CHERYL AND JIM COMPETE TO SEE WHO TELLS THE BEST ANECDOTE, ON ABC'S "ACCORDING TO JIM"

"Anec-Don'ts" - Cheryl, upset that Jim thinks her daily anecdotes are boring, steals Dana's story about meeting Oprah. Jim, now determined to out-do Cheryl, makes up a story about his construction office catching fire. But when Cheryl take the kids to see the damage, Jim and Andy, who are scrambling to make it look authentic, end up setting a real fire, on "According to Jim" TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"According to Jim" stars Jim Belushi as Jim, Courtney Thorne-Smith as Cheryl, Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Dana, Larry Joe Campbell as Andy, Taylor Atelian as Ruby, Billi Bruno as Gracie and Conner Rayburn as Kyle.

Guest-starring is Mitch Rouse as Ryan.

"Anec-Don'ts" is written by Howard J. Morris and directed by Leonard Garner, Jr.

"According to Jim" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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