
Jim is a couch-potato dad and husband trying to achieve picket-fence ideals while keeping a firm hold on his manliness. His beautiful wife tolerates his childish antics because of his tireless loyalty to her and their three kids. Jim's penchant for taking the easy route in everything frequently backfires, landing him in comical situations.

Jim is concerned that Kyle is going to grow up to be effeminate when he insists on wearing a Cinderella costume for Halloween.

Jim is hurt when Ruby invites Andy to the father-daughter dance instead of him.

Cheryl's mother has plans for the afterlife that would put everyone in a large family plot she reserved years ago, but Jim insists on his own family plot, conveniently located next to that of a star football player.

Jim becomes the prey of a 40-pound psychotic turkey named Angry Pete during a Thanksgiving hunt with Andy.