Season 2
28 episodes · Oct 1, 2002
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S2E1The Importance of Being Jim
Oct 1, 200223mCheryl and Jim clash when he breaks a promise to save a digital photo she values.
S2E2Cars and Chicks
Oct 8, 200223mJim 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.
S2E3The Baby Monitor
Oct 15, 200223mJim 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.
S2E4The Pizza Boy
Oct 22, 200223mJim'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.
S2E5The Closet
Oct 29, 200223mJim is upset when Cheryl's stuff takes over the entire house, leaving him with no private place of his own.
S2E6Punch & Ruby
Nov 5, 200221mCheryl 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.
S2E7The Bachelor
Nov 12, 200223mWhen 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.
S2E8Father Disfigure
Nov 19, 200223mThe charismatic new preacher at Cheryl and Jim's church holds a grudge against Jim for a childhood dodge-ball incident.
S2E9Thanksgiving Confidential
Nov 26, 200223mWhen 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.
S2E10The Christmas Party
Dec 10, 200223mCheryl and the kids are invited to a neighbor's annual Christmas party, but Jim, who is feuding with the neighbor, isn't invited.
S2E11The Brother-in-Law
Dec 17, 200223mCountry 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.
S2E12Moral Dilemma
Jan 7, 200323mJim treats Cheryl to a romantic weekend with money he knows was mistakenly credited to his card.
S2E13You Gotta Love Somebody (1)
Jan 21, 200323mCheryl 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.
S2E14You Gotta Love Somebody (2)
Jan 21, 200323mCheryl 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.
S2E15The Smell of Success
Jan 28, 200322mCheryl isn't very supportive of Jim's latest invention, a flatulent doll named "Gassy Gus."
S2E16Slumber Party
Feb 4, 200323mWhen Cheryl gets sick on the day of Ruby's birthday party, Jim is stuck trying to entertain a house full of little girls.
S2E17The Ring
Feb 11, 200322mWhen 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.
S2E18Wonder Woman
Feb 18, 200322mWhen Cheryl is mugged while shopping, Jim goes into protective overdrive.
S2E19The Pass
Feb 25, 200323mA 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.
S2E20Dana Gets Fired
Mar 11, 200323mJim stands up to Dana's caustic boss — and gets her fired — and Andy has trouble delegating the arrangements for his birthday party.
S2E21Bo Diddley
Apr 1, 200323mJim is torn between holding a nervous Cheryl's hand through her two-hour dental surgery or meeting his hero — blues legend Bo Diddley.
S2E22Deal with the Devlins
Apr 1, 200323mJim 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.
S2E23The Helmet
Apr 8, 200322mJim 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.
S2E24No Harm, No Fowl
Apr 29, 200321mWhen Gracie adopts an abandoned bird, the household cries fowl about the annoying addition to the family.
S2E25About a Girl
May 6, 200322mDana pretends to be Ruby's mother to gain the interest of a single dad she met in the park.
S2E26Mom's Boyfriend
May 13, 200322mWhen Cheryl's recently widowed mother, Maggie, introduces her fiancÈ to the family, Cheryl and her siblings are wary of their whirlwind romance.
S2E27Vegas, Baby (1)
May 20, 200322mOn a family trip to Vegas, Cheryl secretly plans a reunion with Jim and his estranged sister, Roxanne, on the special, one-hour season finale.
S2E28Vegas, Baby (2)
May 20, 200323mOn a family trip to Vegas, Cheryl secretly plans a reunion with Jim and his estranged sister, Roxanne, on the special, one-hour season finale.