It's good has some clever righting but has some poop humor. Its a little different from the Simpsons Homer and Peter are the same Stewie talks Maggie does not Marge lois same. The rest are the same eccept for Chris and Bart.http
According to Jim
(Rated TV-PG, Comedy, Starring James Belushi, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Where to watch: ABC, DVD)
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Predictable family comedy, but better than some.
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for Ages 13 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of According to Jim was written by Pam Gelman
Parents need to know that this comedy is about as tame a family sitcom as one will find on television today. There are references to sex, but they tend to be in the comedic context of the main married couple. Most characters are white.
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What’s the Story?
ACCORDING TO JIM puts a twist on the traditional family. She's a stay-at-home mom with their three precocious children, and he's the family's breadwinner -- but there's no question who's more modern. Cheryl (Courtney Thorne-Smith) is continually challenging Jim's (James Belushi) old-fashioned, traditional ways of doing just about everything. This may not be the first sitcom with this twist, but due to the great casting of Belushi as the construction business-owner dad and Thorne-Smith as the clever modern mom, it works. Don't expect According to Jim to tackle thought-provoking topics, but it's light, funny, and provides one show on television today that a family with teens can watch together without flinching.
Is It Any Good?
The supporting cast adds extra wackiness to the family dynamic. Cheryl's sister, Dana, played by Kimberly Williams-Paisley, is a high-strung Type A who is climbing the ladder in her career but will always throw in her two cents on what's going wrong in this family. Andy, Cheryl's brother, played by Larry Joe Campbell, is a partner in the design/building business and confidante in many of Jim's antics. Belushi and Campbell expertly use their physical comedic skills and timing to enhance their characters' boyish personalities and the show's slapstick, silly plot lines.
Despite Jim's antics and Cheryl's strong opinions, the bottom line is that their marriage is based on love and respect. This is a marriage that will last. If you're looking for a show to watch with adolescents that's relatively benign and at times gives you a chuckle, here it is. It's an opportunity to learn about a family made up of different personalities and ideas about life who live together, laugh together, get through the day together, and somehow or another make it through in one piece.
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
Good but flawsw not for under 10
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I rate this title pause for age 12 and give it
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!
this is my favorite show and is one show that the whole family enjoys to watch and is definitely entertaining
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Funny, but inconsistent
I enjoy watching "According to Jim", but this show is inconsistent with content appropriate for family viewing. Some episodes are clean enough to give the impression that this show is family-friendly, while others (like the ABC finale "Cabin Boys") are iffy enough to make this show look like the next "Married with Children". If you plan on letting little ones watch "Jim", I would definitely preview the episode before letting them watch. If you're a "Jim" fan, look out for the remaining episodes of season 8 in syndication.
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
this sho
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I rate this title pause for age 11 and give it
i LAUGHED!!! it is a funny family show
This show is kind of funny, but sometimes it does have stuff children should not hear or watch.
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