Season 2
Episodes • 2002

1. The Importance of Being Jim
23 minCheryl and Jim clash when he breaks a promise to save a digital photo she values.
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2. Cars and Chicks
23 minJim claims women aren't capable of getting a good deal on a car, and prophetically, when Cheryl helps Dana buy a new car, it turns out to be a lemon. Dana begs Jim to use his macho influence at the dealership to help her, but instead he allows sexy sales manager Gretchen to talk him into trading the family van in for a sports car — without consulting Cheryl.
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3. The Baby Monitor
23 minJim and Cheryl meet the new neighbors and find out that they can hear their conversation through the baby monitor. When the neighbors find out, Jim tries to come up with a story to smooth things over.
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4. The Pizza Boy
23 minJim's pizza delivery boy moves in with him and Cheryl after the boy's father kicks him out of the house because of his dream of doing standup comedy.
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5. The Closet
23 minJim is upset when Cheryl's stuff takes over the entire house, leaving him with no private place of his own.
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6. Punch & Ruby
21 minCheryl is concerned that Jim is being a bad influence on the kids when he takes them to a Bears game and they witness him punching a spectator, but Cheryl's disparaging remarks about her body image put her equally at fault as an example.
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7. The Bachelor
23 minWhen Dana is picked to be a bachelorette on the reality series The Bachelor, Jim gives her a little advice on how not to be herself.
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8. Father Disfigure
23 minThe charismatic new preacher at Cheryl and Jim's church holds a grudge against Jim for a childhood dodge-ball incident.
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9. Thanksgiving Confidential
23 minWhen Jim and Cheryl are caught fooling around after hours on the set of their kid's Thanksgiving play, Jim tries to find a way to reinstate Cheryl in the good graces with the PTA.
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10. The Christmas Party
23 minCheryl and the kids are invited to a neighbor's annual Christmas party, but Jim, who is feuding with the neighbor, isn't invited.
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11. The Brother-in-Law
23 minCountry singer Brad Paisley guest stars as Dana's new boyfriend, an amazing musician who can get Jim the gig of his dreams — once Andy is out of the way.
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12. Moral Dilemma
23 minJim treats Cheryl to a romantic weekend with money he knows was mistakenly credited to his card.
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13. You Gotta Love Somebody (1)
23 minCheryl and Jim try to play matchmaker to a cop and his female partner, and Jim and Cheryl's memory of how they met doesn't mesh with the recollections Andy and Dana have, on a special one-hour episode.
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14. You Gotta Love Somebody (2)
23 minCheryl and Jim try to play matchmaker to a cop and his female partner , and Jim and Cheryl's memory of how they met doesn't mesh with the recollections Andy and Dana have, on a special one-hour episode.
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15. The Smell of Success
22 minCheryl isn't very supportive of Jim's latest invention, a flatulent doll named "Gassy Gus."
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16. Slumber Party
23 minWhen Cheryl gets sick on the day of Ruby's birthday party, Jim is stuck trying to entertain a house full of little girls.
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17. The Ring
22 minWhen Jim and Cheryl run into his old girlfriend, Jim worries that Cheryl may find out the truth about his past when she invites the woman to dinner.
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18. Wonder Woman
22 minWhen Cheryl is mugged while shopping, Jim goes into protective overdrive.
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19. The Pass
23 minA childhood buddy of Jim's who "has it all" hires Jim to design his expensive new home. A resentful Jim doesn't want to take the job at first, until he learns the guy wants something that "belongs" to Jim — Cheryl.
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20. Dana Gets Fired
23 minJim stands up to Dana's caustic boss — and gets her fired — and Andy has trouble delegating the arrangements for his birthday party.
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21. Bo Diddley
23 minJim is torn between holding a nervous Cheryl's hand through her two-hour dental surgery or meeting his hero — blues legend Bo Diddley.
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22. Deal with the Devlins
23 minJim and Cheryl are conflicted when their new friends turn out to be obnoxious — but are also able to get free Bears season tickets and discounts on hot tubs.
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23. The Helmet
22 minJim refuses to spend money for a new dryer for Cheryl, but he secretly spends money for pricey sports memorabilia online, which Cheryl discovers when she simultaneously bids against Jim for a Chicago Bears helmet for his birthday.
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24. No Harm, No Fowl
21 minWhen Gracie adopts an abandoned bird, the household cries fowl about the annoying addition to the family.
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25. About a Girl
22 minDana pretends to be Ruby's mother to gain the interest of a single dad she met in the park.
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26. Mom's Boyfriend
22 minWhen Cheryl's recently widowed mother, Maggie, introduces her fiancÈ to the family, Cheryl and her siblings are wary of their whirlwind romance.
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27. Vegas, Baby (1)
22 minOn a family trip to Vegas, Cheryl secretly plans a reunion with Jim and his estranged sister, Roxanne, on the special, one-hour season finale.
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28. Vegas, Baby (2)
23 minOn a family trip to Vegas, Cheryl secretly plans a reunion with Jim and his estranged sister, Roxanne, on the special, one-hour season finale.
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