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Father Disfigure | |
| Season 2, Episode 8 | |
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| Air date | November 19, 2002 |
| Written by | Harry Hannigan |
| Directed by | Philip Charles MacKenzie |
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"Father Disfigured" is actually the eight episode of According to Jim.
Brief Plot[]
The family goes to church during the Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles game, and Jim realizes he knows the new minister is actually his former classmate from Wiesbrook Elementary School named Gaylord Pierson who had earned the nickname Beaky after getting hit on the left side of the face over calling a timeout during a game of dodgeball in their sixth-grade gym class together.
Cold Opening[]
During a weekday afternoon while in the kitchen Ruby happens to be scared about having Jim pull out her stubborn loose baby tooth with a piece of string, Gracie tries to tell her the truth about being in pain, and Cheryl happens to be comforting her away from the truth about being in pain. Jim finally pulls out Ruby's stubborn loose baby tooth with a piece of string on the count of three, she starts to cry after looking at her baby tooth that has just come out for the first time, and Gracie happens to right about being in so much pain after having a procedure done.
Plot[]
On a very late Sunday morning when an all dressed up Cheryl finally comes down the stairs carrying Kyle in her arms along with Ruby and Gracie, Jim is actually still in his boxer shorts his favorite game sweatshirt now watching the Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles game, Dana finally shows up giving him a compliment on his new church look, and Andy is now completely dress thinking that the game was actually on at a later time. Cheryl tries to get Jim to change his mind about going to church, Andy can't convince about meeting the new reverend but changes his mind now wanting to stay home in order the football game by finally pulling down his dress slacks now starting to eat Cheetos, Dana is surprise to see that the football game is actually on right now, and he finally changes his mind about going to church after seeing that Philadelphia Eagles score a winning touchdown. While in church Jim is actually surprised to find out that their new reverend is actually his former classmate from Wiesbrook Elementary School named Gaylord Pierson, Andy seems to be embarrassing himself in front of the elderly woman because happens to be uncomfortable sitting in a phew with Cheetos stuck in his boxer shorts, and Dana happens to have her eyes on the new reverend.
Gaylord is starting to give the sermon during the Sunday afternoon service
Jim starts thinking back while having a flashback to over thirty years earlier when he was student in the sixth grade at Wiesbrook Elementary School,
he had just finished ducking down in order to avoid being hit in the top of the head with the utility ball during a game of dodgeball inside the gymnasium, including when he decides to take a chance at winning the game after stealing the ball when Gaylord decides to call a timeout at the last-minute by putting his arms up in the air, he now retaliates by throwing the ball so hard-hitting striking his classmate on the top left side of the head causing him to hit the floor after being knocked out unconscious in which caused his team to start laughing at their classmate, and now in the present Andy is actually listening his brother in law recall about how their new reverend had earn the nickname Beaky after a serious facial injury in gym class.
After church service is finally over Jim is actually still in the phew talking to Andy
just being a bully at the time
because he happens
along with his team have decides to take a chance in order to win the game rather than agree to a timeout,
in which he decides to throw the ball back
had called a timeout
after having the ball thrown at the head in which he finally gets his chance to win the game,
he happens to sitting there uncomfortable
the family to church
while she is actually hoping to get Kyle into the daycare program,
awkwardness towards
constantly getting bullied because of his .
by the other students towards
and considered a wimp during
recess because of him constantly .
While back in the sixth grade Gaylord had called a timeout during gym class or recess, and kept
often had problems with his eyesight, that one day he had received a broken nose, including swollen lips, and finally earning
, and finally
after a serious facial injury because of , and starts having a set of serious flashbacks until service is finally over by noon. After
in order to watch the Chicago Bears versus Philadelphia Eagles game.
When the family finally arrives at church, Andy now wants to pull a senior citizens hair thinking it's a wig, Jim
often got bullied because of a with his , and caused several different accidents. While the family is now listening to the lecture from the bible, Jim remembers Gaylord finally .
getting suspended throwing had , and and would different while in .
because of had more than his share of now a familiar looking fourth grader while they were in together. is while , and a lonely got bullied figures is had a , and would a lot and starts to while. with when she when finally and about, where he used to get he had and he finally has a serious flashback about time he had gotten himself after breaking nose a of while in
Cast[]
- Jim Belushi as Jim
- Courtney Throne-Smith as Cheryl
- Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Dana
- Larry Joe Campbell as Andy
- Taylor Atelian as Ruby
- Billie Bruno as Gracie
Recurring[]
- Chris Elliot as Gaylord Pierson