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Mad About You

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aired from: Sep 1992 to: May 1999 164 eps NBC 30 min stereo closed captioned

regulars:

  • Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman
  • Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman
  • Leila Kenzle as Fran Devanow [ seasons 1 - 6, recurring otherwise ]
  • John Pankow as Ira Buchman [ episode 15+ ]
  • Cynthia Harris as Sylvia Buchman [ season 6+, recurring previously ]
  • Louis Zorich as Burt Buchman [ season 6+, recurring previously ]
  • Robin Bartlett as Debbie Buchman [ season 6, recurring otherwise ]
  • Anne Ramsay as Lisa Stemple [ seasons 1 - 5, recurring otherwise ]
  • Tommy Hinkley as Jay Selby [ episodes 1 - 13 ]
  • Richard Kind as Mark Devanow [ season 1 only, recurring otherwise ]

    recurring characters:

  • Spencer Klein as Ryan Devanow [ episode 6+ ]
  • Judy Geeson as Maggie Conway [ episode 10+ ]
  • Spencer Klein as Ryan Devanow [ episode 6+ ]
  • Paxton Whitehead as Hal Conway [ seasons 1, 6 & 7 ]
  • Jim Piddock as Hal Conway [ seasons 3 - 4 ]
  • Lisa Kudrow as Ursula Buffay [ episode 26+ ]
  • Hank Azaria as Nat [ episode 77+ ]
  • Suzie Plakson as Joan Golfinos [ episode 96+ ]
  • Marva Hicks as Remy [ episodes 26 - 61 ]
  • George O. Petrie as Sid [ episodes 56 - 90 ]
  • David Strickland as Hollis Pavelle [ episodes 76 - 92 ]
  • Alan Ruck as Lance Brockwell [ episodes 75 - 87 ]
  • Harry Groener as Lance Brockwell [ episodes 97 - 113 ]
  • Bradley White as Doug Berkus [ episodes 86 - 95 ]


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      1st Season 1992

    1. "Romantic Improvisations"

      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 Kellman
    2. "Sofa's Choice"
      gs: Estelle Harris [ Barry's mother ], Richard Roat [ Phillip ], Jodi Carlisle [ Saleslady ]

      To 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 Kellman
    3. "Sunday Times"

      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 other their friends' Sundays intrude.

      b: 7 Oct 92 pc: _________ w: Jeffrey Lane d: Barnet Kellman
    4. "Out of the Past"
      gs: Lisa Edelstein [ Lynne Stoddard ], Art Evans [ Ike ], Kerri Green [ Stacey ], Sarah Partridge [ Audrey ], Jack Kenny [ Waiter ]

      News 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 Kellman
    5. "Paul in the Family"
      gs: Paul Dooley [ Gus Stemple ], Nancy Dussault [ Theresa Stemple ]

      An 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 Lazarus
    6. "I'm Just So Happy for You"
      gs: Art Evans [ Ike ], Phil Leeds [ Vacky ], Kerri Green [ Stacey ]

      rc: 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 Kellman
    7. "Token Friend"
      gs: Steve Buscemi [ Howie Balinger ], Michael Goldfinger [ Sarcastic man ], Elizabeth Norment [ Woman asking directions ], Steven M. Porter [ Out-of-towner ], Yoshio Be [ Japanese Businessman #1 ], Toshi Toda [ Japanese Businessman #2 ]

      rc: 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 Lazarus
    8. "The Apartment"
      gs: Al Ruscio [ Uncle Jules ], Michael Richards [ Cosmo Kramer ]

      Planning 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.
    9. "Riding Backwards"
      gs: Michael Eugene Fairman [ Train Conductor ], Carol Ann Susi [ Woman Passenger ]

      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 Kellman
    10. "Neighbors from Hell"

      rc: 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 Erdman
    11. "Met Someone"
      gs: Lisa Kudrow [ Karen ], Kathryn Spitz [ Dana ], David Arnott [ Lester ], Wayne Tippitt [ Manny Gantz ]

      The 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.
    12. "Maid About You"
      gs: Beata Pozniak [ Masha ]

      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 Kellman
    13. "Togetherness"
      gs: Jerry Hardin [ Al ], Bill Dunlevy [ The Big Apple ], Albert Owens [ The Cat ], Ric Edinger [ Stage Manager ]

      Producer 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 Kellman
    14. "Weekend Getaway"
      gs: Murphy Dunne [ Ned ], Parley Baer [ Polar Bear Club Member ]

      An 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 Day
    15. "The Wedding Affair"
      gs: Susan Blommaert [ Miss Grundy ], William Newman [ The Waiter ], Neil Vipone [ Friendly Couple ], Annie Abbott [ Friendly Couple ], Laura Waterbury [ Woman looking for her hat ]

      After 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 Day
    16. "Love Among the Tiles"
      gs: Patrick Warburton [ Sam ], Gregory Paul Martin [ Andrew ]

      rc: 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 Day
    17. "The Billionaire"
      gs: Jerry Lewis [ Freddy Stadler ], Steven Wright [ Warren ], Bill Fox [ Belden ], Connie [ Meagen Fay ], Lou Cutell [ Eddie ], Donna Pieroni [ Massuese ]

      An 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 Day
    18. "The Man Who Said Hello"
      gs: Maria Pitillo [ Mimi ], Phil LaMarr [ Marshall ], Regis Philbin [ Himself ], Joy Philbin [ Herself ]

      rc: 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 Day
    19. "Swept Away"
      gs: Charles Shaughnessy [ Michael ], James W. Sudik [ Irwin ], Kayla Carr [ Woman who hates the quiche ]

      Jamie 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 Day
    20. "The Spy Who Loved Me"
      gs: Barbara Feldon [ Diane Caldwell ]

      Jamie'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 Kellman
    21. "The Painter"
      gs: Rick Rossovich [ Sherman Williams ]

      Jamie 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 Kellman
    22. "Happy Anniversary"
      gs: Steven Wright [ Warren ], Meagen Fay [ Connie ]

      At 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

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