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Mad About You

  • TV-PG
  • 1992–1999
  • 7 seasons
  • Comedy
  • 6.8

Never marry anyone more neurotic than yourself.

Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.

Episodes

24 episodes
  1. 1New Sleep-Walking PLUS

    23 minSep 24, 1995

    Jamie is enthralled by it, Paul doesn't remember it, Murray didn't see it, and Ira laughs at it--another night and the day after in the Buchmans' lives. Meanwhile, Paul finds employment at the Explorer Channel.

  2. 2The Parking Space

    23 minOct 1, 1995

    After a four year wait, the Buchmans finally have dibs on a parking space in a nearby garage, but still no car.

  3. 3The Test

    23 minOct 8, 1995

    A long wait at the bus stop leaves time for the Buchmans to take a Cosmopolitan marriage test. (Clip show).

  4. 4The Good, the Bad and the Not-So-Appealing

    23 minOct 29, 1995

    Inspired by a Martha Stewart idea, Sylvia organizes a high-noonish tag-what-you-want lunch for her family, complete with a shoot-out in the kitchen with Jamie.

  5. 5I Don't See It

    23 minNov 5, 1995

    At first, Paul has only a vague notion he knows who Jamie's interview at City Hall is with, but he figures it out and complicates matters when Jamie and Fran are about to land an important account.

  6. 6Yoko Said

    23 minNov 12, 1995

    Yoko Ono is in town for some film happenings and Paul tries to do something different for the Explorer Channel with her help.

  7. 7An Angel for Murray

    23 minNov 19, 1995

    With Murray around, the Buchmans are no dinks, so when Lisa demurs they are obligated to hire a professional to walk Murray. And Murray seems to prefer the newcomer to Paul.

  8. 8The Couple

    23 minNov 26, 1995

    Three lies, two shows and a realization as Jamie and Paul figure out ""why it will never happen"" to them, or so one is led to believe when their new friends turn out to be not quite what they pretend to be.

  9. 9New Year's Eve

    23 minDec 17, 1995

    Paul and Jamie are obliged to spend New Year's Eve apart for the first time, but strange happenings in Times Square have a will and a way all their own.

  10. 10Ovulation Day

    23 minJan 7, 1996

    Paul and Jamie try to time a love-in-the-afternoon rendezvous back at their apartment, but his family shows up at the most inopportune time, with Debbie springing a big surprise: she's gay.

  11. 11Get Back

    23 minJan 14, 1996

    Jamie throws out her back during adventurous sex on the floor, leaving Paul to help out with her duties at City Hall while also trying to get his father to an optometrist's appointment.

  12. 12Dream Weaver

    23 minFeb 4, 1996

    A night of cascading dreams of Paul and Jamie's, featuring ostriches, ducks and a party with the frug, with lots of interpretation and a poem (and a half) by Henry Gibson.

  13. 13Hot and Cold

    23 minFeb 18, 1996

    Ira resumes gambling, wins a lot, hands out generous presents and then takes a $4,000 bath--no problems for him, but a couple for the Buchmans.

  14. 14Fertility

    23 minFeb 25, 1996

    Paul and Jamie embark on an organic fertility enhancement program with Mark's help, plus a day off at a fancy local hotel at Fran's suggestion.

  15. 15Everybody Hates Me

    23 minMar 10, 1996

    Jamie tries a new look with interesting consequences, while Ira feels betrayed at the love game, let down by his quality wingman Paul, who digs himself a big hole discussing beauty.

  16. 16Do Me a Favor

    23 minMar 17, 1996

    The saga of a daisy-chain of favors, triggered by the young daughter of Ira's girlfriend wanting an autographed picture of the mayor, and complicated by Paul and his fancy new camera.

  17. 17The Glue People

    23 minMar 24, 1996

    After talking to Fran, Ira and Mark the Buchamns realize that their friends are in a big fight due to Fran & Ira's recent relationship so Jamie decides to take everybody to dinner to straighten things up between everybody. Lance Brockwell decides to candidate for town major, so Jamie and Fran become the campaign managers. However, Jamie is not happy due to Paul's belief that Giuliani would be a better major. When Jamie asks Paul to make a campaign commercial, it turns out to be so great that everybody gets on Brockwell's side for which Paul is not too happy for.

  18. 18The Sample

    23 minMar 31, 1996

    The next step in the Buchman baby saga is trying to find out if Paul is the reason Jamie is unable to conceive. They rush to the hospital, but everything seems to be trying to stop them. First, they must wait for their neighbors to come to the elevator and then, when their car gets stolen, Paul must do his 'sample' all over again which is also interrupted by a car chase on tv which results to be Buchmans car chased by the NYPD bomb squad.

  19. 19The Procedure

    23 minApr 14, 1996

    Jamie undergoes a minor diagnostic procedure and is quite smitten by her doctor so as Fran. Meanwhile, Paul's job is on the risk when the head people from his office find out that he did a commercial for Brockwell, due to crashing his contract rule. When Hollis walks in on Ira and Paul talking, Ira presents himself as Paul's agent and later saves Paul's job at the Explorer Channel.

  20. 20The Weed

    23 minApr 21, 1996

    Jamie tries to plan for a weekend getaway in Pennsylvania Dutch country, but Paul is preoccupied with his current documentary project about a weed to be interested. Meanwhile, Fran and Mark decide to get on the getaway that Jamie planned. Paul gets too stressed with his job and keeps on fighting with Hollis which leads them both to a surprising reaction of their boss.

  21. 21The Award

    23 minApr 28, 1996

    Nominated once again for the Silver Sprocket, a reluctant Paul is coaxed into a tuxedo by Ira and expects to attend the ceremony with Jamie at his side to counter the weasels from the Explorer Channel and find new connections for new jobs. Of course, things don't quite work out that way.

  22. 22The Finale (1)

    23 minMay 5, 1996

    After a week's reflection and ignoring Ira's emphatic advice not to, Paul decides to tell Jamie about his walk around the block with a female filmmaker he met at the Silver Sprocket Awards, except Jamie blurts out first the matter that has been on her mind all day: Berkus came on to her.

  23. 23The Finale (2)

    23 minMay 19, 1996

    Ira and Lisa try to engineer the Buchman reconciliation, except it proves easier to resolve the scheduling conflict between Burt and Sylvia's 45th anniversary party and Lisa's engagement party.

  24. 24The Finale (3)

    23 minMay 19, 1996

    Paul and Jamie take a walk through the park to talk their differences out by themselves. They succeed, and return to their apartment, where Jamie springs a surprise on Paul.

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Series cast

Paul ReiserPaul Buchman164 episodes
Helen HuntJamie Buchman164 episodes
John PankowIra Buchman147 episodes
Leila KenzleFran Devanow144 episodes
Anne RamsayLisa Stemple126 episodes
Cynthia HarrisSylvia Buchman72 episodes
Louis ZorichBurt Buchman70 episodes
Richard KindDr. Mark Devanow35 episodes
Robin BartlettDebbie Buchman33 episodes
Judy GeesonMaggie Conway33 episodes
Lisa KudrowKaren25 episodes
Suzie PlaksonDr. Joan Golfinos18 episodes
Hank AzariaNat Ostertag14 episodes
Jeff GarlinMarvin Bluestone13 episodes
Mo GaffneyDr. Sheila Kleinman13 episodes
Jerry AdlerMr. Wicker11 episodes
Carol BurnettTheresa Stemple11 episodes
George PetrieElevator Operator10 episodes

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