Jim eats crow in order to win a huge account from a blowhard potential client; Cheryl's gynecologist instructs her to only have sex near her time of ovulation.
Jim tangles with a department store Santa after the two are involved in a parking lot fender bender, leaving Jim's kids fearful they won't receive any gifts.
Eager Cory visits his guidance counselor to prepare his college schedule and enthusiastically picks the hardest classes, but he soon realizes it's too hard.
Shawn decides that he wants to see other people and Angela agrees but after Cory presses the issue she confides to him that she still has feelings for Shawn.
Hoping to get money for gifts, Jim lands the twins a role in a movie against Cheryl's wishes, and he ends up getting a lesson on the true meaning of Christmas.
Jim and Andy plan a "guys only" weekend at Andy's fiancee's cabin, but she breaks up with him, and they find her ex at the cabin, leaving Jim in a predicament.
An overweight housecat feels inadequate when his owner brings a dog into the home but volunteers to save the new canine roommate when a dog trainer kidnaps him.
In an attempt to make Cheryl feel desired, Jim fakes a jealous rage over her between himself and a waiter; Jim teaches Dana's date how to fake jealousy.