The BEST episodes of Mad About You season 1

Every episode of Mad About You season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mad About You season 1!

A humorous look at newlyweds Jamie and Paul Buchman as they discover each other's idiosyncrasies and learn to deal with them. Paul, a documentary filmmaker, is creative, idealistic and an all around nice guy. Jamie, a public relations specialist, is direct, assertive and a practical person. They are very much in love this helps them develop a strong relationship in spite of their friends, families and themselves.

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Met Someone
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8.36
178 votes

#1 - Met Someone

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1992

The story of how Paul and Jamie met is told, beginning with a chance encounter on a Sunday evening by the newsstand, followed by Paul's hard work to locate Jamie. Jamie breaks up with her boyfriend and is feeling strange. Paul appears in her office bringing her dry cleaning and as time passes, they go on a dinner date.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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The Billionaire
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8.32
203 votes

#2 - The Billionaire

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/20/1993

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.

Directors: Linda Day
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Sunday Times
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8.16
229 votes

#3 - Sunday Times

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1992

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
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The Painter
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8.11
195 votes

#4 - The Painter

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/1993

Jamie hires an ex-boyfriend, Sherman (guest star Rick Rossovich), 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. When Paul comes home from his job, he finds Sherman and Fran together in their bed having sex, because Fran is stressed over her move-out from Mark's apartment. So, Paul talks to Mark about their marriage. Jamie and Paul try to get them back together, but they decide to split up.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Neighbors from Hell
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8.09
174 votes

#5 - Neighbors from Hell

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1992

The Buchmans get off on the wrong foot with the neighbors across the hall, Hal and Maggie Conway (guest stars Paxton Whitehead and Judy Geeson), and each subsequent step to improve relations seems to make matters worse.

Directors: Dennis Erdman
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Happy Anniversary
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8.05
200 votes

#6 - Happy Anniversary

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/22/1993

At the Buchmans' first anniversary party, love blossoms between Warren and Connie, while Paul tries to turn back the clock. However, there is no love between the now separated Fran and Mark.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Maid About You
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8.05
208 votes

#7 - Maid About You

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/1993

The Buchmans find their new once-a-week maid, Masha (guest star Beata Pozniak) a big help, but she is heartbroken that her affection for ""Mr. Paul"" isn't being reciprocated.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Love Among the Tiles
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8.00
170 votes

#8 - Love Among the Tiles

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/13/1993

What should a couple do when trapped in their bathroom on Valentine's Day? Paul and Jamie show the way--painting toenails, giving mutual facials, and using antacid tablets as food and more.

Directors: Linda Day
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Togetherness
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7.97
171 votes

#9 - Togetherness

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/1993

Producer Jamie gets to hire the director for a new spot for a New York City tourism campaign and she picks Paul so they can work together. However, they soon find out how much togetherness is too much.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
Writer: Steve Paymer
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Sofa's Choice
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7.96
245 votes

#10 - Sofa's Choice

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1992

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. When they hang out together in the store, Mark tells Paul some information that he probably shouldn't ever find about.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Weekend Getaway
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7.89
203 votes

#11 - Weekend Getaway

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/1993

An escape to the countryside doesn't immediately cure Jamie's blues, but once it does, she wants to stay in the country permanently, make apples, till the soil and run a Chinese restaurant.

Directors: Linda Day
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Riding Backwards
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7.83
228 votes

#12 - Riding Backwards

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1992

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. However, on the return journey, everything is different.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
Writer: Jeffrey Lane
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The Apartment
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7.79
211 votes

#13 - The Apartment

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1992

Planning their last will and testament together brings up the subject of Paul's old bachelor pad, which he now sublets to Cosmo Kramer (guest star Michael Richards). Jamie wants Paul to get rid of his apartment, but Paul is against that. They get into a fight, which results in Paul deciding about the future of his apartment and Jamie getting rid of her t-shirt from her past (which she later wants back).

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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The Spy Girl Who Loved Me
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7.78
193 votes

#14 - The Spy Girl Who Loved Me

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/1993

Jamie's new client is a former TV star, Diane Caldwell (guest star Barbara Feldon) idolized by Paul and Ira in their childhood. They quickly revert back to their old ways and compete for star attention. But, Ira charms Diane before Paul and gets to spend a night with her. But, the next day, everything is about to change when Ira finds out the truth...

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Swept Away
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7.73
198 votes

#15 - Swept Away

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/1993

Jamie thinks that Lisa and her new boyfriend, Michael (guest star Charles Shaughnessy) are moving too fast in their relationship. When Lisa and Michael decide to move in together after a week's acquaintance, Paul tries to stop Jamie from interfering, but she is unable to stay uninvolved.

Directors: Linda Day
Writer: Steve Paymer
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Romantic Improvisations
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7.66
283 votes

#16 - Romantic Improvisations

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1992

Paul and Jamie Buchman are newlyweds adjusting to life together in Manhattan. When after only 5 months of marriage Jamie complains that their sexual life is not like it used to be, Paul decides to come home earlier from his job so they can spend a nice evening alone. But their scheduled evening goes awry as each assumes the other had cancelled their dinner plans with friends.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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The Wedding Affair
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7.63
172 votes

#17 - The Wedding Affair

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/6/1993

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 is soon sorry that he did.

Directors: Linda Day
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Out of the Past
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7.63
216 votes

#18 - Out of the Past

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1992

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
Writer: Steve Paymer
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The Man Who Said Hello
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7.62
198 votes

#19 - The Man Who Said Hello

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/27/1993

Paul's father has his 15 minutes of fame following an incident with Regis Philbin that embarrasses Paul. Events progress to a point where Paul is being viewed by the entire city as an over-reactive son.

Directors: Linda Day
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Paul in the Family
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7.59
235 votes

#20 - Paul in the Family

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1992

An unexpectedly long visit by Jamie's parents, Gus (guest star Paul Dooley) and Theresa Stemple (guest star Nancy Dussault), turns her into a raving lunatic who bribes Lisa with cold cash and cab fare into sharing the experience.

Directors: Paul Lazarus
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I'm Just So Happy for You
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7.49
200 votes

#21 - I'm Just So Happy for You

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1992

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Token Friend
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7.45
207 votes

#22 - Token Friend

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1992

Paul is suddenly reluctant to use the subway because a former fellow film school student turns up as the token clerk at his station.

Directors: Paul Lazarus
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