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Mad About You

6.8/10 272 votes
Comedy

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

Created by:
Paul Reiser, Danny Jacobson
Cast:
Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, John Pankow, Cynthia Harris
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
NBC

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Seasons

8 available

Season 5

Episodes

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Episode 1

★ 7.0

Dr. Wonderful

1996-09-17 · 23m

With Mark Devanow in Europe, a pregnant Jamie and Paul have to look around for a gynecologist, and Debbie tries to set them up with her girlfriend. Meanwhile, the elder Buchmans finally get to meet Debbie's ""friend.""

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Episode 2

★ 8.0

The Grant

1996-09-24 · 23m

Jamie tries to stay awake, avoid coffee and continue to manage Brockwell's campaign. Meanwhile, while Paul is trying to figure out how to use a sizeable grant that has come his way, his Uncle Phil asks Paul and Ira to visit him in Brooklyn.

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Episode 3

★ 7.0

Therapy

1996-10-15 · 23m

Months after setting it up, Paul and Jamie decide to keep their appointment with the therapist Fran referred them to, but doing so delays Paul's shoot of his parents' reminiscences, with some interesting consequences.

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Episode 4

★ 7.0

The Clip Show

1996-10-22 · 23m

Having chosen the residents of Apartment 11-D as its parents, the baby in the making deals with musical interludes and parental cooing, and with lots and lots of choice moments from their years together. In other words, a clip show.

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Episode 5

★ 7.0

Burt's Building

1996-10-29 · 23m

Filming of Paul's documentary takes him and Burt back to their old apartment building for the day, and events conspire to make Paul late for an appointment at Joan's office to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time.

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Episode 6

★ 7.0

Jamie's Parents

1996-11-12 · 23m

The Stemples arrive at Paul and Jamie's for a two-day visit, armed with a surprise, and another soon follows.

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Episode 7

★ 8.0

Outbreak

1996-11-19 · 23m

The Buchmans decide the time and place of their grand announcement, but the leaks start early during Thanksgiving week.

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Episode 8

★ 7.0

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

1996-11-26 · 23m

While Ira counsels against it, Paul contemplates abstinence until July. However, Jamie has other ideas and talks Paul into a trip upstate where they chance upon a dessert item with magical powers.

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Episode 9

★ 7.0

The Gym

1996-12-17 · 23m

Paul so likes playing the mystery man at a local gym that he talks Jamie out of working there, whereupon she hands over her free pass to a homeless acquaintance from the neighborhood.

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Episode 10

★ 7.0

Chicken Man

1997-01-07 · 23m

Jamie finally lets her coworkers and Lance know about the baby, while Ira, turning money man and producer for ""Buchman,"" actually managers to produce a narrator, at least in voice.

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Episode 11

★ 7.0

The Recital

1997-01-14 · 23m

A politically incorrect Jamie pays the price for commenting about Ryan's ability as a budding violinist, while a simmering Paul works up the nerve to confront their therapist about her overcharging ways.

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Episode 12

★ 7.0

The Handyman

1997-01-21 · 23m

The perils of engaging Paul and Jamie's handyman are visited upon Lisa, whose fiance is more than willing to finance Paul's over-budget documentary project.

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Episode 13

★ 7.0

Astrology

1997-02-04 · 23m

Nat's sister, an astrologer, is in town and agrees to do charts for Lisa, Ira, Paul and a very reluctant Jamie.

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Episode 14

★ 8.0

The Penis

1997-02-11 · 23m

The Buchmans promise to name their baby, if it's a boy, after Paul's ailing Uncle Phil, then find out his real name. Meanwhile, Paul is suddenly sure of the baby's sex.

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Episode 15

★ 8.0

Citizen Buchman

1997-02-18 · 23m

Paul's great-uncle Marty dies on camera as he is being interviewed for ""Buchman"" and his cryptic last words lead to a few unexpected disclosures among the Buchman clan.

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Episode 16

★ 7.0

Her Houseboy, Coco

1997-02-25 · 23m

An enforced bed-rest of two to three days for Jamie means that Paul has to attend to her every need, and also deal with lack of heat in their apartment AND a kidnapping.

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Episode 17

★ 7.0

On the Road

1997-03-18 · 23m

To escape Jamie's baby shower, Paul hits the road with Ira and Marvin in the latter's van, but his urge to tell insensitive jokes quickly leads to trouble.

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Episode 18

★ 7.0

The Cockatoo

1997-04-01 · 23m

Paul talks an unwilling Jamie into quitting her job at the mayoral campaign, but he is less successful in dealing with an exotic bird that flies into their lives.

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Episode 19

★ 7.0

The Touching Game

1997-04-15 · 23m

A very pregnant Jamie insists on helping out at David (Paul's cousin) and Jared's new coffee shop, with disastrous results. Meanwhile, Ira and Paul help a pregnant woman on a bus.

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Episode 20

★ 7.0

The Dry Run

1997-04-29 · 23m

Paul and Jamie flunk out of a birthday class that Joan has managed to get them enrolled in. Meanwhile, ""Buchman"" is being held hostage by the elder Buchmans.

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Episode 21

★ 7.0

Guardianhood

1997-05-06 · 23m

Paul and Jamie are advised by their lawyer to select guardians for the baby in case of their death. But, to their astonishment, rejections pile up. Meanwhile, Jamie is flattered by the attentions of an 18-year-old Bobby Rubenfeld.

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Episode 22

★ 7.0

The Feud

1997-05-13 · 23m

Theresa and Sylvia vie for the new crib honors, with predictable consequences. On another front, Paul wins big at poker but is paid off by Marvin in the form of specially-priced household chores.

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Episode 23

★ 7.0

The Birth (1)

1997-05-20 · 23m

As Paul's documentary gets a surprisingly good review at a film festival, Jamie thinks she is going into labor. So they rush to the hospital, only to find out it was a false alarm. This happens several more times, until it's finally for real.

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Episode 24

★ 8.0

The Birth (2)

1997-05-20 · 23m

Jamie runs into an old flame in a cab on the way to the hospital. Meanwhile, Paul gets a grand tour of the innards of Roosevelt Hospital courtesy of a film star. And, oh yeah, the baby arrives.

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Cast

Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

Paul Buchman

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Jamie Buchman

John Pankow

John Pankow

Ira Buchman

Cynthia Harris

Cynthia Harris

Sylvia Buchman

Louis Zorich

Louis Zorich

Burt Buchman

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