Mad About You: Season 4

1995 · 24 episodes · ★ 7.5

What Season 4 of Mad About You

Paul Buchman and Jamie Stemple are a newlywed couple living in an apartment in Manhattan and still learning to live together. He directs documentaries and is cautious, while she works in public relations and has a freer spirit. Both are neurotic, so every everyday detail turns into a struggle. Their problems range from a parking spot that takes years to come through to their attempts to have a baby. Paul lands a job at Explorer Channel, and Jamie gets involved in Lance Brockwell's campaign for mayor. Around the couple are Paul's family, including Ira, Sylvia and Debbie, and their friends Fran and Mark, who complicate every plan.

24episodes

Sep 24, 1995premiered

May 19, 1996latest episode

9.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 New Sleep-Walking PLUS
Sep 24, 1995 · 23 min
Jamie is enthralled by it, Paul doesn't remember it, Murray didn't see it, and Ira laughs at it--another night and the day after in the Buchmans' lives. Meanwhile, Paul finds employment at the Explorer Channel.
Directed by David Steinberg · Written by Paul Reiser · Starring Alexandra Bokyun Chun, Jeremiah Morris, Daniel Chodos, Paunita Nichols
4x02 The Parking Space
Oct 1, 1995 · 23 min
After a four year wait, the Buchmans finally have dibs on a parking space in a nearby garage, but still no car.
Directing: David Steinberg · Starring: Richard Kind, Mark Schiff, Wayne Wilderson
4x03 The Test
Oct 8, 1995 · 23 min
A long wait at the bus stop leaves time for the Buchmans to take a Cosmopolitan marriage test. (Clip show).
Directing: Michael Lembeck
4x04 The Good, the Bad and the Not-So-Appealing
Oct 29, 1995 · 23 min
Inspired by a Martha Stewart idea, Sylvia organizes a high-noonish tag-what-you-want lunch for her family, complete with a shoot-out in the kitchen with Jamie.
Directing: David Steinberg · Writing: Victor Levin · Starring: Cynthia Harris, Louis Zorich, Robin Bartlett
4x05 I Don't See It
Nov 5, 1995 · 23 min
At first, Paul has only a vague notion he knows who Jamie's interview at City Hall is with, but he figures it out and complicates matters when Jamie and Fran are about to land an important account.
Directed by Gordon Hunt · Written by Brenda Hampton · Starring Eric Christmas, Wendle Josepher, Alan Ruck
4x06 Yoko Said
Nov 12, 1995 · 23 min
Yoko Ono is in town for some film happenings and Paul tries to do something different for the Explorer Channel with her help.
Directing: David Steinberg · Writing: Paul Reiser · Starring: David Strickland, Monica Allison, Yoko Ono, Gates McFadden
4x07 An Angel for Murray
Nov 19, 1995 · 23 min
With Murray around, the Buchmans are no dinks, so when Lisa demurs they are obligated to hire a professional to walk Murray. And Murray seems to prefer the newcomer to Paul.
Directed by David Steinberg · Written by Seth Kurland · Starring Judy Geeson, Joyce Guy, Bob Amaral, Bill Saluga
4x08 The Couple
Nov 26, 1995 · 23 min
Three lies, two shows and a realization as Jamie and Paul figure out ""why it will never happen"" to them, or so one is led to believe when their new friends turn out to be not quite what they pretend to be.
Directing: David Steinberg · Starring: Brian McNamara, Lisa Waltz, Gilbert Gottfried, Fred Stoller
4x09 New Year's Eve
Dec 17, 1995 · 23 min
Paul and Jamie are obliged to spend New Year's Eve apart for the first time, but strange happenings in Times Square have a will and a way all their own.
Directing: David Steinberg · Writing: Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Scott Silveri · Starring: Richard Kind, John F. O'Donohue, John Capodice, Willie Garson
4x10 Ovulation Day
Jan 7, 1996 · 23 min
Paul and Jamie try to time a love-in-the-afternoon rendezvous back at their apartment, but his family shows up at the most inopportune time, with Debbie springing a big surprise: she's gay.
Directed by David Steinberg · Written by Danny Jacobson, Victor Levin · Starring Cynthia Harris, Louis Zorich, Robin Bartlett, Judy Geeson
4x11 Get Back
Jan 14, 1996 · 23 min
Jamie throws out her back during adventurous sex on the floor, leaving Paul to help out with her duties at City Hall while also trying to get his father to an optometrist's appointment.
Directed by David Steinberg · Written by Shana Goldberg-Meehan · Starring Cynthia Harris, Louis Zorich, Richard Kind, Judy Geeson
4x12 Dream Weaver
Feb 4, 1996 · 23 min
A night of cascading dreams of Paul and Jamie's, featuring ostriches, ducks and a party with the frug, with lots of interpretation and a poem (and a half) by Henry Gibson.
Directed by Thomas Schlamme · Starring Judy Geeson, Gates McFadden, Henry Gibson, Arte Johnson
4x13 Hot and Cold
Feb 18, 1996 · 23 min
Ira resumes gambling, wins a lot, hands out generous presents and then takes a $4,000 bath--no problems for him, but a couple for the Buchmans.
Directing: Thomas Schlamme · Writing: Danny Jacobson · Starring: Richard Kind, Chick Vennera, Robert Costanzo, Michael Yama
4x14 Fertility
Feb 25, 1996 · 23 min
Paul and Jamie embark on an organic fertility enhancement program with Mark's help, plus a day off at a fancy local hotel at Fran's suggestion.
Directed by Gordon Hunt · Written by Larry Charles · Starring Richard Kind, David Strickland, Patrick Bristow, Tyrees Allen
4x15 Everybody Hates Me
Mar 10, 1996 · 23 min
Jamie tries a new look with interesting consequences, while Ira feels betrayed at the love game, let down by his quality wingman Paul, who digs himself a big hole discussing beauty.
Directing: Thomas Schlamme · Writing: Victor Levin · Starring: Robin Bartlett, Richard Kind, Hank Azaria, Fabiana Udenio
4x16 Do Me a Favor
Mar 17, 1996 · 23 min
The saga of a daisy-chain of favors, triggered by the young daughter of Ira's girlfriend wanting an autographed picture of the mayor, and complicated by Paul and his fancy new camera.
Directing: Gordon Hunt · Writing: Ron Darian · Starring: Richard Portnow, Tiffany Taubman, John C. McDonnell, Alan Ruck
4x17 The Glue People
Mar 24, 1996 · 23 min
After talking to Fran, Ira and Mark the Buchamns realize that their friends are in a big fight due to Fran & Ira's recent relationship so Jamie decides to take everybody to dinner to straighten things up between everybody. Lance Brockwell decides to candidate for town major, so Jamie and Fran become the campaign managers. However, Jamie is not happy due to Paul's belief that Giuliani would be a better major. When Jamie asks Paul to make a campaign commercial, it turns out to be so great that everybody gets on Brockwell's side for which Paul is not too happy for.
Directing: David Steinberg · Writing: Victor Levin · Starring: Richard Kind, Alan Ruck, Kathleen Wilhoite, James Lesure
4x18 The Sample
Mar 31, 1996 · 23 min
The next step in the Buchman baby saga is trying to find out if Paul is the reason Jamie is unable to conceive. They rush to the hospital, but everything seems to be trying to stop them. First, they must wait for their neighbors to come to the elevator and then, when their car gets stolen, Paul must do his 'sample' all over again which is also interrupted by a car chase on tv which results to be Buchmans car chased by the NYPD bomb squad.
Directing: David Steinberg · Writing: Victor Levin · Starring: Jim Piddock, Judy Geeson, Brad Garrett, Vic Polizos
4x19 The Procedure
Apr 14, 1996 · 23 min
Jamie undergoes a minor diagnostic procedure and is quite smitten by her doctor so as Fran. Meanwhile, Paul's job is on the risk when the head people from his office find out that he did a commercial for Brockwell, due to crashing his contract rule. When Hollis walks in on Ira and Paul talking, Ira presents himself as Paul's agent and later saves Paul's job at the Explorer Channel.
Directing: David Steinberg · Writing: Larry Charles · Starring: Richard Kind, Judyann Elder, David Strickland, Julian Stone
4x20 The Weed
Apr 21, 1996 · 23 min
Jamie tries to plan for a weekend getaway in Pennsylvania Dutch country, but Paul is preoccupied with his current documentary project about a weed to be interested. Meanwhile, Fran and Mark decide to get on the getaway that Jamie planned. Paul gets too stressed with his job and keeps on fighting with Hollis which leads them both to a surprising reaction of their boss.
Directing: David Steinberg · Writing: Larry Charles · Starring: David Strickland, George Petrie, Tyrees Allen, Sherman Howard
4x21 The Award
Apr 28, 1996 · 23 min
Nominated once again for the Silver Sprocket, a reluctant Paul is coaxed into a tuxedo by Ira and expects to attend the ceremony with Jamie at his side to counter the weasels from the Explorer Channel and find new connections for new jobs. Of course, things don't quite work out that way.
Directing: David Steinberg · Writing: Ron Darian, Larry Charles · Starring: Richard Kind, Sherman Howard, Sofia Milos, Ric Edinger
4x22 The Finale (1)
May 5, 1996 · 23 min
After a week's reflection and ignoring Ira's emphatic advice not to, Paul decides to tell Jamie about his walk around the block with a female filmmaker he met at the Silver Sprocket Awards, except Jamie blurts out first the matter that has been on her mind all day: Berkus came on to her.
Directed by David Steinberg · Written by Victor Levin, Larry Charles · Starring Louis Zorich, Robin Bartlett, Richard Kind, David Strickland
4x23 The Finale (2)
May 19, 1996 · 23 min
Ira and Lisa try to engineer the Buchman reconciliation, except it proves easier to resolve the scheduling conflict between Burt and Sylvia's 45th anniversary party and Lisa's engagement party.
Directed by David Steinberg · Written by Victor Levin, Larry Charles, Paul Reiser · Starring Cynthia Harris, Louis Zorich, Ed Asner, Richard Kind
4x24 The Finale (3) Season Finale
May 19, 1996 · 23 min
Paul and Jamie take a walk through the park to talk their differences out by themselves. They succeed, and return to their apartment, where Jamie springs a surprise on Paul.
Directed by David Steinberg · Written by Victor Levin, Larry Charles, Paul Reiser · Starring Cynthia Harris, Louis Zorich, Ed Asner, Richard Kind