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(Change Layout)According to Jim  
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Season 1
1 :01x01 - Pilot (Oct/03/2001)
In the premiere episode, six-year-old Ruby suffers separation anxiety during her first week of kindergarten and won't let Cheryl leave the classroom. Jim boasts the situation just needs the emotionally strong heart of a dad. But when he finds he doesn't have the willpower to leave Ruby at school in tears, and the teacher insists he leave, Jim comes up with his own questionable solution. He transfers Ruby to a new school where he sits with her all day. To top it all off, he keeps this a secret from Cheryl to protect his pride.
Guest Stars: Anthony Toro as Kyle, Brian Toro as Kyle, Mary Kathleen Gordon (1) as Mrs. Carter, Katie O'Rourke as Carrie
Director: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman
 
2 :01x02 - No Nookie (Oct/10/2001)
Tired of rushing to have sex in whatever few moments they can spare, Cheryl arranges a romantic getaway to the Bahamas. Dana will babysit the kids, leaving Cheryl and Jim free to rekindle their romantic flame. Cheryl even convinces Jim to abstain from sex for three weeks, until they get to the Bahamas. The trip falls apart, though, when Dana realizes that she cannot babysit the kids due to a business trip.

Meanwhile, Andy builds a tree house for Grace and Ruby, and gets a little carried away.
Director: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes
 
3 :01x03 - The Cat Came Back (Oct/17/2001)
Cheryl is upset by the death of her cat, Mr. Feeney. She asks Jim to give the cat a proper burial, but he sticks the cat in the freezer so he can watch a football game. Cheryl discovers the cat, and she is upset by Jim's insensitivity.
Guest Stars: Ed Lover as Ed, Tony Braunagel as Tony, Danny Breen as Danny
Director: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Tracy Gamble
Songs: (Unknown artist) -- Amazing Grace
 
4 :01x04 - Anniversary (Oct/24/2001)
Jim persuades Dana to buy a gift for Cheryl for their tenth anniversary. Dana chooses a beautiful charm bracelet, with little trinkets symbolizing the special moments in Jim and Cheryl's relationship. Cheryl loves the gift from Jim, until she discovers that Dana was the one who really bought it. She is upset that her husband doesn't know her well enough to buy her a nice gift. Cheryl says that she'd like whatever Jim bought her, as long as it came from the heart.

Just to spite his wife, Jim comes home with a replacement gift - a giant-screen TV. To his surprise, Cheryl actually loves the new gift.
Guest Stars: Tony Braunagel as Tony, Christopher Moynihan as Chris
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Todd J. Greenwald, David Feeney
 
5 :01x05 - Unruly Spirits (Oct/31/2001)
Jim sneaks Gracie out for some Halloween trick or treating, though Cheryl has forbidden her to go, and Andy is convinced he's being stalked by a former girlfriend when he receives a series of creepy phone calls and packages.
Guest Stars: Steven Pierce as Fred, Michael McManus (1) as Ben, Soleil Borda as Emma, Ken Magee (1) as Police Officer
Director: Andy Cadiff
Writer: David Regal
 
6 :01x06 - Cheryl's Old Flame (Nov/07/2001)
Jim sets Dana up with a guy so perfect that even Cheryl falls for him.
Guest Stars: Randall Arney as Dr. Gamble
Director: Michael Lembeck
Writer: Bonnie Kallman
 
7 :01x07 - The Crush (Nov/14/2001)
When Andy decides Dana is responsible for his inferiority complex, he asks her to join him in his therapy - but she falls for his therapist; Jim and Cheryl disagree about letting the kids to have their own TV; Jim admits to riding his motorcycle, breaking a promise he'd made to Cheryl earlier; and Ruby innocently divulges a secret of Cheryl's, exposing a broken promise of hers to Jim.
Guest Stars: Veronica Puelo as Gabriela, Kevin Porter as Kevin
Director: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Richard Cohen (1)
 
8 :01x08 - The Turkey Bowl (Nov/21/2001)
Jim can't tear himself away from a Thanksgiving Day bowling tournament, though Cheryl and her guests anxiously wait to start dinner.
Guest Stars: Christopher Moynihan as Chris, Tony Braunagel as Tony, Garrett Morris (1) as Lewis
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Tracy Gamble
 
9 :01x09 - Andy's Girlfriend (Nov/28/2001)
Andy brings tension to dinner when he announces that, like his new girlfriend, Alicia, he's become a vegetarian. Meanwhile Dana is frustrated when her dream date, a renowned physician, can't seem to commit to more than five minutes.
Guest Stars: Nicole Sullivan as Alicia, Willie Ornelas as Willie, Kevin Ruf as Dr. Josh Nelson, Dweezil Zappa as Joe, Ed Lover as Ed
Director: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Tod Himmel (1)
 
10 :01x10 - An According to Jiminy Christmas (Dec/12/2001)
Cheryl is hurt when her mother gives Dana a cherished heirloom for Christmas, and Ruby and Gracie think Andy, decked out as Santa, is the real thing.
Guest Stars: Kathleen Noone as Maggie
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Tod Himmel (1)
 
11 :01x11 - The Bad Word (Jan/16/2002)
While watching a Bears game, Jim blurts out profanity which is repeated by a little friend of Ruby's and Gracie's, then later by both girls. Jim denies uttering it, but gets busted.
Guest Stars: Carol Pawlak as Mother, Robert Belushi as Pizza Guy, Nicole Kuwahara as Madison, Soleil Borda as Emma, Irene Roseen as Ballet Instructor, Dennis Cockrum as Roland's Dad
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: David Regal
 
12 :01x12 - Model Behavior (Jan/23/2002)
When Ruby is hired for a cookie ad, Jim sees an opportunity for a lucrative modeling career for his daughter.
Guest Stars: Justin Doran as Photographer, John Rubano as Dad, Joshua Wolfe as Alex
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Tracy Gamble
 
13 :01x13 - The Money (Jan/30/2002)
Cheryl decides to go behind Jim's back and loan Andy $1,000 for a downpayment on a new condo.
Guest Stars: Audrey Rapoport as Tracy
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Todd J. Greenwald, David Feeney
 
14 :01x14 - Blow-Up (Feb/13/2002)
When Cheryl has a revealing photo of herself taken as a Valentine gift to Jim, he proudly shows it to all his friends.
Guest Stars: Mary Randle as Michelle, Christopher Moynihan as Chris, Tony Braunagel as Tony, John Rubano as John, Ted Michaels as Kenny
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Mike Dieffenbach
 
15 :01x15 - Racquetball (Feb/27/2002)
When Cheryl reminds Jim that she beat him at racquetball years ago, he claims he was only letting her win to gain her affections, so Cheryl challenges him to a no-holds-barred re-match.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Richard Goodman
 
16 :01x16 - Under Pressure (Mar/06/2002)
When Jim develops high blood pressure, Cheryl tries to create a stress-free environment.
Guest Stars: Jeffrey King (1) as Dr. Portello
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes
 
17 :01x17 - Date Night (Mar/13/2002)
Jim and Cheryl's quiet night on the town turns into a fiasco, while Andy is cajoled by Dana into doing her delinquent taxes.
Guest Stars: David Greenman as Waiter, DeMorge Brown as Valet
Director: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Richard Greenman
 
18 :01x18 - Birthday Boys (Mar/20/2002)
Jim is compelled to prove his worth by buying his kids an expensive gift after he learns that Dana makes more money than he does.
Guest Stars: Jeremy Rowley as Waiter #1, Aaron Lee as Waiter #3, Jordan Black as Waiter #2
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: David Regal
 
19 :01x19 - The Receipt (Apr/24/2002)
Jim loses a receipt to return a defective DVD player and Cheryl berates him for it — until she discovers that she's the one who lost it.
Guest Stars: Tony Braunagel as Tony, John Rubano as John, Christopher Moynihan as Chris, Jim Rash as Salesman
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Tod Himmel (1)
 
20 :01x20 - Old Friends (May/01/2002)
Jim tries to revisit his wilder days when his old buddy, Danny (guest star Dan Aykroyd ), returns to town.
Guest Stars: Dan Aykroyd as Danny Michalsky, Tony Braunagel as Tony, Glen Clark as Glen, Larry Lee Lerma as Larry, Johnny Lee Schell as John
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman
Songs: Jim Belushi -- Cadillac Man
 
21 :01x21 - Cheryl's Day Off (May/08/2002)
Jim and Andy leave Ruby and Gracie with one of several moms they met at a park while they go to the movies — then they forget who they gave them to! Meanwhile, Cheryl decides to spend the day with Dana at the movies and sees Jim there with Andy and Kyle.
Guest Stars: Hira Ambrosino as Sarah, Elizabeth Anne Smith as Sandy
 
22 :01x22 - No Surprises (May/15/2002)
When Cheryl goads Dana into admitting Jim has planned a surprise party for her, a furious Jim cancels the party. A guilt-ridden Cheryl then decides to throw a party for him on her birthday instead — but Jim is too busy bowling with Chicago Bears football star Brian Urlacher to show up.
Guest Stars: Connor Sullivan (1) as Kyle, Garret Sullivan (1) as Kyle, Doug Decker as Birthday Party Guest, Brian Urlacher as Himself (Chicago Bears Player)
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie (1)
Writer: Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes
 
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