Series synopsis
Mad About You is an American comedy television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 1992. It ended on May 24, 1999. It was created by Paul Reiser, Danny Jacobson. It stars Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, Anne Ramsay and Leila Kenzle.
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.
Premise
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.
Premise: Never marry anyone more neurotic than yourself.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman
- Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman
- Anne Ramsay as Lisa Stemple
- Leila Kenzle as Fran Devanow
- John Pankow as Ira Buchman
- Cynthia Harris as Sylvia Buchman
- Louis Zorich as Burt Buchman
- Carroll O'Connor as Gus Stemple
Supporting cast
- Janeane Garofalo as Mabel Buchman
- Florence Stanley as Miriam Sass
- Ed Asner as Zigmund Klarik
- Art Evans as Ike
- Robin Bartlett as Debbie Buchman
- Mary Matalin as Mary Matalin
- Mel Brooks as Uncle Phil
- Jeff Garlin as Marvin Bluestone
- Cara DeLizia as Teenager Mabel Buchman
- Simon Templeman as Martin
- Charles Shaughnessy as Michael
- Steve Buscemi as Howie Balinger
Guest cast
- Carroll O'Connor as Gus Stemple
- Janeane Garofalo as Mabel Buchman
- Florence Stanley as Miriam Sass
- Ed Asner as Zigmund Klarik
- Art Evans as Ike
- Robin Bartlett as Debbie Buchman
- Mary Matalin as Mary Matalin
- Mel Brooks as Uncle Phil
- Jeff Garlin as Marvin Bluestone
- Cara DeLizia as Teenager Mabel Buchman
- Simon Templeman as Martin
- Charles Shaughnessy as Michael
Episodes
This series spans 9 seasons with 186 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 22 | ||
| Season 1 | 22 | September 23, 1992 | May 22, 1993 |
| Season 2 | 25 | September 16, 1993 | May 19, 1994 |
| Season 3 | 24 | September 22, 1994 | May 18, 1995 |
| Season 4 | 24 | September 24, 1995 | May 19, 1996 |
| Season 5 | 24 | September 17, 1996 | May 20, 1997 |
| Season 6 | 23 | September 23, 1997 | May 19, 1998 |
| Season 7 | 22 | September 22, 1998 | May 24, 1999 |
| Season 8 | 0 | November 20, 2019 | December 18, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt Remember The Pilot | |
| 2 | Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt Remember Met Someone | |
| 3 | Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt Remember Virtual Reality |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Romantic Improvisations Paul and Jamie Buchman are newlywed adjusting to life together in Manhattan. When only after 5 months of marriage Jamie complains that their sexual life is not like it used to be, Paul decides to come earlier from his job so they could spend a nice evening alone. But, their scheduled evening goes awry as each assumes the other had cancelled their dinner plans with friends. |
September 23, 1992 |
| 2 |
Sofa's Choice 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 to be jointly made and when dragged to the department store, Paul manages to hyperventilate. When they hang out together in the store, Mark discovers to Paul some informations that he probably shouldn't ever find about. |
September 30, 1992 |
| 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 their friends' Sundays' intrude. |
October 7, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Murray's Tale 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. When they finally find him they also encounter people that own the dog Lisa brought home that turn out to be totally different than them. |
September 16, 1993 |
| 2 |
Bing, Bang, Boom Phone 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 toether. |
September 23, 1993 |
| 3 |
Bedfellows 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. |
September 30, 1993 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Escape from New York 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... |
September 22, 1994 |
| 2 |
Home 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, Conway's dog, find true love and then some more. |
September 29, 1994 |
| 3 |
Till Death Do Us Part After Jamie's dearest uncle dies, Paul, Jamie and Lisa find themselves together on his funeral. But, when Jamie convinces Paul to make a speech, he insluts her entire family with uncomfrontable notices. However, Paul soon realizes that he is the one who is upset, because Jamie insists that her uncle Van's ashes would be in their house until they find a better place for him. |
October 6, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Sleep-Walking PLUS 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. |
September 24, 1995 |
| 2 |
The Parking Space After a four year wait, the Buchmans finally have dibs on a parking space in a nearby garage, but still no car. |
October 1, 1995 |
| 3 |
The Test A long wait at the bus stop leaves time for the Buchmans to take a Cosmopolitan marriage test. (Clip show). |
October 8, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dr. Wonderful 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."" |
September 17, 1996 |
| 2 |
The Grant 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. |
September 24, 1996 |
| 3 |
Therapy 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. |
October 15, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coming Home 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. |
September 23, 1997 |
| 2 |
Letters to Mabel 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. |
September 30, 1997 |
| 3 |
Speed Baby 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. |
October 28, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Season Opener Paul tries Viagra and spends the day hiding the obvious effects while he searches for Jamie, who is stuck on the streets of New York wearing nothing alse then a towel. |
September 22, 1998 |
| 2 |
A Pain in the Neck When Paul gets his tonsils taken out, his pretty nurse makes Jamie jealous. Meanwhile, Mabel says her first word. |
September 29, 1998 |
| 3 |
Tragedy Plus Time Jamie's ex-boyfriend dies and leaves everything to her. Debbie has second thoughts about marrying Joan. |
October 27, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Kid Leaves After Paul and Jamie drop off their daughter. Mabel, for her first day of college, it quickly becomes clear that they have very different ideas of what their lives after children will look like. |
November 20, 2019 |
| 2 |
Restraining Order and Puppies Mabel forces Jamie to sign a contract limiting contact for the next 48 hours after she makes too many surprise dorm visits. |
November 20, 2019 |
| 3 |
Body Heat Time and menopause conspire against Jamie after she decides to get back into the work force; Paul is invited to speak at Mabel's class after promising no one will know they're related. |
November 20, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 23, 1992 |
| Last aired | May 24, 1999 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday |