Episode 1
Aired Sep 20, 2005
Foul Ball
Despite Cheryl's reservations, Jim gets Kyle out of his first day of kindergarten to go see a Cubs game.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 27, 2005
The Tale of the Tape
Jim fears that Cheryl's romantic expectations will increase as Ryan (Mitch Rouse) showers Dana with gifts, until he learns a secret about a special tape Cheryl may have made.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 27, 2005
The Tale of the Tape
Jim fears that Cheryl's romantic expectations will increase as Ryan (Mitch Rouse) showers Dana with gifts, until he learns a secret about a special tape Cheryl may have made.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 4, 2005
Charity Begins at Hef's
When Cheryl wins two tickets to visit Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion, she decides to take Dana instead of Jim.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 11, 2005
The Race
Jim tries to teach Kyle a lesson about quitting by running a 10k marathon, but he ends up cheating in the race.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 18, 2005
Anec-Don'ts
In an effort to outdo Cheryl's story about meeting Oprah, Jim makes up a story about his construction office catching fire.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 1, 2005
The Chick Whisperer
Jim helps Andy pick up a beautiful woman at the bar, but she turns out to be crazy.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 8, 2005
James and the Annoying Peach
To teach Jim the value of communication, Cheryl does not speak to him for three days.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 15, 2005
The Dream
Jim tries to blackmail Dana when he learns she is having erotic dreams about him.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 29, 2005
Lean on Me
Cheryl urges Jim to meet an old girlfriend (Linda Hamilton) for lunch, but has second thoughts when she becomes convinced the woman has romantic intentions.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 13, 2005
The Gift of the Maggie
When Cheryl and Dana's mother, Maggie, visits for the holidays, Jim and Cheryl compete with Ryan and Dana for her affection.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 10, 2006
Sex Ed Fred
When Jim and Cheryl preview a sex education video to be shown to children at Ruby's school, they discover that the boy in the video is Jim.
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Episode 13
Aired Jan 24, 2006
Renewing Vows
During a ceremony to renew their wedding vows, Jim and Cheryl squabble because she allowed Gracie and Ruby to get their ears pierced.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 7, 2006
The Stick
On his birthday, Jim accuses Cheryl of habitually choosing gifts intended to change him instead of to please him.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 7, 2006
Mr. Right
Cheryl and Jim get into an argument about Erik Estrada, and Jim sets out to prove her wrong about an incident involving the actor 10 years earlier.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 21, 2006
Get Your Freak On
Cheryl thinks she is attending a lingerie party given by Andy's new girlfriend, then learns the hostess is selling sex toys.
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Episode 17
Aired Feb 28, 2006
The Grumpy Guy
Jim learns that his neighbor (Julie Newmar) has written a series of children's books, modeling a grumpy old man on him.
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Episode 18
Aired Mar 7, 2006
Polite Jim
After Jim makes a neighbor cry with a blunt remark at his backyard barbecue, Jim decides to reform and become the model of polite diplomacy.
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Episode 19
Aired Mar 7, 2006
Daddy Dearest
Jim suspects that the father (Joseph Bologna) of one of Ruby and Gracie's classmates is his own real father, who abandoned him as a child.
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Episode 20
Aired Mar 14, 2006
The Thin Green Line
Cheryl urges Jim to behave on St. Patrick's Day and forgo his annual law-bending "Green Man" routine so she can assure herself an appointment to the church committee.
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Episode 21
Aired Mar 21, 2006
Jim's Best Friend
Andy starts to play chess with Ryan on a regular basis, and jealous Jim assumes Andy is no longer his best friend.
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Episode 22
Aired May 2, 2006
Belaboring the Point
Jim advises Ryan (Mitch Rouse) on how to deal with fluctuating hormones when he announces that Dana is expecting.
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