Mad About You: Season 1

1992 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.4

What Season 1 of Mad About You

Paul Buchman and Jamie Stemple are a newlywed couple living in Manhattan. He directs documentaries: he is creative but cautious and analytical. She works in public relations, has a freer spirit and a few quirks. They met just five months ago, so the season revolves around their attempts to agree on house rules for their apartment. Both are neurotic, each in their own way, and every everyday detail turns into a tug-of-war. The episodes revisit a dinner that goes wrong, the purchase of a sofa, a Sunday with no plans, or a visit from Jamie's parents. Friends and Paul's past also complicate the relationship.

22episodes

Sep 23, 1992premiered

May 22, 1993latest episode

8.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Romantic Improvisations
Sep 23, 1992 · 23 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directing: Barnet Kellman · Writing: Danny Jacobson, Paul Reiser · Starring: Richard Kind, Tommy Hinkley
1x02 Sofa's Choice
Sep 30, 1992 · 23 min
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.
Directed by: Barnet Kellman · Written by: Danny Jacobson, Paul Reiser · Starring: Jodi Carlisle, Richard Kind, Estelle Harris, Richard Roat
1x03 Sunday Times
Oct 7, 1992 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Barnet Kellman · Writing: Jeffrey Lane · Starring: Richard Kind, Tommy Hinkley
1x04 Out of the Past
Oct 14, 1992 · 23 min
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.
Directed by: Barnet Kellman · Starring: Art Evans, Kerri Green, Jack Kenny, Lisa Edelstein
1x05 Paul in the Family
Oct 21, 1992 · 23 min
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.
Directed by: Paul Lazarus · Starring: Nancy Dussault, Paul Dooley
1x06 I'm Just So Happy for You
Oct 28, 1992 · 23 min
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.
Directed by: Barnet Kellman · Starring: Art Evans, Richard Kind, Kerri Green, Tommy Hinkley
1x07 Token Friend
Nov 4, 1992 · 23 min
Paul is suddenly reluctant to use the subway because a former fellow film school student turns up as the token clerk at his station.
Directing: Paul Lazarus · Writing: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss · Starring: Steve Buscemi, Richard Kind, Spencer Klein, Michael Goldfinger
1x08 The Apartment
Nov 11, 1992 · 23 min
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 ridden of his apartment, but Paul is against that. They get into a fight, which results by Paul deciding about the future of his apartment and Jamie getting ridden of her t-shirt from her past (which she later wants back).
Directed by: Barnet Kellman · Written by: Danny Jacobson · Starring: Richard Kind, Al Ruscio, Michael Richards, Tommy Hinkley
1x09 Riding Backwards
Nov 18, 1992 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Barnet Kellman · Writing: Jeffrey Lane · Starring: Richard Kind, Tommy Hinkley, Spencer Klein, Carol Ann Susi
1x10 Neighbors from Hell
Dec 9, 1992 · 23 min
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. However, that decidion seems to be making the matters worse.
Directing: Dennis Erdman · Writing: Paul Reiser · Starring: Richard Kind, Paxton Whitehead, Judy Geeson
1x11 Met Someone
Dec 16, 1992 · 23 min
The story of how Paul and Jamie met is told, beginning with a chance encounter on a Sunday evening by the newstand, 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 clothes and as time passes, they go on a dinner date...
Directing: Barnet Kellman · Writing: Danny Jacobson · Starring: Richard Kind, David Arnott, Lisa Kudrow, Tommy Hinkley
1x12 Maid About You
Jan 6, 1993 · 23 min
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.
Directed by: Barnet Kellman · Starring: Richard Kind, Beata Poźniak, Tommy Hinkley
1x13 Togetherness
Jan 13, 1993 · 23 min
Producer Jamie gets to hire the director for a new spot for the New York City tourism campaign and picks Paul so they can work together. However, they soon find out how much togetherness is too much.
Directed by: Barnet Kellman · Starring: Jerry Hardin, Tommy Hinkley, Ric Edinger, Bill Dunleavy
1x14 Weekend Getaway
Jan 27, 1993 · 23 min
An escape to the country side doesn't immediately cure Jamie's blues, but once it does, she wants to stay in the country permanently, make apples, till soil and run a Chinese restaurant.
Directed by: Linda Day · Starring: Parley Baer, Murphy Dunne
1x15 The Wedding Affair
Feb 6, 1993 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Linda Day · Writing: Paul Reiser · Starring: John Pankow, Susan Blommaert, William Newman, Annie Abbott
1x16 Love Among the Tiles
Feb 13, 1993 · 23 min
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.
Directed by: Linda Day · Written by: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss · Starring: Gregory Paul Martin, Richard Kind, Spencer Klein, Patrick Warburton
1x17 The Billionaire
Feb 20, 1993 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Linda Day · Writing: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss · Starring: Steven Wright, Jerry Lewis, Meagen Fay, Bill Fox
1x18 The Man Who Said Hello
Feb 27, 1993 · 23 min
Paul's father has his 15 minutes of fame following an incident with Regis Philbin that embarasses Paul. Events progress to a point where Paul is being viewed by the entire city as an over-reactive son.
Directed by: Linda Day · Written by: Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane · Starring: John Pankow, Louis Zorich, Regis Philbin, Joy Philbin
1x19 Swept Away
May 1, 1993 · 23 min
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 Jaime, but she is unable to stay uninvolved.
Directing: Linda Day · Starring: Charles Shaughnessy, Richard Kind, James W. Sudik, Kayla Carr
1x20 The Spy Girl Who Loved Me
May 8, 1993 · 23 min
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 charmes Diane before Paul and gets to spend a night with Diane. But, next day, everything is about to change when Ira finds out the truth...
Directing: Barnet Kellman · Writing: Paul Reiser · Starring: John Pankow, Barbara Feldon, Richard Kind
1x21 The Painter
May 15, 1993 · 23 min
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 together back, but they decide to get split.
Directing: Barnet Kellman · Writing: Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane · Starring: John Pankow, Richard Kind, Rick Rossovich
1x22 Happy Anniversary Season Finale
May 22, 1993 · 23 min
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.
Directed by: Barnet Kellman · Written by: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss · Starring: John Pankow, Richard Kind, Steven Wright, Meagen Fay