
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 struggles to care for the kids and household while Cheryl is away, but several sympathetic neighborhood moms lend him a hand.
Jim asks Dana for help while Cheryl is away; Jim and Dana follow Ruby on her date with an older boy.
Jim reads Ruby and Gracie's diaries to find out why they can't seem to stop fighting, and realizes that his daughters need some delicate motherly advice.
Jim and Cheryl attempt to plan for some romantic time alone, but when the kids demand all of her attention, Jim plans to meet Cheryl for a tryst in the airport lounge.