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Posting-frequency: quarterly Last-modified: 97-01-05 Version: 5.1 URL: http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~witelski/may-eg3.html Copyright: (c) 1994-1997 by Ramaswamy [ramax@ultranet.com] See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge ---------------------------------------------------------------- Episode Guide for Season #3 of "Mad About You" for the Usenet newsgroup alt.tv.mad-about-you ---------------------------------------------------------------- Archive-name: tv/mad-about-you/season3 Posting-frequency: quarterly Last-modified: 97-01-05 Version: 5.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------- This Episode Guide for the TV Comedy show "Mad About You" is, as a collection of information, Copyright (c) 1994-1997 by Ramaswamy [ramax@ultranet.com]. All Rights Reserved. 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The removal of this copyright notice is prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------- The MAY Episode Guides: Episode Guide for Season #1 Episode Guide for Season #2 Episode Guide for Season #3 Episode Guide for Season #4 Episode Guide for Season #5 ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Third Season ---------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Cast of Characters Supporting Characters The Production Team 3.1 (301) 94-09-22 Escape from New York [Season Opener] 3.2 (302) 94-09-29 Home 3.3 (303) 94-10-06 Till Death Do Us Part 3.4 (304) 94-10-13 When I'm Sixty-Four 3.5 (305) 94-10-20 Legacy 3.6 (306) 94-11-03 Pandora's Box 3.7 (307) 94-11-10 The Ride Home 3.8 (308) 94-11-17 Giblets For Murray 3.9 (309) 94-12-08 Once More, With Feeling 3.10 (310) 94-12-15 The City 3.11 (311) 95-01-05 Our Fifteen Minutes 3.12 (313) 95-01-19 How To Fall In Love 3.13 (314/5) 95-02-02 Mad About You 3.14 (312) 95-02-09 Just My Dog 3.15 (316) 95-02-16 The Alan Brady Show 3.16 (317) 95-02-23 Mad Without You 3.17 (318) 95-03-09 Purseona 3.18 (319) 95-03-30 Two Tickets To Paradise 3.19 (323) 95-04-27 Money Changes Everything 3.20 (321) 95-05-04 Cake Fear 3.21 (320) 95-05-11 My Boyfriend's Back! 3.22 (322/4) 95-05-18 Up In Smoke [Season Finale] 3.23 (325) 95-10-08 The Test [A Montage] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Telecasts in Syndication: As of September 1996, episodes from this season are being aired in syndication in North America, with approximately 1 minute of content snipped from the original telecasts in 1994-95. Check your local TV listings for the station, days and times of telecast. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Cast of Characters Paul Buchman . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Reiser Jamie Buchman . . . . . . . . . . . Helen Hunt Lisa Stemple . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Ramsay Fran Devanow . . . . . . . . . . . . Leila Kenzle Ira Buchman . . . . . . . . . . . . John Pankow Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maui Supporting Characters Mark Devanow . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Kind Burt Buchman, Paul's father . . . . Louis Zorich Sylvia Buchman, Paul's mother . . . Cynthia Harris Debbie, Paul's sister . . . . . . . Robin Bartlett Gus Stemple, Jamie's father . . . . John Karlen Theresa Stemple, Jamie's mother . . Penny Fuller Aunt Lolly, Jamie's aunt . . . . . . Meg Wyllie Maggie Conway, neighbour in 11-C . . Judy Geeson Hal Conway, Maggie's husband . . . . Jim Piddock Ursula, waitress at Riff's . . . . . Lisa Kudrow Bill Wicker, the super . . . . . . . Jerry Adler Kim, the grocer . . . . . . . . . . Ping Wu Remy, Paul's assistant . . . . . . . Marva Hicks Sid Novak, Paul's editor . . . . . . George O. Petrie Alan Tofsky, Jamie's ex-boyfriend . Eric Stoltz Susannah Gould, Jamie's class-mate . Anne Bobby ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 Escape from New York [Season Opener] The last weekend of a hot New York summer finds the Buchmans borrowing Fran's car to drive down to the Jersey shore for a taste of fried clams, trying to remember the name of a favorite restaurant. Written by: Danny Jacobson and Jeffrey Lane Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: Paul reading over Jamie's shoulder. Tag: Eating Jamie's clams, not Paul's calamari. Expression: "Clamenza!" Keys: "Mr. Science" all summer, the best possible use of the fridge, Fran's job, Sylvia's radar, Ira's thing in the mail, Lisa's mailman, name that restaurant (Boyd's?), Murray being towed, Paul getting locked in. - Sylvia: "So, when do you start school?" Jamie: "Oh, 10 days... probably going to study corporate finance." Sylvia: "You know what name I like? Barbara, if it's a girl." Jamie: "If what's a girl?" Paul: "Leave her alone, Ma!" - Jamie: "Honey, don't worry, the locksmith will be here any minute. [to Ursula] He's been suffocating... you don't have a hanger or something?" Ursula: [rushing off] "We have a coat rack!" Supporting Cast: Sylvia and Ursula. 3.2 Home The War of the Buchmans and the Conways continues as rumors fly about the apartment building going co-op. Meanwhile Murray and Sophie find true love and then some more. Written by: Jack Burditt Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: Hmming and watching TV from the couch. Tag: Sylvia cooing over her grandpuppy. Word: Whom. Keys: The complaint, the juicer and the hair-dryer, hot showers and toilet flushes, the sconeheads or guv'nors, the slanty floor revisited, home or a sunny, roomy, air-conditioned apartment, Fran's new hair, the deliciously depressing "Choclat Noye Bechenye." Appearance of the second actor to play Hal Conway. - Jamie: "Who says they're going co-op?" Paul: "I heard, I heard it around the building." Jamie: "From whom? We never talk to anyone." Paul: "What's it with you and this 'whom' thing?" Jamie: "You talk your way, I'll talk right!" Supporting Cast: Sylvia, Maggie and Mr. Wicker. Guest Character: Hal Conway . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Piddock 3.3 Till Death Do Us Part Paul's idea for the final resting place for the ashes of Jamie's uncle Van takes the Buchmans to Belmont, where Lisa pays admission for her uncle, Ira has a relapse and Jamie backs a long shot named About-To-Be-Glue to win big. Written by: Danny Jacobson Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: What's thunder? Tag: Ira and Maurice comparing levels of stupidity, and Uncle Van resting in peace. Keys: Attack on the killer pantyhose, Thanksgiving turkey story, Salisbury steak vs. hamburger, the eulogy, Lisa in plaid, Ira at GA, Uncle Van in an urn, sitting with Maurice,the sixth horse at 50-1. - Jamie: "You know Uncle Van was crazy about you from the moment he met you." Paul: "Of course Uncle Van was crazy about me; he needed a partner in crime. Y'know, without me, he'd never have got those golf balls into your mother's turkey! That was like a classic Van moment..." Jamie: "I wish you'd tell that story." Paul: "All right, it was Thanksgiving and we were all sitting around the table..." Jamie: "Not here, at the service." - Patron #1: "Did you hear about Salisbury Steak?" Patron #2: "I heard! Where'd you hear it? From Tommy?" Patron #1: "Nah! Tommy's out! There's a new guy!" Guest Characters: Maurice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernie Sabella Mike, at Gamblers Anonymous . . . . Dana Lee Tommy's friend . . . . . . . . . . Mario Ruccuzzo Racetrack patrons . . . . . . . . . Al Berry, Bill P. Murry, Danny Mora, Bill Saluga As himself . . . . . . . . . . . . The Voice 3.4 When I'm Sixty-Four The Wickers have a big fight and Mr. Wicker moves in with the Buchmans. Meanwhile Jamie finally succumbs to an eye exam, but can't decide between glasses and contact lenses. Written by: Victor Levin Directed by: David Steinberg Tag: Paul reading made-up Dickens to Murray. Word: Fishbroker (fishmonger!) Expression: "Ech! Ech! Ech!" Keys: The 39" armoire, magical fire-escape, $20 vertical tip (in a sock), celery story, taping the wrong show, contacts vs. glasses on a trapezoidal face, the wink, cocoa with nutmeg in bed. - Jamie: "Hey! Is it in?" Paul: "Ah, not so much. ... the trick is not to close your eye until after." Jamie: "I understand, but it's coming right at me..." Paul: "Don't look at it!" Jamie: "That's why I close my eye!" - Mr. Wicker: "Goodbye, Buchmans!" Buchmans: "Goodbye, Wickers!" Supporting Cast: Maggie and Mr. Wicker. Guest Characters: Claire Wicker . . . . . . . . . . . Anita Gillette The salesgirl . . . . . . . . . . . Kristen Cloke The optician . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Edwards 3.5 Legacy Buchman's Sporting Goods store has its annual midnight sale and in arranging an appearance by a former Yankee player, Jamie gets her PR juices flowing. But Paul is left feeling uncomfortable, for more reasons than one. Story by: Jeffrey Lane and Steve Paymer Teleplay by: Jeffrey Lane Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: Paul being helped out by call screening. Tag: A very tired Fran not being impressed by Sloopy Dunbar's baseball impersonations. Expression: "How?" Keys: Jamie striking back at The Empire, Harvey Keitel's appendage, Paul's next job, Burt's TV ad, Jamie's new career, Ira's an heir, a lot about floss, 20-year old sneakers, going out with a bang, '64 Series memories. - Paul: "If you know so much, tell me when is this guy ever going to call me back?" Jamie: "He will." [the phone rings, she looks at him] Paul: "Oh, stop it!" - Burt: "You know what? I love these sneakers! I can't even tell I'm walking. I was in the stockroom, now I am here -- all I remember are shelves going by!" - Sylvia: "You're retiring. Why is it so hard to say?" Burt: "Who says it's hard to say? I'm retiring, there! Maybe." Paul: "Are you serious?" Burt: "We think it's time, and I agree." - Paul: "Yes, I'm angry at my father, but I can't talk to my father! I only know how to talk to you!" Supporting Cast: Burt and Sylvia. Guest Characters: Sloopy Dunbar . . . . . . . . . . Charles Hallahan Man looking for fishing rod . . . Michael Tomlinson Woman shopping for golf clubs . . Wendy Kamenoff 3.6 Pandora's Box Jamie works around Paul's opposition to having a TV in their bedroom and hot-wires an additional cable outlet with Fran's help. The inevitable, farcical complications lead ultimately to a citywide blackout. Written by: Victor Fresco Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: Still looking for the TV remote. Tag: Al Roker reporting a newsflash, in place of Tom Brokaw, who's stuck in an elevator. Keys: A '$50' tip, the Andy Griffith Show, the client -- it's just Ira, on faucets, sockets and outlets, stealing airwaves, the blue channel, comparing yellow hues, a crashed disk or maybe a coaster, a spirited defence of she who can't stop smiling. - Paul: "Listen, you may know you better than me, and you may even know me better than me, but I know us better than you and I'm telling you -- it's a bad idea!" - Jamie: "Nobody's right and nobody's wrong! ... I'm a little bit more right!" Supporting Cast: Ursula, Maggie, Hal and Mr. Wicker. Guest Characters: Neighbor . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Georges Her daughter . . . . . . . . . . Erin Trimble Actor on Soap Opera . . . . . . . Brian Jensen Cable repairman . . . . . . . . . Kevin M. Richardson Angry Neighbors . . . . . . . . . Pat Crawford and Stan Sellers As himself . . . . . . . . . . . Al Roker 3.7 The Ride Home Fran's Birthday party is the setting for Jamie's unexpected encounter with an ex-boyfriend, and the saga of who dumped whom dominates her evening. The cab-ride home provides two interlocking perspectives of the evening's events. Written by: Liz Coe Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: Silence in the cab: Paul contemplating the lost shot at an NBC mini-series. Tag: Silence in the cab: Jamie contemplating the dinner engagement the following week. Alternate Tag: Paul and Jamie clarifying the Zest story, to the cabbie's appreciative laughter. Alternate Tag: Paul describing his meeting with Alan and the invitation to dinner the following week. (syndication only) Expression: "How could I know?" Keys: Flat hair and bunching waiters, the fork in time, thank-you notes and the Zest story, the versatile lemon, Paul the chiropractor and a crackling neck, Alan and his tea, Rigoletto with elephants, the other woman, all about fish, party parting signals, waffles (not a muffin) at 7AM, and one more cookie (not Tums). A Mark sighting. The debut of Alan Tofsky. - Jamie: "It was really nice to see you!" Alan: "You too!" Jamie: "And I did!" - Lisa: "Scrod?" Paul: "Royally!" - Fran: "Please don't put down my food!" Guest Characters: Alan Tofsky . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Stoltz Carol, of NBC . . . . . . . . . . Wendie Malick Tracy, the model . . . . . . . . . Senait Doris and her husband (Bob) . . . Judith Hoag and Vince Grant Cabbie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Flood "But this is Pennsylvania!" Man . Tyrees Allen 3.8 Giblets For Murray Jamie's perfect Thanksgiving feast involves a buffet for ten, and five turkeys, thanks to Murray and the ever-friendly neighborhood grocer Kim. Story by: Jeffrey Klarik and Billy Grundfest Teleplay by: Jeffrey Klarik Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: Waking up to a turkey break at 5:25 AM. Tag: Aunt Lolly talking to her friend Lucille about the Stemples and Buchmans, and trying to figure out whose aunt she is. Expression: "It's a fact!" Keys: The first Buchman Thanksgiving, peeling potatoes and making ice, rationed marsh-mallows and extra water-chestnuts, sharing smoke with the city and alphabetic thanksgiving (A to V), clanging pipes and redoing the bedroom, the missile of Turkey, Sylvia's mother-in-law, Sylvia the mother-in-law. Appearance of second pair of actors to play the Stemples. Appearance of the second actor to play Kim. The debut of Aunt Lolly. - Fran: "I've been here *minutes*!" Paul: "Listen! I've been with 'em years; trust me, it gets worse!" - Lisa: "I'm thankful I've therapy tomorrow." - Paul: "We're adults!" Jamie: "I-KNOW!" Kim's triples: Doilies, acorn squash, and dental floss. Water, cold, and time. Votive candles, Lemon Pledge, and chocolate macaroons. Tweezers, pretzel nuggets, and a nice block of halvah. Smoked, not smoked, stuffed, not stuffed, garnished, not garnished. Butterball, not Butterball, organic, not organic, free range, range restricted. On the house! Paul's triple: No clam-dip, no light-bulbs, no margarine. Supporting Cast: Burt, Sylvia and Aunt Lolly. Guest Characters: Gus Stemple, Jamie's father . . . John Karlen Theresa Stemple, Jamie's mother . Penny Fuller Aunt Lolly . . . . . . . . . . . Meg Wyllie Kim, the grocer . . . . . . . . . Ping Wu Neighbor in 12-D . . . . . . . . . Herself 3.9 Once More, With Feeling As the Buchmans' sex-life waxes and wanes, Lisa snags a pair of free dinners, Fran loses a window office and Ira acquires a silent partner. Story by: Victor Levin and Dan Greenberg Teleplay by: Victor Levin Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: Two ways of getting a bagel. Tag: Two losers settling accounts with Lisa. Expression: "It happens!" Keys: Meatloaf and sex, Aruba escapades, Buchman bucks, taking back a conversation, hanging up on Fran, a six-week diet, attractive vs. sexy, to the closet of last resort (not the kitchen table) with Pedro. The debut of Sid Novak. - Paul: "Let's just go back to basics." Jamie: "Arousal!" Paul: "Arousal! ... ... arouse me!" Supporting Cast: Ursula. Guest Characters: Sid Novak, Paul's editor . . . . . George O. Petrie Manny Gantz (Ganz) . . . . . . . . Jack Shearer 3.10 The City A bad day in the Big Apple leaves Jamie unwilling to go out to see a feel-good movie, but Paul talks her into an evening out, if only to meet Ira's new girlfriend. Written by: Paul Reiser Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: A typical dinner invitation from Sylvia. Tag: On cabbies and clean streets from Hizzoner. Words: Pedagogue, obstructed. Keys: Paul's grant, Jamie's gripes, the mother of all dictionaries, leftside/rightside, muffin and Sprite, buying/selling tickets, a punch in the nose, veal on the sidewalk, a private screening, Riff's without Ursula. - Projectionist: "Nice night!" Paul: "Maybe for you, not so much for us." Jamie: "All...right, take it easy, honey! We're out of muffins." Guest Characters: Velma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marita Geraghty Cabbie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iqbal Theba Cab-crasher . . . . . . . . . . . Allan Wasserman Man in the line . . . . . . . . . Kelly Perine Elderly patron . . . . . . . . . . Bibi Osterwald Woman in theatre . . . . . . . . . June Gable Man in wheel-chair . . . . . . . . Richard Robert Redlin The Projectionist . . . . . . . . George D. Wallace As himself . . . . . . . . . . . . Rudolph Guiliani 3.11 Our Fifteen Minutes Paul is one of six documentary filmmakers selected by PBS to turn the camera on themselves for 15 minutes, and in his case, it turns into... well, see for yourself why the cast unanimously selected this as a top-5 favorite episode! Written by: Jack Burditt Directed by: Thomas Schlamme Tag: Getting back to being themselves on camera. Keys: Yelling Chicken a-la-King and fetching with Murray, stealing Paperwhites and reading Scientific American (at arm's length), tearing an insert, hiring a wife, a Mowa and coffee filters, bikes 'n' things and the ants of New York, a cig, a tattoo and the dark side, Lisa's tour de force, cutting cake to go with ... Ira Gershwin or Courtney Love, Uma or Eunice or Karen, honesty (no matter what). - Jamie: "I don't need the whole world knowing we're slobs." Paul: "But we *are* slobs!" Jamie: "No, you're a slob. I'm just tired." Paul: "Yes, but it's real!" Jamie: "All right, fine! You know... it's not like your mother is going to watch this, see the socks on the bed, and be here everyday straightening up." - Jamie: "Why did you yell Chicken a la King at my sister?" Paul: "I didn't know it was her!" Jamie: "Why would you yell Chicken a la King at anyone?" Paul: "... I was talking with my foot!" Supporting Cast: Maggie Conway. 3.12 How To Fall In Love Paul's ideas on how to meet and engage the opposite sex are tested by Jamie in a hypothetical encounter, while Ira has a very real encounter with Jamie's friend. Written by: Jeffrey Lane Directed by: Thomas Schlamme Tease: Paul dreaming about Mr. Mooney. Tag: The Buchmans reviewing "What to do on a Date." Words: Whom (repeatedly), putz. Keys: Having 29 teeth, Chicken a la Poem, mimicking Paul, the name is Brenda, helping the fate-impaired, Find 'em, Meet 'em, Make 'em yours, chewing a straw, drinks on a dime, $1 watcher's tip, the Jodie Foster- Daniel Day Lewis look, psychic talk (and listen), crazy Pete on the corner, the looong elevator ride, but mostly about the egg-salad. The debut of Susannah Gould. - Jamie: "What's she like?" Paul: "My wife? ... Kinda like you actually, your height, your hair, your eyes too..." Jamie: "Sounds perfect." Paul: "Actually, no! No, not so much perfect... She never puts the ATM stuff into the check-book, so we're always like $60 off..." Jamie: "Okay, I'm sorry..." Paul: "Don't DEFEND her! ... She sneaks cigarettes behind my back, like I don't have a nose, and she doesn't tell me the Film Lab called last night, so I've got to go down in the middle of my lunch hour... then she... I could go on and on..." Jamie: "Why don't you *say* something?" Paul: "Why make trouble?" - Paul: "Did you know I was born without a head?" Supporting Cast: Ursula and Maggie. Guest Characters: Susannah Gould . . . . . . . . . . Anne Bobby Mick, at the bar . . . . . . . . . Eric Lutes 3.13 Mad About You The saga of the three months leading up to Paul and Jamie's wedding, what with the invitations, the reception menu, the dress fittings, the band selection, the rehearsal dinner and the remarkable goings-on of the night before the wedding. Written by: Danny Jacobson and Jeffrey Klarik Directed by: David Steinberg Tease: Cleaning out the freezer section. Tag: Dancing at the wedding. Words: Willy-nilly, putz. Expressions: "What does this say?" Keys: The 'Saved By The Bell' fix, sorbet in the ear, a guest-list under 80, or 12-60-1100, the big typo or an omen, squabble over squab, gravy boats, Pie or Pi, El Grandes or Executivos, a Tuxedo over the phone, smoking and binging, on being fat, the Upstate gig, Color My World, The Alley Cat, or The Hokey Pokey, the first dance, frozen tulips, zits and toothpaste, seating arrangements, dress-code for the strip-club, hanging out with the broads, Inca gifts (ear-rings, necklace or cloth) or Jamie's gift (lights, camera, Buchmans), Debbie's dilemma, Aunt Selma's call, some Con Ed humor on 15th Street at Bagel Nosh, two #6 washers and a jackhammer band. The Wedding song: "What the World needs now is Love, Sweet Love" (sung by Dionne Warwick). - Jamie: "How are you holding up?" Paul: [licking an envelope] "Well, if I had 2 tongues I'd be the happiest person in the world." Jamie: [lighting a cigarette] "Second happiest." - Paul: "It's got a pigeonesque quality..." Sylvia: "What's the difference between this and a pigeon?" Burt: "Pigeon is on a ledge, this is on a plate..." - Jamie: "Well! Everything's ruined. I need pie." Paul: "Three point one four." - Lisa: "I'm going to be your sister-in-law!" Paul: "Yah... You, Miss Stemple, do you realize that tomorrow, this time, you'll be, Mrs. Buchman." [they start to kiss] Lisa: "Just like his mother." [they can't, and stop] - Jamie: "This is so stupid. What are we doing?" Paul: "This is so not-what-I-wanted-it-to-be." Jamie: "I was lying there, trying to picture tomorrow, I could see the food, I could see the flowers, I could see our parents. The only thing I couldn't see was us!" Paul: "Why is there toothpaste on your head?" - Paul: "Ira told me you marry people." Lenny: "People marry each other, I just okay it for the State." - Paul: "All I know is that I want to wake up with you naked for the rest of my life." Jamie: "You are a strange... amazing man." Paul: "Can I tell you... that the part of my brain that came up with this was not alive before I met you." Advice to Newlyweds: - Theresa: "Everybody and their mother will be coming up to you and wanting to give you advice. Pay no attention." - The Mailman: "Wear comfortable shoes." - Debbie: "Pick up the (half-pound of smoked) turkey." - Fran: "Men say a lot of things... only listen to a third of it." - Mark: "Women need constant attention. Just talk to her; it doesn't matter what you say... Two-thirds of what I say to Fran, I don't know what the hell I'm talking about." - Aunt Lolly: "Never get a dog." Supporting Cast: Mark Devanow, Sylvia and Burt, Debbie, Theresa and Gus, Aunt Lolly and Remy. Guest Characters: Lenny, the renaissance man . . . . Lyle Lovett The Postal worker . . . . . . . . Patrick Cronin Hillary, the caterer . . . . . . . Jane Carr Saul, the dressmaker . . . . . . . Ralph Lanza Antonio, the tailor . . . . . . . Vito Scotti Vicky, the dancer . . . . . . . . Kirsten Holmquist 3.14 Just My Dog The tale of Murray's show-biz career, spawned by a walk-on appearance in a commercial directed by Paul, advanced by an eager agent, leading all the way to an audition for a series. Written by: Andrew Gordon and Eileen Conn Directed by: Thomas Schlamme Tease: Paul trying on Jamie's beret. ("Wrong!") Tag: Paul dreaming the dream, and enjoying it. Word: Ruminating. Keys: Looking for the loupe, Yum Yum gum, why one hates being single (or not), keeping warm in suede, humming, having an agent with 3 words, firing an assistant, seeing in black and white, but dreaming in color, doing one's own barking, then a rock video, then playing cujo, shaking tails, lack of synchrony at the sink. - Jamie: "He's bored." Paul: "... He's Murray!" Jamie: "I would think you'd want a little more for him than that." Paul: "Okay, just tell me now, how long until you drop it?" Jamie: "3 to 5 days." Paul: "I'll call Bob!" Supporting Cast: Maggie and Remy. Guest Characters: Bob, the agent . . . . . . . . . . Brent Spiner The Ad Exec . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Gallop The Director . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Frank As himself . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay Leno As herself . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Hunter 3.15 The Alan Brady Show Paul finds it very difficult to deal with the considerable ego of a legendary TV star, until help arrives in the form of a tip from a surprising quarter. Written by: Kenny Schwartz Directed by: Gordon Hunt Tease: Competing at really-love-you's. Tag: Choreographing a funny entrace a la "The Dick Van Dyke Show," but not quite. Expression: "Oh, Paul!" Keys: Charades, Bridge Over Troubled Water, pineapples, mom and daughters - back and forth, the big surprise, Aunt Lolly too, the Catskill escapades, the truth about Uncle Miltie, Sid's disguise, business first, dinner later, the switch to Sid the pantomime narrator. - Jamie: "So what's he like?" Paul: "He's like him, but in color." - Paul: "You're going to wear that?" Jamie: "Paul!" Paul: "What? [as Jamie mimes] ... Two words... First word... sounds like... duck! Second word... [Jamie flicks the switch] off!" - Lolly: "Oh that Alan, was he cute! And young - I liked 'em young." Paul: "WOW!" Lolly: "Wow nothing. He was just like his act. Six minutes of great material, with no finish." [long pause] Shea: "That's just a bit more than I needed to know..." Supporting Cast: Theresa Cooper Stemple, Aunt Lolly and Sid. Guest Characters: Alan Brady . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Reiner Mrs. Brady (in segment) . . . . . Alix Elias Maurice, the maitre d' . . . . . . William Utay 3.16 Mad Without You Jamie goes up to Connecticut to keep her dad company, and the home-alone Paul gets quite giddy being Lord of the Manor. Written by: Billy Grundfest Directed by: Michael Lembeck Tag: Mass escape in the dead of night. Keys: Missing a basket, French's vs. Poupon, harmonizing with the fridge (humming?), calling the guys (Zucker?), Ira's date, Fran's shower, Lisa's lunch, pet ferret, pickup, delivery and another pickup, Brits at the Opera, warm, hot and cold (malaria?), the major collapse. - Paul: "Milk! Perfect example of things that are mine! [drinks from the carton] See that? Virtually empty, yet I put it right back." - Jamie: "You want me to come home?" Paul: "No, no, no! Hey, everything's under control." Jamie: "I'll talk to you in 5 minutes." - Lisa: "I was just in the neighborhood and thought I'd bring you some lunch." Paul: "Did Jamie say to do that?" Lisa: "No." Paul: "She tell you to say no?" Lisa: "Yes." - Lisa: "Great! I've got 14 things and 3 holes. What do I do?" Ira: "Join the circus." Supporting Cast: Maggie, Hal and Mr. Wicker. Guest Characters: Sister Dorothea . . . . . . . . . Debra Mooney Drycleaning pickup man . . . . . . Carlos Ferro Meat of the Month Club man . . . . Bill Ingram Sisters of Charity Mover . . . . . Andrew Craig Man bidding on the bed . . . . . . Tony Edwards 3.17 Purseona Paul's Canadian adventure gets off to a bad start, Jamie's pitch to a client does likewise, while Lisa's day is smooth sailing after she accidentally snags her sister's purse and more. Even Lisa's shrink makes an appearance (and a writer). Written by: Andrew Gordon and Eileen Conn Directed by: Michael Lembeck Tease: Paul dealing with the loss of his hair. Tag: Lisa dealing with an excavation of her purse. Word: Lolly-gagging. Expression: "Oh, you must be Jamie!" Keys: Dog sledding in Whitehorse (for ESPN2), Print campaign or Radio spots, missing passport, packing the parka, Yukon gloves or a newspaper, Mitten-Boy pointing at Teamsters, PMS and a stun-gun, a trail of pistachios, the glass jar, panhandling the shrink (or her patient), tissue or another newspaper, pre-goodbye in the subway carriage, a Canadian waiver at Edmonton, The Return of Midnight Express [1.3]. - Jamie: "We'll find her..." Paul: "We don't even know which way she went! Look at this... look at this, pistachio shells. Still moist!" Jamie: "Come on, follow them." Paul: "It's like Hansel and Gretel, but with nuts!" - Jamie: "Hey,hey,hey! Maybe you can borrow Ira's passport." Paul: "Now, there's a bad idea!" Jamie: "Why?" Paul: "Because, dopey, I'll end up in jail!" Jamie: "So what? It's Canada. They're *nice*!" Paul: "Not in jails! Never heard stories of Canadian jails? ... they're the worst jails of all jails." Jamie: "What stories?" Paul: "I've heard stories..." Jamie: "Okay, give me *one* story." Paul: "Remember Midnight Express?" Jamie: "That was Turkey, and they were smuggling drugs!" Paul: "Not originally. They changed it, for the movies." - Lisa: [opening a box and extracting a black pantyhose] "Hey! This is not my purse!" - Paul: "Why do I smell toast?" Guest Characters: Dr. Wallach . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Lenehan Salesgirl at Klarik's . . . . . . Clea Lewis Mr. Howard, of Klarik's . . . . . John O'Leary Mr. Boniello, the client . . . . . Pierre Gonneau Man at the airport . . . . . . . . Michael Leopard Dr. Wallach's patient . . . . . . Andrew Gordon 3.18 Two Tickets To Paradise Sylvia Buchman decides Paradise is not for her, so Paul and Jamie use his parents' non-refundable package for a holiday in the Caribbean, telling tall tales in multiple languages. Written by: Rick Wiener Directed by: Michael Lembeck Tease: Naming the eight planets. Tag: Dancing to the calypso beat. Expression: "Splink! Splink!" Keys: The Road to Dullsville, or Boringtown, or Rutland, or Yawnburg, or Mt. Otony, on being Paul's mother for 5 days, 8 beads = $35, Pop-Up TV, tide schedule, Jamie's new glasses, the Kate Hepburn look, #45 screen, French finals, looking for Mister Guy, no-see-em-bugs, at the Peace Talks (the same story since time began), the contest on the boardwalk, the hammock toss, smoking in the Secret Service, Guava and Papaya juice, attack on the speaker, if not by boat then by air, The Return of Don Ho and Alfred Hitchcock, but not Martin Scorsese [1.4]. - Paul: [sitting down] "Yaaaarghhhhhhhhh!!" Jamie: "What's the matter?" Paul: "I'm supposed to be my father -- you sit, you announce it!" - Jamie: "I'm really tired of being your parents." Paul: "Well, we already left ourselves behind, so who else have you got?" - Waiter: "Et Monsieur?" Paul: "Yah... I'm going to have a... a Reuben.. and the fries of your people." - Louise: "I'm Louise, this is Ron." Paul: "Hi, I'm Paul and this is my wife..." Jamie: [cuts in] "...Simone! Bonjour!" Louise: "I - love - your - accent!" Simone: "Sank you! And I love yours!" [Paul looks amused] Louise: [gushing] "Oh, you speak English!" Simone: "A little..." Paul: "Listen, we're not..." Simone: [cuts in] "...very comfortable with ze English." Louise: "Oh no, no! You're doing just fine." Paul: "We're not French!" Simone: "No, just me! My husband is a... dip-lo-mat." Louise: [gushing] "Oh, really? That's so interesting!" [Paul is beginning to look not so amused] Simone: [aside to Paul] "More interesting than the ride on the burro, no?" Louise: "I beg your pardon?" Simone: "It is an idiom... I do not know how to say it..." [hands wave in the air; the English is so difficult] Louise: "How did you two meet?" [Note: You'll just have to *see* the rest of it...] - Paul: "I wouldn't say I invented it, but I said to Lipton: you've got a cup, you've got noodles, you do the math!" - Jamie: "What's-her-name heard us telling people stuff, so I had to say *something*!" Paul: "So that's what you came up with? That we are crazy?" Jamie: "No, just-you." Guest Characters: Trish Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline Aaron Sam and Fritzi Frank . . . . . . . John C. Moskoff and Annie Korzen The Waiter . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominic Hoffman Louise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pamela Dunlap The neighbor at the hammock . . . Gregg Daniel The Bowling enthusiast . . . . . . William Mesnick Boat rental agent . . . . . . . . Mark Tymchyshyn Mr. Shapiro . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Lembeck 3.19 Money Changes Everything Marianne returns from Luxembourg, sans husband, but with "more money than Canada," eager to finance Ira's new catalog business with an interest-free loan, but his silent partner finds voice to veto the deal. Written by: Victor Fresco Directed by: Michael Lembeck Tease: Paul overhearing Jamie and Susannah. Tag: Jamie trying on a different tiara. Words: Ensnarement, obsequious, coups. Expression: "Means to an end." Keys: Dual conversation, double headache, Duvalier the photographer, Ira's catalog and Ira's towels, becoming an 800 number, Boston cream-pie or a cake, Monaco or Luxembourg, the Contessa's stuff, bejeweled tiara and Knicks' tickets, Paul's Citizen Kane (only taller), eyelash in egg-salad, spilling milk on Matty Escobar, the Count's koops, Paul's move. - Jamie: "What do you mean you told him not to go out with me?" Ira: "What do I know? I met you one time, you kept showing off your vocabulary!" Jamie: [to Paul] "You never told me he didn't like me." Paul: "Because you were so down on him, I didn't want to fuel the fire." Ira: "Wait,wait,wait, you didn't like me?" Jamie: "On first impression, you were a little obsequious." Ira: "You see! There, you're doing it again!" [a bit later] Jamie: [muttering] "Plenty of people use obsequious!" Supporting Cast: Sid and Susannah. Guest Characters: Marianne Lugasso . . . . . . . . . Cyndi Lauper Boston Celtics Fan . . . . . . . . E. J. Callahan As Himself . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Ewing 3.20 Cake Fear The saga of Paul's birthdays since meeting Jamie, going back and then forth, recounting the disasters and the strange tale of a bottle of Grandfather port. Written by: Jeffrey Lane Directed by: Michael Lembeck Tease: Jamie checking that Paul has the tickets. Tag: Ambulance racing to the ER. Keys: Checking off impending disasters, practicing for a new one, down memory lane, or a wishing well, Roscoe the cat (but no canary), Lisa's 7 pills, Fran's party, Sid from Minsk, looking like Errol Flynn, being a French word, Freckles' port, figuring it out (but walking alone), separating the books - Ivanhoe, Girls of James Bond, Cujo - solid cake, Charade and The Silence of the Lambs, face in the cake, or cat on the head. - Paul: "You want to know what I was thinking about?" Jamie: "I just want to know whose copy of Cujo this is!" Paul: "All right! I'm going to tell you what I was thinking about, the whole time I'm out there. I'm walking along and I'm looking back at the year and I'm going 'hey! remember this? hey! remember that?' and I see all these people, they're looking at me because I'm talking to myself but they don't know I'm talking to *you*! And all of a sudden, I realize I've figured it out -- I now have somebody else to walk with, for the rest of my life. That's what I was thinking about... But you know what? You're right, you're right, it's my birthday, I don't have to discuss it if I don't want to... [walks over to the dining table] I'm going to have cake." [He chops off a slice] Paul: [a considerable time later, with 2 mugs of port] "To the future!" [their fingers rub] Supporting Cast: Maggie, Aunt Lolly, Sid and Susannah. 3.21 My Boyfriend's Back! Jamie is obliged to work on an advertising campaign with her ex-boyfriend Alan, a graphics artist, who has recently published a comic book about an evil Queen in outer space. But the regal looks and exploits sound like anything but fiction to Jamie. Written by: Victor Fresco and Victor Levin Directed by: Michael Lembeck Animation by: Sony Imageworks Tease: Paul being kissed as no man has ever been kissed before (even the fridge moves). Tag: Paul explaining the nuances of Queen Talon's exploits to Sylvia, with Jamie's help. Expression: "The milk will keep." Keys: Shooting the last milkman in New York, pizza on Tuesday at 5, Ralphy's Diner promotion, a mascot idea -- a puppy or a bald guy, Ken or Paul, Maria the maid, Lisa's guppies, recognition at school, being out of yogurt, or out of pizza, MegaVoid, between Alan Alda and Brenda Vaccaro, the saga of having the last word, the origin of "whom." - Jamie: "What time do you want me to set the alarm for tonight?" Paul: "I've got to be back at the dairy at 6." Jamie: "How are you going to do this all week?" Paul: "It's easy... sleep till dinner and I feel like breakfast. Then I shoot till sunrise, that feels like twilight. I come home for breakfast, that feels like dinner. I watch old Regis, feels like Leno." Jamie: "And that works?" Supporting Cast: Hal and Alan. Guest Characters: Ralphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Polito Mikey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gareth Williams Mother of frightened child . . . . April Ortiz Pizzeria men . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Romano and Robert Dorfman 3.22 Up In Smoke [Season Finale] Unable to buy her an anniversary present, with or without everyone else's help, Paul hands Jamie a slip of paper that reads "this note entitles the bearer to one magical night." Things take a decidedly unusual turn after that. Story by: Jeffrey Lane (Part I) Teleplay by: Andrew Gordon, Eileen Conn and Jeffrey Klarik (Part I) Story by: Jeffrey Lane (Part II) Teleplay by: Jack Burditt and Jeffrey Lane (Part II) Directed by: Michael Lembeck Words: Umlaut (over the 'e'?), puzzling, schmear. Keys: Sylvia's presents - cashmere and flame-retardant, Jamie's meeting, $10 limit or maybe $20, presents from the heart, Nagel's tray or glass grapes, antique ink-well or a weed-wacker, poster of the first movie, the Twilight Room, party of 6 for 9:07, sconeheads in 11-D (with a steam-room), a couch named Murray, a cab numbered 9C69, the Saturday specials at Riff's, Jamie as a partner at Farrer, Gantz (with an assistant), not-so-basic nachos and Rob Roys for $3 at Scamps, Ira and Jamie, Ira and the Nightcaps, Paul and Baywatch, and some special effects. - Ursula: "I'm sorry but the chef says we're all out of the chicken." Ira: "That's okay, we didn't order the chicken." Ursula: [turns away] "All right, I'll try again." [a bit later] Ursula: "Okay, you're in luck, I found 2 more chickens." Ira: "No,no,no, we didn't order a chicken, we are splitting a club sandwich!" Ursula: "I'm sorry! There are no substitutions." - Jamie: [slapping Ira] "What is the matter with you?" Ira: "What?" Jamie: "I have to hang that thing in my home!" Ira: "What's wrong with it?" Jamie: "She's got a bus in her uterus!" - Paul: "You think the Gods are up there everyday saying let's screw with the Buchmans today and see if they pass the test?" Jamie: "What test?" Paul: "The test." Jamie: "What Gods?" Paul: "The Gods, the Gods, Zeus and Jicama." Jamie: "Jicama is the white stuff in salads you don't like." Paul: "What do I mean?" Jamie: "Hecuba." Paul: "Hecuba. Zeus and Hecuba!" Jamie: "Hecuba wasn't a God. She was the Queen of Troy." Paul: "You know what? I need a cigarette too!" Jamie: "Good. Let's buy some..." [her voice trails off at the discovery] Supporting Cast: Ursula, Maggie and Hal, Mr. Wicker, Susannah and Alan. Guest Characters: Maitre d' . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Hibbert Barking woman . . . . . . . . . . Cady Huffman Newsdealers . . . . . . . . . . . F. X. Vitolo and Tony Con-Forti. 3.23 The Test [A Montage] A long wait at the bus-stop leaves time for the Buchmans to take a Cosmo marriage test. A clip show culled from episodes of the first three seasons that features a full-length rendition of the theme song ("The Final Frontier") at the end. Written by: Kenny Schwartz and Rick Weiner Directed by: Michael Lembeck Tease: Talking about the seasonality of cantaloupes. Keys: A 2-page recipe, ES and BL at the bus-stop, "Bliss or Blunder? Perfect Mate or Big Mistake?", numerical confirmation, potassium deficiency, banana power (never touched). - Paul: [helping Jamie add up their score] "Carry the one." The Questions: - "Do you believe in love at first sight?" Answer: [1.11]. - "On a scale from 1 to 10, rate your sex life." Answer: [1.1], [3.9], [2.22], [2.13], 2.2]. - "Would you say you get along all of the time, some of the time, or none of the time?" Answer: [2.7], [2.15], [2.20], [3.13], [2.15], [2.7], [2.5]. - "Who would you say really runs your household?" Answer: [2.2], [2.12], [2.2], [2.20], [2.2], [2.20]. - "Does your spouse still find the little things you do endearing?" Answer: [2.19], [3.14], [3.9], [2.15], [2.22], [2.3], [2.23]. - "Do you enjoy spending time with your spouse's family?" Answer: [2.3], [3.13], [1.18], [3.21], [2.20], [3.13]. - "Do you share your fantasies with your spouse?" Answer: [2.15]. The Final Frontier Montage: [1.16], [2.4], [2.16], [3.11], [1.15], [2.8], [2.9], [1.16], [2.1], [3.17], [2.10], [3.16], [3.18], [3.11], [2.7], [2.18], [2.24], [1.17], [3.10], [1.16], 3.12], [3.18], [2.12], [3.9], [3.8], [3.22] and [1.16]. ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Production Team Created by: Paul Reiser and Danny Jacobson Executive Producers: Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Lane Co-Executive Producer: Victor Fresco Consulting Producer: Liz Coe Creative Consultant: Victor Levin Producers: Paul Reiser, Bruce Chevillat Co-Producers: Billy Grundfest, Andrew Gordon, Eileen Conn, Jeffrey Klarik Supervising Producer: Marjorie Weitzman Associate Producer, then Co-Producer: Craig Knizek Script Supervisor: Victoria Weisbart Production Coordinator: Susan Garon-Elliott Costumes: Audrey Darin, Debi Orrico Art Direction: Bernard Vyzga Photography: Mikel Neiers Editing: Sheila Amos Sound Mixing: Peter Damski Writers: Jack Burditt, Liz Coe, Eileen Conn, Victor Fresco, Andrew Gordon, Dan Greenberg, Billy Grundfest, Danny Jacobson, Jeffrey Klarik, Jeffrey Lane, Victor Levin, Kenny Schwartz, Paul Reiser and Rick Wiener. Directors: Gordon Hunt, Michael Lembeck, Thomas Schlamme and David Steinberg. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please send in corrections to: [ramax@ultranet.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------- User Contributions:
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