Episode

According to Jim: The Importance of Being Jim

Name: According to Jim: The Importance of Being Jim
Released: 2002-10-01
Duration: 23 min
Cast: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Larry Joe Campbell, Taylor Atelian, Billi Bruno

According to JimSeason 22002-10-01

Overview

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

Details

Series: According to Jim
Season: Season 2
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 2002-10-01
Runtime: 23 min

Episode context

The Importance of Being Jim is Episode 1 in Season 2 of According to Jim. It aired on 2002-10-01. The runtime is 23 min.

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Episode 2: Cars and Chicks 2002-10-08 | 23 min 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.

More episodes from this season

Episode 3: The Baby Monitor 2002-10-15 | 23 min 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.

Episode 4: The Pizza Boy 2002-10-22 | 23 min 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.

Episode 5: The Closet 2002-10-29 | 23 min Jim is upset when Cheryl's stuff takes over the entire house, leaving him with no private place of his own.

Episode 6: Punch & Ruby 2002-11-05 | 21 min 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.

Episode 7: The Bachelor 2002-11-12 | 23 min 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.

Episode 8: Father Disfigure 2002-11-19 | 23 min The charismatic new preacher at Cheryl and Jim's church holds a grudge against Jim for a childhood dodge-ball incident.

Episode 9: Thanksgiving Confidential 2002-11-26 | 23 min 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.

Episode 10: The Christmas Party 2002-12-10 | 23 min Cheryl and the kids are invited to a neighbor's annual Christmas party, but Jim, who is feuding with the neighbor, isn't invited.

Episode 11: The Brother-in-Law 2002-12-17 | 23 min 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.

Episode 12: Moral Dilemma 2003-01-07 | 23 min Jim treats Cheryl to a romantic weekend with money he knows was mistakenly credited to his card.