guess Who's Cooking Your Dinner?
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/2005
Cheryl cooks dinner for Dana and her boyfriend and lets him believe that Dana actually did the cooking.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/10154 votes#16 - The Wedding Dress
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/2005
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10159 votes#17 - The Mustache
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 3/8/2005
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.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: N/A
6.7/10159 votes#18 - Shall We Dance?
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/8/2005
When Andy decides to learn how to dance for his sister's wedding, he turns to Jim, a closet dancer, for help.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: N/A
6.5/10157 votes#19 - Take My Wife, Please
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/15/2005
In order to avoid going to an opera with Cheryl, Jim asks an elderly widower to be her escort.
Director: Jim Belushi
Writer: N/A
6.9/10148 votes#20 - Spelling Bee
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/22/2005
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.
Director: Larry Joe Campbell
Writer: N/A
6.9/10153 votes#21 - 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
6.7/10149 votes#22 - The Clock
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/12/2005
Jim and Cheryl adjust the clocks to get the kids to bed earlier so they can have more quality time together.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10157 votes#23 - The Competition
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/19/2005
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10164 votes#24 - 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
6.6/10144 votes#25 - Geronimo Jim
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/10/2005
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.
Director: Jim Belushi
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of According to Jim Season 4
Every episode of According to Jim Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of According to Jim Season 4!
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"A Hole in One" is the best rated episode of "According to Jim" season 4. It scored 7.7/10 based on 209 votes. Directed by Charles T. Kanganis and written by N/A, it aired on 9/21/2004. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Effort".