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The Best Episodes of Mad About You Season 3

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Mad About You Season 3 Episode 1 - Escape from New York
    7.4/10(145 votes)

    #1 - Escape from New York

    S3:E1

    A wave of heat and the death of climate device rushes Paul and Jamie to find a refreshment. They go out on the streets of NY, but find out that there it's even worse. Jaime convinces Paul that they should runaway from the town and have dinner in a restaurant by the sea where they used to eat. But, while borrowing Fran's car, Jamie gets upset to find out that Fran got her old job...

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane

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  2. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 2 - Home
    7.3/10(138 votes)

    #2 - Home

    S3:E2

    The war of the Buchmans and the Conways is fully engaged as rumors fly about the apartment building going co-op. Meanwhile, Murray and Sophie, Conway's dog, find true love and then some more.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Jack Burditt

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  3. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 3 - Till Death Do Us Part
    7.2/10(130 votes)

    #3 - Till Death Do Us Part

    S3:E3

    After Jamie's dearest uncle dies, Paul, Jamie and Lisa find themselves together on his funeral. But, when Jamie convinces Paul to make a speech, he insluts her entire family with uncomfrontable notices. However, Paul soon realizes that he is the one who is upset, because Jamie insists that her uncle Van's ashes would be in their house until they find a better place for him.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Danny Jacobson

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  4. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 4 - When I'm Sixty-Four
    7.6/10(137 votes)

    #4 - When I'm Sixty-Four

    S3:E4

    The Wickers have a big fight and Mr. Wicker moves in with the Buchmans. Meanwhile, Jamie finally succumbs to an eye exam, where she finds out that she'll have to wear glasses. But, to decide between between glasses and contact lenses is so hard that it seems to be mission: impsossible.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  5. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 5 - Legacy
    7.4/10(127 votes)

    #5 - Legacy

    S3:E5

    Arranging an appearance by a former Yankee player for Buchman's Sporting Goods annual midnight sale, Jamie gets her PR juices flowing. But Paul is left feeling uncomfortable, for more reasons than one.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Jeffrey Lane

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  6. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 6 - Pandora's Box
    7.6/10(131 votes)

    #6 - Pandora's Box

    S3:E6

    Jamie works around Paul's opposition to having a TV in their bedroom, and hotwires an additional cable outlet with Fran's help. The resulting complications ultimately lead to a city-wide blackout.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 7 - The Ride Home
    7.5/10(146 votes)

    #7 - The Ride Home

    S3:E7

    Fran's birthday party is the setting for Jamie's unexpected encounter with an ex-boyfriend, and the saga of who dumped whom dominates her evening. The cab ride home provides two interlocking perspectives of the evening's events.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 8 - Giblets for Murray
    8.3/10(202 votes)

    #8 - Giblets for Murray

    S3:E8

    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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  9. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 9 - Once More With Feeling
    7.4/10(129 votes)

    #9 - Once More With Feeling

    S3:E9

    As the Buchmans' sex life waxes and wanes, Lisa snags a pair of free dinners, Fran loses a window office and Ira acquires a silent partner.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  10. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 10 - The City
    7.3/10(132 votes)

    #10 - The City

    S3:E10

    A bad day in the Big Apple leaves Jamie unwilling to go out to see a feel-good movie, but Paul talks her into an evening out, if only to meet Ira's new girlfriend.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Paul Reiser

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  11. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 11 - Our Fifteen Minutes
    8.0/10(141 votes)

    #11 - Our Fifteen Minutes

    S3:E11

    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

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  12. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 12 - How to Fall in Love
    7.5/10(122 votes)

    #12 - How to Fall in Love

    S3:E12

    Paul's ideas on how to meet and engage the opposite sex are tested by Jamie in a hypothetical encounter, while Ira has a very real encounter with Jamie's friend.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writer:Jeffrey Lane

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  13. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 13 - Mad About You (1)
    7.5/10(131 votes)

    #13 - Mad About You (1)

    S3:E13

    The saga of the three months leading up to Paul and Jamie's wedding, what with the invitations, the reception menu, the dress fittings, the band selection, the rehearsal dinner and the remarkable goings-on of the night before the wedding.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Klarik

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  14. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 14 - Mad About You (2)
    7.6/10(133 votes)

    #14 - Mad About You (2)

    S3:E14

    The saga of the three months leading up to Paul and Jamie's wedding, what with the invitations, the reception menu, the dress fittings, the band selection, the rehearsal dinner and the remarkable goings-on of the night before.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Klarik

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  15. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 15 - Just My Dog
    7.3/10(136 votes)

    #15 - Just My Dog

    S3:E15

    The tale of Murray's showbiz career, spawned by a walk-on appearance in a commercial directed by Paul, advanced by an eager agent, leading all the way to an audition for a series.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 16 - The Alan Brady Show
    7.5/10(145 votes)

    #16 - The Alan Brady Show

    S3:E16

    Paul finds it very difficult to deal with the considerable ego of a legendary TV star, until help arrives in the form of a tip from a surprising quarter.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 17 - Mad Without You
    7.7/10(132 votes)

    #17 - Mad Without You

    S3:E17

    Jamie goes up to Connecticut to keep her dad company, and the home-alone Paul gets quite giddy enjoying his role as ""Lord of the Manor.""

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 18 - Purseona
    7.8/10(150 votes)

    #18 - Purseona

    S3:E18

    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:Unknown

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  19. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 19 - Two Tickets to Paradise
    7.9/10(146 votes)

    #19 - Two Tickets to Paradise

    S3:E19

    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:Unknown

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  20. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 20 - Money Changes Everything
    7.2/10(128 votes)

    #20 - Money Changes Everything

    S3:E20

    Marianne returns from Luxembourg, sans her husband, but with ""more money than Canada,"" eager to finance Ira's new catalog business with an interest-free loan, but his silent partner finds voice to veto the deal.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 21 - Cake Fear
    7.4/10(128 votes)

    #21 - Cake Fear

    S3:E21

    The saga of Paul's birthdays since meeting Jamie, going back and then forth, recounting the disasters and the strange tale of a bottle of Grandfather Port.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Jeffrey Lane

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  22. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 22 - My Boyfriend's Back
    7.6/10(133 votes)

    #22 - My Boyfriend's Back

    S3:E22

    Jamie is obliged to work on an advertising campaign with ex-boyfriend Alan, a graphics artist, who has recently published a comic book about an evil queen in outer space. But the queen's looks and exploits sound like anything but fiction to Jamie.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  23. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 23 - Up in Smoke (1)
    8.2/10(175 votes)

    #23 - Up in Smoke (1)

    S3:E23

    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

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  24. Mad About You Season 3 Episode 24 - Up in Smoke (2)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Up in Smoke (2)

    S3:E24

    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
    Writers:Jack Burditt, Jeffrey Lane

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Escape from New York" is the best rated episode of "Mad About You" season 3. It scored 7.4/10 based on 145 votes. Directed by David Steinberg and written by Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane, it aired on 9/22/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Home".