Yes, Dear: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Yes, Dear Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Natural Born Delinquents
Sep 22, 2003
Greg plays tough uncle when Jimmy and Christine aren't as strict with Dominic and Logan as he would like.
Hooked on Comics
Sep 29, 2003
Greg and Natalie are humiliated to hear that hooked on comics worked for Tom -- and that he wants to go to Comicon as his hero, Superman.
Spare Parts
Oct 6, 2003
Jimmy has designs on scriptwriting, and begs Greg to ask Savitsky to listen to his movie pitch.
Speed Dating
Oct 13, 2003
Greg competes with Jimmy to see who can score more interested women via speed dating.
Big Brother-in-Law
Oct 20, 2003
When Jimmy gets accepted as a contestant on Big Brother, the thought of him and Christine having enough money to get their own place makes Greg takes drastic measures to see to it
Dominic's Buddy
Oct 27, 2003
Jimmy's unorthodox punishment for Dominic, who was bullying a nerd at school, backfires on the elder Hughes.
Legoland
Nov 3, 2003
Greg plans to one-up Jimmy in the fun dad department by taking the kids to Legoland.
The Day of the Dolphin
Nov 10, 2003
Greg is less than thrilled with Kim's latest thoughtful birthday gift to him. Meanwhile, Jimmy plans to go to extremes to get even with an old flame who dumped him.
Jimmy and Chuck
Nov 17, 2003
Chuck Norris is shooting a movie at the studio (where he plays a security guard), but looks are deceiving for Jimmy, who idolizes the guy.
A Bunch of Ice Holes
Nov 24, 2003
Jimmy injuring his back making out with Christine throws a wrench into Don's plans to take him on a father-son ice-fishing tournament.
Pimpin' Ain't Easy
Dec 15, 2003
Greg makes an unhappy Kim be Mr. Savitsky's ""escort"" to an art gallery, but then becomes unhappy himself when Kim gains her own personal reasons for continuing the charade. Meanw
Who Done It?
Jan 5, 2004
When the upstairs toilet overflows and soaks the living room ceiling, Greg plays detective, hoping to uncover the mystery of who broke his radio and flushed a piece of it down the
Greg Needs a Friend
Jan 12, 2004
Kim, Jimmy and Christine all take it upon themselves to help Greg find a friend when he needs someone to go to a jazz festival with him.
Big Jimmy Babysits
Feb 2, 2004
Jimmy is upset when Greg, Kim and Christine all tell him that they don't think Big Jimmy is responsible enough to watch the kids.
Mama Said Knock You Out
Feb 9, 2004
Jimmy sees a chance to get even with his tough female supervisor when he learns Christine is a menace in the boxing ring.
Dead Aunt, Dead Aunt...
Feb 16, 2004
Greg wants to bail on a marriage encounter group Kim dragged him to, and a phone call regarding a dying aunt could be his ticket out.
Greg and Jimmy's Criminals
Feb 23, 2004
Mr. Savitsky assigns Greg to look after a convicted criminal as part of a work release program he unknowingly agreed to.
The Owner's Suite
Mar 1, 2004
Greg's open invitation to his parents and Kim to attend an L.A. Lakers game in the owner's suite doesn't pan out the way he wanted.
The Premiere
Mar 22, 2004
When Greg disobeys Mr. Savitsky's orders to go see the premiere of Kevin Smith's new film, Jimmy takes his and Kim's studio badges, and he and Christine go in their place -- which
Kim and Gordon
Apr 19, 2004
When Greg refuses to lend a helping hand in redecorating, Kim hires an interior decorator to design a fireplace for their living room, desperate to prove to Greg that she doesn't n
A List Before Dying
May 3, 2004
After a near-death experience, Jimmy finds a list he made of everything he ever wanted to do in life but didn't -- and plans to do everything on it while he still can.
Couples Therapy
May 10, 2004
When Kim invites hers and Christine's mutual friends (a marriage counselor and his wife) over for a dinner party, and tries to get rid of Christine, Christine schemes to trash the
Shirley Cooks with Love
May 17, 2004
Greg surprises Jimmy and Christine with a wedding video for their anniversary, but the trip down memory lane is not a happy one... for anyone.
Living with Savitsky
May 24, 2004
Jimmy's kind gesture of chauffeuring Mr. Savitsky, whose driver's license was revoked, is repaid in full when Mr. Savitsky invites him, Christine and the kids to come live in his g