Scripted series · NBC
Mad About You
Never marry anyone more neurotic than yourself.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Paul Reiser
Paul Buchman
164 eps
Helen Hunt
Jamie Buchman
164 eps
Anne Ramsay
Lisa Stemple
126 eps
Leila Kenzle
Fran Devanow
144 eps
John Pankow
Ira Buchman
147 eps
Cynthia Harris
Sylvia Buchman
72 eps
Louis Zorich
Burt Buchman
70 eps
Carroll O'Connor
Gus Stemple
4 eps
Janeane Garofalo
Mabel Buchman
2 eps
Florence Stanley
Miriam Sass
2 eps
Ed Asner
Zigmund Klarik
3 eps
Art Evans
Ike
2 eps
Robin Bartlett
Debbie Buchman
33 eps
Mary Matalin
Mary Matalin
2 eps
Mel Brooks
Uncle Phil
4 eps
Jeff Garlin
Marvin Bluestone
13 eps
Cara DeLizia
Teenager Mabel Buchman
2 eps
Estelle Getty
Aunt Ida
2 eps
Jean Louisa Kelly
Diane the Nurse
3 eps
Richard Kind
Dr. Mark Devanow
35 eps
Carol Burnett
Theresa Stemple
11 eps
Paxton Whitehead
Hal Conway
8 eps
Jerry Adler
Mr. Wicker
11 eps
Steven Wright
Warren Mermelman
5 eps
Judy Geeson
Maggie Conway
33 eps
Larry Miller
Lou Bonaparte
5 eps
Suzie Plakson
Dr. Joan Golfinos
18 eps
Mo Gaffney
Dr. Sheila Kleinman
13 eps
James Carville
James Carville
3 eps
Lisa Kudrow
Ursula Buffay
25 eps
Judyann Elder
Nurse Lily
4 eps
Eric Stoltz
Alan Tofsky
7 eps
Fred Willard
Henry Vincent
5 eps
Dean Cameron
Irwin
3 eps
Lyle Lovett
Lenny
3 eps
Tommy Hinkley
Jay Selby
9 eps
Jim Piddock
Hal Conway
8 eps
Cyndi Lauper
Marianne Lugasso
5 eps
David Strickland
Hollis Pavel
6 eps
Marva Hicks
Remy
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Mad About You actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Mad About You reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.
The run
Seasons
7 seasons · 164 episodes.
Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
22 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
199222 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S01E01 Romantic Improvisations
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199325 episodes
7.8IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199424 episodes
7.9IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
199524 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S04E09 New Year's Eve
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
199624 episodes
7.2IMDb
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
199723 episodes
6.9IMDb
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
199822 episodes
6.9IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Romantic Improvisations
Paul and Jamie Buchman are newlywed adjusting to life together in Manhattan. When only after 5 months of marriage Jamie complains that their sexual life is not like it used to be, Paul decides to come earlier from his job so they could spend a nice evening alone. But, their scheduled evening goes awry as each assumes the other had cancelled their dinner plans with friends.
- Directed by Barnet Kellman
- Written by Danny Jacobson, Paul Reiser
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S07E21
The Final Frontier (1)
- Directed by Helen Hunt
- Written by Victor Levin, Paul Reiser
S07E22
The Final Frontier (2)
- Directed by Helen Hunt
- Written by Victor Levin, Paul Reiser
S07E20
The Dirty Little Secret
- Directed by Gordon Hunt
- Written by Elin Hampton
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Danny Jacobson
Creator
Paul Reiser
Showrunner
Helen Hunt
Executive producer
Victor Levin
Executive producer
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Jeffrey Lane
Executive producer
Larry Charles
Executive producer
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Russ Woody
Writer
Jack Burditt
Writer
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Sheila R. Lawrence
Writer
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Jeffrey Klarik
Writer
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Scott Silveri
Writer
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Adam Markowitz
Writer
Monica Piper
Writer
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Elin Hampton
Writer
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Richard Day
Writer
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Leslie Caveny
Writer
Jenji Kohan
Writer
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Ron Darian
Writer
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Seth Kurland
Writer
Brenda Hampton
Writer
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Bob Nickman
Writer
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Shana Goldberg-Meehan
Writer
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Sally Lapiduss
Writer
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Lissa Levin
Writer
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Pamela Eells
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Bruce ChevillatProducer
- Andy GordonProducer
- Craig KnizekProducer
- Helen HuntExecutive Producer
- Victor LevinExecutive Producer
- Jeffrey KlarikProducer
Writing
- Russ WoodyWriter
- Jack BurdittWriter
- Sheila R. LawrenceWriter
- Victor LevinWriter
- Jeffrey KlarikWriter
- Scott SilveriWriter
Direction
- Linda DayDirector
- Helen HuntDirector
- Gordon HuntDirector
- Victor LevinDirector
- Barnet KellmanDirector
- Thomas SchlammeDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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