The BEST Episodes of According to Jim
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Nov 22, 2019
Network: ABC (US)
Jim is an abrasive but lovable suburban father. Much like his real life counterpart, Jim's character is noted as a fan of Blues music, as well as the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bears, and the Chicago Cubs. He's married to a gorgeous woman, Cheryl, and raises his five children – Ruby, Gracie, Kyle, and twins, Gordan and Jonathan – in a big house. Everything is perfect for Jim, if it wasn't for the messy situations he gets himself into and his laziness, which often makes him search for alternative ways of doing things with less effort. Of course, having his wife's siblings hanging out at his house all the time is no help. While Andy might be one of his best friends, Dana often teams up with Cheryl against Jim.
#1 - Daddy Dearest
Season 5 - Episode 19
Jim believes that Bill (played by Joseph Bologna), the father of one of Rubys and Gracies classmates is actually his real father that abandoned Jim when he was a child.
8.07 
#2 - The Hunters
Season 4 - Episode 8
To prove his worth as a man, Jim -- along with Andy -- hunt a turkey for Thanksgiving, but on the hunt Jim is pursued -- and shot -- by a legendary 40- lb. psychotic bird christened "Angry Pete." Thanksgiving-themed episode.
8.05 
#3 - A Hole in One
Season 4 - Episode 1
Cheryl wants Jim to give up his vices so he can get her pregnant.
8.03 
#4 - The Vast Difference (2)
Season 3 - Episode 29
Jim chickens out of having a vasectomy, but Cheryl is so effusive in her praise that he's unable to admit he didn't go through with it
8.00 
#5 - The Scrapbook
Season 4 - Episode 26
Jim actually remembers his and Cheryl's anniversary - but Cheryl didn't! Improvising, she gives him the photo album that covers years worth of memories. They start reminiscing.
8.00 
#6 - The Gift Certificate
Season 7 - Episode 12
Realizing that Andy didn't use the gift certificate that Jim gave him for his birthday, Jim decides to use the certificate to treat himself with a nice meal, but soon Jim finds himself in an uncomfortable situation when Andy remembers the certificate and decides to invite Jim to join him for a meal.
7.94 
#7 - No Surprises
Season 1 - Episode 22
Jim plans a surprise party for Cheryl's birthday, but gets angry and cancels it when Dana spills the beans. To make it up to him, Cheryl plans a party for him... but he's too busy bowling to show up.
7.90 
#8 - The Cooler One
Season 8 - Episode 13
Jim attempts to look cool in the eyes of Ruby and her friends, until he realizes that he may be undermining Cheryl's authority due to his behavior.
7.89 
#9 - The Ring
Season 2 - Episode 17
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.
7.89 
#10 - No Bedrest for the Wicked
Season 7 - Episode 17
Jim anxiously awaits for the moment when Cheryl is off bedrest so she'd take over all the chores, but Dana urges him to let Cheryl rest until she goes into labor. After meeting Cheryl's gynecologist, Jim learns that Cheryl was already allowed to be more active, but she didn't tell him.
7.89 
#11 - Jami Mcfame
Season 8 - Episode 3
Jim and his band win a chance to play for a child pop sensation Jami McFame, but when the star gives them an attitude, Jim decides to set her straight.
7.89 
#12 - The Punch
Season 6 - Episode 1
Jim realizes that Cheryl has been spoiling their son Kyle for way too long, so he decides to make him a man by teaching him how to throw a perfect punch in self defense. However, things get out of control when little Kyle gets suspended for repeatedly hitting the school bully.
7.88 
#13 - Racquetball
Season 1 - Episode 15
When Cheryl reminds Jim that she beat him at racquetball years ago, he claims he was only letting her win to gain her affections, so Cheryl challenges him to a no-holds-barred re-match.
7.88 
#14 - The Stick
Season 5 - Episode 14
It's Jim's birthday and he gets upset when Cheryl gives him gifts he does not want, but is really happy when Kyle give him a stick for his birthday.
7.87 
#15 - The Chaperone
Season 7 - Episode 14
Andy finally meets the perfect girl, but things get rough when he lets Jim babysit the woman's daughters, who then end up missing while Andy is having dinner with Emily.
7.87 
#16 - Under Pressure
Season 1 - Episode 16
After Jim is diagnosed with high blood pressure, Cheryl decides to do everything to help him. She makes him special food, give him backrubs, and keeps asking about his day in order to free him from stress. But Jim doesn't know how to share so much and tells her an old financial problem of the firm. Cheryl stays up all night doing math to figure out a way out of the problem. Jim says she has a disease and is always trying to help people, which Cheryl responds with stop caring about him. In the end, they finally settle their issues when Jim says he loves her and would be a total mess without her.
7.86 
#17 - The Dream
Season 5 - Episode 9
Jim tries to blackmail Dana when he finds out she’s having erotic dreams about him.
7.84 
#18 - The Grumpy Guy
Season 5 - Episode 17
Jim gets mad when he finds out that his neighbor Julie has been writing children books and basing them about him.
7.83 
#19 - The Lemonade Stand
Season 3 - Episode 5
Jim and Cheryl encourage the girls to make a lemonade stand and raise money for their scooters. What was supposed to be a lesson about the value of the dollar turns into a racy competition among neighbors when Bill and his next door neighbor Driscoll set up little amusement parks in their years. Dana and Andy pitch in, while Cheryl tries to stay out of it – until she gets into a catfight with the neighbor's wife. Once the police is called in, Jim realizes he's lost the purpose of the lemonade stand and decides to give the girls the rest of the money for the scooters.
7.83 
#20 - House for Sale
Season 3 - Episode 14
The Devlins place a bid on the house across the street from Jim and Cheryl, to their dismay.
7.83 
#21 - The Devil Went Down to Oak Park
Season 7 - Episode 18
The Devil himself visits Jim to remind him of the deal they made years ago, when Jim promised to give away his fifth child if the Devil helped him win over Cheryl.
7.83 
#22 - Sympathy From the Devlins
Season 4 - Episode 11
Jim befriends his obnoxious neighbors when he believes they bring good luck when he's watching the Chicago Bulls.
7.83 
#23 - The Swimming Pool (1)
Season 3 - Episode 28
Cheryl protests when a heat wave sends the family sneaking into a vacationing neighbor's pool -- until she starts sneaking over on her own.
7.82 
#24 - Father-Daughter Dance
Season 4 - Episode 6
Ruby hurts Jim's feelings when she invites Andy to a father-daughter dance instead of him.
7.82 
#25 - Lean On Me
Season 5 - Episode 10
Cheryl encourages Jim to meet a former girlfriend wants to discuss business for lunch, and then regrets it when she becomes convinced that the old flame has romantic intentions.
7.82