List of Mad About You episodes

The following is an episode list for the NBC series, Mad About You. In total, there were 164 episodes broadcast during seven seasons.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	22	September 23, 1992	May 22, 1993
	2	25	September 16, 1993	May 19, 1994
	3	24	September 22, 1994	May 18, 1995
	4	24	September 24, 1995	May 19, 1996
	5	24	September 17, 1996	May 20, 1997
	6	23	September 23, 1997	May 19, 1998
	7	22	September 22, 1998	May 24, 1999

Episodes

Season 1 (1992–93)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (in millions)^[1]^[2]
1	1	"Romantic Improvisations"	Barnet Kellman	Danny Jacobson & Paul Reiser	September 23, 1992 (1992-09-23)	16.3
Paul and Jamie try to find a moment to themselves while dealing with an unplanned dinner party.
2	2	"Sofa's Choice"	Barnet Kellman	Danny Jacobson & Paul Reiser	September 30, 1992 (1992-09-30)	14.6
The new couple shops for a sofa with Jamie's best friends, Fran and Mark.
3	3	"Sunday Times"	Barnet Kellman	Jeffrey Lane	October 7, 1992 (1992-10-07)	16.6
Paul and Jamie debate what to do together while working their way through the Sunday New York Times.
4	4	"Out of the Past"	Barnet Kellman	Steve Paymer	October 14, 1992 (1992-10-14)	14.1
Paul's college crush comes to town, stirring up old feelings.
5	5	"Paul in the Family"	Paul Lazarus	Daryl Rowland & Lisa DeBenedictis	October 21, 1992 (1992-10-21)	13.4
When Jamie's parents (Paul Dooley and Nancy Dussault) come for a visit, it causes anxiety for everyone.
6	6	"I'm Just So Happy for You"	Barnet Kellman	Billy Grundfest	October 28, 1992 (1992-10-28)	14.0
Paul tries to be happy for Jamie when she lands a huge assignment at work on the same day his film is rejected.
7	7	"Token Friend"	Paul Lazarus	Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells	November 4, 1992 (1992-11-04)	13.0
Paul meets his former film-school classmate (Steve Buscemi), who now works as a token clerk in the subway after dropping out.
8	8	"The Apartment"	Barnet Kellman	Danny Jacobson & Steve Paymer	November 11, 1992 (1992-11-11)	14.6
Jamie asks Paul to give up his bachelor pad, which he sublets to a guy called Kramer (Michael Richards, who plays Kramer on Seinfeld).
9	9	"Riding Backwards"	Barnet Kellman	Jeffrey Lane	November 18, 1992 (1992-11-18)	14.2
Relationships are strained as the couples ride the train toward Thanksgiving with their families.
10	10	"Neighbors from Hell"	Dennis Erdman	Paul Reiser & Billy Grundfest	December 9, 1992 (1992-12-09)	13.2
Jamie tries hard to encourage their British neighbors to like her.
11	11	"Met Someone"	Barnet Kellman	Danny Jacobson	December 16, 1992 (1992-12-16)	12.1
A flashback reveals how Paul and Jamie met in 1989.
12	12	"Maid About You"	Barnet Kellman	Daryl Rowland & Lisa DeBenedictis	January 6, 1993 (1993-01-06)	13.5
Jamie employs a maid, who develops a crush on Paul.
13	13	"Togetherness"	Barnet Kellman	Steve Paymer	January 13, 1993 (1993-01-13)	11.4
Paul directs a commercial for the PR campaign Jamie is working on.
14	14	"Weekend Getaway"	Linda Day	Daryl Rowland & Lisa DeBenedictis	January 27, 1993 (1993-01-27)	8.9
The Buchmans head to Vermont for a stress-escaping long weekend.
15	15	"The Wedding Affair"	Linda Day	Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser	February 6, 1993 (1993-02-06)	15.1
Paul and Jamie attend a wedding, which brings up secrets from their dating period.
16	16	"Love Among the Tiles"	Linda Day	Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells	February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13)	15.2
Paul and Jamie are trapped in the bathroom on Valentine's Day.
17	17	"The Billionaire"	Linda Day	Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells	February 20, 1993 (1993-02-20)	15.8
An eccentric billionaire (Jerry Lewis) asks Paul to make a film about him.
18	18	"The Man Who Said Hello"	Linda Day	Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson	February 27, 1993 (1993-02-27)	15.2
Paul's father shouts "Hello" to Regis Philbin in public, to the embarrassment of Paul, and becomes a public interest story.
19	19	"Swept Away"	Linda Day	Steve Paymer	May 1, 1993 (1993-05-01)	13.8
Jamie has good feelings about Lisa's new boyfriend until they decide to move in together.
20	20	"The Spy Girl Who Loved Me"	Barnet Kellman	Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser	May 8, 1993 (1993-05-08)	13.5
Paul and Ira war for the attention of Jamie's new client, the woman who played their childhood love, Spy Girl. (Guest star Barbara Feldon)
21	21	"The Painter"	Barnet Kellman	Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Lane	May 15, 1993 (1993-05-15)	14.9
Jamie's ex-boyfriend paints their apartment and Fran ends up in bed with him because Mark left her to "find himself."
22	22	"Happy Anniversary"	Barnet Kellman	Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells	May 22, 1993 (1993-05-22)	12.7
Paul recreates the cake-cutting ceremony from their wedding as an anniversary surprise; Mark leaves New York.

Season 2 (1993–94)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (in millions)
23	1	"Murray's Tale"	Thomas Schlamme	Billy Grundfest	September 16, 1993 (1993-09-16)	16.4 ^[3]
Lisa takes Murray for a walk and returns with the wrong dog.
24	2	"Bing, Bang, Boom"	Lee Shallat	Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser	September 23, 1993 (1993-09-23)	16.7 ^[4]
Paul and Jamie attempt a romantic night, but Murray's pursuit of an imaginary mouse is just one deterrent of many.
25	3	"Bedfellows"	Thomas Schlamme	Danny Jacobson	September 30, 1993 (1993-09-30)	16.4 ^[5]
Paul and Jamie offer to stay with his mother after his father collapses.
26	4	"Married to the Job"	Thomas Schlamme	Russ Woody	October 7, 1993 (1993-10-07)	16.3 ^[6]
Jamie must deal with the consequences of her boss hearing her and Paul insulting him.
27	5	"So I Married a Hair Murderer"	Thomas Schlamme	Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn	October 14, 1993 (1993-10-14)	17.7 ^[7]
Jobless and bored, Jamie drives Paul mad looking for things to do.
28	6	"The Unplanned Child"	Thomas Schlamme	Jack Burditt	October 28, 1993 (1993-10-28)	17.6 ^[8]
Paul and Jamie look after Paul's nephew on Halloween.
29	7	"Natural History"	Thomas Schlamme	Steve Paymer	November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04)	18.9 ^[9]
Paul and Jamie argue whether fate or chance brought them together.
30	8	"Surprise"	Lee Shallat	Teleplay: Jeffrey Lane Story: Beth Fieger Falkenstein	November 11, 1993 (1993-11-11)	17.2 ^[10]
Jamie's 30th-birthday plans go awry.
31	9	"A Pair of Hearts"	Tom Moore	Danny Jacobson	November 18, 1993 (1993-11-18)	16.1 ^[11]
Ira's wife (guest star Cyndi Lauper) appears during a trip to Atlantic City.
32	10	"It's a Wrap"	Tom Moore	Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn	December 2, 1993 (1993-12-02)	16.4 ^[12]
While Jamie envies Paul for doing a job he loves, he struggles to protect his film from his overzealous producer. Meanwhile, Jamie decides she wants to go back to college.
33	11	"Edna Returns"	Tom Moore	Teleplay: Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn Story: Jack Burditt	December 9, 1993 (1993-12-09)	17.2 ^[13]
Lisa appears, under a pseudonym, in a chapter of her therapist's new book.
34	12	"Paul Is Dead"	Lee Shallat	Teleplay: Billy Grundfest Story: Russ Woody and Billy Grundfest	January 6, 1994 (1994-01-06)	20.9 ^[14]
Paul and Jamie's assets are mistakenly frozen because another Paul Buchman has died.
35	13	"Same Time Next Week"	Thomas Schlamme	Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson	January 13, 1994 (1994-01-13)	21.1 ^[15]
Paul is shooting a film in Chicago for a couple of months, only coming home for weekends.
36	14	"The Late Show"	Thomas Schlamme	Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn	January 27, 1994 (1994-01-27)	21.8 ^[16]
Paul and Jamie unknowingly cover up the unexpected consequences of the Atlantic-City trip.
37	15	"Virtual Reality"	Thomas Schlamme	Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Lane	February 3, 1994 (1994-02-03)	20.9 ^[17]
Ira wants Paul to invest in a company developing virtual reality. Guest appearances by Christie Brinkley and Andre Agassi.
38	16	"Cold Feet"	Thomas Schlamme	Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson	February 10, 1994 (1994-02-10)	22.2 ^[18]
Paul and Jamie recall his proposal of three years before.
39	17	"Instant Karma"	Lee Shallat	Teleplay: Beth Fieger Falkenstein Story: Beth Fieger Falkenstein and Dana Reston & Frank Lombardi	February 14, 1994 (1994-02-14)	TBA
Jamie's fortune cookie reads "Bad luck follows the guilty." Yoko Ono calls Paul.
40	18	"The Tape"	Tom Moore	Paul Reiser	February 24, 1994 (1994-02-24)	16.6 ^[19]
Paul and Jamie must track down a homemade sex tape before anyone sees it.
41	19	"Love Letters"	Tom Moore	Jeffrey Klarik	March 10, 1994 (1994-03-10)	18.2 ^[20]
Paul and Jamie discover letters behind their toilet, written by a soldier and his girlfriend during World War II.
42	20	"The Last Scampi"	Tom Moore	Billy Grundfest	April 7, 1994 (1994-04-07)	17.5 ^[21]
Paul and Jamie's mothers are angry with them; Murray is depressed.
43	21	"Disorientation"	Tom Moore	Jack Burditt & Jeffrey Lane	April 28, 1994 (1994-04-28)	15.5 ^[22]
Paul has forgotten to mail in her registration, so he, Ira, Fran, and Lisa must register her on the very last minute--as she navigates her first day of class.
44	22	"Storms We Cannot Weather"	David Steinberg	Danny Jacobson	May 5, 1994 (1994-05-05)	15.4 ^[23]
Jamie arranges a blind date for Fran; Paul runs into Mark, who now works as a busboy.
45	23	"Up All Night"	Michael Lembeck	Jeffrey Klarik	May 12, 1994 (1994-05-12)	15.1 ^[24]
Jamie cannot fall asleep the night before a big test. John Astin and Garth Brooks appear.
46 47	24 25	"With This Ring..."	Tom Moore	Part 1: Jeffrey Lane Part 2: Teleplay: Jeffrey Lane Story: Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson	May 19, 1994	18.9 ^[25]
Everybody congratulates the couple on their second anniversary, but they're not so happy over Paul's lost ring. Paul and Jamie exchange positions over having a baby soon.

Season 3 (1994–95)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (in millions)
48	1	"Escape from New York"	David Steinberg	Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Lane	September 22, 1994 (1994-09-22)	23.2 ^[26]
Paul and Jamie deal with the annual New York heatwave by searching for an old-favorite clam restaurant.
49	2	"Home"	David Steinberg	Jack Burditt	September 29, 1994 (1994-09-29)	21.5 ^[27]
While the Buchmans feud with neighbours greedy for their apartment, their dogs get along all the better.
50	3	"Till Death Do Us Part"	David Steinberg	Danny Jacobson	October 6, 1994 (1994-10-06)	19.9 ^[28]
Jamie must decide what to do with her uncle's ashes.
51	4	"When I'm Sixty-Four"	David Steinberg	Victor Levin	October 13, 1994 (1994-10-13)	21.5 ^[29]
Jamie must get glasses; she and Paul get involved in their super's marital spat.
52	5	"Legacy"	David Steinberg	Teleplay: Jeffrey Lane Story: Jeffrey Lane & Steve Paymer	October 20, 1994 (1994-10-20)	20.0 ^[30]
When she does PR the annual midnight sale at Burt's sporting-goods store, Jamie mulls starting her own PR business; meanwhile, Paul thinks Jamie is outdoing him in productivity, and he learns that Burt's leaving the store to Ira when he retires.
53	6	"Pandora's Box"	David Steinberg	Victor Fresco	November 3, 1994 (1994-11-03)	24.5 ^[31]
While trying to steal cable TV for the bedroom, Jamie accidentally causes a blackout in New York City. This episode ties in with the Friends episode "The One with the Blackout".
54	7	"The Ride Home"	David Steinberg	Liz Coe	November 10, 1994 (1994-11-10)	22.8 ^[32]
During the taxi ride home from Fran's birthday party, Jamie and Paul take turns apologizing for what happened there.
55	8	"Giblets for Murray"	David Steinberg	Teleplay: Jeffrey Klarik Story: Jeffrey Klarik and Billy Grundfest	November 17, 1994 (1994-11-17)	23.4 ^[33]
Paul and Jamie host a very complicated Thanksgiving Day.
56	9	"Once More With Feeling"	David Steinberg	Teleplay: Victor Levin Story: Victor Levin and Dan Greenberg	December 8, 1994 (1994-12-08)	21.4 ^[34]
When Paul and Jamie have trouble performing their marital duties, somehow their friends get the worst of it.
57	10	"The City"	David Steinberg	Paul Reiser	December 15, 1994 (1994-12-15)	19.2 ^[35]
An outing to see the feel-good movie of the year yields radically opposite results.
58	11	"Our Fifteen Minutes"	Thomas Schlamme	Jack Burditt	January 5, 1995 (1995-01-05)	24.8 ^[36]
After a slow start, Paul's project to record 15 unvarnished minutes of the couple's lives succeeds spectacularly.
59	12	"How to Fall in Love"	Thomas Schlamme	Jeffrey Lane	January 19, 1995 (1995-01-19)	31.6 ^[37]
Paul and Jamie have a little competition on pick-up techniques.
60 61	13 14	"Mad About You"	David Steinberg	Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Klarik	February 2, 1995 (1995-02-02)	27.8 ^[38]
Paul and Jamie prepare for marriage, as told in flashback. Guest stars Lyle Lovett.
62	15	"Just My Dog"	Thomas Schlamme	Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn	February 9, 1995 (1995-02-09)	22.6 ^[39]
Murray becomes a TV star.
63	16	"The Alan Brady Show"	Gordon Hunt	Kenny Schwartz	February 16, 1995 (1995-02-16)	23.9 ^[40]
Paul deals with the ego of a TV star for his film (Carl Reiner reprises the role that he created in The Dick Van Dyke Show). In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #84 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.^[41]
64	17	"Mad Without You"	Michael Lembeck	Billy Grundfest	February 23, 1995 (1995-02-23)	23.9 ^[42]
Jamie leaves for a weekend, reassured that Paul will be all right.
65	18	"Purseona"	Michael Lembeck	Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn	March 9, 1995 (1995-03-09)	22.1 ^[43]
Lisa accidentally switches purses with Jamie, causing Paul to lose his passport.
66	19	"Two Tickets to Paradise"	Michael Lembeck	Rick Wiener	March 30, 1995 (1995-03-30)	22.7 ^[44]
Paul and Jamie, aka Burt and Sylvia, head to a paradisical Caribbean holiday.
67	20	"Money Changes Everything"	Michael Lembeck	Victor Fresco	April 27, 1995 (1995-04-27)	18.1 ^[45]
Helping Ira shoulder a big loan leaves Paul with a sore neck.
68	21	"Cake Fear"	Michael Lembeck	Jeffrey Lane	May 4, 1995 (1995-05-04)	18.3 ^[46]
Jamie sentences Paul: "You are going to have a good birthday if it kills you."
69	22	"My Boyfriend's Back"	Michael Lembeck	Victor Fresco & Victor Levin	May 11, 1995 (1995-05-11)	16.5 ^[47]
Jamie and an ex work together and rekindle old hostilities, making Jamie shamefully powerful.
70 71	23 24	"Up in Smoke"	Michael Lembeck	Part 1: Teleplay: Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn & Jeffrey Klarik Story: Jeffrey Lane Part 2: Teleplay: Jack Burditt & Jeffrey Lane Story: Jeffrey Lane	May 18, 1995 (1995-05-18)	20.9 ^[48]
An evening at the Twilight Room to celebrate their anniversary turns into "The Twilight Zone," where Paul and Jamie find themselves in a world where they never met.

Season 4 (1995–96)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (in millions)
72	1	"New Sleep-Walking PLUS"	David Steinberg	Paul Reiser	September 24, 1995 (1995-09-24)	23.0^[49]
Paul doesn't remember a night of passion with Jamie.
73	2	"The Parking Space"	David Steinberg	Billy Grundfest	October 1, 1995 (1995-10-01)	17.6^[50]
Paul agonizes over buying a parking space in his building.
74	3	"The Test"	Michael Lembeck	Kenny Schwartz & Rick Wiener	October 8, 1995 (1995-10-08)	17.7^[51]
Jamie finds a relationship test in a magazine while she and Paul wait for a bus.
75	4	"The Good, the Bad and the Not-So-Appealing"	David Steinberg	Victor Levin	October 29, 1995 (1995-10-29)	18.9^[52]
Jamie is determined to bond with Sylvia.
76	5	"I Don't See It"	Gordon Hunt	Brenda Hampton	November 5, 1995 (1995-11-05)	18.6^[53]
Paul almost ruins Jamie and Fran's chances of having full-time jobs with the Mayor's office.
77	6	"Yoko Said"	David Steinberg	Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser	November 12, 1995 (1995-11-12)	17.2^[54]
Paul gets a chance to shoot a documentary with Yoko Ono.
78	7	"An Angel for Murray"	David Steinberg	Seth Kurland	November 19, 1995 (1995-11-19)	15.6^[55]
Paul and Jamie hire a dogwalker who exceeds expectations.
79	8	"The Couple"	David Steinberg	Kenny Schwartz	November 26, 1995 (1995-11-26)	18.9^[56]
Paul and Jamie eagerly befriend a strange new couple, stirring up problems with friends and themselves.
80	9	"New Year's Eve"	David Steinberg	Scott Silveri & Shana Goldberg-Meehan	December 17, 1995 (1995-12-17)	13.8^[57]
Jamie and Paul try not to be apart for New Year's Eve.
81	10	"Ovulation Day"	David Steinberg	Victor Levin & Danny Jacobson	January 7, 1996 (1996-01-07)	23.8^[58]
Jamie's insistence to conceive her child precisely on ovulation day strains everyone to the breaking point, especially when Debbie's coming-out intervenes.
82	11	"Get Back"	David Steinberg	Teleplay: Kenny Schwartz & Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri Story: Seth Kurland & Ron Darian	January 14, 1996 (1996-01-14)	16.2^[59]
Paul injures Jamie's back during sex and has to run her errands (Jamie finally sees Murray's mouse, and Paul translates on the fly).
83	12	"Dream Weaver"	Thomas Schlamme	Billy Grundfest	February 4, 1996 (1996-02-04)	18.1^[60]
Paul and Jamie try to make sense of their extremely weird dreams; the Laugh In crew appears.
84	13	"Hot and Cold"	Thomas Schlamme	Kenny Schwartz & Danny Jacobson	February 18, 1996 (1996-02-18)	13.3^[61]
Ira starts gambling again; Paul and Jamie try to keep their sex life on track.
85	14	"Fertility"	Gordon Hunt	Teleplay: Larry Charles Story: Liz Sagal & McNally Sagal	February 25, 1996 (1996-02-25)	16.0^[62]
Jamie and Paul struggle to increase her fertility; Paul films fertile Pandas.
86	15	"Everybody Hates Me"	Thomas Schlamme	Victor Levin	March 10, 1996 (1996-03-10)	14.6^[63]
Ira's heart is broken by a girlfriend whose beauty inspires Jamie to dye her hair.
87	16	"Do Me a Favor"	Gordon Hunt	Ron Darian	March 17, 1996 (1996-03-17)	15.8^[64]
An innocent photograph leads to Jamie inadvertently blackmailing her boss.
88	17	"The Glue People"	David Steinberg	Victor Levin	March 24, 1996 (1996-03-24)	14.4^[65]
Paul and Jamie invite Ira, Iris, Mark, and Fran for reconciliation, but the tables turn on them; directing a campaign commercial, Paul feels like Leni Riefenstahl.
89	18	"The Sample"	David Steinberg	Ron Darian & Seth Kurland & Larry Charles	March 31, 1996 (1996-03-31)	14.4^[66]
Paul's sperm sample is missing after the Buchmans' car is stolen.
90	19	"The Procedure"	David Steinberg	Brenda Hampton & Larry Charles	April 14, 1996 (1996-04-14)	14.0^[67]
While Jamie is in the hospital to determine if she can get pregnant, Paul's job is on the line when Ira poses as his agent.
91	20	"The Weed"	David Steinberg	Billy Grundfest & Larry Charles	April 21, 1996 (1996-04-21)	14.9^[68]
Paul's obsession with perfection gets him fired; Jamie's boss is caught accepting money from a mobster.
92	21	"The Award"	David Steinberg	Ron Darian & Seth Kurland & Larry Charles	April 28, 1996 (1996-04-28)	15.0
Upset that Jamie cannot accompany him to an awards dinner, Paul almost leaves it with another woman.
93	22	"The Finale: Part 1"	David Steinberg	Victor Levin & Billy Grundfest & Larry Charles	May 5, 1996 (1996-05-05)	19.3^[69]
Jamie kisses a colleague, and Paul reveals to her that he almost went home with another woman.
94 95	23 24	"The Finale: Parts 2 & 3"	David Steinberg	Part 2: Paul Reiser & Victor Levin & Billy Grundfest & Larry Charles Part 3: Victor Levin & Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser & Larry Charles	May 19, 1996 (1996-05-19)	22.9^[70]
Ira and Lisa try to engineer the Buchman reconciliation; Paul and Jamie try working through their problems. With their marriage on the verge of collapse, Paul prepares to leave Jamie--can anything turn the situation around?

Season 5 (1996–97)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (in millions)
96	1	"Dr. Wonderful"	Michael Lembeck	Victor Levin & Larry Charles	September 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)	20.5 ^[71]
Jamie and Paul find out that they are expecting! Deciding not to tell anyone yet, they look for a new gynecologist; Paul's sister Debbie's parents meet Joan.
97	2	"The Grant"	Michael Lembeck	Jenji Kohan & Victor Levin & Richard Day & Larry Charles	September 24, 1996 (1996-09-24)	17.7^[72]
Jamie and Paul quit drinking coffee, causing Jamie to gaffe at work; Paul and Ira visit Paul's Uncle Phil (Mel Brooks), who gives Paul an idea for his next documentary.
98	3	"Therapy"	Michael Lembeck	Richard Day	October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)	13.0^[73]
Paul and Jamie visit therapist Dr. Sheila Kleinman (Mo Gaffney); Paul tries to film his parents for the documentary.
99	4	"The Clip Show"	Michael Lembeck	Jonathan Leigh Solomon & Leslie Caveny	October 22, 1996 (1996-10-22)	13.8^[74]
Paul and Jamie spend time stomach-listening, looking for a response from their baby. (Compilation of clips from past seasons.)
100	5	"Burt's Building"	Michael Lembeck	Ron Darian & Victor Levin & Larry Charles	October 29, 1996 (1996-10-29)	15.5^[75]
After being late to their appointment with Joan to listen to the baby's heartbeat, Paul tells of his day with Burt looking for their old apartment.
101	6	"Jamie's Parents"	Michael Lembeck	Maria Semple	November 12, 1996 (1996-11-12)	21.2^[76]
Jamie's parents Theresa (Carol Burnett) and Gus (Carroll O'Connor) visit; they're planning a cross-country RV trip when they suddenly break up, and Paul and Jamie try to reunite them.
102	7	"Outbreak"	David Steinberg	Richard Day	November 19, 1996 (1996-11-19)	19.0^[77]
Paul and Jamie plan to announce their baby news at Thanksgiving--but the word gets out early and they try to squelch the "outbreak". Guest stars Kevin Bacon.
103	8	"Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge"	David Steinberg	Victor Levin	November 26, 1996 (1996-11-26)	16.0^[78]
Paul contemplates abstinence until July (Ira discourages it); Jamie talks Paul into a trip upstate where they discover that a country store's homemade fudge has aphrodisiac qualities.
104	9	"The Gym"	Michael Lembeck	Victor Levin & Richard Day & Larry Charles	December 17, 1996 (1996-12-17)	N/A
Jamie gets a free pass to the gym where Paul works out but he does not want her there. Jamie gives away the pass to a homeless man named Virgil (Bruno Kirby). Paul likes to be a man of mystery, and he avoids saying anything significant to the gym members.
105	10	"Chicken Man"	David Steinberg	Jonathan Leigh Solomon & Ron Darian & Larry Charles	January 7, 1997 (1997-01-07)	15.8^[79]
Ira becomes a producer and tastes oily water.
106	11	"The Recital"	David Steinberg	Moses Port & David Guarascio & Jenji Kohan & Maria Semple	January 14, 1997 (1997-01-14)	16.1^[80]
Paul and Jamie offend Fran by critiquing her son's violin playing.
107	12	"The Handyman"	David Steinberg	Richard Day	January 21, 1997 (1997-01-21)	17.6^[81]
Paul and Jamie accidentally break up Lisa's engagement.
108	13	"Astrology"	David Steinberg	Jenji Kohan & Larry Charles	February 4, 1997 (1997-02-04)	N/A
Nat's sister makes accurate predictions.
109	14	"The Penis"	David Steinberg	Maria Semple & Richard Day & Larry Charles	February 11, 1997 (1997-02-11)	14.8^[82]
Paul and Jamie debate learning their child's gender; Uncle Phil makes a dying request.
110	15	"Citizen Buchman"	David Steinberg	Victor Levin	February 18, 1997 (1997-02-18)	13.8^[83]
Paul tries deciphering his dying uncle's last words. Guest stars Sid Caesar.
111	16	"Her Houseboy, Coco"	Gordon Hunt	Victor Levin	February 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)	13.5^[84]
When Jamie is prescribed bedrest, a steadily-increasing stream of family pampers her; Nat kidnaps Murray.
112	17	"On the Road"	David Steinberg	Paul Reiser & Ron Darian & Larry Charles	March 18, 1997 (1997-03-18)	14.8^[85]
Paul overcompensates manliness when Jamie plans a baby shower.
113	18	"The Cockatoo"	Gordon Hunt	Maria Semple & Richard Day	April 1, 1997 (1997-04-01)	14.7^[86]
Jamie ignores Paul at the breakfast table, then tries to quit her job; Ira teaches a bird a naughty phrase.
114	19	"The Touching Game"	Gordon Hunt	Teleplay: Maria Semple & Ron Darian Story: Jenji Kohan & Jonathan Solomon & Moses Port & David Guarascio	April 15, 1997 (1997-04-15)	13.2^[87]
Paul's raisin-bran lacks raisins; Jamie hinders a newly-opened coffee shop; Paul offends a fellow bus passenger.
115	20	"The Dry Run"	Michael Lembeck	Moses Port & David Guarascio & Larry Charles	April 29, 1997 (1997-04-29)	13.4^[88]
Jamie fights to return a video--and wins; Paul and Jamie are kicked out of birth class while Ira and Sylvia search for a spoon.
116	21	"Guardianhood"	Michael Lembeck	Teleplay: Victor Levin Story: Jonathan Leigh Solomon	May 6, 1997 (1997-05-06)	12.4^[89]
Paul and Jamie try to find a guardian for their child; an infatuated 18-year-old (Seth Green) haunts Jamie.
117	22	"The Feud"	Gordon Hunt	Richard Day	May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)	14.4^[90]
A taste war ensues when Jamie and Paul receive cribs from both sets of grandparents-to-be.
118 119	23 24	"The Birth"	Gordon Hunt	Larry Charles	May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)	25.7^[91]
Paul's documentary gets a surprisingly good review at a film festival and Jamie has a labor false-alarm. (Guest stars Michael Moore.) At the hospital, Paul gets a tour of it courtesy of Bruce Willis.

Season 6 (1997–98)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (in millions)
120	1	"Coming Home"	Gordon Hunt	Victor Levin	September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)	24.6^[92]
The family meets Paul and Jamie's unnamed child.
121	2	"Letters to Mabel"	Gordon Hunt	Maria Semple	September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30)	15.6^[93]
Jamie writes a letter for daughter to read on her 18th birthday. Ira and Joan join in on the fun, but Paul makes a video instead of a letter.
122	3	"Speed Baby"	Gordon Hunt	Roger Director	October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)	17.0^[94]
Mabel can only sleep when she's kept in motion.
123	4	"Uncle Phil and the Coupons"	David Steinberg	Paul Reiser & Victor Levin	November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)	14.8^[95]
Uncle Phil tries to provide gifts for Mabel with disastrous results.
124	5	"Moody Blues"	Gordon Hunt	Lisa Melamed	November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11)	15.3^[96]
Paul must deal with a moody Jamie while putting on a production of The Pirates of Penzance.
125	6	"The Magic Pants"	Gordon Hunt	Mike Martineau	November 18, 1997 (1997-11-18)	14.7^[97]
A mix-up at the cleaners leaves Paul wearing David Copperfield's pants.
126	7	"Le Sex Show"	Gordon Hunt	Moses Port & David Guarascio	November 25, 1997 (1997-11-25)	15.2^[98]
Paul and Jamie try to ease back into relations for the first time since Mabel's birth.
127	8	"The New Friend"	Gordon Hunt	Teleplay: Lissa Levin & Maria Semple Story: David Steven Simon	December 9, 1997 (1997-12-09)	14.1^[99]
Paul and Jamie meet new neighbor Sarah, a divorced mother of three who offers Jamie a more casual parenting style. Paul wins one of those genius grants and nobody can take his new 'genius' status seriously except him.
128	9	"The Conversation"	Gordon Hunt	Victor Levin	December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16)	17.9^[100]
Paul and Jamie have an uninterrupted 20-minute conversation in front of the bedroom door, trying to train Mabel to get to sleep on her own. When this episode was originally broadcast on NBC, it was aired uninterrupted, with commercials airing only after the theme song and before the end credits. The 20-minute conversation between Paul and Jamie outside the baby's room, filmed in one take, is shown straight through.
129	10	"Breastfeeding"	David Steinberg	Lissa Levin	January 6, 1998 (1998-01-06)	15.0^[101]
Mabel is weaned off of nursing; Ira fixes a children's hockey game.
130	11	"Good Old Reliable Nathan"	Michael Lembeck	Teleplay: Victor Levin Story: Susan Dickes & Jonathan Leigh Solomon	January 13, 1998 (1998-01-13)	16.1^[102]
Paul is shocked to discover that Jamie lost her virginity to a visiting professor (Nathan Lane). In a comedy of errors, the professor believes Paul is angry and wants to hurt him. Meanwhile, Ira meets a woman who sleeps with him only to get better burial plots.
131	12	"Separate Planes"	Gordon Hunt	Andy Glickman	January 20, 1998 (1998-01-20)	15.9^[103]
Jamie and Paul take one plane each to increase the chances of one of them living through the plane ride.
132	13	"Cheating on Sheila"	Helen Hunt	Sheila R. Lawrence	February 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)	13.4^[104]
After a few frustrating sessions, Paul and Jamie leave Sheila for someone more impressive, but startling news sends them back.
133	14	"Back to Work"	David Steinberg	Mary Connelly	March 3, 1998 (1998-03-03)	12.4^[105]
Not wanting to go back to work, Jamie tries to get herself fired; Paul confronts the newspaper journalist who wrote an error-filled article about his film Buchman.
134	15	"The Second Mrs. Buchman"	David Steinberg	David Steven Simon	March 17, 1998 (1998-03-17)	14.1^[106]
Jamie finds a thank-you letter to Paul and learns that he has an ex-wife.
135	16	"The Coin of Destiny"	Michael Lembeck	Christopher Case	March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)	12.5^[107]
Paul innocently flips a coin to make a decision when his former producer, Lou Bonaparte, overhears a conversation that puts Paul and Jamie in the limelight with the tabloid program; Sylvia and Burt try their luck in Atlantic City, relying on the wisdom of Paul's "coin of destiny."
136	17	"The Caper"	David Steinberg	Victor Levin	March 31, 1998 (1998-03-31)	13.1^[108]
The couple's British neighbors suspect Paul's birthday-party guests of art theft.
137	18	"The Baby Video"	Michael Lembeck	Roger Director	April 14, 1998 (1998-04-14)	11.7^[109]
Paul, Jamie and Ira decide to make a baby video, but Paul as the Sandman frightens the kids too much.
138	19	"Fire at Riff's"	Craig Knizek	Jonathan Leigh Solomon	April 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)	10.5^[110]
During a fire at Riff's, Joan and Debbie reevaluate their relationship, Ira hooks up with Ursula, Paul and Jamie have a tiff, and Ira has a sandwich named after him.
139	20	"Mother's Day"	Helen Hunt	Susan Dickes	May 5, 1998 (1998-05-05)	10.4^[111]
Jamie shakes Paul's soda can when he is not looking and it's pointing toward her when she opens it; Mother's Day creates innumerable opportunities for jealousy among mothers both old and new.
140	21	"Paul Slips in the Shower"	David Steinberg	Paul Reiser & Victor Levin	May 12, 1998 (1998-05-12)	10.5^[112]
Paul's life flashes before his eyes when he slips in the shower.
141	22	"Nat & Arley"	Gordon Hunt	Teleplay: Moses Port & David Guarascio Story: David Steven Simon	May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)	11.8^[113]
Paul and Jamie try to match Nat up with Arley the babysitter; a sleeping disorder makes Jamie beat up Paul without realizing it.
142	23	"The Finale"	Gordon Hunt	Victor Levin	May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)	14.1^[114]
Paul's latest project is 'The Making of "The Making of Titanic".' He accidentally causes the caterer on the set to be fired, then hires her as a nanny. (This episode's simple title was previously used at the end of season 4, although it is a different episode.)

Season 7 (1998–99)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
143	1	"Season Opener"	Michael Lembeck	Victor Levin	September 22, 1998 (1998-09-22)
Paul makes a sandwich with bad meat; Paul takes Viagra and Jamie is locked out of her gym in just a towel; Paul meets Jerry Seinfeld in the street.
144	2	"A Pain in the Neck"	Gordon Hunt	Monica Piper	September 29, 1998 (1998-09-29)
Mabel's first word is a bad one; Paul has his tonsils removed and Jamie loathes his nurse (Jean Louisa Kelly).
145	3	"Tragedy Plus Time"	Gordon Hunt	Christopher Case	October 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
An old boyfriend of Jamie dies and leaves her $35,000; Paul and Jamie are sued by their therapist.
146	4	"There's a Puma in the Kitchen"	David Steinberg	Billy Grundfest	November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)
Paul tried to practice a new laugh; Lisa adopts a vicious cat and leaves it with Paul and Jamie; Jamie learns the benefits of a "nooner."
147	5	"The Silent Show"	Gordon Hunt	Mary Connelly	November 10, 1998 (1998-11-10)
Jamie sneezes multiple times; STOMP lives upstairs from her and Paul; their therapist tells them to go the rest of the day without verbal communication.
148	6	"Weekend in L.A."	David Steinberg	Maria A. Brown	November 17, 1998 (1998-11-17)
Paul and Jamie go to LA to meet Gardner Malloy, the superagent who wants to represent Paul. The life of luxury makes them reluctant to go back.
149	7	"The Thanksgiving Show"	Gordon Hunt	Hayes Jackson	November 24, 1998 (1998-11-24)
Paul and Jamie host Thanksgiving and play charades with the guests.
150	8	"The Buried Fight"	Gordon Hunt	Adam Markowitz	December 14, 1998 (1998-12-14)
Paul reads a baby book aloud to keep himself entertained; Paul and Jamie start using the Internet; after a small quarrel, Paul and Jamie are advised to privately write and bury their complaints.
151	9	"Farmer Buchman"	Helen Hunt	Robert Peacock	January 11, 1999 (1999-01-11)
Jamie's card trick fails, but Paul lets her win. Mr. Wicker asks Paul and Jamie to tend his rooftop garden while he's away; when Mabel loves another baby's rare toy, Jamie steals it for her.
152	10	"Win a Free Car"	Craig Knizek	Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer	January 18, 1999 (1999-01-18)
Ira tries to revive the business by offering a car to the person who keeps a hand on it the longest. Since he can't afford it, he wants all of the contestants to be ringers.
153	11	"The Honeymoon"	Gordon Hunt	Sheila R. Lawrence	January 25, 1999 (1999-01-25)
Jamie fixes up Paul's nurse Diane with Mabel's pediatrician Dr. Lee. But Diane has a crush on Paul and shouts out his name during sex. Hearing it makes Paul feel flattered and he shouts out his own name during sex.
154	12	"Valentine's Day"	Victor Levin	Victor Levin	February 8, 1999 (1999-02-08)
Paul and Jamie look at a house in Irvington, New York.
155	13	"Virtual Reality II"	David Steinberg	Trish Soodik	February 22, 1999 (1999-02-22)
Paul mops himself into a corner. Paul and Jamie reinvest in a technology company, and they learn their future. Guest stars Mark McGwire.
156	14	"Uncle Phil Goes Back to High School"	Gordon Hunt	Dean Young	March 1, 1999 (1999-03-01)
Uncle Phil goes back to high school and Lisa has breast-implant surgery.
157	15	"Murray at the Dog Show"	Michael Lembeck	Andy Glickman	April 26, 1999 (1999-04-26)
Therapist Sheila tells the couple they are cured; Jamie tells Paul to have a vasectomy; Murray fights his fear of cats.
158	16	"Millennium Bug"	David Steinberg	Frank van Keeken	April 26, 1999 (1999-04-26)
Einstein calls upon a ΜΑΘ (math) brother to rid the world of the Millennium Bug.
159	17	"Separate Beds"	Craig Knizek	Bob Nickman	May 3, 1999 (1999-05-03)
Paul and Jamie discover that sleeping separately is more fun, but will it hurt their relationship?
160	18	"Stealing Burt's Car"	Gordon Hunt	Jenna Bruce	May 10, 1999 (1999-05-10)
Worried that Burt and Sylvia's rundown car will cause them to have an accident, Paul and Jamie attempt to steal it so they'd have to buy a new one, but they get arrested.
161	19	"Paved with Good Intentions"	Gordon Hunt	Susan Dickes	May 13, 1999 (1999-05-13)
Paul and Jamie learn that "We love you" can be the harshest words.
162	20	"The Dirty Little Secret"	Gordon Hunt	Elin Hampton	May 17, 1999 (1999-05-17)
Paul and Jamie discover that they are related; they also try to read Moby Dick for a book club.
163 164	21 22	"The Final Frontier"	Helen Hunt	Teleplay: Paul Reiser & Victor Levin Story: Helen Hunt & Paul Reiser & Victor Levin	May 24, 1999
In a series of nonsequential flashbacks, the adult Mabel (Janeane Garafalo) describes the family's next 20 years. (Note: this was a one-hour double-length episode.)

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