Jim is the typical all-American guy — a macho "everyman" — with a soft spot for his beautiful wife and children. Jim's boyish bravado and humorous antics keep a certain level of turmoil in their home, but there's never a doubt that this "opposites attract" couple are in their marriage for keeps!
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Jim gets a hole-in-one and celebrates himself tired. But he's supposed to give his sperm sample that day and the aforementioned activities are forbidden. He gets Andy to give the sample instead. Well, it seemed a good idea at the time.
Jim says he can help Andy get better dates by being his "chick whisperer". With a hidden microphone and an earpiece that connect Andy to Jim, Andy manages to get the hottest woman he's ever dated. Surely there must be a catch?
When Mandy convinces Andy to not play tackle football with Jim and the guys, it's Jim who has to come up with a plan, after talking him into playing anyway, for covering up the fact that Andy DID play and got hurt in the process.
Jim and Andy make plans to have a guys weekend at a mountain cabin. Before they leave, Andy gets a text message from his girlfriend saying she is leaving him. Things are not pleasant at the cabin.
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