2001
TV-PG
30m

Summary A television show centered around a macho everyman, his loving wife, and their three precocious children. View more details

2001
TV-PG
30m

According to Jim

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Jim Belushi Courtney Thorne-Smith Larry Joe Campbell Taylor Atelian

All cast & crew

6.5

Details

Genres : Comedy Romance

Release date : Oct 2, 2001

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production companies : Brad Grey Television Newman/Stark Suzanne Bukinik Entertainment

Summary A television show centered around a macho everyman, his loving wife, and their three precocious children. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Romance

Release date : Oct 2, 2001

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production companies : Brad Grey Television Newman/Stark Suzanne Bukinik Entertainment

Photos

Courtney Thorne-Smith in According to Jim (2001)

Jim Belushi and Conner Rayburn in According to Jim (2001)

Jim Belushi, Taylor Atelian, and Billi Bruno in According to Jim (2001)

Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Taylor Atelian in According to Jim (2001)

Larry Joe Campbell in According to Jim (2001)

Jim Belushi, Larry Joe Campbell, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in According to Jim (2001)

Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Larry Joe Campbell in According to Jim (2001)

Jim Belushi, Larry Joe Campbell, Taylor Atelian, and Billi Bruno in According to Jim (2001)

Jim Belushi, Nicole Sullivan, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Larry Joe Campbell in According to Jim (2001)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 02, 2001

Pilot

Cheryl can't leave Ruby alone on her first week at kindergarten. Jim says it's because she's a woman and decides to take her himself, but he also can't leave her behind. Jim not only can't leave Ruby alone he ends up changing schools for her which causes fighting between him and Cheryl.

Episode 2 • Oct 09, 2001

No Nookie

Jim and Cheryl find their romantic getaway to the Bahamas set to work out perfectly, with Dana babysitting the kids. However, at the last minute, Dana is not able to babysit. In the meantime, Andy becomes a little too obsessed with making the perfect tree house for Grace and Ruby.

Episode 3 • Oct 16, 2001

The Cat Came Back

Cheryl's 15 year-old cat Mr. Feeney dies and she wants Jim to bury it on the backyard, but Jim wants to go to the Bears game with Dana and Andy. He sticks the cat in the garage freezer, planning on burying it after the game, but Cheryl finds out before he comes home. She is hurt that Jim doesn't listen to her nor care about a cat that has been longer with her than anything in her life. Jim makes it up to her by getting the family a dog and giving her cat a proper burial in the backyard.

Episode 4 • Oct 23, 2001

Anniversary

On Jim and Cheryl's 10th Anniversary, Jim pays Dana to buy him an anniversary gift to give to Cheryl. Dana buys a beautiful and touching charm bracelet and Cheryl finds out that Dana bought the bracelet when Jim can't tell her the meaning of the charms that are on the bracelet. She also finds out that all her anniversary gifts over the past ten years were bought by Dana.

Episode 5 • Oct 30, 2001

Unruly Spirits

On Halloween, Cheryl has forbidden Gracie to go trick-or-treating. However, not wanting his daughter to miss out on the fun of the halloween spirit, Jim sneaks her out anyway. Andy becomes convinced that he's being stalked by an ex-girlfriend.

Episode 6 • Nov 06, 2001

Crush

Cheryl finds herself falling for a guy that Jim has setup for Dana.

Episode 7 • Nov 13, 2001

Cheryl's Old Flame

Jim and Cheryl find themselves wondering if they've set too many rules for their household when they find themselves arguing over whether to put a TV in the girls' room, making Jim promise Cheryl not to ride his motorcycle, and Ruby then tells Jim that Cheryl has been smoking again.

Episode 8 • Nov 20, 2001

The Turkey Bowl

Cheryl is left alone to cook Thanksgiving dinner while Jim and Andy go bowling for a charity event. Worse, Jim invited friends to Thanksgiving dinner without telling Cheryl and while Jim is still bowling.

Episode 9 • Nov 27, 2001

Andy's Girlfriend

Andy starts dating Ruby's piano teacher. When the two couples get together for dinner, Jim finds out the piano teacher is a vegetarian, a feminist, and a Packards fan. These are three hot buttons for Jim.

Episode 10 • Dec 11, 2001

An According to Jiminy Christmas

Cheryl's mother is coming to visit them for Christmas and wants to stay at their house. Jim and Cheryl, however, prefer that she stayed at a hotel but don't know how to bring it up without insulting Maggie. After Jim tells Maggie that Cheryl wants her in a hotel, Maggie gives her grandma's pearl necklace to Dana. Cheryl's upset and goes to the airport to ask her mother' forgiveness, where she learns Dana only got the necklace because she doesn't have anyone in her life like Cheryl has Jim. Meanwhile, the girls think Andy is Santa.

Episode 11 • Jan 15, 2002

Bad Word

Cheryl leaves Jim in charge of their kids and some friends who were playing with them during a Bears game. The next day, the mom of one of the friends calls Cheryl to report that her daughter came home repeating a swear word she heard from Jim. Cheryl apologizes for him, and he's insulted that she always automatically takes the other person's side. Cheryl apologizes - then Gracie repeats the bad word. Jim decides to teach her not to repeat it by making her say it nonstop until she can't say it again. It works, but at Ruby's ballet presentation five days later, she slips, falls, and uses the bad word.

Episode 12 • Jan 22, 2002

Model Behavior

Jim and Cheryl agree to let Ruby model for a print ad as a one-time thing, but when the photographer calls her a natural, Jim gets Ruby an agent.

Episode 13 • Jan 29, 2002

The Money

Cheryl decides to go behind Jim's back and loan Andy $1,000 for a down payment on a new condo but finds the money is missing.

Episode 14 • Feb 12, 2002

Blow-Up

Cheryl does something uncharacteristic for her - she gives Jim a sexy portrait of herself for Valentine's Day. When she finds out Jim shares the picture with all his friends, she is mortified.

Episode 15 • Feb 26, 2002

Racquetball

Cheryl returns home from the gym, and tells Jim she had a great time playing racquetball. She asks Jim to play racquetball with her but he declines. She tells him he is just afraid he will lose, and then the game becomes a challenge.

Episode 16 • Mar 05, 2002

Under Pressure

Jim gets hurt after jumping on a pogo stick and goes to the doctor. There, he finds out he has high blood pressure and has to start taking pills everyday. Cheryl tries to reduce the stress for Jim.

Episode 17 • Mar 12, 2002

Date Night

Andy helps Dana with taxes. Dana watches Jim & Cheryl's children while they go on a date. Jim finds a parking place, but before he can park, someone else takes it. Jim is angry and keeps talking about the spot while they eat dinner.

Episode 18 • Mar 19, 2002

Birthday Boys

Andy & Kyle share the same birthday. Dana gives Kyle a large custom painted mural for his bedroom, and plans to pay for everyone's dinner out. She comments she makes more money than Jim. Now Jim has to prove he can buy everything too.

Episode 19 • Apr 23, 2002

The Receipt

Jim wants to exchange a broken DVD player within the warranty period but cannot find the receipt. He blames Cheryl for losing it, but she says it is not her responsibility to keep track of all his items.

Episode 20 • Apr 30, 2002

Old Friends

Jim runs into Danny, a friend he has not seen in years. Danny is still single and accuses Jim of being a settled married man. Jim sets out to prove Danny wrong by both of them partying at bars all night like they used to do.

Episode 21 • May 07, 2002

Cheryl's Day Off

Cheryl has a day of errands and time with her friends. Jim has to watch the children, but when he has a chance to have the kids go to a friend's home, he readily drops the kids off. When Cheryl returns, he forgets where the kids are at.

Episode 22 • May 14, 2002

No Surprises

Cheryl plans a surprise party for Jim but he'd rather go bowling.

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