
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 tries to be a cool dad to impress Ruby and her friends but realizes that she is just manipulating him.

When Jim is prescribed pain pills for a back injury, the family takes advantage of his unusually mellow mood.

Jim is frustrated that Kyle seems to like science-fiction better than sports, so he tries to change his son's opinion by going to a convention with him.

When Jim gets financially rewarded for doing charity work, Cheryl tells him that he should return the money.