Episode

According to Jim: Foul Ball

Name: According to Jim: Foul Ball
Released: 2005-09-20
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Larry Joe Campbell, Taylor Atelian, Billi Bruno

According to JimSeason 52005-09-20

Overview

The fifth season premieres with Jim sneaking off to a Cubs game with Kyle instead of taking him to his first day of kindergarten.

Details

Series: According to Jim
Season: Season 5
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 2005-09-20
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Foul Ball is Episode 1 in Season 5 of According to Jim. It aired on 2005-09-20. The runtime is 22 min.

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Episode 2: The Tale of the Tape (1) 2005-09-27 | 22 min Jim worries that Cheryl's romantic expectations will increase when his new brother-in-law, Ryan, showers Dana with flowers and gifts. But then Jim learns that a special blues tape Cheryl supposedly made for him when they were dating, and that made him fall in love with her, was actually made for her by an old boyfriend

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Episode 3: The Tale of the Tape (2) 2005-09-27 | 23 min Jim worries that Cheryl's romantic expectations will increase when his new brother-in-law, Ryan, showers Dana with flowers and gifts. But then Jim learns that a special blues tape Cheryl supposedly made for him when they were dating, and that made him fall in love with her, was actually made for her by an old boyfriend.

Episode 4: Charity Begins at Hef's 2005-10-04 | 22 min When Cheryl wins two tickets to visit Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion in a charity-raising contest that Jim secretly entered her in, she decides to take Dana instead of him.

Episode 5: The Race 2005-10-11 | 23 min Out-of-shape Jim enters a 10K marathon to teach Kyle, who wants to quit basketball, a lesson about not being a quitter -- but he cheats to get first to the finish line.

Episode 6: Anec-Dont's 2005-10-18 | 23 min Cheryl, upset that Jim thinks her daily anecdotes are boring, steals Dana's story about meeting Oprah. Jim, now determined to out-do Cheryl, makes up a story about his construction office catching fire. But when Cheryl take the kids to see the damage, Jim and Andy, who are scrambling to make it look authentic, end up setting a real fire.

Episode 7: The Chick Whisperer 2005-11-01 | 23 min Jim helps Andy pick up a beautiful woman in a bar, but she turns out to be crazy -- and eventually leaves Andy and stalks Jim instead.

Episode 8: James & the Annoying Peach 2005-11-08 | 23 min To teach Jim the value of communication, Cheryl doesn't speak to him for three days.

Episode 9: The Dream 2005-11-15 | 23 min Jim tries to blackmail Dana when he finds out she’s having erotic dreams about him.

Episode 10: Lean On Me 2005-11-29 | 23 min Cheryl encourages Jim to meet a former girlfriend wants to discuss business for lunch, and then regrets it when she becomes convinced that the old flame has romantic intentions.

Episode 11: The Gift of the Maggie 2005-12-13 | 23 min When Cheryl and Dana's mother, Maggie, visits for the holidays, Jim and Cheryl compete with Ryan and Dana for her affection

Episode 12: Sex Ed Fred 2006-01-10 | 23 min When Jim and Cheryl watch an sex education video that is shown at Ruby's school, Jim realizes that he is watching a young him.