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The Best Episodes of Mad About You Season 5

Every episode of Mad About You Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mad About You Season 5!

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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 5 Episode 24 - The Birth (2)
    7.9/10(163 votes)

    S5:E24

    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

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  2. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 14 - The Penis
    7.8/10(133 votes)

    S5:E14

    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
    Writers:Larry Charles, Richard Day

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  3. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 15 - Citizen Buchman
    7.8/10(133 votes)

    S5:E15

    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

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  4. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 16 - Her Houseboy, Coco
    7.7/10(123 votes)

    S5:E16

    An enforced bed-rest of two to three days for Jamie means that Paul has to attend to her every need, and also deal with lack of heat in their apartment AND a kidnapping.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  5. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 2 - The Grant
    7.6/10(141 votes)

    S5:E2

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

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  6. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 6 - Jamie's Parents
    7.6/10(131 votes)

    S5:E6

    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:Unknown

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  7. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 7 - Outbreak
    7.6/10(141 votes)

    S5:E7

    The Buchmans decide the time and place of their grand announcement, but the leaks start early during Thanksgiving week.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Richard Day

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  8. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 23 - The Birth (1)
    7.6/10(145 votes)

    S5:E23

    As Paul's documentary gets a surprisingly good review at a film festival, Jamie thinks she is going into labor. So they rush to the hospital, only to find out it was a false alarm. This happens several more times, until it's finally for real.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Larry Charles

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  9. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 1 - Dr. Wonderful
    7.4/10(120 votes)

    S5:E1

    With Mark Devanow in Europe, a pregnant Jamie and Paul have to look around for a gynecologist, and Debbie tries to set them up with her girlfriend. Meanwhile, the elder Buchmans finally get to meet Debbie's ""friend.""

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writers:Victor Levin, Larry Charles

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  10. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 5 - Burt's Building
    7.4/10(114 votes)

    S5:E5

    Filming of Paul's documentary takes him and Burt back to their old apartment building for the day, and events conspire to make Paul late for an appointment at Joan's office to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writers:Ron Darian, Victor Levin, Larry Charles

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  11. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 8 - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
    7.4/10(119 votes)

    S5:E8

    While Ira counsels against it, Paul contemplates abstinence until July. However, Jamie has other ideas and talks Paul into a trip upstate where they chance upon a dessert item with magical powers.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  12. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 9 - The Gym
    7.4/10(122 votes)

    S5:E9

    Paul so likes playing the mystery man at a local gym that he talks Jamie out of working there, whereupon she hands over her free pass to a homeless acquaintance from the neighborhood.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writers:Victor Levin, Larry Charles, Richard Day

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  13. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 21 - Guardianhood
    7.4/10(123 votes)

    S5:E21

    Paul and Jamie are advised by their lawyer to select guardians for the baby in case of their death. But, to their astonishment, rejections pile up. Meanwhile, Jamie is flattered by the attentions of an 18-year-old Bobby Rubenfeld.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  14. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 10 - Chicken Man
    7.3/10(117 votes)

    S5:E10

    Jamie finally lets her coworkers and Lance know about the baby, while Ira, turning money man and producer for ""Buchman,"" actually managers to produce a narrator, at least in voice.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Ron Darian, Larry Charles

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  15. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 12 - The Handyman
    7.2/10(117 votes)

    S5:E12

    The perils of engaging Paul and Jamie's handyman are visited upon Lisa, whose fiance is more than willing to finance Paul's over-budget documentary project.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Richard Day

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  16. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 13 - Astrology
    7.2/10(119 votes)

    S5:E13

    Nat's sister, an astrologer, is in town and agrees to do charts for Lisa, Ira, Paul and a very reluctant Jamie.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Jenji Kohan, Larry Charles

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  17. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 22 - The Feud
    7.2/10(120 votes)

    S5:E22

    Theresa and Sylvia vie for the new crib honors, with predictable consequences. On another front, Paul wins big at poker but is paid off by Marvin in the form of specially-priced household chores.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Richard Day

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  18. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 3 - Therapy
    7.1/10(113 votes)

    S5:E3

    Months after setting it up, Paul and Jamie decide to keep their appointment with the therapist Fran referred them to, but doing so delays Paul's shoot of his parents' reminiscences, with some interesting consequences.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Richard Day

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  19. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 18 - The Cockatoo
    7.1/10(113 votes)

    S5:E18

    Paul talks an unwilling Jamie into quitting her job at the mayoral campaign, but he is less successful in dealing with an exotic bird that flies into their lives.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Richard Day

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  20. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 20 - The Dry Run
    7.1/10(113 votes)

    S5:E20

    Paul and Jamie flunk out of a birthday class that Joan has managed to get them enrolled in. Meanwhile, ""Buchman"" is being held hostage by the elder Buchmans.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Larry Charles

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  21. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 11 - The Recital
    6.8/10(122 votes)

    S5:E11

    A politically incorrect Jamie pays the price for commenting about Ryan's ability as a budding violinist, while a simmering Paul works up the nerve to confront their therapist about her overcharging ways.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Jenji Kohan

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  22. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 19 - The Touching Game
    6.8/10(129 votes)

    S5:E19

    A very pregnant Jamie insists on helping out at David (Paul's cousin) and Jared's new coffee shop, with disastrous results. Meanwhile, Ira and Paul help a pregnant woman on a bus.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Richard Day

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  23. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 17 - On the Road
    6.6/10(119 votes)

    S5:E17

    To escape Jamie's baby shower, Paul hits the road with Ira and Marvin in the latter's van, but his urge to tell insensitive jokes quickly leads to trouble.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Larry Charles, Paul Reiser, Richard Day

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  24. Mad About You Season 5 Episode 4 - The Clip Show
    5.9/10(123 votes)

    S5:E4

    Having chosen the residents of Apartment 11-D as its parents, the baby in the making deals with musical interludes and parental cooing, and with lots and lots of choice moments from their years together. In other words, a clip show.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Leslie Caveny

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Birth (2)" is the best rated episode of "Mad About You" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 163 votes. Directed by Gordon Hunt and written by Larry Charles, it aired on 5/20/1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Penis".