Editing According to Jim (section)

==== Influences ====
Belushi says he set the show's trademark tone back in the show's 2001 pilot.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/according-jim-wraps-its-run/mq6E1E1KBKkooK8mCnkS6J/|title=According to Jim wraps his run|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=October 27, 2018|archive-date=October 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028033736/https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/according-jim-wraps-its-run/mq6E1E1KBKkooK8mCnkS6J/|url-status=live}}</ref>

"The original script called for Jim to go to the wife and apologize," he recalls. "I said to the writers, 'Why do we have to do a show where the guy is going to apologize at the end of every episode? Was he really wrong? He's contrite, sure. But isn't he just being a man?'"

In an interview, Jim Belushi explained that the show many times directly reflected his actual life. Quite a few episodes were experiences taken directly from Belushi's home. Most of the episodes were taken from experiences inside the writers' homes, too. He adds:<ref name="fame10.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.fame10.com/entertainment/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-according-to-jim/|title=7 things you didnt know about According to Jim|date=April 7, 2017|access-date=October 27, 2018|archive-date=October 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028033706/https://www.fame10.com/entertainment/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-according-to-jim/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{quote|"Every show is based in somebody's reality. Whether it's [co-stars] Larry's, or mine, or Courtney's, or the writers'. Because it was a relationship show about a family, everyone would bring in their experiences as a family, and we would do shows around them."}}