Mad About You

10 Best Episodes of Mad About You - Season 6

Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 10, 2023.

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#15 - Coming Home (Season 6 - Episode 1)

The first day back from the hospital finds Paul and Jamie still figuring out how to care for their daughter and what to name her, until help arrives in the form of Jamie's mother.

The episode was rated 7.05 from 20 votes.

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#14 - Mother's Day (Season 6 - Episode 20)

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Paul tries to pick a Mother's Day present for Jamie, but Ira and Marvin have better ideas: a rocking chair and a message displayed on the Times Square video screen. Sylvia is jealous of Jamie's gifts and fakes injury to steal attention.

The episode was rated 7.14 from 22 votes.

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#13 - The Second Mrs. Buchman (Season 6 - Episode 15)

Jamie discovers that Paul was married before--if only to get an old Russian woman U.S. citizenship. Jamie's upset that she is, indeed, the second Mrs. Buchman. Meanwhile, Paul is an umpire for his father's senior-citizen baseball game, and a fight erupts between father and son over a call.

The episode was rated 7.19 from 21 votes.

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#12 - The New Friend (Season 6 - Episode 8)

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Paul and Jamie meet a new neighbor, Sarah, a divorced mother of three who manages to teach Jamie a more casual style of parenting. Also, Paul and Jamie conspire to set up Sarah on a blind date with Ira.

The episode was rated 7.24 from 25 votes.

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#11 - The Coin of Destiny (Season 6 - Episode 16)

When Paul innocently flips a coin to make a decision, Paul's former producer overhears a conversation that puts Paul and Jamie in the limelight with the tabloid program ""Hard Copy."" Also, Ira finds that he's the prime suspect in a paternity case, and Paul's parents try their luck in Atlantic City.

The episode was rated 7.26 from 23 votes.

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#10 - Good Old Reliable Nathan (Season 6 - Episode 11)

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When Paul gives a speech at a college, he's shocked to discover that Jamie lost her virginity to the visiting professor. It's a comedy of errors as the professor believes Paul is angry and wants to do the professor harm. Meanwhile, Ira meets a woman who flirts with him only to get better burial plots.

The episode was rated 7.29 from 24 votes.

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#9 - The Caper (Season 6 - Episode 17)

Paul's birthday party turns into an event worthy of a detective mystery when Maggie and Hal suspect Buchman party guests of stealing a prestigious painting from their adjacent apartment. Meanwhile, Marvin gets into a growling match with Murray.

The episode was rated 7.30 from 20 votes.

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#8 - Letters to Mabel (Season 6 - Episode 2)

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Jamie kicks off a letter-writing spree by penning one to her infant daughter to be read on her 18th birthday. Ira and Joan join in on the fun, while Paul goes through draft after draft.

The episode was rated 7.30 from 20 votes.

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#7 - The Conversation (Season 6 - Episode 9)

Paul and Jamie try to help each other get through the excruciating process of “Ferberizing” the baby—they must allow the child to cry herself to sleep without comforting her. The psychological and moral implications of this are discussed and debated at length.

The episode was rated 7.30 from 23 votes.

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#6 - Back to Work (Season 6 - Episode 14)

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Jamie decides to go back to work, and everything says to go back to work. There's only one problem: she doesn't want to and tries to get herself fired. Meanwhile, Paul confronts the newspaper journalist who wrote an article filled with errors about ""Buchman.""

The episode was rated 7.32 from 19 votes.

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#5 - Separate Planes (Season 6 - Episode 12)

It's the first plane flight with the baby and Paul and Jamie take separate planes--they're told it's not uncommon for new parents to do to avoid orphaning a baby in the event of a tragedy. Paul takes Mabel and winds up using her to lead a passenger revolt on the plane to demand less heat in the cabin. Meanwhile, Jamie's looking forward to a break from mothering, yet she ends up mothering everyone.

The episode was rated 7.32 from 19 votes.

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#4 - Le Sex Show (Season 6 - Episode 7)

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Paul and Jamie grapple with the pressure of having sex for the first time since Mabel's birth, but their therapist seems not much help.

The episode was rated 7.32 from 25 votes.

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#3 - Speed Baby (Season 6 - Episode 3)

Jamie stumbles upon a strange cure to Mabel's crying fits, while Paul valiently tries to catch a few winks before an important meeting with a Belgian distributor.

The episode was rated 7.35 from 20 votes.

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#2 - Nat & Arley (Season 6 - Episode 22)

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Paul and Jamie act as matchmakers for dogwalker Nat and babysitter Arley. Meanwhile, Ira tries giving up sex, and Paul makes a discovery about Jamie when they go to a sleep clinic.

The episode was rated 7.37 from 19 votes.

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#1 - Cheating on Sheila (Season 6 - Episode 13)

When Paul and Jamie feel that their current therapist, Sheila, isn't quite helping out, Paul and Jamie see another therapist, Sydney. They love Sydney enough to ""break up"" with Sheila--that is, until they find out that Sydney's hour of therapy is too expensive. Meanwhile, Paul grapples with how to get his father to stop suffocating Paul socially.

The episode was rated 7.37 from 19 votes.

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