The Best Episodes of Mad About You Season 5

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   #1 - Dr. Wonderful

   S5:E19/17/1996

   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:Larry Charles, Victor Levin

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   Director:Michael Lembeck

   Writers:Larry Charles, Victor Levin
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   #2 - The Grant

   S5:E29/24/1996

   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

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

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   Director:Michael Lembeck

   Writers:Larry Charles, Jenji Kohan, Victor Levin, Richard Day
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   #3 - Therapy

   S5:E310/15/1996

   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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   Director:Michael Lembeck

   Writer:Richard Day
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   #4 - The Clip Show

   S5:E410/22/1996

   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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   Director:Michael Lembeck

   Writer:Leslie Caveny
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   #5 - Burt's Building

   S5:E510/29/1996

   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:Larry Charles, Victor Levin, Ron Darian

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   Director:Michael Lembeck

   Writers:Larry Charles, Victor Levin, Ron Darian
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   #6 - Jamie's Parents

   S5:E611/12/1996

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Michael Lembeck

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   #7 - Outbreak

   S5:E711/19/1996

   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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   Director:David Steinberg

   Writer:Richard Day
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   #8 - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

   S5:E811/26/1996

   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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   Director:David Steinberg

   Writer:Victor Levin
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   #9 - The Gym

   S5:E912/17/1996

   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:Larry Charles, Victor Levin, Richard Day

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   Director:Michael Lembeck

   Writers:Larry Charles, Victor Levin, Richard Day
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    #10 - Chicken Man

    S5:E101/7/1997

    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:Larry Charles, Ron Darian

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    Director:David Steinberg

    Writers:Larry Charles, Ron Darian
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    #11 - The Recital

    S5:E111/14/1997

    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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    Director:David Steinberg

    Writer:Jenji Kohan
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    #12 - The Handyman

    S5:E121/21/1997

    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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    Director:David Steinberg

    Writer:Richard Day
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    #13 - Astrology

    S5:E132/4/1997

    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:Larry Charles, Jenji Kohan

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    Director:David Steinberg

    Writers:Larry Charles, Jenji Kohan
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    #14 - The Penis

    S5:E142/11/1997

    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

    Writers:Larry Charles, Richard Day

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    Director:David Steinberg

    Writers:Larry Charles, Richard Day
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    #15 - Citizen Buchman

    S5:E152/18/1997

    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

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    Director:David Steinberg

    Writer:Victor Levin
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    #16 - Her Houseboy, Coco

    S5:E162/25/1997

    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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    Director:Gordon Hunt

    Writer:Victor Levin
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    #17 - On the Road

    S5:E173/18/1997

    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, Richard Day, Paul Reiser

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    Director:David Steinberg

    Writers:Larry Charles, Richard Day, Paul Reiser
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    #18 - The Cockatoo

    S5:E184/1/1997

    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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    Director:Gordon Hunt

    Writer:Richard Day
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    #19 - The Touching Game

    S5:E194/15/1997

    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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    Director:Gordon Hunt

    Writer:Richard Day
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    #20 - The Dry Run

    S5:E204/29/1997

    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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    Director:Michael Lembeck

    Writer:Larry Charles
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    #21 - Guardianhood

    S5:E215/6/1997

    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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    Director:Michael Lembeck

    Writer:Victor Levin
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    #22 - The Feud

    S5:E225/13/1997

    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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    Director:Gordon Hunt

    Writer:Richard Day
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    #23 - The Birth (1)

    S5:E235/20/1997

    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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    Director:Gordon Hunt

    Writer:Larry Charles
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    #24 - The Birth (2)

    S5:E245/20/1997

    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

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    Director:Gordon Hunt

    Writer:Larry Charles