
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.

When Jim gets into an accident with a department store Santa, an altercation ensues that leaves his on-looking kids fearing Santa will not bring them any gifts.

Jim, a superstitious sports fan, comes to believe that his former neighbors, the Devlins, bring good luck to the Bulls.

Jim buys a nanny-cam to spy on the sitter he did not want to hire but learns something about Cheryl instead, prompting her to buy a camera of her own.

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.