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According to Jim: Season 1

22 episodes Premiered Oct 3, 2001 Updated Jul 19, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Pilot

Oct 3, 2001 · 22 min

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

S1·E2

No Nookie

Oct 10, 2001 · 22 min

Cheryl convinces Jim to forgo sex until their anticipated romantic getaway. Will abstinence relight Jim's passion, or just drive him up the wall?

S1·E3

The Cat Came Back

Oct 17, 2001 · 22 min

Cheryl's 15 year-old cat Mr. Feeney dies and she wants Jim to bury it on the backyard, but Jim desperately wants to go to the Bears game. He sticks the cat in the garage freezer, p

S1·E4

Anniversary

Oct 24, 2001 · 22 min

On Jim and Cheryl's 10th Anniversary, Jim pays Dana to buy him an anniversary gift to give to Cheryl. However, Dana buys a beautiful and touching charm bracelet, going over the spe

S1·E5

Unruly Spirits

Oct 31, 2001 · 22 min

It's Halloween, and Cheryl has forbidden Gracie to go trick-or-treating. However, not wanting his daughter to miss out on the fun of the halloween spirit, he sneaks her out anyway.

S1·E6

The Crush

Nov 7, 2001 · 22 min

Jim sets Dana up with a guy so perfect that even Cheryl falls for him.

S1·E7

Cheryl's Old Flame

Nov 14, 2001 · 22 min

When Andy decides Dana is responsible for his inferiority complex, he asks her to join him in his therapy - but she falls for his therapist. Jim and Cheryl disagree about letting t

S1·E8

The Turkey Bowl

Nov 21, 2001 · 22 min

It's Thanksgiving and Jim and Andy are going bowling. Cheryl doesn't like the idea very much, so she sends the girls with him. Jim has a perfect game, but just when he was about to

S1·E9

Andy's Girlfriend

Nov 28, 2001 · 22 min

Andy has a new girlfriend, and Cheryl wants Jim to treat her nicely because not only is she Andy's first girlfriend sine Carrie, but also Ruby's piano teacher. During dinner, Alici

S1·E10

An According to Jiminy Christmas

Dec 12, 2001 · 22 min

Cheryl's mother is coming to visit them for Christmas and wants to stay at their house. Jim and Cheryl, however, prefer that she stayed at a hotel but don't know how to bring it up

S1·E11

The Bad Word

Jan 16, 2002 · 22 min

Cheryl leaves Jim in charge of their kids and some other kids who were there to play with the girls during a Bears game. The next day, one of the kids mom calls Cheryl saying her d

S1·E12

Model Behavior

Jan 23, 2002 · 22 min

Jim and Cheryl agree to let Ruby model for a print ad as a one-time thing, but when the photographer calls her a natural, Jim gets Ruby an agent.

S1·E13

The Money

Jan 30, 2002 · 22 min

Cheryl decides to go behind Jim's back and loan Andy $1,000 for a downpayment on a new condo.

S1·E14

Blow-Up

Feb 13, 2002 · 22 min

When Cheryl has a revealing photo of herself taken as a Valentine gift to Jim, he proudly shows it to all his friends.

S1·E15

Racquetball

Feb 27, 2002 · 22 min

When Cheryl reminds Jim that she beat him at racquetball years ago, he claims he was only letting her win to gain her affections, so Cheryl challenges him to a no-holds-barred re-m

S1·E16

Under Pressure

Mar 6, 2002 · 22 min

After Jim is diagnosed with high blood pressure, Cheryl decides to do everything to help him. She makes him special food, give him backrubs, and keeps asking about his day in order

S1·E17

Date Night

Mar 13, 2002 · 22 min

While out for dinner and a movie, Jim loses a parking spot, and later loses Cheryl when he can't let go of it.

S1·E18

Birthday Boys

Mar 20, 2002 · 22 min

It's Kyle and Andy's birthday, and Andy is feeling a little left out of his own special day. They decide to take him to a restaurant that serves a 4,5 lbs steak, and Jim offers to

S1·E19

The Receipt

Apr 24, 2002 · 22 min

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, an

S1·E20

Old Friends

May 1, 2002 · 22 min

Jim has a run-in with an old friend from his wild and crazy days who is now a cop. Jim sets out to prove he's not an 'old married guy' by staying out all night and partying. Unfort

S1·E21

Cheryl's Day Off

May 8, 2002 · 22 min

Jim agrees to take the girls for the day while Cheryl and Dana go to a doctor's appointment. At the park, Jim leaves the girls with another mom and goes to the movies... where he's

S1·E22

No Surprises

May 15, 2002 · 22 min

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