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- According to Jim
- Season 4
- Episode 19
Take My Wife, Please
According to Jim - S4 - E19
In order to avoid going to an opera with Cheryl, Jim asks an elderly widower to be her escort.
According to Jim: Season 4 - 27 Episode s
4x1 - A Hole in One
September 21, 2004
Cheryl wants Jim to give up his vices so he can get her pregnant.
4x2 - The Effort
September 28, 2004
Cheryl surprises Jim with a romantic evening, but it cuts into his planned TV boxing match.
4x3 - The Grill
October 12, 2004
Jim offers to give Andy an old barbecue grill, then decides Andy should pay for it.
4x4 - The Garage Door
October 19, 2004
Cheryl and Dana are forced to smash their way out of a locked garage, because they ignored Jim's lesson on how to open the door from the inside.
4x5 - Dress to Kill Me
October 26, 2004
Kyle wants to be Cinderella for Halloween. Jim is against it because he thinks he's growing up to be a sissy. Jim buys Kyle a manly costume (a dinosaur) but Kyle changes back into the dress. Jim, Andy, and Kyle all sit on the couch, Jim and Kyle persistent. Jim goes in the kitchen, sees an older Kyle who convinces Jim to let Kyle go as Cinderella. In the end, they all go as ladies and they trick-or-treat.
4x6 - Father-Daughter Dance
November 9, 2004
Ruby hurts Jim's feelings when she invites Andy to a father-daughter dance instead of him.
4x7 - Plot Twist
November 16, 2004
Cheryl's mother, Maggie, wants Jim, Cheryl and the family to rest someday in a family plot she reserved years ago, but Jim insists on his own family plot--then secretly reserves a a plot for himself next to a star football player.
4x8 - The Hunters
November 23, 2004
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.
4x9 - Poking the Bear
November 30, 2004
Cheryl's gynecologist (played by Mitch Rouse) forbids her from having sex with Jim until the time is right to get pregnant, and Jim eats crow in order to win a huge account from a blowhard potential client (Tom Arnold).
4x10 - Stalking Santa
December 14, 2004
Jim tangles with a department store Santa after the two are involved in a parking lot fender bender. Unfortunately, Jim's kids witness the skirmish and are fearful Santa won't leave them any gifts for Christmas.
4x11 - Sympathy from the Devlins
January 11, 2005
Jim befriends his obnoxious neighbors when he believes they bring good luck when he's watching the Chicago Bulls.
4x12 - Nanny-Cam
January 18, 2005
Jim buys a nanny-cam to spy on the sitter he didn't want Cheryl to hire but learns something about Cheryl instead, prompting her to buy a camera of her own.
4x13 - The Jealous Husband
January 25, 2005
To make Cheryl feel desirable, Jim fakes a jealous rage in a restaurant and tries to teach Dana's date to do the same, but the lesson backfires when Dana fears her new beau is paranoid and possessive.
4x14 - A Crying Shame
February 8, 2005
Cheryl claims to like men who aren't afraid to cry, but when Jim bursts into tears after a movie, she is surprised to find herself turned off by his sensitivity.
4x15 - Guess Who's Cooking Your Dinner?
February 15, 2005
Cheryl cooks dinner for Dana and her boyfriend and lets him believe that Dana actually did the cooking.
4x16 - The Wedding Dress
February 22, 2005
When Cheryl offers Dana the use of her wedding gown, Jim and Andy try to cover up the fact that the dress was destroyed in a fiery sports celebration years ago.
4x17 - The Mustache
March 8, 2005
A hot delivery girl gives Jim some fashion advice, prompting him to grow a mustache, which Cheryl hates. Cheryl retaliates by becoming a brunette - but Jim loves it. After a chance meeting with the girl, Cheryl asks her to give Jim suggestions that will make him look ridiculous.
4x18 - Shall We Dance?
March 8, 2005
When Andy decides to learn how to dance for his sister's wedding, he turns to Jim, a closet dancer, for help.
4x19 - Take My Wife, Please
March 15, 2005
In order to avoid going to an opera with Cheryl, Jim asks an elderly widower to be her escort.
4x20 - Spelling Bee
March 22, 2005
Jim's pride in Gracie's new-found spelling-bee aptitude quickly turns to dismay when he has to drive her to tournaments all over the state.
4x21 - Kentucky Fried Beltzman
March 29, 2005
Jim is shocked to learn that his recently deceased friend will be buried with a rare baseball card he stole from Jim.
4x22 - The Clock
April 12, 2005
Jim and Cheryl adjust the clocks to get the kids to bed earlier so they can have more quality time together.
4x23 - The Competition
April 19, 2005
Jim, certain he will win the annual hot dog eating contest, is humiliated when instead he loses to a petit woman (Suzy Nakamura), and his problems are further compounded when Andy decides to date the female champion.
4x24 - The Bachelorette Party
May 3, 2005
When Cheryl's prim and proper bachelorette party disappoints Dana, Jim and Andy treat Dana to a rowdy night she'll never forget - but now will she make it to the wedding?
4x25 - Geronimo Jim
May 10, 2005
Cheryl and Dana think they have cause to worry when Dana's fianc - wants to race fast cars and Jim wants to take up skydiving.
4x26 - The Scrapbook
May 10, 2005
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.
4x27 - Wedding Bell Blues
May 17, 2005
On Dana's wedding day, Jim accidentally knocks the family's favorite reverend unconscious with the car door, so he has to scramble to find a replacement preacher at the last minute, on the Season Finale.