ACCORDING TO JIM: THE TURKEY BOWL (TV)
Summary
One in this comedy series about Jim, a construction business owner in Chicago, and his ongoing battles with his wife, three kids and in-laws. In this episode, Cheryl prepares for Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, Jim and Andy have secret plans to go to a bowl-a-thon. Predictably, Cheryl isn't thrilled and sends Gracie and Ruby along with the men to help herself out. At the alley, Jim not only watches his daughters but finds himself bowling quite well. Meanwhile, Cheryl and Dana work on the big meal. Dana is still unhappy about being single until she starts drinking wine and Chris and Tony arrive. Jim's game is going along perfectly, aided in part by several rituals he has enacted. Jim dreams of throwing a perfect game and getting his picture on the "wall of fame." Soon enough, a crowd has gathered around Jim to watch history being made with every strike he throws. With just one strike to go to get a score of 300, Jim says a little prayer to God. However, just then, the alley's electricity goes kaput. Andy returns home to tell Cheryl about how Jim is waiting at the lanes for the lights to return. Cheryl tries to convince her husband to come home for the big dinner but he refuses to give up his shot at the perfect game. Jim also refuses to send Ruby home as she is an integral part of his bowling ritual. Cheryl then goes to the lanes, where Jim explains why the game means so much to him. Convinced, Cheryl eventually decides they all can celebrate Thanksgiving at the bowling alley. Cheryl even strings the lane with candles so that Jim has enough light to make one final throw at perfection. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: November 21, 2001 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:30:13
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:68962
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 2001-2009
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Ad Council
- TV - Commercials - Best Buy electronics stores
- TV - Commercials - Chili's restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Hoover carpet cleaner
- TV - Commercials - Mazda automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Pledge dust wipes
- TV - Commercials - Robitussin cough medication
- TV - Commercials - St. Ives moisturizer
- TV - Commercials - Swiffer floor cleaner
- TV - Commercials - Toys "R" Us stores
- TV - Commercials - Welch's grape juice
- TV - Commercials - World Wildlife Fund
- TV - Commercials - Zales diamond stores
- TV - Promos - "20/20"
- TV - Promos - "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"
- TV - Promos - "America's Funniest Home Videos"
- TV - Promos - "Being Mick"
- TV - Promos - "Once and Again"
- TV - Promos - "The Drew Carey Show"
- TV - Promos - "The Santa Clause"
- TV - Promos - "Thieves"
- TV - Promos - "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
CREDITS
- Suzanne Bukinik … Executive Producer
- Marc Gurvitz … Executive Producer
- Tracy Newman … Executive Producer, Created by
- Jonathan Stark … Executive Producer, Created by
- Nastaran Dibai … Co-Executive Producer
- Jeffrey B. Hodes … Co-Executive Producer
- Robert Cohen … Co-Executive Producer
- Tracy Gamble … Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- Bob Heath … Producer
- Bonnie Kallman … Co-Producer
- David Regal … Co-Producer
- Trevor Kirschner … Associate Producer
- Gil Junger … Director
- Jim Belushi … Music by, Theme Music by
- Glen Clark … Music by, Theme Music by
- Jonathan Wolff … Music by
- Rich Ragsdale … Music by
- Jim Belushi … Cast, Jim
- Courtney Thorne-Smith … Cast, Cheryl
- Kimberly Williams … Cast, Dana
- Larry Joe Campbell … Cast, Andy
- Taylor Atelian … Cast, Ruby
- Billi Bruno … Cast, Gracie
- Garrett Morris … Cast, Lewis
- Chris Moynihan … Cast, Chris
- Tony Braunagel … Cast, Tony