Mad About You
an Episode Guide
by David Buff
Last updated:
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:00
Mad About Youan Episode Guide
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| aired from: Sep 1992 to: May 1999 | 164 eps | NBC | 30 min | stereo | closed captioned |
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recurring characters:
Paul and Jamie Buchman are newlyweds adjusting to life together in Manhattan. In the series opener, their scheduled evening alone goes awry as each assumes the other had cancelled their dinner engagement with friends.
b: 23 Sep 92 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson & Paul Reiser d: Barnet KellmanTo Paul, a couch by any other name is not a couch, especially if it is a divan, a settee, or worse, a love seat. Jamie is determined that their first major purchase be jointly made and when dragged to the department store, Paul manages to hyperventilate.
b: 30 Sep 92 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson & Paul Reiser d: Barnet KellmanPaul 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 other their friends' Sundays intrude.
b: 7 Oct 92 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane d: Barnet KellmanNews of his ex-girlfriend visiting New York first fills Paul with excitement, followed by guilt, culminating in blithering idiocy after he invites Jamie to Riff's to meet her and Jamie accepts.
b: 14 Oct 92 pc: _________ w: Steve Paymer d: Barnet KellmanAn unexpectedly long visit by Jamie's parents turns her into a raving lunatic who bribes Lisa with cold cash and cab fare into sharing the experience. And Lisa delivers, distracting her parents and getting them off of Jamie's back.
b: 21 Oct 92 pc: _________ w: Daryl Rowland & Lisa DeBenedictis d: Paul Lazarusrc: Ryan
Paul's film about Yankee Stadium is rejected by PBS the same day Jamie snags a major advertising account, turning her celebratory bash into a defeat party.
b: 28 Oct 92 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest d: Barnet Kellmanrc: Ryan
Paul is suddenly reluctant to use the subway because a former fellow film school student turns up as the token clerk at his station.
b: 4 Nov 92 pc: _________ w: Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells d: Paul LazarusPlanning their last will and testament together brings up the subject of Paul's old bachelor pad, which he is now sublets, but Jamie would rather he let go of the past and surrender the lease to its current tenant
b: 11 Nov 92 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson & Steve Paymer d: Barnet Kellman NOTE: Michael Richards crosses over as his Seinfeld character.rc: Ryan
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. But on the return journey, everything is different.
b: 18 Nov 92 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane d: Barnet Kellmanrc: Maggie, Hal
The Buchmans get off on the wrong foot with the neighbors across the hall and each subsequent step to improve relations only makes matters worse.
b: 9 Dec 92 pc: _________ w: Paul Reiser & Billy Grundfest d: Dennis ErdmanThe story of how Jamie and Paul met is told. It begins with a chance encounter on a Sunday evening, followed by Paul's hard work to locate Jamie and then some fast-talking to turn that encounter into a dinner date
b: 16 Dec 92 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson d: Barnet Kellman NOTE: In this episode, Lisa Kudrow plays a date of Paul's named Karen. Beginning in episode 26, she plays Ursula Buffay.The Buchmans find their new once-a-week maid a big help, but she is heart-broken that her affection for "Mr. Paul" isn't being reciprocated.
b: 6 Jan 93 pc: _________ w: Daryl Rowland & Lisa DeBenedictis d: Barnet KellmanProducer Jamie gets to hire the director for a new spot for the New York City tourism campaign and she picks Paul so they can work together, but soon finds out how much togetherness is too much.
b: 13 Jan 93 pc: _________ w: Steve Paymer d: Barnet KellmanAn escape to the countryside doesn't immediately cure Jamie's blues, but once it does, she wants to stay at the countryside permanently, make apples, till soil and run a Chinese restaurant.
b: 27 Jan 93 pc: _________ w: Daryl Rowland & Lisa DeBenedictis d: Linda DayAfter unwittingly revealing a secret about a bride to her father on her wedding day, Paul badgers Jamie into telling him one of hers, and soon is sorry he did.
b: 6 Feb 93 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser d: Linda Dayrc: Ryan
What should a couple do when trapped in their bathroom on Valentine's Day? Paul and Jamie show the way--painting toe-nails, giving mutual facials, and using antacid tablets as food and more.
b: 13 Feb 93 pc: _________ w: Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells d: Linda DayAn extremely energetic and eccentric billionaire wants Paul to make a film about him. Meanwhile Paul hires a new editor/cameraman who is anything but energetic.
b: 20 Feb 93 pc: _________ w: Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells d: Linda Dayrc: Burt
Paul's father has his 15 minutes of fame following an incident with Regis Philbin that embarasses Paul, and events progress to a point that Paul is being viewed by all of New York City as an overreactive son.
b: 27 Feb 93 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson d: Linda DayJamie thinks that Lisa and her new boyfriend are moving too fast in their relationship, so when they decide to move in together after a week's acquaintance, she is unable to stay uninvolved.
b: 1 May 93 pc: _________ w: Steve Paymer d: Linda DayJamie's new client is a former TV star idolized by Paul and Ira in their childhood, and as they revert back to the old ways and compete for star attention, Ira wins big.
b: 8 May 93 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser d: Barnet KellmanJamie hires an ex-boyfriend 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.
b: 15 May 93 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Lane d: Barnet KellmanAt the Buchmans' first anniversary party, love blossoms between Warren and Connie while Paul tries to turn back the clock, but there is no love lost between the now separated Fran and Mark.
b: 22 May 93 pc: _________ w: Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells d: Barnet Kellman| Back to TOP of Page |
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Lisa takes Murray out for a walk and returns with a dog that obviously isn't him. Meanwhile, Paul and Jamie contact the cops and everyone else joins in the hunt for the real Murray.
b: 16 Sep 93 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest d: Thomas SchlammePhone calls, noisy neighbors and an invisible mouse being chased by Murray are some of the distractions that Paul and Jamie face while struggling to find romance during a long-awaited evening together.
b: 23 Sep 93 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser d: Lee Shallatrc: Burt, Sylvia
A suspected heart attack sends Paul's father to the hospital, leaving his mother home alone, until Jamie tries to score some much needed "points" with her mother-in-law.
b: 30 Sep 93 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson d: Thomas Schlammerc: Remy, Ursula
An evening out at Riff's sees Paul complaining about his meddlesome new producer, and Jamie venting about her same old credit-grabbing boss, who happens to be seated nearby.
b: 7 Oct 93 pc: _________ w: Russ Woody d: Thomas SchlammePaul is anything but pleased with Jamie, who has too much free time on her hands, and uses it to cut his hair and his film, and worse, improves on the original cut.
b: 14 Oct 93 pc: _________ w: Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn d: Thomas Schlammerc: Remy, Maggie
Paul's shooting schedule leaves it all up to Jamie to go out trick-or-treating with his seven-year-old nephew, whose two-hour visit Paul forgot to mention to her and lasts a lot longer than two hours
b: 28 Oct 93 pc: _________ w: Jack Burditt d: Thomas Schlamme NOTE: In this episode only, Talia Balsam plays Paul's sister Debbie. Beginning in episode 46, Robin Bartlett plays her.rc: Ursula
What brought Jamie and Paul together? Was it fate or a big coincidence? Jamie's belief that it was fate annoys Paul to no end, who is already mad that she is spending more time with Lisa rather than with him.
b: 4 Nov 93 pc: _________ w: Steve Paymer d: Thomas SchlammeJamie 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.
b: 11 Nov 93 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane s: Beth Fieger Falkenstein d: Lee ShallatA free weekend in Atlantic City has been mysteriously arranged for Jamie & Paul and Fran & Ira, by Ira's wife as it turns out, now a casino hostess who wants Ira to sign divorce papers.
b: 18 Nov 93 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson d: Tom Moorerc: Ursula
An unemployed Jamie is envious of Paul, whose work is something he loves to do. Meanwhile, Paul feels betrayed by his producer Lou, who is now tampering with Paul's latest labor of love.
b: 2 Dec 93 pc: _________ w: Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn d: Tom Moorerc: Ursula
Lisa acquires her 15 minutes of fame under a pseudonym in her shrink's book, and Paul is caught is the middle of the sibling squabble that follows when Jamie takes exception to being called Lisa's overbearing sister.
b: 9 Dec 93 pc: _________ w: Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn s: Jack Burditt d: Tom Moorerc: Ursula, Maggie
The death of a Paul Buchman affects Jamie and Paul quite suddenly, leaving them without cash or credit. Meanwhile Paul is morbidly curious about his namesake.
b: 6 Jan 94 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest s: Russ Woody & Billy Grundfest d: Lee Shallatrc: Sylvia
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
b: 13 Jan 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson d: Thomas Schlamme
rc: Ursula
Fran tells Jamie that she may be pregnant, and Paul finds out from Ira that Ira may have got someone pregnant, but neither realizes that it is Ira who might have got Fran pregnant.
b: 27 Jan 94 pc: _________ w: Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn d: Thomas Schlammerc: Ursula
Paul invests in a startup venture bringing out a file-reality system with Ira, after a demo but without consulting Jamie, who reacts calmly to his actions, both real and imagined.
b: 3 Feb 94 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Lane d: Thomas Schlammerc: Ursula
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.
b: 10 Feb 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson d: Thomas SchlammeJamie's fortune cookie predicts that bad luck will follow the guilty, but Paul is convinced her luck is being visited on him even as they head for a party at Yoko Ono's place.
b: 14 Feb 94 pc: _________ w: Beth Fieger Falkenstein s: Beth Fieger Falkenstein, Dana Reston & Frank Lombardi d: Lee Shallatrc: Ursula. Jamie and Paul are horrified to discover that Paul has unwittingly handed over their revealing homemade video to the Family Network, instead of a documentary about a zoo.
b: 24 Feb 94 pc: _________ w: Paul Reiser d: Tom Moorerc: Ursula
The Buchmans find letters written by former tenants of their apartment chronicling a World War II love story that Jamie feels parallels her and Paul's.
b: 10 Mar 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Klarik d: Tom MooreJamie and Paul refuse to take sides in an incident between their mothers, while Lisa plays both sides to advantage. Meanwhile Murray is found to be suffering from his own mother problems.
b: 7 Apr 94 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest d: Tom Moorerc: Maggie
On the first day of school, Fran, Lisa, Paul and Ira race against time to cover for Paul, who has forgotten to mail in Jamie's registration.
b: 28 Apr 94 pc: _________ w: Jack Burditt & Jeffrey Lane d: Tom Moorerc: Mark, Ursula
While dining at Riff's with Fran and Nick, Jamie's new friend from school, Paul and Jamie have some unexpected company and encounter a turn in relationships that neither can fathom.
b: 5 May 94 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson d: David SteinbergJamie's sleeplessness leads to an all-night adventure with Paul, taking the Buchmans from the basement to the rooftop, and a tango with John Astin, if that's who he really is.
b: 12 May 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Klarik d: Michael Lembeckrc: Mark, Sylvia, Ursula, Debbie
The Buchmans' second-anniversary celebrations begin with Paul losing his wedding ring and having to endure three congratulatory lunches with Jamie. Meanwhile the encounter with Paul's nephew causes them both to rethink having a child.
b: 19 May 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane d: Tom Moorerc: Mark, Sylvia, Ursula, Debbie
The Buchmans' second-anniversary celebrations begin with Paul losing his wedding ring and having to endure three congratulatory lunches with Jamie. Meanwhile the encounter with Paul's nephew causes them both to rethink having a child.
b: 19 May 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson s: Jeffrey Lane d: Tom Moore| Back to TOP of Page |
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rc: Sylvia, Ursula
The last weekend of a hot New York summer finds Paul and Jamie borrowing Fran's car to drive down to the Jersey shore for a taste of fried clams, trying to recall the name of a favorite restaurant.
b: 22 Sep 94 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Lane d: David Steinbergrc: Sylvia, Maggie, Hal
The war of the Buchmans and the Conways is fully engaged as rumors fly about the apartment building going co-op. Meanwhile Murray and Sophie find true love and then some more.
b: 29 Sep 94 pc: _________ w: Jack Burditt d: David SteinbergPaul's idea for the final resting place for the ashes of Jamie's uncle Van takes the Buchmans to Belmont, where Lisa pays admission for her uncle, Ira has a relapse and Jamie backs a long shot named About-To-Be-Glue to win big.
b: 6 Oct 94 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson d: David Steinbergrc: Maggie
The Wickers have a big fight and Mr. Wicker moves in with the Buchmans. Meanwhile, Jamie finally succumbs to an eye exam, but can't decide between glasses and contact lenses.
b: 13 Oct 94 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: David Steinbergrc: Burt, Sylvia
Buchman's Sporting Goods store has its annual midnight sale and in arranging an appearance by a former Yankee player, Jamie gets her PR juices flowing. But Paul is left feeling uncomfortable, for more reasons than one.
b: 20 Oct 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane s: Jeffrey Lane & Steve Paymer d: David Steinbergrc: Ursula, Maggie, Hal
Jamie works around Paul's opposition to having a TV in their bedroom and hotwires an additional cable outlet with Fran's help. The inevitable, farcical complications lead ultimately to a citywide blackout
b: 3 Nov 94 pc: _________ w: Victor Fresco d: David Steinberg NOTE: This episode was part of NBC's "Blackout Thursday." Three of four Must-See Thursday comedies centered around a blackout in New York City. After Jamie created a blackout on Mad About You, characters on Friends and Madman of the People were left in the dark. There was no blackout story on Seinfeld.Fran's birthday party is the setting for Jamie's unexpected encounter with an ex-boyfriend, and the saga of who dumped whom dominates her evening. The cab-ride home provides two interlocking perspectives of the evening's events.
b: 10 Nov 94 pc: _________ w: Liz Coe d: David Steinbergrc: Burt, Sylvia
Jamie's perfect Thanksgiving feast involves a buffet for ten, and five turkeys, thanks to Murray and the extremely friendly neighborhood grocer Kim.
b: 17 Nov 94 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Klarik s: Jeffrey Klarik & Billy Grundfest d: David Steinbergrc: Ursula, Sid. As the Buchmans' sex-life waxes and wanes, Lisa snags a pair of free dinners, Fran loses a window office and Ira acquires a silent partner
b: 8 Dec 94 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin s: Victor Levin & Dan Greenberg d: David Steinberg
A bad day in the Big Apple leaves Jamie unwilling to go out to see a feel-good movie, but Paul talks her into an evening out, if only to meet Ira's new girlfriend.
b: 15 Dec 94 pc: _________ w: Paul Reiser d: David Steinbergrc: Maggie
Paul is one of six documentary filmmakers selected by PBS to turn the camera on themselves for 15 minutes, and in his case, it turns into a big surprise
b: 5 Jan 95 pc: _________ w: Jack Burditt d: Thomas Schlamme NOTE: Shot in real-time (one take per act).rc: Maggie, Ursula
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.
b: 19 Jan 95 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane d: Thomas Schlammerc: Mark, Sylvia, Burt, Debbie, Remy
The saga of the three months leading up to Paul and Jamie's wedding, what with the invitations, the reception menu, the dress fittings, the band selection, the rehearsal dinner and the remarkable goings-on of the night before the wedding
b: 2 Feb 95 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Klarik d: David Steinberg
rc: Mark, Sylvia, Burt, Debbie, Remy
The saga of the three months leading up to Paul and Jamie's wedding, what with the invitations, the reception menu, the dress fittings, the band selection, the rehearsal dinner and the remarkable goings-on of the night before the wedding.
b: 2 Feb 95 pc: _________ w: Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Klarik d: David Steinbergrc: Maggie, Remy
The tale of Murray's show-biz career, spawned by a walk-on appearance in a commercial directed by Paul, advanced by an eager agent, leading all the way to an audition for a series.
b: 9 Feb 95 pc: _________ w: Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn d: Thomas Schlammerc: Sid
Paul finds it very difficult to deal with the considerable ego of a legendary TV star, until help arrives in the form of a tip from a surprising quarter
b: 16 Feb 95 pc: _________ w: Kenny Schwartz d: Gordon Hunt NOTE: Director Gordon Hunt is Helen Hunt's real-life father.rc: Maggie, Hal
Jamie goes up to Connecticut to keep her dad company, and the home-alone Paul gets quite giddy being "Lord of the Manor."
b: 23 Feb 95 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest d: Michael LembeckPaul's Canadian adventure gets off to a bad start, Jamie's pitch to a client does likewise, while Lisa's day is smooth sailing after she accidentally snags her sister's purse and more (her life).
b: 9 Mar 95 pc: _________ w: Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn d: Michael LembeckSylvia Buchman decides paradise is not for her, so Paul and Jamie use his parents' non-refundable package for a holiday in the Caribbean, telling tall tales in multiple languages.
b: 30 Mar 95 pc: _________ w: Rick Wiener d: Michael Lembeckrc: Sid
Marianne returns from Luxembourg, sans her husband, but with "more money than Canada," eager to finance Ira's new catalog business with an interest-free loan, but his silent partner finds voice to veto the deal.
b: 27 Apr 95 pc: _________ w: Victor Fresco d: Michael Lembeckrc: Maggie, Sid
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.
b: 4 May 95 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane d: Michael Lembeckrc: Hal
Jamie is obliged to work on an advertising campaign with ex-boyfriend Alan, a graphics artist, who has recently published a comic book about an evil queen in outer space. But the queen's looks and exploits sound like anything but fiction to Jamie.
b: 11 May 95 pc: _________ w: Victor Fresco & Victor Levin d: Michael Lembeckrc: Ursula, Maggie, Hal
Unable to buy her an anniversary present, with or without everyone else's help, Paul hands Jamie a slip of paper that reads "This note entitles the bearer to one magical night." Things take a decidedly unusual turn after that.
b: 18 May 95 pc: _________ w: Andrew Gordon, Eileen Conn & Jeffrey Klarik s: Jeffrey Lane d: Michael Lembeckrc: Ursula, Maggie, Hal
Unable to buy her an anniversary present, with or without everyone else's help, Paul hands Jamie a slip of paper that reads "This note entitles the bearer to one magical night." Things take a decidedly unusual turn after that.
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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.
b: 24 Sep 95 pc: _________ w: Paul Reiser d: David Steinbergrc: Mark
After a 4-year wait the Buchmans finally have dibs on a parking space in a nearby garage, but still no car, and they soon manage to reverse the situation.
b: 1 Oct 95 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest d: David SteinbergA long wait at the bus stop leaves time for the Buchmans to take a Cosmopolitan marriage test. A clip show culled from episodes of the first three seasons that features a full-length rendition of the theme song ("The Final Frontier") at the end.
b: 8 Oct 95 pc: _________ w: Kenny Schwartz & Rick Wiener d: Michael Lembeckrc: Sylvia, Burt, Debbie
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, except it is not much of a contest.
b: 29 Oct 95 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: David Steinbergrc: Sid, Lance
At first Paul has a only vague notion he knows who Jamie's interview at City Hall is with, but he figures it out and complicates matters for Jamie and Fran when they are about to land an important account.
b: 5 Nov 95 pc: _________ w: Brenda Hampton d: Gordon Huntrc: Hollis
Yoko Ono is in town for some film happenings and Paul tries to do something different for the Explorer Channel with her help, except it is not his idea and he can't pull it off, not even after fasting for five days.
b: 12 Nov 95 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser d: David Steinbergrc: Nat, Hollis, Maggie
With Murray around, the Buchmans are no dinks, so when Lisa demurs they are obliged to hire a professional to walk Murray. And Murray seems to prefer the newcomer to Paul
b: 19 Nov 95 pc: _________ w: Seth Kurland d: David Steinberg NOTE: Hank Azaria, who is introduced at Nat in this episode, is Helen Hunt's real-life boyfriend.Three lies, two shows and a realization as Paul and Jamie 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.
b: 26 Nov 95 pc: _________ w: Kenny Schwartz d: David Steinbergrc: Mark, Nat, Lance
Paul and Jamie are obliged to spend New Year's Eve apart for the first time, but strange happenings at Times Square have a will, and a way, all their own.
b: 17 Dec 95 pc: _________ w: Scott Silveri & Shana Goldberg-Meehan d: David Steinbergrc: Burt, Sylvia, Debbie, Sid, Maggie
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.
b: 7 Jan 96 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin & Danny Jacobson d: David Steinbergrc: Mark, Burt, Sylvia, Maggie, Nat
Jamie throws out her back during adventurous sex on the floor, so Paul has to help out with one of her duties at City Hall while also trying to get his father to an optometrist's appointment.
b: 14 Jan 96 pc: _________ w: Kenny Schwartz & Shana Goldberg-Meehan s: Seth Kurland & Ron Darian d: David Steinbergrc: Sid, Nat, Maggie
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.
b: 4 Feb 96 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest d: Thomas Schlammerc: Mark
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.
b: 18 Feb 96 pc: _________ w: Kenny Schwartz & Danny Jacobson d: Thomas Schlammerc: Mark, Hollis
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.
b: 25 Feb 96 pc: _________ w: Larry Charles s: Liz Sagal & McNally Sagal d: Gordon Huntrc: Debbie, Mark, Nat
Jamie tries a new look with interesting consequences, while Ira feels betrayed at the love game, let down by his quality wing-man Paul who digs himself a big hole discussing beauty.
b: 10 Mar 96 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: Thomas Schlammerc: Lance, Berkus
The saga of a daisy-chain of favors, triggered by the young daughter of Ira's girlfriend wanting an autographed picture of Hizzoner, and complicated by Paul and his fancy new camera.
b: 17 Mar 96 pc: _________ w: Ron Darian d: Gordon Huntrc: Mark, Sid, Berkus, Lance
The mix of Jamie and Paul, Fran and Mark, and Iris and Ira, with call-waiting, split screens, a campaign commercial, and dinner for six featuring a reversal of fortunes.
b: 24 Mar 96 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: David Steinbergrc: Mark, Maggie, Hal
The next step in the Buchman baby saga is trying to find out if Paul is the reason Jamie is unable to conceive, and a trip to the hospital is in the cards. But a cooler, the theft of their car, a dramatic chase and the NYPD bomb squad get in on the action.
b: 31 Mar 96 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: David Steinbergrc: Mark, Hollis
Jamie undergoes a minor diagnostic procedure and is quite smitten by her doctor. Meanwhile Ira rescues Paul's job at the Explorer Channel.
b: 14 Apr 96 pc: _________ w: Brenda Hampton & Larry Charles d: David Steinbergrc: Sid, Hollis, Berkus
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.
b: 21 Apr 96 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest & Larry Charles d: David Steinbergrc: Mark, Berkus
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. Of course things don't quite work out that way.
b: 28 Apr 96 pc: _________ w: Ron Darian, Seth Kurland & Larry Charles d: David Steinbergrc: Mark, Hollis, Burt, Debbie
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.
b: 5 May 96 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin, Billy Grundfest & Larry Charles d: David Steinbergrc: Mark, Berkus, Sylvia, Burt
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.
b: 19 May 96 pc: _________ w: Paul Reiser, Victor Levin, Billy Grundfest & Larry Charles d: David Steinbergrc: Mark, Berkus, Sylvia, Burt
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. Jamie and Paul try to talk their differences out by themselves. They succeed and return to their apartment where Jamie springs a suprise on Paul.
b: 19 May 96 pc: _________ w: Paul Reiser, Victor Levin, Billy Grundfest & Larry Charles d: David Steinberg| Back to TOP of Page |
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rc: Sylvia, Burt, Debbie, Joan
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."
b: 17 Sep 96 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin & Larry Charles d: Michael Lembeckrc: Lance
Jamie tries to stay awake, avoid coffee and continue to manage Brockwell's campaign. And while Paul is figuring out how to use a sizeable grant that has come his way, his Uncle Phil asks Paul and Ira to visit him in Brooklyn.
b: 24 Sep 96 pc: _________ w: Jenji Kohan, Victor Levin, Richard Day & Larry Charles d: Michael Lembeckrc: Sylvia, Burt, Lance
Months after setting it up, Jamie and Paul 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.
b: 15 Oct 96 pc: _________ w: Richard Day d: Michael LembeckHaving 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.
b: 22 Oct 96 pc: _________ w: Jonathan Leigh Solomon & Leslie Caveny d: Michael Lembeckrc: Burt, Joan
Filming of Paul's documentary takes him and Burt back for the day to their old apartment building, and events conspire to make Paul late for an appointment at Joan's office to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time
b: 29 Oct 96 pc: _________ w: Ron Darian, Victor Levin & Larry Charles d: Michael Lembeck
The Stemples arrive at Paul and Jamie's apartment for a two-day visit armed with a surprise, and another soon follows
b: 12 Nov 96 pc: _________ w: Maria Semple d: Michael Lembeck NOTE: This was the official 100th episode.rc: Burt, Sylvia, Debbie, Joan, Maggie
The Buchmans decide the time and place of their grand announcement but the leaks start early this Thanksgiving week, at the elevator outside Joan's office. The pace is fast and furious and the saga ends with a surprising connection.
b: 19 Nov 96 pc: _________ w: Richard Day d: David Steinbergrc: Sylvia, Burt, Maggie
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.
b: 26 Nov 96 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: David SteinbergPaul so likes playing the mystery man at a local gym that he talks Jamie out of working out there, whereupon she hands over her free pass to a homeless acquaintance from the neighborhood.
b: 17 Dec 96 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin, Richard Day & Larry Charles d: Michael Lembeckrc: Lance, Joan
Jamie finally lets her coworkers and Lance know about the baby, while Ira, turning money man and producer for "Buchman," actually manages to produce a narrator, at least in voice.
b: 7 Jan 97 pc: _________ w: Jonathan Leigh Solomon, Ron Darian & Larry Charles d: David Steinbergrc: Ryan
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 the therapist about her overcharging ways.
b: 14 Jan 97 pc: _________ w: Moses Port, David Guarascio, Jenji Kohan & Maria Semple d: David SteinbergThe perils of engaging Paul and Jamie's handyman are visited upon Lisa, whose fiance Sanford is more than willing to finance Paul's over-budget documentary project.
b: 21 Jan 97 pc: _________ w: Richard Day d: David Steinbergrc: Nat
Nat's sister, an astrologer, is in town and agrees to do charts for Lisa, Ira and Paul, and a very reluctant Jamie.
b: 4 Feb 97 pc: _________ w: Jenji Kohan & Larry Charles d: David Steinbergrc: Burt, Sylvia, Joan
The Buchmans promise to name their baby, if a boy, after Paul's ailing uncle Phil, then find out his real name. Meanwhile, Paul is suddenly sure of the baby's sex.
b: 11 Feb 97 pc: _________ w: Maria Semple, Richard Day & Larry Charles d: David Steinbergrc: Burt, Sylvia, Debbie
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.
b: 18 Feb 97 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: David Steinbergrc: Burt, Sylvia, Debbie, Joan, Nat
An enforced bed-rest of two to three days for Jamie means Paul has to attend to her every need, and also deal with lack of heat in their apartment, and a kidnapping.
b: 25 Feb 97 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: Gordon HuntTo 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.
b: 18 Mar 97 pc: _________ w: Paul Reiser, Richard Day & Larry Charles d: David Steinbergrc: Lance, Maggie
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.
b: 1 Apr 97 pc: _________ w: Maria Semple & Richard Day d: Gordon HuntA 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.
b: 15 Apr 97 pc: _________ w: Maria Semple & Richard Day s: Jenji Kohan, Jonathan Leigh Solomon, Moses Port & David Guarascio d: Gordon Huntrc: Burt, Sylvia, Debbie
Paul and Jamie flunk out of a birthing class Joan has managed to get them enrolled in. Meanwhile "Buchman" is being held hostage by the elder Buchmans and a stolen spoon saga.
b: 29 Apr 97 pc: _________ w: Moses Port, David Guarascio & Larry Charles d: Michael Lembeckrc: Burt, Sylvia, Debbie, Joan, Ursula, Mark (voice only)
Paul and Jamie are advised by their lawyer to select guardians for the baby, and to their astonishment, rejections pile up. Meanwhile, Jamie is flattered by the attentions of an 18-year old.
b: 6 May 97 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin s: Jonathan Leigh Solomon d: Michael Lembeckrc: Burt, Sylvia. 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.
b: 13 May 97 pc: _________ w: Richard Day d: Gordon Huntrc: Burt, Sylvia, Debbie, Joan, Nat
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.
b: 20 May 97 pc: _________ w: Larry Charles d: Gordon Huntrc: Burt, Sylvia, Debbie, Joan, Nat
Jamie runs into an old flame in a cab on the way to the hospital, Paul gets a grand tour of the innards of Roosevelt Hospital courtesy of a film star, and yes, the baby arrives...
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rc: Joan, Maggie, Hal
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.
b: 23 Sep 97 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: Gordon Huntrc: Joan
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.
b: 30 Sep 97 pc: _________ w: Maria Semple d: Gordon Huntrc: Joan
Jamie stumbles upon a strange cure to Mabel's crying fits, while Paul valiantly tries to catch a few winks before an important meeting with a Belgian distributor.
b: 28 Oct 97 pc: _________ w: Roger Director d: Gordon HuntThe 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 Paul's Uncle Phil and an odd caper involving Jamie and Ira.
b: 4 Nov 97 pc: _________ w: Paul Reiser & Victor Levin d: David SteinbergJamie resents being tagged with the dime-store psychological cliché that is postpartum depression, and almost wrecks the wedding plans of a stranger. Meanwhile, Paul directs a charity production of "The Pirates of Penzance."
b: 11 Nov 97 pc: _________ w: Lisa Melamed d: Gordon Huntrc: Maggie, Ursula, Nat
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.
b: 18 Nov 97 pc: _________ w: Mike Martineau d: Gordon Huntrc: Joan
Paul and Jamie grapple with the pressures of having and not having sex for the first time since Mabel's birth, but their therapist seems not much help
b: 25 Nov 97 pc: _________ w: Moses Port & David Guarascio d: Gordon Hunt NOTE: Dedicated to the memory of George O. Petrie (1912-1997).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, but it blows up in their face when they double date at a WNBA basketball (where Sarah is a marketing executive) and Ira falls hard not for Sarah, but for basketball star Rebecca Lobo who, needless to say, towers over him. Meanwhile, Paul wins one of those genius grants (for the work on his film "Buchman") and nobody can take his new 'genius' status seriously except him--and he takes it way too seriously.
b: 9 Dec 97 pc: _________ w: Lissa Levin & Maria Semple s: David Steven Simon d: Gordon HuntPaul 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 in comedic length
b: 16 Dec 97 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: Gordon Hunt NOTE: Shot in real-time (one take per act).Jamie is reluctant to stop breast feeding exclusively, but she knows it's time for the baby to learn to feed from the bottle. For his part, Paul is excited to be able to feed the baby for the first time. Jamie has to leave the apartment and the baby is hungry, but Paul's afraid to feed her because Jamie hasn't completely signed off on starting the bottle. Paul realizes he's got no choice but to take care of the baby's crying needs while mom's away, and when Jamie returns home and catches him he's afraid she's going to freak. Instead, she's grateful that he took care of their baby, and is happy that the transition to the bottle has finally begun. Meanwhile, Jamie's upset to learn that her mom is dating a much younger man, a dancer from the show "Lord of the Dance" who's 26 years younger than her. Jamie's suspicious until she meets him (which leaves Paul alone with the crying baby).
b: 6 Jan 98 pc: _________ w: Lissa Levin d: David Steinbergrc: Nat
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.
b: 13 Jan 98 pc: _________ w: Susan Dickes & Jonathan Leigh Solomon d: Michael LembeckIt's the first plane flight with the baby. Paul and Jamie take separate planes- that they are told is not uncommon for new parents to do to avoid orphaning a baby in the event of a tragedy. Anyhow, Burt and Sylvia are going to baby-sit Mabel, but Burt gets sick, so the baby has to go with one of her parents. Paul takes her and Jamie's looking forward to a break from mothering, yet she ends up mothering everyone. Paul winds up using Mabel to lead a passenger revolt on the plane to demand less heat in the cabin.
b: 20 Jan 98 pc: _________ w: Andy Glickman d: Gordon HuntWhen 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.
b: 24 Feb 98 pc: _________ w: Sheila R. Lawrence d: Helen HuntJamie decides whether to go back to work. Everything says 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 his film "Buchman."
b: 3 Mar 98 pc: _________ w: Mary Connelly d: David SteinbergJamie 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.
b: 17 Mar 98 pc: _________ w: David Steven Simon d: David SteinbergWhen Paul innocently flips a coin to make a decision, Paul's former producer, Lou Bonaparte, overhears a conversation that puts Paul and Jamie in the limelight with the tabloid program "Hard Copy," Lou's newest project. Also, Ira finds that he's the prime suspect in a paternity case, and Paul's parents, Sylvia and Burt, try their luck in Atlantic City, only to be left high and dry by relying on the wisdom of Paul's "coin of destiny."
b: 24 Mar 98 pc: _________ w: Christopher Case d: Michael Lembeckrc: Maggie, Hal, Joan
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, Paul's friend Marvin gets into a growling match with Murray and tries to parlay his minor injury into a lawsuit against Paul.
b: 31 Mar 98 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: David SteinbergPaul, Jamie and Ira decide to make a baby video. However, a starring Paul as the Sandman frightens kids and turns them off to the concept. And Paul's parents tell them he has a half-brother.
b: 14 Apr 98 pc: _________ w: Roger Director d: Michael Lembeckrc: Ursula, Joan
Jamie is late for lunch with Paul and Ira so Paul convinces her to quit her job. Joan is posing for "The 20 Most Eligible Bachelorettes in New York" for a magazine and Debbie is jealous. Jamie quits her job. Paul, Jamie, Ira, Joan and Debbie go to Riff's. Paul goes to the bathroom. Ira goes to talk to Ursula in the kitchen, where a menu catches on fire. Jamie, Debbie and Joan run out, leaving Paul in the bathroom. Paul is appalled that Jamie left without him. Joan asks Debbie to marry her. Ira gives Ursula mouth-to-mouth after carrying her out of the kitchen but they keep kissing after she's awake. Jamie wants to "take stock" like Debbie & Joan and Ira & Ursula by going back to work. Jamie begs for her job back and gets it.
b: 28 Apr 98 pc: _________ w: Jonathan Leigh Solomon d: Craig KnizekPaul tries to pick a Mother's Day present for Jamie. 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. However, Jamie catches her, but covers when the rest of the family catches her painting her toenails.
b: 5 May 98 pc: _________ w: Susan Dickes d: Helen HuntPaul's life flashes before his eyes when he takes a spill in the shower.
b: 12 May 98 pc: _________ w: Paul Reiser & Victor Levin d: David Steinbergrc: Nat
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.
b: 19 May 98 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________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.'"
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Paul tries Viagra. He spends the day hiding the obvious effects while trying to find Jamie, who is stuck on the streets of New York in a towel.
b: 22 Sep 98 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: Michael Lembeckrc: Lisa
When Paul gets his tonsils taken out, his pretty nurse makes Jamie jealous. Mabel says her first word.
b: 29 Sep 98 pc: _________ w: Monica Piper d: Gordon Huntrc: Debbie, Joan
Jamie's old boyfriend dies and leaves everything to her. Debbie has second thoughts about marrying Joan.
b: 27 Oct 98 pc: _________ w: Christopher Case d: Gordon Huntrc: Lisa, Maggie
To satisfy her need to mother, Lisa adopts a cat with attitude. Jamie learns the benefits of a "nooner."
b: 3 Nov 98 pc: _________ w: Billy Grundfest d: David Steinbergrc: Maggie
To help their communication problems, Dr. Sheila recommends that Paul and Jamie not talk to each other for the rest of the day.
b: 10 Nov 98 pc: _________ w: Mary Connelly d: Gordon HuntPaul goes to L.A. to try and get superagent Gardner Malloy to represent him. The life of luxury makes them reluctant to go back.
b: 17 Nov 98 pc: _________ w: Maria A. Brown d: David Steinbergrc: Lisa, Debbie, Maggie, Hal, Ursula
Jamie and Paul have a full house for Thanksgiving dinner. Meanwhile, Mabel may be allergic.
b: 24 Nov 98 pc: _________ w: Hayes Jackson d: Gordon Huntrc: Hal, Maggie
When Paul inadvertantly injures Hal, he hires the nurse who attended to him after his tonsil removal. Jamie hates her, which leads to a fight. To end the argument, Hal suggests the British tradition of burying the fight.
b: 14 Dec 98 pc: _________ w: Adam Markowitz d: Gordon HuntMr. Wicker goes out of town and asks Paul and Jamie to tend his rooftop garden. Mabel loves another baby's rare toy.
b: 11 Jan 99 pc: _________ w: Robert Peacock d: Helen Huntrc: Mark, Maggie, Hal
To save the store, Ira plans to give away a car to the person who keeps their hand on it the longest. Since he can't afford it, he wants all of the contestants to be ringers.
b: 18 Jan 99 pc: _________ w: Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer d: Craig Knizekrc: Lisa, Maggie
Dr. Lee helps Paul and Jamie get away to a much-anticipated honeymoon while Lisa cares for Murray.
b: 25 Jan 99 pc: _________ w: Sheila R. Lawrence d: Gordon HuntPaul and Jamie spend an unsettling trial night in the suburbs.
b: 8 Feb 99 pc: _________ w: Victor Levin d: Victor LevinThe couple learns that Jamie will be in bed with Mark McGwire via file reality.
b: 22 Feb 99 pc: _________ w: Trish Soodik d: David Steinbergrc: Lisa
Uncle Phil goes back to high school. Lisa gets breast implants.
b: 1 Mar 99 pc: _________ w: Susan Dickes d: Gordon Huntrc: Nat
Sheila declares Paul and Jamie cured. However, Murray is still traumatized by the earlier puma attack, so Paul and Jamie enter him in a dog show.
b: 26 Apr 99 pc: _________ w: Andy Glickman d: Michael Lembeckrc: Hal
Jamie's dress is ruined by a dry cleaner who is unwilling to make restitution. Paul has a dream where Einstein gives him a partial solution to the millennium bug. He needs to have the dream again, so he can get the rest of the solution.
b: 26 Apr 99 pc: _________ w: Frank Van Keeken d: David Steinbergrc: Debbie
Paul and Jamie discover the extra comfort of sleeping apart. Marvin is wrestling part time and Ira becomes his manager.
b: 3 May 99 pc: _________ w: Bob Nickman d: Craig KnizekIra finds a note in some old pants that reminds him of a date made twenty years ago but he doesn't remember with whom. Paul and Jamie steal Burt's decrepit car so they can ditch it, since he won't sell it.
b: 10 May 99 pc: _________ w: Jenna Bruce d: Gordon Huntrc: Nat
Paul accidentally runs over Jamie's mother. While she is in the hospital, her estranged husband visits.
b: 13 May 99 pc: _________ w: Dean Young d: Gordon Huntrc: Debbie
When Debbie compiles Buchman and Stemple family trees, Paul and Jamie learn that they are cousins.
b: 17 May 99 pc: _________ w: Elin Hampton d: Gordon Huntrc: Nat, Debbie, Maggie, Ursula, Joan, Lisa, Hal
Mabel's first real film is a biography, looking back at her family's twisted history.
b: 24 May 99 pc: _________ w: Paul Reiser & Victor Levin s: Helen Hunt & Paul Reiser & Victor Levin d: Helen Huntrc: Debbie, Fran, Mark, Joan
Mabel's first real film is a biography, looking back at her family's twisted history.
b: 24 May 99 pc: _________ w: Paul Reiser & Victor Levin s: Helen Hunt & Paul Reiser & Victor Levin d: Helen HuntMany thanks to John Carr for helping to fill in the gaps in the 7th season!