She fears that Danny will show up at his own wedding with a hangover — as Jim did at their wedding. After a chance meeting with the girl, Cheryl asks her to give Jim suggestions that will make him look ridiculous. After Jim tells Maggie that Cheryl wants her in a hotel, Maggie gives her grandma's pearl necklace to Dana. Jim rubs it on her face until Cheryl confronts Alicia, who reveals it's only because she thinks Cheryl's too perfect. Unbeknownst to others, Jim switches the winning bingo card and claims that he is the winner. The wedding morning, Danny stays in bed, moaning and groaning, and Cheryl frets, but the doctor assures everyone there's nothing wrong with him. Later he explains to her his behavior and says she'll meet someone who's good enough for her.
However, the error is soon discovered and set right, which puts Jim in a bad situation. Cheryl decides to turn the table on Jim and he does the same, until they end up going to a formal party wearing robes and underwear with their bodies all painted with lipstick. Nowak May 27, 2008 2008-05-27 Cheryl gives birth to identical twin boys, Johnathan and Gordon. When they get there, Jim is not pleased to see his sister and tells Cheryl that no matter what she said he's sure she hasn't changed at all. They start a fight about what's important to each one of them and Cheryl hides his new camera. This time the problem is their daughter, whom his wife can't leave alone on her first week at kindergarten. Nowak October 12, 2004 2004-10-12 Jim offers to give Andy an old barbecue grill, then decides Andy should pay for it, causing a huge argument between Jim and Andy, until Cheryl steps up.
Morris March 9, 2004 2004-03-09 Gracie's recent misbehavior makes Jim think she is lying about a friend giving her a new video game. When he starts to forge suggestive notes from the handsome water delivery guy, Cheryl's mojo returns. Morris October 18, 2005 2005-10-18 Cheryl, upset that Jim thinks her daily anecdotes are boring, steals Dana's story about meeting. Jim, Andy, and Kyle all sit on the couch, Jim and Kyle persistent. Jim says it's because she's a woman and decides to take Ruby himself, but he also can't leave her behind. Meanwhile, Jim and Cheryl try to help Andy make up with his girlfriend, Carrie. However, at the last minute, Dana is not able to babysit, forcing the couple to stay at home.
They decide to take him to a restaurant that serves a 4,5 lbs steak, and Jim offers to pay for the check because Cheryl isn't feeling equal to Dana, who's spending a lot of money on their kids. Jim and Cheryl, however, would prefer that she stayed at a hotel but don't know how to bring it up without insulting Maggie. Jim does not believe Pierson, but later conscience strikes Jim hard when he tries to be with Cheryl on the waterbed. Dana innocently picks out Cheryl's big present to Jim, but when Jim is thrilled with the gift, Dana is ready to take all the credit for the gift. When Kyle starts to take his first steps, the camera is nowhere to be found and the moment is lost forever.
Dana brings in her newest date, Hank, who carries an awful lot of similarities to Jim. Cheryl reveals to Jim that if it wasn't for Danny, they might never have gotten together, as they remember the time they met at a bar back in the 80's. However, the plan backfires when they forget about it. When someone leaves the window opened and the bird flies out in the middle of the night, Jim and Andy team up to go look for it at the park the next morning. Just after Cheryl forces Jim to wear an I. That starts a feud between them, until Jim falls down from the attic on their bed, breaking through the ceiling. Later when Jim finds out Cheryl still tries to prove he's wrong, but she can't even remember the code moments after being told and concedes Jim's point.
Dana asks why can't she be Danny's date, since she made out with Cheryl's boyfriend the night she met Jim just so he would get out of the way. Jim agrees to perform at Mindy's engagement party with Cheryl playing the part in order to teach his wife a lesson about embellishment by making a fool of herself. Roberts David Feeney February 11, 2003 2003-02-11 When Jim and Cheryl run into his old girlfriend, Jim worries that Cheryl may find out the truth about his troubling past when she invites the woman to a dinner. Afterwards, the Devil comes to collect on a deal Jim made with him years ago when he was courting Cheryl that he would give up his fifth child, Gordon, if the Devil would make Cheryl fall in love with him. During dinner, Alicia tells Jim she's a vegetarian, believes God is a female and is also a Packers fan — a big insult to Jim. However, the party stops when Frank has a heart attack and dies. Dana and Andy pitch in, while Cheryl tries to stay out of it — until she gets into a catfight with the neighbor's wife.
Cheryl apologizes, but soon Gracie repeats the exact same word. Nowak April 1, 2003 2003-04-01 Cheryl makes friends with another mom from the girls soccer team. Not wanting to let his money go to waste, he heads off to a restaurant and treats himself to a hefty meal, and all seems fine until Andy remembers the gift certificate just hours before it's set to expire and invites Jim to share in the feast. Morris March 8, 2005 2005-03-08 An attractive delivery girl gives Jim some fashion advice, prompting him to grow a mustache, which Cheryl hates. When they spot the bird, their first reaction is not to tell Gracie, but Jim doesn't want to lie to his daughter anymore. They settle their feud and agree on respecting each other's spaces.
The show premiered with little publicity in October 2001, following the surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids. Jim goes in the kitchen, sees an older Kyle who convinces Jim to let Kyle go as Cinderella. Cheryl consoles her mother and decides not to tell her the truth so that she will not feel heartbroken. Jim says she has a disease for always trying to help people, which Cheryl responds to by quitting taking care of him. Unfortunately, Jim's kids witness the skirmish and are fearful Santa won't leave them any gifts for Christmas. Jim, now determined to out-do Cheryl, makes up a story about his construction office catching fire. He sticks the cat in the garage freezer, planning on burying it after the game, but Cheryl finds it before he comes home.
However, when Mindy tells Jim that her fiancé, Eric, is a record producer, he must decide between telling Cheryl the truth and making a bad impression on Eric. Jim and Cheryl stroll in Las Vegas, glad that Andy is finally recovering from Roxanne and glad that their trip is over. She suffers the ultimate insult when she gets stuck on the roof after retrieving her tablecloth that Jim had fashioned into a ghost for Halloween, and no one notices her absence until she unhooks the satellite. In order to escape, they gave the dogs drowsy medication. Morris May 18, 2004 2004-05-18 Jim develops a friendship with Dana's new boyfriend, despite the fact that the guy dumped Cheryl years ago. He goes but changes his mind and return to his kids at home. When they get home back from the dinner, Cheryl is thrilled that it all went very well, and they're surprised when the baby monitor picks up Ted and Janet's conversation from their bedroom.