8.0/102 votes#1 - The Painter
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/1993
Jamie hires an ex-boyfriend, Sherman (guest star: Rick Rossovich), to paint the apartment and is a bit annoyed when Paul is not concerned by the prospect of her old flame being alone with her. When Paul comes home from his job, he finds Sherman and Fran together in their bed having sex, because Fran is stressed over her move-out from Mark's apartment. So, Paul talks to Mark about their marriage. Jamie and Paul try to get them together back, but they decide to get split.
Director: Barnet Kellman
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
8.0/101 votes#2 - Surprise
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1993
Jamie suspects a surprise party waiting for her at home. However, that's not what has been arranged for her birthday by Paul, who gets separated from her on the subway en route to the surprise.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
8.0/101 votes#3 - Same Time Next Week
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/1994
Jamie and Paul must endure two months of separation when Paul has to shoot a film in Chicago, returning only for the weekends, weather permitting.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
8.0/101 votes#4 - Virtual Reality
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/1994
Paul invests in a startup venture, bringing out a virtual-reality system with Ira, after a demo but without consulting Jamie, who reacts calmly to his actions, both real and imagined.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
8.0/101 votes#5 - Cold Feet
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1994
A Valentine's Day story that begins with Jamie and Paul at Rockefeller Center rink side and moves back three years to the day they finally moved in together and ended up engaged.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
8.0/101 votes#6 - Disorientation
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/1994
The night before Jamie returns to school she worries that Paul might not support her fully. In the morning before Jamie leaves, Paul realizes that he has forgotten to mail her registration.
Director: Tom Moore
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
8.0/101 votes#7 - 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
8.0/101 votes#8 - 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
8.0/101 votes#9 - 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
8.0/101 votes#10 - The 42th Annual Tony Awards
Season 26 Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/1988
Celebrating the 1987-1988 Broadway theatre season. Best play nominees: Speed-the-Plow, A Walk In The Woods, Joe Turner's Come And Gone, and M. Butterfly. Best musical nominees: Into The Woods, The Phantom Of The Opera, Sarafina!, and Romance/Romance.
Director: Walter C. Miller
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
7.0/102 votes#11 - Sunday Times
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1992
Paul and Jamie enjoy a quiet Sunday with nothing to do except decide what to do. However, they have to decide whether to see a movie, take in a parade or get to the museum before their friends' Sundays' intrude.
Director: Barnet Kellman
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
7.0/102 votes#12 - Riding Backwards
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1992
On a trip to Connecticut to spend Thanksgiving with Jamie's parents, Paul and Jamie are doing fine, Mark and Fran begin to fight, while Selby and Lisa are just friends. However, on the return journey, everything is different.
Director: Barnet Kellman
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
7.0/101 votes#13 - With This Ring... (1)
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/19/1994
Paul finds Mark working in a local store. After he meets the owners of the shop, Kim & Tammy, Paul finds out that Mark is learning to pray Zen. While Mark is trying to make him join him in pray, Paul finds out that he lost his wedding ring. Worried about what will jamie tell him, Paul rushes to the house to find him.
Director: Tom Moore
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
7.0/101 votes#14 - 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
7.0/101 votes#15 - The 41th Annual Tony Awards
Season 25 Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/1987
Celebrating the 1986-1987 Broadway theatre season. Best play nominees: Broadway Bound, Coastal Disturbances, Fences, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Best musical nominees: Les Misérables, Rags, Starlight Express, and Me And My Girl.
Director: Walter C. Miller
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
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"The Painter" is the best rated episode written by Jeffrey Lane. It scored 8/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Barnet Kellman. It aired on 5/15/1993 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Surprise".