The essential episodes of Mad About You
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Mad About You — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Scheduled time alone goes off schedule after Jamie and Paul each assume the other canceled their scheduled plans with friends Mark and Fran.
- 02
Paul shows initiative and Jamie exhibits resistance in a flashback episode about the day they met.
- 03
A protective Jamie thinks Lisa and her new boyfriend are moving too fast when they decide to move in together after a week and Paul can't stop her from getting involved.
- 04
When Jamie's new client turns out to be a TV star idolized by Paul and Ira when they were kids, they revert to their old ways and compete for the star's attention.
- 05
Jamie hires an ex-boyfriend to paint the apartment, but Paul finds him lying down on the job---and not alone.
- 06
Lisa takes Murray for a walk---and returns with a different dog.
- 07
While arguing, Jamie and Paul wonder about what brought them together. Jamie's convinced it was fate, which annoys Paul. He's also angry that on the first Saturday off he's had in 5 weeks, she's spending time with Fran and Lisa instead of him.
- 08
Ira's estranged wife sets up a free casino weekend for him---so she can get him to sign the divorce papers.
- 09
Murray gets an agent after appearing in a commercial.
- 10
Jamie is glowing after a passionate night, which Paul apparently slept through.
- 11
Paul's hesitant to have sex with the pregnant Jamie, but a particular food affects her as an aphrodisiac. And estrogen therapy causes a similar renaissance for Paul's mother.
- 12
The Buchmans come to question their infant-care abilities after arriving home with their new baby girl. Fortunately, Jamie's mom pitches in.
- 13
Paul and Jamie discover the pleasures of sleeping separately; Ira turns Marvin into a pro wrestler.
- 14
Paul and Jamie's concerns about mortality and getting their affairs in order are triggered when they attend the funeral of Paul and Ira's childhood friend.
- 15
Happy Birthday, Bon Voyage, Goodbye for Now
Paul and Jamie try to plan a surprise birthday party for Mabel while she intends to reveal a big surprise of her own.
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