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The Best Episodes of Mad About You

Every episode of Mad About You ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 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.
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Best Episodes Summary

"Met Someone" is the best rated episode of "Mad About You". It scored 8.2/10 based on 226 votes. Directed by Barnet Kellman and written by Danny Jacobson, it aired on 12/16/1992. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Giblets for Murray".

  • Met Someone
    8.2/10226 votes
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    #1 - Met Someone

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1992

    The story of how Paul and Jamie met is told, beginning with a chance encounter on a Sunday evening by the newstand, followed by Paul's hard work to locate Jamie. Jamie breaks up with her boyfriend and is feeling strange. Paul appears in her office bringing her clothes and as time passes, they go on a dinner date...

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Danny Jacobson

  • Giblets for Murray
    8.2/10186 votes
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    #2 - Giblets for Murray

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1994

    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

  • Up in Smoke (1)
    8.2/10160 votes
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    #3 - Up in Smoke (1)

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/18/1995

    Unable to buy her an anniversary present, with or without everyone else's help, Paul hands Jamie a slip of paper entitling her to a magical night. Things take a decidedly unusual turn after that.

    Director: Michael Lembeck

    Writer: Jeffrey Klarik

  • The Final Frontier (1)
    8.1/10184 votes
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    #4 - The Final Frontier (1)

    Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 5/24/1999

    Mabel's first real film is a biography, looking back at her family's twisted history.

    Director: Helen Hunt

    Writer: Paul Reiser, Victor Levin

  • Paul is Dead
    8.0/10147 votes
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    #5 - Paul is Dead

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/1994

    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: N/A

  • Love Among the Tiles
    7.9/10180 votes
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    #6 - Love Among the Tiles

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/13/1993

    What should a couple do when trapped in their bathroom on Valentine's Day? Paul and Jamie show the way--painting toenails, giving mutual facials, and using antacid tablets as food and more.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss

  • Disorientation
    7.9/10157 votes
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    #7 - Disorientation

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/1994

    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

    Writer: Jack Burditt, Jeffrey Lane

  • Our Fifteen Minutes
    7.9/10128 votes
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    #8 - Our Fifteen Minutes

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/1995

    Paul is one of six documentary filmmakers selected by PBS to turn the camera on themselves for 15 minutes, and in his case, it turns into a big surprise.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Jack Burditt

  • The Birth (2)
    7.9/10144 votes
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    #9 - The Birth (2)

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/20/1997

    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.

    Director: Gordon Hunt

    Writer: Larry Charles

  • The Conversation
    7.9/10155 votes
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    #10 - The Conversation

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/1997

    Paul and Jamie try to help each other get through the excruciating process of ""Ferberizing"" the baby--they must allow the child to cry herself to sleep without comforting her. The psychological and moral implications of this are discussed and debated at length.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Victor Levin

  • Murray's Tale
    7.8/10144 votes
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    #11 - Murray's Tale

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1993

    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: N/A

  • Love Letters
    7.8/10142 votes
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    #12 - Love Letters

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/10/1994

    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

  • Two Tickets to Paradise
    7.8/10132 votes
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    #13 - Two Tickets to Paradise

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/1995

    Paul and Jamie use his parents' non-refundable package for a holiday in the Caribbean, telling tall tales in multiple languages.

    Director: Michael Lembeck

    Writer: N/A

  • The Penis
    7.8/10123 votes
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    #14 - The Penis

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/1997

    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.

    Director: David Steinberg

    Writer: Richard Day, Larry Charles

  • The Apartment
    7.7/10202 votes
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    #15 - The Apartment

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1992

    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

  • Bing, Bang, Boom
    7.7/10150 votes
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    #16 - Bing, Bang, Boom

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1993

    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

  • Natural History
    7.7/10143 votes
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    #17 - Natural History

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1993

    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: N/A

  • The Late Show
    7.7/10133 votes
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    #18 - The Late Show

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/1994

    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: N/A

  • Cold Feet
    7.7/10139 votes
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    #19 - Cold Feet

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1994

    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

    Writer: Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane

  • Purseona
    7.7/10137 votes
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    #20 - Purseona

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/1995

    Paul's Canadian adventure gets off to a bad start and Jamie's pitch to a client does likewise while Lisa's day is smooth sailing after she accidentally snags her sister's purse and more.

    Director: Michael Lembeck

    Writer: N/A

  • The Grant
    7.7/10127 votes
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    #21 - The Grant

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1996

    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.

    Director: Michael Lembeck

    Writer: Victor Levin, Richard Day, Larry Charles, Jenji Kohan

  • Jamie's Parents
    7.7/10116 votes
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    #22 - Jamie's Parents

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/1996

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

    Director: Michael Lembeck

    Writer: N/A

  • Citizen Buchman
    7.7/10119 votes
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    #23 - Citizen Buchman

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/1997

    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.

    Director: David Steinberg

    Writer: Victor Levin

  • Paved with Good Intentions
    7.7/10109 votes
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    #24 - Paved with Good Intentions

    Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 5/13/1999

    Paul accidentally runs over Jamie's mother. While she is in the hospital, her estranged husband visits.

    Director: Gordon Hunt

    Writer: N/A

  • Surprise
    7.6/10148 votes
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    #25 - Surprise

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1993

    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