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Mad About You
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
Season 5
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E01
Episode 1
★ 7.0Dr. Wonderful
1996-09-17 · 23mWith 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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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.0The Grant
1996-09-24 · 23mJamie 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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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.0Therapy
1996-10-15 · 23mMonths 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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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.0The Clip Show
1996-10-22 · 23mHaving 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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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.0Burt's Building
1996-10-29 · 23mFilming 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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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.0Jamie's Parents
1996-11-12 · 23mThe Stemples arrive at Paul and Jamie's for a two-day visit, armed with a surprise, and another soon follows.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 8.0Outbreak
1996-11-19 · 23mThe Buchmans decide the time and place of their grand announcement, but the leaks start early during Thanksgiving week.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 7.0Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
1996-11-26 · 23mWhile 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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E09
Episode 9
★ 7.0The Gym
1996-12-17 · 23mPaul 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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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.0Chicken Man
1997-01-07 · 23mJamie 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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E11
Episode 11
★ 7.0The Recital
1997-01-14 · 23mA 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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E12
Episode 12
★ 7.0The Handyman
1997-01-21 · 23mThe 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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E13
Episode 13
★ 7.0Astrology
1997-02-04 · 23mNat'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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E14
Episode 14
★ 8.0The Penis
1997-02-11 · 23mThe 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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E15
Episode 15
★ 8.0Citizen Buchman
1997-02-18 · 23mPaul'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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E16
Episode 16
★ 7.0Her Houseboy, Coco
1997-02-25 · 23mAn 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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E17
Episode 17
★ 7.0On the Road
1997-03-18 · 23mTo 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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E18
Episode 18
★ 7.0The Cockatoo
1997-04-01 · 23mPaul 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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E19
Episode 19
★ 7.0The Touching Game
1997-04-15 · 23mA 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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E20
Episode 20
★ 7.0The Dry Run
1997-04-29 · 23mPaul 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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E21
Episode 21
★ 7.0Guardianhood
1997-05-06 · 23mPaul 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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E22
Episode 22
★ 7.0The Feud
1997-05-13 · 23mTheresa 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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E23
Episode 23
★ 7.0The Birth (1)
1997-05-20 · 23mAs 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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E24
Episode 24
★ 8.0The Birth (2)
1997-05-20 · 23mJamie 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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Paul Reiser
Paul Buchman
Helen Hunt
Jamie Buchman
John Pankow
Ira Buchman
Cynthia Harris
Sylvia Buchman
Louis Zorich
Burt Buchman