7.3/10135 votes#1 - Escape from New York
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1994
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
Writer: Jeffrey Lane, Danny Jacobson
7.2/10130 votes#2 - Home
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1994
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
7.2/10122 votes#3 - Till Death Do Us Part
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1994
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
7.4/10129 votes#4 - When I'm Sixty-Four
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1994
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
7.4/10119 votes#5 - Legacy
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1994
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
7.5/10122 votes#6 - Pandora's Box
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1994
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: N/A
7.5/10136 votes#7 - The Ride Home
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1994
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: N/A
8.2/10187 votes#8 - 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
7.3/10117 votes#9 - Once More With Feeling
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/1994
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
7.3/10120 votes#10 - The City
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/1994
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
7.9/10128 votes#11 - 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
7.5/10112 votes#12 - How to Fall in Love
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/1995
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
7.4/10121 votes#13 - Mad About You (1)
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/2/1995
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
Writer: Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Klarik
7.6/10123 votes#14 - Mad About You (2)
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/1995
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
Writer: Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Klarik
7.2/10126 votes#15 - Just My Dog
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/1995
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: N/A
7.5/10135 votes#16 - The Alan Brady Show
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/1995
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: N/A
7.5/10122 votes#17 - Mad Without You
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/23/1995
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: N/A
7.7/10138 votes#18 - 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
7.8/10132 votes#19 - 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
7.2/10119 votes#20 - Money Changes Everything
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/1995
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: N/A
7.4/10117 votes#21 - Cake Fear
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/1995
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
7.5/10122 votes#22 - My Boyfriend's Back
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/1995
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
8.2/10161 votes#23 - 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
NaN/100 votes#24 - Up in Smoke (2)
Season 3 Episode 24 - 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 Lane, Jack Burditt
The Best Episodes of Mad About You Season 3
Every episode of Mad About You Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mad About You Season 3!
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
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Escape from New York" is the best rated episode of "Mad About You" season 3. It scored 7.3/10 based on 135 votes. Directed by David Steinberg and written by Jeffrey Lane, Danny Jacobson, it aired on 9/22/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Home".