Jerome first appears in "The Mooch At The Boo", when Jake falls for his daughter, Celeste, as soon as they move in the Malibu Beach House neighborhood. Shy and not wanting to sound too desperate, Jake refuses to introduce himself to them until Charlie forces him to go, and goes with him. There they first meet Jerome, and both Jake and Charlie take a scare to him, while Celeste takes an instant liking to Jake. During their first date, involving a walk at beach, they return late, and being an over-protective father, Jerome visits Charlie, asking him to call Jake and find out where they were. Since Jake leaves his phone at home, Charlie is left hearing Jerome’s troubles and advises him not to be an over-protective father to Celeste, or she will resent him.