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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 4 Episode 24 - The Finale (3)
    7.7/10(154 votes)

    S4:E24

    Paul and Jamie take a walk through the park to talk their differences out by themselves. They succeed, and return to their apartment, where Jamie springs a surprise on Paul.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Victor Levin, Larry Charles, Paul Reiser

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  2. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 1 - New Sleep-Walking PLUS
    7.6/10(127 votes)

    S4:E1

    Jamie is enthralled by it, Paul doesn't remember it, Murray didn't see it, and Ira laughs at it--another night and the day after in the Buchmans' lives. Meanwhile, Paul finds employment at the Explorer Channel.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Paul Reiser

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  3. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 4 - The Good, the Bad and the Not-So-Appealing
    7.6/10(118 votes)

    S4:E4

    Inspired by a Martha Stewart idea, Sylvia organizes a high-noonish tag-what-you-want lunch for her family, complete with a shoot-out in the kitchen with Jamie.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  4. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 11 - Get Back
    7.6/10(130 votes)

    S4:E11

    Jamie throws out her back during adventurous sex on the floor, leaving Paul to help out with her duties at City Hall while also trying to get his father to an optometrist's appointment.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Shana Goldberg-Meehan

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  5. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 18 - The Sample
    7.6/10(118 votes)

    S4:E18

    The next step in the Buchman baby saga is trying to find out if Paul is the reason Jamie is unable to conceive. They rush to the hospital, but everything seems to be trying to stop them. First, they must wait for their neighbors to come to the elevator and then, when their car gets stolen, Paul must do his 'sample' all over again which is also interrupted by a car chase on tv which results to be Buchmans car chased by the NYPD bomb squad.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  6. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 2 - The Parking Space
    7.5/10(121 votes)

    S4:E2

    After a four year wait, the Buchmans finally have dibs on a parking space in a nearby garage, but still no car.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 5 - I Don't See It
    7.5/10(124 votes)

    S4:E5

    At first, Paul has only a vague notion he knows who Jamie's interview at City Hall is with, but he figures it out and complicates matters when Jamie and Fran are about to land an important account.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Brenda Hampton

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  8. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 9 - New Year's Eve
    7.5/10(132 votes)

    S4:E9

    Paul and Jamie are obliged to spend New Year's Eve apart for the first time, but strange happenings in Times Square have a will and a way all their own.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Scott Silveri

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  9. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 10 - Ovulation Day
    7.5/10(134 votes)

    S4:E10

    Paul and Jamie try to time a love-in-the-afternoon rendezvous back at their apartment, but his family shows up at the most inopportune time, with Debbie springing a big surprise: she's gay.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Danny Jacobson, Victor Levin

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  10. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 15 - Everybody Hates Me
    7.5/10(124 votes)

    S4:E15

    Jamie tries a new look with interesting consequences, while Ira feels betrayed at the love game, let down by his quality wingman Paul, who digs himself a big hole discussing beauty.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  11. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 21 - The Award
    7.5/10(121 votes)

    S4:E21

    Nominated once again for the Silver Sprocket, a reluctant Paul is coaxed into a tuxedo by Ira and expects to attend the ceremony with Jamie at his side to counter the weasels from the Explorer Channel and find new connections for new jobs. Of course, things don't quite work out that way.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Ron Darian, Larry Charles

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  12. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 13 - Hot and Cold
    7.4/10(119 votes)

    S4:E13

    Ira resumes gambling, wins a lot, hands out generous presents and then takes a $4,000 bath--no problems for him, but a couple for the Buchmans.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writer:Danny Jacobson

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  13. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 14 - Fertility
    7.4/10(120 votes)

    S4:E14

    Paul and Jamie embark on an organic fertility enhancement program with Mark's help, plus a day off at a fancy local hotel at Fran's suggestion.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Larry Charles

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  14. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 6 - Yoko Said
    7.3/10(133 votes)

    S4:E6

    Yoko Ono is in town for some film happenings and Paul tries to do something different for the Explorer Channel with her help.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Paul Reiser

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  15. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 8 - The Couple
    7.3/10(119 votes)

    S4:E8

    Three lies, two shows and a realization as Jamie and Paul figure out ""why it will never happen"" to them, or so one is led to believe when their new friends turn out to be not quite what they pretend to be.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 12 - Dream Weaver
    7.3/10(144 votes)

    S4:E12

    A night of cascading dreams of Paul and Jamie's, featuring ostriches, ducks and a party with the frug, with lots of interpretation and a poem (and a half) by Henry Gibson.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 16 - Do Me a Favor
    7.3/10(121 votes)

    S4:E16

    The saga of a daisy-chain of favors, triggered by the young daughter of Ira's girlfriend wanting an autographed picture of the mayor, and complicated by Paul and his fancy new camera.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Ron Darian

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  18. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 19 - The Procedure
    7.3/10(123 votes)

    S4:E19

    Jamie undergoes a minor diagnostic procedure and is quite smitten by her doctor so as Fran. Meanwhile, Paul's job is on the risk when the head people from his office find out that he did a commercial for Brockwell, due to crashing his contract rule. When Hollis walks in on Ira and Paul talking, Ira presents himself as Paul's agent and later saves Paul's job at the Explorer Channel.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Larry Charles

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  19. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 23 - The Finale (2)
    7.3/10(135 votes)

    S4:E23

    Ira and Lisa try to engineer the Buchman reconciliation, except it proves easier to resolve the scheduling conflict between Burt and Sylvia's 45th anniversary party and Lisa's engagement party.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Victor Levin, Larry Charles, Paul Reiser

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  20. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 7 - An Angel for Murray
    7.2/10(126 votes)

    S4:E7

    With Murray around, the Buchmans are no dinks, so when Lisa demurs they are obligated to hire a professional to walk Murray. And Murray seems to prefer the newcomer to Paul.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Seth Kurland

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  21. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 17 - The Glue People
    7.2/10(127 votes)

    S4:E17

    After talking to Fran, Ira and Mark the Buchamns realize that their friends are in a big fight due to Fran & Ira's recent relationship so Jamie decides to take everybody to dinner to straighten things up between everybody. Lance Brockwell decides to candidate for town major, so Jamie and Fran become the campaign managers. However, Jamie is not happy due to Paul's belief that Giuliani would be a better major. When Jamie asks Paul to make a campaign commercial, it turns out to be so great that everybody gets on Brockwell's side for which Paul is not too happy for.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  22. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 22 - The Finale (1)
    7.1/10(135 votes)

    S4:E22

    After a week's reflection and ignoring Ira's emphatic advice not to, Paul decides to tell Jamie about his walk around the block with a female filmmaker he met at the Silver Sprocket Awards, except Jamie blurts out first the matter that has been on her mind all day: Berkus came on to her.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Victor Levin, Larry Charles

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  23. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 20 - The Weed
    6.9/10(121 votes)

    S4:E20

    Jamie tries to plan for a weekend getaway in Pennsylvania Dutch country, but Paul is preoccupied with his current documentary project about a weed to be interested. Meanwhile, Fran and Mark decide to get on the getaway that Jamie planned. Paul gets too stressed with his job and keeps on fighting with Hollis which leads them both to a surprising reaction of their boss.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Larry Charles

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  24. Mad About You Season 4 Episode 3 - The Test
    6.7/10(119 votes)

    S4:E3

    A long wait at the bus stop leaves time for the Buchmans to take a Cosmopolitan marriage test. (Clip show).

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Finale (3)" is the best rated episode of "Mad About You" season 4. It scored 7.7/10 based on 154 votes. Directed by David Steinberg and written by Victor Levin, Larry Charles, Paul Reiser, it aired on 5/19/1996. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "New Sleep-Walking PLUS".