
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.

After Cheryl's cooking class choice proves to be a disaster, Jim gets to pick paintball as the next couple's activity.

After Jim makes a neighbor cry with a blunt remark at his backyard barbecue, Jim decides to reform and become the model of polite diplomacy.

Cheryl gets stranded on the roof retrieving a tablecloth for Thanksgiving dinner, and no one notices her absence until she disables the television.

Cheryl caters to Jim's every whim to make up for a fight he does not remember from the night before.