The Best Episodes of Mad About You

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   #1 - The Apartment

   S1:E811/11/1992

   Planning their last will and testament together brings up the subject of Paul's old bachelor pad, which he now sublets to Cosmo Kramer (guest star Michael Richards). Jamie wants Paul to get ridden of his apartment, but Paul is against that. They get into a fight, which results by Paul deciding about the future of his apartment and Jamie getting ridden of her t-shirt from her past (which she later wants back).

   Director:Barnet Kellman

   Writer:Danny Jacobson

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   Director:Barnet Kellman

   Writer:Danny Jacobson
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   #2 - Paul is Dead

   S2:E121/6/1994

   The death of a Paul Buchman affects Jamie and Paul quite suddenly, leaving them without cash or credit. Meanwhile, Paul is morbidly curious about his namesake.

   Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

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   #3 - Giblets for Murray

   S3:E811/17/1994

   Jamie's perfect Thanksgiving feast involves a buffet for ten and five turkeys, thanks to Murray and the extremely friendly neighborhood grocer Kim.

   Director:David Steinberg

   Writer:Jeffrey Klarik

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   Director:David Steinberg

   Writer:Jeffrey Klarik
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   #4 - Romantic Improvisations

   S1:E19/23/1992

   Paul and Jamie Buchman are newlywed adjusting to life together in Manhattan. When only after 5 months of marriage Jamie complains that their sexual life is not like it used to be, Paul decides to come earlier from his job so they could spend a nice evening alone. But, their scheduled evening goes awry as each assumes the other had cancelled their dinner plans with friends.

   Director:Barnet Kellman

   Writers:Danny Jacobson, Paul Reiser

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   Director:Barnet Kellman

   Writers:Danny Jacobson, Paul Reiser
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   #5 - Maid About You

   S1:E121/6/1993

   The Buchmans find their new once-a-week maid, Masha (guest star Beata Pozniak) a big help, but she is heartbroken that her affection for ""Mr. Paul"" isn't being reciprocated.

   Director:Barnet Kellman

   Writer:Unknown

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   #6 - The Painter

   S1:E215/15/1993

   Jamie hires an ex-boyfriend, Sherman (guest star: Rick Rossovich), to paint the apartment and is a bit annoyed when Paul is not concerned by the prospect of her old flame being alone with her. When Paul comes home from his job, he finds Sherman and Fran together in their bed having sex, because Fran is stressed over her move-out from Mark's apartment. So, Paul talks to Mark about their marriage. Jamie and Paul try to get them together back, but they decide to get split.

   Director:Barnet Kellman

   Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane

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   Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane
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   #7 - Happy Anniversary

   S1:E225/22/1993

   At the Buchmans' first anniversary party, love blossoms between Warren and Connie, while Paul tries to turn back the clock. However, there is no love between the now separated Fran and Mark.

   Director:Barnet Kellman

   Writers:Sally Lapiduss, Pamela Eells

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   Writers:Sally Lapiduss, Pamela Eells
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   #8 - Murray's Tale

   S2:E19/16/1993

   Lisa takes Murray out for a walk and returns with a dog that obviously isn't him. Meanwhile, Paul and Jamie contact the cops and everyone else joins in the hunt for the real Murray. When they finally find him they also encounter people that own the dog Lisa brought home that turn out to be totally different than them.

   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writer:Unknown

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   #9 - Bing, Bang, Boom

   S2:E29/23/1993

   Phone calls, noisy neighbors and an invisible mouse being chased by Murray are some of the distractions that Paul and Jamie face while struggling to find romance during a long-awaited evening toether.

   Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

   Writer:Paul Reiser

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   Writer:Paul Reiser
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    #10 - Bedfellows

    S2:E39/30/1993

    A suspected heart attack sends Paul's father to the hospital, leaving his mother home alone, until Jamie tries to score some much needed ""points"" with her mother-in-law.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writer:Danny Jacobson

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    Director:Thomas Schlamme

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    #11 - Married to the Job

    S2:E410/7/1993

    An evening out at Riff's sees Paul complaining about his meddlesome new producer, and Jamie venting about her same old credit-grabbing boss, who happens to be seated nearby.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writer:Russ Woody

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    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writer:Russ Woody
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    #12 - The Unplanned Child

    S2:E610/28/1993

    Paul's shooting schedule leaves it all up to Jamie to go out trick-or-treating with his seven-year-old nephew, whose extended two-hour visit Paul forgot to mention to her.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writer:Jack Burditt

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    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writer:Jack Burditt
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    #13 - Natural History

    S2:E711/4/1993

    What brought Paul and Jamie together? Was it fate or a big coincidence? Jamie's belief that it was fate annoys Paul to no end, especially because Jamie is spending more time with Lisa than with him.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Thomas Schlamme

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    #14 - Surprise

    S2:E811/11/1993

    Jamie suspects a surprise party waiting for her at home. However, that's not what has been arranged for her birthday by Paul, who gets separated from her on the subway en route to the surprise.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer:Jeffrey Lane

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    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer:Jeffrey Lane
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    #15 - A Pair of Hearts

    S2:E911/18/1993

    A free weekend in Atlantic City has been mysteriously arranged for Jamie & Paul and Fran & Ira, by Ira's ex-wife as it turns out, now a casino hostess who wants Ira to sign divorce papers.

    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Danny Jacobson

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    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Danny Jacobson
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    #16 - Same Time Next Week

    S2:E131/13/1994

    Jamie and Paul must endure two months of separation when Paul has to shoot a film in Chicago, returning only for the weekends, weather permitting.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane

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    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane
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    #17 - The Late Show

    S2:E141/27/1994

    Fran tells Jamie that she may be pregnant, and Paul finds out from Ira that Ira may have gotten someone pregnant, but neither realizes that it is Ira who might have gotten Fran pregnant.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writer:Unknown

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    #18 - Virtual Reality

    S2:E152/3/1994

    Paul invests in a startup venture, bringing out a virtual-reality system with Ira, after a demo but without consulting Jamie, who reacts calmly to his actions, both real and imagined.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane

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    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane
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    #19 - Cold Feet

    S2:E162/10/1994

    A Valentine's Day story that begins with Jamie and Paul at Rockefeller Center rink side and moves back three years to the day they finally moved in together and ended up engaged.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane

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    Director:Thomas Schlamme

    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane
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    #20 - Instant Karma

    S2:E172/14/1994

    Jamie's fortune cookie predicts that bad luck will follow the guilty, but Paul is convinced her luck is being visited on him even as they head for a party at Yoko Ono's place.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer:Unknown

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    #21 - The Tape

    S2:E182/24/1994

    Jamie and Paul are horrified to discover that Paul has unwittingly handed over their revealing homemade video to the Family Network, instead of a documentary about a zoo.

    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Paul Reiser

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    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Paul Reiser
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    #22 - Love Letters

    S2:E193/10/1994

    The Buchmans find letters written by former tenants of their apartment chronicling a World War II love story that Jamie feels parallels her and Paul's.

    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Jeffrey Klarik

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    Director:Tom Moore

    Writer:Jeffrey Klarik
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    #23 - Disorientation

    S2:E214/28/1994

    The night before Jamie returns to school she worries that Paul might not support her fully. In the morning before Jamie leaves, Paul realizes that he has forgotten to mail her registration.

    Director:Tom Moore

    Writers:Jack Burditt, Jeffrey Lane

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    Director:Tom Moore

    Writers:Jack Burditt, Jeffrey Lane
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    #24 - Storms We Cannot Weather

    S2:E225/5/1994

    Althrough he is pretty disturbed by Jamie's lenieny to her younger school college, Paul accepts to hang out with them on a blind date that Jamie organised for Nick & Fran. But, while talking about an idea for a movie about the fastest cook on the world, Paul discovers that the waiter at the Riff's is no one else than Mark, Fran's ex-husband...

    Director:David Steinberg

    Writer:Danny Jacobson

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    Director:David Steinberg

    Writer:Danny Jacobson
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    #25 - Up All Night

    S2:E235/12/1994

    Jamie is suffering from sleeplessness because she drank four cuffs of tea full of coffeine while learning for a test. All furious, Jamie urges Paul to spend the night awake with her that leads them to an all-night adventure in the building, from the basement to the rooftop, which ends with a tango together with John Astin, if that's who he really is.

    Director:Michael Lembeck

    Writer:Jeffrey Klarik

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    Director:Michael Lembeck

    Writer:Jeffrey Klarik