"According to Jim" (2001)TV series 2001-????

Creators:

Tracy Newman
Jonathan Stark

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

3 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Suburbia | Insecurity | Mother Daughter Relationship | Table | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 14 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 26	12:30 PM	CW	Bo Diddley	#2.21
Mon. July 28	5:00 PM	CW	Wonder Woman	#2.18

Cast

James Belushi	...	Jim (164 episodes, 2001-2008)
Courtney Thorne-Smith	...	Cheryl (164 episodes, 2001-2008)
Kimberly Williams-Paisley	...	Dana (164 episodes, 2001-2008)
Larry Joe Campbell	...	Andy (164 episodes, 2001-2008)
Taylor Atelian	...	Ruby (162 episodes, 2001-2008)
Billi Bruno	...	Gracie (161 episodes, 2001-2008)
Conner Rayburn	...	Kyle (83 episodes, 2004-2008)

Also Known As:

The Dad (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Brad Grey Television

Trivia:

For the first time, early in the 2005-2006 season, one principal character has finally gotten a surname. Principal character Dana ('Kimberly Williams (I)' ) married Dr. Ryan Gibson (Mitch Rouse) and became Dana Gibson. The rest of the principal characters still have no surname.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The series is set in Chicago, and in the one episode, Jim buys the cemetery plot next to Bronko Nagurski's grave. Bronko Nagurski is buried in International Falls, Minnesota.

Quotes:

Dana: [to Cheryl] You're cake angry. You didn't sound cake angry on the phone.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "American Dad!: Rough Trade (#1.17)" (2006)

I "get" this show

Judging from some others' comments, it's apparent that some just don't "get" the show. Jim is not supposed to be our role model -- neither was Archie Bunker, nor is Ray Romano. But they are real people, despite the jerks they often are, and they add a gentler perspective of the types of guys we'd usually simply dismiss as complete asses. This show pokes fun at guys like Jim, and it does it very well. (Belushi obviously puts a lot of his self into his role). This is good comedy, (unlike SO MANY others that simply fish for laughs every thirty seconds, and provide their own laugh tracks, in case we don't know the 30 seconds has come around again).

I really didn't like any of the characters' first impressions; in one way or another, they all reminded me of someone I disliked. But now that I've gotten to know them, they've all "grown on me". I really hope other folks are giving this show the chance it deserves.