Season 2

E1. The Importance of Being Jim

Oct 1, 2002 · 23m

Cheryl and Jim clash when he breaks a promise to save a digital photo she values.

E2. Cars and Chicks

Oct 8, 2002 · 23m

Jim 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.

E3. The Baby Monitor

Oct 15, 2002 · 23m

Jim 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.

E4. The Pizza Boy

Oct 22, 2002 · 23m

Jim'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.

E5. The Closet

Oct 29, 2002 · 23m

Jim is upset when Cheryl's stuff takes over the entire house, leaving him with no private place of his own.

E6. Punch & Ruby

Nov 5, 2002 · 21m

Cheryl 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.

E7. The Bachelor

Nov 12, 2002 · 23m

When 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.

E8. Father Disfigure

Nov 19, 2002 · 23m

The charismatic new preacher at Cheryl and Jim's church holds a grudge against Jim for a childhood dodge-ball incident.

E9. Thanksgiving Confidential

Nov 26, 2002 · 23m

When 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.

E10. The Christmas Party

Dec 10, 2002 · 23m

Cheryl and the kids are invited to a neighbor's annual Christmas party, but Jim, who is feuding with the neighbor, isn't invited.

E11. The Brother-in-Law

Dec 17, 2002 · 23m

Country 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.

E12. Moral Dilemma

Jan 7, 2003 · 23m

Jim treats Cheryl to a romantic weekend with money he knows was mistakenly credited to his card.

E13. You Gotta Love Somebody (1)

Jan 21, 2003 · 23m

Cheryl 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.

E14. You Gotta Love Somebody (2)

Jan 21, 2003 · 23m

Cheryl 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.

E15. The Smell of Success

Jan 28, 2003 · 22m

Cheryl isn't very supportive of Jim's latest invention, a flatulent doll named "Gassy Gus."

E16. Slumber Party

Feb 4, 2003 · 23m

When Cheryl gets sick on the day of Ruby's birthday party, Jim is stuck trying to entertain a house full of little girls.

E17. The Ring

Feb 11, 2003 · 22m

When 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.

E18. Wonder Woman

Feb 18, 2003 · 22m

When Cheryl is mugged while shopping, Jim goes into protective overdrive.

E19. The Pass

Feb 25, 2003 · 23m

A 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.

E20. Dana Gets Fired

Mar 11, 2003 · 23m

Jim stands up to Dana's caustic boss — and gets her fired — and Andy has trouble delegating the arrangements for his birthday party.

E21. Bo Diddley

Apr 1, 2003 · 23m

Jim is torn between holding a nervous Cheryl's hand through her two-hour dental surgery or meeting his hero — blues legend Bo Diddley.

E22. Deal with the Devlins

Apr 1, 2003 · 23m

Jim 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.

E23. The Helmet

Apr 8, 2003 · 22m

Jim 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.

E24. No Harm, No Fowl

Apr 29, 2003 · 21m

When Gracie adopts an abandoned bird, the household cries fowl about the annoying addition to the family.

E25. About a Girl

May 6, 2003 · 22m

Dana pretends to be Ruby's mother to gain the interest of a single dad she met in the park.

E26. Mom's Boyfriend

May 13, 2003 · 22m

When Cheryl's recently widowed mother, Maggie, introduces her fiancÈ to the family, Cheryl and her siblings are wary of their whirlwind romance.

E27. Vegas, Baby (1)

May 20, 2003 · 22m

On a family trip to Vegas, Cheryl secretly plans a reunion with Jim and his estranged sister, Roxanne, on the special, one-hour season finale.

E28. Vegas, Baby (2)

May 20, 2003 · 23m

On a family trip to Vegas, Cheryl secretly plans a reunion with Jim and his estranged sister, Roxanne, on the special, one-hour season finale.