Episode
According to Jim: The Truck
Overview
Cheryl ask Jim to use his truck to transport a giant paper-mâché grizzly bear the girls made for "spirit week" to their school – except Jim just lost his truck in an arm wrestling match and, in a gesture of macho pride, refuses to ask for it back.
Details
- Series
- According to Jim
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2004-04-06
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
The Truck is Episode 23 in Season 3 of According to Jim. It aired on 2004-04-06. The runtime is 23 min.
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