Episode
According to Jim: Sympathy from the Devlins
Overview
Jim befriends his obnoxious neighbors when he believes they bring good luck when he's watching the Chicago Bulls.
Details
- Series
- According to Jim
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2005-01-11
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Sympathy from the Devlins is Episode 11 in Season 4 of According to Jim. It aired on 2005-01-11. The runtime is 23 min.
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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.
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Episode 9: Poking the Bear
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Episode 13: The Jealous Husband
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.
Episode 8: The Hunters
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.
Episode 14: A Crying Shame
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.
Episode 7: Plot Twist
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.
Episode 15: Guess Who's Cooking Your Dinner?
Cheryl cooks dinner for Dana and her boyfriend and lets him believe that Dana actually did the cooking.
Episode 6: Father-Daughter Dance
Ruby hurts Jim's feelings when she invites Andy to a father-daughter dance instead of him.
Episode 16: The Wedding Dress
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.
Episode 5: Dress to Kill Me
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.
Episode 17: The Mustache
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.