List of Mad About You episodes

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The episode list for the NBC series, Mad About You. In total, there were 176 episodes broadcast over eight seasons.

Series overview

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| end1 = {{End date|1993|05|22}}

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| episodes2 = 25

| start2 = {{Start date|1993|09|16}}

| end2 = {{End date|1994|05|19}}

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| episodes3 = 24

| start3 = {{Start date|1994|09|22}}

| end3 = {{End date|1995|05|18}}

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| link4 = List of Mad About You episodes#Season 4 (1995–96)

| episodes4 = 24

| start4 = {{Start date|1995|09|24}}

| end4 = {{End date|1996|05|19}}

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| link5 = List of Mad About You episodes#Season 5 (1996–97)

| episodes5 = 24

| start5 = {{Start date|1996|09|17}}

| end5 = {{End date|1997|05|20}}

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| link6 = List of Mad About You episodes#Season 6 (1997–98)

| episodes6 = 23

| start6 = {{Start date|1997|09|23}}

| end6 = {{End date|1998|05|19}}

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| link7 = List of Mad About You episodes#Season 7 (1998–99)

| episodes7 = 22

| start7 = {{Start date|1998|09|22}}

| end7 = {{End date|1999|05|24}}

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| link8 = List of Mad About You episodes#Season 8 (2019)

| episodes8 = 12

| start8 = {{Start date|2019|11|20}}

| end8 = {{End date|2019|12|18}}

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Episodes

=Season 1 (1992–93)=

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|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = Romantic Improvisations

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Danny Jacobson & Paul Reiser

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|23}}

|Viewers = 16.3{{cite news|title='Murphy' wave carries CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 30, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie try to find a moment to themselves while dealing with an unplanned dinner party.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 2

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = Sofa's Choice

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Danny Jacobson & Paul Reiser

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|30}}

|Viewers = 14.6{{cite news|title=Monday lineup bolsters No. 1 CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 7, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = The new couple shops for a sofa with Jamie's best friends, Fran and Mark.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 3

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Sunday Times

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Jeffrey Lane

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|7}}

|Viewers = 16.6{{cite news|title=Rankings omit Perot' paid ad|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 14, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie debate what to do together while working their way through the Sunday New York Times.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 4

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = Out of the Past

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Steve Paymer

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|14}}

|Viewers = 14.1{{cite news|title=Baseball hits big for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 21, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Paul's college crush (Lisa Edelstein) comes to town, stirring up old feelings.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 5

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Paul in the Family

|DirectedBy = Paul Lazarus

|WrittenBy = Daryl Rowland & Lisa DeBenedictis

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|21}}

|Viewers = 13.4{{cite news|title=Baseball cleans up for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 28, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = When Jamie's parents (Paul Dooley and Nancy Dussault) come for a visit, it causes anxiety for everyone. This episode marks the only time Dooley and Dussault would play Jamie's parents. When next seen (in season 3), the roles would be played by John Karlen and Penny Fuller; in season 5 the roles would be recast again with Carroll O'Connor and Carol Burnett.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 6

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = I'm Just So Happy for You

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Billy Grundfest

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|28}}

|Viewers = 14.0{{cite news|title=Politics, Halloween scare up an ABC win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 4, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Paul tries to be happy for Jamie when she lands a huge assignment at work on the same day his film is rejected.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 7

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = Token Friend

|DirectedBy = Paul Lazarus

|WrittenBy = Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|11|4}}

|Viewers = 13.0{{cite news|title=Election news, football kick up ABC's ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 11, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Paul meets his former film-school classmate (Steve Buscemi), who now works as a token clerk in the subway after dropping out.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 8

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = The Apartment

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Danny Jacobson & Steve Paymer

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|11|11}}

|Viewers = 14.6{{cite news|title='Jacksons,' solid gold for ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 18, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie asks Paul to give up his bachelor pad, which he sublets to a guy called Kramer (Michael Richards of Seinfeld).

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 9

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = Riding Backwards

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Jeffrey Lane

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|11|18}}

|Viewers = 14.2{{cite news|title=Jacksons help as-easy-as-ABC win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 25, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Relationships are strained as the couples ride the train toward Thanksgiving with their families.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 10

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = Neighbors from Hell

|DirectedBy = Dennis Erdman

|WrittenBy = Paul Reiser & Billy Grundfest

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|12|9}}

|Viewers = 13.2{{cite news|title=No royal ratings for ABC's 'Charles and Diana'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 16, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie tries hard to encourage their British neighbors to like her.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 11

|EpisodeNumber2 = 11

|Title = Met Someone

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Danny Jacobson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|12|16}}

|Viewers = 12.1{{cite news|title=Early Christmas gift for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 23, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}

|ShortSummary = A flashback reveals how Paul and Jamie met in 1989. Lisa Kudrow makes her first appearance in the series, but as Karen; she will later play Ursula, the waitress at Riff's.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 12

|EpisodeNumber2 = 12

|Title = Maid About You

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Daryl Rowland & Lisa DeBenedictis

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|1|6}}

|Viewers = 13.5{{cite news|title=Women help push CBS to victory|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 13, 1993}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie employs a maid, who develops a crush on Paul.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 13

|EpisodeNumber2 = 13

|Title = Togetherness

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Steve Paymer

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|1|13}}

|Viewers = 11.4{{cite news|title=ABC gets a Thursday night boost|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 20, 1993|author=Donlon, Brian}}

|ShortSummary = Paul directs a commercial for the PR campaign Jamie is working on. Final appearance of Tommy Hinkley as Selby.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 14

|EpisodeNumber2 = 14

|Title = Weekend Getaway

|DirectedBy = Linda Day

|WrittenBy = Daryl Rowland & Lisa DeBenedictis

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|1|27}}

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|ShortSummary = The Buchmans head to Vermont for a stress-escaping long weekend.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 15

|EpisodeNumber2 = 15

|Title = The Wedding Affair

|DirectedBy = Linda Day

|WrittenBy = Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|2|6}}

|Viewers = 15.1{{cite news|title=CBS rides to top on wings of 'Skylark'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 10, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie attend a wedding, which brings up secrets from their dating period. First appearance of John Pankow as Ira.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 16

|EpisodeNumber2 = 16

|Title = Love Among the Tiles

|DirectedBy = Linda Day

|WrittenBy = Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|2|13}}

|Viewers = 15.2{{cite news|title=King of Pop and 'Queen' rule the ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 17, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie are trapped in the bathroom on Valentine's Day.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 17

|EpisodeNumber2 = 17

|Title = The Billionaire

|DirectedBy = Linda Day

|WrittenBy = Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|2|20}}

|Viewers = 15.8{{cite news|title='Queen' rules in CBS' royal sweep|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 24, 1993|author=Donlon, Brian}}

|ShortSummary = An eccentric billionaire (Jerry Lewis) asks Paul to make a film about him.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 18

|EpisodeNumber2 = 18

|Title = The Man Who Said Hello

|DirectedBy = Linda Day

|WrittenBy = Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|2|27}}

|Viewers = 15.2{{cite news|title=Grammy show a winner for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 3, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Paul's father shouts "Hello" to Regis Philbin in public, to the embarrassment of Paul, and becomes a public interest story.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 19

|EpisodeNumber2 = 19

|Title = Swept Away

|DirectedBy = Linda Day

|WrittenBy = Steve Paymer

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|5|1}}

|Viewers = 13.8{{cite news|title='Fried Green Tomatoes' gives NBC sizzle|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 5, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie has good feelings about Lisa's new boyfriend until they decide to move in together.

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|EpisodeNumber = 20

|EpisodeNumber2 = 20

|Title = The Spy Girl Who Loved Me

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|5|8}}

|Viewers = 13.5{{cite news|title=Sturdy 'Home' helps lift ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 12, 1993|author=Donlon, Brian}}

|ShortSummary = 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)

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|EpisodeNumber = 21

|EpisodeNumber2 = 21

|Title = The Painter

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Lane

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|5|15}}

|Viewers = 14.9{{cite news|title='Cheers' nudges NBC to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 19, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie's ex-boyfriend paints their apartment and Fran ends up in bed with him because Mark left her to "find himself".

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|EpisodeNumber = 22

|EpisodeNumber2 = 22

|Title = Happy Anniversary

|DirectedBy = Barnet Kellman

|WrittenBy = Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|5|22}}

|Viewers = 12.7{{cite news|title='Cheers' brings happy times to NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 26, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Paul recreates the cake-cutting ceremony from their wedding as an anniversary surprise; Mark leaves New York.

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=Season 2 (1993–94)=

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|EpisodeNumber = 23

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = Murray's Tale

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Billy Grundfest

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|9|16}}

|Viewers = 16.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 22, 1993}}

|ShortSummary = Lisa takes Murray for a walk and returns with the wrong dog.

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|EpisodeNumber = 24

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = Bing, Bang, Boom

|DirectedBy = Lee Shallat

|WrittenBy = Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|9|23}}

|Viewers = 16.7{{cite news|title='Dave's World,' 'Harts' help CBS to victory|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 29, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie attempt a romantic night, but Murray's pursuit of an imaginary mouse is just one deterrent of many.

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|EpisodeNumber = 25

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Bedfellows

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Danny Jacobson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|9|30}}

|Viewers = 16.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 6, 1993}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie offer to stay with his mother after his father collapses.

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|EpisodeNumber = 26

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = Married to the Job

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Russ Woody

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|10|7}}

|Viewers = 16.3{{cite news|title=New shows pick up steam in ABC win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 13, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie must deal with the consequences of her boss hearing her and Paul insulting him. First appearance of Lisa Kudrow in the role of Ursula.

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|EpisodeNumber = 27

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = So I Married a Hair Murderer

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|10|14}}

|Viewers = 17.7{{cite news|title='Home Improvement' powers to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 20, 1993|author1=Graham, Jefferson|author2=Gable, Donna}}

|ShortSummary = Jobless and bored, Jamie drives Paul mad looking for things to do.

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|EpisodeNumber = 28

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = The Unplanned Child

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Jack Burditt

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|10|28}}

|Viewers = 17.6{{cite news|title=ABC usurps CBS as No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 3, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie look after Paul's nephew on Halloween. Talia Balsam originates the role of Paul's sister Debbie in this one episode; in all future appearances, the role would be played by Robin Bartlett.

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|EpisodeNumber = 29

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = Natural History

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Steve Paymer

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|11|4}}

|Viewers = 18.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 10, 1993}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie argue whether fate or chance brought them together.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 30

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = Surprise

|DirectedBy = Lee Shallat

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|11|11}}

|Viewers = 17.2{{cite news|title=Walters gives ABC a special boost|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 17, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie's 30th-birthday plans go awry.

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|EpisodeNumber = 31

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = A Pair of Hearts

|DirectedBy = Tom Moore

|WrittenBy = Danny Jacobson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|11|18}}

|Viewers = 16.1{{cite news|title=CBS sweeps back to top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 24, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Ira's wife (guest star Cyndi Lauper) appears during a trip to Atlantic City.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 32

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = It's a Wrap

|DirectedBy = Tom Moore

|WrittenBy = Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|12|2}}

|Viewers = 16.4{{cite news|title='White Dog' has its day; CBS, its week|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 8, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 33

|EpisodeNumber2 = 11

|Title = Edna Returns

|DirectedBy = Tom Moore

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

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| t = Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|12|9}}

|Viewers = 17.2{{cite news|title=Midler's 'Gypsy' coming up roses for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 15, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Lisa appears, under a pseudonym, in a chapter of her therapist's new book.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 34

|EpisodeNumber2 = 12

|Title = Paul Is Dead

|DirectedBy = Lee Shallat

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Russ Woody;

| ex1 = Billy Grundfest

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|1|6}}

|Viewers = 20.9{{cite news|title='Improvement' leads ABC charge|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 12, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie's assets are mistakenly frozen because another Paul Buchman has died.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 35

|EpisodeNumber2 = 13

|Title = Same Time Next Week

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|1|13}}

|Viewers = 21.1{{cite news|title='Columbo' on the case for ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 19, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Paul is shooting a film in Chicago for a couple of months, only coming home for weekends.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 36

|EpisodeNumber2 = 14

|Title = The Late Show

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|1|27}}

|Viewers = 21.8{{cite news|title=Super Bowl runs up NBC's score|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 2, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie unknowingly cover up the unexpected consequences of the Atlantic-City trip.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 37

|EpisodeNumber2 = 15

|Title = Virtual Reality

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Lane

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|2|3}}

|Viewers = 20.9{{cite news|title=Lilith brings ratings to 'Frasier'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 9, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Ira wants Paul to invest in a company developing virtual reality. Guest appearances by Christie Brinkley and Andre Agassi.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 38

|EpisodeNumber2 = 16

|Title = Cold Feet

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Jeffrey Lane & Danny Jacobson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|2|10}}

|Viewers = 22.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 16, 1994}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie recall his proposal of three years before.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 39

|EpisodeNumber2 = 17

|Title = Instant Karma

|DirectedBy = Lee Shallat

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Dana Reston & Frank Lombardi;

| ex1 = Beth Fieger Falkenstein

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|2|14}}

|Viewers = 15.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 23, 1994}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie's fortune cookie reads "Bad luck follows the guilty." Yoko Ono calls Paul.

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|EpisodeNumber = 40

|EpisodeNumber2 = 18

|Title = The Tape

|DirectedBy = Tom Moore

|WrittenBy = Paul Reiser

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|2|24}}

|Viewers = 16.6{{cite news|title=CBS' Olympic sweep|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 2, 1994|author=Moore, Dennis}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie must track down a homemade sex tape before anyone sees it.

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|EpisodeNumber = 41

|EpisodeNumber2 = 19

|Title = Love Letters

|DirectedBy = Tom Moore

|WrittenBy = Jeffrey Klarik

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|3|10}}

|Viewers = 18.2{{cite news|title=Premieres give ABC pull|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 16, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie discover letters behind their toilet, written by a soldier and his girlfriend during World War II.

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|EpisodeNumber = 42

|EpisodeNumber2 = 20

|Title = The Last Scampi

|DirectedBy = Tom Moore

|WrittenBy = Billy Grundfest

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|4|7}}

|Viewers = 17.5{{cite news|title=Hoops figure in to CBS' net again|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 13, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie's mothers are angry with them; Murray is depressed.

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|EpisodeNumber = 43

|EpisodeNumber2 = 21

|Title = Disorientation

|DirectedBy = Tom Moore

|WrittenBy = Jack Burditt & Jeffrey Lane

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|4|28}}

|Viewers = 15.5{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 4, 1994}}

|ShortSummary = Paul has forgotten to mail in Jamie's registration, so he, Ira, Fran and Lisa must register her at the very last minute--as she navigates her first day of class.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 44

|EpisodeNumber2 = 22

|Title = Storms We Cannot Weather

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Danny Jacobson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|5|5}}

|Viewers = 15.4{{cite news|title=ABC keeps hammering away|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 11, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie arranges a blind date for Fran; Paul runs into Mark, who now works as a busboy.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 45

|EpisodeNumber2 = 23

|Title = Up All Night

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Jeffrey Klarik

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|5|12}}

|Viewers = 15.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 18, 1994}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie cannot fall asleep the night before a big test. John Astin and Garth Brooks appear.

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{{Episode list

|NumParts = 2

|EpisodeNumber_1 = 46

|EpisodeNumber_2 = 47

|EpisodeNumber2_1 = 24

|EpisodeNumber2_2 = 25

|Title = With This Ring...

|DirectedBy = Tom Moore

|WrittenBy = Part 1: Jeffrey Lane
Part 2: {{StoryTeleplay

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| ex1 = Jeffrey Lane

| slabel = {{abbr|S|Story by}}

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|5|19}}

|Viewers = 18.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 25, 1994}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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=Season 3 (1994–95)=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 48

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = Escape from New York

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Lane

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|9|22}}

|Viewers = 23.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 28, 1994}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie deal with the annual New York heatwave by searching for an old-favorite clam restaurant.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 49

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = Home

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Jack Burditt

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|9|29}}

|Viewers = 21.5{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 5, 1994}}

|ShortSummary = While the Buchmans feud with neighbours greedy for their apartment, their dogs get along all the better.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 50

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Till Death Do Us Part

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Danny Jacobson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|10|6}}

|Viewers = 19.9{{cite news|title=CBS edges into No. 1 spot, but can it stay?|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 12, 1994|author=Graham, Jefferson}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie must decide what to do with her uncle's ashes.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 51

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = When I'm Sixty-Four

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|10|13}}

|Viewers = 21.5{{cite news|title=Regular series put ABC back on top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 19, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie must get glasses; she and Paul get involved in their super's marital spat.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 52

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Legacy

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Steve Paymer;

| ex1 = Jeffrey Lane

| slabel = {{abbr|S|Story by}}

| ex1label = {{abbr|S/T|Story and teleplay by}}

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|10|20}}

|Viewers = 20.0{{cite news|title='Grace' leads ABC to tie with CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 26, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 53

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Pandora's Box

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Victor Fresco

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|11|3}}

|Viewers = 24.5{{cite news|title='Cagney & Lacey' makes winning return|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 9, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = 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", and the Madman of the People episode "Birthday in the Big House".

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 54

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = The Ride Home

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Liz Coe

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|11|10}}

|Viewers = 22.8{{cite news|title=CBS' 'Scarlett' sweeps to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 16, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = During the taxi ride home from Fran's birthday party, Jamie and Paul take turns apologizing for what happened there.

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}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 55

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = Giblets for Murray

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Billy Grundfest;

| ex1 = Jeffrey Klarik

| slabel = {{abbr|S|Story by}}

| ex1label = {{abbr|S/T|Story and teleplay by}}

}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|11|17}}

|Viewers = 23.4{{cite news|title='Scarlett,' CBS' sweeping epic|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 23, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie host a very complicated Thanksgiving Day.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 56

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = Once More With Feeling

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Dan Greenberg;

| ex1 = Victor Levin

| slabel = {{abbr|S|Story by}}

| ex1label = {{abbr|S/T|Story and teleplay by}}

}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|12|8}}

|Viewers = 21.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 14, 1994}}

|ShortSummary = When Paul and Jamie have trouble performing their marital duties, somehow their friends get the worst of it.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 57

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = The City

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Paul Reiser

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|12|15}}

|Viewers = 19.2{{cite news|title=ABC's winning way with comedy|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 21, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = An outing to see the feel-good movie of the year yields radically opposite results. Special appearance by Rudy Giuliani.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 58

|EpisodeNumber2 = 11

|Title = Our Fifteen Minutes

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Jack Burditt

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|1|5}}

|Viewers = 24.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 11, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = After a slow start, Paul's project to record 15 unvarnished minutes of the couple's lives succeeds spectacularly.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 59

|EpisodeNumber2 = 12

|Title = How to Fall in Love

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Jeffrey Lane

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|1|19}}

|Viewers = 24.0{{cite news|title='ER' helps NBC to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 25, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie have a little competition on pick-up techniques.

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{{Episode list

|NumParts = 2

|EpisodeNumber_1 = 60

|EpisodeNumber_2 = 61

|EpisodeNumber2_1 = 13

|EpisodeNumber2_2 = 14

|Title = Mad About You

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Danny Jacobson & Jeffrey Klarik

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|2|2}}

|Viewers = 27.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 8, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie prepare for marriage, as told in flashback. Guest stars Lyle Lovett.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 62

|EpisodeNumber2 = 15

|Title = Just My Dog

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy =Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|2|9}}

|Viewers = 22.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 15, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Murray becomes a TV star.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 63

|EpisodeNumber2 = 16

|Title = The Alan Brady Show

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Kenny Schwartz

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|2|16}}

|Viewers = 23.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 22, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = 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.{{cite journal |year=1997 |title=Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time |journal=TV Guide |issue=June 28-July 4 }}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 64

|EpisodeNumber2 = 17

|Title = Mad Without You

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Billy Grundfest

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|2|23}}

|Viewers = 23.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 1, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie leaves for a weekend, reassured that Paul will be all right.

|LineColor = BB9041

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 65

|EpisodeNumber2 = 18

|Title = Purseona

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|3|9}}

|Viewers = 22.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 15, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Lisa accidentally switches purses with Jamie, causing Paul to lose his passport.

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}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 66

|EpisodeNumber2 = 19

|Title = Two Tickets to Paradise

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Rick Wiener

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|3|30}}

|Viewers = 22.7{{cite news|title=Oscar show, celeb chats keep ABC on top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 5, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie, aka Burt and Sylvia, head to a paradisical Caribbean holiday.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 67

|EpisodeNumber2 = 20

|Title = Money Changes Everything

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Victor Fresco

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|4|27}}

|Viewers = 18.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 3, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Helping Ira shoulder a big loan leaves Paul with a sore neck. Cyndi Lauper guest stars.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 68

|EpisodeNumber2 = 21

|Title = Cake Fear

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Jeffrey Lane

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|5|4}}

|Viewers = 18.3{{cite news|title=Ratings go to the movies|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 10, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie sentences Paul: "You are going to have a good birthday if it kills you."

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 69

|EpisodeNumber2 = 22

|Title = My Boyfriend's Back

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Victor Fresco & Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|5|11}}

|Viewers = 16.5{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 17, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie and an ex (Eric Stoltz) work together on a Diner's campaign and rekindle old hostilities, making Jamie shamefully powerful. Jamie then discovers that he has made her the villain of his Comic Book and their relationship is the story.

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{{Episode list

|NumParts = 2

|EpisodeNumber_1 = 70

|EpisodeNumber_2 = 71

|EpisodeNumber2_1 = 23

|EpisodeNumber2_2 = 24

|Title = Up in Smoke

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Part 1: {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Jeffrey Lane;

| t = Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn & Jeffrey Klarik

| slabel = {{abbr|S|Story by}}

| tlabel = {{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}

}}

Part 2: {{StoryTeleplay

| t = Jack Burditt;

| ex1 = Jeffrey Lane

| tlabel = {{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}

| ex1label = {{abbr|S/T|Story and teleplay by}}

}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|5|18}}

|Viewers = 20.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 24, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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}}

=Season 4 (1995–96)=

Filming of Season 4 was delayed to allow Helen Hunt to complete work on the film Twister (1996) which was running behind schedule.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 72

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = New Sleep-Walking PLUS

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Paul Reiser

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|24}}

|Viewers = 23.0{{cite news|title=NBC Sunday starters stumble|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 27, 1995|author=Graham, Jefferson}}

|ShortSummary = Paul doesn't remember a night of passion with Jamie.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 73

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = The Parking Space

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Billy Grundfest

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|10|1}}

|Viewers = 17.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 4, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Paul agonizes over buying a parking space in his building.

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}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 74

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = The Test

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Kenny Schwartz & Rick Wiener

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|10|8}}

|Viewers = 17.7{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 11, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie finds a relationship test in a magazine while she and Paul wait for a bus.

|LineColor = 7bc0e7

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 75

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = The Good, the Bad and the Not-So-Appealing

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|10|29}}

|Viewers = 18.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 1, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie is determined to bond with Sylvia.

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}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 76

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = I Don't See It

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Brenda Hampton

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|11|5}}

|Viewers = 18.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 8, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Paul almost ruins Jamie and Fran's chances of having full-time jobs with the Mayor's office.

|LineColor = 7bc0e7

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 77

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Yoko Said

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|11|12}}

|Viewers = 17.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 15, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Paul gets a chance to shoot a documentary with Yoko Ono.

|LineColor = 7bc0e7

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 78

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = An Angel for Murray

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Seth Kurland

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|11|19}}

|Viewers = 15.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 22, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie hire a dogwalker who exceeds expectations. First appearance of Hank Azaria as Nat.

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}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 79

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = The Couple

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Kenny Schwartz

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|11|26}}

|Viewers = 18.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 29, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie eagerly befriend a strange new couple, stirring up problems with friends and themselves.

|LineColor = 7bc0e7

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 80

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = New Year's Eve

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Scott Silveri & Shana Goldberg-Meehan

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|12|17}}

|Viewers = 13.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 20, 1995}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie and Paul try not to be apart for New Year's Eve.

|LineColor = 7bc0e7

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 81

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = Ovulation Day

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin & Danny Jacobson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|1|7}}

|Viewers = 23.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 10, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie's insistence to conceive her child precisely on ovulation day strains everyone to the breaking point, especially when Debbie's coming-out intervenes.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 82

|EpisodeNumber2 = 11

|Title = Get Back

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Seth Kurland & Ron Darian;

| t = Kenny Schwartz & Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri

| slabel = {{abbr|S|Story by}}

| tlabel = {{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|1|14}}

|Viewers = 16.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 17, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = 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).

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 83

|EpisodeNumber2 = 12

|Title = Dream Weaver

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Billy Grundfest

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|4}}

|Viewers = 18.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 7, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie try to make sense of their extremely weird dreams; the Laugh In crew appears.

|LineColor = 7bc0e7

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 84

|EpisodeNumber2 = 13

|Title = Hot and Cold

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Kenny Schwartz & Danny Jacobson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|18}}

|Viewers = 13.3{{cite news|title=Powerhouse Thursday propels NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 21, 1996|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Ira starts gambling again; Paul and Jamie try to keep their sex life on track.

|LineColor = 7bc0e7

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 85

|EpisodeNumber2 = 14

|Title = Fertility

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Liz Sagal & McNally Sagal;

| t = Larry Charles

| slabel = {{abbr|S|Story by}}

| tlabel = {{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}

}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|25}}

|Viewers = 16.0{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 28, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie and Paul struggle to increase her fertility; Paul films fertile Pandas.

|LineColor = 7bc0e7

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 86

|EpisodeNumber2 = 15

|Title = Everybody Hates Me

|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|3|10}}

|Viewers = 14.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 13, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = Ira's heart is broken by a girlfriend whose beauty inspires Jamie to dye her hair.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 87

|EpisodeNumber2 = 16

|Title = Do Me a Favor

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Ron Darian

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|3|17}}

|Viewers = 15.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 20, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = An innocent photograph leads to Jamie inadvertently blackmailing her boss.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 88

|EpisodeNumber2 = 17

|Title = The Glue People

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|3|24}}

|Viewers = 14.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 27, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 89

|EpisodeNumber2 = 18

|Title = The Sample

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Ron Darian & Seth Kurland & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|3|31}}

|Viewers = 14.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 3, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = Paul's sperm sample is missing after the Buchmans' car is stolen.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 90

|EpisodeNumber2 = 19

|Title = The Procedure

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Brenda Hampton & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|14}}

|Viewers = 14.0{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 17, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 91

|EpisodeNumber2 = 20

|Title = The Weed

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Billy Grundfest & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|21}}

|Viewers = 14.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 24, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = Paul's obsession with perfection gets him fired; Jamie's boss is caught accepting money from a mobster.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 92

|EpisodeNumber2 = 21

|Title = The Award

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Ron Darian & Seth Kurland & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|28}}

|Viewers = 15.0{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 1, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = Upset that Jamie cannot accompany him to an awards dinner, Paul almost leaves it with another woman.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 93

|EpisodeNumber2 = 22

|Title = The Finale: Part 1

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin & Billy Grundfest & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|5|5}}

|Viewers = 19.3{{cite news|title='ER,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Beast' lead NBC sweep|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 8, 1996|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie kisses a colleague, and Paul reveals to her that he almost went home with another woman.

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{{Episode list

|NumParts = 2

|EpisodeNumber_1 = 94

|EpisodeNumber_2 = 95

|EpisodeNumber2_1 = 23

|EpisodeNumber2_2 = 24

|Title = The Finale: Parts 2 & 3

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Part 2: Paul Reiser & Victor Levin & Billy Grundfest & Larry Charles
Part 3: Victor Levin & Billy Grundfest & Paul Reiser & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|5|19}}

|Viewers = 22.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 22, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = 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?

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=Season 5 (1996–97)=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 96

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = Dr. Wonderful

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|17}}

|Viewers = 20.49{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatetv.com/news/nielsen/networks/960916networks.html|title=Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 9/16-9/23 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research|publisher=UltimateTV|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991011211027/http://www.ultimatetv.com/news/nielsen/networks/960916networks.html|archive-date=October 11, 1999|access-date=March 1, 2022}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie and Paul find out that they are expecting! Deciding not to tell anyone yet, they look for a new gynecologist; Paul's parents meet Joan.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 97

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = The Grant

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Jenji Kohan & Victor Levin & Richard Day & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|24}}

|Viewers = 17.7{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 2, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 98

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Therapy

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Richard Day

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|15}}

|Viewers = 13.0{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 23, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie visit therapist Dr. Sheila Kleinman (Mo Gaffney); Paul tries to film his parents for the documentary.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 99

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = The Clip Show

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Jonathan Leigh Solomon & Leslie Caveny

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|22}}

|Viewers = 13.8{{cite news|title=World Series lineup gives Fox a major win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 30, 1996|author=Bush, Alan}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie spend time stomach-listening, looking for a response from their baby. (Compilation of clips from past seasons.)

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 100

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Burt's Building

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Ron Darian & Victor Levin & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|29}}

|Viewers = 15.5{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 6, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 101

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Jamie's Parents

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Maria Semple

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|12}}

|Viewers = 21.24{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatetv.com/news/nielsen/networks/961111networks.html|title=Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 11/11-11/17 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research|publisher=UltimateTV|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991013230532/http://www.ultimatetv.com/news/nielsen/networks/961111networks.html|archive-date=October 13, 1999|access-date=March 2, 2022}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 102

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = Outbreak

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Richard Day

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|19}}

|Viewers = 19.02{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatetv.com/news/nielsen/networks/961118networks.html|title=Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 11/18-11/24 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research|publisher=UltimateTV|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991014001023/http://www.ultimatetv.com/news/nielsen/networks/961118networks.html|archive-date=October 14, 1999|access-date=March 2, 2022}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 103

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|26}}

|Viewers = 16.00{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatetv.com/news/nielsen/networks/961135networks.html|title=Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 11/25-12/1 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research|publisher=UltimateTV|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991014004621/http://www.ultimatetv.com/news/nielsen/networks/961125networks.html|archive-date=October 14, 1999|access-date=March 2, 2022}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 104

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = The Gym

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin & Richard Day & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|12|17}}

|Viewers = 14.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 25, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 105

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = Chicken Man

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Jonathan Leigh Solomon & Ron Darian & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|1|7}}

|Viewers = 15.80{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41385853/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 6-12, 1997)|date=January 15, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Ira becomes a producer and tastes oily water.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 106

|EpisodeNumber2 = 11

|Title = The Recital

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Moses Port & David Guarascio & Jenji Kohan & Maria Semple

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|1|14}}

|Viewers = 16.10{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41303321/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 13-19, 1997)|date=January 22, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie offend Fran by critiquing her son's violin playing.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 107

|EpisodeNumber2 = 12

|Title = The Handyman

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Richard Day

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|1|21}}

|Viewers = 17.63{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41385500/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 20-26, 1997)|date=January 29, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie accidentally break up Lisa's engagement.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 108

|EpisodeNumber2 = 13

|Title = Astrology

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Jenji Kohan & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|4}}

|Viewers =

|ShortSummary = Nat's sister makes accurate predictions.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 109

|EpisodeNumber2 = 14

|Title = The Penis

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Maria Semple & Richard Day & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|11}}

|Viewers = 14.81{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41315405/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 10-16, 1997)|date=February 20, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie debate learning their child's gender; Uncle Phil makes a dying request.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 110

|EpisodeNumber2 = 15

|Title = Citizen Buchman

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|18}}

|Viewers = 13.84{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41313412/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 17-23, 1997)|date=February 26, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul tries deciphering his dying uncle's last words. Guest stars Sid Caesar.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 111

|EpisodeNumber2 = 16

|Title = Her Houseboy, Coco

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|25}}

|Viewers = 13.51{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41294963/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 24-March 2, 1997)|date=March 5, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = When Jamie is prescribed bedrest, a steadily increasing stream of family pampers her; Nat kidnaps Murray.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 112

|EpisodeNumber2 = 17

|Title = On the Road

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Paul Reiser & Ron Darian & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|3|18}}

|Viewers = 14.81{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41386113/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (March 17–23, 1997)|date=March 26, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul overcompensates manliness when Jamie plans a baby shower.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 113

|EpisodeNumber2 = 18

|Title = The Cockatoo

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Maria Semple & Richard Day

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|1}}

|Viewers = 14.70{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41299344/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (March 31-April 6, 1997)|date=April 9, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie ignores Paul at the breakfast table, then tries to quit her job; Ira teaches a bird a naughty phrase.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 114

|EpisodeNumber2 = 19

|Title = The Touching Game

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Jenji Kohan & Jonathan Leigh Solomon & Moses Port & David Guarascio;

| t = Maria Semple & Ron Darian

| slabel = {{abbr|S|Story by}}

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|15}}

|Viewers = 13.15{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41385180/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 14–20, 1997)|date=April 23, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul's raisin bran lacks raisins; Jamie hinders a newly opened coffee shop; Paul offends a fellow bus passenger.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 115

|EpisodeNumber2 = 20

|Title = The Dry Run

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Moses Port & David Guarascio & Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|29}}

|Viewers = 13.41{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41384884/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 28-May 4, 1997)|date=May 7, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 116

|EpisodeNumber2 = 21

|Title = Guardianhood

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Jonathan Leigh Solomon;

| t = Victor Levin

| slabel = {{abbr|S|Story by}}

| tlabel = {{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|6}}

|Viewers = 12.39{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41385049/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 5–11, 1997)|date=May 14, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie try to find a guardian for their child; an infatuated 18-year-old (Seth Green) haunts Jamie.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 117

|EpisodeNumber2 = 22

|Title = The Feud

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Richard Day

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|13}}

|Viewers = 14.44{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41317470/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 12–18, 1997)|date=May 21, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = A taste war ensues when Jamie and Paul receive cribs from both sets of grandparents-to-be.

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{{Episode list

|NumParts = 2

|EpisodeNumber_1 = 118

|EpisodeNumber_2 = 119

|EpisodeNumber2_1 = 23

|EpisodeNumber2_2 = 24

|Title = The Birth

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Larry Charles

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|20}}

|Viewers = 25.67{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41384795/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 19–25, 1997)|date=May 29, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul's documentary gets a surprisingly good review at a film festival and Jamie has a labor false-alarm. At the hospital, Paul gets a tour of it courtesy of Bruce Willis. Michael Moore also stars.

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=Season 6 (1997–98)=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 120

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = Coming Home

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|23}}

|Viewers = 24.63{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41307958/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 22-28, 1997)|date=October 1, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = The family meets Paul and Jamie's unnamed child.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 121

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = Letters to Mabel

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Maria Semple

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|30}}

|Viewers = 15.63{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41301856/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 1997)|date=October 8, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 7, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 122

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Speed Baby

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Roger Director

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|28}}

|Viewers = 17.02{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41295054/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 1997)|date=November 5, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 8, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Mabel can only sleep when she's kept in motion.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 123

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = Uncle Phil and the Coupons

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Paul Reiser & Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|4}}

|Viewers = 14.82{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41385906/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 3-9, 1997)|date=November 12, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 8, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Uncle Phil tries to provide gifts for Mabel with disastrous results.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 124

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Moody Blues

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Lisa Melamed

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|11}}

|Viewers = 15.31{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41313879/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 10-16, 1997)|date=November 19, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 8, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul must deal with a moody Jamie while putting on a production of The Pirates of Penzance.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 125

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = The Magic Pants

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Mike Martineau

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|18}}

|Viewers = 14.74{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41384655/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 17-23, 1997)|date=November 26, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 8, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = A mix-up at the cleaners leaves Paul wearing David Copperfield's pants.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 126

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = Le Sex Show

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Moses Port & David Guarascio

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|25}}

|Viewers = 15.19{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41310278/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 24-30, 1997)|date=December 3, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 9, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie try to ease back into relations for the first time since Mabel's birth.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 127

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = The New Friend

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = David Steven Simon;

| t = Lissa Levin & Maria Semple

| slabel = {{abbr|S|Story by}}

| tlabel = {{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|12|9}}

|Viewers = 14.13{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41386380/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 8-14, 1997)|date=December 17, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 9, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 128

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = The Conversation

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|12|16}}

|Viewers = 17.94{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41315246/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 15-21, 1997)|date=December 24, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 9, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 129

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = Breastfeeding

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Lissa Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|1|6}}

|Viewers = 15.02{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41373787/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 5-11, 1998)|date=January 14, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 10, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Mabel is weaned off of nursing; Ira fixes a children's hockey game.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 130

|EpisodeNumber2 = 11

|Title = Good Old Reliable Nathan

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Susan Dickes & Jonathan Leigh Solomon;

| t = Victor Levin

| slabel = {{abbr|S|Story by}}

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|1|13}}

|Viewers = 16.12{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41371569/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 12-18, 1998)|date=January 21, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 10, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 131

|EpisodeNumber2 = 12

|Title = Separate Planes

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Andy Glickman

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|1|20}}

|Viewers = 15.85{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41308151/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 19-25, 1998)|date=January 28, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie and Paul take one plane each to increase the chances of one of them living through the plane ride.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 132

|EpisodeNumber2 = 13

|Title = Cheating on Sheila

|DirectedBy = Helen Hunt

|WrittenBy = Sheila R. Lawrence

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|2|24}}

|Viewers = 13.43{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41373362/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 23-March 1, 1998)|date=March 4, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = After a few frustrating sessions, Paul and Jamie leave Sheila for someone more impressive, but startling news sends them back.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 133

|EpisodeNumber2 = 14

|Title = Back to Work

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Mary Connelly

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|3|3}}

|Viewers = 12.37{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41373578/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (March 2–8, 1998)|date=March 11, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 134

|EpisodeNumber2 = 15

|Title = The Second Mrs. Buchman

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = David Steven Simon

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|3|17}}

|Viewers = 14.07{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41370417/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (March 16–22, 1998)|date=March 25, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 12, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie finds a thank-you letter to Paul and learns that he has an ex-wife.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 135

|EpisodeNumber2 = 16

|Title = The Coin of Destiny

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Christopher Case

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|3|24}}

|Viewers = 12.53{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41310058/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (March 23–29, 1998)|date=April 1, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 12, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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".

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 136

|EpisodeNumber2 = 17

|Title = The Caper

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|3|31}}

|Viewers = 13.14{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41314398/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (March 30-April 5, 1998)|date=April 8, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 12, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = The couple's British neighbors suspect Paul's birthday-party guests of art theft.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 137

|EpisodeNumber2 = 18

|Title = The Baby Video

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Roger Director

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|4|14}}

|Viewers = 11.71{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41300708/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 13–19, 1998)|date=April 22, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 12, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul, Jamie and Ira decide to make a baby video, but Paul as the Sandman frightens the kids too much.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 138

|EpisodeNumber2 = 19

|Title = Fire at Riff's

|DirectedBy = Craig Knizek

|WrittenBy = Jonathan Leigh Solomon

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|4|28}}

|Viewers = 10.49{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41373233/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 27-May 3, 1998)|date=May 6, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 139

|EpisodeNumber2 = 20

|Title = Mother's Day

|DirectedBy = Helen Hunt

|WrittenBy = Susan Dickes

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|5|5}}

|Viewers = 10.39{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41304257/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 4–10, 1998)|date=May 13, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 140

|EpisodeNumber2 = 21

|Title = Paul Slips in the Shower

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Paul Reiser & Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|5|12}}

|Viewers = 10.48{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41306012/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 11–17, 1998)|date=May 20, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul's life flashes before his eyes when he slips in the shower.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 141

|EpisodeNumber2 = 22

|Title = Nat & Arley

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

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| t = Moses Port & David Guarascio

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|5|19}}

|Viewers = 11.83{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41373921/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 18–24, 1998)|date=May 28, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie try to match Nat up with Arley the babysitter; a sleeping disorder makes Jamie beat up Paul without realizing it.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 142

|EpisodeNumber2 = 23

|Title = The Finale

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|5|19}}

|Viewers = 14.05

|ShortSummary = Paul's latest project is 'The Making of "The Making of Titanic".' He accidentally causes the caterer (Ellen DeGeneres) 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.)

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=Season 7 (1998–99)=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 143

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = Season Opener

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|9|22}}

|Viewers = 14.05{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41307174/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 21-27, 1998)|date=September 30, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 144

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = A Pain in the Neck

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Monica Piper

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|9|29}}

|Viewers = 11.63{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41309288/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 1998)|date=October 7, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Mabel's first word is a bad one; Paul has his tonsils removed and Jamie loathes his nurse (Jean Louisa Kelly).

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 145

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Tragedy Plus Time

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Christopher Case

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|27}}

|Viewers = 10.02{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41370936/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 1998)|date=November 4, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 16, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = An old boyfriend of Jamie's (Eric Stoltz) dies and leaves her $35,000; Paul and Jamie are sued by their therapist after he accidentally hits her in the face with a golf club.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 146

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = There's a Puma in the Kitchen

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Billy Grundfest

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|3}}

|Viewers = 10.33{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41372619/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 2-8, 1998)|date=November 11, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 16, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul tries to practice a new laugh; Lisa adopts a vicious cat and leaves it with Paul and Jamie; Jamie learns the benefits of a "nooner".

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 147

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = The Silent Show

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Mary Connelly

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|10}}

|Viewers = 10.80{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41316218/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 9-15, 1998)|date=November 18, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 16, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 148

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Weekend in L.A.

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Maria A. Brown

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|17}}

|Viewers = 10.17{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41313160/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 16-22, 1998)|date=November 25, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 16, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 149

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = The Thanksgiving Show

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Hayes Jackson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|24}}

|Viewers = 9.89{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41371693/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 23-29, 1998)|date=December 2, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie host Thanksgiving and play charades with the guests.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 150

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = The Buried Fight

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Adam Markowitz

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|12|14}}

|Viewers = 8.67{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41372304/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 14-20, 1998)|date=December 24, 1998|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul reads a baby book aloud to keep himself entertained; Paul and Jamie start using the Internet; after a small quarrel about Paul rehiring nurse Diane for their neighbor Hal, Paul and Jamie are advised to privately write and bury their complaints.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 151

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = Farmer Buchman

|DirectedBy = Helen Hunt

|WrittenBy = Robert Peacock

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|11}}

|Viewers = 7.74{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41319654/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 11-17, 1999)|date=January 20, 1999|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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. Guest Stars Robert Klein.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 152

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = Win a Free Car

|DirectedBy = Craig Knizek

|WrittenBy = Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|18}}

|Viewers = 8.13{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41319996/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 18-24, 1999)|date=January 27, 1999|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 153

|EpisodeNumber2 = 11

|Title = The Honeymoon

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Sheila R. Lawrence

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|25}}

|Viewers = 9.29{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41321511/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 25-31, 1999)|date=February 3, 1999|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 154

|EpisodeNumber2 = 12

|Title = Valentine's Day

|DirectedBy = Victor Levin

|WrittenBy = Victor Levin

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|8}}

|Viewers = 10.41{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41321832/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 8-14, 1999)|date=February 18, 1999|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie look at a house in Irvington, New York.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 155

|EpisodeNumber2 = 13

|Title = Virtual Reality II

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Trish Soodik

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|22}}

|Viewers = 11.02{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41320206/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 22-28, 1999)|date=March 3, 1999|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 20, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul mops himself into a corner. Paul and Jamie reinvest in a technology company, and they learn their future. Guest stars Mark McGwire.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 156

|EpisodeNumber2 = 14

|Title = Uncle Phil Goes Back to High School

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Dean Young

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|3|1}}

|Viewers = 9.35{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41321373/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (March 1–7, 1999)|date=March 10, 1999|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 20, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Uncle Phil goes back to high school and Lisa has breast-implant surgery.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 157

|EpisodeNumber2 = 15

|Title = Murray at the Dog Show

|DirectedBy = Michael Lembeck

|WrittenBy = Andy Glickman

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|4|26}}

|Viewers = 7.74{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41320129/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 26-May 2, 1999)|date=May 5, 1999|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie and Paul are still good at dancing. Therapist Sheila tells the couple they are cured; Jamie tells Paul to have a vasectomy; Murray fights his fear of cats.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 158

|EpisodeNumber2 = 16

|Title = Millennium Bug

|DirectedBy = David Steinberg

|WrittenBy = Frank van Keeken

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|4|26}}

|Viewers = 8.63

|ShortSummary = Albert Einstein calls upon Paul to rid the world of the Millennium Bug.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 159

|EpisodeNumber2 = 17

|Title = Separate Beds

|DirectedBy = Craig Knizek

|WrittenBy = Bob Nickman

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|3}}

|Viewers = 8.91{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41313596/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 3–9, 1999)|date=May 12, 1999|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie discover that sleeping separately is more fun, but will it hurt their relationship?

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 160

|EpisodeNumber2 = 18

|Title = Stealing Burt's Car

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Jenna Bruce

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|10}}

|Viewers = 7.50{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41314884/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 10–16, 1999)|date=May 19, 1999|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 161

|EpisodeNumber2 = 19

|Title = Paved with Good Intentions

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Susan Dickes

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|13}}

|Viewers = 19.39

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie learn that "We love you" can be the harshest words.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 162

|EpisodeNumber2 = 20

|Title = The Dirty Little Secret

|DirectedBy = Gordon Hunt

|WrittenBy = Elin Hampton

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|17}}

|Viewers = 8.08{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41321453/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 17–23, 1999)|date=May 26, 1999|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie discover that they are related; they also try to read Moby Dick for a book club.

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{{Episode list

|NumParts = 2

|EpisodeNumber_1 = 163

|EpisodeNumber_2 = 164

|EpisodeNumber2_1 = 21

|EpisodeNumber2_2 = 22

|Title = The Final Frontier

|DirectedBy = Helen Hunt

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay

| s = Helen Hunt;

| ex1 = Paul Reiser & Victor Levin

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|24}}

|Viewers = 19.79{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41321732/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 24–30, 1999)|date=June 3, 1999|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = In a series of nonsequential flashbacks, the adult Mabel (Janeane Garofalo) describes the family's next 20 years.

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=Season 8 (2019)=

On September 5, 2019, it was announced that the first six episodes of the revival would premiere on November 20, 2019, and another six episodes will be released on December 18, 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/09/05/spectrum-originals-limited-event-reunion-series-mad-about-you-produced-by-sony-pictures-television-to-debut-november-20-2012/20190905spectrum01/|title=Breaking News - Spectrum Originals Limited Event Reunion Series "Mad About You" Produced by Sony Pictures Television to Debut November 20 | TheFutonCritic.com|website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 165

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = The Kid Leaves

|DirectedBy = Helen Hunt

|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Helen Hunt & Paul Reiser & Peter Tolan|t=Paul Reiser}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|20}}

|ShortSummary = When Paul and Jamie drop their daughter Mabel off for her first day of college, it quickly becomes clear that they have very different ideas of what their lives after children will look like.{{cite web|url=https://spectrumoriginals.com/madaboutyou#episodes|title=Mad About You – Episodes|publisher=Spectrum|access-date=December 16, 2019}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 166

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = Restraining Orders and Puppies

|DirectedBy = Betsy Thomas

|WrittenBy = Julie Mandel-Folly{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1710990/mad-about-you-8x02-restraining-order-and-puppies|title=Mad About You: Restraining Order and Puppies | TVmaze|via=www.tvmaze.com}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|20}}

|ShortSummary = After too many surprise dorm visits, Mabel forces Jamie to sign a contract limiting contact for the next 48 hours, and suddenly Paul finds himself in the parenting hot seat.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 167

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Body Heat

|DirectedBy = Betsy Thomas

|WrittenBy = Randi Mayem Singer

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|20}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie makes the decision to get back into the work force, but time and menopause conspire against her. Meanwhile, Paul is invited to speak to Mabel’s class only after promising to Mabel that no one will know they’re related.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 168

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = The Toothpick

|DirectedBy = Betsy Thomas

|WrittenBy = Matt Tarses{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1710992/mad-about-you-8x04-the-toothpick|title=Mad About You: The Toothpick | TVmaze|via=www.tvmaze.com}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|20}}

|ShortSummary = Jamie spins out when one of her meticulously crafted scrapbooks documenting Mabel’s childhood disappears. Meanwhile, Ira shocks everyone (himself included) when he asks Lucia to marry him.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 169

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Boundaries and Nakedness

|DirectedBy = Kelly Park

|WrittenBy = Abby Gewanter{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1710993/mad-about-you-8x05-boundaries-and-nakedness|title=Mad About You: Boundaries and Nakedness | TVmaze|via=www.tvmaze.com}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|20}}

|ShortSummary = Tonya oversees Jamie’s sessions as she transitions back into the workplace as a therapist. At the gym, Paul is going through a battle of his own as Mark is upset that Paul refuses to be naked around him.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 170

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Monkeys, Lies and Withholding

|DirectedBy = Kelly Park

|WrittenBy = Peter Tolan{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1710994/mad-about-you-8x06-monkeys-lies-and-withholding|title=Mad About You: Monkeys, Lies and Withholding | TVmaze|via=www.tvmaze.com}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|20}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie pay a visit to the retirement home to visit Paul’s mother, Sylvia, and her new boyfriend, Ralph. Meanwhile, an unexpected visitor walks into Ira’s restaurant.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 171

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = The Will to Live

|DirectedBy = Phill Lewis

|WrittenBy = Paul Reiser

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|18}}

|ShortSummary = A childhood friend of Paul and Ira’s has died, and his funeral triggers Paul and Jamie’s concerns about mortality and getting their affairs in order.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 172

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = Anderson Cooper and Other Fantasies

|DirectedBy = Phill Lewis

|WrittenBy = Randi Mayem Singer

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|18}}

|ShortSummary = When Lisa is double-booked on her celebrity pet-sitting obligations, Jamie volunteers Paul to stay at Anderson Cooper’s place, allowing him his first bachelor night in years.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 173

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = The Cheese Stands Alone

|DirectedBy = Eric Dean Seaton

|WrittenBy = Julie Mandel-Folly

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|18}}

|ShortSummary = When Paul and Jamie get a surprise visit from a wealthy buyer interested in their apartment, they're forced to make a tough decision about the future of their home.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 174

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = Real Estate for Beginners

|DirectedBy = Eric Dean Seaton

|WrittenBy = Peter Tolan

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|18}}

|ShortSummary = Following Sheila’s advice, Paul and Jamie head to a marriage boot camp in The Berkshires in hopes of working out their issues. Back in New York, Lisa dog-sits Walter… kind of.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 175

|EpisodeNumber2 = 11

|Title = Erotica and Expulsion

|DirectedBy = Gloria Calderon Kellett

|WrittenBy = Abby Gewanter

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|18}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie help Mabel deal with the fallout when a school experiment goes awry. Jamie stumbles upon an unconventional way that Tonya can help Walter overcome his sleepless nights.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 176

|EpisodeNumber2 = 12

|Title = Happy Birthday, Bon Voyage, Goodbye for Now

|DirectedBy = Joanna Kerns

|WrittenBy = Paul Reiser & Peter Tolan

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|18}}

|ShortSummary = Paul and Jamie attempt to plan a surprise birthday party for Mabel, while Mabel is planning to reveal a big surprise of her own.

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}}

}}

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