Mad About You Season 5

(1996) September - May | # of Episodes : 24

Ratings

6.7

6.6

Series Details

Seasons: 7

Total Episodes: 164

Creators: Paul Reiser , Danny Jacobson

Networks: NBC

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Sep 23, 1992

Recent Air Date: May 24, 1999

Run Time: m

In Production: No

Original Language: English

Age Rating: TV-PG

Website: Link

Production Companies: TriStar Television , In Front Productions , Nuance Productions , Montrose Productions

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Main Cast

Paul Reiser

Paul Buchman

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Helen Hunt

Jamie Buchman

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Anne Ramsay

Lisa Stemple

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Episodes

Episode 1

17 September 1996 - 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.""

Episode 2

24 September 1996 - 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.

Episode 3

15 October 1996 - 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.

Episode 4

22 October 1996 - The Clip Show

Having chosen the residents of Apartment 11-D as its parents, the baby in the making deals with musical interludes and parental cooing, and with lots and lots of choice moments from their years together. In other words, a clip show.

Episode 5

29 October 1996 - Burt's Building

Filming of Paul's documentary takes him and Burt back to their old apartment building for the day, and events conspire to make Paul late for an appointment at Joan's office to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time.

Episode 6

12 November 1996 - Jamie's Parents

The Stemples arrive at Paul and Jamie's for a two-day visit, armed with a surprise, and another soon follows.

Episode 7

19 November 1996 - Outbreak

The Buchmans decide the time and place of their grand announcement, but the leaks start early during Thanksgiving week.

Episode 8

26 November 1996 - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

While Ira counsels against it, Paul contemplates abstinence until July. However, Jamie has other ideas and talks Paul into a trip upstate where they chance upon a dessert item with magical powers.

Episode 9

17 December 1996 - The Gym

Paul so likes playing the mystery man at a local gym that he talks Jamie out of working there, whereupon she hands over her free pass to a homeless acquaintance from the neighborhood.

Episode 10

07 January 1997 - Chicken Man

Jamie finally lets her coworkers and Lance know about the baby, while Ira, turning money man and producer for ""Buchman,"" actually managers to produce a narrator, at least in voice.

Episode 11

14 January 1997 - The Recital

A politically incorrect Jamie pays the price for commenting about Ryan's ability as a budding violinist, while a simmering Paul works up the nerve to confront their therapist about her overcharging ways.

Episode 12

21 January 1997 - The Handyman

The perils of engaging Paul and Jamie's handyman are visited upon Lisa, whose fiance is more than willing to finance Paul's over-budget documentary project.

Episode 13

04 February 1997 - Astrology

Nat's sister, an astrologer, is in town and agrees to do charts for Lisa, Ira, Paul and a very reluctant Jamie.

Episode 14

11 February 1997 - The Penis

The Buchmans promise to name their baby, if it's a boy, after Paul's ailing Uncle Phil, then find out his real name. Meanwhile, Paul is suddenly sure of the baby's sex.

Episode 15

18 February 1997 - Citizen Buchman

Paul's great-uncle Marty dies on camera as he is being interviewed for ""Buchman"" and his cryptic last words lead to a few unexpected disclosures among the Buchman clan.

Episode 16

25 February 1997 - Her Houseboy, Coco

An enforced bed-rest of two to three days for Jamie means that Paul has to attend to her every need, and also deal with lack of heat in their apartment AND a kidnapping.

Episode 17

18 March 1997 - On the Road

To escape Jamie's baby shower, Paul hits the road with Ira and Marvin in the latter's van, but his urge to tell insensitive jokes quickly leads to trouble.

Episode 18

01 April 1997 - The Cockatoo

Paul talks an unwilling Jamie into quitting her job at the mayoral campaign, but he is less successful in dealing with an exotic bird that flies into their lives.

Episode 19

15 April 1997 - The Touching Game

A very pregnant Jamie insists on helping out at David (Paul's cousin) and Jared's new coffee shop, with disastrous results. Meanwhile, Ira and Paul help a pregnant woman on a bus.

Episode 20

29 April 1997 - The Dry Run

Paul and Jamie flunk out of a birthday class that Joan has managed to get them enrolled in. Meanwhile, ""Buchman"" is being held hostage by the elder Buchmans.

Episode 21

06 May 1997 - Guardianhood

Paul and Jamie are advised by their lawyer to select guardians for the baby in case of their death. But, to their astonishment, rejections pile up. Meanwhile, Jamie is flattered by the attentions of an 18-year-old Bobby Rubenfeld.

Episode 22

13 May 1997 - The Feud

Theresa and Sylvia vie for the new crib honors, with predictable consequences. On another front, Paul wins big at poker but is paid off by Marvin in the form of specially-priced household chores.

Episode 23

20 May 1997 - The Birth (1)

As Paul's documentary gets a surprisingly good review at a film festival, Jamie thinks she is going into labor. So they rush to the hospital, only to find out it was a false alarm. This happens several more times, until it's finally for real.

Episode 24

20 May 1997 - The Birth (2)

Jamie runs into an old flame in a cab on the way to the hospital. Meanwhile, Paul gets a grand tour of the innards of Roosevelt Hospital courtesy of a film star. And, oh yeah, the baby arrives.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Helen Hunt Paul Reiser Victor Levin Jeffrey Lane Larry Charles Danny Jacobson
	Producer	Bill Grundfest Liz Coe Maria Semple Stephen Engel Brenda Hampton Eileen Conn Steve Paymer Marjorie Weitzman Craig Knizek Richard Day Jenji Kohan Jeffrey Klarik Mary Connelly Robert Heath Andy Gordon Bruce Chevillat
Department	Role	Name