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The Best Episodes of Mad About You Season 6

Every episode of Mad About You Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mad About You Season 6!

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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 6 Episode 9 - The Conversation
    7.9/10(173 votes)

    S6:E9

    Paul and Jamie try to help each other get through the excruciating process of ""Ferberizing"" the baby--they must allow the child to cry herself to sleep without comforting her. The psychological and moral implications of this are discussed and debated at length.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  2. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 5 - Moody Blues
    7.6/10(128 votes)

    S6:E5

    Jamie resents being tagged with the dime-store psychological cliche that is postpartum depression, and almost wrecks the wedding plans of a stranger. Meanwhile, Paul directs a charity production of ""The Pirates of Penzance.""

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 4 - Uncle Phil and the Coupons
    7.5/10(140 votes)

    S6:E4

    The search for a preschool for the three-week old Mabel cannot begin soon enough, but has to compete for attention with the coupon fraud trial of Uncle Phil, and an odd caper involving Jamie and Ira.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Victor Levin, Paul Reiser

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  4. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 13 - Cheating on Sheila
    7.3/10(117 votes)

    S6:E13

    When Paul and Jamie feel that their current therapist, Sheila, isn't quite helping out, Paul and Jamie see another therapist, Sydney. They love Sydney enough to "break up" with Sheila--that is, until they find out that Sydney's hour of therapy is too expensive. Meanwhile, Paul grapples with how to get his father to stop suffocating Paul socially.

    Director:Helen Hunt
    Writer:Sheila R. Lawrence

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  5. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 1 - Coming Home
    7.2/10(123 votes)

    S6:E1

    The first day back from the hospital finds Paul and Jamie still figuring out how to care for their daughter and what to name her, until help arrives in the form of Jamie's mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  6. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 7 - Le Sex Show
    7.2/10(111 votes)

    S6:E7

    Paul and Jamie grapple with the pressure of having sex for the first time since Mabel's birth, but their therapist seems not much help.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 11 - Good Old Reliable Nathan
    7.2/10(132 votes)

    S6:E11

    When Paul gives a speech at a college, he's shocked to discover that Jamie lost her virginity to the visiting professor. It's a comedy of errors as the professor believes Paul is angry and wants to do the professor harm. Meanwhile, Ira meets a woman who flirts with him only to get better burial plots.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  8. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 6 - The Magic Pants
    7.0/10(116 votes)

    S6:E6

    The Buchmans find a baby-sitter they are comfortable with, but Paul and Jamie's first evening out by themselves begins with Paul not in his pants and ends on an even more unusual note.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 17 - The Caper
    7.0/10(124 votes)

    S6:E17

    Paul's birthday party turns into an event worthy of a detective mystery when Maggie and Hal suspect Buchman party guests of stealing a prestigious painting from their adjacent apartment. Meanwhile, Marvin gets into a growling match with Murray.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  10. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 22 - Nat & Arley
    7.0/10(115 votes)

    S6:E22

    Paul and Jamie act as matchmakers for dogwalker Nat and babysitter Arley. Meanwhile, Ira tries giving up sex, and Paul makes a discovery about Jamie when they go to a sleep clinic.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 2 - Letters to Mabel
    6.9/10(120 votes)

    S6:E2

    Jamie kicks off a letter-writing spree by penning one to her infant daughter to be read on her 18th birthday. Ira and Joan join in on the fun, while Paul goes through draft after draft.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 3 - Speed Baby
    6.9/10(122 votes)

    S6:E3

    Jamie stumbles upon a strange cure to Mabel's crying fits, while Paul valiently tries to catch a few winks before an important meeting with a Belgian distributor.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 10 - Breastfeeding
    6.9/10(114 votes)

    S6:E10

    Jamie is reluctant to stop breast-feeding exclusively, but she knows it's time for the baby to learn to feed from the bottle, while Paul is excited to be able to feed the baby for the first time. Meanwhile, Jamie's upset to learn that her mom is dating a much younger man, a dancer from ""Lord of the Dance.""

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Lissa Levin

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  14. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 12 - Separate Planes
    6.9/10(116 votes)

    S6:E12

    It's the first plane flight with the baby and Paul and Jamie take separate planes--they're told it's not uncommon for new parents to do to avoid orphaning a baby in the event of a tragedy. Paul takes Mabel and winds up using her to lead a passenger revolt on the plane to demand less heat in the cabin. Meanwhile, Jamie's looking forward to a break from mothering, yet she ends up mothering everyone.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 14 - Back to Work
    6.9/10(112 votes)

    S6:E14

    Jamie decides to go back to work, and everything says to go back to work. There's only one problem: she doesn't want to and tries to get herself fired. Meanwhile, Paul confronts the newspaper journalist who wrote an article filled with errors about ""Buchman.""

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 8 - The New Friend
    6.8/10(117 votes)

    S6:E8

    Paul and Jamie meet a new neighbor, Sarah, a divorced mother of three who manages to teach Jamie a more casual style of parenting. Also, Paul and Jamie conspire to set up Sarah on a blind date with Ira.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Lissa Levin

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  17. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 16 - The Coin of Destiny
    6.7/10(125 votes)

    S6:E16

    When Paul innocently flips a coin to make a decision, Paul's former producer overhears a conversation that puts Paul and Jamie in the limelight with the tabloid program ""Hard Copy."" Also, Ira finds that he's the prime suspect in a paternity case, and Paul's parents try their luck in Atlantic City.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 19 - Fire at Riff's
    6.6/10(116 votes)

    S6:E19

    Paul convinces Jamie to quit her job. Joan is posing for ""The 20 Most Eligible Bachelorettes in New York"" for a magazine and Debbie is jealous. Paul, Jamie, Ira, Joan and Debbie go to Riff's, where a fire breaks out while Paul is in the bathroom. Ira saves Ursula's life while Jamie, Debbie and Joan run out, leaving Paul in the bathroom. Joan asks Debbie to marry her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 20 - Mother's Day
    6.6/10(117 votes)

    S6:E20

    Paul tries to pick a Mother's Day present for Jamie, but Ira and Marvin have better ideas: a rocking chair and a message displayed on the Times Square video screen. Sylvia is jealous of Jamie's gifts and fakes injury to steal attention.

    Director:Helen Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 23 - The Finale
    6.6/10(122 votes)

    S6:E23

    Paul and Jamie search for a full-time nanny, and Paul finds one in the form of Nancy Bloom, a caterer he inadvertently got fired from the production of a documentary about "The Making of Titanic."

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Victor Levin

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  21. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 18 - The Baby Video
    6.5/10(120 votes)

    S6:E18

    Paul, Jamie and Ira decide to make a baby video. However, Paul starring as the Sandman frightens kids and turns them off to the concept. Meanwhile, Paul's parents tell him he has a half-brother.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 15 - The 2nd Mrs. Buchman
    6.4/10(119 votes)

    S6:E15

    Jamie discovers that Paul was married before--if only to get an old Russian woman U.S. citizenship. Jamie's upset that she is, indeed, the second Mrs. Buchman. Meanwhile, Paul is an umpire for his father's senior-citizen baseball game, and a fight erupts between father and son over a call.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Mad About You Season 6 Episode 21 - Paul Slips in the Shower
    6.2/10(121 votes)

    S6:E21

    Paul's life flashes before his eyes when he takes a spill in the shower.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Victor Levin, Paul Reiser

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"The Conversation" is the best rated episode of "Mad About You" season 6. It scored 7.9/10 based on 173 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Victor Levin, it aired on 12/16/1997. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Moody Blues".