According to Jim: Season 8

2008 · 18 episodes · ★ 6.8

What Season 8 of According to Jim

Season 8 of According to Jim picks up with Jim, a laid-back dad from the Chicago suburbs. He lives with his wife Cheryl and their kids Ruby, Gracie, and Kyle, and spends his days looking for the easiest way out. That laziness leads him into shortcuts that get him in trouble. Along the way there are get-rich-quick schemes, friendships that drive him up the wall, and poorly planned gifts. His friend Andy, dealing with his own relationship troubles, often serves as either his accomplice or his victim. Cheryl tries to keep things under control at home while Jim, cheap, selfish, and arrogant, improvises fixes that almost always make things worse.

18episodes

Dec 2, 2008Released

Jun 2, 2009latest episode

6.7 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x01 The Blankie
Dec 2, 2008 · 22 min
Jim guilts the older kids into doing household chores after Jonathan's special blanket goes missing.
Directing: Larry Joe Campbell
8x02 The New Best Friend
Dec 2, 2008 · 22 min
When Dana, Cheryl's sister and best friend, moves away, Jim realizes he must find Cheryl a new friend as soon as possible.
Directing: Steve Zuckerman · Starring: Mo Collins
8x03 Jami McFame
Dec 9, 2008 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Jim Belushi · Starring: Jamison Belushi, Andrea Bendewald, Tony Braunagel
8x04 Andy's Proposal
Dec 9, 2008 · 22 min
Jim urges Andy to propose to Emily or risk losing her, but when he sees Emily dining with another man, he doubts the wisdom of his advice.
Directing: Jim Belushi · Starring: Mo Collins
8x05 Two For The Money
Dec 16, 2008 · 23 min
When Cheryl learns of Jim's plan to use their twins in a movie starring Steve Guttenberg to get some money for Christmas gifts, she refuses to let him do it, but Andy and Jim decide to go through with the plan anyway, only to have it backfire when the producers cut the kids hair to make them look alike.
Directing: Steve Zuckerman · Writing: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman · Starring: Steve Guttenberg
8x06 Cabin Boys
Dec 30, 2008 · 23 min
Jim looks forward to a "guys only" weekend with Andy, but when Andy ends up dumped by Emily over a text message and when the guys stumble upon Emily's depressed ex husband, Jim decides to do his best to cheer up the guys and save what's left of their weekend.
Directing: Philip Charles MacKenzie · Writing: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman
8x07 The Ego Boost
Apr 14, 2009 · 23 min
Jim is convinced that an old flame wants to get back with him until he realizes that she wants to hook up with Andy, leaving Jim with a bruised ego.
Directing: Jim Belushi · Writing: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman · Starring: Constance Marie, Jennifer Candy
8x08 The Yoga Bear
Apr 14, 2009 · 22 min
Jim becomes intrigued by Cheryl's raving about a yoga teacher so he decides to try out the class, only to end up impressed by the teacher. Both Jim and Cheryl end up taking separate private classes to relax from their busy family life.
Directing: Penny Marshall · Writer: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman · Starring: Patrick Fabian
8x09 Kyle's Crush
Apr 21, 2009 · 22 min
Jim prepares Kyle for his first "date" with Ruby's slightly older piano teacher, Mandy, whom Andy has fallen for and is secretly dating behind Kyle's back.
Directing: Jim Belushi · Writing: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman · Starring: Jackie Debatin
8x10 The Meaningful Gift
Apr 21, 2009 · 22 min
Andy, desperate to impress Mandy with the perfect birthday gift, turns to Jim for advice. Jim counsels against givivng fancy jewelry, urging Andy instead to give a sentimental gift to win her over. But Andy's recollection of what has meaning to Mandy is way off base, and instead of being pleased with the gift, she thinks he's cheating on her.
Directing: Philip Charles MacKenzie · Writing: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman · Starring: Jackie Debatin
8x11 The Daddy Way
Apr 28, 2009 · 23 min
Cheryl and her friends, eager to get an afternoon away from the kids, arrange a "Daddy and Me" group for Jim and other dads with young kids at their home. Jim makes the best of a potentially boring situation by turning babysitting into a sporting event--staging baby races where the dads bet on their kids and drink beer.
Directing: Steve Zuckerman · Writer: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman · Starring: Robert Belushi, Rachel Sondag, Harry Hannigan, Madison Dirks
8x12 Physical Therapy
Apr 28, 2009 · 22 min
Andy ends up injured after playing snow football with Jim, so Jim helps Andy make it seem like he had a freak accident because Andy was previously warned by his girlfriend not to play the game.
Directing: Penny Marshall · Writing: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman · Starring: Garry Marshall, Jackie Debatin, Roland Kickinger
8x13 The Cooler One
May 12, 2009 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Larry Joe Campbell · Writer: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman
8x14 Happy Jim
May 12, 2009 · 22 min
Jim's bad back has him on prescription pain pills which has him in an altered state and opens up an opportunity for the family to share information which usually would upset him.
Writer: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman · Starring: Joe Liss, Wendy Benson-Landes
8x15 King of the Nerds
May 26, 2009 · 22 min
Jim uses his passion for sports to connect with son Kyle. But sports-challenged Kyle identifies more with fellow sci-fi nerd Andy, forcing a reluctant Jim to dress up as a Cyclops at a sci-fi convention in order to win his son back.
Directing: Philip Charles MacKenzie · Writer: John Schwab · Starring: William Perry
8x16 I Hate the High Road
May 26, 2009 · 22 min
Cheryl forces Jim to donate time to charity. His reluctance turns to elation when he's rewarded with a thousand-dollar check for his efforts. Cheryl insists he return the check, but Jim is itching to buy himself somthing frivolous with the money. And to really test Cheryl's integrity, he spends the money on a pricey designer handbag for her.
Starring: Patricia Belcher
8x17 Diamonds Are a Ghoul's Best Friend
Jun 2, 2009 · 23 min
It's Cheryl's birthday and Jim decides to buy her a diamond necklace. But in an attempt to save money, he buys the necklace from Andy's unreliable source and soon learns that it was taken off of a dead woman whose ghost now begins to haunt him.
Starring: Jackie Debatin
8x18 Heaven Opposed to Hell Season Finale
Jun 2, 2009 · 23 min
When Jim chokes on a shrimp puff, he dies and arrives at Heaven's gate. With Jim on trial to prove his selfless acts on earth, best friend Andy is summoned to heaven to defend him. As Jim attempts to prove his good works to God, his sister-in-law, Dana, represents the Devil, arguing that Jim's selfishness should mean a certain trip to hell.
Directing: Jim Belushi · Starring: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Lee Majors, Jackie Debatin, Dan Aykroyd