
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 learning that Dana earns more money than he does, Jim feels he needs to prove his worth to the children, so he buys them an expensive gift.
Cheryl chastises Jim for losing the receipt needed to return a defective DVD player -- until she realizes she lost it, not him.
When an old friend (guest star Dan Aykroyd) comes to town, Jim tries to relive his rowdy partying days.
Cheryl surprises Jim with a romantic evening, but it cuts into his planned TV boxing match.